Comments on: RPS Demands: 10 Things All PC Games Should Do

By: tomz

tomz — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:09:17 +0000

It’s important that whenever the player hits quicksave, the game should keep a copy of the last one in case of disaster.
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By: James

James — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:34:00 +0000

I would love this!

Make life so much easier.

By: Jordan Brooke

Jordan Brooke — Mon, 24 May 2010 08:20:03 +0000

I would state only that there are better ways of checking to make sure you are legally allowed to be playing said games. CDs are terrible. They scratch, they’re slow, they’re buggy as all hell. For the game to stop and wait for a CD to spin up to speed so it can read a number off the disc is insane.

Try a small USB thumb drive type thing. That would be way faster. Even the internet would be better, you sign into the game when you start and it checks the server to make sure you are who you say you are. And when the company discontinues their online service they issue a patch that skips that step.

In the old day you just had to answer questions or enter codes that were found in the CD Booklet.

By: juxtatux

juxtatux — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:01:25 +0000

forgot…works in linux

By: video

video — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:59:39 +0000

Loved them!! Some of them are really necessary, like, Alt+Tab

By: Raj

Raj — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:46:12 +0000

Loved them!! Some of them are really necessary, like, Alt+Tab, Screen resolution, no-CD, Escape key and separation between quicksave and quickload keys.. :))

By: Elcor Sprinter

Elcor Sprinter — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:59:57 +0000

My pet peeves :

Installers that try to decide what OS you can install a game on. (I’m looking at you, B&W!) Being unable to install the game on NEWER versions of Windows without “tricking” the installer is unforgivable. Follow Blizzard’s example : give us a warning that the OS is not supported, then allow us the option of installing anyways.

FMV cutscenes that do not respect the game’s “master volume” setting. If I can adjust the volume to a resonable level in-game, I don’t want the FMVs to play at ear-bleeding volume…

Not every PC has a net connection, so we should be given a choice about how the DRM will function during the installation process : you either require the DVD in the drive to play, or you activate online and play without the DVD.

Inability to run a game as a limited user. This clearly demonstrates how little testing is actually done with games before they’re shipped out. There are STILL titles being released that write configuration data and saved games to folders and registry keys that are only accessible to administrators. As stated previously, you should be able to play a game as a limited user WITHOUT having to install to custom locations, or change permissions on folders and registry keys. The admin should be able to install it, and the limited user should be able to play it — that simple!

Useless driver features. I’m looking at you nVidia. Instead of giving us some silly-ass Direct-X logo overlay in the bottom corner when a Direct-X game is running, why not give us something useful : like a SYSTEM CLOCK overlay in Direct-X games so that we can see what time it is in the real-world during those prolonged late-night sessions. ;)

Moddable games that require a $3000 application for content creation. Seriously. If you want a flourishing mod community, create an SDK and toolset around a capable, FREE 3D application like Blender. How many more modders will you attract, and how much longer will your game keep selling as people are carried along by user-created content? Better yet, how many more people will enter the workforce ready to create games on YOUR engine?

@Homunculus : Assassin’s Creed’s menus… yes, hideously long exit process. Unless you remember that it’s a Windows application and press ALT+F4 — in which case, you exit to the desktop instantly. :) (This works for many games.)

@Reverend Speed : OMG! LOL! :D That has happened to me soooo many times… ;)

By: Earl Warren

Earl Warren — Thu, 28 May 2009 09:56:31 +0000

its a good views and i read all points which are very much help for playing game. i am really appreciated this site.

By: Crazy konrad

Crazy konrad — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:14:55 +0000

and quickload sorry

By: Crazy konrad

Crazy konrad — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:07:46 +0000

the rule with the quicksave and quicksave is a great idea i once quicksaved in oblivion i find it to be a good game but once i accidentally clicked the quicksave button in a hopeless situation less than seconds before i got killed by an arrow the last quicksave was a long time before that and i was a level less than i was when it happened i tried for about an hour and a half to find a way to survive the arrow ( my health bar was almost not visible because i was in a difficult situation ) but then i finally managed to dodge the arrow and kill my enemy with a spell and thats not the first time it happened either

By: Hedon

Hedon — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:00:40 +0000

Great list, but to the commenters: here’s a novel idea, why don’t you guys take all that pent up frustration and put it down in a letter ( that’s the thing where you use your hand and a pen and make words on a piece of paper, which you put in an envelope and use those crazy things called stamps) and send it to the developers, better yet make and send them videos of yourselves throwing a tantrum about the problems you have with their products. Not only might they get resolved but you just might get some free gear from the companies for trying to help rather than just venting on a comments page. Oh yeah and DRM is not acceptable in any form when companies are making billions of dollars and charging the price of a medium sized household appliance for a few hours of entertainment. Instead of combating piracy just make the freaking game/movie/cd/etc.. affordable for everyone$ 5-10 should be the price of any new game PERIOD.

By: DBeaver

DBeaver — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:39:43 +0000

Okay, how about this one: Games which support Games For Windows (and thus have that abominable user system), please (PLEASE) create a default user. GTA 4 does that (while failing badly with their crappy DRM). Other games, like Quantum of Solace, a really bad game in itself, don’t. I played up to the Train level, which is around the 15th, according to my count. And now, as I’m about to quit the game, I get a little notice: “Note that you are not logged in, and therefore all your progress will be lost once you quit”.
I quit, uninstalled, and went to my store for a refund.