Recent content by mackem

Flashback missions often make no sense but atleast that is only a minor annoyance which is outside of the game, i.e. it only affects you, not the actual game. Escort missions on the other hand are usually very annoying and can pretty much ruin a game (I have had a couple of games I just quit...

I do think that the future of games is digital distribution. Not necessarily steam but it will be hard for any company to displace them as the dominant power. While at the moment it may not be much cheaper to buy new games through steam than in a store as the speed of internet becomes greater...

I didn't ever give a damn, except years ago with Dreamcast versus N64. Tbh I don't like consoles anyway so I just tend to ignore the fanboy debates and stick with PC.

Wow, that field would be a total pain in the ass from my position. Huge lanes on the snake from break and those split V snakes are generally a pain in the ass as the actual body of the snake is often pretty much useless, leaving you to have to play from just the bricks. What would your...

I do a bit of parkour, only a few hours a week but its a good way of challenging myself and keeping my fitness up. Its not as dangerous as everybody thinks as long as you know what your limits are and don't push yourself a long way past them. As long as you are careful and don't rush into...

Until very recently I did play a lot of tourney paintball over here in the UK in a league called the NSPL and played a few rounds in the Millenium league last season. Unfortunately I have had to stop for the moment due to a lack of funds and lack of time due to because of my education. I was...

Ok, recommending the 8400 is just plain stupid. It is a bit better but for somebody who is already close to their budget recommending a CPU that is almost $100 more expensive is just plain stupid. Stick with the E7400, I recently put one in my new system and as stock it is great and, being a...

When I started learning parkour. If you don't know what it is then look here: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=IjQxIRWZu0c During my 4th training session I managed to land really poorly following what was only about a 7 or 8 foot drop, unfortunately the way I landed basically resulted in my...

The war in Iraq and Afghanistan is impossible to win. The nature of this type of war is that the insurgents will always exist, will always be able to attack the occupying force at will and will never be fully removed. The mindset of insurgents also means they cannot be "defeated". If death is...

Your basic theory is wrong. Each coin toss is individual. If a coin is tossed and lands heads up, if it is tossed again the chance of it falling on heads again is 50%, then if tossed again it is still 50%. This is because each time it is tossed it is equally likely to be heads or tails, every...

My personal opinion is that the older style of gameplay where you have a health bar and no savepoints at all during the level is fine but the correct style completely depends on the game. For example, half life 2 in my opinion is one of those games that could not work without the checkpoint...