F.E.A.R. Scores a 9.1 on Gamespot

[The Iron Weasel]

Gamespot's (http://www.gamespot.com/) review of F.E.A.R scored a 9.1 (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/fear/review.html?sid=6135744)

F.E.A.R. is quite easily one of the most intense and atmospheric games that you'll play, and it's a spectacular blend of horror and action. You can't help but get the feeling that this is a game that's the spiritual successor to the original Half-Life, because it's so obviously inspired by that classic game. Indeed, some of the locations and enemies are highly reminiscent of those in Half-Life. This is a game that will thrill you one moment and scare you the next. F.E.A.R. features some of the greatest gunplay available in a first-person shooter, and it elevates the art of firing a gun to whole new levels. This alone makes it an incredibly intense game that must be experienced. The fact that it's also one of the creepiest games ever made is just icing on the cake.
This is easily my most anticipated game this year, it's great to hear that it's getting great scores.

[Norse]

9.1 on Gamespot is a top score. F.E.A.R really seems to deliver the goods. I hope this will be out on X360 as I won't upgrade my PC for gaming anymore.

[Atorak]

Man, I need to pick this thing up ASAP.

Time to scrap WoW for awhile.

[The Iron Weasel]

I already have my directors edition pre ordered, i dont wanna have to swap like 6 cds.

[Stormwatcher]

Oooooooooooooh.... good....
6cds? I must get the DVD version...

[Grimgrock]

I've been playing the demo but I've read from IGN that they made improvements since putting the demo out there. I hope so because while the graphics are top notch, the sound is... odd. This is probably because of my sound card but still its possible they added support for it in the interrim.

I haven't heard anything about a non-PC version. It stands to reason, however, that with all the integration that MS is doing with the Xbox360 and Windows that it is possible a port is easily made.

[AspectVoid]

I pre-ordered the collectors edition a few weeks ago. This is one of the games I've been looking forward to since the first time it appeared at e3 a couple years ago.

[bgivnin]

I just pre-ordered it myself from Gamestop. $50 on a DVD and with free overnight shipping? Sold! That's perfect for me anyway, because Tuesday is when Batman Begins comes out on DVD and I'll be watching it all night. I'll come in to work on Wednesday and (hopefully) have my FEAR game ready to take home and play all night. :)

[The Iron Weasel]

I pre-ordered the collectors edition a few weeks ago. This is one of the games I've been looking forward to since the first time it appeared at e3 a couple years ago.

Same, ever since the first e3 apperance i've been facinated with the game, the gun fights are just so...viceral!

[Evil_SPanKY]

Just pre-oreder mine also, and got the DVD version for the same price with fre shipping. SWEET!

[Furtive]

This is definently more great news. Can't wait to have this in my hands. The fact that it'll be on DVD is almost even more exciting. Its great to see US publishers finally catching on to the idea of DVDs.

[Oddmaker]

I've been playing this. Got mine early ;)

Here's some screenies i did:

http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_01.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_02.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_03.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_04.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_05.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_06.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_07.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_08.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_09.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_10.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_11.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_12.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_13.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_14.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_15.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_16.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_17.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_18.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_19.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_20.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_21.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_22.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_23.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_24.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_25.jpg

[goc_sin]

I wasn't sure which to buy next week Quake 4 or F.E.A.R... well I think I made up my mind. FEAR it shall be. From what I have been hearing Quake 4 sounds like it has suffered a little from being co-developed for xbox 360. F.E.A.R. is a PC exclusive.. so it gets my dollar votes.

[notcivx]

I've been playing this. Got mine early ;)

Here's some screenies i did:

http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_01.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_02.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_03.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_04.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_05.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_06.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_07.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_08.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_09.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_10.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_11.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_12.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_13.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_14.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_15.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_16.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_17.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_18.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_19.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_20.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_21.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_22.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_23.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_24.jpg
http://img7.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Pacote/jogos/Fear/fear_25.jpg

hey guys i got a warez copy here are some shitty screenshots lol

[Atorak]

I just pre-ordered it myself from Gamestop. $50 on a DVD and with free overnight shipping? Sold!

Gamestop should send you a free cookie with your order.

Chalk up another purchase!

[Chagrinful]

Securom 7 is kinda gay though, it runs AS A SERVICE eating up your ram just because you support the game's publisher, thanks guys!

