Now I'm sure many of the PC "master race" here have been interested in a game exclusive to the consoles but not want to drop the significant amount of money just to buy the associated console just to play the one game.
I personally have had this happen a few times, I can attest. Way back when, when Bastion and Mark of the Ninja were getting praise I really wanted to give them a go, however with my main device of choice (PS3) barred me from such dalliances. That was until I installed Steam on my work computer (game developer, its "research") I was finally able to play these through Steam.
This has also occurred most recently with the recent Pokémon games (especially with the latest remakes being made of my favourite gen) and Sunset Overdrive exclusive to the Xbone.
The former is because for all the nostalgia I have for the series, I've found my patience has not improved with age, so thus the games feel incredibly slow, and then there?s the old rigmarole:
1) Buy Nintendo handheld for Pokémon,
2) play Pokémon through once,
3) Not interested in Meta game,
4) Want to play again but don't want to part with 1's and 0's,
5) Resign to buying other version to start again.
As for Sunset Overdrive, whilst I adore its aesthetics and pedigree, any time Insomniac have dabbled with Co-operative multiplayer the result has been less than gratifying.
TL;DR So fellow Escapee's what are some of the games you've always wanted to buy, but not want to part with large sums of money in order to play?
I personally have had this happen a few times, I can attest. Way back when, when Bastion and Mark of the Ninja were getting praise I really wanted to give them a go, however with my main device of choice (PS3) barred me from such dalliances. That was until I installed Steam on my work computer (game developer, its "research") I was finally able to play these through Steam.
This has also occurred most recently with the recent Pokémon games (especially with the latest remakes being made of my favourite gen) and Sunset Overdrive exclusive to the Xbone.
The former is because for all the nostalgia I have for the series, I've found my patience has not improved with age, so thus the games feel incredibly slow, and then there?s the old rigmarole:
1) Buy Nintendo handheld for Pokémon,
2) play Pokémon through once,
3) Not interested in Meta game,
4) Want to play again but don't want to part with 1's and 0's,
5) Resign to buying other version to start again.
As for Sunset Overdrive, whilst I adore its aesthetics and pedigree, any time Insomniac have dabbled with Co-operative multiplayer the result has been less than gratifying.
TL;DR So fellow Escapee's what are some of the games you've always wanted to buy, but not want to part with large sums of money in order to play?