Recent content by Xen Monkey

I actually bought Painkiller soon after if came out, and it was pretty fun. (Though yeah. Story = Shit). I thought it was a shame that most people probably didn't get to the last level, because IIRC the level design was fucking amazing. Must see if I have it at home anywhere still...

It's because they are family friendly of course. (I nearly managed to type that with a straight face)

Quadruple Yay, The Levellers :-)

I never been convinced by the usefulness of RAID. It was always seemed like an expensive (and unreliable) data storage solution to me. I might get around to doing it someday. But I've haven't heard a particuarly strong argument for it yet.

Rather then reiterate what everyone else has said (32 bit Vista cannot use 4GB Ram; worth getting a better graphics card and such) Do you need a 24" monitor? For sure it's great for gaming, but it is the part where you say it should be suitable for "everyday use." I take it you mean surfing...

Because reality has a liberal bias ;-) (I'm amazed the mileage that phrase gets)

I'm glad I'm not the only who thought "Jason Statham" when "Psycho/Savage" (or whatever the handle) was introduced

Well good like. Tell us how it runs when it is built.

I feel they are being a bit disingenuous.* Unfortunately for them intel really has left in the multi core dust recently. But I would still go for a core 2 duo over anything else. (I'm still not convince 4 core offers a particuarly large advantage to justify the cost) *It actually reminds me...

On board sound is fine. Especially with most speakers for computers. I think most people wouldn't be able to tell difference unless they knew. Especially with most games. (And realtek is pretty good for onboard sound). Though I agree with the Core 2 point.

Where are you getting your GPU from, and how much is it? Considering that the whole build is fairly inexpensive (though admittedly more than mine) I'd ~£130. something doesn't sit well with me about the card MBs, though important aren't everything. It looks pretty good, especially for the...

I'm also not sure why bias, if it can be comined with decent reasoning and logic, is necessarily a demerit when reviewing anything. To use an example from film. Kim Newman* is still a capable and intelligent reviewer who is worth listening to (/reading), despite an obvious and open bias...

As I stated fairly openly, I'm not claiming encyclopaedic knowledge of ZP. Just saying I hadn't seen any of this percieved heavy bias. What I have managed to glean however is that he has owned various consoles. Which makes the "console tard" seem more a comedic thing than a phrase betraying...

You love it really :-) (Well I do, It is quite nice to see genuine enthusiasm imo)

That is hardly a bias. And it is a completely justifiable and commonly used technique when reviewing anything, regardless of the medium. Largely because nothing exists in a vacuum. And if video games ever want to be elevated about the station of trivial diversions this is something that has...