Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 23rd Aug 2009 19:17 UTC
Games PC gamers vs. console gamers. There's this assumption that PC gamers are capable of playing more complex games than console gamers. The games industry itself has picked up on this assumption and generally dumbs down games for the consoles because they assume us poor console gamers are not capable enough, and as the consoles have increasingly become the focal point of the industry, PC games also started suffering from the dumbing down effect. That's why the developers behind Sacred 2 deserve all the more praise for not assuming all gamers on consoles are 13-year-old Halo-addicted kids by releasing a traditional top-down hack and slash game with an incredibly detailed world and intricate character development.
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Googol
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2006-11-24

no, the logic goes like this:
I have two crazy console players in the casa and I have seen it all. In the past 4 years, no matter how unsocial I appeared, I wouldn't pick up a control (for XB1 / pS2) because I can very well see what it is about. That is a qualified decision made by an otherwise very capable player ;) (I am always 1st online if I want to and most times if I don't care) I did play those racing gameson XB / PS - but having played racing on the PC (GP Legends, most bestes realistic demaninding racing game ever) I can see how this is still total crap without a force-feedback wheel. So yes, all console games are crap. Not because TF2 is crap, but because they are simply all crap. Pleasure to help ;)

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