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BloodnoseThePirate said:
timdiggerm said:
I think I've said this before: I think they should probably let The Criterion Collection handle the OT restoration.
This.
They always do a great job. But- (Insert Lucas rant here.)
Er... except for my Criterion edition DVD of Time Bandits. And my Criterion edition DVD of Brazil. Those are two terrible DVDs. And fully half of the Criteriod DVDs that I have.
If [the classic docos] have been restored why restore them and not...say...the original theatrical versions of the films that started the whole thing off in the first place?
^too expensive.
Wait, are you saying your comments have been removed?
Or are they just burried under a mountain of junk?
Desperate bump!
They're not as cheap as not buying them.
I feel like I should answer your question, but I can't get over the idea that you're collecting last generation's H/W now. It's not old enough to be nostalgic- it's not new enough to be current.
But I think I can say this- there were very few xbox exclusives that would be worth playing today. You mentioned Halo and both of those play on the 360 through backwards compatibility, so I wouldn't get a xbox(1) just for them. Other exclusives have sequels/remakes on the new systems (Fable, for instance) so I wouldn't worry terribly about the,
Xbox(1) was a heavier-duty machine that the PS2, so games tended to run/look better on it vs the Sony box... but if you're playing 10 year old consoles, I don't suppose you'd really care about the difference.
*sad faceless shuffle away pic*
;)
Gaffer Tape said:
No, xhonzi. It's where dreams and happiness go to die. Trust me on this one.
Well.... I do truest you... but... well, I guess I just don't know.
Gaffer Tape said:
I hate Disney World...
But... it's the happiest place on earth?
And they have fully grown men wearing their knickerbockers- buttoned above the knee.
adywan said:
CP3S said:
Still, seems kind of silly to have to wear a pair of stupid glasses just to watch a movie.
I, along with many other people, have to wear glasses to watch a regular movie, so i don't see the problem with the glasses
Hmm... who are these "people" you speak of? ;)
As a non glasses wearing-person, I would have thought that people already wearing one pair of glasses wouldn't mind so much wearing two pair to watch a 3D movie, but these "people" seem to be the most violently opposed, and they use the fact that they're already wearing one pair as strong argument against wearing two. Several people have said that the 3D glasses fit well-enough over their prescription glasses, but maybe that's not true for all the vision-challenged... Anyways, it usually seems to be the insult of wearing another pair as if the 3D movie makers were to blame for their wearing the first pair.
But I digress. :(
Gaffer:
Wow. They didn't get ANY of the main characters on that. All I see is a blank space with an X on it! Well, at least the Blu-ray covers are better than that! =P
Hmmm.. I think I've properly linked to the actual pic. Howabout you go look at it over here:
http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2009/07/23/star-wars-in-concert-coming-this-fall-to-oklahoma-citys-ford-center/
Alexrd said:
Anchorhead said:
You not having an issue with it doesn't mean there isn't an issue within the fan base.
I'm not saying there isn't one. However, spliting the fan base between "TFNers" and "original fans" is not very accurate.
Let me get this straight- A TFn'er and Anchorhead, our most stoic of Original Star Wars fans, can't even agree that there is a disagreement?
This has gotten way of out hand.
Sir, I will be joining your ranks on the 23rd or 24th of May.
May the twentyFourth be with me!
Gaffer Tape said:
Ugh, those covers are horrible! Too busy, too crowded, each too focused on a character it shouldn't be. And who thought it would be a good idea to shove the rest of the main characters into a single corner? The OT one is slightly better, and Darth Vader is certainly a better focal point than Yoda, but it almost seems like they forgot that Luke exists at all.
"Um... we're out of space! Where do we put Luke?"
"Who?"
"Luke Skywalker... the main character of the movies..."
"Oh, that son guy? Eh, let's just throw him on Darth Vader's cheek."
"Um... it's crooked."
"Sorry! Time to break for lunch! Print it!"
Reminds me of that "Star Wars in Concert" poster that had most of the important characters on it.
Here it is:
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Star-Wars-In-Concert-A-Sign-of-More-on-the-Way/post/380916/#TopicPost380916
CP3S said:
Oh man! And I'd consider Half-Life 2 a zombie game, as they play a pretty big role and it kicks RE4's ass! How did I not mention that one!
Well, I did mention HL2 in the first post by way of "Half Life Series".
Speaking of HL2, I NEED Half-Life 3 or Half-Life 2 Episode 3, come on Valve!
Didn't they just release a statement that more or less said, "It's not coming, stop asking for it."?
Do you think that if the Wii2* comes out 1-2 years ahead of the PS4* and Xbox720*, and truly has "vastly better HW" than the PS3 and 360 as is currently rumoured, therefore modern games will look/play better on the Wii2-
Will that be enough to convert the core audience? Speaking as a guy who owns 3 modern consoles- I think I'll only get 1 console next gen and, if I had to guess today- based on company and personal history, it will probably be the next xbox. It might be a painful year or two to see how awesome newer games run on the Wii2*, but I have to imagine MS and Sony will not let Wii2 outdo their planned systems.
I have to also imagine that by the time the Wii2* is on shelves that we'll know what the specs to the PS4* and 720* will be. The Sony one, of course, will be advertised to turn lead and other lesser metals into gold and also to give absolvince for sin. And make baby dolls levitate and cry real tears.
doubleofive said:
I think I found 3PX, but I'm afraid to add him.
http://www.facebook.com/drew.stewart
Umm... I'm pretty sure that's not C3PX. But I'm sure it's another member here- I just can't remember which. Kind of a dork, honestly- probably not worth your time.
Success to you on the 4th of the Month of May!
(Next) Next Gen Consoles:
I'm sure they've all been working on them for some time now, but it seems that we're on the cusp (maybe E3 in June?) on getting some announcements on what the next generation of video game hardware will be.
I normally echo the sentiment of: I'm pretty happy with what we've got now.
But I recently heard a podcast of people discussing this question and I thought they had some decent answers:
1. All games in 1080p @ >60FPS
2. No load screens. EVAR.
3. Open every door. (Meaning that if you see a door, you can open it and go inside. Even if there's no reason to. Games would probably have to employ some sort of auto-generate schema to do that.)
I think that's mostly what they brought up. To that, I would add:
4. No texture/geometry pop-in.
5. No disappearing bodies
6. Enough horsepower to run something like LucasArt's DMM in games without compromise (splintered wood disappears almost as soon as it appears)
7. Consistent, built-in 3D Display Support
8. Consistent, built-in Headtracking Support
9. D-Box support (for me and the other 5 guys who care)
10. Kinect 2- Higher resolution camera and IR array. Maybe "professional" version that allows for custom setups (like multi-sensor placement for better precision/coverage)
All of this stuff I can live without... But as long as newer hardware is coming, it might as well do something useful.
What say you?
I went to the Black Mesa site to check in on it again. I didn't have a lot of time, but I couldn't determine whether it had been released or not. I didn't see anything that said it was either in progress, or a place to download anything.
Anyone know?
<- Still not being ignored. ;)
CP3S said:
TK-949 said:
Zombie Games: Sucking since Resident Evil 4.
I disagree whole heartedly.
Duh! Didn't you know that pretty much every game has zombies in it?
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Zombie-Games/topic/11056/
doubleofive said:
TK-949 said:Oh its not dead. Not yet. He's me.FanFiltration said:Hmmm, I heard it's already dead.
I'm starting Star Trek Online. Anyone play this?
Sluggo said:
YOU know him?