Yeah I followed the community efforts to fix the PC port for years. The IdolNinja saga is depressing as hell.
Can you try, if possible, to look inside houses and see how long it takes to load the room and then when you stop looking how long it takes to load the town back please? On PS3 HW it took like 3-4x longer than on XSX in BC mode :/.
Teknoparrot compatibility is a bit of a mess though - non NVidia GPUs are all but unsupported, and even on NVidia it's yanky as hell. But I agree it looks nicer (and PC version has frame-pacing issues that require extra workarounds).
Extraction had a PS3/Move port that was basically perfect (And no - I'll never agree that plays better with a mouse over a physical pointer). Granted that version might still benefit from emulation - but it had 4xMSAA and HD resolution with perfect framerate, so it's pretty good on native hw.
Teknoparrot runs it perfectly on Nvidia (tested it myself) but yeah, not sure about other GPUs.
WRONG, right.
Went inside and then left the hotel. Loading times both ways were quick.
It's already out, for windows and now linux:
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Looks better? Yes. Run better? Don't know about that, 60fps on the emulator feels great to me. But most important: the PS1 versions have different handling and I prefer those.
Most people have that option based on looks alone, plus the extra content. But I value gameplay. Try the PS1 versions at 60fps on the emulator and see for yourself. It's even possible to map analog acceleration and brakes to the triggers (mapping them first to the right analog stick).
Apologies, I did not mean entering and exiting the building. You know how you can peek through people’s windows and see what they do and then “exit” as in kind of resuming wandering the open world?
And is it not possible go above 60 fps and also do that with controllers plus wheels on PC versions?
Again, I really couldn't give a shit less. I want the original game, not some embellishment of it. Same reason I roll my eyes at people who insist that mods make PC games better by default.
Nothing can fix these monstrosities.
But you just said it's cool how you can play Metal Slug 2 without slowdowns. The original game has slow downs.
I don't remember the Splinter Cell PC ports being bad, then again i might remember it wrong.
Oh mb yeah, I peeked inside one of the windows for the hotel, and the loading times were good both ways as well for that.
The PC version with the mod is great, supports modern resolutions and brings back online play.
Any particular reason why you don't like them anymore? I don't think you elaborated and i'm legit curious what made you change your mind so drastically, to the point where you seem to outright hate them now.
There was nothing wrong with the PC port, that was the first one I played before other versions. The only Splinter Cell I can remember being worse and it was the console version (PS2)....Double Agent? It literally looked like 2 different games and think it was made by completley different studios.
There are still some issues with it though. Other than the missing bloom effect (only the sun glare is restored) there are visual glitches in one track, i don't remember it's name, it's the one with the Ice theme. You can see missing graphics in the background at some point and a black void in their place.
Both PS2 and Gamecube ports of all Splinter Cell games were worse than the XBOX/PC versions. They were all missing most of the awesome dynamic shadows/lights that made these games look so good in the first place.
The PC version is the best way to play Splinter Cell, best aim with a mouse and you select movement speed using the mouse wheel.
The PC version is inferior to the Xbox version and I'd rather not play it at all than play a buggy weaker version. It's getting closer to being able to be emulated well enough with Xemu. If they can keep up progress, eventually it'll be the best way to play. You'll get the optimal controls (it was designed for Xbox controller) and a lot of the effects in the game are broken on PC even with mods. Things like night vision effects, a lot of shadow casting lights are missing, shadows are broken, and there are weird pop in and out issues. It's just best on Xbox, plain and simple.
It's not "bad" if you don't mind all the stuff I mentioned above, but I'm more of a purist and want it to be played in the most optimal state it possibly can be. That means the Xbox version.
I'll give that mouse aiming just feels better, but I disagree about the movement. Using the scroll wheel to adjust movement speed takes all the challenge and skill out of a huge element of the game: grabbing enemies by quietly sneaking up behind them. Having to tilt the stick just the right amount to get to them quickly without being too loud makes for a very tense and difficult struggle that's a core part of the stealth challenge.
Tilt a stick more or less is very challenging. Wow.
This is insanely dismissive of the experience. Did you ever actually play the PC and Xbox version of Splinter Cell to compare? The PC version completely breaks the entire mechanic because all you have to do is notch in the right speed and then push WSAD. It makes it stupid easy. Meanwhile with the stick, you have to hold just the right amount of pressure while also being stressed out from timing things just right. Honestly I shouldn't even engage with someone who has such a simplistic and ignorant take on this.
Don't you know that you can use a controller on the PC version?? But saying "being stressed" says it all about your lvl of skill using a stick.
The modded PC versions have all the effects restored and are better in every other way.
I believe if i remember correctly that framerates above 60fps mess with Tomb Raider Anniversary. I can't remember the exact issue I had, but it might have been enemy AI or how fast the enemies die. Changing to 60hz in Nvidia Control Panel and just running at 60fps fixed it for me. I believe I beaten Greece too. This was the Steam version. Maybe 60fps will fix it for you as it did for me.
Isn't it better to emulate the MGS3HD version via RPCS3?
