Skyrim : TES V

[Everz]

I want aswell.. why so many good games at once?

Do I need a megahorse of a PC to run this.. or will one that struggles to run DAoC handle it ?

 

[BloodOmen]

I want aswell.. why so many good games at once?

Do I need a megahorse of a PC to run this.. or will one that struggles to run DAoC handle it ?

try and run this with a pc that struggles with daoc and your house will implode.

 

[Exioce]

Haha!
FUCKING BUCKETS, HOW DO THEY WORK?

 

[Everz]

try and run this with a pc that struggles with daoc and your house will implode.

Damnit. I know it'd kill the laptop into a heat inflamed ball also (overheating.. as it would hold the graphics np). Tis grim.. buy me a new mission bud ;D.

 

[Raven]

I want aswell.. why so many good games at once?

Do I need a megahorse of a PC to run this.. or will one that struggles to run DAoC handle it ?

You won't get very far with a PC that struggles with DAOC, however my slightly creaky 3 year old PC (I am replacing it at xmas) with a mid range 5 series ATI graphics card runs it on ultra settings, though I have only got as far as creating a character and about 5 mins in while I had my morning coffee this morning so not sure how it runs when there is combat and whatnot.

Jaw dropping though, the draw distance is amazing and I don't think I have seen this much detail in textures before.

 

[Everz]

You won't get very far with a PC that struggles with DAOC, however my slightly creaky 3 year old PC (I am replacing it at xmas) with a mid range 5 series ATI graphics card runs it on ultra settings, though I have only got as far as creating a character and about 5 mins in while I had my morning coffee this morning so not sure how it runs when there is combat and whatnot.

Jaw dropping though, the draw distance is amazing and I don't think I have seen this much detail in textures before.

Umm hmm.. the PC is about 5 years old and hasn't been touched since I had it ..surprised it's lasted this long as it is, that and it's lay dormant for the past 6 months may not help much. My stuggles was it couldnt handle DAoC in zerg/keeps.. the fps would drop and it would crash to hell and back.

May just go for the xbox route as I don't fancy damaging my laptop by overheating it.. though it should be able to handle it np? Speaking of which.. how does one maintain a laptop?

 

[Chosen]

This game is AMAZING, worth every penny. And might be the best game of the year by far!

 

[BloodOmen]

This game is AMAZING, worth every penny. And might be the best game of the year by far!

seconded

 

[Everz]

Whats the Xbox version like? Will I be wanting to go PC or will I survive? My games list is getting huge.

Dark Souls
Fifa 12
BF3
CoD:MW3 (social purposes)
and now Skyrim.

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How'd yall find so much time to play? I barely can get 5 games in on FM before I'm in bed. grr

 

[Shagrat]

only played the intro and a bit so far, really nice.

and i love the stealing vid, going to get my bucket ready

 

[Amphrax]

I ordered mine lastnight get this for the PC tomorrow!!! CANT WAIT!

 

[Billargh]

I'm tempted to put this off for a while, I've still got too much to get through; Dark Souls, Gears 3, MW3, Arkham City etc.

 

[Turamber]

Is it better on the PC or the 360?

 

[Amphrax]

Hard to say Turamber but usually games like this are better on PC imo. Its all down to own preference really I guess, for me its pc all the way.

For game consoles I will only buy racing games and football games as I think they are best on those.

 

[Chosen]

Is it better on the PC or the 360?

The game was made for consoles, but runs better on PC(Higher gfx resolutions).

 

[Raven]

PC with a 360 pad if you are into that sort of thing. Personally Mouse/keyboard >> control pads, especially the dogshit 360 pad. The gameplay will be virtually identical but the PC has far superior visuals, draw distance, lighting, texture detail, resolution etc.

 

[Aada]

I'll take kicking back on the couch with a 50inch tv and bottles of beer and snacks then being hunched over the PC desk any day of the week.

I simply refuse to shell out the money for PC upgrades when there is maybe 1-2 games a year if that worth buying on PC these days.

Each to their own though, killed my first dragon earlier

 

[Chosen]

I'll take kicking back on the couch with a 50inch tv and bottles of beer and snacks then being hunched over the PC desk any day of the week.

I simply refuse to shell out the money for PC upgrades when there is maybe 1-2 games a year if that worth buying on PC these days.

