Hardcore PC gamer buys console

[PP Mguire]

IMO just because there's more games doesn't mean there are good games. I'm on PC and bored as hell. Trying to make TPP stretch as long as I can.

My PS4 will arrive tomorrow.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

I'd say 95%+ of the games I play are good. I think you're not being adventurous enough. For the record, AAA games are the minority of what I play.

 

[PP Mguire]

I have a 6TB drive almost full of PC games. It's not that I'm not trying, it's just that there isn't much that sucks me in like a good game would. A lot of modern stuff is rehash, AAA bullshit that are usually cash cows, indie stuff trying to bring back retro in some form, or lame simulators.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

How about Shadowrun Returns (and sequels--but they're really all separate games on the same engine and in the same world) and Consortium? Shadowrun has some retro influence but it is really well written and usually sucks in within the first 15 minutes. Consortium represents something entirely new--a degree of flexibility not attempted before in writing.

Oceanhorn is pretty fun but the writing is stale.

Tesla Effect...there's a pretty good game. Definitely retro inspired but that's not a bad thing in this case.

To the Moon surprised me. Yeah, it's a low-budget indie title but the writing is good and the gameplay doesn't get in the way of it.

 

[alucasa]

Just looking at my game collection, allow me to name some games that catch my eyes.

1. Heavy Rain
2. Xenoblade Chronicles X (I have the game. Don' t have Wii U yet)
3. White Knight Chronicles 1 & 2
4. Catherine
5. Lost Odyssey
6. Yakuza 4
7. Bravery Default
8. Shin Megami Tensei 4
9. Persona 4 Golden
10 . Tales of Vesperia (The best Tales game in my opinion)
11. Infinite Undiscovery (Bad reviews but really enjoyed the game)
12. Eternal Sonata
13. Resonance of Fate
14. Crisis Core
15. Fire Emblem

PC has no games like those. Granted, those aren't shooters and I'd play shooters on PC rather but PCs don't have those games. I want to play variety (though mostly RPG) of games, so platform doesn't matter.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Ehm, they appear to be largely anime RPG titles. They're made for a Japanese auidence that overwhelmingly games on PlayStation and Nintendo. Some titles, of that nature, were brought to North America including a Windows release. Two that come to mind are Valkaria Chronicles and The Last Remnant. Steam lists a lot of them but, of course, not the exact titles you named because they're exclusives:
http://store.steampowered.com/search/?snr=1_5_9__12&term=anime+rpg
Of note: Hyperdimension Neptunia and Ys.

No platform has everything.

 

[Athlon2K15]

hey 2006 called, they want their fanbois back really? its 2016 who care if ppl have a PC and/or Console. I have an Xbox One simply because EA NHL series stopped in 09 on PC and the fact both my kids love it. smh

EA NHL is one of those games that you dont have to know shit about the sport and its still fun to play

 

[alucasa]

No platform has everything.

Indeed, which is why platform war doesn't matter (to me at least).

Hyperdimension Neptunia ain't my cup of tea unfortunately. I am not into half naked loli girls.
As for YS, quality of Ys on Vita was so bad that I ditched the series for good.

Though I feel those two are still better than Dragon Age Inquisition.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Could have been a bad port. There can't be so many Ys titles on Steam if the title was that bad.

Valkaria Chronicles on Windows outsold the PS3 version in a matter of days. Because of its success on Steam, they're porting it to PS4.

 

[alucasa]

Valkaria Chronicles is good. I can't argue with that. It would have been on my list in the post but, as you are aware, it's now available on PC, so I took it off. Dragon's Dogma would have been on my list as well but it's now on Steam.

The point is that the gaming world is vast and restricting oneself to a single platform is narrowing one's view too much. I pay attention to all sort of games from Yandere simulator to even Server Tycoon on Kickstarter.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Server Tycoon? Oh my...

 

[alucasa]

I edited my post to add the links.

But here it is again. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1567327150/server-tycoon

It has had a lot of drama at first. Was fun @ Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/41f2dm/server_tycoon_pfft_how_about_server_simulator/

Google server tycoon reddit to read the rage.

 

[Filip Georgievski]

Spending money on a console is preety dumb idea for most pc users since you can just buy a console controler (like my Logitech Chillstream Xbox 360) and play all games eather on the joystick or mouse+keyboard.
I got a PS1 still working in my house (10 years old) and i play on it occasionally, but mostly i just turn on my PC and play on it.

 

[Dethroy]

Platform wars are indeed pointless.

I'm a big fan of (A)RPGs, RTS games, point & click adventures, beat 'em ups and platformers. While the first 3 are obviously better suited to pc, the latter cut a better figure on the big screen.

regarding consoles:
Nintendo has the best platformers, Xenoblade Chronicles, Metroid, Bayonetta, other gems like Okami, Zack & Wiki & Muramasa... and of course Zelda. The SNES has got to be the best console of all times.
Neo Geo has the best beat 'em ups of all time.
Playstation has its fair share of noteworthy exclusives (can't be bothered to list 'em). Microsoft also has a few.
Too bad the Dreamcast never got the attention it deserved ...

