PC titles

Headshot · 09-04-2012 2:33am #1

Is there actually any big PC only titles besides Diablo 3 coming out soon?

Hard to justify owning a poweful pc when I just dont see anything coming out

Magill · 09-04-2012 3:31am

Headshot wrote: »

Is there actually any big PC only titles besides Diablo 3 coming out soon?

Hard to justify owning a poweful pc when I just dont see anything coming out

Guild Wars 2
Diablo
CS:GO
Dota 2

Probably a bunch more.

Nollog · 09-04-2012 4:19am

PC-Only means they're not coming out for consoles.

CS:GO will be on consoles, not sure of the others.

ShadowHearth · 09-04-2012 9:43am

I better stay out of this or people will miss understand me

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SeantheMan · 09-04-2012 10:01am

Certain games are worth revisiting once you DO have a powerful PC.

BF3, Starcraft 2, Crysis 2, Total War.
Also, if you invest in a powerful PC, you shouldn't just view it as "this year" , It will last you a few years assuming you get the right parts.

But to add to Magills list , and btw, FPS is obv infintely better on PC, so the "PC exclusive argument isn't valid"

Far Cry 3
Borderlands 2
Bioshock Infinite
Starcraft 2 : hear of the swarm
Aliens - Colonial Marines

Kiith · 09-04-2012 10:32am

Hard Reset is a pc only FPS. Supposed to be decent, but very good graphically.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Reset

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 09-04-2012 10:34am

why does it matter if games are pc only, even if they're on consoles too they'll be better on pc

weird question

METS 1B · 09-04-2012 11:01am

Hitman Absolution > Diablo 3

(imo)

ShadowHearth · 09-04-2012 11:09am

METS 1B wrote: »

Hitman Absolution > Diablo 3

(imo)

well thats two very very different games. its like comparing Grand turismo > darksiders

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 09-04-2012 11:12am

also have you played the Stalker Series?

even if you play nothing else those games are reason enough to have a decent PC

ShadowHearth · 09-04-2012 11:16am

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

also have you played the Stalker Series?

even if you play nothing else those games are reason enough to have a decent PC

with mods that game looks better then anything else on pc. It will chew and spit out pretty much any pc out there.

HL2 cinematic mod too? will have to try it out myself when i will get my new monitor delivered.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 09-04-2012 11:19am

hl2 cinematic mod is a pc killer

still cant play it properly on mine after i upgraded last year

well it plays fine, but the load times.. jesus christ the load times. 30 seconds to load up a new area and hl2 has new areas to load every time you round a corner

Genghiz Cohen · 09-04-2012 11:55am

Half life 3 is coming...
/Rocks back and forth

SeantheMan · 09-04-2012 12:09pm

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

also have you played the Stalker Series?

even if you play nothing else those games are reason enough to have a decent PC

Each to their own, I couldn't get into it at all. Gave it 3 seperate attempts since release because of all the fanboys on here.

The PC list is endless though, the reason to own a good one. When you consider the 1000's of games released over the years. You rarely have to worry about "backwards compatibility" , and that's before you add in Emulators.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 09-04-2012 12:14pm

yeah I think I remember you saying similar in the stalker thread
the problem with stalker games (and of course there's always the possibility that it just isn't the kind of game for you, in which case le shrug) is that it really doesn't get going until 10-15 hours in.. so if you're not loving it from the very get-go it's possible (and probably likely) you wont bother sitting through another 10 hours of it to get to the point where people say it really shines.

Socialist_Pig · 09-04-2012 12:26pm

Kiith wrote: »

Hard Reset is a pc only FPS. Supposed to be decent, but very good graphically.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Reset

I played the demo and it was decent enough..no cash to get it though:o

Asmodean · 09-04-2012 1:09pm

Witcher 2 is brilliant on pc too. I know its coming out on consoles but it was the first game i used to try out my new rig last summer and it blew me away.

Sephiroth_dude · 09-04-2012 1:48pm

skyrim,just cause 2,stalker series,anno 2070

IRL_Sinister · 09-04-2012 1:50pm

This thread is going to be very constructive.

Antar Bolaeisk · 09-04-2012 2:00pm

I wouldn't buy a PC for exclusives, just go with whatever system you enjoy using the most.

The bigger games will generally be available on all platforms anyway.

ScumLord · 09-04-2012 2:12pm

ARMA 3, rFactor 2. Real men games. Makes COD and GT5 look like something you roll out on the floor for a 2 year old to play with.

Headshot · 09-04-2012 2:12pm

Why I say PC only is because if its on the consoles, ill get it on the consoles. I would rent the game and finish it that way.

