Do console even have more realistic games ?
Do console even have more realistic games ?
... I take the lives of a few to protect the lives of many. I commit acts of war to preserve the greater peace. I take no joy in killing, but make no mistake; I'll do what needs to be done. Because it's my job. It's my duty. My name is Sam Fisher, and I am a Splinter Cell.
It's what Nintendo are currently good at. It seems to me that outside of party games like Just Dance, there's very few multiplayer games on playstation and xbox that don't require one console per player. It might be an issue with the hardware, but remember when you could play four players on one copy of halo 3 (if you don't, you could). Halo 4 only supports two people on one console. Same is true with Gears of War and even Left 4 Dead.Originally Posted by Lambchops
The main thing that consoles have that the PC lacks are racing games with a large collection of up to date licensed cars like Gran Turismo and Forza - sadly both fall somewhat short with regards to the variety of tracks, but anyway. Games that strike a nice balance between the arcade and sim worlds. Those two series are the main reason I bought both consoles, and using the SteamSaleGuideline™ of about $1 for each hour of fun - they've been more than worth it.
"And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves." ~ 1 Samuel 8:18
Dunno how I forgot this...PATAPON!!! Brilliant game(s). Love to see it on me big monitor and watch the funky military stylings.
A ton of nintendo games, Journey, some PS3 exclusives.
You could buy a reasonable gaming PC for the cost of the Playstation 3 around when it came out. Factoring in cost of games, peripherals and possible online service, PCs can easily tie or beat consoles in cost.
Where do you draw your assertions about Japan, exactly?
The median Japanese income is in line with us Europeans: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_household_income
Based on Gini index they have more equal income distribution than e.g. Italy, Portugal, UK and US: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._and_transfers
Errr, yes it is? You have to have Windows to play Windows games. That doesn't make the platform "not open"; Microsoft has no say in what games you can publish or buy or play. Devs can migrate to other frameworks and platforms at any time.One issue though, with most if not all PC gamers require Direct X to run, is PC really an open gaming platform as we perceive it to be?
I played Uncharted for a bit at a friend's house and found it to be absolutely negligible. It played like an action movie with some shootey bits. Ho Hum.
Oo I must also add the PS3's Dead Nation. Stupidly fun single player and amazing in co-op, the best zombie shootin game ever created. Much better than valve's Bored2Death.
Haha you are seriously comparing that to L4D :D
... I take the lives of a few to protect the lives of many. I commit acts of war to preserve the greater peace. I take no joy in killing, but make no mistake; I'll do what needs to be done. Because it's my job. It's my duty. My name is Sam Fisher, and I am a Splinter Cell.
Sometimes I quite enjoy an action movie with shooty bits! I enjoyed playing the first one taking turns with my old housemates and enjoyed it in much the same way as I enjoy watching a Die Hard film. Perhaps not essential (which I guess was the point of the topic) but certain;y good fun and as such I feel like I'm missing out slightly. Can't speak for the sequels though and the third certainly seemed to get a more lukewarm response.
Yup because its way more fun and I don't worship Valve.
It's got far more in the way of gameplay and mechanics than Counterstrike: Zombies edition.
I love every game you've mentioned there. You have excellent taste in games.
Also, someone mentioned Infamous. I remember thinking it looked horrible when it came out, and that everyone praising it wouldn't know a good game if it bit them on the ass. Part of me wondered if I was just hating on it because I didn't own a PS3. Fast forward a few years and I now have a PS3. The Playstation Network has been hacked, and as an "Our bad", Sony offers everyone free games. I chose a free copy of Infamous. It's awful. I've tried to play it 3 different times, and each time I get bored to tears within an hour. Turns out I was right.
"game sales for consoles destroys pc games completely why do u think they are so cheap on steam lol."
-Random console gamer
Sony's first party output is surprisingly strong: Sly Cooper, InFamous, God of War, Ratchet and Clank, Jak and Daxter, ICO, Shadow of the Colossus, Uncharted, and probably more that I'm forgetting. Not all of those are great (I particularly think Uncharted is overrated, although it is incredibly good-looking) but there's a lot of high quality stuff in there. If you want a console to supplement your PC, I recommend the PS3 just for their exclusives.
On more wide-ranging console exclusives, Devil May Cry 3 (speaking specifically about the recent, well-done HD update here), Red Dead Redemption, and Okami all come to mind. I'd also like to give a shout out to the underrated Red Steel 2, the only game I've ever played that really justified motion control and which I enjoyed so much I actually played to the point that I made my arm sore.
Halo eventually received a Windows port, didn't it?
A lot of good games have already been mentioned. I'd like to add the Castlevania series, Symphony of the Night and Portrait of Ruin in particular. I really enjoy their combination of exploration, platforming, action and RPG elements.
In general, the PC is somewhat lacking in good platformers. No Yoshi's Island, no Super Metroid and no Donkey Kong Country 2. We did get some great releases in the last few years though, namely Rayman: Origins and VVVVVV.
Of course, if you're willing to consider emulation, then there's very little PC gamers actually miss out on.
Hmmmm..... I disagree strongly with you about InFamous. To be fair, though, it does features a lot of padding in the side missions and the story isn't told very well (unless you think endless narration over static images is how a videogame story should be told, to say nothing of how it doesn't really explain the rather-important concept of Conduits at all). I think it works better when viewed in conjunction with the superior InFamous 2 (which should really be called InFamous, Part 2). Also, the story is much more satisfying if you play it Heroically rather than Infamously.
I would say that platformers is one area where the PC is rapidly improving, and it only gets second best because Nintendo just makes great platformers. Even a mediocre Nintendo platformer like NSMB is fun, well-designed, and has a cool aesthetic; so not really mediocre at all. Braid, Bit Trip, Give Up Robot, And Yet It Moves, Cave Story, 1000 amps are just some of my favorites on PC. There's more, lots more.
It's not the same genre, so you're comparing Apples and Elephants. Lego Star Wars is closer to that than Left 4 Dead.
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VVVVVV is in no way a great platformer. I hesitate to call it a platformer at all, since there's no joy of moving and controlling the character. At its core it's an exploration game with very easy puzzle flavor (never had to stop and think), and every instance of "platforming" you do is a rather pure and straightforward timing minigame that lasts a couple of seconds max.
Definitely agree, although games with strong platforming elements, such as Darksiders (especially DSII) and the Prince of Persias, have appeared.
To be fair, not a lot of pure platformers seem to get much push outside of Nintendo. Sony has a lot of platformers (Sly Cooper, Jak and Daxter, Ratchet and Clank) but Sly is overall more of an Assassin's Creed style action-adventure franchise, Ratchet and Clank is as much about the weapons as the jumping, if not more, and after Precursor Legacy the Jak franchise seemed to move closer to Ratchet and Clank territory (at least as it seemed; the shift was offputting enough in the marketing I didn't play Jak II or III).
Jak 2 is probably closer to Assassin's Creed or Infamous (though it obviously drew a lot of GTA comparisons on release), not to mention hard as hell, and Jak 3 is a nice middle ground between the first game and the second.
Nice generalizing men,i do not worship valve its just L4D2 is really fun coop game. It looks good as well.
... I take the lives of a few to protect the lives of many. I commit acts of war to preserve the greater peace. I take no joy in killing, but make no mistake; I'll do what needs to be done. Because it's my job. It's my duty. My name is Sam Fisher, and I am a Splinter Cell.
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