[Sloth]

I can't wait to get Fear too, but what I want to know is why they have to release the game on a Tuesday, when we have a perfectly good weekend right now.

[Dirty Harry]

hey guys i got a warez copy here are some shitty screenshots lol
Well arent you fucking precious.

[Xerxes]

Can't wait for the Xbox 360 version... lol

[bapenguin]

Securom 7 is kinda gay though, it runs AS A SERVICE eating up your ram just because you support the game's publisher, thanks guys!

Wait are you serious? That's lame.

[jwbxx]

The game looks really good I gotta get it. But I dont trust anything gamespot says anymore since they gave that pile of shit black and white 2 a 8.2

[The Iron Weasel]

Some people did like Black & White 2

[Sloth]

Well arent you fucking precious.

he was mocking the other guy who posted the screenshots. Actually I hope Oddmaker actually got it at the store, not because I care if he pirates, but that means I might be able to get a copy from some idiot store manager who doesn't know better than to wait till release.

[notcivx]

Well arent you fucking precious.

well arent you fucking precious

[Chagrinful]

Wait are you serious? That's lame.

Yes Securom v7 makes a service that runs(more than likely runs all the time though, you know the way they make these things) when you want to play a Securom v7 game, I just fucking hate when a game company goes behind my back and installs shit that I didn't know about w/o my permission to play a game, ie Starforce and this.

IF they said "This will install a service called Secrurom User Access Service (v7)"
OR "This will install Starforce into the device Manager and hide it away so you don't know its there". At least then it'd be better than them slyly just installing it w/o saying diddly.

[jwbxx]

Some people did like Black & White 2And those were the people who reserved the phantom gaming console.

[The Iron Weasel]

And those were the people who reserved the phantom gaming console.

nice....nice....and you know that someone will read that and look at their copy of black & white 2, and then at their reciept from EB that has their Phantom reservation on it and cry.

[Worldcrafter]

Looks like you can finally order the DVD edition from GoGamer.com. Anywhere but EB/Gamestop is my motto. I was literally putting the finishing touches on my Gamestop order when I took one last look at GoGamer. Looks like it's only $42.90 before shipping.

[PantherModern]

They shipped FEAR early, and I wouldn't doubt some people with the hook-up might have gotten theirs already. I am hoping that I can too.

*Calls store*

Update: Gotta wait 'til Sunday. Crud.

[The Iron Weasel]

They shipped FEAR early, and I wouldn't doubt some people with the hook-up might have gotten theirs already. I am hoping that I can too.

*Calls store*

Update: Gotta wait 'til Sunday. Crud.

I GOTTA WAIT TILL TUESDAY!

[Mason]

Yes Securom v7 makes a service that runs(more than likely runs all the time though, you know the way they make these things) when you want to play a Securom v7 game, I just fucking hate when a game company goes behind my back and installs shit that I didn't know about w/o my permission to play a game, ie Starforce and this.

IF they said "This will install a service called Secrurom User Access Service (v7)"
OR "This will install Starforce into the device Manager and hide it away so you don't know its there". At least then it'd be better than them slyly just installing it w/o saying diddly.

No, it still is a horrible system. It messes with the machines of the paying customers, whereas the warez monkeys can easily circumvent it. I wish publishers the best of luck in securing their IP, but adding in features that only screw with your legitimate, paying customers just isn't the way to do it.

[novicius]

From what I have been hearing Quake 4 sounds like it has suffered a little from being co-developed for xbox 360.
Ah bullshit, the console's got nothing to do with it -- Quake 4 suffers from being dev'd at Raven. :rolleyes:

[Liquidize105]

It's a Jason "I'm looking for the usual perks!" Ocampo review.

It doesn't mean much then.

[Grimgrock]

Can't you just go into the service manager and set it for very low priority so that it doesn't take more RAM than it absolutely needs? I would think that you could run a script that would fire it up when you use the game and forcibily shut it off when the game isn't running. I'm not a programmer and I don't do any scripting but from what I've seen in OSX, this should be very possible even in Windows. You would have to fire up the script manually or have the script fire off when the game starts, but it might be possible. Perhaps I am thinking aloud about things I know nothing about but speculation never hurts anything.

[Jadbalja]

I just pre-ordered it myself from Gamestop. $50 on a DVD and with free overnight shipping? Sold! That's perfect for me anyway, because Tuesday is when Batman Begins comes out on DVD and I'll be watching it all night. I'll come in to work on Wednesday and (hopefully) have my FEAR game ready to take home and play all night. :)

How did you get free overnight? I just went to Gamestop to order it, and they want to charge me $9.99 for shipping?

