Finally succumbed to the steam sale and picked up democracy 3.
Voters are so irritating
Printable View
Finally succumbed to the steam sale and picked up democracy 3.
Voters are so irritating
I picked that up at the same time as "South Park: The Stick of Truth," which seemed like a healthy dose of irony to me. Anyway, I tried the UK as a challenge, and promptly wanted to throw my hands up and give up. People are unhappy because of the insane taxes, but they want all kinds of freebies which can't be afforded without the huge taxes. Lower either, and you have a revolt. What the heck, voters? (Note that this isn't an actual commentary on the real UK.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfshade
I need to fire it up again. I wonder if I can get assassinated...
I've been sniped and exploded...
The capitalists don't like me for some reason.
I've had massive success 96% vote in Germany, but no such luck in the UK, or the USA.
I still think the gamecube has the best controller. But it seems to have been swept under the rug that the wii runs generally runs at 1080 and 60fps but both the "superior" systems still don't always. *shrugs*Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkLink
yes when it comes to consoles I'm definitely a fan of Nintendo
but mostly because if I have a nintendo and a PC I can play pretty much anything I want to.
I take it you haven't been paying attention to the Wii U lately? 2014 may as well be the year of the Wii U, it is still lagging dangerously behind the PS4 and Xbox One in terms of sales but it has got it where it counts; games. Nintendo accomplished a miracle by pretty much turning around the fortunes of a previously doomed console entirely. Bayonetta 2, Super Smash Bros. Wii U, Donkey Kong Country, Hyrule Warriors, Mario Kart 8....utterly phenomenal year. I also wouldn't call it "gimmicky", the gamepad is pretty darned awesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkLink
Also, eh? I was posting heavily at a time when people were still trying to determine which console they should pick up. You are heavily misquoting me, it's quite laughable really. I never said the PS4 was "infinitely superior in every possible way", I don't know how you extrapolated that from my comparisons that used established facts to support my arguments. Besides, at the time and onwards I have recommended the Xbox One to numerous people, so that point of yours is utterly moot. A lot of people were asking which was the most powerful console at the time, and the answer remains the PS4; now, how significant the raw performance gap is will only be determined later in the generation once developers are comfortable with both consoles (as was the case with the overly complex Cell architecture on the PS3).
As for "marginally better framerate", I don't think you quite understand what I was talking about. The primary game used for performance comparison between the two consoles back when they released was Call of Duty: Ghosts. While the assets and frame-rate were identical, the resolution was not; the PS4 version natively output at 1080p (1920x1080), while the Xbox One version output at 720p (1280x720). I don't need to be a computer tech expert to tell you that the former outputs over double the pixels of the other. That is not "marginal" in any way, that is a ridiculously huge gap - that the two both had a stable 60fps performance indicated (at the time) that there was a significant gap in terms of raw power between the two consoles. Since then, the gap has mostly closed thanks to Microsoft releasing what was essentially an over-clocking update for the Xbox One; the majority of games do still favour the PS4 in direct feed comparisons, but generally the differences are infinitesimal.
Regardless of the above, I find it quite humorous that you are labeling my opinion as determining a small advantage for one console and then screaming its overall praises. At the time of release, the PS4 was the cheaper and more powerful console; it's a no brainer which I would recommend to most people. However, for those who aren't as keen on getting the absolute best visuals (usually the difference is indeed tiny with recent releases) then the exclusives should sway them - which is what I've been telling people in my gaming group from day one. If Bloodborne or The Order: 1886 attract you more as opposed to Halo 5: Guardians and Scalebound, go for them and vice-versa. Whatever you might think, I was providing probably the fairest analysis of the two for everyone who has asked me; if you haven't guessed, I own both and am loving my time with them.
As for the PC comment, while that is mostly true, when I am asked to provide my opinion on which console to pick and the question of "which is the most powerful" comes up as it inevitably does - people want to make the most of their shiny new TV's after all - I'm going to be honest and I would expect nothing less of anyone else. There are some unbelievable visuals capable on consoles that the PC hasn't quite yet caught up to, most notable being The Order: 1886 and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End. It is absolutely insane how good the former looks in particular; currently there's nothing that tops it for pure image quality and photo-realism on the PC, though there will of course be a successor in a few months.
