deanb Posted March 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 portal2cover.jpg Preordered the PC version. reason? (I'm sure you're one of them that was eyeing up the PS3 version). Just wanting to see the whys n why nots of others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4: Gritty Reboot Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 I am loving the soundtrack to this game. I can hear the main menu jingle in my head now... I do wish they had more varied music for the different towns, as a lot of them are the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 portal2cover.jpg Preordered the PC version. reason? (I'm sure you're one of them that was eyeing up the PS3 version). Just wanting to see the whys n why nots of others. I was considering the PS3 version, but I decided the likelihood that I would ever use it, ever, was so low that it wasn't worth paying $10 more for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 My order for MLB 11 got canceled by Modells. All the CAGS are whining and calling the BBB and twitting the CS reps. Can't believe they're that upset that they weren't able to cheat a company out of a game for clearly less than cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Wait, is there something special about the PS3 version of Portal 2? Isn't there suppose to be cross-platform co-op, or something for all versions of Portal 2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Ps3 version also comes with pc version I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 (edited) I was considering the PS3 version, but I decided the likelihood that I would ever use it, ever, was so low that it wasn't worth paying $10 more for it. Only 10$? Then I take it you didn't pre-order it on Steam since the 10% pre-order discount makes it 15$ lower than the PS3 version. Which begs the question: if you went for the PC version, why wouldn't you pre-order directly through Steam? It's cheaper, and you'll have to register it anyway. Edited March 12, 2011 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 I was considering the PS3 version, but I decided the likelihood that I would ever use it, ever, was so low that it wasn't worth paying $10 more for it. Only 10$? Then I take it you didn't pre-order it on Steam since the 10% pre-order discount makes it 15$ lower than the PS3 version. Which begs the question: if you went for the PC version, why wouldn't you pre-order directly through Steam? It's cheaper, and you'll have to register it anyway. 1) Gamestop also had it for $5 off. The PS3 version was $5 off too. So $55 for PS3, $45 for PC (same as on Steam). 2) I only buy games digitally if they're significantly cheaper than buying a physical copy, because I prefer to have that physical copy that I have control of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 2) I only buy games digitally if they're significantly cheaper than buying a physical copy, because I prefer to have that physical copy that I have control of. I might be wrong but for a steamworks title, we practically have no control. As far as I can remember with Civ 5 and New Vegas (both of which I bought via online retailers), they both pretty much launch steamworks, download content and install at the same time and the disc is practically useless unless you want to keep it in a shelf along with the box to remind you that you own the game. I don't feel the disc has any purpose. However in the UK, physical retail is almost always cheaper than steam at release. I only buy from steam during sales because I can get most PC games for £24.99 or £17.99 during the launch week and steam charges me £26.99 to £34.99 which when compared to online retailers is more. However if you're one to keep the box then it makes sense. Outside of that reply, I got my copy of DA2 today and after all the registration I noticed that unlike DA:O this pops up right on your EA download Manager. So you can't de-auth it anymore unlike with DA:O where you could. You know someone should get them to update their PC Manuals. There's no ea.onlineregister.com and you can register games on the EA site based on interest. If you've played it, they'll know and do it for you. But the last page on the manual is totally obsolete. However there seems to be a lot more streamlining at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Well steamworks wise if the price is the same I see no point buying the boxed copy. Especially after my last steamworks PC game, Sup Com 2. You need to tie it to steam to download the rest of the game. It was an anti-piracy measure. I guess it kinda makes sense, even if you got the disc n cracked the steam DRM, you'd still need steam in order to download the other half of the game. Certainly not great when you get the game day one and 3 of you downloading 2GBs each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 (edited) I agree that getting a boxed copy of a Steamworks game seems kinda pointless, but I can't really argue with someone who prefers owning a physical copy. I'm the same way with consoles. I would never buy digital versions of PS3 games (like MAG or ACII) that have a physical copy. Though that mostly comes from not being convinced that my PSN content will carry over to the next-gen playstation. Edited March 12, 2011 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 I don't have enough hard drive space to keep all my games installed/backed-up, so I like to have a copy of the data on a physical disc. That said, if the digital version is significantly cheaper (like 10-20% cheaper) I'll buy the digital version instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 paid off. also: preordered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Rome:Total War (just to own it on steam) Napoleon:Total War (I'll get shogun when the price goes down a bit). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Nier for ps3. Its surprisingly good. It has amazing music and i dont hate the main character design as much as i thought i would. The graphics do suck those. Its a hidef ps2 through and through. I was going to get this or Enslaved. I hope i made the right choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 I was going to get this or Enslaved. I hope i made the right choice. I started playing Enslaved yesterday and it's pretty damn good so far. It's tempting to call it an Uncharted ripoff, but the similarities stop at the platforming. The combat, being mostly melee-based, is entirely different. Plus, so far the enemies are mostly robots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 I've heard people rave about Nier, but no one has said Enslaved was amazing. It was just 'good'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 I'll vouch for Nier. The soundtrack is good and the banter is pretty fun really. I mean yeah the graphics look a bit meh and there's one dungeon I dislike. But it has some unique touches like the village where everyone's asleep. Not to mention when you play Nier, people on your friendslist will get curious since it puts up some absurd status messages. The game though is just great. Let me know if you get stuck on the fishing, it's easy once you figure it out . But feels stupid hard at first and I remember almost giving up the first time but after that i was like Ohhh. I'd say it was probably one of the better games of the year. Waay better than Enslaved. I still have yet to finish it and it's all because you can tell the story is going the Simulacra way which to me is quite meh. They could've done a much better adaptation of journey to the west. However if you've never been exposed to that classic piece of literature then yes you probably would enjoy it more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Nier is pretty good. Ive been playing for a few hours. Like i said, the graphics arent great, but everything else is really good. Fun game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 Preordered Gears of War 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 Bought Shogun 2. Best purchase I've made all year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arbitarty Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Bought Shogun 2. Best purchase I've made all year. Late to the party, finally purchased New Vegas. Have been meaning to for so long. Needed a game that I could draw out until La Noire. New Vegas should be good. Several hours down and I've not even finished the first two quests. Man I love exploring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 boxed copies of steamworks games are only good because you don't have to wait for the game to download which can take a while for some bigger games. I was kinda pissed when Supreme Commander 2 only shipped with half the game on the disc and the other half had to download. That was truly pointless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 From Play for £10. I made sure my housemates weren't interested first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.