[Grimgrock]

I just pre-ordered it myself from Gamestop. $50 on a DVD and with free overnight shipping? Sold!

I didn't see anything that said shipping was free. Was there a special code or something that I missed? I admit that a DVD version rather than a multidisk version would be better. Getting it the next day would be worth it but it isn't $10 worth it. Free would, of course, make it completely worth it.

[fitbabits]

I'm so torn about this one - on one hand, I really want to get it. On the other hand, though, I promised to keep my pennies for the Xbox 360 games I'll be wanting when I pick up my pre-order...

Help an old, confused man make a decision.

[notcivx]

FEARVU will give you overnight shipping

[Xerxes]

Fitbabits. Get the game. Hell Oblivion isn't even coming out at launch.

[Jadbalja]

FEARVU will give you overnight shipping

You, sir, rock harder than two other cities. I don't care what everyone else says... ;)

[fitbabits]

Fitbabits. Get the game. Hell Oblivion isn't even coming out at launch.
True, but what about Condemned? Similar, yet different.

Maybe if I wait, I'll score it cheaper at Best Buy or somewhere (you know, in the weekly ads).

[H.Bogard]

Can't wait for the Xbox 360 version... lol


dream on ...sucka!

[PIPBoy3000]

FEARVU will give you overnight shipping

There's a note that you have to go through Vivendi's store (http://store.vugames.com/) (which actually uses Gamestop). I ended up getting ready to buy through Gamestop, then backed out and went through the Vivendi store. Seemed to work just fine.

[Jadbalja]

There's a note that you have to go through Vivendi's store (http://store.vugames.com/) (which actually uses Gamestop). I ended up getting ready to buy through Gamestop, then backed out and went through the Vivendi store. Seemed to work just fine.

Not true. I just purchased it directly through Gamestop using the FEARVU coupon code and got free overnight shipping just fine.

[The Iron Weasel]

It's a Jason "I'm looking for the usual perks!" Ocampo review.

It doesn't mean much then.

I usually agree with his reviews, except HL2, that deserved a higher score if you ask me.

[PIPBoy3000]

Well, I admittedly didn't click the "Submit Order" button. I just noticed the note about it having to go through the Vivendi store. My guess is that it'll go through just fine, though it seemed safer not to risk it.

[Chagrinful]

It's a Jason "I'm looking for the usual perks!" Ocampo review.

It doesn't mean much then.

He did give some GLARING negatives in the video that any good game editor would gernally dock a game's score for like monotonous level design poor enemy variation, and SYSTEM HOG(OK Now for you out there who don't know that means UNOPTIMIZED which is the general deal with Monolith engine/games). Good ol gaming "journalism" really another word for gaming advertising these days, ah well.

[Xerxes]

dream on ...sucka!

Head out online "sucka", it's been seen running on a xbox 360. It's the same people who are making Condemed and looks like the same damn engine. If it helps you sleep at night, keep on believing that Monolith wouldn't console it if it doesn't kill them.

[The Iron Weasel]

Head out online "sucka", it's been seen running on a xbox 360. It's the same people who are making Condemed and looks like the same damn engine. If it helps you sleep at night, keep on believing that Monolith wouldn't console it if it doesn't kill them.

I've heard both of that it is up and running on 360, i've also heard from a monolith spokesperson or dev, that F.E.A.R. is a PC game, and only a pc game.

[GrinR]

I like Starforce because it lets me know which games to not buy.

[Xerxes]

I've heard both of that it is up and running on 360, i've also heard from a monolith spokesperson or dev, that F.E.A.R. is a PC game, and only a pc game.

I've heard that as well... The things we hear. :rolleyes:

But GTA was only a ps2 game once upon a time.
Either way a PC version will be cheaper than a Xbox 360 version(if it ever happened). That's something wetdream to I guess H. Bogard.

[Chagrinful]

I like Starforce because it lets me know which games to not buy.

Its SECUROM this time just read the other posts not Starfuck, although Securom also lets me know what games not to buy also.

I wouldn't be suprised if most of the comments about it being a system hog and the lag in the video were due to Securom's nazi protection.

