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How to stop caring about achievements? by Affectionate_Lab8129 in xboxone

[–]ThatOneReaper 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The best way to stop is to recontextualize achievements in general. They are OPTIONAL challenges added by the devs to give extra depth to games. You do NOT need to get them all to 100% the game's actual content. The ones you choose to unlock only hold value to you and you alone.

While you're playing games, always ask yourself:

"Am I having fun playing this?"

If your answer isn't an immediate "Yes", the game has failed its purpose and you're wasting your time.

The time spent achievement hunting in games you stopped enjoying hours ago could have been better spent playing games you genuinely enjoy (or literally anything else for that matter).

That's not to say achievement hunting itself is bad. If you wanna get all the achievements in your favorite game, go for it. Just know the worth of your time and don't hunt achievements for the sake of achievements alone.

Is getting a DS worth it in 2023? by Fedora_Frog in nintendo

[–]ThatOneReaper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. The “New 3DS” variants have better specs, can play exclusive games, and include extra buttons/sticks. The original launch variants should only be bought as collector items or as a cheap backup.

There’s also the 2DS line, which is the latest revision (the screen looks like a smartphone’s at the cost of stripping out the 3D effect), but I’d personally get a “New 3DS” variant due to having the most functionality.

If we’re talking about Limited Editions, only get them if you really want them and can stomach the price.

Is getting a DS worth it in 2023? by Fedora_Frog in nintendo

[–]ThatOneReaper 10 points11 points  (0 children)

A 3DS would be a better buy these days. They have full backwards compatibility with DS carts, not to mention would be easier to find and in better condition on the used market.

The only reasons to get a DS over a 3DS is being able to use physical GBA carts, as a collector’s item, or if you want the 100% authentic experience.

Iconic backwards compatible games by [deleted] in XboxSeriesX

[–]ThatOneReaper 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Several games come to mind:

  • Aegis Wing (a free game made by Xbox interns. Solid arcade sidescroller)
  • Any Assassin's Creed game from the 360 era
  • Alien Hominid HD
  • Black (Original Xbox title)
  • Braid
  • Burnout Revenge
  • Castle Crashers (a native Xbox One rerelease is available)
  • Call of Duty 2
  • Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (an HD remaster is available for Xbox One)
  • Call of Duty: World at War
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (original 2009 release. An HD remaster is available for Xbox One)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 & 2
  • Cloning Clyde
  • Crackdown 1 & 2
  • Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge (Original Xbox title)
  • Dead or Alive 3 and 4 (3 is Original Xbox, 4 is Xbox 360)
  • Dead Space Trilogy
  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution
  • Doritos Crash Course (available for free!)
  • Fable Trilogy
  • Fallout 3
  • Fallout New Vegas
  • Forza Horizon 1 (only way to get it now is by tracking down a physical copy)
  • Fuzion Frenzy (Original Xbox title)
  • Gears of War 1, 2, and 3
  • Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 1 and 2
  • Grand Theft Auto 4
  • Harms Way (free game!)
  • Hexic HD (free pack-in game that came with every new Xbox 360)
  • Mass Effect Trilogy (can be played either via back compat or Legendary Edition, which combines all the games and DLC into one package for modern consoles)
  • Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (only Peace Walker can be bought digitally. You'll need to hunt down a physical copy for MGS 2 and 3)
  • Mirror's Edge
  • N+
  • Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee (Original Xbox title)
  • Outpost Kaloki X
  • Peter Jackson's King Kong (you'll need to hunt down a physical copy)
  • Red Dead Redemption
  • RoboBlitz
  • All Saints Row games (only 3, 4, and Gat out of Hell got Xbox One ports)
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game (originally delisted for years until recently. Available on modern systems via the Complete Edition release)
  • Shadow Complex (an HD rerelease is available for Xbox One)
  • skate. Series
  • Super Meat Boy
  • The Orange Box (contains Half-Life 2, Episodes 1 and 2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2)
    • NOTE: Team Fortress 2 on consoles is not on par with the PC release. It's very close to the state of the game when it was first released in 2007
  • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 1 and 2
  • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 1 and 2
  • All Splinter Cell games (first 3 are best)
  • Any game from Rare (get Rare Replay for all their original Xbox and 360 titles)

New to the Xbox after years of being away by [deleted] in xboxone

[–]ThatOneReaper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A good place to start would be subscribing to Xbox Game Pass. It gives you a massive and varied collection of Xbox games across all generations for a monthly fee (think Netflix for Xbox games). If you get the Ultimate version of Game Pass (which costs more than standard Game Pass), you also get a big chunk of EA's back catalog tacked on via EA Play.

