PC gamers: it's time to brace yourself for what promises to be a rollercoaster ride in 2012. This year's roster of PC games is going to be simply monstrous in terms of both quality and quantity.
So you might want to invest in a new graphics card, and splash out on that flash gaming keyboard/mouse combo you've had your eye on. And perhaps have a word with your bank manager: 20-odd must-buys adds up to a pretty penny. These, then, are the upcoming PC games we're most stoked about - arranged in alphabetical order to avoid any suspicion of favouritism.
1. Alan Wake
Not before time, Remedy's third-person action-adventure, studded with plot-twists, surreal episodes and a heavy dose of horror is endowed with an agreeably intelligent storyline that would grace a best-selling psychological thriller. Thanks to Nordic Games, which picked up the PC game's publishing rights, its stunning Pacific Northwest landscapes will be lusher than ever, with the graphics cranked up to the max now that it has been unleashed on PC freed from the constraints of the consoles. It may not be all-new, but PC Alan Wake oozes quality.
2. Aliens: Colonial Marines
This one is a real labour of love, fuelled by Gearbox's eternal love for James Cameron's film and promising - with plenty of justification - the most authentic Aliens experience ever. With jaw-dropping graphics, meticulously modelled xenomorphs and storylines that fill in many of the film's narrative gaps, Aliens: Colonial Marines the PC version positively drips with malevolent atmosphere. Unless you're a diagnosed psychopath, it will give you nightmares. And you shouldn't be annoyed that it has been delayed until later in the year - that's merely a manifestation of Gearbox's extreme perfectionism.
3. Arma 3
Bohemia Interactive's fierce open-world military sim represents the nearest you can get to experience modern warfare without running the risk of getting a fist-sized hole blown in your head. A graphical illustration of the franchise's realism occurred in 2011, when ITN got in trouble after running footage of Arma 2 in a news report, presented as the real thing. Still, that's the power of the PC for you, wouldn't get that from a console version would you? Arma 3 is set in 2030, on a meticulous mapped and modelled rendition of the Greek island Limnos. You get to play as an SAS man, too, which is always good. Meat and drink for the most fanatical military nuts among us - and far too hardcore for those wussy console gamers. This promises to be outstanding on PC soldier.
4. BioShock Infinite
This should reaffirm the faith of those who found BioShock 2 disappointing. For a start, it marks the return of BioShock creator and guru Ken Levine and it looks like nothing you've ever seen, especially on PC. The game world is a city called Columbia which floats in the air, suspended from dirigibles, with a spaghetti junction of rails, onto which you can hook, providing a means of traversing it. It's set in 1912, so it's Steampunk central. And you play Booker DeWitt, a private eye who teams up with Elizabeth, a teenager with psychokinetic time-warping powers who has managed to escape the clutches of a giant robotic bird called Songbird. Everyday sort of stuff, then. With a fat-cats versus workers storyline that will resonate with the Occupy brigade and insane, plasmid-injected gameplay, BioShock Infinite is a shoe-in must-buy for PC
5. Borderlands 2
It's going to be a busy year for Gearbox - so much so that there's a question-mark over whether the second instalment of its much-loved, open world, fps-meets-RPG franchise will make the shops before the end of the year. Frankly, we want it now and especially the PC incarntion. The original was fantastically addictive, and Borderlands 2 adds new character classes such as the Gunzerker, for whom dual-wielding rocket-launchers is a breeze. With drop-in-drop-out co-op, a complete lack of linearity, a procedural weapon-generation system, comic book-style graphics and a completely over-the-top game world to romp around, what's not to like?
A man once made a very famous quote "Screw DOTA." - Me 2012.
Tomb Raider, Syndicate, Mass Effect and Ghost Recon are all on that list, so this is a credible list CVG! Nice to see Guild Wars 2 receive a bit of a nod too, though no TERA disheartens me.
XCOM (FPS) was delayed til next year if I'm not mistaken but the RTS XCOM is due this year.
I'm really surprised that out of 25 games, only one is PC only (maybe two depending on Diablo).
Has CVG just picked the 25 biggest name games? Surely there's at least one soon to be massive PC only indie gem in 2012 (like a Minecraft, Terraria, Amnesia Dark Descent, To The Moon)?
They're entitled to their own opinions and they're not perfect people. There's always going be someone who rants about something they left out. It's not like them leaving it out will delay release or something.
