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  • tofu scramble and fried potatoes. It's been a while since I threw some of this together.
    3 days, 22 hours ago via Twitter
  • @Alphawolfy said: "Congrats on your gaming PC, I myself run DA:O on medium-ish settings (decent mid-range PC) and am loving it. I'm surprised that I'm doing fine on Normal, because I haven't really played any games with this type of combat before.  Also, would you mind telling me what new video card you got? :) "@MikeHaggarKJ said: "what card did you buy? dao is incredible "  I got an ATI Radeon ...
    4 days, 6 hours ago
Nov. 16, 2009
  • Nate replied to the topic Tips on fighting dragons? in the Dragon Age: Origins board.
    @Teran: What's the difference between a shield specced warrior and a tank? I thought 'tank' just meant heavy armor, heavy shield on one arm. I'm new to this game and trying to figure out some strategy.
    5 days, 5 hours ago
  • I'm back my friends. After a several year hiatus from current gen PC gaming, I'm back. I recently purchased a new video card and power supply, cracked open my case and got it done. For the first time in over 10 years (I believe it was about the time Diablo and Quake 2 were spinning in my CD-Rom) I have a PC capable of running any game out there. First off, ...
    5 days, 7 hours ago
  • Nate replied to the topic In-game Advertisement... in the Dragon Age: Origins board.
    @Jeffsekai said: "It was a good way to sell it. Don't know why everyone is freaking out. "I don't think it's reason to "freak out", but I do think it's a pretty bad idea. Evilsbane's original comment that it pulls you out of the immersive game rings true to me. In a good RPG (like DA:O) you get so caught up in the story and world that you forget you ...
    5 days, 7 hours ago
Nov. 14, 2009
  • really enjoying dragon age. new video card fully functional. This is a true return to nerd-dom for me. wait ... return?
    1 week ago via Twitter
Nov. 13, 2009
  • Nate replied to the topic help! new video card and monitor problem :( in the PC board.
    @Binman88 said: "This is going to sound silly, but have you tried both DVI ports on the card? I never used to know which one I was supposed to use and got a scare before after using the wrong one and nothing happened. "nope, neither of them. that was my problem. thanks ;)  THis thread (topic) should be deleted, how do I do that?
    1 week ago
  • Nate replied to the topic help! new video card and monitor problem :( in the PC board.
    LOL --- I'm so glad I don't need your help (no offense) I am an ass!  I had the monitor plugged into the integrated (motherboard) graphics, not the new card. Didn't realize I needed to do that. WOW.  Okay, off to Ferelden!
    1 week ago
  • Nate replied to the topic help! new video card and monitor problem :( in the PC board.
    Okay, I realize there are lots of other forums dedicated to PC problems, but you giantbombers have come through for me in the past, and I don't really post on any other forums.  I got a new graphics card today.Its an ati radeon 4850. This one here to be exact. I hooked it up to my motherboard (and power supply) and booted the computer back up, and the monitor is just blinking ...
    1 week ago
  • Nate just started a topic, help! new video card and monitor problem :( in the PC board.
    1 week ago
  • tried a couple things i read about. still not working. argh!!
    1 week ago via Twitter
  • just hooked up my new video card and now my monitor won't display. frustrating. time to search the internet for a solution.
    1 week ago via Twitter
  • These acclaimed directors better stop doing video game films or they won't be acclaimed much longer.
    1 week, 1 day ago
Nov. 12, 2009
  • just installed a new power supply in my pc. I am officially a genius.
    1 week, 1 day ago via Twitter
Nov. 11, 2009
  • Happy veterans day ya'll! Today I'm honestly feeling humbled by all the sacrifices our veterans have made.
    1 week, 3 days ago via Twitter
Added by Nate on Nov. 16, 2009

I'm back my friends. After a several year hiatus from current gen PC gaming, I'm back. I recently purchased a new video card and power supply, cracked open my case and got it done. For the first time in over 10 years (I believe it was about the time Diablo and Quake 2 were spinning in my CD-Rom) I have a PC capable of running any game out there. First off, I'd like to thank the Giantbomb forum goers who advised me on how to get this done at a reasonable cost ($106 for the card, and $50 for the power supply). 
I was all set and resigned to get the inferior xbox 360 version of Dragon Age, but opted to upgrade and now am running it all on the highest settings - beautiful. 
As I sat at my PC late into the night on Friday and Saturday (slaying the vile darkspawn) I was reminded of my late middle school/early high school days doing the very same thing. Now at 28, I have indeed returned to nerd-dom. 
As for Dragon Age, I'm loving it and I can honestly say I have not spent this much time thinking about a game while not playing it in over 10 years. I was a little unsure whether the hardcore nature of it would hold my attention, but it definitely is. I'll admit, I switched it to easy for the first boss, but now I'm back on normal. I'll probably have to switch it back to easy here and there, but that's okay. Maybe on my second playthrough (probably not for several weeks yet) I'll be able to hack it on normal all the way through. We'll see.
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Added by Nate on Aug. 8, 2008

Just beat this game on casual. Pretty fun, but I was surprised how short it was. I think I may write a review.


Added by Nate on Aug. 2, 2008

My wife is at her parents' for the weekend and she took the dog. This means I'm alone in the home, sitting playing Bioshock in the dark. Needless to say I'm a little tense, and had to take a break. Just killed my first big daddy. The game is awesome, but I'm not exaggerating when I say I'm scared right now. Maybe I should take a break and play some skate for a few minutes :)


Nate's Reviews
great (and beautiful) puzzler (PC)
My brother's fascination with all things 'claymation' made this a must buy in our home.  We played it for a quite a while in middle school. I have to say, I probably never beat the game and can't find it anywhere now.  Still, this is a great game for three ...
Reviewed by Nate on July 30, 2008
didn't sweep me off my feet (PS2)
The game's visuals are what drew me in, and I still love the art style. It's unique, amazing - beautiful. However, the game itself just seemed to drag on and on for me and gave little sense of where the story was going. As soon as I'd think I'd freed ...
Reviewed by Nate on July 21, 2008


Date Joined: July 21, 2008
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