[GrinR]

Honestly, it doesn't matter much to me. When I buy things that I -must- have and they have annoying CP, I get the hacked version and I'm fine. Otherwise, I just laugh when the devs go out of business.

[H.Bogard]

Head out online "sucka", it's been seen running on a xbox 360. It's the same people who are making Condemed and looks like the same damn engine. If it helps you sleep at night, keep on believing that Monolith wouldn't console it if it doesn't kill them.

It was an unconfirmed rumour...........sucka....

plus IW already said in the latter of his post what i needed to say
the Vivendi guy (i think spokesperson/co-dev. ) said at e3 2005 that it was only a pc title
Condemned is by the same developer but its built on a different engine....a MULTI CORE engine if i might add , whereas f.e.a.r. is to run on a single threaded engine making porting an extremely difficult....if not impossible job
peace out.

[The Iron Weasel]

It was an unconfirmed rumour...........sucka....

plus IW already said in the latter of his post what i needed to say
the Vivendi guy (i think spokesperson/co-dev. ) said at e3 2005 that it was only a pc title
Condemned is by the same developer but its built on a different engine....a MULTI CORE engine if i might add , whereas f.e.a.r. is to run on a single threaded engine making porting an extremely difficult....if not impossible job
peace out.

nicely done.............sucka.........

[Xerxes]

Want a scooby snack sucka...

[The Iron Weasel]

Want a scooby snack sucka...

No, but i want a sandwitch........sucka........

[Wonka]

Unless subsequent to E3 Vivendi has decided that they want to print more money. Lets insert a dramatic pause here so that this concept can sink in

<dramatic pause>

As shocking of an idea as that is to some of you, it'a actually a fact that companies would in fact rather do something easy and make even more money when they get an opportunity to do so... Porting to a console is an altogether sensible thing to do, and if its a new console, they would not be in any particular hurry to do so having already missed the launch window.

And in spite of the fact that the game is almost surely coded for a single processor, porting the game would probably not be all THAT terribly difficult. Certainly not "rewrite the entire game" level of difficult... Hell it would not even be close. I bet that this game will come to the 360. Hell it may come to more platforms than that if its a big "hit".

Odds are more than slightly favorable that this will come to a console. So if you must play this game RIGHT NOW, then buy it now for PC. But if you are willing to be patient, be patient. The worst that can happen is that you will get a discount on the PC version. And I honestly think even that outcome has about a 0% chance of happening. Balls roll downhill, and companies need to make money in order to survive...

[thecrazyd]

Why... why would anyone wait to play an inferior console version of a PC developed FPS?

[Wonka]

Well I can tell you why I would want to:

1) Big TV
2) Nice sound system
3) Costs. Almost none of my friends can afford expensive gaming PCs, but they CAN afford consoles. Even at $400 a new Xbox 360 is a steal when you consider it will last at least 4 years. And these guys have wives. Many of them also have kids. Hell I have a wife, so I understand. Big purchases have extra costs associated when your family gets larger.
4) I deal the the PC at work all day long. I solve complicated problems for a living. I don't have a need to do it at home too. Plus it's nice to give my eyes a different focal length for once...
5) By the time that it's finally playtime, I am usually tired. I do not wish to spend my playtime debugging software, installing patches or even upgrading. Yes, that's right. I am even tired of upgrading. When I was younger and upgrading was still "new and exciting" I used to enjoy it. But now, it only takes away from my leisure time.
6) I personally like the social aspect of LIVE!. I use it to keep in touch with people. Games are much more fun for me when I can use them as a shared experience with friends. This just goes with having less leisure time I guess. I know there are alternatives for voice on PCs, but then you run into the cost issues that I described above.
7) Screw it. I am far too tired to come up with seven. Besides the 1st 6 points ought to explain things adequatelly to anyone reasonable. If you are unreasonable (and I know that some of you are), I actually don't care what you think. So there is no reason to respond if you are unreasonable, since I will be deaf to you.

So there you go. For me the choice is really quite simple. I can deal with the thumbsticks. Just plug me in so I can play please.

If you are out there and you make a game, and then insist that I maintain a windows box with drivers, patches and constant upgrade expenses to play it, then I will insist on not buying your game. End of line.

[Xerxes]

Ummm you're like totally stupid. I can defeat all your reasons with one, keyboard and mouse. And my monitor is like 3 million times better than your tv. HD-TV is gay compared to my amazing monitor. And my sound card and speaker are so nice. I am totally l33t s0 b3w4r3 my h4x0rs skillz cause the r0x0rz y0ur b0x3rs. Computers rules.

