The Official Xbox 360 thread - thread hardest - Page 5

nemein · 02-18-09, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Krayzie

Apparently L4D 360 will be on sale for $39.99 at target on sunday. Still debating picking this up...

If you have live account and are into online gaming definitely pick it up. If you don't have either of these wait for another price drop. It's still a fine game on it's own, but it's rather short (can be finished completely in about 2-3 hours if you know what you are doing).

Decker · 02-18-09, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by nemein

If you have live account and are into online gaming definitely pick it up. If you don't have either of these wait for another price drop. It's still a fine game on it's own, but it's rather short (can be finished completely in about 2-3 hours if you know what you are doing).

While that's technichally true, it's kind of like saying "Pac Man CE can be completed in five minutes". L4D has TONS of replayability, and while I wouldn't contend that it "never gets old", I think it continues to delight and stays a fresh experience many times over. I do agree that it isn't worth crap as a single-player game, but in MP it really rocks.

nemein · 02-18-09, 09:03 PM

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I do agree that it isn't worth crap as a single-player game, but in MP it really rocks.

I thought that's what I said

sniper308 · 02-18-09, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by nemein

I thought that's what I said

It is...

Michael Corvin · 02-18-09, 10:48 PM

That's funny, since my 360 hates me and killed my F.E.A.R. save I decided to run through some demos I hadn't played yet. L4D was one of them. It reminded me a bit of Serious Sam in the way they just throw as many enemies at you as they can. Pretty fun.

I also gave the Kingdom for Keflings a run. Pretty cool, but the demo was too short for me to accurately decide on a purchase or not. Congrats you built a three room house! Now fork over 800 points.

I booted up the Maw, but it took too long to get to the action. Save the cut scenes for the full game people, or let me skip 'em. Delete.

I still need to get to that Halo Wars demo too.

nemein · 02-18-09, 10:55 PM

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I still need to get to that Halo Wars demo too.

I hate RTSs on consoles, but Halo Wars wasn't too bad. It still needs a little more tweaking as far as groups/unit selection and switching between units IMHO though.

Liver&Onions · 02-18-09, 11:11 PM

if there's no micromanagement in halo wars, I want out

I played the tutorial and one level of the demo, and it felt sad to me.

Krayzie · 02-19-09, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin

That's funny, since my 360 hates me and killed my F.E.A.R. save I decided to run through some demos I hadn't played yet. L4D was one of them. It reminded me a bit of Serious Sam in the way they just throw as many enemies at you as they can. Pretty fun.

I'm still not sure why they thought it would be a good idea to take away the L4D demo. I setup my new 360 so I could try the demo and the damn thing was no longer there.

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Originally Posted by Liver&Onions

if there's no micromanagement in halo wars, I want out

I played the tutorial and one level of the demo, and it felt sad to me.

I was actually happy that I didn't need to micromanage with a controller. It's just so much easier to micromanage with a keyboard and mouse.

mattysemo247 · 02-19-09, 02:10 PM

PC only?? BOO!!

PopcornTreeCt · 02-19-09, 03:39 PM

They have gamer pics to download of Best Picture nominees. I downloaded the Benjamin Button hoping for Cate Blanchett but no such luck. It's just Brad.

GatorDeb · 02-19-09, 06:08 PM

Got an arcade system for $150.84 at Circuit City after tax

Didn't really want it for the XBOX part, but for the PlayOn and other streaming programs part. A Netflix Roku box is $120... $30 more for this was more than worth it.

So, any good sites/programs other than Orb and PlayOn to share media? I really want to be able to play Divx on it but haven't been able to so far. I have a Media Center edition PC and haven't been able to get it to work with my other XBOX and haven't been able to get Media Player sharing to work.

But I haven't given up hope yet

twikoff · 02-19-09, 06:13 PM

Im using tversity (free) with no issues, and everything i play is divx
http://tversity.com/

was using it through shared media on media player (not media center).. but it started acting weird with permissions and refresh.. so I said screw it and moved on..
tversity is easy to setup and works great.

just be sure to adjust the library fresh option.. default is 24 hours..
i set mine down to 1 hour.. and i do a quick manual refresh if I want to watch something more recent than that.

Liver&Onions · 02-19-09, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by GatorDeb

Got an arcade system for $150.84 at Circuit City after tax

Didn't really want it for the XBOX part, but for the PlayOn and other streaming programs part. A Netflix Roku box is $120... $30 more for this was more than worth it.

So, any good sites/programs other than Orb and PlayOn to share media? I really want to be able to play Divx on it but haven't been able to so far. I have a Media Center edition PC and haven't been able to get it to work with my other XBOX and haven't been able to get Media Player sharing to work.

But I haven't given up hope yet

I thought you had a roku already? /facepalm

Shagrath · 02-19-09, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Liver&Onions

I thought you had a roku already? /facepalm

You know she can't pass up a deal. If Costco had a deal on a 6-pack of XBox 360's, and there was some 25% off coupon associated with, she'd be all over it.