The only games I want to play on that list are coming out on the PS3 anyway...albeit a bit uglier.
And more expensive.
I'm looking forward to:
MMO's
GW2, no Secret World on that list but that's another I am looking forward to.
RPG'y shooters
Borderlands 2 Bioshock Infinite Syndicate (not sure how to catergorize this nowadays)
FPS Aliens CM
Adventure games
The new TR Darksiders 2
RPG
Diab 3 (although that may change to Torchlight 2 which is criminally missing from this list, so many decent PC exclusives missing from this list it aint funny )
I'm annoyed that the majority of the games on this list are not in any way exclusive to the PC. Yeah, I know there are some great games coming out this year in general, but what of the PC exclusives stuff a lot of people coming to an article titled 'The 25 best PC games of 2012' want to read about...
I ain't knocking any of the games, because they will more than likely be great but my question is, HOW do you know they are the best PC games of 2012? In fact screw that question, a better one, how did CVG make a time machine to find out!
from that list, the only one that is getting me really excited is diablo 3, maybe hitman but far behind diablo 3. is GTA5 coming to pc also? that should be on the list for sure.
Is anyone else a little sad that you could just change the title to the 25 best console games of 2012 and the article would be neigh on identicle.
I remember when it would of been a slew of games that would never even run on the consoles of the time, now its just all the same stuff as a ps3/360 but prettier. Has PC gaming really got so little going for it now, or have consoles just improved dramatically.
Is anyone else a little sad that you could just change the title to the 25 best console games of 2012 and the article would be neigh on identicle.
I remember when it would of been a slew of games that would never even run on the consoles of the time, now its just all the same stuff as a ps3/360 but prettier. Has PC gaming really got so little going for it now, or have consoles just improved dramatically.
It does make me a little sad.
Developers/Publishers don't really seem interested in making PC-focused titles any more. From a business standpoint, I guess I can understand, but I bet that if an AAA dev did develop a PC-only title it could blow most games out of the water. Graphically, of course. Gameplay-wise, I don't think there's much more you can do on PC that you can't on console.
Developers/Publishers don't really seem interested in making PC-focused titles any more. From a business standpoint, I guess I can understand, but I bet that if an AAA dev did develop a PC-only title it could blow most games out of the water. Graphically, of course. Gameplay-wise, I don't think there's much more you can do on PC that you can't on console.
They tried that about five years ago, I think it was called "Crysis"...
Plus...piracy is an issue on the PC, no matter how much users try and deny it.
Unfortunately, yeah. PC games can, and DO sell, it's just a shame that PC piracy figures are so high. Console piracy rates are pretty bad too, but they're only about a quarter of the PCs.
They tried that about five years ago, I think it was called "Crysis"...
And to date, no console game has come close to matching the visuals of Crysis.
No JD, your answer was very political...you give me hope that not all PC users are...well, you know. That pic was aimed at Daz, the guy who just said "you don't need to be buying games every 3 weeks because they have longevity.......something that console gamers are unlikely to understand."
He even got reported for it! Again, just plain insulting console gamers and seeming to think PC users have some sort of higher intelligence
It's not worthy of a report, no. But saying console gamers can't understand something that PC gamers can, is a tad condescending. Also, just because you have all formats and you prefer the PC, doesn't make it fact. That's just your preference. Yes games can look and play better on PC, that is fact but that is not everything that PC gaming entails. You have DRM's, which are an absolute pain in the arse! With consoles you know the games are automatically compatible, no need to put up with crap like how certain games are not friendly with particular video cards/processors etc, installing a game can be a pain in the arse and then there is all the upgrading crap. PC gamers will tell you you can get a PC more powerful than a console at a cheaper price but you can guarantee that's not the PC they are using to play games at such high specs. If you want to play games on the PC with a real noticeable difference in quality to consoles, you have to be willing to pay big money. Then there is the piracy that threatens PC gaming as it is.
But yeah, if you have the money and patience to be a PC gamer, I can see why it would be a better option then the consoles. But for me, console gaming is just easier, cheaper and the exclusives are my cup of tea. Best option of course is to have all the formats!
Thanks for proving my point, it's like you're in complete denial. I'm wasn't sure if I was gonna bother responding to you as I feel it's a waste of time...but hey why not?
You don't what you talking about, building a PC is still cheaper than buying a console.
