Topic: Game News Dump (Read 282015 times)

Brentai · « **Reply #2620 on:** January 26, 2011, 01:08:05 PM »

Both these games have already been dropped right on their soft baby skulls in terms of PC support, and I find first-person shootan on any console an exercise in pulling teeth.

Which sucks because BulletStorm looks like sex behind a floating gun otherwise.

TA · « **Reply #2621 on:** January 26, 2011, 01:15:12 PM »

Quote from: Brentai on January 26, 2011, 01:08:05 PM

Both these games have already been dropped right on their soft baby skulls in terms of PC support

How do you mean?

Brentai · « **Reply #2622 on:** January 26, 2011, 01:17:46 PM »

Go download the demo and you'll see.

Bal · « **Reply #2623 on:** January 26, 2011, 01:42:24 PM »

"Plays well on console" does not necessarily mean "plays poorly on PC". Just look at Bad Company 2. If anything, it's better on PC, even though the series was specifically designed to bring the Battlefield thing to console. Unless you're talking about some magic qualifier that makes something too "console" which, in my experience, doesn't fucking exist.

Brentai · « **Reply #2624 on:** January 26, 2011, 01:45:29 PM »

No.

Go download the demo for PC.

TA · « **Reply #2625 on:** January 26, 2011, 01:49:45 PM »

The DNF demo isn't out yet, on any system. What has Gearbox done to indicate that the PC version is going to be in some way crippled?

Which systems do or do not get a demo is a marketing thing. It doesn't tell you much of anything about the final product.

Bal · « **Reply #2626 on:** January 26, 2011, 01:56:02 PM »

You mean the one that isn't a demo, but is a trailer? Maybe that's your point? I honestly don't know where you're going with this. Console exclusive demos are not uncommon in very good PC games. Bad Company 2, for example, was console only for the demo.

If you mean DNF demo, who gives a shit about that anyway? Everyone already knew it was a console focused game even before 3D Realms imploded.

Brentai · « **Reply #2627 on:** January 26, 2011, 02:23:23 PM »

Quote from: TA on January 26, 2011, 01:49:45 PM

What has Gearbox done to indicate that the PC version is going to be in some way crippled?

Specifically and repeatedly screwed over PC owners with their last title, mostly.

Quote from: Bal on January 26, 2011, 01:56:02 PM

You mean the one that isn't a demo, but is a trailer? Maybe that's your point?

Yes, thank you.

Quote from: Bal on January 26, 2011, 01:56:02 PM

Console exclusive demos are not uncommon in very good PC games. Bad Company 2, for example, was console only for the demo.

Well, if you say so. I don't consider Bad Company 2 a very good example, but that's fine.

The lack of demo is more immediately irritating to me but probably wasn't the best "this game will definitely, definitely suck on PC" argument. You're right that not offering a demo to PC users is only proof of callousness, not lack of quality. This is the best "this game will definitely, definitely suck on PC" argument.

Bal · « **Reply #2628 on:** January 26, 2011, 02:35:10 PM »

GFWL is annoying, but hardly deal breaking. Is Dawn of War II bad because of it? Definitely not, but on the other hand they're switching to Steamworks now that it offers matchmaking, the thing that drew them to GFWL to begin with. At worst though, GFWL is an irritant. It doesn't have any effect on the quality of the game.

Norondor · « **Reply #2629 on:** January 26, 2011, 05:13:54 PM »

it wasn't a dealbreaker for us beating the shit out of Lost Planet 2, that's for damned sure

Norondor · « **Reply #2630 on:** January 26, 2011, 05:14:20 PM »

that said, Borderlands was a total fuck in the cock on PC

Bal · « **Reply #2631 on:** January 26, 2011, 08:57:00 PM »

Yes but:

A: That used GameSpy
B: That was actually a product of the game's terrible design with regards to ad hoc play

Norondor · « **Reply #2632 on:** January 27, 2011, 01:14:24 AM »

not just multiplayer, i mean all the bullshit you needed to edit in .ini files to make it play like a modern game made by human beings and the fact that even after all that you were only allowed 5 lines of text, absolute maximum, to see what guns actually did.

Bal · « **Reply #2633 on:** January 27, 2011, 05:42:45 AM »

I actually have no idea what you are talking about. Aside from the draconian quest system, and UI elements, I really liked Borderlands.

François · « **Reply #2634 on:** January 27, 2011, 06:23:17 AM »

Borderlands had some of the external trappings of bullshit, but yeah, it thought was a solid game. Before playing it, I was merely hoping that Duke would be big, over-the-top, and ridiculous, but after playing Borderlands I cautiously add "halfway decent FPS" to that list.

Bal · « **Reply #2635 on:** January 27, 2011, 06:25:30 AM »

It's not like Gearbox is new to the FPS gig. They made Half-Life: Opposing Force and Blue Shift, then moved on to the Brothers in Arms series, and then Borderlands. They're a good designer. DNF's problem is that no matter what it is it's too little, too late, and on top of everything, Bulletstorm is kind of the same appeal but much, much better.

Norondor · « **Reply #2636 on:** January 27, 2011, 12:21:43 PM »

Quote from: Bal on January 27, 2011, 05:42:45 AM

I actually have no idea what you are talking about. Aside from the draconian quest system, and UI elements, I really liked Borderlands.

welllll, i... pretty much meant the draconian quest system and horrible UI, yes.

Royal☭ · « **Reply #2637 on:** January 27, 2011, 12:39:37 PM »

Neither of which diminished my enjoyment of the game, at all.

Norondor · « **Reply #2638 on:** January 27, 2011, 01:12:36 PM »

they didn't until i noticed them, if that makes sense.

Lottel · « **Reply #2639 on:** January 27, 2011, 10:53:41 PM »

So you point them out to ruin it for everyone else?

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