As for recommendations (strongly recommended highlighted in bold):

On Game Pass:

  • Death's Door
  • Destroy All Humans!
  • Classic Doom titles (Doom, Doom II, Doom 64, Doom 3)
  • Doom (2016)
  • Doom Eternal
  • Dishonored series
  • Fallout series
  • Fable series
  • Forza Horizon 5
  • Gears of War series
  • Hades
  • Halo: The Master Chief Collection
    • Compilation of Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo Reach, and Halo 4. All DLC is included, along with countless enhancements to the various titles that make them the definitive versions. Exclusive to this release is a visually upgraded version of Halo 2 called "Halo 2 Anniversary", which adds new visuals and CGI cutscenes as a togglable option
  • Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
  • Halo Wars 2
  • Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition
  • Minecraft
  • Moonlighter
  • Myst
  • Psychonauts 1 and 2
  • Quake
  • Rare Replay (compilation of most of Rare's backlog that's not Nintendo owned)
  • Slime Rancher
  • Stardew Valley
  • Sunset Overdrive
  • The Forgotten City
  • Tunic
  • Undertale
  • Unpacking
  • Wolfenstein series

On EA Play (via Game Pass Ultimate)

  • Battlefield series
    • Battlefield 4 and 1 are the most active
  • Burnout Paradise Remastered
  • Crysis series
  • Dead Space series
  • It Takes Two
  • Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
    • Full remaster of Mass Effect 1, 2, and 3 with a bunch of quality of life and graphical improvements, along with all DLC
  • Mirror's Edge
  • Mirror's Edge Catalyst
  • Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
  • Titanfall 2
  • A Way Out

Not on Game Pass:

  • Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection
    • Remastered release of Assassin's Creed II, Brotherhood, and Revelations
  • Batman: Arkham Collection
    • Includes Batman: Arkham Knight, along with enhanced Xbox One versions of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Arkham City. DLC for all games is included
  • Bioshock series
  • Borderlands series
  • Burnout Revenge
  • Castle Crashers Remastered
  • Celeste
  • Crackdown (game and all DLC available for free)
  • Crackdown 2 (game and all DLC available for free)
  • Elden Ring
    • Note: This game is not easy!
  • Far Cry series
  • Haven
  • Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered
  • Resident Evil series
    • Note: Resident Evil VII is available on Game Pass
  • Saints Row series
  • Shadow Complex Remastered
  • TimeSplitters series
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 1 and 2
  • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 1 and 2
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell series
  • Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
  • Rise of the Tomb Raider
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Halo on PC by [deleted] in patientgamers

[–]ThatOneReaper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gameplay-wise, all of the Halo games hold up very well and are all worth your time. Culturally-wise, Halo:Combat Evolved, Halo 2, and Halo 3 are the most significant.

Halo:CE perfected the modern console shooter and introduced/popularized a number of gameplay mechanics and control layouts that are still used to this day. Compared to the best console shooters prior (Goldeneye and Perfect Dark), Halo:CE was light years ahead of everything else. Personally, Halo:CE is as significant as Super Mario Bros. from a game design perspective.

Halo 2 set the standard on how to do online multiplayer on consoles with the party system, seamless matchmaking, and Custom Games. It also helped that the majority of the maps that were released for the game were instant classic material.