My point was, that is what you PC gamers say but let me ask you Daz, would your rig cost less than £200 to build? That's everything, from the processor to the keyboard. I doubt it. Also I am not a graphics whore, unlike you who seems to thinks graphics mean everything, and so I don't care if games look a bit better on PC. They way you go on, you would think the difference was like between black & White TV's and Colour TV's...
I'm denying anything is wrong with the PC and you can't prove me wrong as you don't have a decent PC.
DRM is terrible and the fact you seem to think is nothing just shows how blind you are with fanboyism. And I still hear on CVG people complaining about how much harder it is to just play a game on the PC than it is on console.The PS3 browser is a bag of s**t, but I don't use the PS3 to surf the net...I use it to play games, with ease might I add.
Exclusives are irrelevant
Really? I love the Metal Gear series, it's fantastic and the only way to play number 4 is with a PS3. The same goes for God of War. It's nothing to do with the format it's on, if they moved format, so would I. Since the PS3 launched, we have had some wonderful exclusives and we still have some more to come, like the Last Guardian and The Last of Us. You tend not to get these cinematic game on the PC, they are usually RPG's, strategy games of FPS's...in fact can you even a recommend a 3rd person game on PC that has great characters and story? It doesn't matter that they are attached to the PlayStation brand, the fact is that the games that I love and the type of games I like are on the PS3. Yes getting all formats would void this but these days I only spend an hour or 2 playing games, so what's the point spending that much on something I won't spend much time on? That's why I don't own all the formats, I sold my 360 because it wasn't getting any use and I don't invest in a graphics card for my PC as no game interests me. I like to sit down to a game like a good book and get immersed into the World, characters and story, from what I've seen of this list for example...I need not change my format or invest in another.
Piracy
You avoided the subject and then changed it into "you're a fan boy", yet again Piracy is affecting PC gaming as some publishers are not bothering releasing all multi format games on PC. Then there is the DRM that developers are creating to combat piracy that affects gameplay...Ubisoft being the worst culprits. If I got a 360 for free, I would sell it...it's not about being a fan boy but there isn't any games on the 360 I wish to play, not one. Ok maybe Alan Wake, but that's it. If I got a top end free gaming PC, yes I would use it! I would of loved to play Deus Ex on the PC. But I'm still a fan boy right despite you admitting a PC gamer would hardly touch a console because basically they are inferior. Riiiight.
Longevity
There is no difference between PC games and console games when it come to longevity, are you just making s**t up? PC gamers play online games for months...and so do console gamers. I personally prefer a single player experience and yes that is shorter than an online one. But that stops a game from being repetitive imo, that's why I avoid games like Skyrim. The PC has single player RPG's that last for hours...but so does the consoles, in fact (excluding mmmorpg's) there is possibly more variety on consoles as you have have JRPG's which have hundreds of of hours of gameplay. My brother is a PC gamer and he doesn't play any old games on the PC except for CSS, all his games are always new. Oh and I still play the odd PS1 game I have upstairs every now and then and Pokemon Red for the Gameboy! I'm not sure where you are coming from with this...you play old games on the PC and console gamers must not...? I did used to collect trophies but I don't anymore, it's just so un-fun and time consuming. I have that as my sig because I can't think of something amazingly witty to say like some other people.
The fact is, I can admit PC gaming has it strengths...it just isn't for me. You on the other hand consider anyone who thinks otherwise either an idiot or a fanboy...or both! You can't seem to grasp the idea that someone could pick a console over a PC, to you a PC is just plain better and that it's a matter of fact.
I could be as mature as the Queen but at the end of the day Daz, you will always look down your nose at console gamers...you always have done.
I had considered going through each point and telling you why you are avoiding the issues again and how you are contradicting yourself. You won't ever change the way you are, so why waste my time typing away at you, except to annoy you of course.
As for the quotes, that was the jist of what you said, I was just saving time and space. And if you have a problem with my mod status and my 'Agendas' please take them up with CVG.
You know I'm in love with you Daz, always have, always will xxxx
Oh and if you come back with some response about I had nothing on you so I didn't reply to your points, well you know I will
I'm sorry but this article is f**king stupid, insipid and exactly whats wrong with the gaming media today. We are barely f**king into 2012 and we have "BEST GAMEZ OF 2012". Alot of them we (and most likely the article writer) hasn't f**king played.
So more hype drivel with most of them s**tty console ports. Yay!
Syndicate? How much are EA paying you to say that?
