graham738 • Comments

• SimCity Amusement Park Pack DLC add-on revealed

• graham738 17/05/2013

  How about making the maps bigger first? Reply +8

• Eve Online: Into the second decade

• graham738 08/05/2013

  All this spaceship talk makes me want to play Star Citizen. Reply +2

• Next Xbox won't be backwards-compatible, report says

• graham738 09/04/2013

  I love my PC Reply +9

• SimCity sells over one million copies in two weeks

• graham738 19/03/2013

  I was one of those people that bought the game. They might have all those users now, but that number will fall unless they fix the damnn game. Reply 0

• SimCity review

• graham738 15/03/2013

  ouch! 4/10 is pretty low.
  
  I got the game a couple of days ago and played a bit with a friend of mine.
  
  If the Always-On worked properly I wouldn't even mind it. But i couldn't even chat to my friend real time in game because it literally took minutes to update. Same with sharing resources. I needed power as my wind power was giving less power than the energizer bunny, but my friend's excess was nowhere to be seen on the regional map. We both had to log out and back in to see the updated stuff. As mentioned above, the traffic is just bloody stupid. All cars seemed to have a certain affection for a particular stretch or tarmac, making fire engines take a bloody year to get to a now pile of charcoal.
  
  i still think the game has huge potential. Building and upgrading is very easy and rewarding, but there are some serious issues that need to be ironed out before this game can be called complete.
  
  I was disappointed with the 3 last EA games i bought. Origin needs some serious work if Always-On is something we are to expect in all future games. Playing Sim City made me realise how bloody seamless Steam is. i will definitely think twice about my next EA game. Reply +6

• Gamer anger grows as SimCity debacle threatens to turn ugly

• graham738 07/03/2013

  If Blizzard got it wrong with Diablo, then i can't see how EA could have gotten it right with this. Always on is a two sided blade. It does add tons of functionality for the player and metrics for the devs, but having the paying customer be barred from playing his game is never good. I've been looking forward to this game for a while, but i have a feeling i might be playing Shogun 2 this weekend to let these server issues iron out. Reply -2

• BioWare on next-gen: "There will be a big leap, but it won't be as obvious"

• graham738 25/02/2013

  PS4 is based on PC architecture. I think this is absolutely fantastic for PC gamers as we might get real games rather than bad console ports! Which means this time i'll stick with my PC, and wait for the Steambox! Reply 0

• Steam launches Big Picture mode today

• graham738 04/12/2012

  I love you Steam. Can we push our luck and ask for a media player too? Reply 0

• Loads of Grand Theft Auto 5 details emerge

• graham738 09/11/2012

  I really hope they release it on PC at some point. Reply 0

• Was Gabe Newell right to declare Windows 8 a catastrophe?

• graham738 08/11/2012

  If Windows becomes a closed system - which is one of the reasons i dislike Apple products so much - then it would be time to move to Linux. With Steam and Nvidia really working hard to get full Linux support, then its a no brainer. I choose a PC as it gives me the freedom to do what i want with it. Sign up for the buggy ALPHA games, download the latest mod, and try quirky self published messes of game. I can do it because i own a pc. I dont want that to change Reply +4

• Borderlands 2 shifts 1.82 million copies in September in US

• graham738 12/10/2012

  Borderlands 2 is one of the best games i've played in ages. Fantastic story, brilliant voice acting, funny as f*^k, and great multiplayer fun. Seriously, try it with friends. Reply +5

• Bethesda struggling with Dawnguard on PS3: "This is not a problem we're positive we can solve"

• graham738 31/08/2012

  So i guess i better get the PC version of Skyrim and not the PS3 one! I would not be happy if i owned it on PS3.
  