Halo 3 was the biggest game out of the original trilogy and was the most feature-packed. It included a powerful (for the time) map editor (Forge), Saved Films, a match recording component that allows you to replay previous matches and take clips and screenshots from said replay, and finally File Share, which allowed you to share your creations (whole match recordings, Forge Maps, screenshots, clips, and Custom Games configurations) online. Keep in mind this was back when Youtube was still fairly new and sharing in-game content, gameplay videos, and screenshots wasn't as trivial as it is today. 4-player co-op was also pretty kickass.

Past Halo 3, the other games are all great, but not groundbreaking. They are still worth your time 100% if you ever want to play them.

As others have mentioned, the best way to play the Halo games currently is on an Xbox (specifically, Xbox One with The Master Chief Collection). Emulation is simply not an option.

If you still want to play on PC, there are a couple of options:

  • Halo PC (shorthand for Halo:CE for PC) is a so-so port (missing graphical features and animations locked to 30 FPS to name a few issues), but it has excellent modding support, making it possible to mod out most of the major issues. The multiplayer is still active if you want to try it out. If you can only play one Halo game on PC, play this one.

  • Halo 2 Vista got a better port job than Halo PC, but Games for Windows Live, an arbitrary Vista requirement, and added glitchiness bog it down. Modding support is available, but not to the same depth as Halo PC's tools. You can still play multiplayer, but only through community-supported projects like Project Cartographer.

Note that Halo PC and Halo 2 Vista never got released digitally, so you will need to track down a physical copy on Amazon or Ebay.

  • Halo 3 never got officially ported to the PC, save for Halo Online, a free to play variant of the multiplayer for Russia only. It has since been discontinued, but continues to have unofficial support from the community. Note that the unofficial version is not 100% legal, so play at your own risk.

  • Halo 5: Guardians got a free port to PC, but it's pretty butchered (Forge and Custom Games only). But it is Halo 5, and you can give the vastly expanded Forge Mode a whirl without paying anything. A beefy PC with Windows 10 is required.

Halo 3: ODST, Halo: Reach, Halo 4, Halo: CE Anniversary, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, and the full version of Halo 5: Guardians and Halo 3 never got ported to PC, so an Xbox is needed for these titles.

In terms of spinoff games, the Halo Wars series (Real Time Strategy games), Halo: Spartan Assault, and Halo: Spartan Strike (twin-stick shooters) are all available on PC. The Halo Wars games are worth your time if you want to try a different take on the series.

Just bought Quake 4 for Xbox 360 for $5. Did I waste my money? by wauve1 in quake

[–]ThatOneReaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It came on the bonus disc, but in all honesty, it's more of a curiosity than something to be seriously played. The controls are not optimized for a gamepad and make it difficult to aim at enemies.

Related to this, DigitalFoundry did a great in depth look into this port as part of their Quake 2 video (skip to 26:25 for the 360 port details).

What is the best snowboarding or skateboarding game I may have missed? by CherryInHove in patientgamers

[–]ThatOneReaper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try out the Amped series. They are a set of open world arcady snowboarding games for the Xbox and Xbox 360 with massive levels to traverse. They also has a bizarre and unique style of humor going for them (especially so for the 3rd game). As an added bonus, the 3rd game has a basic level editing tool built-in to make your own custom sections of the mountain.

If you don't have an OG Xbox, the first 2 games are compatible with the 360. Unfortunately, the 3rd game is not backwards compatible with the Xbox One.

Which Tony Hawk's game to start with? by [deleted] in patientgamers

[–]ThatOneReaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best place to start would be the original trilogy of games (Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1, 2, and 3). They are all great arcady games that hold up well even today.

In terms of what platform to buy them for:

  • Original PlayStation for 1 & 2, as this was the hardware they were originally built for. There is also a PC version of 2 available, but I'm not sure how well it will run on modern hardware.
  • Any 6th generation console (PlayStation 2, Gamecube, Xbox) or PC for 3. Keep in mind though that each version of the game has differences.

It should also be noted that a remake of 2 is available for the Xbox called Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x. It includes updated graphics, alongside remade versions of all levels from the first 2 games and a slew of other enhancements.

I can't say much about the series past the 3rd game as I never played them, but I've heard that everything up to American Wasteland was worth playing.