PC gamers will tell you you can get a PC more powerful than a console at a cheaper price but you can guarantee that's not the PC they are using to play games at such high specs. If you want to play games on the PC with a real noticeable difference in quality to consoles, you have to be willing to pay big money. Then there is the piracy that threatens PC gaming as it is
You obviously don't know what you are talking about and haven't got experience of either building a gaming rig or spending money on a gaming rig. It is a complete myth that you need to drop big money for a top end system that plays the latest games at blistering frame rates. There are graphics cards out there at less than £100 which are more powerful than £400 cards of 3 years ago and games haven't followed the power curve that technology has meaning you get a lot for your money. PC games at low settings are still head and shoulders of consoles. People go on and on about the graphics of games like UC2/3 and GT5.......seriously if you were a graphics whore you would play those games once and wouldn't go back. The difference is night and day even when compared with low spec PC's because consoles just haven't got the power for decent post processing. Lack of anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering mean that games shimmer like crazy with jaggies everywhere .....its a huge immersion breaker alone. Even then, price is irrelevant when you are talking about the quality of games.
As for DRM which you have now mentioned about 3 times in this post......... again that doest impact the quality of a game at all.........the worst type of DRM is the type that requires a permanent online connection a la Ubisoft. How many people don't have online these days? People are more bothered about limited installs and activations etc but again its more about the principle of the whole thing regarding installation and not the quality of the game. You also seem to think that PC's are unstable and drivers are somehow a pain in the backside.... they were 10 years ago but not anymore. You probably have more instability issues with the PS3 and its woeful browser than you do with a Windows 7 based PC but you'd know that if you had experience of both of them.
Saying that you 'prefer exclusives' is just plain ridiculous. Exclusives don't guarantee quality.....they are nothing but a limitation and expressing such ridicule means that you're nothing but a fanboy. All you are saying is that you would prefer to play a game that others cannot play if they don't own a particular system......it doesn't make the slightest bit of sense and certainly doesn't correlate with making a game better. You can argue until you're blue in the face about making a game to a systems strength and the PS3's SPE's etc but it holds no weight at all as proven by the fact that there are no games at all that stand head and shoulders above other games from other systems. Every PS3 exclusive you could ever care to mention could be countered by a 360 fanboy and Sony don't have exclusive rights over particular genres which is another reason why your statement about preferring PS3 exclusives is plain daft.
You even go on to say yourself that you really need all systems to cover your bases......that is true and the only reason for that is because of exclusive games............but still you only own one system so the question is why have you only got one system? It goes against what you said about preferring PS3 exclusives. Some people can't justify owning all systems whether that be down to cost, space or whatever, but that still isn't justification to immediately dismiss games that appear on systems they don't own. This thread is about the qualty of games and not perceived value for money or exclusivity.
Piracy? Something else you have mentioned multiple times now............when you're playing a game the grim reaper isnt standing behind you telling you to finish off! Again, its something that isnt affecting the quality at all........I'm not sure why you take the clutching at straws approach to justifying why your PS3 is the best thing since sliced bread. Answer me this, if someone gave you a free 360 or gaming PC you wouldn't play games on them? If the answer is no then you're a fanboy plain and simple, if the answer is yes then your arguments are all based around cost. The difference is that if a PC gamer was given a console free of charge they would barely touch it.........and that is simply down to the quality of games, the immersion and atmosphere amongst many other attributes.
Longevity.......the topic that started your rubbish. If you did a poll regarding how many games the average console gamer had bought/rented in the last 12 months and compared against a PC gamer you would have your answer. There are a million resons why....one of them being that 99% of consoles games are designed around having a quick blast, a short single player experience with trophies and achievements as a transparent method of retreading over old ground in order to extend the life of a game. I see you're obviously proud of your trophies or they wouldn't be in your signature! Also, how many games over 3 years old is the average console gamer playing on a regular basis.........very few and possibly none if you don't count re-releases such as MGS. I won't go into all the other reasons regarding longevity as you wouldn't have a clue what I'm talking about.
Dude, you're becoming worse than KFD with your essays!
number 2 alien colonial marines "this one is a real labour of love fuelled by gearbox's love for james cameron's aliens" ha ha this has to be a joke cvg?.
number 2 alien colonial marines "this one is a real labour of love fuelled by gearbox's love for james cameron's aliens" ha ha this has to be a joke cvg?.
Comments
48 comments so far...
badgerpog on 13 Feb '12 said:
DOTA?
