I’ve been getting back into a bit of gaming on the computer and online over the last few days. Being without internet access and pretty busy over the previous few weeks meant that I hadn’t been doing much gaming, so it was pretty fun to get back into it.<\/p>\n
So, I’ve been playing the Halo demo, Jedi Outcast, Battlefield 1942 and Max Payne. Here’s some observations:
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\nHalo demo<\/b>
\nGood fun. I can see why Halo was, at one stage, the only reason to buy an X-Box. The single player was great fun and the multiplayer was also pretty good. The multiplayer, though, seems as though it would be nearly unplayable without broadband. We’re on 512-128 ADSL and I was experiencing considerable lag in about half the games I played. I think this is becuase it’s all hosted by individuals rather than on dedicated servers. But for me, anything with pings >100 was practically unplayable.
\nHowever, I think it will be great for LAN parties, since even team-based play is very good with only four people – the maps are small enough and the action is pitched so that small-team based affairs are still fun – not like BF1942 in this regard.
\nI think I’ll eventually get the full version of this one. <\/p>\n
Battlefield 1942<\/b>
\nAlways fun. Playing this online is one of the best things about having broadband. I finally got to play the latest version of the Desert Combat mod as well. More of the same, but some of the new maps look like fun.<\/p>\n
Jedi Outcast<\/b>
\nAndrei was over on Friday night and, as is perfectly understandable, played a game of this for old time’s sake. So, of course, it was at hand on Saturday when I was demonstrating to another guest the joys of online gaming. I’d almost forgotten how much I enjoy this game. I might have to play a bit more, and maybe grab Jedi Academy<\/i> to see if the multi-player there is better or if the crowds have migrated.<\/p>\n
Max Payne<\/b>
\nThe best single player only game in recent years, in my own humble opinion. I’m looking forward to the sequel, particularly if the kung-fu mod is re-created for it.<\/p>\n
And then there’s the games that I haven’t finished yet, like Neverwinter Nights and Republic: The Revolution. I guess I’ll eventually get around to them again – one of these days…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’ve been getting back into a bit of gaming on the computer and online over the last few days. Being without internet access and pretty busy over the previous few weeks meant that I hadn’t been doing much gaming, so … Continue reading