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Amazon preorder has arrived!

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Bamba wrote:

You should certainly buy it when it's at it's most expensive even though it's useless to you; that's a sound plan.

In all fairness, I can't see this being £20 in a fortnight.

True, but if you can't play it for two weeks there's surely close to zero argument for picking it up on launch day?

SilentElk wrote:

Amazon preorder has arrived!

I thought 'preorder' was one of your bug-bears?

Apparently Chop is thirsty and wants a drink.

SilentElk wrote:

Zio wrote:

Queue people remarking about me pleading poverty and wasting money on games, but this will be the third game I've bought all year, so fuck you.

I assume this passive-aggressive comment was directed at me.

I should've put a smiley on it - I was just having a joke. No WTB-style hysterics from here. You did rather have me bang to rights in that thread... I just had a sudden cash injection and a momentary lapse of reason (note to self: good name for a slightly bollocks new-age rock album there).

I'd also worryingly forgotten about Hotline Miami and Papers, Please. I'm never sure whether or not to be flattered or worried when someone else knows more about facets of my life than I appear to!

Did you get Papers, Please by the way? That was a terrific little game that was! I've seen around 6 or so of the 19 possible endings to it now.

Dimrill likes it on Twitter.

SilentElk wrote:

Dimrill likes it on Twitter.

I'm surprised the Twitter version's any good.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24127999

Man stabbed !!

SilentElk wrote:

PS3 version is best.

TL:Dr but are they major differences? Or are we talking minor "AE Graphics card" differences?

I may have picked this up for the PS3 on the way home. Didn't expect that to happen.

Just AE and myself waiting for the PC version then?

itsallwater wrote:

Just AE and myself waiting for the PC version then?

GTA IV was such a horrible port at first I really wouldn't get your hopes up for a long time. Could take them a year to get it right.

I don't really have it

Guy playing a CoD-like game waving the Shit-Stick made me laugh. The little touches are immense

Author:	markg [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 8:23 ]
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Had a quick go before work. It all seems pretty excellent so far, the cars seem a teensy bit weird to drive but I'm sure I'll get used to them. Not quite played enough to get all the shooting stuff wired into my brain properly yet but it already seems a lot better than GTA IV. I think I'm going to enjoy wasting all the spare time I currently don't have on this.

Author:	myp [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 8:58 ]
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Amazon preorder has arrived!

Author:	Mr Russell [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:01 ]
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SilentElk wrote: Amazon preorder has arrived! I thought 'preorder' was one of your bug-bears?

Author:	KovacsC [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:11 ]
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Bamba wrote: Doctor Glyndwr wrote: Bamba wrote: You should certainly buy it when it's at it's most expensive even though it's useless to you; that's a sound plan. In all fairness, I can't see this being £20 in a fortnight. True, but if you can't play it for two weeks there's surely close to zero argument for picking it up on launch day? Hence I have not bought it

Author:	myp [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:26 ]
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Mr Russell wrote: SilentElk wrote: Amazon preorder has arrived! I thought 'preorder' was one of your bug-bears? Nope. If you order something then it's already available. Preorder is ok, I think. Prewarn and preplan do my fucking nut, though.

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Author:	Zio [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:28 ]
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The missus has borrowed my car today (she's been getting cabin fever pretty bad stuck indoors all this time) - but on the sole condition she drives into town and picks me up a copy. I'm nothing if not caring and generous.

Author:	Satsuma [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:37 ]
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Apparently Chop is thirsty and wants a drink but it still won't let me fecking log in. I wonder whether I'll load it up for the first time and get one star and the RSPCA will send the police around my virtual house once when I'm not in, and then the star will disappear.

Author:	Cras [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:39 ]
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Saturnalian wrote: Apparently Chop is thirsty and wants a drink. Uh-oh.

Author:	myp [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:26 ]
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Zio wrote: SilentElk wrote: Zio wrote: Queue people remarking about me pleading poverty and wasting money on games, but this will be the third game I've bought all year, so fuck you. I assume this passive-aggressive comment was directed at me. I should've put a smiley on it - I was just having a joke. No WTB-style hysterics from here. You did rather have me bang to rights in that thread... I just had a sudden cash injection and a momentary lapse of reason (note to self: good name for a slightly bollocks new-age rock album there). Ah, that's ok then. I did have an internal debate as to whether to post it or not. I wasn't sure how you'd react. Fair play to you. Quote: I'd also worryingly forgotten about Hotline Miami and Papers, Please. I'm never sure whether or not to be flattered or worried when someone else knows more about facets of my life than I appear to! Did you get Papers, Please by the way? That was a terrific little game that was! I've seen around 6 or so of the 19 possible endings to it now. It's easy to forget downloadable titles, I do it all the time. Yes, P,P is excellent.

Author:	TheVision [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:38 ]
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I often miss downloadable titles on my spreadsheet... bane of my life that is.

