Virtual Pool 4

lgm1979 · 03-13-2012, 06:16 AM

According to Celeris' VP4 FB page, we should be seeing it come to Steam.

http://www.facebook.com/VirtualPool4

Anyone who's played any of the Virtual Pool games knows how awesome this is! These are the only pool games that have proper, realistic physics.

Anybody else excited for this? I still play VP3, and it's been out for like 12 years lol!

ledow · 03-13-2012, 08:08 AM

If it has snooker and all the game variations of my (ancient, but still just as playable today as back then) Virtual Pool Hall, yeah I'd buy it just to have it on my Steam account.

That's assuming my usual criteria for games, however: No DRM, no unnecessarily high system requirements (DirectX 11 for simple games etc.), nothing stopping me loading it up for only a minute when I don't have time, etc.

targetbsp · 03-13-2012, 08:35 AM

Wow. That's a blast from the past! I used to play that back in Uni. Was amazing back in the day that no-one had thought before to directly control the cue with the mouse.

lgm1979 · 03-14-2012, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ledow

If it has snooker and all the game variations of my (ancient, but still just as playable today as back then) Virtual Pool Hall, yeah I'd buy it just to have it on my Steam account.

That's assuming my usual criteria for games, however: No DRM, no unnecessarily high system requirements (DirectX 11 for simple games etc.), nothing stopping me loading it up for only a minute when I don't have time, etc.

Yeah, it'll have all the different variations of pool, I'm guessing there will be even more than in VP3. And they said on FB that they plan on using Steam as DRM, so that's nice.

Also it'll be nice to have new, shiny gfx for a pool game. VP3 can still look pretty good if you force and max everything out in your gfx card control panel, but it definitely needs moar polygons, better lighting and much higher res textures.

drgnzach · 03-14-2012, 06:02 AM

Wow, I was expecting it to be a "pool simulator" where you clean and maintain rich peoples pools.

nigel · 03-14-2012, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ledow

If it has snooker and all the game variations of my (ancient, but still just as playable today as back then) Virtual Pool Hall, yeah I'd buy it just to have it on my Steam account.

According to the Virtual Pool 3 website, 21 versions of pool, plus snooker and 2 forms of billiards are in that version, so I would assume (hope) that version 4 will have at least as much.

Used to love Jimmy White's Whirlwind snooker (I think that is what is was called), so it would be great to have an up to date pool / snooker game on Steam.

lgm1979 · 03-14-2012, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by drgnzach

Wow, I was expecting it to be a "pool simulator" where you clean and maintain rich peoples pools.

lol, don't give those "odd" European game developers who make all the "bus driver/truck driver" games any ideas!

HellAvenger · 03-14-2012, 10:10 AM

lol remind me, i get so bored playing pool with girl. virtual pool will really bored me to death.

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lgm1979 Join Date: Jul 2010 Reputation: 30 Posts: 514	Virtual Pool 4 According to Celeris' VP4 FB page, we should be seeing it come to Steam. http://www.facebook.com/VirtualPool4 Anyone who's played any of the Virtual Pool games knows how awesome this is! These are the only pool games that have proper, realistic physics. Anybody else excited for this? I still play VP3, and it's been out for like 12 years lol!

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03-13-2012, 08:08 AM	#2
ledow Join Date: Feb 2010 Reputation: 270 Posts: 245	If it has snooker and all the game variations of my (ancient, but still just as playable today as back then) Virtual Pool Hall, yeah I'd buy it just to have it on my Steam account. That's assuming my usual criteria for games, however: No DRM, no unnecessarily high system requirements (DirectX 11 for simple games etc.), nothing stopping me loading it up for only a minute when I don't have time, etc.

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targetbsp Join Date: Jul 2010 Reputation: 976 Posts: 3,754	Wow. That's a blast from the past! I used to play that back in Uni. Was amazing back in the day that no-one had thought before to directly control the cue with the mouse.

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drgnzach Join Date: Aug 2010 Reputation: 1395 Posts: 2,087	Wow, I was expecting it to be a "pool simulator" where you clean and maintain rich peoples pools.

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HellAvenger Join Date: Aug 2011 Reputation: 49 Posts: 750	lol remind me, i get so bored playing pool with girl. virtual pool will really bored me to death.