Recent content by Smituta

So I am looking to buy a PC that can play games well. I'll be honest, I'm really interested in Valve games, L4D2 and Team Fortress 2 and whatever else might come down the (steam) pipe in terms of mods, sequels, new IPs, etc. Yes I have a 360 and I can (and probably will) continue to play a lot...

Just a few words re: Samus. I thought they did a pretty good job of telling some back story in Prime 1. The slow discovery of the Chozo legend was really a great backdrop to the whole game, and the select few scans that hinted at a young Samus being delivered to the Chozo added enough...

I heard that some TVs downgrade HDMI audio signals from surround to plain old vanilla stereo when using the optical out. This sounds insanely stupid and a complete waste of having the optical out anyway, but does anyone have any experience with this?

So I am the happy owner of a 360 Pro, one with the Jasper chipset that has the ability to connect to a display via HDMI. I am also the happy roommate of someone who recently bought a 50" 1080p plasma TV. We've got some HDMI outputs on the back just begging to be plugged. So, my question: What...

Shadow of the Colossus was mentioned. Metroid Prime, if only because I felt the game built itself up so wonderfully (even if it did end in an annoying collect-a-thon that I thankfull avoided by being a good explorer throughout). Ocarina of Time, because the final dungeon, Gannondorf fight...

I appreciate you taking the time to actually read what I wrote and offer some counter-examples. All I can say is I never did feel the same. The one moment I remember seeing something and having a "wow this is a truly different part of the city" moment was when you saw the collapsed bridge with a...

This is a rather strange comment. If you look back at my original post, it is most definitely specific about what I found the failings of the game to be. Just because its not in a bulleted list doesn't mean it's not specific. Trust me, I *know* the city was deserted, hastily at that. I was...

Au contraire, my good sir, I was quite the Halo fan. I enjoyed the first game immensely, even read the first three novels. I was somewhat disappointed with Halo 2 but I still played it a ton. I was living outside the US when Halo 3 was released and played it only recently, and felt a distinct...

Is ... is this the internet? Complete sentences ... no insinuations about my homosexuality ... where am I? To those that liked the story: ... how? I mean, really. The story felt like it would make a really dull episode of any sci-fi TV show you could imagine. Just all-around ho-hum. I mean, I...

Well, did a quick search and didn't see any ODST thread since Sept. 24, so ... How do ya'll feel about it? Hoping for an objective calling-to-terms of its successes and failures here, not some fanboy fellatio session, nor a hater roast. As for me .. Gameplay: while its hard to detract a...