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RAGE |OT| "It's done when it's done"
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AgentOtaku said:
A-fucking-men. My thoughts exactly, and I've been gaming pretty much exclusively on PC for the past few months. I wouldn't dream of competing on PC with my gamepad but I slowly start to realize that overall, I still prefer it. To me, aiming is only a part of the controls and while the mouse is definitely superior in this regard, every single other aspect feels much better on the gamepad. Analog movement for both speed and direction > WASD. Analog triggers > mouse buttons. Simply pressing down the left stick to sprint > dedicated key. Pressing on the right stick to melee > dedicated key.
Anyway to each their own and this has no fucking business in this thread but I just can't help jumping in when this debate shows up.
About Rage... I have the PC version but I guess I'll wait a few weeks until issues get ironed out before playing it, like pretty much every single PC release, by the way. I have Witcher 2, Draksiders, Frozen Synapse and others on the pile anyway.
I couldn't agree more with this post. I would not care if all they ever do from this point forward is Quake live. They had their time. Quit hyping a grand gaming experience to a crowd which wont stand for this. No graphics options is just insulting. I should have waited and got it during a steam sale.Fratkabula said:
luxarific said:
It's not on mine. I called gamestop and the guy said when he bought his and opened it there's supposed to be a sticker on the inside of the case with the key and mine doesn't have that.
I'm in the process of trying to take good pictures of me with the game and the receipt for bethesda, of course I expected them to want me to prove my purchase but I have a pretty shitty digital camera so I'm just going to wing it I guess.
PCs will always have this issue, you can't work with all the variables, but how hard is it to buy like three different types of hardware for testing? A computer costs pretty cheap now especially if you buy the parts and build it, and with a big publisher I'm sure they can justify the 2-3k it'd cost for the machines. Build an intel/nvidia machine, an amd/ati machine, and a mixed machine and there you go, you've got 75% of people's configurations right there. When an overwhelming amount of people are all saying the same things (say like with DXHR and the loading) you have to question what and how they tested the game for everyone to be saying the same thing. That's not an issue of "oh its fine, all pc configs are different". It's like....I don't even have a good analogy but it shows something with the way they tested rather than a fault of the system.
plagiarize
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Its not a port. I wish people knew what port actually meant.sp3000 said:
Im kind of luke warm on the game right now after about 3 ours of playing. Im enjoying it but it feels a little hollow.
Im one of the few who have not had any issues with running this game on the PC, and while the game looks great, the reduction of particle effects (compared to most other games), and advanced lighting really stands out for me in this game...but I guess that's the trade-off they went with in order to get this game to look the way it does.
Also driving controls are a bit disappointing, for a game that focuses heavily on driving I thought it would feel better, but it's a little too twitchy. It's not as bad as borderlands but it's only a marginal improvement. The stopping on a dime things is incredibly annoying too...I wish they made the driving a little more loose and heavier so you could do some cool fishtails or slides...but he way it is now just kind of sucks.
Also driving sounds are way off, driving on dirt sounds like tarmac and when you are driving on tarmac you still have a huge trail of dust coming off your tires...makes no sense.
Shooting mechanics are solid though (as to be expected) and the way enemies react to being hit by bullets is probably the best Ive ever seen....so the gunplay is very satisfying.
Im one of the few who have not had any issues with running this game on the PC, and while the game looks great, the reduction of particle effects (compared to most other games), and advanced lighting really stands out for me in this game...but I guess that's the trade-off they went with in order to get this game to look the way it does.
Also driving controls are a bit disappointing, for a game that focuses heavily on driving I thought it would feel better, but it's a little too twitchy. It's not as bad as borderlands but it's only a marginal improvement. The stopping on a dime things is incredibly annoying too...I wish they made the driving a little more loose and heavier so you could do some cool fishtails or slides...but he way it is now just kind of sucks.
Also driving sounds are way off, driving on dirt sounds like tarmac and when you are driving on tarmac you still have a huge trail of dust coming off your tires...makes no sense.
