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[Pompeii69]

Hartner_X wrote...

There shouldn't be a problem to connect a PC to a modern TV set. So you can still play it on your TVs as much as you want.

Not always an options... I'm certainly not going to lug my computer into the living room, monopolize the TV (which my family wouldn;t be very happy about)... Plus my PC is for other things, so connecting it to a modern TV would be a problem, for me...

I'm quite happy about playing it on the console...

[Nieijin]

Pc. OFC.

[Seraph Aur]

I have the XBox version, and I definitely wish I'd gotten the PC version. Sadly, I had to RMA my rig, so it was either wait 2-3 weeks or suck it up and buy the console version. If you have a choice, go PC:



* Better graphics

* More granular control of combat.

* Better camera control.



There's a reason Gamespot gave the PC version 9.5 and the XBox version 8.5.

[Spawn305]

PC. the Xbox is such a pice of crap! PS3 FOR LIFE!!!! POWer to the people!!

[phordicus]

pc.  for the mods if none of the other reasons appeal.

Zore Blake wrote...

Direbrute wrote...

A plus for XBox is you get to use a controller? Really?

The plus of using a controller and if to play games on a console is you can sink into a comfrontable chair and eat as much food as possible whilst playing a game on your massive  TV and just generally relaxing. Sitting at a desk can be a pain sometimes (In the back mostly)

lol.  you can hook your xbox controller to your pc.  you can hook your pc to your plasma.   there is 0 advantage of xbox over pc version.

[Zore Blake]

I have ordered it for PC about 30 minutes ago but the issue on my mind atm is will my "NVIDIA 8500 Geforce GT" Graphics card handle it? the RAM and processor should be fine but this card is worrying me.

[Zore Blake]

I have ordered it for PC about 30 minutes ago but the issue on my mind atm is will my "NVIDIA 8500 Geforce GT" Graphics card handle it? the RAM and processor should be fine but this card is worrying me.

[Zore Blake]

Sorry about the spam there Fire Fox went weird for a moment then.

[F4T41]

That graphics card should be able to handle the game fine.

[The-Cyber-Dave]

The xbox version does not have "worse combat." I got the 360 version. For me, all games are 360 or nothing. I just don't have the time and am not willing to spend the effort or money to keep a computer up to date enough to run modern games. My computer is good for two things, and two things only: surfing the net, and using word.

Using the xbox controller for dragon age is not hard, and it does not detract from the games combat play. Personally, I prefer using controllers to play games then keyboards and mouses. Dragon Age is helluva fun on the 360. Whether you buy the game for the 360 or the PC really depends on what you are looking for from the gaming experience.

I hear that the 360 version has slightly worse graphics than the PC version. I don't know if that is true. I do know that the 360 versions graphics are worse than a lot of other 360 games, at least when you are not using a high definition TV. I haven't had the chance to try the game on a hi-def TV, so I don't know what it would look like on one of those. Honestly though, the game is so fun that you quickly forget about that after about an hour of playing.

Using the controller to micro manage your part is very easy. You can set up your controller so that the left trigger pauses the game just like a spacebar. The radials are easy to navigate. And I prefer the controller hotkey layout to anything one can get on a computer.

The xbox version does not have an overhead view, however. I suppose this can be a little annoying for some, but I have not found it to be the biggest deal. When the game is paused, getting the group to target who you want, and do what you want, is not hard. The only real difference I see is what camera angle you get to watch the action unfold from... and that really seems like more of a preference thing than anything else. I guess it would be nice to see the animations for everyone when the group is a little spread out, but meh.

The xbox version will not get you the toolkit, so if modding is for you the xbox version is not. The offical mods will all be made available over the xbox marketplace, but the unofficial player created mods will not. I'm the type of person who would not have downloaded the player created content anyways, so it is no minus to me. However, for some people this is a big reason to go with the PC version.

