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Labotomizer (989)    Nov 17, 2009 - 07:27 am

The only real hope for PC gamers at this point is the fact that the 360 and PS3 are expected to last another 5-7 years before the next gen. That means we should be at a turning point where the PC really begins to shine, even on $100 video cards in mainstream desktop PCs, and be able to leave the consoles in the dust. To me it would seem over the next 2 years we'll see developers move back to developing PC first and then porting it down to the consoles. I don't think PC gaming is dead but, much like MMOs, perhaps the challenge we were once accustomed to is. » Login to reply to this

superchan (34)   Nov 16, 2009 - 10:42 pm

I'm a CRPG guy (not the MMORPG stuff, I prefer them SP), and I was feeling all doom and gloom for awhile because of consolization as well. Especially after Bioware made JE and ME, which were far too consoley for my taste. But DAO sounds promising, and KOR is looking good too. I don't really play fighting games, but Capcom did great with SF4 (pirated to all hell though). I need an upgrade this December to play anything, but it's not all bad. IW sold out. Fine. As long as there are good PC developers out there, I'll spend my money elsewhere. » Login to reply to this

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AstroFly (173)   Nov 16, 2009 - 12:10 pm

Your points are spot on. I pretty much thought the exact same things about the SP while I was playing a 'friends' copy (I eagerly bought every previous COD). I thought the story was extremely implausible and contrived, and I lost any sense of immersion. Does anyone seriously think the MW2 plot could actually come close to happening in the real world?? The game has changed from Saving Private Ryan and Blackhawk down to James Bond. "200mph while firing an automatic pistol sideways with one hand..." haha I laughed reading this. I thought there were quite a few examples of how the game catered to the game consoles. Quite a few textures looked to be very low resolution, especially things like signs. I have watched videos of multiplayer, and it looks kind of like the arcade mode in COD4 with point numbers popping up all over the place. I even saw a bunch of dollar bills popping out of an enemy that was killed. I can't verify, but I read a post that sniper rifle sway and gun recoil in general have been decreased, probably a concession to the console controller accuracy limitations, and to make the game easier to get kills for the casual gamer who isn't interested in spending a lot of time to develop skill. It's obvious that Activision (Bobby Kotick) laid down the law that the new MW2 was to be console focused from the ground up and made more casual gamer friendly, and then directly ported to the PC. Some people at IW probably protested, but Kotick has made it very clear that Activision is not interested in niche or enthusiast gaming, and will only focus on the mass casual gamer. They are leaving the enthusiast market to niche titles like ARMA2. So now that PC games are just console ports, we can now forget seeing first rate games that take advantage of the latest PC graphics hardware. The game consoles capabilities now indirectly represent a limit for future PC games. We are now seeing the effects the huge success of the Wii is having on the rest of the industry. » Login to reply to this  Labotomizer (989)   Nov 16, 2009 - 12:52 pm The sad thing is PC gamers are okay with waiting a few months after a console launch if it's good. RE5 and SF4 come to mind. Both were excellent on PC because they took the extra time needed rather than make a direct port. They should've delayed the PC version 6 months and chances are some of who bought the console version would have bought PC as well for the additional PC features. » Login to reply to this

jacobvandy (956)    Nov 16, 2009 - 11:45 am | Edited on Nov 16, 2009 - 11:45 am

i see where you're coming from, but call of duty has never really been very "tactical." granted, not being able to lean removes much of the finesse you were capable of in previous games, but you always played a rambo-type hero that shouldn't count on much more from your allies than some suppressing fire. the stealth levels that allow you to choose whether or not to engage patrols involve MORE tact than previous games, if anything. the blockbuster action has always been a major draw of the series for me. the vehicle sections have always been there, whether on rails with you firing small arms or commanding a tank in a very simplified manner. they're usually fun except on higher difficulties when it's near impossible to avoid dying... yes, the gangsta-glockin' is silly (you even get a "drive-by" achievement for a certain number of kills that way) and the accuracy you speak of is due to magical auto-aim that will make the bullets hit anything generally in front of you. i wish you could actually aim the gun, but i'm sure it was dumbed down to be played easier with a controller. i gave it an 82 because i still think it's an above average game, if only slightly. in contrast, i gave CoD 4 a near-perfect score in my amateur review for one of the media blog contests. (that was for single-player only, but as far as i know, that game's MP didn't suffer the same issues this one's does, so it probably wouldn't have detracted from an overall score anyway.) » Login to reply to this

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Labotomizer (989)    Nov 15, 2009 - 08:52 am

Isn't that kind of sad? That a direct console port to PC is only worth an 80, yet that same game on the console itself you feel is a 90-95? To me that just demonstrates the poor quality of games and complete lack of advanced features console players are used to. I was talking to someone the other day, an employee at one of my clients. I mentioned Borderlands and that I had it on PC. They couldn't believe that someone would play with a keyboard and mouse. I had to listen to a 15 minute speach about how dual joysticks is superior to keyboard and mouse for FPS games. All I could think the entire time was "is this person out of their f'in mind?" When I pointed out to him they don't let PC users play with console users typically because KB/M is so far superior to gamepad that it would basically make the game completely unfair he told me it was the other way around. That gamepad users would hurt the feelings of PC users. What a disillusioned gamer... Thanks consoles for starting to wreck the one genre that PC has always been great at. » Login to reply to this  FSgeeK (531)   Nov 16, 2009 - 08:46 am I know 1st hand that using a KB/M over a controller is far superior but i have been buyting more console game over PC games lately because of the poor state pC gaming is in. I was always a PC 1st buyer to. » Login to reply to this  Knuckles (1330)   Nov 15, 2009 - 06:35 pm People this stupid should be shot. Damn, I knew this would happen when the Halo generation took over. » Login to reply to this  Spaceman Spliff (2)   Nov 15, 2009 - 03:18 pm What could possibly be easier than clicking something on the screen using a laser mouse that is tracking at 1600dpi? It's as easy as using the internet with a mouse... try navigating the internet using dual joysticks instead! LOL. Some of these console people are just hilarious. Thanks for sharing! » Login to reply to this

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