I know the feeling, why cant they just release it for PC, its not like they wont loss money. The problem is if they make a PC port then there won't be any games to sell the system.
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There's a PC version coming? :9~ I am so NOT getting a 360 if that's the case :D
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Erm, I dont think so.:shifty:
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I've never tought that Bioware was anything but Black Isle's shadow and Mass Effect does precious little to sway me from that opinion. Nice graphics though.
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I used to think they basically were Black Isle. But now that Black Isle's gone BioWare is (for me) the best RPG developer around. It's actually ironic you say that since what is the remnants of Black Isle (Obsidian entertainment) has thus far made only sequels to BioWare games (KotOR: Sith Lords and the upcoming Neverwinter Nights II). I think they just recently announced they were working on their own property in the near future.
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I felt that KotORII: Sith Lords had the potential to outshine it's predisessor in every way, and the story (or at least the bits we saw of it) was much more deeper than any Bioware game by far.
Had they actualy been given the time to finish it, it would have been the best Star Wars epic ever. I'm sorry, I don't actualy hate Bioware, they make some great games. Im just sad that other RPG developers with superior ideals get torn appart (mainly Black Isle and Troika). |
I don't think I played anything from Troika, but I know how you feel wit Black Isle at least. I was very sad when Interplay's problems interfered with all the great things they were doing there (Planescape 2 apparently, and of course Fallout 3). I hope Obsidian is able to get those licenses back and do what they had planned. Of course, Bethesda already has Fallout and I doubt they'd give it up so easily, but as far as I know the Planescape license is just sitting around collecting dust. Of course, the fact they're even around is awesome and moreover that they're (now) making a game all their own.
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And I do love BioWare, if only for KOTOR, which is my favorite game ever along with Fallout, but I'm not buying a 360. I bought an XBOX just for Jade Empire and it was a great game, but that was the last time I will buy a console just for one game. It's just not worth it. I'm very disappointed if this game will be a console exclusive, too. Oh, and I'm not really a Star Wars fan either, and I still loved KOTOR. Well I do love the original trilogy. |
I'm also longing for a new big epic adventure. Like the "Baldur's Gate" series, the "Fallout games", "Ultima 7" and so on. Still haven't played "Arcanum" and "Vampire: Bloodlines" and "Gothic 2", so there's no reason to complain for me, really. Thinking about it, I'm actually overfed with games. There's still a one gig abandonware folder and plenty emulator stuff on my hard disk that I'm accessing constantly. Even if there wouldn't be any new games in development anymore, I'd be fed until I die. Probably. And it's not like there have been that many dramatic changes and earth-shattering fresh ideas during the last couple of years, either. "Why bother about the new shit when most of the new shit is nothing but the old shit?", they say. At least Nintendo seems to be trying at the moment. The people involved in marketing are sure making a great job in this industry. So Bioware isn't going to release this game for my machine? *shrugs* There's plenty other fish in the sea (for me, far too many anyway). Admittedly, the real gems are super rare and the stinkers are plenty, but hey. ;)
OT (or: Why I'm using my PC as a gaming machine): I've been using a computer for gaming since.. like forever, starting way back in the 80s with some 8 bit machines. I did own some consoles. A Gameboy, a Super Nintendo (Super Famicon for some of you). I'm probably not one of 'em hardcore gamers. Read: I'm not feeling the need to fork out cash on hard- and/or software on a regular basis. In fact, I do it very, very rarely anymore and haven't bought a game for months now. "The times, they are a-changing". As such, I'm not willing to pay money for a machine I don't really need. Okay, make that "At the moment I'm not willing to blahblah". Okay? ;) I need a PC for writing, I used to need it for programing and it can play more games than I could ever finish in my entire life, too. I'm all set. Whoo! Awesome. Still nice to see Capcom porting their latest "Resident Evil" game. :9 I sure hope Konami is going to continue porting the "Silent Hill" series, too. |
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One might make the argument that if I have the cash to get a monitor like that, I should have the money to get a 360 too. Well maybe I do but it's also a matter of principle. I don't want to support console gaming, when it has almost nothing to offer me, and when it's the main thing that's killing PC gaming (which I love). |
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Yeah, the resolution is insane but so is the user in this case, so it's a perfect match. :devil: And actually I don't have a SLi setup. I didn't get the monitor solely for gaming purposes. I just have a single 7800GT card, and it works fine with some games even @ the aforementioned native resolution. Psychonauts is a good example. /end offtopic |
[off-topic]I don't know, I'd rather have a big monitor with a smaller native resolution such as 1600x1200, so one would still be able to play very demanding games (like Oblivion :crazy: ) reasonably well. BTW, how's the monitor's response time? I have a 19" Sony TFT with 2ms in the other room, which I don't use for gaming but just as well might - do the big 30" TFTs still have a decent (sub 8ms) response time? I could visit the Dell website but since manufacturers always lie about response time anyway, it wouldn't make me any wiser..[/off-topic]
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I'm still waiting for the day when BioWare announces that they're also releasing it for PC bundled with Jade Empire (also for PC). Microsoft seriously needs a smack in the face.
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Firingsquad.com interviewed Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk about BioWare's upcoming MMORPG and MAss Effect here
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Jade Empire is probably one of my top 10 fave games. I felt it did all the things that Star Wars should have. I enjoyed KOTOR, good story, but the combat was restrained. I appreciated Jade's freedom much more!
I wish they'd bring it out for PC too. But hey, PC owners get Halo 2 next year. So can't totally fault Microsoft. :D |
Yea but the difference is that I don't care about the Halo series. There hasn't been a game exclusive to the Xbox that I've really felt a need to play before Mass Effect. Gamecube had a few games (namely, Wind Waker) that I really wanted to play but that wasn't that big of a deal.
I just don't understand why BioWare would sign up for these exclusive deals. They're powerful enough that they don't need to listen to Microsoft, and I can't imagine creating a game for 360 isn't that different than creating one for the PC, since the 360 is basically a PC with a default gamepad and lamer internet access... I dunno, I guess there must be something to it, though. I can live with it if it just turns out to be a delayed PC release like Cthulhu. |
The 360 has a whole different type of processor than PCs, a PowerPC processor with three cores. It's not the same.
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