ZOMG, brain freeze... >_<

[Borys]

Well I can tell you why I would want to:

1) Big TV
2) Nice sound system
3) Costs. Almost none of my friends can afford expensive gaming PCs, but they CAN afford consoles. Even at $400 a new Xbox 360 is a steal when you consider it will last at least 4 years. And these guys have wives. Many of them also have kids. Hell I have a wife, so I understand. Big purchases have extra costs associated when your family gets larger.
4) I deal the the PC at work all day long. I solve complicated problems for a living. I don't have a need to do it at home too. Plus it's nice to give my eyes a different focal length for once...
5) By the time that it's finally playtime, I am usually tired. I do not wish to spend my playtime debugging software, installing patches or even upgrading. Yes, that's right. I am even tired of upgrading. When I was younger and upgrading was still "new and exciting" I used to enjoy it. But now, it only takes away from my leisure time.
6) I personally like the social aspect of LIVE!. I use it to keep in touch with people. Games are much more fun for me when I can use them as a shared experience with friends. This just goes with having less leisure time I guess. I know there are alternatives for voice on PCs, but then you run into the cost issues that I described above.
7) Screw it. I am far too tired to come up with seven. Besides the 1st 6 points ought to explain things adequatelly to anyone reasonable. If you are unreasonable (and I know that some of you are), I actually don't care what you think. So there is no reason to respond if you are unreasonable, since I will be deaf to you.

So there you go. For me the choice is really quite simple. I can deal with the thumbsticks. Just plug me in so I can play please.

If you are out there and you make a game, and then insist that I maintain a windows box with drivers, patches and constant upgrade expenses to play it, then I will insist on not buying your game. End of line.

1) Also on PC.
2) Also on PC. Shocking, isn't it?
3) Agree.
4) Personal preferences. So PC gaming is for people who don't work with PCs? Are you racist :) ?
5) Old record. I can name 100 titles that didn't need any "tiresome" fixing and updating. Buy the game, install it and double-click on the shortcut on your desktop. Nothing fancy about that.
6) What cost issues? I am aware that Live! is better because it just always works, but hey - Live! costs MONEY, PC equivalents DON'T.
7) Typical anti-PC stance. I own 2 consoles and yet I can see the advantages of PC gaming... makes me unreasonable, right?

[Draft]

I do all my gaming on an Amiga, which is like a console and a PC. I'm the best.

[H.Bogard]

1) Also on PC.
2) Also on PC. Shocking, isn't it?
3) Agree.
4) Personal preferences. So PC gaming is for people who don't work with PCs? Are you racist ?
5) Old record. I can name 100 titles that didn't need any "tiresome" fixing and updating. Buy the game, install it and double-click on the shortcut on your desktop. Nothing fancy about that.
6) What cost issues? I am aware that Live! is better because it just always works, but hey - Live! costs MONEY, PC equivalents DON'T.
7) Typical anti-PC stance. I own 2 consoles and yet I can see the advantages of PC gaming... makes me unreasonable, right?

My oh my you sure have dont your homework havent you? ;)

[Wonka]

1) Also on PC.
2) Also on PC. Shocking, isn't it?
3) Agree.
4) Personal preferences. So PC gaming is for people who don't work with PCs? Are you racist :) ?
5) Old record. I can name 100 titles that didn't need any "tiresome" fixing and updating. Buy the game, install it and double-click on the shortcut on your desktop. Nothing fancy about that.
6) What cost issues? I am aware that Live! is better because it just always works, but hey - Live! costs MONEY, PC equivalents DON'T.
7) Typical anti-PC stance. I own 2 consoles and yet I can see the advantages of PC gaming... makes me unreasonable, right?

Heheh. No Borys, I have seen your posts and you are not normally unreasonable.

But you seem to think that my post was somehow designed to convince you that console gaming is better.

And in fact it was NOT.

I honestly don't care if you like your PC better. Hell, I don't even care if you make sick love to your PC case at nights as long as you don't tell me about it. You go right on ahead and crouch over that thing till you develop a hunch. I really, truly, genuinely don't care.

My post was just to explain how *I* feel about gaming, and why *I* have chosen to game on a console. If you don't feel the same way, thats just fine with me. You have fun there by yourself hunching away in the dark.