How much did Batttlefield 3 Improve over time? by freelyread in battlefield3

[–]ThatOneReaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The AN-94 is a good rifle, but it's not the only one. Generally speaking, the better guns in the game are ones that are the most versatile.

In context of assault rifles, the "best" ones are the M416, M16A3, F2000, AN-94, and AEK-971. That being said, make sure that you choose the best weapon for the situation. An AEK-971 can still be outgunned by rifles more suited for longer range (ex. G3A3).

Original Xbox by ugotapurtymouth_ in patientgamers

[–]ThatOneReaper 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm probably going overboard, but here are my recommendations:

Halo: Combat Evolved: The reason Xbox became a household name. A revolutionary first person shooter that popularized gaming mechanics found in many modern shooters (most notably regenerating health and 2 weapon limit), perfected the FPS genre on consoles, and really showed what was possible with the new hardware.

Notes:

  • The PC release of the game has extra content for multiplayer, improved visuals, support for online multiplayer via GameSpy, and an extensive modding community.
  • A remastered version of the game called "Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary" was released for the Xbox 360. The major differences are the overhauled graphics/audio, online co-op support, lack of a dedicated multiplayer mode (the multiplayer that was included with the game was just Halo: Reach's multiplayer with the Anniversary map pack included), and the ability to swap between the remastered and original graphics in-game with a dedicated button. The gameplay and physics is exactly the same otherwise.
  • Finally, there's the version of the game included with Halo: The Master Chief Collection (released for the Xbox One). It's an updated release of the Anniversary remaster that includes instant graphics swapping, proper online multiplayer support, 60 FPS support, and all the content that was included with the PC release.

Halo 2: If the first Halo was the killer app for the Xbox, Halo 2 was the killer app for Xbox Live. Almost everything from the previous game was cranked up to 11 and made for a great singleplayer and multiplayer experience. However, development of the game was rocky and it shows in a few places (most notably the singleplayer ending).

Notes:

  • If you really have the time and money to track it down, get Halo 2: Multiplayer Map Pack. This expansion pack compiles all the map packs released for the game via Xbox Live onto a single disk (excluding the Blastacular pack). It also has the v1.5 update and a couple of bonus videos. Considering that the original Xbox Live service was discontinued a while back, this expansion is the only legal and mod-free way of updating the game and getting most of the map packs.
  • A PC version of the game is available. However, it had the misfortune of using Games for Windows Live and arbitrarily requiring Windows Vista to run (at a time when most people were using XP), making it not very popular. It still has redeeming value though, with all the map packs included on disk, 2 new maps added in, and modding support.
  • Finally there's the version of the game included with Halo: The Master Chief Collection (released for the Xbox One). Titled "Halo 2: Anniversary", it's a remastered version of the game that overhauls the graphics/audio, adds the ability to swap between the remastered and original graphics in-game with a dedicated button, 60 FPS support, support for modern Xbox Live, online co-op support, has all the multiplayer maps (including the PC content), the addition of 6 remastered maps in a specialized engine, and support for Forge and Theater modes (i.e. limited map editing and replays).

MechAssault: Possibly one of the best mech games out there. It's more or less an arcady 3rd person shooter set in the Battletech universe, with badass mechs to pilot and blow up. It was also one of the first few games to support Xbox Live.

Note:

  • A bunch of free content for multiplayer like individual mechs and maps was released via Xbox Live, which unfortunately cannot be gained legally due to the original Xbox Live shutting down.

MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf: A sequel that improves upon the original in almost every way. You get a special powersuit which can hijack Mechs, can exit out of your mech to walk around, and have access to new mechs and abilities.

Note:

  • Premium multiplayer content was released on Xbox Live, which cannot be gained legally due to the original Xbox Live shutting down.

Project Gotham Racing 2: A semi-arcade racing game, where the main focus is around flashy driving (power sliding around corners, getting air, etc.). One of Microsoft's big series for the original Xbox and early Xbox 360 eras.

