Video Game General

@ThatRandomGuy42  
What’s so confusing about a video game about a cyborg ninja stealing people’s spines?

@uc9
 
I think he’s trying to listen to the Metal Gear story and not getting the references to the previous games, I think.
 
I mean, Armstrong fucking rambled on about the Patriots and the War Economy in the end. And Sundowner the SOP and War Economy as well.

@AaronMk  
I was being sarcastic like I am right now.

You know that rant on fanboyism I was talking about?  
Here it comes!
 
Recently IGN innocently posted an article regarding Watch_Dogs and the insane PC specs needed to run it at the best settings.  
Of course, they comments were full of PC gamers shouting to the heavens about their specs being better that consoles and referring to people to played on consoles as peasants holding gaming as a whole back.
 
For these people, I have a few choice words;
 
Fuck off.
 
Allow me to explain why I feel these are the best words to use.  

 
First off, some facts:  

 
The thing about PC elitists is that there is literally no point to their claims of “console peasants”. You’re not going to make a console gamer throw out their Xbox or PS4 or Wii U just because they are apparently “inferior” to PCs. This is true in terms of graphical power but the truth is, it doesn’t matter.  

 
When I bought Metal Gear Rising for my Xbox, I bought it because I heard it was fun. I didn’t buy it thinking “GOSH IT WOULD LOOK BETTER ON PC”. This thought did not enter my head once. When you compare PC graphics to console graphics, typically the textures on PC are a little sharper and the frame-rate is higher.
 
So, how does this in any way affect my gaming experience? It doesn’t.
 
If you’re playing a game for fun - which you should be, let’s be honest - then graphics aren’t a huge thing to worry about. When playing Assassin’s Creed 4 for example, I highly doubt they water physics are going to have a massive impact on your gaming experience.
 
As for frame-rate it’s really not a big problem. Don’t dare say it is, because it isn’t. Humanity has been gaming for over 30 years and in the majority of those years, we haven’t cared about a game’s framerate, so why should we care now. The only games it is really needed are racing games or fighting games.
 
Just because it’s not 60FPS, it doesn’t mean it takes away from the games enjoyment factor. It didn’t really matter then, and it doesn’t matter now.  

 
“But we have the Steam Sales! PC gaming is cheaper than console gaming”
 
In reality, both are the same in terms of price.
 
PC Gaming has one HELL of a entry-fee if you want a powerful rig but once you’re in, you can reap the benefits of the Steam Sales and being able to buy games at a cheaper price than on consoles.
 
Until your specs don’t match up.
 
Upgrading your PC will sometimes cost a shit ton of cash and depending on how much you are willing to spend, you’ll be doing it for a while. Spend more, play more. It’s that simple.
 
On consoles, the entry-fee may be cheaper depending on what you pick and if you chose the PS4 or Xbox One, you’re gonna be paying a fee for online play. Games are typically more expensive but you can relish in the fact that the game you put in your console will run just fine and will run fine for years to come. There are sales on all consoles and subscriptions to Xbox LIVE and PS+ do have benefits like free games.  

 
I fear I am losing focus but what does all this prove? IT DOESN’T MATTER.  
If you have a PC, good for you. Go play FTL (It’s one hell of a game)  
If you have a PS4 or an Xbox, good for you. Let me know how Infamous and Titanfall are.  
If you have a Wii U, good for you. Enjoy Super Smash Bros when it arrives.
 
We’re all gamers and in the end, it really doesn’t matter what you play on and you should NOT judge people on what they play on. There is no “Master Race”. We’re all the same.
 
And if you think that because you spent more on your platform and think everyone who doesn’t own a PC is a “Console Peasant” who shouldn’t be gaming, then I refer you to my choice words.
 
Fuck off.  
Fuck off and go outside.  

 
I have probably lost focus on that rant but holy hell I had to let off some steam.

@ThatRandomGuy42  
Don’t forget they say “PC IS WAY BETTER!” But always disregard the fact some people CANT AFFORD A PC Seriously do you know how much those damn alien wears are!? I don’t have that kind of money to just throw out my pockets.

@Number1pegasus  
In fairness it’s cheaper to built a PC with custom parts.  
Then again, that’s assuming you can build one.

@ThatRandomGuy42  
I don’t know how to build one.  

@Number1pegasus  
>alienware  
Small tip, never get an alienware. Overpriced as fuck.
 
