What Games Are You Playing? [2]

[Solarstarshines]

oh dear - £10.99 wasted on the Max Payne games at Steam..

1. Max Payne1 - doesn't work at all, though the Steam interface says it's running (?)
2. Max Payne2 - same problem.. no access to game
3. Max Payne3 - game completely ruined by overkill on flashy graphics and over-long cut-scenes

- save your money, folks

Sheesh, what a waste..!!

Oh im sorry all version of max payne I have work fine with my pc 3 does have a hell load of cut scenes the 1st 2 aren't that bad with that if you get them going

 

[BugMeister]

I already had MP1 and MP2 on CD/DVD, so I could run them (with a bit of fiddling about..)

I'm shocked that Steam should sell these, knowing they won't run via the Steam console
- very shoddy customer service, imo..

Max Payne 3 - what a shame - it looks great, but plays horribly
one-up for the clunky console converters - nil use for PC owners..

stay away from Max Payne on Steam folks, unless you want to
spend ages trying to figure out what the heck is wrong with them..

it's a penny-pincher and not much else, I'm afraid..

wasted exercise - drat!!

 

[Squid]

Oh im sorry all version of max payne I have work fine with my pc 3 does have a hell load of cut scenes the 1st 2 aren't that bad with that if you get them going

Same here, all 3 work flawlessly for me through Steam and agreed with the cut scenes. I did enjoy all 3 games though since I am just a Max Payne homer

 

[Solarstarshines]

I already had MP1 and MP2 on CD/DVD, so I could run them (with a bit of fiddling about..)

I'm shocked that Steam should sell these, knowing they won't run via the Steam console
- very shoddy customer service, imo..

Max Payne 3 - what a shame - it looks great, but plays horribly
one-up for the clunky console converters - nil use for PC owners..

stay away from Max Payne on Steam folks, unless you want to
spend ages trying to figure out what the heck is wrong with them..

it's a penny-pincher and not much else, I'm afraid..

wasted exercise - drat!!

Well with all due respect that is how I feel about La Noire never got it to work and part of Steams buy a game get one free scam kinda pisses me off a lot people talk about how cool and enjoyable this game is but I can never get it to go so I just took it as a loss and steam could give a rat's turd because they said there deals are final

 

[Bean7]

Silkroad Online, my no.1 game EVER, this game is a part of my childhood

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...toDgAw&usg=AFQjCNFhQHYNAc5lM2n5ART54p0lxtqqgQ

 

[Wenda]

OK, here's what I currently have installed. I'm running Windows 8 on this machine, and
have been testing some of my older games on it. These all work on Windows 8, although
some do require compatibility mode and/or some tweaking in order to do so.

The other s/shot is of the DOS games I currently have installed in DOS-Box.

**NOTE: - Race Driver 3 (aka V8 Supercars 3) won't run at all on Win 7 or Win 8 unless
you use a no-CD crack. This is because, although the game itself is compatible with either
version of Windows, unfortunately the terminally useless Starforce copy-protection is not.**


Wenda.

 

[Wenda]

UPDATE: - As I said, I've been testing my games for Win 8 compatibility, anyway I got
bored this afternoon and did some more testing.

Here's an updated s/shot. I hope this might be of use to anyone considering moving (I
won't say 'upgrade') to Win 8, but who is worried their older games may not work. You
may need to do a bit of tweaking, but these will all run on W8.

The games that I'm actually playing, as opposed to testing, are mainly the two STALKER
games, Race Driver 3 (because I haven't been able to play it since I left XP in 2008 due
to that accursed Starforce copy-protection software) NFSU 2, Call of Duty 2, and Medal
of Honor. The others do get played, just not regularly.

Wenda.

 

[Dude]

Nice selection Wenda. I remember devastation and always thought it was decent. Gonna have to look for the disc again.

 

[Wishmaster]

I already had MP1 and MP2 on CD/DVD, so I could run them (with a bit of fiddling about..)

I'm shocked that Steam should sell these, knowing they won't run via the Steam console
- very shoddy customer service, imo..