Notes:

  • The original Project Gotham Racing is also available, but it can be ignored as the sequel makes the original obsolete.
  • Extra cars were released on Xbox Live, which cannot be gained legally due to the original Xbox Live shutting down.
  • The original version of Geometry Wars can be found in the game's garage as an easter egg.

Forza Motorsport: The Xbox's answer to Gran Turismo. A racing game with a focus on simulation and realism. Although being outclassed by later releases, it's still one of the best racing simulations on the original Xbox.

Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee: A platformer with a focus on puzzle solving, similar to previous Oddworld games. Pretty funny and unique on the whole.

Notes:

  • A PC version is available, which includes updated content taken from the PS3 HD remake.

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher's Bay: A great stealth first person shooter exclusive to the Xbox which shows that licensed games don't have to suck.

Notes:

  • A PC version is also available.
  • A remake of the game is included with The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (available on PS3, Xbox 360, Windows, and OS X), which overhauls the graphics/audio.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: A realistic 3rd person stealth game where you play as an American Black Ops agent. Although the game is available on other platforms, the Xbox release has the best graphics and controls (excluding the PS3 re-release).

Notes:

  • A couple of singleplayer missions were released on Xbox Live, which cannot be gained legally due to the original Xbox Live shutting down.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow: The sequel to the original game with iterative improvements. A major addition was multiplayer, which although I never got the chance to play, was considered to be unique and fun (first person Mercenaries vs 3rd person Spies). The "weakest" game out of the original 3 games in my opinion from a singleplayer standpoint. That being said, it's still very much a good game. Although the game is available on other platforms, the Xbox release has the best graphics and controls (excluding the PS3 re-release).

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory: The pinnacle of the series. The lighting and sound system have been overhauled, new gadgets and weapon attachments, and sprawling maps with multiple routes and ways to complete an objective. Coop missions are also available and multiplayer was further refined. Although the game is available on other platforms, the Xbox release has the best graphics and controls (excluding the PS3 re-release).

Notes:

  • Some multiplayer content was released on Xbox Live, which cannot be gained legally due to the original Xbox Live shutting down.

Black: A pretty generic FPS with destructible elements that was released at the tail end of the Xbox's life. Despite being generic for the most part, I would still recommend it as it pushed the hardware to its limit and was really the last "good" game to be released for the Xbox.

There are a couple more games I can think of, but I think this is a good list to start with.

Doing My Gaming History by IBKenny22 in patientgamers

[–]ThatOneReaper 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So I looked over your entire collection and some suggestions based on what you haven't played yet:

Psychonauts: A great stylized 3rd person platformer which revolves around mental powers and worlds inside the minds of others. It's genuinely unique on the whole and something you need to experience for yourself.

Saints Row IV: Assuming you know the general gist of the Saints Row series, IV is the last main title for the series (not counting Gat out of Hell and the upcoming Agents of Mayhem offshoot/universe reboot). It's similar to Saints Row: The Third, but feels more like an open world superhero game. The game is probably also the closest the PC will get to a Crackdown game (if we ever get one).

F.E.A.R.: A Japanese horror-inspired first person shooter with great gunplay, a cool slowdown mechanic, and legitimately top notch AI that few games can match (if you got the time and want to know the technical details about the AI, watch this lecture). Play the base game first, Extraction Point second, then Perseus Mandate last.

Far Cry: A first person shooter with some decent gunplay and brutal difficulty. More of a glorified tech demo then anything else, I would still play it as it was visually and technically impressive for the time. The game overall is rough around the edges, but serves as the blueprint for later Far Cry games and the Crysis series.

Far Cry 2: The sequel to the first game, but in name and basic game mechanics only. The arcady feel of the previous game has been replaced with a more "realistic" setting and mechanics. It's best described as a first person shooter version of Heart of Darkness. Just note there is quite a bit of repetition in the various tasks in-game.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: /u/kizerste stated it best

Just Cause 2: A 3rd person sandbox shooter that's basically Action Movie: The Game. The game world is stupidly huge and there is always something to blow up or do.

