Video & PC Game Discussion

N Ellingworth wrote: I may try some ELP, Tetragammaton by TMV is a must some sections of that are really crazy, Mars from The Planets by Gustav Holst is also excellent.

Atheist's Mother Man was a fun one. At least when I could see past the blocks covering my screen.

MikeEnRegalia wrote: MikeEnRegalia wrote: ^ Far Cry 2 ... I think this will be the next milestone in the history of gaming. That is, if they can deliver what they're promising ... http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/118821.html http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/118856.html No takers?

As long as they'll release it on Xbox 360

Logos wrote: MikeEnRegalia wrote: MikeEnRegalia wrote: ^ Far Cry 2 ... I think this will be the next milestone in the history of gaming. That is, if they can deliver what they're promising ... http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/118821.html http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/118856.html No takers? As long as they'll release it on Xbox 360

Unfortunately the Xbox 360 is too slow for this kind of game. You'll need at least a quad core PC, 2-4 GB ram and a next generation graphics card ... remember that it will probably be released next year. Maybe they'll port it to the next version of the Xbox though, it's bound to be multi-core.

MikeEnRegalia wrote: Unfortunately the Xbox 360 is too slow for this kind of game. You'll need at least a quad core PC, 2-4 GB ram and a next generation graphics card ... remember that it will probably be released next year. Maybe they'll port it to the next version of the Xbox though, it's bound to be multi-core.

Actually I just checked the developers' blog and it is coming out on the 360 and PS3 as well.


Edited by Logos - February 24 2008 at 02:38

MikeEnRegalia wrote: ^ yes, but the versions will be a bit different, they mention that in the movies. I honestly doubt that it would work on the Xbox, but ... let's see.

Currently playing...

Paper Mario (N64)
Call of Duty 4 (360)
Fear Effect (PS) (going to start soon)

My friend and I also almost beat Silent Hill for PS last night.

N Ellingworth wrote: Man Overboard wrote: MikeEnRegalia wrote: ^ yes, but the versions will be a bit different, they mention that in the movies. I honestly doubt that it would work on the Xbox, but ... let's see.   Have PS3 versions begun surpassing Xbox360 versions yet?  I seem to recall a lot of inferior versions on the PS3, and the Lost Planet port is, from all accounts, nearly unplayable due to the framerate... From what I know the problem with the PS3 is that is very complex to program for, so not many game developers can actually exploit it's potential power, Sega found out to their cost with the Saturn and Dreamcast that consoles which are difficult to program for will not be successful. Unless games developers can get their head around the PS3 quickly it will be an utter failure with only titles made by Sony themselves actually using the hardware well. Personally I wouldn't mind seeing Sony fail for once.

Burnout Paradise performs better on PS3 than on 360.  Seems to me that games developed on the PS3 first perform better than if 360 development first.

The PS3 isn't going the same way as the Dreamcast. First of all, the PS3 is showing similar success/downfalls as the PS2 in its early years(hard to program, lackluster games). Second, there has not been any third Japanese titles for the Playstation. Metal Gear, Final Fantasy XIII, Grand Turismo and Little Big Planet are huge games that will undoubtedly sell the system. Also, Uncharted, Burnout are seeing pretty good sales and the PS3 outsold 360 in January.  I would think that Nintendo would have trouble because they're the ones whose only good games are first party.

What Sony did wrong was to be pretentious pricks. Think Kuteragi and his "4D" speech.
They also lost a bunch of games that were supposed to exclusive. Not to mention the price of the system and that whole issue with not including rumble on their controllers. Although that was because they were in litigation with Immersion, the makers of rumble. Sony still has a lot of issues to get over, but I don't see them giving up so soon.They may end up second place in this "console war" but it is going to be a close second.

N Ellingworth wrote: Yes it's unlikely that the PS3 will go the way of the Dreamcast I just pointed out what can happen to a console if it is complex to program for. I'll be honest and say that I can't see the Japanese developers keeping games like Metal Gear and Final Fantasy PS3 exclusive as they would be losing a massive slice of the market. Of course since I don't have any intentions of buying any of the current generation of console none of this really matters to me. Personally I think that Nintendo have won this round of the console wars but they're going to need to attract more than just casual gamers and their die hard fans with their next console if they are to stay successful.

N Ellingworth wrote: Unfortunately the good graphics = good game attitude is very common how else would the Halo series survive? Personally I'm not a fan of the DS as I don't really like the dependence on the touch screen but I've never really been into portable games that much beyond playing solitaire and minesweeper on my PDA.

Ocarina of Time, Banjo Kazooie, and Mario Tennis.  I need to buy some more N64 games that I sold a long time ago...