Having recently purchased PoP4 from Steam (now at a bargain X-mas price!) I was in the joly mood for a thrashing. The problem starts upon the clicking of said ''Start New Game'' button. You see, the opening cinematic with the black/blue wave speaking in the evil voices is fine I can hear everything they say. But then once the camera zooms to the Prince when hes trundling through the desert, I get no dialogue audio whatsoever from there. However when the action starts and I control the Prince, I hear all the sounds such as guards shouting and me jumping and breathing. But then when the next cinematic engages I hear not a peep of dialogue audio at all.So far I can gauge that the issue occurs only in cinematics, and it's a real bummer because I have all my sound options up and I still hear no one speaking. Is it a driver issue? Steam issue? or do I just reinstall the game? It sucks having to play through a good game like this not hearing any dialogue during cutscenes.I got Prince of Persia 4 audio issues.
On Windows XP go to control panel > sounds and audio devices > advanced > performance > hardware acceleration and make sure its set to none then click ok. That should do the trick.I got Prince of Persia 4 audio issues.
Man thanks a load, that sounds professional enough to actually do the trick! (I unfortunately and quite stupidly uninstalled and am now reinstalling the game because I thought that would fix it /sigh - I now have to wait for it to redownload). Will setting this audio option to 'None' decrease sound performance in my games in any way? Will by laser/blasting noises sound as pronounced and awesome as they did before? What does this option even do anyway?I will know if this has worked in a couple of hours and thanks a tonne for the help bud.
[QUOTE=''maddock171'']Man thanks a load, that sounds professional enough to actually do the trick! (I unfortunately and quite stupidly uninstalled and am now reinstalling the game because I thought that would fix it /sigh - I now have to wait for it to redownload). Will setting this audio option to 'None' decrease sound performance in my games in any way? Will by laser/blasting noises sound as pronounced and awesome as they did before? What does this option even do anyway?I will know if this has worked in a couple of hours and thanks a tonne for the help bud.[/QUOTE] It shouldn't decrease any sound performance if you have any more trouble just post back.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Games like MGS4 for PC
Can some recommend some good PC Games like MGS4 for PC , also some war/action games released in a last year or so.Also the games needs to be Third Person Shooter , as i find it tough play with FPS.Games like MGS4 for PC
lol MGS4 isnt even on the pc. It hasn't been announced or anything.Maybe Assassin's creed, prince of persia, gta 4 , splinter cell might suite you, they're third person, but assasins creed and PoP arent shooters though. Games like MGS4 for PC
[QUOTE=''mhofever'']lol MGS4 isnt even on the pc. It hasn't been announced or anything.Maybe Assassin's creed, prince of persia, gta 4 , splinter cell might suite you, they're third person, but assasins creed and PoP arent shooters though. [/QUOTE]
He's just asking for games like MGS4. :P
Anyhoo yea Assassins Creed and Splinter Cell:Choas Theory.
Want a good game play Counter-Strike Online
Have played Splinter Cell , not sure about Assassins Creed , any more games.
And is Assassins Creed good is single player as i'm only interested in single player
[QUOTE=''dinjo_jo'']Have played Splinter Cell , not sure about Assassins Creed , any more games. And is Assassins Creed good is single player as i'm only interested in single player[/QUOTE]
I liked Assassin's Creed, thought it had an interesting story, but the gameplay is a bit repetitive.
Splinter Cell series
Metal Gear Solid 1 and 2 are available for PC
[QUOTE=''MrLions''][QUOTE=''mhofever'']lol MGS4 isnt even on the pc. It hasn't been announced or anything.Maybe Assassin's creed, prince of persia, gta 4 , splinter cell might suite you, they're third person, but assasins creed and PoP arent shooters though. [/QUOTE] He's just asking for games like MGS4. :P Anyhoo yea Assassins Creed and Splinter Cell:Choas Theory.[/QUOTE] aw ok lol, i totally misunderstood it then
So, what aspect of MGS4 are you most interested in? Gameplay? Setting? Story? MGS4, at least as much as the other MGS games is basically in a class of its own, all things considered. I don't think it's possible to find a game outside the Metal Gear series that is thoroughly ''like'' MGS4.
Gears of war , kane and lynch Dead men are 3rd Person shooters the new prince of persia lost planet quantom of solace those are good games
dead space, gears of war
For a pc game to be like a MGS game, it would need to be roughly 20% gameplay and 80% cutscenes. I can't think of a single current pc game that comes close. Play for 5 minutes, watch a half-hour cutscene, play 5 minutes more, another half-hour cutscene, and so on. This is no exaggeration. And the cutscenes sometimes last much longer. And in the dialogue, the. . .characters. . .talk. . . so . . . slowly.
IMO Splinter Cell sucks , it only has 2 guns in it lool pathetic
Try the Hitman series. 2 and 4 (Blood Money) are my favourites.
Definitely Splinter Cell and you might like the Hitman series as well.
[QUOTE=''G-Lord'']Try the Hitman series. 2 and 4 (Blood Money) are my favourites.[/QUOTE] Oh god yes. I also recommend the Hitman series. One of my favourite third person games.
Recommend Games which came in last 1 year any action war games but not First Person Shooter.I'm currently playing Fifa 2009GTA IVSplinter Cell Chaos TheoryNFS Carbon
If you're interested in the third person part of mgs4, get max payne 1 and 2. Best TPS ever if you ask me and they're dirt cheap on steam.