Shooting mechanics are solid though (as to be expected) and the way enemies react to being hit by bullets is probably the best Ive ever seen....so the gunplay is very satisfying.
PS3 version definitely has more pop in.
http://www.gameblurb.net/featured/versus-rage-screenshot-and-megatexture-streaming-comparison/2/
http://www.gameblurb.net/featured/versus-rage-screenshot-and-megatexture-streaming-comparison/2/
Nostalgia~4ever
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carmack and id ruled the 90s, but times changes. I would put a developer like naughty dog over id today (techvise)
indigo-cyclops
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Funky Papa said:
I'm with you, such bullshit.
Maybe that's how they made it 60 FPS? :lol, nicely done!
Wolfgunblood Garopa
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tycoonheart said:
I didn't expect the game to be great- but I couldn't fathom the idea that id would release a PC game with significant tech issues and limited graphics settings due to it being a console port. Shocking.
Nostalgia~4ever said:
this is true. but it seems like id tech 5 is pretty impressive on consoles at least. don't the ps3 and 360 versions look pretty much identical? and 60 fps with this level of visuals. very impressive stuff. but i agree, naughty dog is the developer to beat right now.
LeonSKennedy90
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DaBuddaDa said:
Doom 4 should be amazing when it releases alongside Half-Life 3!
Ellis Kim said:
The news made the rounds here on GAF back when it was originally announced. There was even some speculation that the next Elder Scrolls, now known as Skyrim, would use the engine since there's specific mention of keeping it within the Zenimax family as opposed to just id.
â Narayan
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What the Hell? Why am I getting weird framerate drops in the PC version?
And... wow. I didn't think the low texture resolution would bother me, but it does. This game needs an HD texture pack ASAP. I've been spoiled all these years.
And... wow. I didn't think the low texture resolution would bother me, but it does. This game needs an HD texture pack ASAP. I've been spoiled all these years.
tycoonheart
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legbone said:
It looks pretty identical perhaps because they didn't do the development on the PC.
Dyno said:
same here. i cannot wait to play this tonight. a buddy of mine is playing on ps3 (i have it for 360). he says the texture pop up is pretty bad but once you get past that the game is a shit load of fun. he is really enjoying it so far. i think he said he is about 2 hours in and can't stop playing.
plagiarize
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Crysis 2 ran great and played great at launch. PC owners were hung up on areas where it didn't compare favourably to crysis 1. This, where the PC version runs worse than the 360 and ps3 version is a mess of epic proportions in comparison, and in actuality.pakkit said:
What.Mr. Green said:
1. when would you ever walk in any game ever? Sneaking games maybe but there's a button for that. (usually a dedicated button or a toggle on caps lock). Like, realistically in terms of the game, not your desire to not be running everywhere like it somehow affects your immersion.
2. I can't think of any game on the consoles in recent times where pressure sensitivity was necessary or utilized in any form other than a gimmick mechanic.
3. So how is pressing a button different than clicking a stick? It's the same fucking thing
subversus said:
I bought and played the game on launch, and I can't think of any major issues other than performance increases with patches, which is pretty normal. There were minor bugs, but none of them actually affected me.
Wolfgunblood Garopa
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legbone said:
Naughty Dog benefits from having Sony's top software engineers and PS3 1st party engine component and tool developers in house (ICE Team).
plagiarize
Banned
Of course it was developed on PC. Like all multi platform games. The engine was running on PCs first more than five years ago.tycoonheart said:
The fact the final version runs like shit on a wide slice of hardware doesn't make it a port. Its not.
Its a game that has clearly had terrible QA.
The multiplayer was busted on PC out of the box.plagiarize said:
I do think that it's time for PC gamers to recognize this ugly trend and stop buying PC games day 1. When even id starts relying on post-release patches to fix their games, you can see where the industry is headed.
The pop in isn't awful on 360, but it is noticable. Still a beautiful game. Crysis 2 has it beat with it's beautiful lighting engine, but Rage's detail within the world and 60 FPS engine is tops.