Smoke on the water, FRIDAY in the sky

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Toonces

#30
October 23, 2015, 09:50:09 PM Last Edit: October 23, 2015, 09:51:40 PM by Toonces
Man alive but did my gaming go all over the place tonight.  I started off with Dirt Rally which as I mentioned in the other thread looks simply amazing cranked up.  Wrecked the crap out of my Subie, but it has a great feature where you can watch a replay from your race with various camera angles.  That was pretty epic.

I played just a bit of Rome 2, which only makes me like 3 years late to the party.  What a fantastic game- the atmosphere is really great and I like the details added to the armies.  I don't like all the mandatory province management; I'm an "auto-manage" guy in M2TW. 

After a couple of unsuccessful attempts to get onto a KotH server for ARMA 3 I gave up and settled on some Madden 08 with the Football Freaks XV mod.  Still working on my Cowboys franchise.  Finished game 3 of pre-season against the 0-2 Dolphins.  We played at Miami with a thunderstorm going on in the background and that was uber-cool with the thunder and rain going off the whole time.  I played kind of bad, not sure if it was all the scotch the coach was drinking or what.  My running game never did take off, and I made one questionable play early on that gave the Dolphins good field position.  Still I managed to eeek out a 19-13 win; how you score 19 points in football I don't even know.  But I did it.  So I'm going into week 4 3-0. 

After that I didn't want the stress of another scored game so I played Saints (me) vs. Colts (AI).  Another good game with the teams pretty well matched up.  I gave up both a penalty and a turnover that really hurt me and we went into the 4th quarter tied 13-13, after I failed to capitalize on an interception inside 2 minutes before the half, and then threw a mid-field pass with no timeouts left, leaving us out of time at the 3 yard line.  Still, I got a late 4th quarter interception and turned that into a TD with :53 left and then held off the Colts' drive at the 40 with a tackle with inches for the 3rd down conversion.  Fun times and maybe a little more tense than I look for at 10pm on a Friday night!
"If you had a chance, right now, to go back in time and stop Hitler, wouldn't you do it?  I mean, I personally wouldn't stop him because I think he's awesome." - Eric Cartman

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Toonces

#31
October 23, 2015, 09:57:06 PM
Incidentally, Howard Stern had John Fogarty on about 2 weeks ago, and it was agreed all around that the riff to Fortunate Son was the best riff evar.

Pretty epic interview, BTW.  Fogarty has a great voice, still.

But Deep Purple is nice, I guess...

"If you had a chance, right now, to go back in time and stop Hitler, wouldn't you do it?  I mean, I personally wouldn't stop him because I think he's awesome." - Eric Cartman

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MetalDog

#32
October 23, 2015, 10:07:57 PM
There are tons of iconic guitar licks.  Even a lot of them that can be recognized from the first note, but, it's not Fortunate Son that guitar and bass players learn as their very first lick, but, Smoke On the Water.

As far as Madden, are you just calling the plays?  Or are you playing the players?
And the One Song to Rule Them All is Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones


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Toonces

#33
October 23, 2015, 11:22:21 PM
For Madden I am both calling the plays and then playing each play.  I'm a big fan, on defense, of taking the left tackle for Dallas (Selvie).  For offense, I like to take my options but Witten has been very dependable when I've gone to him, as well as Murray.

I do like to see what Madden calls as an assist, but I'd say I take his advice maybe 20% of the time.

"If you had a chance, right now, to go back in time and stop Hitler, wouldn't you do it?  I mean, I personally wouldn't stop him because I think he's awesome." - Eric Cartman

"Does a watch list mean you are being watched or is it a come on to Toonces?" - Biggs

MetalDog

#34
October 23, 2015, 11:25:16 PM
I stopped playing Madden in the early 2000's.  Had a Bucs franchise for three or four seasons in the '99 iteration.  Didn't play much after that.  It started to become more about actually knowing how to play QB and read defenses and what not.  Early versions it was easier to just pick a play and wing it and get it right.
And the One Song to Rule Them All is Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones


"If its a Balrog, I don't think you get an option to not consent......." - bob

Toonces

#35
October 23, 2015, 11:27:18 PM
So to close out the night I booted up EA's NHL 08 playing the Phlyers vs. the Ducks.  Ok, I actually started with the Sixers and NBA but basketball, frankly, completely confounds me.  I have no idea whatsoever what I'm doing.  I grew up watching the Phlyers so I have at least a rudimentary working knowledge of hockey.