Liver&Onions · 02-19-09, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Shagrath

You know she can't pass up a deal. If Costco had a deal on a 6-pack of XBox 360's, and there was some 25% off coupon associated with, she'd be all over it.

Holy shit! A 6 pack at costco! BRB.

Liver&Onions · 02-19-09, 07:06 PM

No six packs, you liar.

But I couldn't pass up the 5 gallon pail of mayonnaise like dressing. I don't even like the shit, but it was a hell of a deal! And 2% cash back!

GatorDeb · 02-19-09, 07:39 PM

Well this time got Orb to work. I didn't like TVersity because I found it to be a memory hog.

Any idea how to get .srt/subtitles to work? I press the Subtitle option on the 360 menu and it says the action is not available there.

xmiyux · 02-19-09, 07:42 PM

What is Orb?

Liver&Onions · 02-19-09, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by GatorDeb

Well this time got Orb to work. I didn't like TVersity because I found it to be a memory hog.

Any idea how to get .srt/subtitles to work? I press the Subtitle option on the 360 menu and it says the action is not available there.

Unless you own the items you are trying to view, or you are talking about legally provided forms of entertainment please refrain from talking about media files obtained through illegal means.

GatorDeb · 02-19-09, 07:48 PM

I'm in the process of moving VHS tapes to the PC and the divx format is widely supported. I'm adding subtitles so that we know what the different events were. I've found subtitle files the best thing to do in this case because they're easily changeable (i.e. mispelings, etc.). Before I was adding subtitles through video editing programs and that was a pain. But if I don't get on this quickly the tapes will disintegrate by the time I get to it (one of them is of my newborn niece and she'll be 15 on April Fool's Day

).

It'll be great once I have the XBOX in the living room because I don't have to put them on DVD anymore. Put them all in an external hard drive and we're good to go. Next project: Pictures (have over 10,000 of those).

Liver&Onions · 02-19-09, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by GatorDeb

I'm in the process of moving VHS tapes to the PC and the divx format is widely supported. I'm adding subtitles so that we know what the different events were. I've found subtitle files the best thing to do in this case because they're easily changeable (i.e. mispelings, etc.). Before I was adding subtitles through video editing programs and that was a pain. But if I don't get on this quickly the tapes will disintegrate by the time I get to it (one of them is of my newborn niece and she'll be 15 on April Fool's Day

).

As you were.

xmiyux · 02-19-09, 08:08 PM

Now someone tell my what Orb is and why it might be more useful than TVersity or PlayOn.

I assume it is a media streaming thing.

Liver&Onions · 02-19-09, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by xmiyux

Now someone tell my what Orb is and why it might be more useful than TVersity or PlayOn.

I assume it is a media streaming thing.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=orb&l=1

edit to add -

http://live.lmgtfy.com/

xmiyux · 02-19-09, 08:15 PM

Could you also google why i might be interested in that program rather than PlayOn or TVersity?

And then just to top things off, maybe google how i can add moderators to my ignore list? :P

GatorDeb · 02-19-09, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by xmiyux

Now someone tell my what Orb is and why it might be more useful than TVersity or PlayOn.

I assume it is a media streaming thing.

Yep,it is a plain old free media streaming program. I found it to hog less memory than TVersity.

02-18-09, 10:48 PM	#105
Michael Corvin DVD Talk Hero Join Date: May 1999 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 32,065	Re: The Official Xbox 360 thread - thread hardest That's funny, since my 360 hates me and killed my F.E.A.R. save I decided to run through some demos I hadn't played yet. L4D was one of them. It reminded me a bit of Serious Sam in the way they just throw as many enemies at you as they can. Pretty fun. I also gave the Kingdom for Keflings a run. Pretty cool, but the demo was too short for me to accurately decide on a purchase or not. Congrats you built a three room house! Now fork over 800 points. I booted up the Maw, but it took too long to get to the action. Save the cut scenes for the full game people, or let me skip 'em. Delete. I still need to get to that Halo Wars demo too. __________________ Xbox Live: Sith Draven / PSN: SithDraven / Wii: 3497 1324 7344 6386 Now Playing: Overlord \| Recently Finished: Ghostbusters \| On Deck: Lego Rock Band Video Game Report Card: 2007 \| 2008 \| 2009 If the RIAA had their way, listening to music at all would be illegal. -Suprmallet

02-18-09, 11:11 PM	#107
Liver&Onions Moderator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Oregonzola Posts: 9,288	Re: The Official Xbox 360 thread - thread hardest if there's no micromanagement in halo wars, I want out I played the tutorial and one level of the demo, and it felt sad to me. __________________ My gaming blog Twitter

02-19-09, 02:10 PM	#109
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02-19-09, 03:39 PM	#110
PopcornTreeCt DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 15,194	Re: The Official Xbox 360 thread - thread hardest They have gamer pics to download of Best Picture nominees. I downloaded the Benjamin Button hoping for Cate Blanchett but no such luck. It's just Brad. __________________

