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by Maturin
Thu Nov 30, 2023 8:54 am
Forum: TV & Film
Topic: General Film News
Replies: 726
Views: 220806

Re: General Film News

Even the supposedly great Avengers movies I was starting to find too busy, ill-focused and a little tiresome tbh at the time, so any chance of me going to see any of these endless identikit variations they pump out these days are zero. Same goes for the TV shows. Although I'm maybe not the target ma...
by Maturin
Wed Nov 29, 2023 5:39 pm
Forum: General Gaming Discussion and News
Topic: How would you best articulate feeling and dealing with 'Gamer Guilt'?
Replies: 5
Views: 304

Re: How would you best articulate feeling and dealing with 'Gamer Guilt'?

The thing with online gaming is you do need to invest a chunk of time into them each week to get the most out of them, I remember that vividly from my Countrstrike: Source days. You can't just dedicate an hour to them 3 or 4 times a week I found. I think Dave, it's obvious you don't need to justify ...
by Maturin
Thu Nov 23, 2023 3:15 pm
Forum: TV & Film
Topic: I Just Watched (Films)
Replies: 1813
Views: 426197

Re: I Just Watched (Films)

I think it's a brilliant film, and the general public reviews are all in the top echelon, unlike Tenet. But then I have no issue whatsoever with non-linear storytelling, so there's nothing holding it back for me. It's so well directed by Nolan, the way he composes scenes is beautiful to look at. It'...
by Maturin
Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:58 pm
Forum: Technology & Hardware
Topic: Tech assistance required!
Replies: 22
Views: 1506

Re: Tech assistance required!

If you have a multimeter, there is a way of checking the voltage throughput to see if the PSU is working fully or not. I've done it myself before when trying to work out whether it was the PSU or MOBO that's kaput (for me, it was the mobo). Sometimes when PSU's begin to fail they squeeze out enough ...
by Maturin
Mon Oct 30, 2023 10:30 am
Forum: General & Real World
Topic: Arty Antics and Similar Stuff
Replies: 240
Views: 28498

Re: Arty Antics and Similar Stuff

Even if they could have got it moving and firing, for much of the war Allies could send fighter-bomber raids at will across German front lines. It would be such a massive, slow target for Mosquitoes to get stuck into.
by Maturin
Sat Sep 16, 2023 8:53 am
Forum: General & Real World
Topic: Tim Woodwark?
Replies: 8
Views: 590

Re: Tim Woodwark?

I left WooF back in 2012 or thereabouts. If I recall they set up another forum, but it was a private proboards one.

If you search around for it you might find it. Not sure if Tim's still knocking about there or not.
by Maturin
Thu Aug 31, 2023 5:32 pm
Forum: General Gaming Discussion and News
Topic: Starfield has a release date
Replies: 246
Views: 8897

Re: Starfield has a release date

One of the great things about Skyrim and Fallout 4 was the familiarity and sense of place in the world. You could climb up that distant mountain you see from a village, then eventually look back across the land from the mountain and see that village in the distance. Or that skyscraper in the citysca...
by Maturin
Tue Aug 29, 2023 6:56 pm
Forum: General Gaming Discussion and News
Topic: General Gaming News
Replies: 893
Views: 149736

Re: General Gaming News

Noooo, was hoping for them to get the license for Commandos one day and do a remake.

Shadow Tactics is an absolute classic. Definitely my favourite of theirs.
by Maturin
Wed Aug 23, 2023 10:54 am
Forum: Sport
Topic: The F1 thread
Replies: 964
Views: 231941

Re: The F1 thread

Glock didn't let Hamilton past, he could barely make the wet corners on his slicks while Hamilton had the correct tyres on. I think Massa's been really poorly advised here. I do like him, he had a rough time with that head injury and he was unlucky to miss out - but this isn't going to help his repu...
by Maturin
Thu Jul 13, 2023 2:56 pm
Forum: Music & Literature
Topic: Currently Reading
Replies: 302
Views: 135006

Re: Currently Reading

Yeah, the first 3 books especially are definitely worth a read. Personally always felt he lost his way from the 4th book onwards, it all got rather bogged down, but it doesn't take away how good the first 3 were.
by Maturin
Mon Jul 10, 2023 7:11 am
Forum: TV & Film
Topic: General Film News
Replies: 726
Views: 220806

Re: General Film News

Talking of bombs, from what I've read the new Indy film needs $1bn box office to break even, maybe more depending on who you believe. Could be a monumental loss for Disney.
by Maturin
Wed Jun 28, 2023 8:57 pm
Forum: General Gaming Discussion and News
Topic: The All Things Twitch Prime/Amazon Prime Thread
Replies: 135
Views: 66830

Re: The All Things Twitch Prime/Amazon Prime Thread

I played it a couple of years ago I think, for the most part it's really well done but I would personally pass on the new Beamdog content as honestly it's nowhere near as good as the original Bioware content Yeah, I'd heard something along those lines. I've loaded up the main game to see how it loo...
by Maturin
Wed Jun 28, 2023 1:44 pm
Forum: General Gaming Discussion and News
Topic: The All Things Twitch Prime/Amazon Prime Thread
Replies: 135
Views: 66830

Re: The All Things Twitch Prime/Amazon Prime Thread

Thanks, I picked up BG2. It comes with Throne of Bhaal too.

I only own a DVD version of it and never tried the enhanced version.
by Maturin
Tue Jun 27, 2023 6:51 pm
Forum: General Gaming Discussion and News
Topic: Starfield has a release date
Replies: 246
Views: 8897

Re: Starfield has a release date

But isn't it the case that the game will likely play fine (or as fine as you would expect for Bethesda) on both AMD and nvidia cards on PC anyway? Or am I missing something here? Plus, surely they were always going to partner with AMD anyway due to the console market. I wouldn't be surprised if this...
by Maturin
Mon Jun 26, 2023 12:57 pm
Forum: TV & Film
Topic: Film analysis
Replies: 28
Views: 5231

Re: Film analysis

There was just a care-free, un-stifled attitude to mainstream film-making back then. I don't know if we'll ever see that again.