Video & PC Game Discussion

Oh and yes, modding is another reason.  Even if it is just so I can make my character look better.

Alitare wrote: On Xbox 360: -I've never had a red ring of death and I've had mine for five years. -Mass Effect 1 always runs perfectly smoothly for me, and much smoother than if I tried playing it on my $2,000 laptop, even on medium settings. -I've never had an overheating issue on any console I've ever owned, from Nintendo to 360, PS2, PSX, N64, even the goddamn Sega Saturn, man. I'm sure it happens just like some PC issues happen, but it's never happened to me. -I really hate online multiplayer of any kind. I want to see their faces and yell at them from across the room. I want to time star power releases and headshots. I want to get a couple of my best friends together on a couch sipping pop and listening to music together while running through a new game until 3 AM without being hindered by clusters of cords, wires, screens, and such. -I never gave a damn for modding anything. It gives me headache -I can easily adapt to either a mouse or Gamepad, so I've no real preference.

1) Well, you may have gotten it right after they fixed the issue that caused the RROD, or you might just be lucky (and in that case, your luck will run out) Every first-gen 360 I know of has failed. Another fellow I knew used to brag that his made it before it died maybe 8 months ago.

2a) I am unsure whether you just have really terrible standards for "smooth" or whether you've never played Mass Effect. To quote IGN on the issue:

Eric Brudvig wrote: All of this success doesn't come without a cost. The framerate in Mass Effect is as erratic as they come. This isn't something that happens occasionally. It happens incessantly. The game also has issues loading textures in when you enter a new environment. Flat, boring scenery gets filled in with details piece by piece for a few moments each time you load in.

2b) First, holy f**k, you spent two grand on a laptop? Second, holy f**k, it can't even play Mass Effect? My desktop cost me $600 two-and-a-half years ago including the monitor, and it runs ME1 like a champ.

3) The 64 had heat issues with the expansion pak. My first Dreamcast toasted itself as well. The SNES and NES didn't, though, and mine are still perfectly functional.

4) I actually don't like playing competitive games. Online is fun, but only co-op. That puts me at odds with the console crowd even more.

5) Uh... if you say so. The rest of us will just enjoy much-improved games.

6) They both have their uses. Mouse and keyboard is good for accuracy of pointing and complexity. That makes it good for the likes of shooters, RPGs, and strategy games. Gamepad, however, offers superior movement control in most cases due to the analog sticks; this makes the gamepad better for third-person action games (e.g. Devil May Cry) and platformers. Problem is, it's easy to use a gamepad on a PC, but not so easy to use a mouse and keyboard on a console. Remember when Dreamcast did it? Yeah, that.

Oblivion is almost tolerable when the people stop looking like ogres

Triceratopsoil wrote: Oblivion is almost tolerable when the people stop looking like ogres

Too true.  They all look like Michael Jackson out of the Thriller video.

That's the nature of a PC though.  It's not just used for game playing.  You're bound to run into issues.

As I said earlier, my mate got the Red Ring of Death on his 360 a few months ago.  It will happen to you.

I guess you best ask for a 360 Kinect for Christmas.

Actually, I have had my 360 for years now and not one red ring of death, while everyone I know has gotten it, if not multiple times. 
Seriously, my game equip is blessed!

The only wish I have is that my main character has long hair.  I hate not having an option to at least have medium length hair on males!  I realise they're supposed to be military and the buzz cut is the norm but at least let my Ruthless Earthborn character defy this!  He doesn't do rules.

The only Mods available for ME are texture ones and most are concerned with Garrus, who for some reason has a terrible face compared to all other Turians.


Edited by James - December 20 2011 at 22:28

TheProgtologist wrote: Just because we don't have the same viewpoint doesn't mean we're idiots.I prefer consoles,and have no problems with playing games on them. I have no problem with you and you really know your sh*t about gaming,but don't always like the tones of your posts(sneering condescension).

If you want to play games on console, that's fine. Just don't give nonsense reasons for it. I mean, come on: it was claimed that lack of slowdown and overheating were advantages when talking about a game notorious for slowdown on a system notorious for overheating. I didn't use Google to find that bit about the framerate issues; I just went to IGN (used to be my go-to for gaming news) and opened the Mass Effect review.

James wrote: The only wish I have is that my main character has long hair.  I hate not having an option to at least have medium length hair on males!  I realise they're supposed to be military and the buzz cut is the norm but at least let my Ruthless Earthborn character defy this!  He doesn't do rules.

Have you seen the character art for the default female Shepard in ME3? Long red hair. You may yet get the option for long hair! You'll just have to wait until you no longer care about it.

I bought The Witcher yesterday because it was $2.50 on steam

 

Triceratopsoil wrote: I bought The Witcher yesterday because it was $2.50 on steam

Ha, I almost did too, but then I decided I didn't really want to play it.  And the Steam store is really irritating to browse.
I just fiddled with a replay, and what I was talking about is the walking animation for the minigun when it's not spinning. It was an illusion that I thought they were going faster than I was as a heavy.