[QUOTE=''kjghs'']IMO Splinter Cell sucks , it only has 2 guns in it lool pathetic[/QUOTE]
the point is to stick to the dark not shoot them!
lol MGS4 isnt even on the pc. It hasn't been announced or anything.Maybe Assassin's creed, prince of persia, gta 4 , splinter cell might suite you, they're third person, but assasins creed and PoP arent shooters though. Games like MGS4 for PC
[QUOTE=''mhofever'']lol MGS4 isnt even on the pc. It hasn't been announced or anything.Maybe Assassin's creed, prince of persia, gta 4 , splinter cell might suite you, they're third person, but assasins creed and PoP arent shooters though. [/QUOTE]
He's just asking for games like MGS4. :P
Anyhoo yea Assassins Creed and Splinter Cell:Choas Theory.
Want a good game play Counter-Strike Online
Have played Splinter Cell , not sure about Assassins Creed , any more games.
And is Assassins Creed good is single player as i'm only interested in single player
[QUOTE=''dinjo_jo'']Have played Splinter Cell , not sure about Assassins Creed , any more games. And is Assassins Creed good is single player as i'm only interested in single player[/QUOTE]
I liked Assassin's Creed, thought it had an interesting story, but the gameplay is a bit repetitive.
Splinter Cell series
Metal Gear Solid 1 and 2 are available for PC
[QUOTE=''MrLions''][QUOTE=''mhofever'']lol MGS4 isnt even on the pc. It hasn't been announced or anything.Maybe Assassin's creed, prince of persia, gta 4 , splinter cell might suite you, they're third person, but assasins creed and PoP arent shooters though. [/QUOTE] He's just asking for games like MGS4. :P Anyhoo yea Assassins Creed and Splinter Cell:Choas Theory.[/QUOTE] aw ok lol, i totally misunderstood it then
So, what aspect of MGS4 are you most interested in? Gameplay? Setting? Story? MGS4, at least as much as the other MGS games is basically in a class of its own, all things considered. I don't think it's possible to find a game outside the Metal Gear series that is thoroughly ''like'' MGS4.
Gears of war , kane and lynch Dead men are 3rd Person shooters the new prince of persia lost planet quantom of solace those are good games
dead space, gears of war
For a pc game to be like a MGS game, it would need to be roughly 20% gameplay and 80% cutscenes. I can't think of a single current pc game that comes close. Play for 5 minutes, watch a half-hour cutscene, play 5 minutes more, another half-hour cutscene, and so on. This is no exaggeration. And the cutscenes sometimes last much longer. And in the dialogue, the. . .characters. . .talk. . . so . . . slowly.
IMO Splinter Cell sucks , it only has 2 guns in it lool pathetic
Try the Hitman series. 2 and 4 (Blood Money) are my favourites.
Definitely Splinter Cell and you might like the Hitman series as well.
[QUOTE=''G-Lord'']Try the Hitman series. 2 and 4 (Blood Money) are my favourites.[/QUOTE] Oh god yes. I also recommend the Hitman series. One of my favourite third person games.
Recommend Games which came in last 1 year any action war games but not First Person Shooter.I'm currently playing Fifa 2009GTA IVSplinter Cell Chaos TheoryNFS Carbon
If you're interested in the third person part of mgs4, get max payne 1 and 2. Best TPS ever if you ask me and they're dirt cheap on steam.
[QUOTE=''kjghs'']IMO Splinter Cell sucks , it only has 2 guns in it lool pathetic[/QUOTE]
the point is to stick to the dark not shoot them!
Darkfall???
WHat does everyone think of this game, imo it promises SO much that makes me SO excited everytime i read up on it.At the moment our guild is on WAR, but the mindless zerg mentality and lack of real death penalty makes it a real artificial experience.I personally hope it turns out to answer to all of its promises, which consist of open clan combat and racial wars, not limiting us to any ONE faction. And it's promise of real time combat just honestly makes my spine chill.Opinions?Darkfall???
provide me with some info.. i dont listen to previews...
provide me with some info.. i dont listen to previews...
fake version of GTASA?
when i try to install any patches, they all say that the names are the same and stuff but it says that it can't determine the version of the game i have. I bought it here from gamespot and don't think I should have this kind of problem. Is there any why i could fix this without having to reinstall or buying it again?fake version of GTASA?
You probably have the second version of the game.fake version of GTASA?
is there any way of downgradeing it if the installers keep refusing to install?
You ahve the second edition. It is completely patched and has the hot coffee mod stuff pulled out. They released it after the lawsuit.
so is there nothing i can do about this. I what to mod stuff and have much more fun with the game.
[QUOTE=''bmwmanis'']so is there nothing i can do about this. I what to mod stuff and have much more fun with the game.[/QUOTE]Correct
http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=gtasa+down+grade
Was it that hard?
You probably have the second version of the game.fake version of GTASA?
is there any way of downgradeing it if the installers keep refusing to install?
You ahve the second edition. It is completely patched and has the hot coffee mod stuff pulled out. They released it after the lawsuit.
so is there nothing i can do about this. I what to mod stuff and have much more fun with the game.
[QUOTE=''bmwmanis'']so is there nothing i can do about this. I what to mod stuff and have much more fun with the game.[/QUOTE]Correct
http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=gtasa+down+grade
Was it that hard?
Help Finding a old PC game
I played it many years ago, I think it could be called Alone In the Dark (not positive though)You start off in some mansion with just like a lighter or something, and you have to find a way out of the mansion by getting trhough puzzles and battling ghosts/monstersAnyone know this game and where i can find it?Any help is appreciated thnxHelp Finding a old PC game
Resident Evil?Help Finding a old PC game
Wait lol that wasn't a PC game. I don't know man..
