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6.12 euro = 8.45 US

 

[StarEye]

Hmmm, no Metro for me I think. I still have plenty of FPS' on Steam thanks to the Quakecon sales, and I've not played through any of them yet. I also bought the Stalker games when they were on sale, so I have those as well.

 

[VGChampion]

Basically double the UK price and you get the US price. Wouldn't be worth the extra work. I may buy it but I've got an 07 iMac.

 

[Old Gimlet Eyes]

Damn, I can't believe I missed out on the basketball sale, I would have bought those in a second. I picked up MLB 2K10 though, no brainer at that price. Hopefully NBA 2K11 will be one of the winter sales deals.

 

[Monroeski]

Does Metro actually look good for all the hardware requirements it has? Just got a new comp recently and would like something new to try it out.

 

[Stop It]

Hmm so would it be best, for those of us in the US to have UKers gift us Metro 2033?

Someone do the conversion math for me.

Let's get this going. Anyone willing to do this?

edit: And is a 2.4Ghz quad + 9800 GT enough?

The UK price would equate to $9.63. That is of course at market rates and doesn't take into account Paypal fees or whatever, but the price is most certainly cheaper here than the US (Which is quite the shock).

Basically double the UK price and you get the US price. Wouldn't be worth the extra work. I may buy it but I've got an 07 iMac.

This isn't 2007 any more. The £1 is worth $1.57 at this time.

 

[graywolf323]

Hmm so would it be best, for those of us in the US to have UKers gift us Metro 2033?

Someone do the conversion math for me.

Let's get this going. Anyone willing to do this?

edit: And is a 2.4Ghz quad + 9800 GT enough?

it comes to $9.63 so not even $3 cheaper

 

[erpg]

it comes to $9.63 so not even $3 cheaper

Cereal box in savings right there.

 

[Stallion Free]

Glad to see that the cereal meme still lives on.

Metro 2033 will rape the shit out of your PC if you try maxing it out. It still looks nice on medium settings and chances are that you will have to drop at least a couple things to make it run smooth. The atmosphere is the best thing about the game, the shooting sucks and the story is really poorly explained.

If you like atmosphere, it's easily worth that. Everyone else, I don't really know.

 

[ArjanN]

Does Metro actually look good for all the hardware requirements it has? Just got a new comp recently and would like something new to try it out.

Yes, you can crank it up to be pretty much the best looking PC game.

 

[Dr. Zoidberg]

for some reason 10 bucks is my insta-buy price, i feel like a cheap ass passing on it but it just doesn't feel cheap enough yet :lol

Yeah, for all the FPS I've yet to play through, anything over $10 isn't even a consideration.

 

[stuminus3]

Also worth noting that Metro 2033 has the most insanely fast loading times ever. I don't know how they do it. Like literally 3 seconds between levels. European voodoo magic.

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition has been released.

 

[graywolf323]

Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition has been released.

have we ever learned how that works with the radio stations? I know there were differences between the downloads from GFWL and the Episodes release

 

[confused]

Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition has been released.

Not in Holland it didn't

 

[Stop It]

Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition has been released.

Well, I already own GTA 4 and EFLC but the "complete" pack shows as unavailable in the UK. Boo.

 

[The_Inquisitor]

Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition has been released.

So does this use GFWL achievements?

 

[WanderingWind]

What's the deal with the Titan Quest expansion? Is it a stand alone game, or does it add new playable characters/levels/etc to the main game?

 

[stuminus3]

What's the deal with the Titan Quest expansion? Is it a stand alone game, or does it add new playable characters/levels/etc to the main game?

It adds a whole other act to the end of the game, which you can either play with a new character or continue with one that has finished the main campaign. Sort of like Dragon Age: Awakenings.

It's also very good. Worth getting the Gold bundle and playing through it as one huge game.

 

[Baha]

What's the deal with the Titan Quest expansion? Is it a stand alone game, or does it add new playable characters/levels/etc to the main game?

It's not standalone and it adds new classes. Don't remember much beyond that though.

 

[FlyinJ]

What's the deal with the Titan Quest expansion? Is it a stand alone game, or does it add new playable characters/levels/etc to the main game?

It adds a new act to the end, new character classes, and a ton of improvements and additions to the base campaign (like a new crafting/gem system, new loot).

It is not stand alone. I would never recommend playing base Titan Quest without it though, as it enhances every aspect of the game from start to finish.

