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"Shawk" <shawk@clara.co.uk.3guesses> wrote in message 
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>>>>>> Cool, thanks for that!
>>>>>> McG.
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>>>>>
>>>>> You bought the game McG?  What do you think?  Lot's of mixed views on 
>>>>> this one so not sure whether I'll pick it up or not.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Yeah, I did buy it.  It definitely picks up where Q2 leaves off. 
>>>> Seeing some of the old Q2 in the stuff in Q4 brings on that little wash 
>>>> of nostalgia...and excitement.   I was pleasantly surprised at just HOW 
>>>> well it runs.  It looks good.  It carries a touch of noir in the same 
>>>> vein as Q2 and I LIKE THAT.  Believe me, to see some of the symbols, my 
>>>> mind plays the sounds from Q2 :)  The Stroggs use the same lingo as Q2 
>>>> stroggs.  But, they look a ton better.  I like it.  I chose next to 
>>>> highest difficulty and the Stroggs are handing me my old butt at times 
>>>> for it!  LOL!
>>>> The sheer realism in some of the objects in Far Cry still amazes me. 
>>>> The old Jap aircraft, the carrier, gas cylinders, bombs etc.  I haven't 
>>>> seen anything in Q4 THAT convincing yet.  But iD didn't intend it that 
>>>> way. Except in the characters.  The SP game is good, IMO.  It's Q2 the 
>>>> second half with modern stuff.  That's good from my end.  Oh, the AI in 
>>>> this one actually does things.  heh!  That raised my eyebrows a bit to 
>>>> see it working :)
>>>> Multiplayer.  Yeeehah!  It's nothing like Doom3, it's visuals and 
>>>> gameplay make me think Q3 and UT2004 combined!!!  It's definitely got 
>>>> hope, and it's very F.A.S.T. online too!
>>>> SO, we need to start talking about it in alt.games.quake2 since it IS 
>>>> the sequel to Q2?  NOBODY is talking about it there, ironically.   I 
>>>> see posts here, a.g.h-l, a.g.q3 and a.g.q.
>>>> McG.
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>>> Thanks for that.  Asked why you liked it over FEAR above - forget that - 
>>> you pretty much answered it here.  I guess A.G.Q2 died some time ago? 
>>> Not every group has the kind of regs you see in AGHL and here.  I see 
>>> alt.games.doom is like a graveyard again.
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>> You'd be surprised at the regs in those old ng's that still lurk, and 
>> watch ;)  Just waiting for something to pounce on!  They read this one 
>> too.
>> FEAR is a 'sneaker'.... Q4 is a 'pounder'.  Both have their places in my 
>> gameplay.  But right now, Q4 is front n center.
>> Mcg.
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> Posting this from A.G.Q2.  Nice to see so many folk about... Just ordered 
> Q4, should be here Friday.  COD2 will have to wait until next payday... 
> ;-)
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Cool, I hope you enjoy it.  I noted there are lots of people making ugly 
noises about some games.  Seems to me some haven't played it.  Seems also 
this is some kinda social thing, like gangsta rap.  Well, these are public 
ng's, just gotta learn to weed thru the chaff :)
We got a lot of young guys at work now too.  I listen to em talk 'the social 
talk' stuff and beating on the games is the thing to do.  Dissin em. 
They're all console players too, only one out of a dozen of em have a pc, 
and that one doesn't play games on pc but console.
There may come a day when the only good game I have to play on my pc will be 
what I write man :(
McG.