 

[PP Mguire]

How about Shadowrun Returns (and sequels--but they're really all separate games on the same engine and in the same world) and Consortium? Shadowrun has some retro influence but it is really well written and usually sucks in within the first 15 minutes. Consortium represents something entirely new--a degree of flexibility not attempted before in writing.

Oceanhorn is pretty fun but the writing is stale.

Tesla Effect...there's a pretty good game. Definitely retro inspired but that's not a bad thing in this case.

To the Moon surprised me. Yeah, it's a low-budget indie title but the writing is good and the gameplay doesn't get in the way of it.

I have Shadowrun m8, I got bored. I think it'd be a game that I might enjoy more when I'm bored somewhere on my phone but it's not very often I run into a situation like that.

Spending money on a console is preety dumb idea for most pc users since you can just buy a console controler (like my Logitech Chillstream Xbox 360) and play all games eather on the joystick or mouse+keyboard.
I got a PS1 still working in my house (10 years old) and i play on it occasionally, but mostly i just turn on my PC and play on it.

Last time I checked I can't play Destiny on my PC with my PS4 buddies.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

I have Shadowrun m8, I got bored. I think it'd be a game that I might enjoy more when I'm bored somewhere on my phone but it's not very often I run into a situation like that.

It's a lot of reading...like a choose-your-own-adventure book with combat. It's not for everyone but thought I'd ask.

Last time I checked I can't play Destiny on my PC with my PS4 buddies.

Only because Activision is as bad as Microsoft and Sony at sucking the teets of consoles. I think the only reason why they port Call of Duty to Windows is because it's cheap and easy. Considering how the port gets worse with each iteration, I think it's only a matter of time before PC gamers give up on it--and so does Activision.

I have so many games on Windows and so few of them were published by Activision. A quick search: Prototype 1 & 2 2, and...that's it! Wow. I admit I am interested in Deadpool but...yeah...Activision has literally become a one-trick-pony.

 

[64K]

Like I said, there's more games on PC than time to play in a lifetime. I play ~100 hours of games/week and my backlog of games to play is still greater than 50 with a wishlist 90 long. A lot of those titles are multiplatform releases. There are more PC exclusives than console exclusives.

100 hours gaming a week! That's 14 hours a day average. I average 15 hours a week but my back log of games yet to play is ridiculous.

 

[PP Mguire]

It's a lot of reading...like a choose-your-own-adventure book with combat. It's not for everyone but thought I'd ask.


Only because Activision is as bad as Microsoft and Sony at sucking the teets of consoles. I think the only reason why they port Call of Duty to Windows is because it's cheap and easy. Considering how the port gets worse with each iteration, I think it's only a matter of time before PC gamers give up on it--and so does Activision.

I have so many games on Windows and so few of them were published by Activision. A quick search: Prototype 1 & 2 2, and...that's it! Wow. I admit I am interested in Deadpool but...yeah...Activision has literally become a one-trick-pony.

Yea, like I said, it's not a lack of trying. I prefer the crisp 4k visuals of PC gaming but I don't mind playing games on the consoles if it means I get to have fun too. I mean I've probably sunk like 100 hours into that stupid poolFX game on Xbox. Considering I have 3 friends that'll probably never have a PC meaning I won't get to play games with them but now I can, I'll take it.

Bungie made the decision for console only on Destiny, sorta like how they abandoned PC for Halo too and tried to tip the blame on Microshaft. They've said in many interviews that console is more profitable.

 

[Drone]

Xenoblade Chronicles and Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker took me about 1200 hours. I guess it was about a year, maybe 2-3 hours a day, usually at night before I go to sleep.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Bungie made the decision for console only on Destiny, sorta like how they abandoned PC for Halo too and tried to tip the blame on Microshaft. They've said in many interviews that console is more profitable.

Only because they never try on Windows. The two times they did, Microsoft put requirements on them (like Vista only) that killed the prospect of Windows version being competitive.

 

[Easy Rhino]

The true master race is the one which owns a gaming PC and a console. I am the master race. The rest of you are dirty peasants!

 

[Keullo-e]

Depends on game, there are some games on X360 which I like to play on LIVE.

Recent consoles doesn't offer anything to me, since they're just low-end gaming PC:s in disguise and with not-so-good gamepads since X360 pad is the no. 1 for me.

 

[xfia]

Depends on game, there are some games on X360 which I like to play on LIVE.

Recent consoles doesn't offer anything to me, since they're just low-end gaming PC:s in disguise and with not-so-good gamepads since X360 pad is the no. 1 for me.

PS4 controller

 

[PP Mguire]

The true master race is the one which owns a gaming PC and a console. I am the master race. The rest of you are dirty peasants!

Hybrid master race.

 

[alucasa]

I have frigging 1951 hours on Crusader Kings II. Now, that's a shit load of time spent on a single title. CK2 is the definition of sandbox game though, so many possibilities & never the same result.

So,I enjoy PC games as well but PC doesn't cover JRPG well. I tend to completely ignore AAA titles these days.