  Also, 256 RAM on a console that should last 10 years is just bloody ridiculous. Seriously Sony, WTF? Reply +3

• Yet more Grand Theft Auto 5 screenshots get down to "business"

• graham738 24/08/2012

  I wonder what pc you need to make it this jaw-droppingly beautiful. Reply +7

• Ubisoft has endured a 93-95% piracy rate on PC

• graham738 22/08/2012

  So all that money they spent on DRM was a total waste. And they keep on insisting on doing it? Reply +8

• Blizzard's lavish cinematic unveiled for World of Warcraft expansion Mists of Pandaria

• graham738 16/08/2012

  Why have i started itching?
  
  damn you blizzard
  
  *shakes clenched fist* Reply +11

• Plants vs. Zombies multiplayer console shooter in development - report

• graham738 09/08/2012

  Why does everything have to be turned into a shooter? Reply +4

• SSX multiplayer mode teased by EA Sports

• graham738 06/08/2012

  SSX without local split screen gameplay is simply not SSX. Its just another snowboard game. When Split Screen comes out, then i'll consider buying it. Reply +5

• The Old Republic producer leaves BioWare

• graham738 17/07/2012

  a game with so much potential, but put together so badly. i was truly disappointed with the game. such a pity. especially coz all those people had to stop playing SWG to make room for this flop.
  
  *sigh*
  
  EA, when will you learn? Reply +2

• Dyad dated for PSN

• graham738 13/07/2012

  Does anyone remember Rez on PS2?
  
  This is basically that, but in HD. Reply -3

• Steam Summer Sale is now live

• graham738 12/07/2012

  my wallet is hiding in a corner, scared it wont recover! Reply 0

• We have 500 Guild Wars 2 beta keys

• graham738 12/07/2012

  *cries*
  
  i was a slowcoach.
  
  damn this job keeping me busy!!! Reply 0

• EA blames Star Wars: The Old Republic subscribers fall on casuals leaving game

• graham738 08/05/2012

  I was one of the hopefuls that wanted this to be the best thing since bacon. Bought the CE and all. Unfortunately i didnt find what i was looking for.
  
  The negative points that really put me off were these:
  
  1) Levelling was way too quick. And once you got there, there wasnt that much to do. Most of the time i was just getting into the storyline of the current zone, you know, when it really starts to get good, and then you realise you're way above the level of the zone, more than halfway through the next zone's lvl range, and can pretty much skip it and move onto the next! Some zones were pretty nice, and the story was great but you ended up skipping it entirely coz it just got too easy and the gear was too low level.
  
  2) Lack of diversity when levelling an alt. My first toon was a BH, and it was awesome. My second one was an IA, and i was a bit irked that i had to play through the same zones right after going through them not so long ago with my main. Then i started a SW and beside the starting zone, the rest of the planets were the same! Yes i know the story makes the difference, but i still feel that there should have been more options. If the game was truly story driven, then you should have had real "left or right" choices that make you take completely different routes, even if you're dark/light in both.
  
  3) Maps were sickeningly linear. You couldnt really go out and explore the world. There was a path, and you had to run on it. The SWTOR World is huge as it has so many planets, but you never really get an idea of this size as you're always running on corridors. The planets do become quite open as you level further, but i just dont like to have run around a set path with every toon for 200 times each time i quest in that zone. I missed the freedom of choosing if i wanted to climb that thing over there or just wander off in a direction for more then 10 mtrs.
  
  $) Mounts. All the money for very little speed. 'nuff said
  
  I really hope that the devs keep working hard on this and make it into something that can keep players having fun. In my opinion, they just launched the game and they're already trying to catch up with demands of players. Personally, i think that if the levelling speed at launch was 50% of what it is now, they would have given themselves more time to work on fixes, and more time for people to enjoy the content.
  
  I might reactivate 6 months from now if i'm in the mood to see what has been improved, but not for now. Reply +2

• Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Review

• graham738 16/03/2012

  I have one. Its bloody awesome.
  
  It has an SD slot, you can copy and paste stuff from your pc without using any specific software (no need for itunes) and its frikkin quick.
  
  i love it Reply +3

• SSX Review

• graham738 28/02/2012

  I remember playing SSX when i got my PS2 on launch day. I'm so happy they rebooted the franchise, and did it well!
  
  cant wait to play this. Reply +1

• SWTOR: BioWare warns against creating characters on high population servers

• graham738 21/12/2011

  Tomb of Freedon Nad has been an utter nightmare.
  
  I'm really enjoying the game, but Bioware really fucked up with this one.
  
  They had pre order numbers, guild names and numbers, and still they managed to overpopulate a server.
  
  we're waiting 3-5 hours to join the server at peak, and around 2 hours in off peak.
  
  its horrible.
  
  i aint happy Reply +2