Each to their own though, killed my first dragon earlier

I just connected my PC to my 60inch TV, and with both a wireless mouse and keyboard it works just as good imo But I can see you're point where buying a new PC is quite alot more expensive then a console.

 

[Keitanz]

Console games are normally more expensive than PC games though.. normally around £10-12 on release...

Say you are buying 20 games a year that's £200 you could have saved to get a PC upgrade.

 

[Chosen]

Console games are normally more expensive than PC games though.. normally around £10-12 on release...

Say you are buying 20 games a year that's £200 you could have saved to get a PC upgrade.

This is also true, which is the real thing in my case. probably bought 15games this year, and that is only counting the ones I've bought on steam

 

[Aada]

Console games are normally more expensive than PC games though.. normally around £10-12 on release...

Say you are buying 20 games a year that's £200 you could have saved to get a PC upgrade.

Console games are usually £35 mark these days if you shop around, big PC releases are almost exactly the same price as console maybe £5 cheaper.
Don't get me wrong 3 years ago I was spending the cash every year to upgrade my PC and it isn't cheap if you want to play the latest games at maxzor settings.

However the golden age for PC gaming is well and truely over and it won't be back it just doesn't make sense to be upgrading for 1-2 games that are worth buying on the PC these days.

 

[Raven]

Er. not quite right. My PC is 3 years old and still plays stuff on maximum settings. It cost about £600 at the time.

You don't need to spend all that much. Every cross platform game is worth buying on the PC for the simple fact that it looks better. Controls/display are a non issue because they are exactly the same if you want them to be, pad/TV.

As a hobby it's worth paying a little extra for a better experience.

Anyway, at the end of the day it's down preference and how much you want to spend on your hobby.

 

[Keitanz]

Console games are usually £35 mark these days if you shop around, big PC releases are almost exactly the same price as console maybe £5 cheaper.
Don't get me wrong 3 years ago I was spending the cash every year to upgrade my PC and it isn't cheap if you want to play the latest games at maxzor settings.

However the golden age for PC gaming is well and truely over and it won't be back it just doesn't make sense to be upgrading for 1-2 games that are worth buying on the PC these days.

You can get away with spending £400-500 max every 2-3 years then you can play the latest titles, not on the highest possible.. but close..

And nah most games are a lot more cheaper on PC, Arkham City for instance, £40 on console £25 on PC.. MW3 is £8-10 cheaper....Same with BF3..

Consoles are fucked now really, they are planning to release a new PS/Xbox in 2013 it seems, but they need to release sooner, consoles reached their max hardware wise last year ish, BF3 for instance had to be gimped to shit for consoles cause consoles can't handle it..

So if you want to game and see improvements in graphics in the next 2 year, console isn't the option.

 

[Aada]

Anyway enough of the shit how many hours have some of you spend on it already?

 

[Everz]

Aada reasons are mine too hah, I can't afford to upgrade my PC to consistently run games.. thus console it is.. 2 weeks till payday then the game is on!

 

[Aada]

Just met my first witch lady damn fire balls rocked my arse.

 

[Deebs]

I only ever tend to buy on a PC as I relish the fact I can upgrade components as and when I see fit. Granted the motherboard will have to be upgraded every 4 years but still, for the cost of a console I can be having a better gaming experience than any console on the market at any point in time.

 

[Corran]

I like the pc because of that too deebs... like my missus has my 10yr old pc and plays the Sims 2 on it and a few other silly games.... and my 4yr old pc still plays most games at near top settings even though I keep thinking it is outdated. It does the job and I still have the ability to at least double the ram and get a better graphics card and/or SLI it up.

If it was a console I would have no chance of such longitivity because they would stop making games for it (like the PS2 - one the few consoles that would make games that hte missus can play because anything that is "3D" makes her sick in a very short time".

Least on the PC there is always a type of game that can be found to play on it... even if go retro for things like prince of persia (the original ones) for platforming

 

[Fafnir]

MY copy ended up at the neighbour and they decided to be comming home late yesterday, got my game installed just intime for bed, but got a few hours done today

 

[Ctuchik]

However the golden age for PC gaming is well and truely over and it won't be back it just doesn't make sense to be upgrading for 1-2 games that are worth buying on the PC these days.

You know, i take the hassle of a PC over having brand new consoles collecting dust because there's fuck all interesting to play on them or only using them as DVD/blueray players...

I know there's quite a few people here that have that problem...