[QUOTE=''Tapout_076'']Resident Evil?[/QUOTE]
Nah, not RE
I'm pretty sure its Alone in the Dark. Year it was made? 1990's,2000?
The only one's i can think of are Silent Hill or Alone In The Dark..
[QUOTE=''Tapout_076'']Wait lol that wasn't a PC game. I don't know man..[/QUOTE]Yes it was. Sounds like the original Alone in the Dark though.
I think i found your game it's ''Alone In The Dark: The New Nightmare
you answered your own question: alone in the dark.
[QUOTE=''succulent_toes'']you answered your own question: alone in the dark.[/QUOTE]There's more then one Alone In The Dark game..
[QUOTE=''succulent_toes'']you answered your own question: alone in the dark.[/QUOTE]
Yep, it is, i thought it was
Now i tried to download it, but it wont open on my PC
Ive tried to open it in compatibility mode, but ididnt work, aanyone know how to get it to run?(My OS is Windows Vista 64bit)
Alone in the Dark 2. I think it was number 2....
[QUOTE=''Mkavanaugh77''][QUOTE=''succulent_toes'']you answered your own question: alone in the dark.[/QUOTE] Yep, it is, i thought it was Now i tried to download it, but it wont open on my PC Ive tried to open it in compatibility mode, but ididnt work, aanyone know how to get it to run?(My OS is Windows Vista 64bit)[/QUOTE]Try DOSBox.
[QUOTE=''thusaha''][QUOTE=''Mkavanaugh77''][QUOTE=''succulent_toes'']you answered your own question: alone in the dark.[/QUOTE] Yep, it is, i thought it was Now i tried to download it, but it wont open on my PC Ive tried to open it in compatibility mode, but ididnt work, aanyone know how to get it to run?(My OS is Windows Vista 64bit)[/QUOTE]Try DOSBox.[/QUOTE]
Dont know how to use it, ive tried already
[QUOTE=''Mkavanaugh77''][QUOTE=''thusaha''][QUOTE=''Mkavanaugh77''] Yep, it is, i thought it was Now i tried to download it, but it wont open on my PC Ive tried to open it in compatibility mode, but ididnt work, aanyone know how to get it to run?(My OS is Windows Vista 64bit)[/QUOTE]Try DOSBox.[/QUOTE] Dont know how to use it, ive tried already[/QUOTE]It tells you on their website, download a gui like D-Fend reloaded to make things easier.
[QUOTE=''Mkavanaugh77''][QUOTE=''thusaha''][QUOTE=''Mkavanaugh77''] Yep, it is, i thought it was Now i tried to download it, but it wont open on my PC Ive tried to open it in compatibility mode, but ididnt work, aanyone know how to get it to run?(My OS is Windows Vista 64bit)[/QUOTE]Try DOSBox.[/QUOTE] Dont know how to use it, ive tried already[/QUOTE]Read''DOSBox tutorial''and ''DOSBox and Vista''?
My bet is one the new nightmare
Resident Evil?Help Finding a old PC game
Wait lol that wasn't a PC game. I don't know man..
[QUOTE=''Tapout_076'']Resident Evil?[/QUOTE]
Nah, not RE
I'm pretty sure its Alone in the Dark. Year it was made? 1990's,2000?
The only one's i can think of are Silent Hill or Alone In The Dark..
[QUOTE=''Tapout_076'']Wait lol that wasn't a PC game. I don't know man..[/QUOTE]Yes it was. Sounds like the original Alone in the Dark though.
I think i found your game it's ''Alone In The Dark: The New Nightmare
you answered your own question: alone in the dark.
[QUOTE=''succulent_toes'']you answered your own question: alone in the dark.[/QUOTE]There's more then one Alone In The Dark game..
[QUOTE=''succulent_toes'']you answered your own question: alone in the dark.[/QUOTE]
Yep, it is, i thought it was
Now i tried to download it, but it wont open on my PC
Ive tried to open it in compatibility mode, but ididnt work, aanyone know how to get it to run?(My OS is Windows Vista 64bit)
Alone in the Dark 2. I think it was number 2....
[QUOTE=''Mkavanaugh77''][QUOTE=''succulent_toes'']you answered your own question: alone in the dark.[/QUOTE] Yep, it is, i thought it was Now i tried to download it, but it wont open on my PC Ive tried to open it in compatibility mode, but ididnt work, aanyone know how to get it to run?(My OS is Windows Vista 64bit)[/QUOTE]Try DOSBox.
[QUOTE=''thusaha''][QUOTE=''Mkavanaugh77''][QUOTE=''succulent_toes'']you answered your own question: alone in the dark.[/QUOTE] Yep, it is, i thought it was Now i tried to download it, but it wont open on my PC Ive tried to open it in compatibility mode, but ididnt work, aanyone know how to get it to run?(My OS is Windows Vista 64bit)[/QUOTE]Try DOSBox.[/QUOTE]
Dont know how to use it, ive tried already
[QUOTE=''Mkavanaugh77''][QUOTE=''thusaha''][QUOTE=''Mkavanaugh77''] Yep, it is, i thought it was Now i tried to download it, but it wont open on my PC Ive tried to open it in compatibility mode, but ididnt work, aanyone know how to get it to run?(My OS is Windows Vista 64bit)[/QUOTE]Try DOSBox.[/QUOTE] Dont know how to use it, ive tried already[/QUOTE]It tells you on their website, download a gui like D-Fend reloaded to make things easier.
