dupont2005 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Ooh. While I'm here. Has anyone done any gaming on the 2013 Macbook Air? I'm hearing really good things - but wanted to hear from a trusted mob. There's a base model and a max model, the max has stats more on par with what's expected to run a game these days. Here's a thread about it on a Mac site. http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1594690 If you already have the laptop go to systemrequirementslab.com to see what it can run, if you don't have it yet and are thinking of picking it up strictly for gaming, you could spend the money better elsewhere. If you need it for other uses and just want to play some games on it, looks like it can run some decent games according to the thread linked above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dupont2005 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 After having played with GTA V for a day I can't see a huge difference in actual gameplay. The driving is fun, the third person parts are excruciating. To the point that I'd rather attempt to drive a car up a flight of stairs, and the combat is bad enough that I avoid it whenever I'm not on a mission. But since it's as good as previous GTA games I expect I'll have fun and eventually finish it. I haven't played a single mission since they allowed the exploring to start. I'm trying to see the entire map before I get into it. I imagine that's going to take several days. I must have died 100 times today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisInBaltimore Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 After having played with GTA V for a day I can't see a huge difference in actual gameplay. The driving is fun, the third person parts are excruciating. To the point that I'd rather attempt to drive a car up a flight of stairs, and the combat is bad enough that I avoid it whenever I'm not on a mission. But since it's as good as previous GTA games I expect I'll have fun and eventually finish it. I haven't played a single mission since they allowed the exploring to start. I'm trying to see the entire map before I get into it. I imagine that's going to take several days. I must have died 100 times today. You don't make it sound like a good game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bronze age fan* Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Batman Arkham City GOTY edition is $19.99, the price of the Harley DLC is worth that alone. Re-playing and I'm determined to find every Riddler trophy, hostage, clue. See you next year then. There are a butt load of trophies alone!! Good luck brother! I found all of them. It did take a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthaiHERO Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Now this is a game to get excited for: http://kotaku.com/i-saw-the-evil-within-and-was-terrified-1354760902 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Thanks for the help guys (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dupont2005 Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 After having played with GTA V for a day I can't see a huge difference in actual gameplay. The driving is fun, the third person parts are excruciating. To the point that I'd rather attempt to drive a car up a flight of stairs, and the combat is bad enough that I avoid it whenever I'm not on a mission. But since it's as good as previous GTA games I expect I'll have fun and eventually finish it. I haven't played a single mission since they allowed the exploring to start. I'm trying to see the entire map before I get into it. I imagine that's going to take several days. I must have died 100 times today. You don't make it sound like a good game... If you've enjoyed the previous ones you'll enjoy this one, just a warning that the same quirks seem to exist as well. San Andreas is probably my favorite game ever so it's not a huge deal to me as long as I get into it. I still haven't played a mission. Just driving a taxi and spending money at this point, and making sure the coolest car in the game is in my garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnusX Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Now this is a game to get excited for: http://kotaku.com/i-saw-the-evil-within-and-was-terrified-1354760902 [font:Book Antiqua]Scary..![/font] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr 9.8 Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Has anyone here played the latest 'Splinter Cell' game? If so, how was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthaiHERO Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 I haven't played a splinter cell game since pandora tomorrow on the original xbox, but when I heard they changed the voice actor I wasn't too interested in getting back into the series. Is it still a stealth game or full out action? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr 9.8 Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 I haven't played a splinter cell game since pandora tomorrow on the original xbox, but when I heard they changed the voice actor I wasn't too interested in getting back into the series. Is it still a stealth game or full out action? Chaos Theory was far better than 'PT' Lots of cool gadgets in 'CT'. Ya, not to thrilled about them dropping Michael Ironside as the lead voice actor, I'm guessing there where contractual issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bronze age fan* Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 I haven't played a splinter cell game since pandora tomorrow on the original xbox, but when I heard they changed the voice actor I wasn't too interested in getting back into the series. Is it still a stealth game or full out action? Chaos Theory was far better than 'PT' Lots of cool gadgets in 'CT'. Ya, not to thrilled about them dropping Michael Ironside as the lead voice actor, I'm guessing there where contractual issues. I really enjoyed the newest one. You can through most of the missions full stealth or guns blazing. I thought it was worth the 60 bucks. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bane Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 After having played with GTA V for a day I can't see a huge difference in actual gameplay. The driving is fun, the third person parts are excruciating. To the point that I'd rather attempt to drive a car up a flight of stairs, and the combat is bad enough that I avoid it whenever I'm not on a mission. But since it's as good as previous GTA games I expect I'll have fun and eventually finish it. I haven't played a single mission since they allowed the exploring to start. I'm trying to see the entire map before I get into it. I imagine that's going to take several days. I must have died 100 times today. You don't make it sound like a good game... If you've enjoyed the previous ones you'll enjoy this one, just a warning that the same quirks seem to exist as well. San Andreas is probably my favorite game ever so it's not a huge deal to me as long as I get into it. I still haven't played a mission. Just driving a taxi and spending money at this point, and making sure the coolest car in the game is in my garage. The driving is a vast improvement over IV which I thought was terrible. So far enjoying it. I wish they would leave in things from previous games. Is their a chop shop to sell stolen vehicles to? I can't find one yet and that was always easiest way to make money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvelfangirl Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 I haven't played a splinter cell game since pandora tomorrow on the original xbox, but when I heard they changed the voice actor I wasn't too interested in getting back into the series. Is it still a stealth game or full out action? Chaos Theory was far better than 'PT' Lots of cool gadgets in 'CT'. Ya, not to thrilled about them dropping Michael Ironside as the lead voice actor, I'm guessing there where contractual issues. It's actually pretty good game from what I've heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaven Kev-migration Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 I started skyrim over and this time I'm playing as a cat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COI Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 After having played with GTA V for a day I can't see a huge difference in actual gameplay. The driving is fun, the third person parts are excruciating. To the point that I'd rather attempt to drive a car up a flight of stairs, and the combat is bad enough that I avoid it whenever I'm not on a mission. But since it's as good as previous GTA games I expect I'll have fun and eventually finish it. I haven't played a single mission since they allowed the exploring to start. I'm trying to see the entire map before I get into it. I imagine that's going to take several days. I must have died 100 times today. You don't make it sound like a good game... If you've enjoyed the previous ones you'll enjoy this one, just a warning that the same quirks seem to exist as well. San Andreas is probably my favorite game ever so it's not a huge deal to me as long as I get into it. I still haven't played a mission. Just driving a taxi and spending money at this point, and making sure the coolest car in the game is in my garage. Haven't played a mission? That's why you don't see a difference. The missions in this installment are incredible and a vast improvement over previous entries. They are varied and some of the bigger ones like the heists are really exciting. I've probably purchased 300 retail games for the PS3 and 360 and I would say GTA V is in the top 5 games this generation. And this is coming from someone who thinks GTA IV was incredibly overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bane Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 I started skyrim over and this time I'm playing as a cat... How long did it take you the first time around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaven Kev-migration Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 I played about 60 hrs as a dark elf on ps3...then gave it a rest when halo 4 came out. I started as a Nord on 360 but only played like 12 hrs and was bored so I started over as a cat and am up to level 14 and having fun sneaking and sniping people with my bow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsenalherd Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 i love GTA, shame i just saw Trevor naked and swinging!! the missions are epic and just great fun overall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 I've just started playing Oblivion, I also have Skyrim, and so it could be quite a while before I get the new GTA, as much as I like the series. Three very, very big, time-consuming games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
