Haha I loved NOLF, and NOLF2 was a treasure
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Tron 2.0 was a masterfully crafted game in my experience. Shogo was a lot of fun, it didn't look great but it looked fantastic next to Quake 2
![Tongue :P](https://www.overwritten.net/forum/Smileys/default/tongue.gif)
AvP2 was well-crafted.. I hated Blood 2.. Graphics, gameplay, everything..
Anyway I just ran into a major problem with FEAR. Apparently installing it conflicts with my installation of DirectX 9. And the only way to repair the problem is a format and clean installation of Windows, since there's no real way to uninstall DirectX and reinstall it fresh. Microsoft have complicated things on that front.
Basically FEAR will not install if you click "cancel" when it asks to install DirectX (August 2006).. Now I have the Feb 2007 release. Somehow the older one that comes with FEAR overwrites it, and I end up with faulty DX9 shaders, a lot of missing visuals in FEAR, and an occasional BSOD. I could just switch the game to DX8 shaders, and it runs fine, but it the DX8 shaders are pretty crap compared to the DX9 ones (no post-processing, crappy reflection, no refraction, inferior bump-mapping, etc.).
I thought, not a problem I'll just reinstall DX9 Feb 2007. Doesn't work. At least not entirely. The visuals are still missing but at least I don't get a BSOD. It basically thinks I already have DX9 Feb 2007, and doesn't replace all the files.. So I might just have to wait for the next DX9 release to resolve the problem without a format.
According to Microsoft and many other sources you must NEVER try to install an older version of DX over a current version. Apparently it can cause major problems and may potentially render Windows inoperable.
So I formatted my system.. Tried installing FEAR again, and the same problem happened.. Fortunately this time I set a restore point just before installing FEAR. So, thank you Sierra for complicating things. Why does the FEAR installation force a DirectX install? Every other game doesn't!
Thank God Oblivion still works beautifully.
EDIT:
One thing I found really positive was how they didn't make her sleazy. She looked attractive, had a great personality etc. yet it wasn't like she went into firefights dressed for Jabba the Hut's nipple pinchy sessions.
Haha one more reason I loved the game
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I really adored (and respected) Cate Archer! (well, as far as characters in a goofy comedy go).