The Steam version, which was released later, got achievements. The people who bought it on release day got stuck with a game missing features, and were told by Greenhouse staff to suck it up. See this thread:
There are a few that keep it from becoming a decent player -- namely,.ass and other subtitle rendering, and slow h264 decoding.
Although I suppose that those problems are more of a problem with libavcodec -- thankfully ffmpeg is also part of the Summer of Code.
This story makes none.
1. There is a question mark in the title. Why? - Irony
2. Collection for the Dreamcast, not the PC
3. For the love of god, why is this on Slashdot. At least it isn't on the front page.
Seriously, some of the work Jeremy Soule has done on games such as The Elder Scrolls and Guild Wars is astounding.
But more jarring then that seems to be the complete lack of Chrono Trigger. Or ANY Square(SOFT) music. Seriously, Kingdom Hearts? Hardly the best they have done.
On a side note, each track is on a different page, without a list to organize them by. Obviously a cheap ad-grab.
You don't get achivements if you are cheating or in commentary mode, or if you are playing the game without an active internet connection. I know this is how I played Episode 2 so I don't have that achievement.
The worst ingame ads I have ever seen were those in Counter Strike 1.6:
http://www.csnation.net/viewnews.php/8645/
The few screenshots there speak for themselves. Also, unlike in other games where you can avoid ads simply by running custom content, in CS 1.6 ads are automaticially placed on any texture area large enough. If this wasn't bad enough, the ads also can have no decals placed on them (bulletholes and blood), which is a huge problem in a game like CS where seeing blood on a wall is often the only way to indicate that you have hit the enemy successfully.
I just wanted to share an example of how NOT to do ingame ads. Hellgate's ads seem fine in comparison, since they are only in the "Town" areas, which are just subways where you would expect to see the ads, and they make them blend in well.
Although it is still BS if they are going to make you pay a monthly fee and show you ads, it should be one or the other.
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People named Jill and Hilary should be raped. There, I'll say it twice. Throw me in jail, you fascists.
The Steam version, which was released later, got achievements. The people who bought it on release day got stuck with a game missing features, and were told by Greenhouse staff to suck it up. See this thread:
http://forum.playgreenhouse.com/jforum/posts/list/720.page
I know I will only be getting the next episode on Steam, since I know that the other versions are crippled.
goes in every field
I can't help but laugh at the people who call Ron Paul a "Loony", when he was one of the only 11 to vote "Nay" on this stupid bill.
Actually I think the Pizza boxes were only in the original TV broadcast, not on the dvds, which the USA releases are based off of.
Paypal founder changes name to "Andrew Ryan".
There are a few that keep it from becoming a decent player -- namely, .ass and other subtitle rendering, and slow h264 decoding.
Although I suppose that those problems are more of a problem with libavcodec -- thankfully ffmpeg is also part of the Summer of Code.
Neat. I like it.
This story makes none. 1. There is a question mark in the title. Why? - Irony 2. Collection for the Dreamcast, not the PC 3. For the love of god, why is this on Slashdot. At least it isn't on the front page.
I prefer to think of him as "going beyond the impossible and kicking reason to the curb".
Guess who voted No from Texas's fourteenth congressional district?
You sadly are not wrong. I can't get PBS digitally while I can get it analoglly (is that a word?)...
I just love all the zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
A miserable little pile of secrets. But enough talk, have at you!
Seriously, some of the work Jeremy Soule has done on games such as The Elder Scrolls and Guild Wars is astounding.
But more jarring then that seems to be the complete lack of Chrono Trigger. Or ANY Square(SOFT) music. Seriously, Kingdom Hearts? Hardly the best they have done.
On a side note, each track is on a different page, without a list to organize them by. Obviously a cheap ad-grab.
Pretty common, although more PAL dvds are using this now: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecine#2.5E12:3.2C_or_2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:3_pulldown I don't get why they don't just put 24000/1001 fps film on the disc... would save space.
Whatever you take out of it is exactly as you put it. Flac is just optimized more for audio then zip.
You don't get achivements if you are cheating or in commentary mode, or if you are playing the game without an active internet connection. I know this is how I played Episode 2 so I don't have that achievement.
But how will I troll /v/ now?
I was kinda hoping this was an article on the mod Black Mesa: Source that has been delayed so long instead of a pretentious Escapist piece.
Because I think I just heard someone say weeaboo.
I read "I just tried it. (On gaiaonline.com, if you must know.) Horrid. Why?" as "gaiaonline ... Horrid"
That's for sure.
The worst ingame ads I have ever seen were those in Counter Strike 1.6: http://www.csnation.net/viewnews.php/8645/ The few screenshots there speak for themselves. Also, unlike in other games where you can avoid ads simply by running custom content, in CS 1.6 ads are automaticially placed on any texture area large enough. If this wasn't bad enough, the ads also can have no decals placed on them (bulletholes and blood), which is a huge problem in a game like CS where seeing blood on a wall is often the only way to indicate that you have hit the enemy successfully. I just wanted to share an example of how NOT to do ingame ads. Hellgate's ads seem fine in comparison, since they are only in the "Town" areas, which are just subways where you would expect to see the ads, and they make them blend in well. Although it is still BS if they are going to make you pay a monthly fee and show you ads, it should be one or the other.
49 million bots don't count.
For those who don't get it: http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/18/u-r-mr-gay-message-discovered-in-super-mario-galaxy-box-art/