Yeah, I think you hit the nail on the head with this article. People need to stop defending obsidian and hold them accountable for their mistakes, otherwise they won't learn.
Okay, only people who have complaints go to forums...right. That must be the reason why you so many "loved this game", "thanks, *developer*", "this is the greatest game ever", etc threads on forums for good games. Of course the complaints are slightly over-represented, but not that much.Exterminas said:I said that the game ran flawlessly at my PC. I wasn't trying to accuse people who claimed the opposite of lying. I was trying to help reflect the game's reality in a more realistic way. Thousands of people bougth the game. Only the ones who expierence bugs, go to forums and complain, which generates a too negative image of the situation of a whole and makes them believe that they will definately expierence a buggy game.
Which they won't.
I haven't.
I am pretty sure that his system is perfectly up to date, since, you know, he plays games as a job!? And if it isn't I'm pretty sure he wouldn't be so dumb as to not update his drivers first before writing this column, knowing full well that there are a lot of people who are so overly protective of Obsidian and will blame the publisher, the player or someone else for all the problems. Seriously, what do you think he is, some sort of idiot?I.E.D. said:Instead of making these articles, Shamus, maybe you should just post your system specs so I could give you a run around on updating your system, drivers and relevant software so that you can too rejoice with us in the glory that is FNV.
It definitely is time. And that new engine should be introduced in TES V! Seriously, I want that game, now!ShadowKirby said:I only say "it worked for me" so I can show how lucky I am compared to others. It's like winning at the lottery!
Also, it's really time Bethesda gets a new engine out.
Sure they definitely won't absolutely 100% end up with a buggy unplayable game on their particular system, but it's well worth mentioning and discussing the bugs simply because they do exist for what appears to be a substantial portion of the playerbase. Particularly given that you can't return opened games, buying a game shouldn't be a crapshoot as to whether it will work for you or not.Exterminas said:I said that the game ran flawlessly at my PC. I wasn't trying to accuse people who claimed the opposite of lying. I was trying to help reflect the game's reality in a more realistic way. Thousands of people bougth the game. Only the ones who expierence bugs, go to forums and complain, which generates a too negative image of the situation of a whole and makes them believe that they will definately expierence a buggy game.
Which they won't.
I haven't.
So one bugged game(excuse me two, FO3) make it so that PC gaming is difficult? Don't know bout you, but every other game I have ever ran on my PC hasn't really had issues unless said game is causing problems for everyone. Like this one for example. As for your graphics thing, its time to update then don't you think? Or at least install the newest drivers.Vestsao said:This only edifies one of the most prominent arguments against PC gaming. The substantial diversification in PC hardware ensures that developers have a difficult time developing games which will adequately run. You'll have a game which has a particular error with one graphics card and runs smooth as butter on another graphics card.
Ahahahahahaha!!!! [http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Age:_Origins_Bugs/Glitches]Then why is BioWare able to release stable games, even when dealing with those same publishers that allegedly ruined Obsidian's work? Why do other developers working with (say) Atari not have the same problems that Obsidian did?
You obviously didn't read the entire article. Other developers (like Bioware for instance) have absolutely no problem making games that run smoothly on a PC.Vestsao said:This only edifies one of the most prominent arguments against PC gaming. The substantial diversification in PC hardware ensures that developers have a difficult time developing games which will adequately run. You'll have a game which has a particular error with one graphics card and runs smooth as butter on another graphics card.
My favorite bug, that made me have to delete all my saves is when my night vison scope for my varmit rifle turned into the hacking screen, I didn't see anything though its just a big black hacking screen. And at the time (before more bugs came to join the legion of bugs) all I could think of was, "AWWW MAN I PAID 366 caps for this scope and the bugs took it away DX"Towowo2 said:Regardless of platform it seems each version has a wide array of bugs. My personal favorite? The black screen of death. Not sure if it's present on the PC or PS3 versions though.
But but, my opinion is the only one that matters! I said it's okay, and since the world revolves around me, if you disagree... you gotta be a hater face!*mjc0961 said:[I'm supposed to say "Okay, I am no longer annoyed that it's not working for me" when people say it worked for them.
Just guessing you think that he hates Fallout 3? Not true if you watch Spoiler Warning where he runs through it with friends you find he just has a lot of problems with it and a feeling it never lived up to the Fallout name. In parts he seems to show that infact he does like the game a lot (especially the subways).Furioso said:Nice work Shamus! And although I disagree with your opinions on Fallout 3, I'll defend to the death your right to express them. No opinions on New Vegas though, haven't played it yet.