XL vs. PC - Page 3

Kahn · 2004-02-09, 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by Biohazzard56

Of course you mean the PC Version

Halo PC was worth the money for the contoll sceheme alone

No that's about as laggy as Planetside.

Squeeky · 2004-02-09, 03:03 PM

PC dewds

Happy lil Elf · 2004-02-09, 03:37 PM

The only reason Halo was "great" was because it had a non piss-poor control scheme.

And in comparison to keyboard/mouse, it does have a piss poor control scheme.

I'll grant you Halo for PC isn't all that great or at least I'd say not as good as the Xbox version (controls aside obviously). That's not because it shouldn't or can't be better, it's because the port was done without the effort it should have been given, as ports generally are. Halo should have been a PC game in the first place like it was originally supposed to be and then I can almost promise it would have been much better. However Micorsoft bought out the company so they could have a good launch title. Thus since it was ported over from Xbox it turned out to be sort of lackluster as most ports usually are. Combine that with the fact that the novelty and awe factors of the game wore off quite awhile ago and...well...yeah

Angel_of_Death · 2004-02-09, 03:45 PM

Agree with elf. If it came out for PC first as it was supposed to, Halo woulda owned even more (if possible). As for you "Halo-on-PC-is-better" people, you guys haven't played it on Xbox, and don't even try to lie in saying you have. There are alot of lag issues on Halo PC, and the extra couple weapons / vehicles / maps don't make up for the smoothness you get on the box.

I personally love FPS' more on controllers, especially Halo.

But as someone else said, certain types of games are better on either Xbox / PC. (ie. strategies are made for PC, but fighting and sports are jokes on the comp.).

WickedDeus · 2004-02-09, 03:59 PM

Hmmm....I have Halo on PC and mine was as smooth as a baby's ass.

AMD 2400+
512 2700 Ram
ATi Radeon 9500Pro

OneManArmy · 2004-02-09, 05:28 PM

and on that note about buying a controller for your PC. I have yet to try one that works as nicely as a Consoles origional controller (be it xbox,ps2,or GC). and all of you are skirting around the main issue of why HALO for the pc really sucked. NO CO-OP!!! NO CO-OP!!!! NO CO-OP!!! oh and hit jsut didnt feel as smooth as the xbox version, it wasn't frame rate problems.. something about it just didnt feel right.

Gigabein · 2004-02-09, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by OneManArmy

and all of you are skirting around the main issue of why HALO for the pc really sucked. NO CO-OP!!! NO CO-OP!!!! NO CO-OP!!! oh and hit jsut didnt feel as smooth as the xbox version, it wasn't frame rate problems.. something about it just didnt feel right.

Originally Posted by Spee

PC Gamers: Okay...Halo is kinda pretty. *Goes back to playing UT2K3*

Halo = woopdee-frickin-doo

jedi · 2004-02-09, 07:48 PM

Originally Posted by MrVicchio

I wish they could make a Console version of Coutner Strike where PC players could compete agaisnt them, we'd own you with your puny little controllers, Mouse and keyboards rule FPS any day of teh week.

Agreed. Personally I prefer a PC over a console game but there are some console games which would be better suited for a controller than a mouse and keyboard. For example, Gran Turismo 3 is awesome on the PS2. I think it wouldn't be as fun for the PC but you would therefore buy a controller but then it's basically the same but you're playing it on your computer instead of your PC. But some games such as FPSs are much better with a mouse and keyboard instead of a controller. At heart I'm a die-hard PC gamer.