I only got to play around with a Gamecube a few times, unfortunately. Such a great console, almost everyone forgets it had more power under the hood than both the PS2 and Xbox. I couldn't say which is the best controller honestly, too many to really point a finger at.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychosplodge
Just an FYI, resolution and frame-rate are hardly the only indicators of how good a game looks. They tend to be the most important aspects of visual quality and performance, but (a crude example here) that is like saying Final Fantasy VI running at 1080p and 60fps (more like 300fps) means the hardware running it is more competitive than one that runs Crysis at 900p and 50fps. I know you probably understand this but the way your comment was worded seems to indicate you believe the Wii U has a technical advantage over the PS4 and Xbox One which, let's be perfectly honest, is about as wrong as could be.
http://cdn.superbwallpapers.com/wall...-1920x1080.jpg
This is an in-engine screenshot of The Order: 1886. The Wii U simply isn't capable of producing anything like this on a technical level. Before anyone says "that's not gameplay", the visuals you see in cut-scenes are identical to those found in gameplay; something that Ready at Dawn have specifically made a point of so that there is no visual disparity or compromise when viewing the world. Below is a gameplay screenshot of Ryse: Son of Rome;
http://cdn.desktopwallpapers4.me/wal...-wallpaper.jpg
Where resolution and frame-rate become most important when used for comparisons are in PC stress-tests and console multi-platform games, as the assets are usually identical (some aberrations such as the original Bayonetta are the exceptions). If you look at the exclusives, however, even if I had rose-coloured glassed for a Wii U (which I wish I owned) there's no way I could say it is capable of outputting visuals on a level equivalent to either of the PS4 or Xbox One.
Still as rambling as ever, I see.
How mature of you. It's not that difficult to apologize for misquoting me, but hey, I'm not fussed.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkLink
In other news, The Witcher II is available on Steam for $3. That's a crazy good holiday deal!
Oh, Bioware.
I used exaggerated rhetoric to mildly mock your writing style. If you didn't mean to communicate that you thought the ps4 was better than the xbox because of a neglible difference in graphics, your lengthy essays didn't communicate that very well. In general, you have a tendancy to use too many words to describe things that can be stated more simply.Quote:
Originally Posted by Learn2Eel
For graphical output if thats what we're after the consoles were already 12-18 months behind at launch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Learn2Eel
If they look any worse on PC its down to lazy porting. go compare PC skyrim and console skyrim, the first thing steam does is links you to the HD texture pack, and then theres all the fan made mods.
http://i.imgur.com/LXeNk1q.jpg
I do. I was just prodding the console gamers, plus I'm rather fond of the wii u even if I haven't got my own yet, and it does seem to have the better games.Quote:
Originally Posted by Learn2Eel
Fair enough. My apologies, my cat is sick at the moment and I am a little jumpy; sorry!Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkLink
It's obviously an issue that the new consoles can't pull off 1080p and 60fps consistently, however - as was the case with last-gen - developers often sacrifice resolution and frame-rate to push image quality and assets further. As all consoles and modern televisions natively upscale their displays to match the resolution of the TV, it's easy to notice a difference but many feel it is worth it to see visuals such as those introduced by The Last of Us and Ryse. This is why everyone on Neogaf is jumping up and down about The Order; it's technically a letter-box display but it still looks breath-taking in motion, so much so that many - myself included - think it easily beats out anything you can currently view on a PC short of perhaps a game like Metro: Last Light running at 4K resolution.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychosplodge
As far as games looking worse on PC, I wasn't referring to multi-platform games. The Order: 1886 and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End are PS4 exclusives and look better than anything you could get on any console or PC at the moment on a technical level. For the same reason that a PS3 with 256MB of RAM was able to produce stunning visuals with The Last of Us, you will see immensely impressive games on the two power-house consoles despite their actual raw hardware being equivalent to a high-end mid-tier PC; optimization. Consoles don't run Windows, and developers only have to develop for one set of hardware specifications, not an unlimited amount as is the case with PC's.
Comparing PC Skyrim and console Skyrim is kind of a moot point as console Skyrim was released on last-gen consoles, not current-gen consoles. Modded Skyrim with the HD texture pack looks gorgeous, but I - and many others - are still firmly in the camp that The Order in particular is the game to show off a shiny new screen or TV and will be for at least a few months.
I recommend getting a Wii U for sure, if someone asked me whether to get one at this time last year my answer would have been a flat "no" as pretty much everyone believed Nintendo were going to pull the plug in 2014 or 2015. I'm one of the many still in disbelief that they managed to turn it around! As for better games, that generally revolves around the exclusives when it comes to the Wii and Wii U as they don't get anywhere near the same amount of love with multi-platform games as the Xbox and PS do.
Yes skyrim was last gen, but I disagree its just an example of the differences.
I'm not sure where this idea came from that nintendo were going to pull the plug on the Wii U, you're the third person I've found that had that impression.
Is it just something these clickbaity "gaming" websites came up with on a slow news day?
Wii U is a nice little console. Perhaps not for hardcore gaming and graphics, but it's still a sexy wee thing in it's own right.
Granted so far I've only used mine to play SNES games (so good!), but I do have Hyrule Warriors and Mario to play.
Me, I'm not massively fussed for graphics. Probably because I started on the Speccy. As long as the game is fun, and doesn't have glitches, I'm happy!
loading old cassette games was a game itself, a game of "will it load?"
