I've always been a Playstation man. Even when I was not a man. When I was but an infant, I rejoiced in having days of fun, running through the jungle as the little orange Bandicoot known as Crash. Memories of shedding actual tears as the evil Sephiroth took away one of my beloved Final Fantasy party members, while the most heartbreaking music played in the background.
Then I witnessed the triumph that was the PS2, playing Tekken Tag Tournament with my older (and admittedly more skilled) brother, trying not to lose too bad. I hated it at the time, but looking back, that was time well-spent. I remember playing my first ever FPS, which was the original Red Faction, blowing the levels to pieces with my rocket launcher.
Currently, I'm enjoying an incredible selection of games on the PS3, which has not disappointed me in the slightest, with games the likes of the Uncharted series, batman and Demon's/Dark souls. Now, at this point you're probably looking at the title of this blog post again and wondering "just where is this going?". As I've said, I've always been content with the selection of games and memories that Sony have given me and have never considered myself anything but a "Playstation Gamer" in the past. I know nothing else, other than my brief forays into the SEGA megadrive and the NES as well as a few nintendo handheld games. Now, the switch that I am talking about is actually more of an expansion. The grass isn't getting any greener or duller on my side of the fence, I'm just "Pushing the fence further", so to speak because I want more grass. (If you understand what I mean)
In the next few weeks, I am going to buy a gaming PC and start to play games on it (who would've thought it?). Now, I'll still have my PS3 to play exclusives on, but I'm hoping that this PC will become my primary gaming system from now on. This will mean pretty much all multiplat games I get will be bought for the PC. Now, I have a few reasons for doing this.
1) I've noticed the selection of games on PC are much more RPG-orientated than on console which suits the type of gamer I am, as that is my favourite genre of game.
2) Also, I've noticed an increasing number of games that are "better" on PC, very recently (for example: Skyrim (because of the community made mods), Portal 2 (Because of the custom test chambers) and a few others which I cannot think of at the moment).
3) The other reason is that the games are cheaper thanks to steam, which does awesome deals on games all the time, to save us money in the long run. Sure, I may be spending almost £600 to get a good gaming rig, but for someone who plays a lot of games, that's a tiny investment considering you could be saving a few £100 per year because the games are cheaper on PC.
And the best part is that with most games I can plug in a gamepad and configure the controls to my liking, so it wouldn't even be that different from playing it with my PS3 controller. Hell, if I wanted to go to the extra effort, I could even plug that in and use it. Or if the game is more suited, I can use mouse and keyboard. Options, I guess would be another reason why. There are so many options.
Now, I'm not writing this to convince anyone of anything, and I've already made up my mind, so I'm not looking for anyone to reassure me that I'm making the right choice. I guess what I'm doing is explaining why I'm expanding my horizons and wondering if anyone else is in the same sort of position I am.
Another reason I am doing this is because I want to find out what you think about this and what games you guys would suggest I experience first as a PC gamer.
If anyone is wondering what kind of PC I'll be getting, it has an intel i5 processor with a GTX550 Ti in it.
So, I'll open it up to you guys. What do you think about the subject? Would you say now is a good time to get into PC gaming? Can you think of any other reasons why one might do so? Or are you happy with your console(s)? I want to hear what you think, let me know in the comments below, and thank you for reading my user blog!
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Look, I loved my PS1. Graphically though N64 delivered a better overall experience. The difference that gave PS1 an advantage was CD storage PS1 had some beautiful cut scenes, but in terms of graphical power N64 hands down was better. PS1 had WAY more GAMES though. I think Developers preferred the tstorage over squeezing everything onto a cartridge with VERY limited space!
GameCube same thing Nintendo went with storage that was limited, but had games using multiple disks. RE4 is one port that clearly showed GC advantage. Rouge Squadron 2 and Luigi's mansion were beautiful launch games. Again PlayStation didn't Limit developers storage space. Nintendo's mini discs were expensive, and developers went with PS2! PS2 I am pretty sure has the largest game library of all consoles. Maybe not if you in include the vast amount.of.shovel wear on current consoles.
After that ugh, Nintendo seems to have given up on graphical power. Switch 2 games look really good, but I am usually going to buy ports on PS5/Series X.
N64 had some stunning games, but a lot of the library ran poorly. PS1 games tended to hit a playable 30 more often, albeit with less complex geometry and less/no filtering of textures, and the inherent flaws in how PS1 rasterises graphics.
I played loads of both back in the day and I definitely preferred the solid geometry and smooth textures of N64.
PlayStation 1 Devs were so innovative back in the day utilising so many techniques to achieve the best results. I think this article needed to focus on the games that used pre-drawn backgrounds like Resident Evil, In Cold Blood and FF8 to produce visuals that surpassed anything at the time.
I think you are right and I might add in an honourable mentions to at least discuss pre-rendered backgrounds in the visual history of PS1. It was hugely important and should have been in there.
I was going to include Resident Evil for 1996 but I wanted to talk about a second-generation 3D engine versus Ridge Racer, and I also wanted to talk about Lara's animation.
I was also going to put FF8 for 1999 on the list, even wrote a sentence. But then I figured that Driver would say more about how far programmers (and artists) had come in getting the most from the console.
Could even do an 'alternative PS1 graphics' history. Focus on atypical presentations, like pre-rendered, 2D, BSP engines etc.
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What a pathetic, scummy joke. Fortunately we can play the amazing PS2 / N64 games, with newly created fan mods, and not support 2K or WWE anymore, they don't deserve our money.
Nah..won't buy another WWE game before 2030. Got '25 with all dlc..which are over 300 wrestlers and whatnot..and am sure this and the next 3-4 wwe games will all be pretty much just more copies of the same old shit.
I've had a PS3 for a long time, then one day I got a gaming PC. I play my games on my PC a little more, but it's because I have more games on my Steam account from winter and summer sales, etc, so I try to finish as many as I can. I get exclusives on my PS3 that my PC obviously can't run, so it's a nice balance. Sometimes I get two versions of the same game so I can play with buddies on both systems, watch out for that, that'll drain your wallet fast.
oh weird, thought you were changing consoles :O anyways, pc plus ps3 is a pretty good combination and even more so if you had an xbox360. in any case, enjoy your pc gaming time dude >:D
Welcome, I would highly suggest you give the KB/M a good try. I switched from PS3 and just forced myself to use it for a week. It took a while to get used to it but now I can't go back unless the Genre is obviously better with a controller such as racing or platforming. Take a look at some of our upcoming releases. Planetside 2, CS:GO, Guild Wars 2, End of Nations, Firefall, Natural Selection 2 (The ones I am looking forward to, there are a hell of a lot more).
You've made an excellent choice, sir, in giving yourself more choices!
I've been a PC gamer for about 14 years, and it's definitely my favourite platform to play with. And if RPGs are your bag, you'll find no shortage here(unless you were hoping for more Japanese styled games).
I must recommend Baldurs Gate I&II and Planescape: Torment (dat story!) to begin with, especially to get to grips with the D&D rules that a lot of PC RPGs like to employ. But it's all up to you, of course. You have over 2 decades worth of backlog to dip into, after all.
I also must recommend Half-Life 2, Deus Ex, System Shock 2, Tribes: Ascend, Guild Wars 2, The Witcher 2, Skyrim (WHOLE different bag on PC), all the old-school FPS games (Doom, Quake, Unreal, Duke etc.). Plus, get into mods and source mods for old games. You'll be amazed at how well some games have been overhauled by their fans.
But most of all, welcome to the wild and wacky world of PC Gaming!