[QUOTE=''Mkavanaugh77''][QUOTE=''thusaha''][QUOTE=''Mkavanaugh77''] Yep, it is, i thought it was Now i tried to download it, but it wont open on my PC Ive tried to open it in compatibility mode, but ididnt work, aanyone know how to get it to run?(My OS is Windows Vista 64bit)[/QUOTE]Try DOSBox.[/QUOTE] Dont know how to use it, ive tried already[/QUOTE]Read''DOSBox tutorial''and ''DOSBox and Vista''?
My bet is one the new nightmare
Vista bad for pc games?
well I have been hearing my fair share about how vista has lots of problems and such, but after my dad talked around with his coworkers (he works for HP) he said he has heard vista is crap when it comes to games. is that true? im getting a new computer soon and its nearly garunteed to have vista, so i kinda want to get a little more insight into this before i commitso does any1 with vista have any comments to share about gaming w/ vista? pros, cons, anything?Vista bad for pc games?
[QUOTE=''uberbra'']well I have been hearing my fair share about how vista has lots of problems and such, but after my dad talked around with his coworkers (he works for HP) he said he has heard vista is crap when it comes to games. is that true? im getting a new computer soon and its nearly garunteed to have vista, so i kinda want to get a little more insight into this before i commitso does any1 with vista have any comments to share about gaming w/ vista? pros, cons, anything?[/QUOTE]If it's a good computer (dual-core, 2 Gb RAM etc) there's no problem.Maybe compatibility problems with some games, but Google always helps.Vista bad for pc games?
It's fine now, just make sure to get all of the updates. It does use a lot of ram so make sure you get at least 2gb, although it would be much better to get 3 or 4
Vista is required for DX10 so really you have no choice. Vista isnt that bad anyway as long as you are playing new games or have a windows vista and xp computer like i have
vista is fine
[QUOTE=''uberbra''] well I have been hearing my fair share about how vista has lots of problems and such, but after my dad talked around with his coworkers (he works for HP) he said he has heard vista is crap when it comes to games. is that true? im getting a new computer soon and its nearly garunteed to have vista, so i kinda want to get a little more insight into this before i commitso does any1 with vista have any comments to share about gaming w/ vista? pros, cons, anything?[/QUOTE] its a myth that has some backing to it but not a lot. The only thing you need to really worry about is much older games and running Vista on a machine with less then 2gb. And like others said if you want DirectX 10 or before long DirectX 11 you dont really have any other choice other than to upgrade. What most XP people will say is that XP out performs Vista. Well there are two basic problems here. 1. The eye can see only so many frames per second anyway so there is in fact a point where extra performance doesnt even matter. 2. When the days comes (and it will) where games are designed to use more then 3gb of Ram then without question Vista is much better becuase Vista can only see 3.5gb oh and I think (although not for sure) that XP can only use two cores not nCores (Mulit cores above 2)
I have Vista and I game on my computer all the time. It's really fine for me. STALKER, Crysis warhead, TF2, Mafia, Max Payne 1 and 2, etc. all work fine.
[QUOTE=''Derek1177'']Vista is required for DX10 so really you have no choice. Vista isnt that bad anyway as long as you are playing new games or have a windows vista and xp computer like i have[/QUOTE]Sure you do... stay with DX9. DX10 hasn't impressed me at all. And for the phoenomenal performance hit (even with general programs) it's not worth it. My Laptop came with Vista (specs below) and I upgraded to XP real quick.Worst OS ever.
I have vista. Its nothing different from XP that I noticed. Really I see zreo differnce other then the over all look of my screen. I like Vista's UI alot better. Its personal choice really. Also... If you can't game on vista your computer shouldn't be gaming anyways.
if you are mostly going to play 8-10 years old games get XP or better jet win98if you are going to play new games get 4gig ram and vista 64. With prices as they are there is no reason to not get 4gb or more ram in a new PCI just can't belive the ''zomg vista uses up a lot of resources, vista has no drivers, vista can't play games'' **** is still going on, personaly I blame the mac adds.
It's not Vista that's bad for playing games. It's the rig that decides it. Anyway 2GB RAM is too less for playing games on Vista. Get at least 3GB. BTW, i still prefer XP for gaming.
It's only bad when playing non Dx10 games.
[QUOTE=''psychodrone'']It's not Vista that's bad for playing games. It's the rig that decides it. Anyway 2GB RAM is too less for playing games on Vista. Get at least 3GB. BTW, i still prefer XP for gaming.[/QUOTE]Though would say that vista 64 is the way to go if you want more than 4gb of ram. I currently have 8gb of ram. Ram these days are dirt cheap.
general rule of thumb: If you already have XP, don't bother upgrading. If you're getting a new computer, get Vista.Since you're getting a new computer, don't worry about it having Vista. I've been using 64 bit Home Premium since July, and I've loved every second of it, haven't had any problems, and have realized that people who hate the OS either don't know what they're doing or are trying to run Vista on outdated hardware.
No problems here with Vista....just make sure your new PC isn't a HP !*+
Vista is highly inefficient compared to XP and you will gain nothing from upgrading besides playing maybe 3 vista only games all of which are terrible.
Lower frame rates, slightly better looking graphics. Not worth shelling $150+ for if you already have XP.
yeah they kill performance.. vista are bad in general egg we getting another windows os so soon!