Here is the only place where I actually notice a different in my gameplay from what I would have received had I a computer capable of running the game: it is harder to manage the positions of the party. Using the xbox sticks to move a single party member is easy. In fact, in the moments in which I am focusing on using a single character (usually my main rogue) I actually prefer the xbox methods of movement. Gives me much more of a hands on feel for where my character walks, and how. I am never going to walk into a trap by accident, unless I don't see it. Once it is seen, there is no chance my characters AI is going to fubar how I want to talk to a position and either a) take to much time, or walk into a trap along the route. I don't, thus, have to click a couple of times (waiting for my character to get to intermediate positions before I click again) in order to get my character to a position on the screen in the manner I want him/her to. However, the xbox method of moving characters must be done real time. This means I can't pause the game, tell a person to move somewhere, unpause, and then worry about someone else until the first person gets to the position I want them in. In the case of controlling warriors, it really doesn't matter that I can't do this at all. In the case of archers and mages this makes the most minor difference. Ranged characters seem to say at range themselves for the most part. When running a ranged character out to range, however, I am forced to make sure that the other party members are pretty much doing what I want them to first, and I am often forced to pause in the middle of the run to redirect certain party actions. I really notice this when I am running multiple melee rogues, however. Having to keep one rogue behind its targets at all times isn't too bad. Trying to keep two rogues behind their targets is too hard.

Now, I suppose trying to position mages for AoE spells should, theoretically, be harder as well. I have not, however, found that aspect of the game to be hard to control, though. In fact, my regular tactic is to simultaneously lay down earthquake and blizzard on a group of enemies at the same time, tell my group to hold position, and then to use my rogue and fighter as mop up for any creatures that walk out of the zone. The tactic is amazing against large groups of white enemies. Although, I might not be noticing this difference because I don't play the game on nightmare, and friendly fire is less of a big deal on the consol version. No damage, only effects, are friendly fire on normal. On hard, you only take 50% damage from friendly fire. This pretty much makes up for the fact that its harder to position the rest of your party while dropping an AoE.

All in all, I can't say I regret getting the game for the 360. Its an awesome game, and it works amazingly well on the 360. Personally, rather than having to deal with the time/money/or skill set required to keep a computer up to spec for games I would rather just play console games. If I already had a PC up to spec, I don't know which system I would have bought the game fore. Some aspects of the console I really prefer (using the controller for most tasks, the ability to veg out on my couch while I play, the larger screen), some aspects of the PC version would be nice (the ability to pause and click to move when I am trying to move two rogues at the same time, and maybe for attempting to position the group for best possible AoE drops, though I am not sure about the latter, and an overhead tactical view).

Personally, I don't really think it matters which system you choose it for. You won't make a mistake either way. Though, if you like playing non-official modded content, you need to get the computer version of the game.

Modifié par The-Cyber-Dave, 12 novembre 2009 - 08:11 .

[F4T41]

Computers are just as cheap to keep updated as it is to buy a next gen console every 2-3 years except you can do a lot more with a computer. Consoles made sense in the 90's when PC's were expensive but now that hardware is so cheap I don't get why people even bother with consoles any more. Games also generally cost more for consoles too. To each his/her own I guess.

[The-Cyber-Dave]

Yea, that is bologna. You are not forced to update consoles with near the same frequency as computers. The end cost of keeping a computer up to date for gameplay or a buying a console is not the same. It is cheaper to just buy a console. A computer must be updated around as frequently as every 1-3 years. The 360 was released 4 years ago, and there is still no news of a new system being released on the horizon to date. That becomes less true if you are building your own computer from scratch, in which case the cost of keeping it up to date drops, but that requires a level of computer savy that I don't have, and that I don't have the time to learn. For people like me, console gaming just makes more sense.

My computer is for work, storing digital photos, and internet searching, that is it. I haven't updated it in forever, and I have no plans to update it any time in the near future. Trying to keep it updated enough to play the games I want to play, especially when so many of those games are console only, or run slightly better on the console, is just not for people like me. The ease and comfort of use just makes consoles a superior overall experience for me.

Modifié par The-Cyber-Dave, 12 novembre 2009 - 08:21 .

[GravityParade]

Zore Blake wrote...

Hey guys i've been watching alot of videos about Dragon Age Origins and the general game and toolset are just amazing but i want it for xbox really so i can get achievements and use the controller etc but i don't dare buy it on xbox in case it doesn't have toolset or download campaigns which people have made on the forums etc so can you do this on xbox? Also does the PC version have more to offer? if so what does it have more to offer over the xbox 360 version?

Thanks in advance Zore

PC, no question. The UI is better, the graphics are better, the gameplay is better, and there's mods.

