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OK, lets keep this going gamers. For beige box and country!!
Or something like that. :)
OK, lets keep this going gamers. For beige box and country!!
Or something like that. :)
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Little Hobbo wrote:
> Somehow my sister just cannot seem to grasp the control system in UT.
> OK, she's only 11 but females on the whole just don't seem to be able
> to handle FPS's. I tried my mum and also another gal at UT, but they
> all handle it awkwardly. Then I tried a 35 yr old bloke who hadn't
> played PC games much before and he adapted almost instantly.
> Strange!!
I don't think FPS appeal to girl gamers as much as other genre's, not my sister anyway who is terrible at shoot em ups, although it must be said, she's quite a whiz at games like timesplitters and red factin on my PS2. There easy games though sinse I don't think console gamers would be able to get half way through such games as SOF2.
My mum strangly likes FPS, again on the PS2, and again she's a bit naff at them. I think she prefers watching me play them because, without sounding too big headed, I'm great at them ;) well perhaps not great, but I am the best games player in the whole house.
Well that's boosted my ego a bit :D
> Somehow my sister just cannot seem to grasp the control system in UT.
> OK, she's only 11 but females on the whole just don't seem to be able
> to handle FPS's. I tried my mum and also another gal at UT, but they
> all handle it awkwardly. Then I tried a 35 yr old bloke who hadn't
> played PC games much before and he adapted almost instantly.
> Strange!!
I don't think FPS appeal to girl gamers as much as other genre's, not my sister anyway who is terrible at shoot em ups, although it must be said, she's quite a whiz at games like timesplitters and red factin on my PS2. There easy games though sinse I don't think console gamers would be able to get half way through such games as SOF2.
My mum strangly likes FPS, again on the PS2, and again she's a bit naff at them. I think she prefers watching me play them because, without sounding too big headed, I'm great at them ;) well perhaps not great, but I am the best games player in the whole house.
Well that's boosted my ego a bit :D
Well that's it fellas, I'm off home now, and I don't expect to be posting much in the next few months because I'll be exceedingly busy. Might pop in for an afternoon here and there but not much.
Hold the fort Cipro and make sure the Longest Thread doesn't sink into oblivion. I'll see you all later in the year. Goodbye. :-)
Hold the fort Cipro and make sure the Longest Thread doesn't sink into oblivion. I'll see you all later in the year. Goodbye. :-)
Hoorah, I've only just noticed your tagline change. You had your last one for yonks didn't you?
Somehow my sister just cannot seem to grasp the control system in UT. OK, she's only 11 but females on the whole just don't seem to be able to handle FPS's. I tried my mum and also another gal at UT, but they all handle it awkwardly. Then I tried a 35 yr old bloke who hadn't played PC games much before and he adapted almost instantly. Strange!!
My sister also tried here hand at UT, but she just went on to try and chat to people. Needless to say, she got killed allot. She sticks mainly to the Sims now, which is fine by me because she can spend here own money on all those bleeding add-on packs. She still pesters me now and again to download some new skins or objects, but that's something I don't mind doing.
Also, 2.30AM in the morning???? I sometimes stay up till 3.00 in the morning, but not often, and it's usually at the weekend when I can sleep in the next day. I always pay for going to bed so late late though, sleeping in til 20noon before spending the rest of the day half asleep. I need to start going to bed earlier I think.
Also, 2.30AM in the morning???? I sometimes stay up till 3.00 in the morning, but not often, and it's usually at the weekend when I can sleep in the next day. I always pay for going to bed so late late though, sleeping in til 20noon before spending the rest of the day half asleep. I need to start going to bed earlier I think.
My little sister is turning into an addict too. Every spare minute she's pestering me for a go on a game. Shes even learning UT which can only be a good thing. ;)
In other matters, is it merely chance that MightyJimbo has posted his last two posts at exactly the same time on different days......2:28AM?
Your life must be one long cycle. :)
In other matters, is it merely chance that MightyJimbo has posted his last two posts at exactly the same time on different days......2:28AM?
Your life must be one long cycle. :)
The Jocks Rule wrote:
> Greetings, I have now recovered from my late night, early morning.
> Didn't go to bed in the end so Sunday/Monday were a non-entity.
I bet your paying for that now. Whenever I go to bed late or sometimes very early in the morning, I'm usually knackered for the next day or two. Still I get to sleep earlier the next night.
> Have I missed anything?
