Don't you hate "countdowns" in games?

i only hate countdowns in games when they make me die.

 

I also can't stand countdowns. Rainbow Six 3 had a really bad timer during the garage level. You had to catch up to the main bad guy before he got away. That one took me forever to beat.

What bothers me the most about the timers is having to replay the same levels over and over again. Most of the time you are only off by a few seconds, but nope, you have to start all over again, another 30 minutes.

I just hate having to replay any level in any game. That is why I prefer RPGs, b/c if you fail then the game is ready for that and takes you down another path.

The Bond games usually have bad countdowns also.

 

Republic Commando is like that. I thought the countdown thing was just some random voice, but I freaked out when I got to the bridge, had about 1,000 things attacking me, and I couldn't even get near the console.

 

I did like the countdown in RC, but maybe that is b/c it only took me twice and I like replaying the levels in that game. The countdown on the bridge is kind of fun, b/c you are making a last stand with 3 other guys against hundreds of droids. I usually set up my guys to attack the droids, while I hack the computer. This makes it even more nerve racking if you have 5.1 surround sound, b/c you can't see what's going on, you can only here this huge fire fight and see your squad drop one by one! Awesome! Loving RC!

 

Countdowns are fun. They have that sexy monotone woman counting down 5 4 3 2 1.

Unless you turn on the sexy voice in Unreal 2004 she sounds like she's having an...

 

A baby?

A brain aneurism?

A cow?

 

he said "an" you dolt.

So it would be:

an baby

an brain aneurism

an cow

LOBOT!

 

Actually, NO. You only use the article "an" when the following noun begins with a vowel. For example, "an idea" versus "a thought".

So YOU = LOBOT x 2

 

Must I really PWN you?

The author who you were replying to said:

sounds like she's having an...

you can't then go and change HIS sentence to an "a" because all words you come up with in your pitiful attempts are never going to be correct, unless they infact begin in a vowel and are preceeded by an "an".

dolt.

 

The answer is "She is having an orgasm."

I provided a handy link in case you don't know what that word is.

 

Can we also have an "Outstanding n00b Award" each week too please Solo?

 

Thrawn, are you serious? That's what he really meant?

I had no idea.

 

Click this.

I just wanted to end the pointless bickering and get this back on topic. I forgot this was games for a minute and that I needed to switch usernames back.

 

I hated the countdown in the final level in the The World is Not Enough game, the level with the sinking submarine. It wasn't actually a timer counting down, but a depth gauge displaying how deep the sub was. But still, it's the same deal, when the gauge reached 2000 metres the sub would hit bottom and implode. It was so damn hard to find a way to the reactor room, and after that you were supposed to survive against the surviving soldiers. I guess you had about 5 minutes or so, the sub had turned over so the walls became floors and, on top of that, sections of the sub were flooded.

 

The hardest countdown I've ever faced was in Conker's Bad Fur Day.

 

Countdowns can be awesome...for example the Halo 1 countdown while easy made the warthog escape VERY fun

 

The hardest countdown I?ve ever faced wasn?t quite a traditional countdown. I was playing the zombie graveyard area of Vampire: Bloodlines, and to try to beat that area without celerity and with low weapons skills was pretty tough. The object is to spend five minutes killing zombies, making sure that none escape. I always lost in the final few seconds, and it got damn annoying.

With level three or four celerity it?s easy, but with no speed and crappy weapons skills it?s damn tough.

 

that's good. a countdown that keeps you someplace instead of limits the time to get you someplace. I think one part in Nova Prospect in Half-Life 2 qualifies as that. Defending yourself and four entrances, plus a walkway, with three turrets and your guns until Alyx finally comes.
I hate that part.