2nd May 2007, 2:18 PM
The PC is home to sims, though I don't play those flight simulators. RPGs, well that's a matter of opinion. I've played Oblivion and Torment to an extent, and I've also played a number of Japanese RPGs. Some are pretty simplistic, but some show a lot of thought and planning into a complicated system (Final Fantasy XII), and some are simplistic at first glance but have a lot of subtle strategy involved (Pokemon) and some are just plain simple (Final Fantasy 1), though that last one was made when PC RPGs were pretty simplistic as well. Ultima Exodus was almost a direct port of the PC version, only with better sound (sound cards hadn't really taken hold in the PC world yet) and worse graphics to a small extent (still did that weird "only see stuff your characters can see" effect). It still let you fight a loosing battle against some kid in town if you felt like it though.
I've played One Must Fall, and I've played Street Fighter 2. I've got a pretty good idea of which of those is more complex. The fact is, different genres, for various reasons (only sometimes related to things like interface like in RTS games), make their home on different platforms.
I've played One Must Fall, and I've played Street Fighter 2. I've got a pretty good idea of which of those is more complex. The fact is, different genres, for various reasons (only sometimes related to things like interface like in RTS games), make their home on different platforms.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)