18th March 2006, 9:19 PM
Quote:Again, and again, and again. I'm not arguing that PC games are bad. I'm just telling you I don't play them because [insert personal preferences I've given you].
If you're trying to draw me into a PC vs. Console debate it won't work, because I don't care.
Saying that you don't care seems to me to be making a pretty clear statement.
Quote:You and OB1 were entirely right. Halo works wonderfully on a console because it was built with a controller in mind. The same could be said for any other game that was developed with a console controller as part of the design. It works, I've played great FPS games on my Xbox. Ever play Unreal Championship 2 Lialandri Conflict? Great, great fps.
Shouldn't that be "he was right and not me", then, given that my opinion is that FPSes on consoles usually don't work? It's not one of my favorite genres and not one I play all that often, so I'm not very good at them, and I can see a big difference between aiming on consoles and on PC... without autoaim hitting things in console FPSes is useless, while on PC autoaim would be a stupid thing to put in an FPS if you wanted it to be any fun at all... (one reason why Halo PC is supposedly much easier on PC (for people who actually play those games): you can actually hit things now! :))
I own very few FPSes, and that's because of lack of interest mostly... the only true console FPS I have is PD; Metroid Prime (1) doesn't count, though my lack of FPS skills certainly does carry over into that game... so hard...
Anyway, they can be tolerable on consoles, but they can never begin to compare to the control you get from a keyboard and mouse.
Oh yeah, and of course, the Revolution will supposedly change all this... we'll see. :)
Quote:If I ever do get into PC gaming then I'll give them a shot. Although I'm a bit apprehensive given the stories I hear about people spending way too much time playing those kinds of games.
You hear that more about MMORPGs, I think... now those can get addictive. RTSes? It mostly depends on how much you like the multiplayer, I'd say... SC/WCIII are infinitely playable online...