Imaduck on 13 Feb '12 said:
This year is going to be great! Not for my wallet though.
KMakawa on 13 Feb '12 said:
A man once made a very famous quote "Screw DOTA." - Me 2012.
Tomb Raider, Syndicate, Mass Effect and Ghost Recon are all on that list, so this is a credible list CVG!
Nice to see Guild Wars 2 receive a bit of a nod too, though no TERA disheartens me.
TheLastDodo on 13 Feb '12 said:
XCOM (FPS) was delayed til next year if I'm not mistaken but the RTS XCOM is due this year.
I'm really surprised that out of 25 games, only one is PC only (maybe two depending on Diablo).
Has CVG just picked the 25 biggest name games? Surely there's at least one soon to be massive PC only indie gem in 2012 (like a Minecraft, Terraria, Amnesia Dark Descent, To The Moon)?
badgerpog on 13 Feb '12 said:
Touché
slick loose on 13 Feb '12 said:
Not missing anything then, am I?
The only games I want to play on that list are coming out on the PS3 anyway...albeit a bit uglier.
CriticalAndy on 13 Feb '12 said:
No Dota 2 or heart of the swarm but syndicate and sniper 2 what kind of crap is this!
Imaduck on 13 Feb '12 said:
Don't be such a dick Andy
They're entitled to their own opinions and they're not perfect people. There's always going be someone who rants about something they left out. It's not like them leaving it out will delay release or something.
kmcroc on 13 Feb '12 said:
2012 is going to be a great year for gaming , no matter what you perfer to game on .
Am so looking forward to all these games.
lonewolf2002 on 13 Feb '12 said:
And more expensive.
I'm looking forward to:
MMO's
GW2,
no Secret World on that list but that's another I am looking forward to.
RPG'y shooters
Borderlands 2
Bioshock Infinite
Syndicate (not sure how to catergorize this nowadays)
FPS
Aliens CM
Adventure games
The new TR
Darksiders 2
RPG
Diab 3 (although that may change to Torchlight 2 which is criminally missing from this list, so many decent PC exclusives missing from this list it aint funny
)
Mastermue on 13 Feb '12 said:
Well screw Darksiders 2 if there's no twister.. or Ted 'Theodore' Logan!
Desert Fox on 13 Feb '12 said:
I'm annoyed that the majority of the games on this list are not in any way exclusive to the PC. Yeah, I know there are some great games coming out this year in general, but what of the PC exclusives stuff a lot of people coming to an article titled 'The 25 best PC games of 2012' want to read about...
Paul_Boland2 on 13 Feb '12 said:
Battle vs Chess deserves a mention here. It's a top class Chess game offering up a unique Chess challenge and a wonderful storyline.
voodoo341 on 13 Feb '12 said:
Alan Wake and no Planetside 2.... oh dear.
Metatasian on 13 Feb '12 said:
f**k Syndicate...
Budly Moore on 13 Feb '12 said:
Cool, looks like I can hold off on that GPU and CPU upgrade for another year.
noofa on 13 Feb '12 said:
whingers gonna whinge. looks like plenty of quality in there to me.
ted1138 on 13 Feb '12 said:
Mostly console games, with a couple of PC games thrown in for good measure.
B_G_G on 13 Feb '12 said:
Sniper 2.
HA HA HA. Yeah, I want that the same way I want to catch herpes from Susan Boyle.
Also, no Starcraft 2: HotS? C'mon now.
TheLastDodo on 13 Feb '12 said:
Yes there is but where's the PC games?
23 out of those 25 can be played on PS3 or 360.
Where's the next Minecraft or Amnesia?
JD_Method on 14 Feb '12 said:
It's only February. There'll probably be plenty of great PC games released this year that we don't yet know about.
anik_lc on 14 Feb '12 said:
Tomb Raider yes.
TR, MP3, AC3, FC3, Hitman: Absolution is on my list.
Codename4p on 14 Feb '12 said:
I ain't knocking any of the games, because they will more than likely be great but my question is, HOW do you know they are the best PC games of 2012? In fact screw that question, a better one, how did CVG make a time machine to find out!
porkchopz on 14 Feb '12 said:
I was thinking the same tbh. Arma 3 could be good if they iron out the bugs this time. Maybe take a few pointers from MAG...