Max Payne 3 - what a shame - it looks great, but plays horribly
one-up for the clunky console converters - nil use for PC owners..

stay away from Max Payne on Steam folks, unless you want to
spend ages trying to figure out what the heck is wrong with them..

it's a penny-pincher and not much else, I'm afraid..

wasted exercise - drat!!

Well with all due respect that is how I feel about La Noire never got it to work and part of Steams buy a game get one free scam kinda pisses me off a lot people talk about how cool and enjoyable this game is but I can never get it to go so I just took it as a loss and steam could give a rat's turd because they said there deals are final

Have you checked if your AV is putting the Social Club or patcher.exe into Quarantine or Blocking it?
LA Noire runs fine for me through Steam but it did stop working a couple times. In both instances it was due to Social Club trying to patch the game and patcher.exe or whatever was quarantined.

 

[smarteyeball]

UPDATE: - As I said, I've been testing my games for Win 8 compatibility, anyway I got
bored this afternoon and did some more testing.

And both LA Noire and MP3 run fine for me. Ports alright, but they do work. Checking A/V etc is a good idea.

 

[Wenda]

Deus Ex 2 - Invisible War (again). Just got it working

Wenda.

 

[Quadrider10]

im playing cod MW, MW2, WaW, BO, Dirt 3, farcry 3, BFBC2, testdrive unlimited 2, forsaken world, combat arms, star alliance, and left 4 dead 2

 

[x BlueRobot]

Max Payne 3 - I'm collecting all the Golden Gun pieces and the Clues on each Chapter.

 

[Solarstarshines]

Just beat DeadIsland Riptide I feel the ending left me hanging

 

[Contrabardus]

Max Payne works for me as well. I found it entertaining at least. I didn't have any trouble running the game and the controls worked fine for me. I started playing with an X-box controller, which works better than a M+KB for 3rd person type games. Then I bought this:

I finished it up using the left half [using X-padder] and my Razer Naga mouse. That's my new FPS setup and it works amazingly well as I've got enough keys for any control scheme between the left half of this thing and the mouse.

Max Payne played smoothly all the way through at max settings, and if you actually recall, there was just as much cutscene and exposition in the other two, it was just in that stylized comic book format. Previous posts seem to be remembering the first two games through rose colored glasses. The Noir style graphic novel approach they took kind of required it, as Noir is a lot of exposition and talking just by it's very nature. Max Payne 3 was no worse than the other two in that regard.

I'm now getting into some shooters. I've got a ton of catching up to do game wise. BF 3, Medal of Honor WF, Doom 3 BFG [I have the original moddable versions of D3 and RoE, but I'm playing BFG just because I can run it in 3d], Bioshock Infinite, Crysis 3, DMC, The Cave, Duke Nukem 3D Megaton, Hitman Absolution, Killing Floor, Pain Killer HD, Torchlight 2, Antichamber [I'm a good ways into it, but didn't finish as I got distracted by other stuff], Brutal Legend [again], and I'm most of the way through FC 3 Blood Dragon.

FC3:BD is awesome btw, in it's own weird way it's as much a piece of 80s nostalgia as GTA: Vice City. Got a Duke Nukem/Bulletstorm kind of vibe going for it. I actually like it more than FC3 to be honest.

It's the action movie every action director only wished they could have made in the 80s. Loud, stupid, and so terrible it's funny. If you were there for the 80s you remember a time when movie posters/VHS covers for Sci-fi of this type often looked nothing like the actual film. This actually delivers on the promises the artwork made back then. Fans of Arnold, Stallone, and Dolf shouldn't miss out on it.

 

[Element7]

Right now I'm playing Black Ops multiplayer. I bought the "Annihilation" map pack a few days ago but there are no servers playing them, so looks like a waste of 15€

 

[blaze999]

Im playing Moonlight Online(PH), though my internet cant handle the download, it takes hours whenever there is an update

 

[Sanjay]

I'm playing Crysis 3.A game containing super graphics textures and a super gameplay.

 

[GTiJamie]

Dishonoured. Attempting to get the "Clean hands" achievement.

 

[Quadrider10]

just ordered Battlefield 3!!!!!!!!!