Gears 2 was ok, but a bit of a bummer in terms of story and pacing. Gears 3 is generally a better game though - and looks fantastic (minus lacking AA).
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Truly Weird Stuff Showing Up in Steam Database (Halo, KOF13, other unlikely stuff)
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Gears 2 was ok, but a bit of a bummer in terms of story and pacing. Gears 3 is generally a better game though - and looks fantastic (minus lacking AA).
Glass Rebel
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Yup, I've been following his blog semi-closely and it's incredible how far the game has come. Really looking forward to it.
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(It's confirmed for PC already, right?)
(It's confirmed for PC already, right?)
I want the Gears trilogy on Steamdoes that make me bad?
I wouldn't mind that at all but that's not going to happen.
Sentenza
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Well, now that's unheard.
I wonder if there is a single game that has realistic chances of coming to PC at some point according to you, because even going back with my memory that's all I can remember you saying about... uhm... EVERYTHING EVER MADE.
"MGS on PC? That will never happen!"
"GTA V on PC? Dunno, I can't see Rockstar doing that"
"Platinum games will never be on PC".
and so on.
Come on that's not fair. Some games have a solid shot at coming to PC but I don't think the same can be said for all games. Should they ? Hell yeah but for some reason publishers seem to think differently.
I'm just trying to be reasonable. I could see RDR releasing for PC back in 2010, I deemed that realistic and where is it now ? Yep, console exclusive.
I remember you were the one convinced that MGS Ground Zeroes would be announced for PC, so far it has never been mentioned as a target platform. I'm not sure the audience for a MGS game is there on PC anyway but that will be a pleasant surprise if the game eventually comes to PC.
And if you are wondering I'm one of the pessimist who thinks that Alan Wake 2 is unlikely to release on PC alongside the Durango version, if at all.
Sentenza
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I still am. I think it will come, because times are changing, Japanese companies are discovering a viable market and because Kojima is, for his own admission, a big PC fan.
But that's not even an argument about being being right or wrong, I'm just pointing how your predictions are all tremendously homogeneous.
Glass Rebel
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And you still have no basis to think that.
You are free to hope for whatever you deem possible, don't be surprised if you end up disappointed.
I don't mean to derail the thread but given that MS is involved and that they need to create momentum for their new console....That does not bode well for a hypothetical PC version.
Porting big console games for the Windows 8 store is borderline impossible. The WinRT API is very limited: apps can't even create their own threads and networking options are limited.
Green Yoshi
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ValveTestApp215260 (Joe Danger 2: The Movie)
ValveTestApp223100 (Homefront 2)
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ValveTestApp223100 (Homefront 2)
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Haunted
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Both no surprises.
Has been 5 months since Joe Danger 2's release and now that Crytek secured the Homefront IP, they can move forward with Homefront 2 development.
Yeah, Joe Danger 2 was already officially announced for PC.
Well, Sony and MS will want to have at least a handful of exclusives for next-gen. I wouldn't be surprised if the PC version of Alan Wake 2 came out 3-6 months later.
For next-gen I expect pretty much anything that isn't moneyhatted to come to PC though.
Glass Rebel
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The history of the franchise doesn't support your theory though. They were involved with Alan Wake 1 as well. I still played it on my PC, same goes with American Nightmare. Fact is, Remedy owns the franchise and they've been very supportive of the PC audience. MS will most likely have an exclusive deal with them but it won't stay off PC for ever.
I NEED SCISSORS
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Cannot wait for Halo 3 on PC. It's kind of weird that a 5 year old game is now near the top of my most wanted list this year. It's going to look fantastic with good image quality and 60fps.
Dictator93
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What if the game has that horrible 30fps animation lock like the first game...
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While the game was a boring as hell, I'm glad they bothered.
I enjoyed all 3 Gears campaigns.
Pretty sure Remedy already said that they aren't ever going to wait on PC that long again. They already proved it with American Nightmare hitting the bare minimum amount of time after the XBLA version.
Microsoft ultimately has most of the bargaining power regarding AW2's exclusivity period seeing as it's funding development, but even so I don't see the game being Nextbox-exclusive for more than 6 months, and the profit generated from Alan Wake PC should be more than enough to cover a belated PC port of said sequel.
I NEED SCISSORS
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I didn't find it to be a huge issue to be honest. A bit jarring when you notice it (particularly when driving a warthog), but it's not worth locking the whole thing to 30fps for.
I'd be more worried about a shit FOV in Halo 3.
Somebody will mod the game to fix that.
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I don't think someone is going to easily mod every single animation in the game with a 60 frame replacement.
EdibleExplosives
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So, I don't really understand how Steam groups work but how does a game get an 'official' group? The Halo 3 official group is still up even though the hub is down, and the hub still appears in searches.
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I believe each game just gets an Official group added for it and it has a special marking to make it clear. Devs for the game usually moderate the group IIRC.
I, for my part, have extreme dislike for the first game and absolutely love the second and third.
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Extreme dislike for Gears 1? Or Halo 1?
EdibleExplosives
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Oh okay, thanks. In that case, I thought the group would've been removed when the hub was.
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It should have been, but Valve slipped up again lol.
I want the Gears trilogy on Steam
Everyone wants to turn their brain off and play some dudebro games every once in a while.
Doesn't mean you've joined the lowest common denominator.
Tera is already on European Steam. I didn't know there were plans to bring it to other regions.
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Gears isn't really a turn your brain off game on the manlier difficulties.
I never thought it was all that difficult, of course that's very subjective.
And I've only played the first one.
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Really? You just blew through the hardest difficulty?
Does Halo 2 on PC have a proper widescreen HUD? I remember the game supported widescreen on Xbox, but the HUD was stretched.
Going back through my achievements.
Beat it on casual on the 10th, then I played through multiplayer, then started insane on the 16th and beat it the next day.
I even remember specifically that portion in the "look at all that juice" thread wasn't particularly difficult.
I haven't played the PC version but I have read that you couldn't even adjust the FOV, I have a feeling the HUD elements are fairly stretched.
EdibleExplosives
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Ah lol, maybe it's a sign. I'm willing to grasp at any straws to keep my hope alive.
Ingueferroque
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Wasn't Halo: CE one of the first OSX games? Not sure if still runs now, though.
ShawnMcGrath
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oh shit
crimsonheadGCN
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It really wasn't. IMO the only hard point was the final boss, and that was more because of shitty design.
lol, so when is the PC version coming out?
AlphaProspector
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Wallet is ready!
I guess I was being a little too optimistic.
Oh well, if it ever does happen I'll probably grab a second copy, then. I'm crossing my fingers!
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Oh man this is so good.
oh yeah