 

[Phife Dawg]

Glad to see that the cereal meme still lives on.

Metro 2033 will rape the shit out of your PC if you try maxing it out. It still looks nice on medium settings and chances are that you will have to drop at least a couple things to make it run smooth. The atmosphere is the best thing about the game, the shooting sucks and the story is really poorly explained.

If you like atmosphere, it's easily worth that. Everyone else, I don't really know.

Runs well on my 5850 and AMD quadcore on very high and AAA, I disabled the fancy DX11 effects though - not worth it to go down to high imo.

Why does the shooting suck? I have no problems with it. What does suck is that you can't disable the 360 pad - so the UI is stuck in pad-mode unless you plug it out. I also like the way the story is told - if you care about it you can listen to the story bits in-between levels. Gameplay is usually uninterrupted, if an in-game cutscene does show up you can skip it.

 

[nexen]

Runs well on my 5850 and AMD quadcore on very high and AAA, I disabled the fancy DX11 effects though - not worth it to go down to high imo.

Why does the shooting suck? I have no problems with it. What does suck is that you can't disable the 360 pad - so the UI is stuck in pad-mode unless you plug it out. I also like the way the story is told - if you care about it you can listen to the story bits in-between levels. Gameplay is usually uninterrupted, if an in-game cutscene does show up you can skip it.

One more note on Metro 2033. DX11 and NVidia 3D vision did not play well together in this game on my machine. It would freak out in the start menu and never recover. I could play DX11 fine, NV3D fine, but both together? No.
This was about 5 months ago IIRC, so maybe it has been patched?

 

[WanderingWind]

It adds a whole other act to the end of the game, which you can either play with a new character or continue with one that has finished the main campaign. Sort of like Dragon Age: Awakenings.
It's also very good. Worth getting the Gold bundle and playing through it as one huge game.

It's not standalone and it adds new classes. Don't remember much beyond that though.

It adds a new act to the end, new character classes, and a ton of improvements and additions to the base campaign (like a new crafting/gem system, new loot).
It is not stand alone. I would never recommend playing base Titan Quest without it though, as it enhances every aspect of the game from start to finish.

Thanks. Installing now.

 

[Ledsen]

Personally I'd advice every FPS fan to check out Metro 2033. It's one of my favourite shooters ever and the whole game just oozes atmosphere. I didn't have any problems at all playing through it (360), and after I was done I checked out some impressions and reviews and was very surprised when people called out the controls. To me they were as good as in any fps and didn't cause any problems at all. Buy it people, buy it now! Putting on the gas mask with the awesome animation, seeing your breath clouding the cracked visor and listening to the heavy breathing is almost worth the price of admission alone.

 

[D4Danger]

does anyone know if there's any good deals for Call of Duty: Black Ops? (UK)

Steam has it at £40 which seems really pricey.

 

[erpg]

It's a dumb reason, but I can' see myself playing Metro 2033 just because of Steve Blum. He's been in more than half the games I've played in the last 3 years, and it's getting on my nerves.

Nothing against him, but I've just been overexposed.

 

[Ikuu]

does anyone know if there's any good deals for Call of Duty: Black Ops? (UK)

Steam has it at £40 which seems really pricey.

£35 seems to be the cheapest you'll find it anywhere online (checked GAME, Play and Shopto).

 

[Moobabe]

How big is Metro?

 

[Easy_D]

How would Metro 2033 run on a E8500 @ 3.3Ghz?
Gpu is super awesome HD5870.

I mean, I'm not expecting it to run at highest settings or anything but can I play it without it looking like butt?

 

[opticalmace]

Is Metro 2033 jumpy/scary at all?

Also all over MLB 2k10. Hope it`s good.

 

[Stallion Free]

Runs well on my 5850 and AMD quadcore on very high and AAA, I disabled the fancy DX11 effects though - not worth it to go down to high imo.

Why does the shooting suck? I have no problems with it. What does suck is that you can't disable the 360 pad - so the UI is stuck in pad-mode unless you plug it out. I also like the way the story is told - if you care about it you can listen to the story bits in-between levels. Gameplay is usually uninterrupted, if an in-game cutscene does show up you can skip it.

Runs well? What do you classify well as? Because runs well is 60 fps to me and there is no way you are getting a rock solid 60 on very high, especially in segments that have heavy amounts of lights.

The shooting has some of the worst hit detection in a shooter I have played in the past couple years. Enemy hit boxes are borderline broken.