Author:	KovacsC [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:43 ]
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My shoulder is too sore to train to night, I might get this on the way home....

Author:	myp [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 11:52 ]
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PS3 version is best.

Author:	markg [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 11:55 ]
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Phew. I was still undecided as I was going to buy it. I only chose PS3 because it seemed more likely to have more of you plebs on there.

Author:	TheVision [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 11:58 ]
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SilentElk wrote: PS3 version is best. TL:Dr but are they major differences? Or are we talking minor "AE Graphics card" differences?

Author:	Doctor Glyndwr [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:39 ]
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Annnnnnd get. Game were asking for a full £5 premium over the Asda price; the Asda that is less than two minutes walk away and I was going to anyway to get stuff for dinner. Madness. My non-preordered copy still came with an Atomic Blimp code, which I guessed would happen but I'm still not unhappy about.

Author:	markg [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 11:59 ]
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Some dodgy textures seems to be the main thing, the 360 isn't streaming the assets as quick as the PS3 and so the characters are often walking over the low-res versions of the floor etc.

Author:	myp [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:05 ]
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Not sure how that link got in my post. I just meant because you'll be able to shoot me in the face on it.

Author:	Satsuma [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 12:42 ]
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GTAV: Get. Plus a copy of Resistance 3 for keeps at a cost of five quid. I'm happy now.

Author:	markg [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 13:37 ]
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Just had another quick go at lunchtime. It's fucking brilliant. Some excellent tunes too, Radio Soulwax and Lee Scratch Perry radio stations.

Author:	Zardoz [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 14:18 ]
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Fucking spoilers! snaps PS3

Author:	markg [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 14:19 ]
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Only joking, it's shit really.

Author:	myp [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 14:19 ]
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Dimrill likes it on Twitter. snaps disc

Author:	Zardoz [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 14:23 ]
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I've just clocked it.

Author:	Satsuma [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 14:26 ]
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I've just unlocked Hot Chocolate 2.

Author:	Bamba [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 15:12 ]
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SilentElk wrote: Dimrill likes it on Twitter. I'm surprised the Twitter version's any good.

Author:	GazChap [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 15:20 ]
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Bamba wrote: SilentElk wrote: Dimrill likes it on Twitter. I'm surprised the Twitter version's any good. Apparently there are 140 characters to choose from. PS3 and XB360 versions only have 3. Fucking SOLD.

Author:	gospvg [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 15:45 ]
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24127999 Man stabbed !!

Author:	Dr Zoidberg [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 15:58 ]
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gospvg wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24127999 Man stabbed !! Heh! So probably nothing to do with GTA at all. Best make some sensationalist comment about watches as well!

Author:	Dr Lave [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 17:34 ]
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I may have picked this up for the PS3 on the way home. Didn't expect that to happen.

Author:	Hearthly [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 17:37 ]
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TheVision wrote: SilentElk wrote: PS3 version is best. TL:Dr but are they major differences? Or are we talking minor "AE Graphics card" differences? I'd be a bit more concerned about the framerate still crashing to about 20FPS when things get busy on both versions, not quite as bad as GTAIV, but still pretty bad. By all accounts they have done a lot of pretty amazing work with the graphics engine on the whole, and whilst I was never expecting them to top 30FPS, I was at least hopeful they'd be able to maintain it pretty much all the time. When you're down in the low 20s you're talking about some nasty input lag and a pretty choppy experience overall - I'll wait for the next-gen/PC version I think.

Author:	myp [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 17:46 ]
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Dr Lave wrote: I may have picked this up for the PS3 on the way home. Didn't expect that to happen. GTA Online is going to be so much fun with so many Bezzies!

Author:	itsallwater [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 17:50 ]
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Just AE and myself waiting for the PC version then?

Author:	Hearthly [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 17:56 ]
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itsallwater wrote: Just AE and myself waiting for the PC version then? WTB said he was, but he just exited out of the revolving BEEX door again I'd loved to have got this on a console, not least because I'd be playing it right now rather than waiting, but I just can't be doing with 20FPS and thereabouts in the year 2013, with input lag that's going to be measured in hundreds of milliseconds. That's just not a fun way to play a game for me, you only need to watch the gameplay video at Eurogamer to see how much of the time both versions spend on the wrong side of 25FPS and down towards 20FPS. I put up with it on GTAIV, but I'm not doing it again.

Author:	myp [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 18:13 ]
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itsallwater wrote: Just AE and myself waiting for the PC version then? GTA IV was such a horrible port at first I really wouldn't get your hopes up for a long time. Could take them a year to get it right.

Author:	NervousPete [ Tue Sep 17, 2013 18:34 ]
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I wouldn't buy any of their games on PC on principal anyway. Proudly parp the trumpet for half-baked LA Noire on PC and yet no glorious cowboy hi-jinks Red Dead Redemption? BASTARDS!