[QUOTE=''justheretodl124'']Vista is highly inefficient compared to XP and you will gain nothing from upgrading besides playing maybe 3 vista only games all of which are terrible.[/QUOTE]
Vista is $100 for home. Yeah performance is a bit lower depending on the game. Some games actually are faster in Vista, which shows its potential. I would agree its not ''neccessary'', but if they still made drivers for windows 2000 you could get by without XP too.
Vista isn't just bad for gaming it's terrible at every other application it's used for. It's just another shameless money pot for Microsoft.black heads
[QUOTE=''uberbra'']well I have been hearing my fair share about how vista has lots of problems and such, but after my dad talked around with his coworkers (he works for HP) he said he has heard vista is crap when it comes to games. is that true? im getting a new computer soon and its nearly garunteed to have vista, so i kinda want to get a little more insight into this before i commitso does any1 with vista have any comments to share about gaming w/ vista? pros, cons, anything?[/QUOTE]If it's a good computer (dual-core, 2 Gb RAM etc) there's no problem.Maybe compatibility problems with some games, but Google always helps.Vista bad for pc games?
It's fine now, just make sure to get all of the updates. It does use a lot of ram so make sure you get at least 2gb, although it would be much better to get 3 or 4
Vista is required for DX10 so really you have no choice. Vista isnt that bad anyway as long as you are playing new games or have a windows vista and xp computer like i have
vista is fine
[QUOTE=''uberbra''] well I have been hearing my fair share about how vista has lots of problems and such, but after my dad talked around with his coworkers (he works for HP) he said he has heard vista is crap when it comes to games. is that true? im getting a new computer soon and its nearly garunteed to have vista, so i kinda want to get a little more insight into this before i commitso does any1 with vista have any comments to share about gaming w/ vista? pros, cons, anything?[/QUOTE] its a myth that has some backing to it but not a lot. The only thing you need to really worry about is much older games and running Vista on a machine with less then 2gb. And like others said if you want DirectX 10 or before long DirectX 11 you dont really have any other choice other than to upgrade. What most XP people will say is that XP out performs Vista. Well there are two basic problems here. 1. The eye can see only so many frames per second anyway so there is in fact a point where extra performance doesnt even matter. 2. When the days comes (and it will) where games are designed to use more then 3gb of Ram then without question Vista is much better becuase Vista can only see 3.5gb oh and I think (although not for sure) that XP can only use two cores not nCores (Mulit cores above 2)
I have Vista and I game on my computer all the time. It's really fine for me. STALKER, Crysis warhead, TF2, Mafia, Max Payne 1 and 2, etc. all work fine.
[QUOTE=''Derek1177'']Vista is required for DX10 so really you have no choice. Vista isnt that bad anyway as long as you are playing new games or have a windows vista and xp computer like i have[/QUOTE]Sure you do... stay with DX9. DX10 hasn't impressed me at all. And for the phoenomenal performance hit (even with general programs) it's not worth it. My Laptop came with Vista (specs below) and I upgraded to XP real quick.Worst OS ever.
I have vista. Its nothing different from XP that I noticed. Really I see zreo differnce other then the over all look of my screen. I like Vista's UI alot better. Its personal choice really. Also... If you can't game on vista your computer shouldn't be gaming anyways.
if you are mostly going to play 8-10 years old games get XP or better jet win98if you are going to play new games get 4gig ram and vista 64. With prices as they are there is no reason to not get 4gb or more ram in a new PCI just can't belive the ''zomg vista uses up a lot of resources, vista has no drivers, vista can't play games'' **** is still going on, personaly I blame the mac adds.
It's not Vista that's bad for playing games. It's the rig that decides it. Anyway 2GB RAM is too less for playing games on Vista. Get at least 3GB. BTW, i still prefer XP for gaming.
It's only bad when playing non Dx10 games.
[QUOTE=''psychodrone'']It's not Vista that's bad for playing games. It's the rig that decides it. Anyway 2GB RAM is too less for playing games on Vista. Get at least 3GB. BTW, i still prefer XP for gaming.[/QUOTE]Though would say that vista 64 is the way to go if you want more than 4gb of ram. I currently have 8gb of ram. Ram these days are dirt cheap.
general rule of thumb: If you already have XP, don't bother upgrading. If you're getting a new computer, get Vista.Since you're getting a new computer, don't worry about it having Vista. I've been using 64 bit Home Premium since July, and I've loved every second of it, haven't had any problems, and have realized that people who hate the OS either don't know what they're doing or are trying to run Vista on outdated hardware.
No problems here with Vista....just make sure your new PC isn't a HP !*+
Vista is highly inefficient compared to XP and you will gain nothing from upgrading besides playing maybe 3 vista only games all of which are terrible.
Lower frame rates, slightly better looking graphics. Not worth shelling $150+ for if you already have XP.
yeah they kill performance.. vista are bad in general egg we getting another windows os so soon!
[QUOTE=''justheretodl124'']Vista is highly inefficient compared to XP and you will gain nothing from upgrading besides playing maybe 3 vista only games all of which are terrible.[/QUOTE]
Vista is $100 for home. Yeah performance is a bit lower depending on the game. Some games actually are faster in Vista, which shows its potential. I would agree its not ''neccessary'', but if they still made drivers for windows 2000 you could get by without XP too.
Vista isn't just bad for gaming it's terrible at every other application it's used for. It's just another shameless money pot for Microsoft.
Do you think the sloppy GTA port will be patched?
Do you think its possible for R* to patch their sloppy port to fix it or is it beyond fixing with patches?Do you think the sloppy GTA port will be patched?
probably notDo you think the sloppy GTA port will be patched?
they gotta be. Their sales for GTA IV PC are dropping , they arent going anywhere near the top 10 selling PC games chart. I do think they are working on something because you know rockstar, they want to make the $$, so they'll need more customers.