 

[Ledsen]

Is Metro 2033 jumpy/scary at all?

Also all over MLB 2k10. Hope it`s good.

Some parts are pretty creepy. You spend most of the game in dark subway tunnels, sometimes venturing out into the toxic outside world when you absolutely need to. There aren't really any jump scares and I wouldn't classify it as horror in any way, but the setting makes for some pretty tense moments.

God damned it now I have to replay it.

 

[Lasthope106]

I was hoping for 75% off for Metro, but $14 is good enough for a game that will crush my graphics card.

 

[Shaneus]

Australians: We get bent over for Metro, but mightyape.com.au sell the boxed version for $6.99AU :lol Ended up costing me $10AU shipped to Geelong.

 

[Salacious Crumb]

Australians: We get bent over for Metro, but mightyape.com.au sell the boxed version for $6.99AU :lol Ended up costing me $10AU shipped to Geelong.

Nice, just placed my order. How long did postage take for you? I'm really keen to play some scary games over the Halloween weekend.

Cheers for the heads up.

 

[Phife Dawg]

Runs well? What do you classify well as? Because runs well is 60 fps to me and there is no way you are getting a rock solid 60 on very high, especially in segments that have heavy amounts of lights.

The shooting has some of the worst hit detection in a shooter I have played in the past couple years. Enemy hit boxes are borderline broken.

I don't have Fraps or anything like that. It's not silky smooth like say Source engine games but it runs well and I'm pretty anal about framerates. Fwiw I'm running it at 720p, dunno if resolution makes a big difference in this game.

Didn't notice the hit boxes problem but then again I'm more the run and gun type of player. *shrugs*

How big is Metro?

Steam says 6780 Mb disc usage.

 

[K.Jack]

It's a dumb reason, but I can' see myself playing Metro 2033 just because of Steve Blum. He's been in more than half the games I've played in the last 3 years, and it's getting on my nerves.

Nothing against him, but I've just been overexposed.

Can't it be set to Russian + subtitles?

Anyway, I'm going to hold out, until I get a laptop with the Mobility 6870. I'd have to make too many compromises, with my current machine.

 

[Moobabe]

Steam says 6780 Mb disc usage.

Not too big, thanks very much.

 

[SapientWolf]

So did Bloody Good Time get delayed? I didn't see it on Steam or XBLA.

 

[stuminus3]

The biggest resource hog in Metro (other than the Advanced DOF and Tessellation features, both of which are DX11 and can be toggled separately) is the volumetric foggy lighting effect you get at Very High settings, the game is very smooth for me at 1600x900 at Very High on my HD5770 until I hit a scene that makes heavy use of that particular effect. I've got no idea if it's possible to switch on Very High settings but remove that effect, though.

 

[Stallion Free]

I don't have Fraps or anything like that. It's not silky smooth like say Source engine games but it runs well and I'm pretty anal about framerates. Fwiw I'm running it at 720p, dunno if resolution makes a big difference in this game.

It does in here and almost every other game. 1080p has 3+ times the number of pixels being rendered in comparison to 720p.

 

[Joe Molotov]

AI Wars is 50% off.

Batten down your credit cards. My bank account's hit an ice burg and it going down.

 

[Kritz]

I suppose nobody would be able to gift me Metro 2033 on the basis that I won't be able to pay you back for 2-3 days as my Paypal doesn't have dosh in it at the moment? Alternatively I could gift you a game worth roughly the same as it (which I could do instantly)?

... didn't think so.

 

[evlcookie]

I suppose nobody would be able to gift me Metro 2033 on the basis that I won't be able to pay you back for 2-3 days as my Paypal doesn't have dosh in it at the moment? Alternatively I could gift you a game worth roughly the same as it (which I could do instantly)?

... didn't think so.

Just get it from mightyape. You get a pretty box and all.

 

[DodgyGeezerFella]

Woot, finally something to buy on Steam (as i pretty much have everything else :lol) !

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

So did Bloody Good Time get delayed? I didn't see it on Steam or XBLA.

Seems like it was released outside of the US today and November 3 will be US release.

 

[Kritz]

Just get it from mightyape. You get a pretty box and all.

aaaaa

 

[MisterAnderson]

How can I expect Metro to run on my machine?

i7 920
Radeon 4890
6gb DDR3

 

[evlcookie]

Seems like it was released outside of the US today and November 3 will be US release.

It's under the new release here in Australia but i can't actually download or buy it. Not too sure what's going on.