Just understand that "thecrazyd" had asked a question. They wanted to know why anyone would choose to game on a console when a PC version was available. I simply answered.

[cadavra]

Heheh. No Borys, I have seen your posts and you are not normally unreasonable.

But you seem to think that my post was somehow designed to convince you that console gaming is better.

And in fact it was NOT.

I honestly don't care if you like your PC better. Hell, I don't even care if you make sick love to your PC case at nights as long as you don't tell me about it. You go right on ahead and crouch over that thing till you develop a hunch. I really, truly, genuinely don't care.

My post was just to explain how *I* feel about gaming, and why *I* have chosen to game on a console. If you don't feel the same way, thats just fine with me. You have fun there by yourself hunching away in the dark.

Just understand that "thecrazyd" had asked a question. They wanted to know why anyone would choose to game on a console when a PC version was available. I simply answered.

Whoa there big guy, no need to get defensive, and attack people for developing hunches and crouching in the dark when you - apparently, according to your own post - choose to work on computers all day long, and are in fact using one at this very moment. I agree with you on many points where console gaming is concerned, it is fun to kick back in the recliner, and play on the big screen with your buddies - but that's no need to slam pc gaming. PC's are where all the cutting edge technology is showcased - you wanna see what Xbox360 and PS3 will look like? Play a PC game. I love the 'fun factor' of consoles (I've got all the current gen stuff, and I've got a 360 pre-ordered), but when I want the bleeding edge, I turn to PC.

The whole PC vs console thing is almost as stupid as the Nintendo vs Sony vs Microsoft thing - if you're a gamer, and not a fanboy, you appreciate what you're playing for what it is - not what you play it on.

My two cents.

[Xerxes]

PC is where bleeding edge "will be" like how Xbox 360 is getting full Unreal 3 Engine games before PC. Oblivion, most likely will look and play better on the Xbox 360 first. Dev's can make Xbox 360 games to the full capacity without worrying about other crap other may have on there PC. This is where the "will be" kicks in, after patches, new hardware, and other ramdom junk that can go with optimizing for peek glory. I'd buy a PS3(something to expensive and not in my plans at all) if someone is able to cut Oblivion on with all the maxed on settings without any stutter or issues first day. To make it more unlikely let's just add, looks better than xbox 360 version to the list. Now after those other factors however, some mods, I'm sure it will be the dominate version.

Aside from the having to be so damn close to the monitor and the smallness of my monitor and the heat and the money thing, I'd give PC gaming a shot. I JUST manage to play WoW.

[Wonka]

Whoa there big guy, no need to get defensive, and attack people for developing hunches and crouching in the dark when you - apparently, according to your own post - choose to work on computers all day long, and are in fact using one at this very moment. I agree with you on many points where console gaming is concerned, it is fun to kick back in the recliner, and play on the big screen with your buddies - but that's no need to slam pc gaming. PC's are where all the cutting edge technology is showcased - you wanna see what Xbox360 and PS3 will look like? Play a PC game. I love the 'fun factor' of consoles (I've got all the current gen stuff, and I've got a 360 pre-ordered), but when I want the bleeding edge, I turn to PC.

The whole PC vs console thing is almost as stupid as the Nintendo vs Sony vs Microsoft thing - if you're a gamer, and not a fanboy, you appreciate what you're playing for what it is - not what you play it on.

My two cents.

Perhaps I should explain that I don't think that ALL PC gamers are hunchbacks before you all decide to spend time waggling your fingers at me.

Somehow though, I always imagined Borys with a hump. I'm not sure why, I have never met the guy, but for some reason that's just how I picture him...

And hey, if you or someone you know have somehow developed a hunch from PC gaming, thats OK with me too. If that's what works for you, I hope you have been having a great time. I really do.

But seriously, what part of "I'm ok, you're ok" don't you guys understand? A man asked a question about why someone would want to play games on a console and I answered it. Why does that mean that I somehow hate PC gamers? Just because I don't want to spend my spare time hunching doesn't mean that I care whether or not you do it.

If anything, I feel kind of concerned for PC gaming. I fear that its glory days are numbered. Retail space is shrinking for PC gaming, and there is just too much money to be made in console games. It doesn't affect me much, if PC gaming withers away into a tiny niche market over the next 15 years. But it's like hearing that we no longer have rain forests. It's just not a good thing to hear.