Headsrinker on 14 Feb '12 said:
Paul_Boland2
Battle vs Chess deserves a mention here. It's a top class Chess game offering up a unique Chess challenge and a wonderful storyline.
Are yer taking the p*ss??
Sleepaphobic on 14 Feb '12 said:
ARMA 3 bitches!!!
Madzaw on 15 Feb '12 said:
from that list, the only one that is getting me really excited is diablo 3, maybe hitman but far behind diablo 3.
is GTA5 coming to pc also? that should be on the list for sure.
xxx128 on 15 Feb '12 said:
"The 25 massive marketing terror megahype PC games of 2012" * Translated by googletrans
WHERESMYMONKEY on 15 Feb '12 said:
Is anyone else a little sad that you could just change the title to the 25 best console games of 2012 and the article would be neigh on identicle.
I remember when it would of been a slew of games that would never even run on the consoles of the time, now its just all the same stuff as a ps3/360 but prettier. Has PC gaming really got so little going for it now, or have consoles just improved dramatically.
JD_Method on 15 Feb '12 said:
It does make me a little sad.
Developers/Publishers don't really seem interested in making PC-focused titles any more. From a business standpoint, I guess I can understand, but I bet that if an AAA dev did develop a PC-only title it could blow most games out of the water. Graphically, of course. Gameplay-wise, I don't think there's much more you can do on PC that you can't on console.
slick loose on 15 Feb '12 said:
Plus...piracy is an issue on the PC, no matter how much users try and deny it.
ted1138 on 15 Feb '12 said:
They tried that about five years ago, I think it was called "Crysis"...
JD_Method on 15 Feb '12 said:
Unfortunately, yeah. PC games can, and DO sell, it's just a shame that PC piracy figures are so high. Console piracy rates are pretty bad too, but they're only about a quarter of the PCs.
And to date, no console game has come close to matching the visuals of Crysis.
slick loose on 15 Feb '12 said:
http://i.imgur.com/B6m5yl.jpg
JD_Method on 15 Feb '12 said:
Heh, if that's directed at me then sorry if I came across that way.
slick loose on 15 Feb '12 said:
No JD, your answer was very political...you give me hope that not all PC users are...well, you know. That pic was aimed at Daz, the guy who just said "you don't need to be buying games every 3 weeks because they have longevity.......something that console gamers are unlikely to understand."
He even got reported for it! Again, just plain insulting console gamers and seeming to think PC users have some sort of higher intelligence
slick loose on 15 Feb '12 said:
It's not worthy of a report, no. But saying console gamers can't understand something that PC gamers can, is a tad condescending.
Also, just because you have all formats and you prefer the PC, doesn't make it fact. That's just your preference. Yes games can look and play better on PC, that is fact but that is not everything that PC gaming entails. You have DRM's, which are an absolute pain in the arse! With consoles you know the games are automatically compatible, no need to put up with crap like how certain games are not friendly with particular video cards/processors etc, installing a game can be a pain in the arse and then there is all the upgrading crap. PC gamers will tell you you can get a PC more powerful than a console at a cheaper price but you can guarantee that's not the PC they are using to play games at such high specs. If you want to play games on the PC with a real noticeable difference in quality to consoles, you have to be willing to pay big money. Then there is the piracy that threatens PC gaming as it is.
But yeah, if you have the money and patience to be a PC gamer, I can see why it would be a better option then the consoles. But for me, console gaming is just easier, cheaper and the exclusives are my cup of tea. Best option of course is to have all the formats!
slick loose on 16 Feb '12 said:
Thanks for proving my point, it's like you're in complete denial. I'm wasn't sure if I was gonna bother responding to you as I feel it's a waste of time...but hey why not?
My point was, that is what you PC gamers say but let me ask you Daz, would your rig cost less than £200 to build? That's everything, from the processor to the keyboard. I doubt it. Also I am not a graphics whore, unlike you who seems to thinks graphics mean everything, and so I don't care if games look a bit better on PC. They way you go on, you would think the difference was like between black & White TV's and Colour TV's...
DRM is terrible and the fact you seem to think is nothing just shows how blind you are with fanboyism. And I still hear on CVG people complaining about how much harder it is to just play a game on the PC than it is on console.The PS3 browser is a bag of s**t, but I don't use the PS3 to surf the net...I use it to play games, with ease might I add.
