A PC is a clumsy and expensive machine. There’s always some problem when trying to install or actually playing the latest game (well, not always, but many times).
Oops, insufficient memory (we ALL know that one), please reboot your system, low virtual memory, not enough space on hard disk, couldn’t locate 3d-card, not compatible with this and that, please install the latest patch…. Pffff. And then there are the lies on the back of your precious game-box (recommended Pentium III, but we all know you need at least a Pentium IV with twice as much RAM as they require on the back of your box), the clumsy keyboard, RSI…
And all of this costs lots of money !! You need a state of the art PC to play all the new games. Warcraft III runs very smooth on my PC, but I admit Far Cry will be too much for my modest PC.
Playstation 2 or X-Box any time !! The graphics are maybe not as good (though both consoles have games with gorgeous graphics !!), but at least I can play the first three levels of a game while a PC-owner is still trying to install the damn thing.
Yeah, and i dont have to go off and buy myself an xbox or a playstation. i already have pc, i had it before i started doing pc gaming. And you dont have to keep buying there products, like the latest system. You can just upgrade your current pc. and you can still play your old games, unlike gamecube, plus the new games. And internet gaming is soooo much easier on a pc.
Originally posted by BlackHatDefect
PC games *usually*lack story and the characters arn't well developed.Im not sure why that is but I don't like it.Game systems whoot!
Play any of the following for awhile... all have either excellent storyline development, character development or both:
Any game by Blizzard Entertainment (Warcraft, Starcraft, Diablo)
Half Life
American McGee's Alice
Command & Conquer series
Unreal
Master of Orion 2
Syndicate
When it comes to strategy games, there is no subsitute for a decent PC setup. I love my consoles, but it's the above games that keep me coming back and booting up the computer.
I like both a lot, actually...I love my PS2 and play it all the time, and several of the games I play the most I can't get a PC version of. Plus it's very convinient...if I'm going to a friend's house and we're going to play something on PS2 I can just pack it up in about two minutes and have it set back up in the same amount of time. The one big drawback I find with consoles is the controllers...they aren't very long lasting. I'll admit that I've broken my PS2 controller. And you're very limited it what you can do with them because there's only so many buttons.
Also, up until very recently we had a crap computer that couldn't run anything...but now that I've got two brand new computers in my house, I'll probably be getting and playing more PC games. Besides which, I can get for PC a bunch of the games that I don't have because I don't have Xbox or Gamecube.
Originally posted by Primitive Screwhead #1
Play any of the following for awhile... all have either excellent storyline development, character development or both:Any game by Blizzard Entertainment (Warcraft, Starcraft, Diablo)
Half Life
American McGee's Alice
Command & Conquer series
Unreal
Master of Orion 2
SyndicateWhen it comes to strategy games, there is no subsitute for a decent PC setup. I love my consoles, but it's the above games that keep me coming back and booting up the computer.
Master of Orion II???
Sorry, I cannot possibly agree there. Galactic Conquest, ancient race, strategy playing... yeah, great game but hardly a dramatic sweeping character based plot.
And C&C is hardly a game where you feel personal connection.
Heck, Syndicate is not a good choice either. It was all style. Don't get me wrong, it was enjoyable style, but it wasn't plot; if anything it was anti-plot. Bullfrog were never big on plots, more on innovative gaming.
Half-Life and Unreal were action games, and had action game plots. Personally exhilarating, but intensly shallow. Which was good- they worked better that way, but they are still not good counters to the point.
The original poster is talking of the huge dramatic sweep of many console RPs and has a point, because the PC tends to go for in-depth game mechanics over such things.
If I was coming up with a counter to the accusation that the PC never does it, though, I would say Baldur's Gate II, or Blade Runner. Then again, the comment was 'usually', so there you go.
Sorry, I should have clarified better. I said had either exellent storyline, character development or both. I'll elaborate on what I meant:
MOO2: Character classes were well developed. Storyline was straightforward, but each race played offered distinct traits that made it worth playing time and time again.
C&C: Personally, I thought the whole Kane/Nod/GDI interaction was a decent enough storyline.
Unreal and Half Life both raised the bar for first person shooters and storyline involvement. While they have definitely evolved more since then, I think both did tremendous jobs in incorporating storyline into the FPS genre upon their arrival.
On the whole, I was trying to provide examples of games at the time of their release showing decent storylines and character development in contrast to the console market. I guess in recent times, that trend has changed and BlackHat has a point. But the reason I chose each of these games as examples is for what they offered at the time of their release.
Originally posted by BackFire
Halo 2 is going to be a disapointment. It won't be able to match with Half life 2. The first halo is vastly over rated, teh only reason anyone cares about it is because it's the first really good console FPS that's come along in a long way. It can't hold it's own against other, supperior shooters though.
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I'm a PC guy Myself,
If you can afford it, a high end PC beats the Hell out of a console in graphics and stuff.
Also, most games are "dumbed down" for Console, because of lack of controls and such. The fact is that you find better shooters on PC.
I can make a solid argument why MOHAA is better than Halo. with out even bringing the goodness that is Call of Duty, Far Cry and many others into the fray.
Consoles have the play and go aspect, but if you go in terms of sheer gaming goodness, you cant beat the PC
Strategy PC
Massive FPS PC
Multiplayer in a room with peeps you know and can talk to easily nothing beats console
RP lots of options PC
RP little options Console
Quick fun games Console
In depth PC
Halo 2 will rock
Doom 3 will get repetitive but has awsome graphics
Half Life 2 will have replay value
Far Cry... i'd rather play BF 1942 or vietnam or Unreal
lol yeah I counted too, 7. We're the same age. I've got a silver intermediate trumpet, looking to upgrade to back strad.
I tried Halo on PC, it was alright however it just didn't cut it. Microsoft hasn't been doing to well on their more recent programs-at leats they aren't as up-to-par as their competition. I dont like X-box either since it doesnt have the awesome games like gamecube such as Zelda, SSB, and other Nintendo games and PS2 for being able to play dvds and being the main console for several amazing RPG games.