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PostPosted: 02 Dec 2009, 00:32 
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Well, I'm not *exactly* a PC-only gamer, but I'm pretty close - I never play the console version of anything that has a superior PC version, for instance. I can't muster much enthusiasm for yet another Star Wars game, let alone a shoddy port of a game that plays like a mediocre God of War clone. I doubt I'd feel differently if the PC was my sole gaming platform.


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PostPosted: 02 Dec 2009, 10:53 
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I'm a PC. And I buy loads of crap.


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PostPosted: 02 Dec 2009, 12:26 
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Rough port or not I would think PC-only gamers would jump all over it. The complete lack of enthusiasm tells me PC-only gamers are few and far between.

If I could find the damned thing, I'd probably buy it. Once it's cheaper. But it doesn't seem to be available anywhere in the UK.

Plus, bad ports are just... lazy.

Although I do love the shift from "we can't release it on PC, the PC isn't powerful enough" to "the definitive version, on the PC!"


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PostPosted: 05 Dec 2009, 10:21 
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I'm PC-only. Not interested. Star Wars the Old Republic will have to bear my insatiable thirst for lightsabers.


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PostPosted: 10 Dec 2009, 04:08 
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I'm a PC. And I buy loads of crap.


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I go for the PC only if its worth it. If not I wait for a price drop in the console version.

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PostPosted: 01 Jan 2010, 10:56 
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Bad port or not, the game's core gameplay mechanics are too simplistic to appeal to your average PC gamer


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PostPosted: 01 Jan 2010, 22:18 
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Bad port or not, the game's core gameplay mechanics are too simplistic to appeal to your average PC gamer


I don't particularly like hack n' slash games either, I don't even like God of War, but I made an exception here due to the well done Star Wars look and feel. It's not a great game but it can be enjoyable for Star Wars fans.

I take issue with the idea of it being "below" PC gamers as well, especially since the most popular PC games like Diablo 2 or Counterstrike are exceedingly simple in mechanics.


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PostPosted: 02 Jan 2010, 12:05 
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[quote]Bad port or not, the game's core gameplay mechanics are too simplistic to appeal to your average PC gamer


I don't particularly like hack n' slash games either, I don't even like God of War, but I made an exception here due to the well done Star Wars look and feel. It's not a great game but it can be enjoyable for Star Wars fans.

I take issue with the idea of it being "below" PC gamers as well, especially since the most popular PC games like Diablo 2 or Counterstrike are exceedingly simple in mechanics.

Counterstrike? Simple! OMG :twisted:

But it takes years to master counterstrike. One game is never enough.


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PostPosted: 02 Jan 2010, 12:15 
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There's no such thing as a 'simple' game, in the end. A game can have a simple premise (and therefore be easy to pick up) but be nightmarishly difficult to 'master', therefore not being a 'simple' game.


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PostPosted: 02 Jan 2010, 15:39 
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There's no such thing as a 'simple' game, in the end. A game can have a simple premise (and therefore be easy to pick up) but be nightmarishly difficult to 'master', therefore not being a 'simple' game.


e.g. Braid.


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