The games for windows site is now home to a section for GTA IV coming to the PC this November it include two new screens and more importantly the recommended specifications. So either rejoice at having a computer up to spec or get your piggy bank out.
Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."
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Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.
I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing
1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.
It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!
I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.
Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.
Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.
Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:
- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2
I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.
Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.
I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.
I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.
But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.
Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.
2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.
It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5
Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.
As we have all been graced by the release of Grand Theft Auto 6's trailer, we're ranking the best and worst GTA trailers to date.
We be getting these posts All week now lads. Someone noticed a number plate ... Someone noticed a billboard... I can see it now
Just go on YouTube and watch one of the many videos dissecting the whole 1minite 30secs worth.
This site supposed to be for news.
These updates on N4G are going to ruin whats rest of this site. Unfortunate since I was one of the first members.. The site shows unsecure when i login as well.
Grand Theft Auto 4 is an important game for Rockstar, not least because it was the first title in the franchise to use the newly created RAGE engine.
I have to say, the visuals look much finer than its console counterparts.
Maybe I'm just a little outdated on the current computer games, but seriously...
18 FREAKIN' GIGABYTES?!
So glad i got a ps3, i got it for this very reason, those specs are ridiculous! Obv not the highest out, but it goes to show how powerful the 360 and ps3 are to run these kind of games without these specs, and the graphics aren't that much better on PC, unless you have it on the highest settings.
Next time someone complains about a 5gb install on ps3, look at it's PC counterpart...18GB's !!!!!
My point is that i bought my PC for about £480 about 2 1/2 years ago, i then upgraded it with memory and new graphics card about 1 year after i had it.
Most new games coming out it will run - on low settings making the games look crap and low framerates.
I bought my PS3 for futre proof, that i do not need to constantly upgrade my comp specs every 2 years and spend hundreds just so it will play the latest games the way they were meant to be played (not on minimal settings).
Sure you can get graphics cards for cheaper now, but game requirements only increase so theres no use buying a card that will play todays games well and as the more time passes it becomes less and less able.
With a ps3 or 360, you know every single game you purchase will play, with no need to upgrade specs.
Also, about the slow reading speed for blu-ray:
http://www.maxconsole.net/?...
If you look into it, bluray doesnt have a low read speed, its the hardware its running on:
http://www.blu-ray.com/faq/...
If the dvd read rate was so much faster, why is there a need to install all the files onto the hdd? Im sorry, i have 700gb hdd but 18gb for a single game is well too much! - thats like on average (of about 4gb) 4 1/2 games worth of storage!
18GB is not fine at all.
I have about 10 tv series on my comp, i have a few seasons of each, each season takes up on average 7gb.
Ive got about 100gb left, 18gb for a single game is just not acceptable at all, especially since most averaged priced computers people buy today have about 160gb - 200gb hdd.