And it's prequel - 'It's Still Not Done Yet', usually played just after dinner.
My point is that I feel that currently there's nothing on PC that is more impressive than The Order: 1886 on a technical level. There obviously will be in a few months, but it speaks volumes about what developers are capable of when working on mid-tier preset hardware specifications.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychosplodge
The idea came about because the Wii U had a full year of sales to enjoy before the PS4 and Xbox One released, and yet the PS4 managed to surpass the Wii U's global sales in the space of 4 months. It took the PS4 4 months to surpass or at least equal what the Wii U managed in 16 months. I'm not as certain of where the Xbox One is in relation to the Wii U as Microsoft are being very quiet about their own sales figures, but it is widely accepted that the Wii U and Xbox One are at the very least neck-and-neck. From the perspective of a share-holder, the Wii U looked like a colossal failure. I'm surprised you haven't heard more people share that view a year ago as it was the widely accepted theory, and no, it wasn't just some flavour of the month article designed to stir the pot. When your two direct competitors blitz you in sales in the space of a few months despite you having a year's head-start in the market even though the previous iteration of your console was the highest selling of its generation by a significant margin (the Wii), it's standard to assume the product is dead in the water. It wasn't (and still isn't, albeit to a far lesser degree) helped by the fact that many third-party developers completely abandoned the console. This is why despite the Wii U not selling anywhere near as much as the PS4 and presumably the Xbox One as well in 2014, many gamers have labeled 2014 the "year of the Wii U" as Nintendo have done an unbelievable job of turning it around and restoring faith to their consumers.
As an aside, even though the PS4 is enjoying a huge total sales gap over both the Xbox One and Wii U, it is important to note that the Xbox One is actually selling more than the Xbox 360 did in the same amount of time. The Xbox 360 took 2 and a half years to reach the 10 million sales mark, whereas the Xbox One has already reached (rough estimate) 6-8 million sales in the space of 1 year.
just played a little bit of Wasteland 2, made by the guy who did the original Fallout I believe. seems interesting, but then it crashed fairly quickly, and is meant to be played on a 64bit system. Currently playing Metro 2033 Redux on PS4 which is quite entertaining.
I picked up Metro 2033 for free awhile ago.
I am really enjoying it. nobody does post apocalyptic despair like the eastern europeans...
Officially in a mood with Adventure of Link.
It has no reason to be quite that hard - stupid enemies who you have to get near to hurt, yet have unblockable attacks.....
yup, drives me mad. never finished that one
Sounds Wiily difficult.
U know it.
Completed it on the NES yonks ago. I think it's the whole 'always start at the palace' thing that irks me.
I think they made a mistake by not changing the name enough to differentiate it from the wii. Even a Wii 2 would have probably made a difference. But sales were always going to be slow till games people want came out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Learn2Eel
Obviously the fanboys are going to be at the midnight launch, but until theres something you want whats the point of paying top dollar for a console you know will eventually be cheaper?
yup, I said this to quite a few people. vast numbers of people who are not traditionally gamers bought Wii's, and when the Wii U came out they said, no thanks, don't need a tablet to go with the Wii. that is all most people think it is, a very expensive tablet controller to add to their existing Wii, and they get enough out of the Wii not to need a peripheral for it. used to get customers in Game all the time who had no idea the Wii U was a whole new console. Nintendo obviously went with that name trying to capitalise on the popularity of the Wii name, but it seriously backfired on them.
I bet Nintendo Wiigrets taking that approach now.
*head desk*
:cool:
Is that photoshopped or is it a Wiil mod?
it was labelled as a mod, but only linked to the pic on r/pcmr.
Wiierd, you'd think they would link to the actual mod.
[URL="http://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/2rc81o/gotta_love_civ_mods/"]nope[/URL] not even in the comments
That's very Wiimiss of them.
indeed it is. Is probably in the steam workshop or whatever its called.
now I am pissed off :mad:
every single year when my Xbox gold membership renews I tell it not to auto renew the following year. every single year the renewal date rolls around and it prompts you again, and I say no, don't auto renew. every single year it auto renews anyway. just got an email now telling me it will auto renew on the 4th of Feb. gone online to my xbox account, gone to the subscriptions page. according to the support page, there is a big 'cancel auto payment' button to click on. except that there isn't. every support article about renewing simply provides a link to the subscription page and tells you to click the button that isn't there. eventually found a different method via the forums, and have yet again selected the do not renew option. if they take the money again this year I am going to damn well prosecute them for theft.
take out wads of cash, cancel card, use a scratch card renewel code?
I will probably try to remove all my payment information from the account now that I don't really use the 360 any more. in the past though a) it was handy for purchasing stuff, and b) it wouldn't let me remove my payment details because they were linked to my subscription which I kept telling them not to do...
yeah i've seen that complaint online before.