@ThatRandomGuy42  
They’re actually not that hard to build. You just need to make sure the parts you get are compatible, and the only mildly difficult part is installing the motherboard and optional heatsink.
 
Speaking from experience, built my first one a couple months ago.

@ThatRandomGuy42  
I have to massively disagree on the framerate though. If it starts going below 40fps and it’s a real time game then that’s going to be a problem gaming wise. 20fps is the point where the player starts yelling at the screen calling it bullshit that he keeps dying due to low framerate, 10fps is the point where the player gives up playing.
 
Framerate is a big thing gaming wise, cause too low and the game can not be physically played; also you need to have frame limiting in video games to 60fps cause 60fps is the max frames per second the human eye can see and it causes too many problems if it goes beyond that.
 

 
Also “graphics” are just the latest gimmick gaming wise. It’ll pass in a couple years. There’s a term for these people, it’s called “graphicswhores”.

@soundtea  
My brother has one of those and he literally had to take it in to get it fixed two times now cuz it kept blue screening him.
 
We found out what happened, our power kept shorting itself out and messed up one of the components I believe? Either way yeah I’m not buying one of those cuz I don’t want to be pissed the fuck off when it breaks.

@uc9  
I can play LoL at between 25-30 FPS with no issues, and that is a hell of a real time reaction based game,

@Thanotos Omega  
Well LoL is honestly pretty slow paced compared to something like Borderlands. A bad framerate in that is a death sentence in a mob.

@soundtea  
I was actually going to say that actually; even was going to mention borderlands.

@soundtea  
I wouldn’t know i play it on 360,

@Thanotos Omega  
There’s the problem, especially the first one when you scored a headshot kill. The game’s FPS just screeches rendering the blood on a 360.
 
FPS’s are best played with a M+KB setup in general. Especially when you have to do fine-aiming.

@uc9  
I dunno.  
I can name plenty of games that need fast reactions and run at 30FPS that play just fine.

Speaking of frame rate the other reason why games should be kept in the 40-60fps is that if there isn’t frame limits then playing the game at say 150+fps summarized in that case is a case of this:  

@ThatRandomGuy42  
30FPS is perfectly playable.
 
It’s when you get below that, that’s when fast paced games become difficult to play.

@uc9  
60FPS is a MUST for Racing games. Luckily consoles and PC both pull this off brilliantly.

@soundtea  
The thing is, fast-paced games usually have a high FPS across all platforms. The aforementioned Metal Gear Rising has 60FPS on consoles and PC.

@ThatRandomGuy42  
Really depends on how streamlined it is. Fast-paced action games like DMC or Rising are made to be as smooth as possible.

Speaking of which; not to sound like a pc fan, but personally I think this generation of consoles will probably be the last due to due moore’s law.
 
What I mean by this is there’s micro computers now that are the size of a phone that are more powerful than computers ten years ago; so say ten years from now we’re going to have cellphones that can play games like Crysis or such. If people’s cellphones alone then can play Crysis is there really going to be a console market or say a handheld device market?
 
To use a analogy computers from ten years ago(if they still work) can’t even play minecraft, but now we have cellphones that can play it.
 
Obviously the video game industry is always going to be around, rather we’re quickly reaching the point where realism in video games is no longer leaps and bounds rather they’re bunny hops here and there.
 

 

 
 
The question is what is going to be the next big thing video game wise once the current hype towards graphics peter out?

@ThatRandomGuy42  
Technically consoles DO hold back technology since pc’s improve every year and consoles only improve every decade or so.  
But complaing about it is like someone complaining that their new bluray player isn’t compatible with their 100000000000000p 900 inch tv with 3d, surround sound and an EEG to let them change the channel with their mind.
 
Basically what I’m saying is that, yes, consoles are holding back the potential of pc games but a high end gaming Pc is a luxury item for most people. Expecting the world to revolve around it is dumb.
 
Also on the topic of frame rate, yeah, 30-60 is good for most games. I’ve seen people complaining that something won’t run at above several hundred fps. I’d like to know exactly what species of avian they are to have the ablility to perceive that.

@Too_Offensive  
You sorta can, but you need a monitor that can refresh over 60 fps on the first place. Else you get real ugly screen tearing.

@uc9  
I think the Steam Boxes are the first glimpse at where gaming is going. PCs and consoles will merge into this new thing.