I just cant afford anymore to buy PC games and once finished, I cant do anything with them.At least if its going to be a big game which is PC exclusive, I would be tempted to buy it

Regarding the games that have been mentioned. BF3, Crysis 2, Skyrim, witcher2, stalker all played

Im really only into FPS games so recommending me mmo's isnt really my cup of tea

gizmo · 09-04-2012 2:14pm

In terms of exclusives?

Hawken
Mechwarrior Online
Torchlight II
Tribes: Ascend
Carrier Command: Gaea Mission
ARMA III

Then there's more Shogun and Starcraft II to come in terms of expansions.

I was going to throw X:Com - Enemy Unknown in there too but, in fairness, it's a multi-platform title. Whether it works well on consoles remains to be seen though.

johnny_ultimate · 09-04-2012 2:17pm

ScumLord wrote: »

Real men games.

*bangs head against nearest wall*

ScumLord · 09-04-2012 2:27pm

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

*bangs head against nearest wall*

I think ARMA is the only game where you have to go through training to be able to play the game properly. It was a long 4 months I had to do basic training 4 times but I'm a certified solider boy now.

gizmo · 09-04-2012 2:29pm

ScumLord wrote: »

I think ARMA is the only game where you have to go through training to be able to play the game properly. It was a long 4 months I had to do basic training 4 times but I'm a certified solider boy now.

The first Driver game too.

Sephiroth_dude · 09-04-2012 2:35pm

risen 2 is out soon

ScumLord · 09-04-2012 2:40pm

Over all where PCs excel is in simulators. ARMA is a full on war simulator including FPS, tanks and aircraft.

If you like driving there's rFactor, iRacing and the likes of kartracing-pro. These are games real life race car drivers use.

These are games you have to dedicate real time to and apply the same kind of knowledge you'd need to be able to do it in real life.

richymcdermott · 09-04-2012 2:41pm

Im saving for a pc cause games are much cheaper and instead of being tied down to one server i have multiple options gog.com, steam , origins , games for windows live etc...

Also the likes of mods

Free to play games just catches just make it seem worthwhile

Blacklight restribution free to play mmo fps
Spiral knights
Phantasy star online 2
Mechwarrior online

Seems like a no brainer

Consoles gaming dont cut it anymore for me , too much restrictions and i feel theres going to be a console crash soon .. In my eyes the playstation and xbox have being trying to be lower end pcs ..

Pc gaming is booming at the moment , i can see why :pac:

ShadowHearth · 09-04-2012 2:53pm

Headshot wrote: »

Why I say PC only is because if its on the consoles, ill get it on the consoles. I would rent the game and finish it that way.

I just cant afford anymore to buy PC games and once finished, I cant do anything with them.At least if its going to be a big game which is PC exclusive, I would be tempted to buy it

Regarding the games that have been mentioned. BF3, Crysis 2, Skyrim, witcher2, stalker all played

Im really only into FPS games so recommending me mmo's isnt really my cup of tea

If you got a good PC and a console, i could not see a reason why to get a console version of the game, unless you got all of the friends on console. You mentioned Renting, but even then PC games prices are really damn low. Jesus, mass effect 3 on pc is 18eu on zavvi. how much does it cost to rent a game for a week?

you like first person shooters. Tribes ascend? its free to play game too, which is pure awesome. there is nothing even close on console to it. gotham city imposters on pc is on sale quite a lot for 7eu. cheap and a lot of fun ( when it works, fecking peer 2 peer console plague ).
then again, such thing like " no need to have a powerfull pc" should be a good sign, not something to be sad about. It means bigger range of systems can run games, so even more people can enjoy those games.

the other thing, that PC only games are made in general to last longer, then just finish and throw away. I am pretty sure that BF3 community on PC is way bigger and stronger then console, starcraft 2 was released 2 years ago and it is overloaded by players, some go laddering, some play friendly matches, other play "income wars", "tower defence",RPGs and all other stupidly fun custom maps. Lets look at TF2? it was released like 5 millions years ago and it is going stronger then ever.
i know all these are multiplayer based games, but what about SP games like stalker? fallout? oblivion? skyrim? they get constantly modified and become a totally new experience with each new mod.
strategy games? jesus, do i even need to say more? civilization games, which are worse the crack mixed redbull. it was released in 2005 and i still play it on my brand new rig. It just awesome game. Total WAR? Starcraft? warhammer 40k?

Now, its not an attack on consoles or whatever, fanboys just fudge of now ( both sides btw ), but PC is a strong platform and it is worth having it. Any multyplatform game will be better on PC, unless developers are going lazy way and give direct port, but even then moders will sort it out. PC exclusives are rarer, but damn they can be good when they come out.

Maybe you need to try something more then FPS? You have ability to play on such amazing platform, why restrict yourself only to fps. damn, even try LoL just for ****s and giggles. its free to play too.

p.s. went small bit off topic there

SeantheMan · 09-04-2012 3:22pm

DARK SOULS is coming out on PC

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