[flem1]

8500GT = low settings

[Landozelig]

The-Cyber-Dave: the issue of this thread isn't about xbox vs pc and maintaining a game machine. It's simply which is the best platform to get DA:O on. The clear answer is the PC. It doesn't matter if you only use Word on your computer or if your PC can even run DA:O. All things being equal, PC is hands down the best system for this game.

[F4T41]

Games never run better on consoles lol. Consoles don't have AA and usually run games on what would be my computers lowest possible settings. Computers really are cheap to keep up to date but yes you do need to be a little computer savvy. A lot of that is knowing where to shop and knowing how to plug a card into a slot.

Modifié par F4T41, 12 novembre 2009 - 08:29 .

[lawsie100]

Chalhut wrote...

From my experience this game involves a lot of micro managing that is really easy on the PC. Think NWN or Baulders Gate. I feel like it would be difficult to do all of this on a controller but then again i am a PC kind of guy.

not on the xbox, its ez mode.

[Zore Blake]

I do have a "NVIDIA 8800 Geforce GT" in the draw but it will not run just blue screens me, at first i went to NVIDIA forums and we thought it was overheating but got loads of fans put up the speed on all of them to still no good, personally i believe its the PSU maybe if one of you is a computer wiz you could help me if you wouldn't mind =) Look at the link if you would like to help me its an old post but all the specs are the same.



http://forums.nvidia...opic=105422&hl=

[dungioneer]

zora blake is it the blue screen of death or a blue screen to windows

[Zore Blake]

Blue screen of death

[BlackLotus30]

I bought it for the 360.... it was that or wait six month before i get my new computer, I am quite satisfied with my 360 CE, but in six month i'm so buying DA:O CE or special edition what ever is out at that time for the PC so I could play other people Mod..... problem will be DLC XD because i think i'll have to buy the DLC again.

[I Valente I]

I don't know why people are bashing the xbox version so much. It's great. An 8.5 is ridiculoulsy unfair to it. Graphics are still fine, I'd prefer a good game to graphics any day. The combat is great though obviously not the same as the PC, that doesn't mean it's EZ mode though, I'm having a pretty challenging time on "hard", can't wait till I play through on nightmare.



The xbox got a lower score because of: graphics (trivial), minor bugs and the controls. All of these things are very little things that honestly don't take away anything from the game. I've seen a lot of PC players bragging about their PC-version superiority but hoenstly, is it that big of a deal, are we all not fans of the same game? The xbox version is great.

[jiffylueb]

I bought mine for the 360. I got out of PC gaming awhile ago because of budget reasons. I had to choose a platform. I use my Xbox as a media extender so figured that would be the way to go. Plus, there was a short stint there awhile back where some games were console only, or there was a month or 2 layover where they would release it for consoles first and then PC (damn you GTAIV!).

This game was designed for PC and meant to be played with a keyboard and mouse and you can tell. I have no complaints with the 360 version though. Dev's did a good job porting it over but no game has made me miss my PC more than this one.

[Ryazan]

Blue screen? Perhaps PSU then. But I'm running a 9800GT fine, and my PSU sucks. And get it for PC, all the way. This type of game is just meant for PC. And multi-platform games usually have textures that look like cat sick on the Xbox. Fallout 3 was just, ughh. I had to get it for the PC.

[The-Cyber-Dave]

Landozelig wrote...

The-Cyber-Dave: the issue of this thread isn't about xbox vs pc and maintaining a game machine. It's simply which is the best platform to get DA:O on. The clear answer is the PC. It doesn't matter if you only use Word on your computer or if your PC can even run DA:O. All things being equal, PC is hands down the best system for this game.

That is not true. All things being equal, the computer doesn't get better graphics. Because, all things being equal, and you won't be able to play your DA:O on top graphical settings without running into problems. In order to get better graphics, for example, you need a computer that is better in its specifications than the x-box is. At that point in time, the question of the cost and effort of keeping a PC up to spec enters into the equation.

Keeping all factors in mind, me personally, I think Dragon Age 360 is a better call, at least in regards to my desired total experience.

If you have both a 360 and a top specced computer already, well, in that case it really depends on this: do you prefer playing games with a mouse and keyboard, or a controller? Is an overhead view very desirable to you? How bothered are you by the lack of pause and mouse click movement to position your party? Do you prefer slightly better graphics, or the comfort of playing on your couch?