I must be blessed then...the game works fine on my machine, yet I read so many other people have problems with it...
I think they are working on a patch. It would be foolish for them not to make a patch for this junk but then again, they never patched the junk that is Bully for the PC. I think they will but I still wouldn't be surprised if they didn't make one.I know one thing is for sure, I'll be definitely skipping any future GTA releases for the PC and possibly consoles if it ends up like GTA4 because that game is disappointing on so many levels and I don't mean for content either.
im gonna say yes.rockstar has generally supported the pc very well.
LOL! Heck no. You think Rockstar gives a rat's $$%# about the PC? If you do, you're delusional and naive. This will be the last GTA game ported to the PC. Mark my words.
[QUOTE=''w0lfbreeder'']im gonna say yes.rockstar has generally supported the pc very well. [/QUOTE] Yes they supported it well when their software was designed to run on the PS2 and the average PC could run it with much more detail. GTAIV proved that Rockstar isn't ready for the big game as far as programming is concerned. GTAIV was a sloppy unoptimized mess when released on the consoles, with heavy beta testing the only saving grace from being a letdown for the company. It had good potential but it looked like a bad port of a 4 year old PC game. The game was only running at 1280X720, yet most of the game was a blurry mess due to extreme mip mapping that was needed just to keep the game from looking like a slide show. When the PC version came out, they couldn't blame difficult console programming for bad design. GTAIV should have been amazing on the pc. Instead, we got another Ultima 9.
[QUOTE=''attirex'']LOL! Heck no. You think Rockstar gives a rat's $$%# about the PC? If you do, you're delusional and naive. This will be the last GTA game ported to the PC. Mark my words.[/QUOTE] It will be if sales fall even more and the reason why sales fall is because of Rockstar's laziness and only soon they will realise that.
[QUOTE=''mhofever''][QUOTE=''attirex'']LOL! Heck no. You think Rockstar gives a rat's $$%# about the PC? If you do, you're delusional and naive. This will be the last GTA game ported to the PC. Mark my words.[/QUOTE] It will be if sales fall even more and the reason why sales fall is because of Rockstar's laziness and only soon they will realise that. [/QUOTE]They will probably blame rampant piracy for poor sales, rather than rampan incompetence. That seems to be the trend of late. This is the same company that couldn't even get a console release of Bully (for the 360) to work quite right. They never did patch that mess properly, and the issues just got worse for the PC release (have to reduce your RAM to below 2 gigs to play). I didn't expect much from them for the GTA IV release, and was unfortunately not surprised. Which is a shame, I've enjoyed all the recent GTA games more on the PC than on the Playstation.
[QUOTE=''Royas''][QUOTE=''mhofever''][QUOTE=''attirex'']LOL! Heck no. You think Rockstar gives a rat's $$%# about the PC? If you do, you're delusional and naive. This will be the last GTA game ported to the PC. Mark my words.[/QUOTE] It will be if sales fall even more and the reason why sales fall is because of Rockstar's laziness and only soon they will realise that. [/QUOTE]They will probably blame rampant piracy for poor sales, rather than rampan incompetence. That seems to be the trend of late. This is the same company that couldn't even get a console release of Bully (for the 360) to work quite right. They never did patch that mess properly, and the issues just got worse for the PC release (have to reduce your RAM to below 2 gigs to play). I didn't expect much from them for the GTA IV release, and was unfortunately not surprised. Which is a shame, I've enjoyed all the recent GTA games more on the PC than on the Playstation. [/QUOTE] Right now, almost every PC gamer who owns GTA IV, retail or no retail, can say it was a **** port and there's no reason to blame piracy because alot of people are complainin about R*'s **** port on alot of forums already. Pirates won't say anything, they just shut up since they can crack this n that and since they didn't even pay for the game, the money which in return screws over honest gamers. So Rockstar will be the most hated company unless they do get a real fix working that would keep everyone calm.
already has been.
This Port is a shame in the porting history DO NOT BUY THIS GAME
OK, here's how it will pan out: In the next few months, Rockstar will release a statement via their PR agency, OR, more likely, via one of their mid- or upper-level managers who will make a comment to a gaming site during an interview with a 10-year-old kid. The statement will go something like this: Rockstar Lackey: ''...we feel that consoles are the future of gaming, so that's where we're going to focus our attention going forward.'' Interviewer: ''So no more PC ports?'' Lackey: ''Unless the situation on the platform changes drastically, no.'' This news will be instantly reported by Gamespot and all the major gaming media outlets. Console fanbois will jeer and laugh. These forums will erupt in flames with multiple threads that the mods will try to lock and consolidate with a like-herding-cats intensity. Threads on this forum will go something like this: Some dude will say this sucks, this is the worst thing to happen to PC gaming ever, PC gaming is dead, etc. Some other dude will reply that he feels betrayed how could Rockstar do this the first GTA game was on a PC, blah, blah, blah, and all of the first responders will express despair and suicidal tendencies at the prospect of no more Rockstar PC games. Then the tide will quickly shift (within the same thread) and the Rockstar Haters will jump on board and say Rockstar sucks, GTA IV was the worst port evar, PC gaming is better off without them, blah, blah, blah, Rockstar hasn't made a good game since GTA III, etc, etc, then the few diehard PC fanbois/defenders left will reiterate how PC gaming is NOT dead and that the platform is still strong look at all of the great titles coming out this year, etc, etc, then some other guy will mention well, what about Blizzard and WoW and Starcraft 2? Tell Blizzard that PC gaming is dead and then some other guy will say yeah, but WoW sucks, it's the worst MMO ever, it ruined MMOs and RPGs and everyone that thinks WoW is an RPG is retarded and then the stalwart WoW Fanbois/Defenders will jump in and say that WoW does NOT suck, YOU suck, you just don't know how to play WoW, you're probably a female night elf, etc, etc. and then the thread will veer into ten more pages of WoW debate that has absolutely NOTHING to do with Rockstar canceling PC ports but then some guy will post ''weren't we talking about Rockstar?'' and then the tread will be violently wrenched back onto the rails and then somebody will ask if their five year old blueberry ''IMAC'' can play Doom 3 and then I'll make some smart-arsed comment and the mods will send me a ToS violation warning and then dock me a point, etc., etc.