Really? I love the Metal Gear series, it's fantastic and the only way to play number 4 is with a PS3. The same goes for God of War. It's nothing to do with the format it's on, if they moved format, so would I. Since the PS3 launched, we have had some wonderful exclusives and we still have some more to come, like the Last Guardian and The Last of Us. You tend not to get these cinematic game on the PC, they are usually RPG's, strategy games of FPS's...in fact can you even a recommend a 3rd person game on PC that has great characters and story?
It doesn't matter that they are attached to the PlayStation brand, the fact is that the games that I love and the type of games I like are on the PS3. Yes getting all formats would void this but these days I only spend an hour or 2 playing games, so what's the point spending that much on something I won't spend much time on? That's why I don't own all the formats, I sold my 360 because it wasn't getting any use and I don't invest in a graphics card for my PC as no game interests me. I like to sit down to a game like a good book and get immersed into the World, characters and story, from what I've seen of this list for example...I need not change my format or invest in another.
You avoided the subject and then changed it into "you're a fan boy", yet again
If I got a 360 for free, I would sell it...it's not about being a fan boy but there isn't any games on the 360 I wish to play, not one. Ok maybe Alan Wake, but that's it. If I got a top end free gaming PC, yes I would use it! I would of loved to play Deus Ex on the PC. But I'm still a fan boy right despite you admitting a PC gamer would hardly touch a console because basically they are inferior. Riiiight.
There is no difference between PC games and console games when it come to longevity, are you just making s**t up? PC gamers play online games for months...and so do console gamers. I personally prefer a single player experience and yes that is shorter than an online one. But that stops a game from being repetitive imo, that's why I avoid games like Skyrim. The PC has single player RPG's that last for hours...but so does the consoles, in fact (excluding mmmorpg's) there is possibly more variety on consoles as you have have JRPG's which have hundreds of of hours of gameplay. My brother is a PC gamer and he doesn't play any old games on the PC except for CSS, all his games are always new. Oh and I still play the odd PS1 game I have upstairs every now and then and Pokemon Red for the Gameboy! I'm not sure where you are coming from with this...you play old games on the PC and console gamers must not...?
I did used to collect trophies but I don't anymore, it's just so un-fun and time consuming. I have that as my sig because I can't think of something amazingly witty to say like some other people.
The fact is, I can admit PC gaming has it strengths...it just isn't for me. You on the other hand consider anyone who thinks otherwise either an idiot or a fanboy...or both! You can't seem to grasp the idea that someone could pick a console over a PC, to you a PC is just plain better and that it's a matter of fact.
slick loose on 16 Feb '12 said:
I could be as mature as the Queen but at the end of the day Daz, you will always look down your nose at console gamers...you always have done.
I had considered going through each point and telling you why you are avoiding the issues again and how you are contradicting yourself. You won't ever change the way you are, so why waste my time typing away at you, except to annoy you of course.
As for the quotes, that was the jist of what you said, I was just saving time and space. And if you have a problem with my mod status and my 'Agendas' please take them up with CVG.
You know I'm in love with you Daz, always have, always will
xxxx
Oh and if you come back with some response about I had nothing on you so I didn't reply to your points, well you know I will
rbt2 on 16 Feb '12 said:
Best 25 PC games of 2012?
I never realised there were that many PC games released last year!!!
Mrbobo1 on 17 Feb '12 said:
I'm sorry but this article is f**king stupid, insipid and exactly whats wrong with the gaming media today.
We are barely f**king into 2012 and we have "BEST GAMEZ OF 2012". Alot of them we (and most likely the article writer) hasn't f**king played.
So more hype drivel with most of them s**tty console ports. Yay!
Syndicate? How much are EA paying you to say that?
porkchopz on 20 Feb '12 said:
Dude, you're becoming worse than KFD with your essays!
Mega on 18 Aug '12 said:
I lol'd @ Alan Wake, a game that has been out for about 2 years on the box.
HelloLadies on 3 Dec '12 said:
I see I've stumbled into the battle of 'the walls of text'.
lonewolf2002 on 4 Dec '12 said:
From 10 months ago no less
and start building, your wall is tiny 
rhyfel on 9 Mar '13 said:
number 2 alien colonial marines "this one is a real labour of love fuelled by gearbox's love for james cameron's aliens" ha ha this has to be a joke cvg?.
ted1138 on 9 Mar '13 said:
ReadPure on 22 Mar '13 said:
I would say that Max Payne 3 is the best 2012 game. Great games in the article CVG. I would like to read more about the best PC games 2013