We started off very slow, as expected, not knowing the control scheme.  Once I figured it out we connected with 3 goals pretty quickly and it was game on.  We finished the half 3-3, but going into the 2nd and 3rd periods the AI adjusted and capitalized on a couple of really poor passes in my zone.  So end game was 6-3 but I did learn a lot for a first game.  NHL is much faster paced than the NFL, but since I don't care, it might be the perfect 10pm Friday night game.  It requires more reflexes, though, so maybe not.  Perhaps baseball is the right call? 
"If you had a chance, right now, to go back in time and stop Hitler, wouldn't you do it?  I mean, I personally wouldn't stop him because I think he's awesome." - Eric Cartman

"Does a watch list mean you are being watched or is it a come on to Toonces?" - Biggs

MetalDog

#36
October 23, 2015, 11:29:52 PM
Baseball is hardest of all!  Hitting a baseball is TOUGH!  LOVE to play some hockey though.  I don't know the nuances of it, but, I know enough to enjoy.
And the One Song to Rule Them All is Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones


"If its a Balrog, I don't think you get an option to not consent......." - bob

Toonces

#37
October 23, 2015, 11:31:38 PM
Quote from: MetalDog on October 23, 2015, 11:25:16 PM
I stopped playing Madden in the early 2000's.  Had a Bucs franchise for three or four seasons in the '99 iteration.  Didn't play much after that.  It started to become more about actually knowing how to play QB and read defenses and what not.  Early versions it was easier to just pick a play and wing it and get it right.

I have fallen in love with a game I don't have, NFL 2k5 for the Xbox.  Just Youtube some videos of that.  I'm thinking of getting an Xbox solely to play that game....it's that awesome.

"If you had a chance, right now, to go back in time and stop Hitler, wouldn't you do it?  I mean, I personally wouldn't stop him because I think he's awesome." - Eric Cartman

"Does a watch list mean you are being watched or is it a come on to Toonces?" - Biggs

Grim.Reaper

#38
October 23, 2015, 11:34:53 PM
It was the best football arcade game ever made in my opinion....the halftime show was amazing, showing other game highlights....was just like watching the real thing.

Toonces

#39
October 23, 2015, 11:44:57 PM
Exactly.  And what I'm seeing from gameplay, first of all it's amazing.  But the FPS view is just super uber cool.  So as much as I love Madden, and it has its place, I think as a football fan it might be worth getting an Xbox just to play this game...and any other games that also work are gravy, eg. NCAA games.
"If you had a chance, right now, to go back in time and stop Hitler, wouldn't you do it?  I mean, I personally wouldn't stop him because I think he's awesome." - Eric Cartman

"Does a watch list mean you are being watched or is it a come on to Toonces?" - Biggs

Grim.Reaper

#40
October 23, 2015, 11:49:40 PM
You would need to find the original Xbox for it, never came out for Xbox 360 or Xbox one.  Although the game was great, probably too much effort for me to do that at this point:). Would love to see a modern version but with ea owning the nfl license, not much of a chance.

Toonces

#41
October 23, 2015, 11:58:46 PM
I thought it worked on 360?
"If you had a chance, right now, to go back in time and stop Hitler, wouldn't you do it?  I mean, I personally wouldn't stop him because I think he's awesome." - Eric Cartman

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Grim.Reaper

#42
October 24, 2015, 12:02:54 AM
Quote from: Toonces on October 23, 2015, 11:58:46 PM
I thought it worked on 360?

Don't recall it originally working but maybe since then they found a way.  I did see there was a way for the PC, you have to install a PS2 emulator and then somehow install the PS2 version.

Toonces

#43
October 24, 2015, 12:21:47 AM
If you figure all that nonsense out, please let me know.  I saw that too, but there is only so much pain I'll go through...I do have Madden (which is awesome).
"If you had a chance, right now, to go back in time and stop Hitler, wouldn't you do it?  I mean, I personally wouldn't stop him because I think he's awesome." - Eric Cartman

"Does a watch list mean you are being watched or is it a come on to Toonces?" - Biggs

Grim.Reaper

#44
October 24, 2015, 04:33:41 AM
Quote from: Toonces on October 24, 2015, 12:21:47 AM
If you figure all that nonsense out, please let me know.  I saw that too, but there is only so much pain I'll go through...I do have Madden (which is awesome).

Too much work for me at this point as well:) 
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