Hopefully they will iron out most problems, as it stands it's a poor port. :(
patch it why patch it? last time R* checked they stated that this is how it suppose to work in the first place:) ''The higher settings are for the future hardware''
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[QUOTE=''Hellboard'']patch it why patch it? last time R* checked they stated that this is how it suppose to work in the first place:) ''The higher settings are for the future hardware'' [/QUOTE] Yet it runs worse than the console versions, despite most PC gamers having hardware that far surpasses both the PS3 and 360.And what about the abnormal textures and frequent crashes? Oh it's how its supposed to work in the first place, I get it.
[QUOTE=''shalashaska88''][QUOTE=''Hellboard'']patch it why patch it? last time R* checked they stated that this is how it suppose to work in the first place:) ''The higher settings are for the future hardware'' [/QUOTE] Yet it runs worse than the console versions, despite most PC gamers having hardware that far surpasses both the PS3 and 360.And what about the abnormal textures and frequent crashes? Oh it's how its supposed to work in the first place, I get it. [/QUOTE] It's just another ignorant excuse from Rockstar trying to keep everyone settled, but it's not happening as we can see
[QUOTE=''mhofever''][QUOTE=''shalashaska88''][QUOTE=''Hellboard'']patch it why patch it? last time R* checked they stated that this is how it suppose to work in the first place:) ''The higher settings are for the future hardware'' [/QUOTE] Yet it runs worse than the console versions, despite most PC gamers having hardware that far surpasses both the PS3 and 360.And what about the abnormal textures and frequent crashes? Oh it's how its supposed to work in the first place, I get it. [/QUOTE] It's just another ignorant excuse from Rockstar trying to keep everyone settled, but it's not happening as we can see[/QUOTE]True. And the fact that they said that only a handful of gamers are experiencing these problems is dissapointing. Damage control I guess.
probably notDo you think the sloppy GTA port will be patched?
they gotta be. Their sales for GTA IV PC are dropping , they arent going anywhere near the top 10 selling PC games chart. I do think they are working on something because you know rockstar, they want to make the $$, so they'll need more customers.
I must be blessed then...the game works fine on my machine, yet I read so many other people have problems with it...
I think they are working on a patch. It would be foolish for them not to make a patch for this junk but then again, they never patched the junk that is Bully for the PC. I think they will but I still wouldn't be surprised if they didn't make one.I know one thing is for sure, I'll be definitely skipping any future GTA releases for the PC and possibly consoles if it ends up like GTA4 because that game is disappointing on so many levels and I don't mean for content either.
im gonna say yes.rockstar has generally supported the pc very well.
LOL! Heck no. You think Rockstar gives a rat's $$%# about the PC? If you do, you're delusional and naive. This will be the last GTA game ported to the PC. Mark my words.
[QUOTE=''w0lfbreeder'']im gonna say yes.rockstar has generally supported the pc very well. [/QUOTE] Yes they supported it well when their software was designed to run on the PS2 and the average PC could run it with much more detail. GTAIV proved that Rockstar isn't ready for the big game as far as programming is concerned. GTAIV was a sloppy unoptimized mess when released on the consoles, with heavy beta testing the only saving grace from being a letdown for the company. It had good potential but it looked like a bad port of a 4 year old PC game. The game was only running at 1280X720, yet most of the game was a blurry mess due to extreme mip mapping that was needed just to keep the game from looking like a slide show. When the PC version came out, they couldn't blame difficult console programming for bad design. GTAIV should have been amazing on the pc. Instead, we got another Ultima 9.
[QUOTE=''attirex'']LOL! Heck no. You think Rockstar gives a rat's $$%# about the PC? If you do, you're delusional and naive. This will be the last GTA game ported to the PC. Mark my words.[/QUOTE] It will be if sales fall even more and the reason why sales fall is because of Rockstar's laziness and only soon they will realise that.
[QUOTE=''mhofever''][QUOTE=''attirex'']LOL! Heck no. You think Rockstar gives a rat's $$%# about the PC? If you do, you're delusional and naive. This will be the last GTA game ported to the PC. Mark my words.[/QUOTE] It will be if sales fall even more and the reason why sales fall is because of Rockstar's laziness and only soon they will realise that. [/QUOTE]They will probably blame rampant piracy for poor sales, rather than rampan incompetence. That seems to be the trend of late. This is the same company that couldn't even get a console release of Bully (for the 360) to work quite right. They never did patch that mess properly, and the issues just got worse for the PC release (have to reduce your RAM to below 2 gigs to play). I didn't expect much from them for the GTA IV release, and was unfortunately not surprised. Which is a shame, I've enjoyed all the recent GTA games more on the PC than on the Playstation.
