How's Gears of War the PC port version?

[Dumac]

Originally posted by: MyStupidMouth

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon

Originally posted by: MyStupidMouth

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon

Originally posted by: idiotekniQues
do you have to have vista to use windows live in order to match online?

that requires a "gold" subscription. f-that.

OH NOES!!!

why should i pay for something i get for free in damn near every other game, with the exception of MMOs. Anything on steam has the full gamut for free.

:/

His point is completely valid. I will never, EVER, pay for Windows Live.

 

[tigersty1e]

How would this game play on my system at 1680 x 1050?

 

[tuteja1986]

Originally posted by: Regs
Good lord. COD4, GOW, and Crysis all in the same month.

150 dollars!

2 of them being crap :!

go this route :

Crysis = awesome FPS
Hellgate london = awesome action online rpg action
Viva Pinata = excellent RTS :!

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: tigersty1e
How would this game play on my system at 1680 x 1050?

i'd say your best bet for benchmarking is to download the UT3 demo and see how well you can play that.

i got 25-30ps @ 1280x1024/medium all with the UT3 demo. sometimes GOW will crawl based on HDR lighting, shadows, etc. i imagine your rig will do much better than mine with the X1950 though

i am running GOW @ 1024x768/medium all; includes shadows/post processing, etc.

E4300 @2.2ghz, 2gigs DDR667, X850XT

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: Dumac

Originally posted by: MyStupidMouth

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon

Originally posted by: MyStupidMouth

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon

Originally posted by: idiotekniQues
do you have to have vista to use windows live in order to match online?

that requires a "gold" subscription. f-that.

OH NOES!!!

why should i pay for something i get for free in damn near every other game, with the exception of MMOs. Anything on steam has the full gamut for free.

:/

His point is completely valid. I will never, EVER, pay for Windows Live.

Never said it wasn't. Glad i have a job and can pay $50 a year for it.

 

[RZaakir]

I have a job too (a very well paying one I might add) and I will be damned before I pay 50 bucks a year for a service that - as of right now - doesn't even support 5 games and supports only one game that I'm even remotely interested in.

 

[Farmer]

Other than MS Live integration for multiplayer, this version is overall better than the X360 version.

The PC version has a better control option (mouse and key) and better graphics (if you have an 8800 or a 2900). With the exception of some additional content, everything else seems to be exactly the same (which is good). I do have to say that the control system for Gears is much slower than for most FPSs, but the the control style in this game is far from traditional; at times, it is very slow to properly aim a grenade, and at other times, I find myself latching on to cover that I didn't mean to latch on to. Using the 360 controller, you would expect that general lack of precision, but just something to get used to with mouse and keyboard.

 

[MyThirdEye]

Originally posted by: Thor86

Originally posted by: WhipperSnapper

I'd be more interested in GoW if it were a bona-fide first person view shooter and not a third person view shooter.

Couldn't have said it better. I can't understand why people enjoy 3rd-person shooters.

Amen.

 

[RZaakir]

It's not as bad as you might think. I personally go back to Spear of Destiny so I'm all about the FPS, but Gears is a lot of fun.

 

[Farmer]

amjohns5:

I think R6: Vegas got it best with their hybrid 1st/3rd person.