02-19-09, 06:08 PM	#111
GatorDeb DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: The "Real" Vice City Posts: 12,572	Re: The Official Xbox 360 thread - thread hardest Got an arcade system for $150.84 at Circuit City after tax Didn't really want it for the XBOX part, but for the PlayOn and other streaming programs part. A Netflix Roku box is $120... $30 more for this was more than worth it. So, any good sites/programs other than Orb and PlayOn to share media? I really want to be able to play Divx on it but haven't been able to so far. I have a Media Center edition PC and haven't been able to get it to work with my other XBOX and haven't been able to get Media Player sharing to work. But I haven't given up hope yet __________________ XBOX Live Gamertag: GatorDeb07 (zero seven) My XBOX 360 blogs about me "Polo por u, polo por u" - Peggy speaking Spanish from KOTH (Chicken for you, chicken for you)

02-19-09, 06:13 PM	#112
twikoff DVD Talk God Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Right Behind You!!! Posts: 76,282	Re: The Official Xbox 360 thread - thread hardest Im using tversity (free) with no issues, and everything i play is divx http://tversity.com/ was using it through shared media on media player (not media center).. but it started acting weird with permissions and refresh.. so I said screw it and moved on.. tversity is easy to setup and works great. just be sure to adjust the library fresh option.. default is 24 hours.. i set mine down to 1 hour.. and i do a quick manual refresh if I want to watch something more recent than that. __________________ "if you don't like your job you don't strike. You just go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American way." - Homer Simpson

02-19-09, 07:06 PM	#116
Liver&Onions Moderator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Oregonzola Posts: 9,288	Re: The Official Xbox 360 thread - thread hardest No six packs, you liar. But I couldn't pass up the 5 gallon pail of mayonnaise like dressing. I don't even like the shit, but it was a hell of a deal! And 2% cash back! __________________ My gaming blog Twitter

02-19-09, 07:39 PM	#117
GatorDeb DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: The "Real" Vice City Posts: 12,572	Re: The Official Xbox 360 thread - thread hardest Well this time got Orb to work. I didn't like TVersity because I found it to be a memory hog. Any idea how to get .srt/subtitles to work? I press the Subtitle option on the 360 menu and it says the action is not available there. __________________ XBOX Live Gamertag: GatorDeb07 (zero seven) My XBOX 360 blogs about me "Polo por u, polo por u" - Peggy speaking Spanish from KOTH (Chicken for you, chicken for you)

02-19-09, 07:42 PM	#118
xmiyux DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: May 2000 Location: WV Posts: 7,475	Re: The Official Xbox 360 thread - thread hardest What is Orb? __________________ I'm nostalgic for conversations I had yesterday. I've begun reminiscing events before they even occur. I'm reminiscing this right now. I can't go to the bar because I've already looked back on it in my memory... and I didn't have a good time. Live gamertag: xmiyux

02-19-09, 07:48 PM	#120
GatorDeb DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: The "Real" Vice City Posts: 12,572	Re: The Official Xbox 360 thread - thread hardest I'm in the process of moving VHS tapes to the PC and the divx format is widely supported. I'm adding subtitles so that we know what the different events were. I've found subtitle files the best thing to do in this case because they're easily changeable (i.e. mispelings, etc.). Before I was adding subtitles through video editing programs and that was a pain. But if I don't get on this quickly the tapes will disintegrate by the time I get to it (one of them is of my newborn niece and she'll be 15 on April Fool's Day ). It'll be great once I have the XBOX in the living room because I don't have to put them on DVD anymore. Put them all in an external hard drive and we're good to go. Next project: Pictures (have over 10,000 of those). __________________ XBOX Live Gamertag: GatorDeb07 (zero seven) My XBOX 360 blogs about me "Polo por u, polo por u" - Peggy speaking Spanish from KOTH (Chicken for you, chicken for you) Last edited by GatorDeb; 02-19-09 at 07:52 PM.

02-19-09, 08:08 PM	#122
xmiyux DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: May 2000 Location: WV Posts: 7,475	Re: The Official Xbox 360 thread - thread hardest Now someone tell my what Orb is and why it might be more useful than TVersity or PlayOn. I assume it is a media streaming thing. __________________ I'm nostalgic for conversations I had yesterday. I've begun reminiscing events before they even occur. I'm reminiscing this right now. I can't go to the bar because I've already looked back on it in my memory... and I didn't have a good time. Live gamertag: xmiyux

02-19-09, 08:15 PM	#124
xmiyux DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: May 2000 Location: WV Posts: 7,475	Re: The Official Xbox 360 thread - thread hardest Could you also google why i might be interested in that program rather than PlayOn or TVersity? And then just to top things off, maybe google how i can add moderators to my ignore list? :P __________________ I'm nostalgic for conversations I had yesterday. I've begun reminiscing events before they even occur. I'm reminiscing this right now. I can't go to the bar because I've already looked back on it in my memory... and I didn't have a good time. Live gamertag: xmiyux