Not much really. Gaming wise I bought aliens versus predator gold for £10, and it a great especially for the price. I also now have to uninstall the Sims and the three add-on packs I have because my sister did something, which botched it up. She loves the game, so has been pestering me to fix the problem so she can go back on it. I wouldn't have bothered otherwise because it's going to take bleedin ages to reinstall.
> Greetings, I have now recovered from my late night, early morning.
> Didn't go to bed in the end so Sunday/Monday were a non-entity.
I bet your paying for that now. Whenever I go to bed late or sometimes very early in the morning, I'm usually knackered for the next day or two. Still I get to sleep earlier the next night.
> Have I missed anything?
Not much really. Gaming wise I bought aliens versus predator gold for £10, and it a great especially for the price. I also now have to uninstall the Sims and the three add-on packs I have because my sister did something, which botched it up. She loves the game, so has been pestering me to fix the problem so she can go back on it. I wouldn't have bothered otherwise because it's going to take bleedin ages to reinstall.
cipro wrote:
> Some guys have all the luck, I am off to work now of which I finish
> at
> 10pm and then I am back in again at 5am Saturday. What's the
> weekend?
>
> Ouch, 5am. It would need to take a sonic boom to wake me up att that
> time, and it would certainly need alot more than that to wake me up so
> early on a weekend.
>
> See y'all later, it's been fun.
>
> T.T.F.N. - I'm told this means Ta Ta for now. :~)
>
> Yep, see you later, or much later as it seems :-D
Greetings, I have now recovered from my late night, early morning. Didn't go to bed in the end so Sunday/Monday were a non entitiy.
Have I missed anything?
> Some guys have all the luck, I am off to work now of which I finish
> at
> 10pm and then I am back in again at 5am Saturday. What's the
> weekend?
>
> Ouch, 5am. It would need to take a sonic boom to wake me up att that
> time, and it would certainly need alot more than that to wake me up so
> early on a weekend.
>
> See y'all later, it's been fun.
>
> T.T.F.N. - I'm told this means Ta Ta for now. :~)
>
> Yep, see you later, or much later as it seems :-D
Greetings, I have now recovered from my late night, early morning. Didn't go to bed in the end so Sunday/Monday were a non entitiy.
Have I missed anything?
mightyjimbo wrote:
> So if you guys regularly win, what's your secret? Do these reviews
> need detail or can you just wing it with Boll**ks? Just interested.
I always try and write reviews cover all major points of the game I'm writing about. The Pro's, con's, who this game will appeal to, why it's great/naff ect.. rather than just a review which comprises mainly of 'This is the bestest game in the entire world' which some reviews tend to be like.
I think it helps putting your own personal viewpoint on the game in question, and say why you find it so addictive or what you think makes the game so great to play, basically writing the review like a gamer instead of a critic. I also learn from my reviews, which don't win, and try and find out what I can improve on in the future. It's much more helpful than moaning about it like some users do.
Another thing I've noticed is you have more chance of winning GAD if you review a game, which has yet to have a winning review. You just have to make sure it stands out amongst the other reviews.
> Oh and come on, better effort with this thread, keep 'em coming or
> we're going nowhere!
The last two 'PC longest threads' went nowhere; they barely just got over 50 replies before they sank without a trace. Don't worry, I'll make sure this one survives and doesn't go the same way.
> So if you guys regularly win, what's your secret? Do these reviews
> need detail or can you just wing it with Boll**ks? Just interested.
I always try and write reviews cover all major points of the game I'm writing about. The Pro's, con's, who this game will appeal to, why it's great/naff ect.. rather than just a review which comprises mainly of 'This is the bestest game in the entire world' which some reviews tend to be like.
I think it helps putting your own personal viewpoint on the game in question, and say why you find it so addictive or what you think makes the game so great to play, basically writing the review like a gamer instead of a critic. I also learn from my reviews, which don't win, and try and find out what I can improve on in the future. It's much more helpful than moaning about it like some users do.
Another thing I've noticed is you have more chance of winning GAD if you review a game, which has yet to have a winning review. You just have to make sure it stands out amongst the other reviews.
> Oh and come on, better effort with this thread, keep 'em coming or
> we're going nowhere!
The last two 'PC longest threads' went nowhere; they barely just got over 50 replies before they sank without a trace. Don't worry, I'll make sure this one survives and doesn't go the same way.
So if you guys regularly win, what's your secret? Do these reviews need detail or can you just wing it with Boll**ks? Just interested.
Oh and come on, better effort with this thread, keep 'em coming or we're going nowhere!
Oh and come on, better effort with this thread, keep 'em coming or we're going nowhere!
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