[QUOTE=''Royas''][QUOTE=''mhofever''][QUOTE=''attirex'']LOL! Heck no. You think Rockstar gives a rat's $$%# about the PC? If you do, you're delusional and naive. This will be the last GTA game ported to the PC. Mark my words.[/QUOTE] It will be if sales fall even more and the reason why sales fall is because of Rockstar's laziness and only soon they will realise that. [/QUOTE]They will probably blame rampant piracy for poor sales, rather than rampan incompetence. That seems to be the trend of late. This is the same company that couldn't even get a console release of Bully (for the 360) to work quite right. They never did patch that mess properly, and the issues just got worse for the PC release (have to reduce your RAM to below 2 gigs to play). I didn't expect much from them for the GTA IV release, and was unfortunately not surprised. Which is a shame, I've enjoyed all the recent GTA games more on the PC than on the Playstation. [/QUOTE] Right now, almost every PC gamer who owns GTA IV, retail or no retail, can say it was a **** port and there's no reason to blame piracy because alot of people are complainin about R*'s **** port on alot of forums already. Pirates won't say anything, they just shut up since they can crack this n that and since they didn't even pay for the game, the money which in return screws over honest gamers. So Rockstar will be the most hated company unless they do get a real fix working that would keep everyone calm.
already has been.
This Port is a shame in the porting history DO NOT BUY THIS GAME
OK, here's how it will pan out: In the next few months, Rockstar will release a statement via their PR agency, OR, more likely, via one of their mid- or upper-level managers who will make a comment to a gaming site during an interview with a 10-year-old kid. The statement will go something like this: Rockstar Lackey: ''...we feel that consoles are the future of gaming, so that's where we're going to focus our attention going forward.'' Interviewer: ''So no more PC ports?'' Lackey: ''Unless the situation on the platform changes drastically, no.'' This news will be instantly reported by Gamespot and all the major gaming media outlets. Console fanbois will jeer and laugh. These forums will erupt in flames with multiple threads that the mods will try to lock and consolidate with a like-herding-cats intensity. Threads on this forum will go something like this: Some dude will say this sucks, this is the worst thing to happen to PC gaming ever, PC gaming is dead, etc. Some other dude will reply that he feels betrayed how could Rockstar do this the first GTA game was on a PC, blah, blah, blah, and all of the first responders will express despair and suicidal tendencies at the prospect of no more Rockstar PC games. Then the tide will quickly shift (within the same thread) and the Rockstar Haters will jump on board and say Rockstar sucks, GTA IV was the worst port evar, PC gaming is better off without them, blah, blah, blah, Rockstar hasn't made a good game since GTA III, etc, etc, then the few diehard PC fanbois/defenders left will reiterate how PC gaming is NOT dead and that the platform is still strong look at all of the great titles coming out this year, etc, etc, then some other guy will mention well, what about Blizzard and WoW and Starcraft 2? Tell Blizzard that PC gaming is dead and then some other guy will say yeah, but WoW sucks, it's the worst MMO ever, it ruined MMOs and RPGs and everyone that thinks WoW is an RPG is retarded and then the stalwart WoW Fanbois/Defenders will jump in and say that WoW does NOT suck, YOU suck, you just don't know how to play WoW, you're probably a female night elf, etc, etc. and then the thread will veer into ten more pages of WoW debate that has absolutely NOTHING to do with Rockstar canceling PC ports but then some guy will post ''weren't we talking about Rockstar?'' and then the tread will be violently wrenched back onto the rails and then somebody will ask if their five year old blueberry ''IMAC'' can play Doom 3 and then I'll make some smart-arsed comment and the mods will send me a ToS violation warning and then dock me a point, etc., etc.
Hopefully they will iron out most problems, as it stands it's a poor port. :(
patch it why patch it? last time R* checked they stated that this is how it suppose to work in the first place:) ''The higher settings are for the future hardware''
BULLOCKS
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[QUOTE=''Hellboard'']patch it why patch it? last time R* checked they stated that this is how it suppose to work in the first place:) ''The higher settings are for the future hardware'' [/QUOTE] Yet it runs worse than the console versions, despite most PC gamers having hardware that far surpasses both the PS3 and 360.And what about the abnormal textures and frequent crashes? Oh it's how its supposed to work in the first place, I get it.
[QUOTE=''shalashaska88''][QUOTE=''Hellboard'']patch it why patch it? last time R* checked they stated that this is how it suppose to work in the first place:) ''The higher settings are for the future hardware'' [/QUOTE] Yet it runs worse than the console versions, despite most PC gamers having hardware that far surpasses both the PS3 and 360.And what about the abnormal textures and frequent crashes? Oh it's how its supposed to work in the first place, I get it. [/QUOTE] It's just another ignorant excuse from Rockstar trying to keep everyone settled, but it's not happening as we can see
[QUOTE=''mhofever''][QUOTE=''shalashaska88''][QUOTE=''Hellboard'']patch it why patch it? last time R* checked they stated that this is how it suppose to work in the first place:) ''The higher settings are for the future hardware'' [/QUOTE] Yet it runs worse than the console versions, despite most PC gamers having hardware that far surpasses both the PS3 and 360.And what about the abnormal textures and frequent crashes? Oh it's how its supposed to work in the first place, I get it. [/QUOTE] It's just another ignorant excuse from Rockstar trying to keep everyone settled, but it's not happening as we can see[/QUOTE]True. And the fact that they said that only a handful of gamers are experiencing these problems is dissapointing. Damage control I guess.
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