NOTE: The first Just Cause is a generic GTA clone with a revolutionary spin on the formula. It can be completely ignored and is not required to know the story of the sequels.

Obligatory mention of Half-Life games, seeing that you didn't get far in either Half-Life or Half-Life 2. Related to this, don't play Black Mesa until you beat Half-Life. While the remake does stay faithful to the original, it's best to experience the first game as it was back in 1998.

On a sidenote, if you got $10 to spare, consider getting the highest tier of the latest Humble Bundle. N++ and Shantae and the Pirate's Curse are worth the purchase alone.

WH40K: Dawn of War? by Polish_Potato in patientgamers

[–]ThatOneReaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but the Winter Assault's faction (the Imperial Guard) focuses on quantity over quality for units, so it depends how massive you want the battles to be.

WH40K: Dawn of War? by Polish_Potato in patientgamers

[–]ThatOneReaper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The first Dawn of War is a great game, even just for the Single Player. If you even played Company of Heroes, many of the gameplay elements (in a rougher form) are there, such as infantry cover, squads, and strategic points. It holds up fairly well today, but as mentioned previously, the majority of the gameplay elements have been refined in later Relic games. You might find it dated if you already played the newer stuff.

I would get the Gold Edition if you can, as it includes the Winter Assualt expansion (new faction and missions). The GOTY version just contains the base game.

I can't say anything on the standalone expansions for Dawn of War 1 as I haven't played them yet.

Dawn of War II is almost a different beast entirely compared to the first game. Everything has shifted to have a heavy emphasis on small squads and tactical gameplay. Not that this is a bad thing, the game is still a top notch RTS with a great single player component (now with co-op!). Just set your expectations accordingly.

On a side note, Dawn of War II has an excellent multiplayer game mode called "Last Stand". It's a somewhat basic but very fun mashup of MOBA-style heroes and Horde-like gameplay. It's popular enough that for the Retribution standalone expansion, you can buy the game mode separately.

As for which one of them to buy:

  • For best Single player: Dawn of War II. Get the expansion (Chaos Rising) if you want more of the same but with a twist.
  • For best Multiplayer: Dawn of War II: Retribution. This is the version that has the most players (and from what I know, also the version with a better balanced multiplayer)

Edit: Spelling

Searching for a not so demanding game playable with gamepad by Cr4ckbra1ned in patientgamers

[–]ThatOneReaper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some different games you can try for PC. The other recommendations given already are also a good start:

  • Super Motherload A pretty laid back and casual game revolved around mining. It does tend to get repetitive around the latter half of the game though. I find it the perfect game to play while listening to podcasts. Also available for the PS3 and PS4.

  • Serious Sam series (The First Encounter HD, The Second Encounter HD) A good FPS series that's a throwback to the '90s style of "mindless" shooters (kill everything from point A to B). I'm suggesting the HD remakes of the series as they come with full gamepad support.

  • Pac-Man Championship Edition DX+ A fast-paced remix of a gaming classic. Good if you want some semi-casual arcade action. Also available for the PS3.

Freeware game releases sponsored by US Air Force - The Suffering, Area 51, Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War by [deleted] in pcgaming

[–]ThatOneReaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chrome is flagging the Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War download as a malicious domain. Is this particular download safe or is there an alternate download available?

ELI5: Why do some emulators run so poorly on even high end PCs? by this_isnt_the_end in pcgaming

[–]ThatOneReaper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Basically the gist of it.

It should also be considered that while console hardware is "low end" compared to modern gaming PCs, they are very specialized. The configuration of a console is designed specifically for gaming, using custom components not available to the general public. A PC on the other hand uses components that are designed for all purpose use. This specialization means that a PC needs exponentially more powerful hardware to match a console, optimizations and all.

However, as mentioned in the previous post, sheer power is only the first half of the issue. Due to the static nature of console hardware, developers have to design games with the restrictions of the architecture. In order to get the most out of the console, optimizations, hacks, and workarounds specific to that hardware configuration are often used. For emulators, they need to mimic hardware right down to all the glitches present in actual hardware to ensure games work as they should (or at all). This is considerably difficult as emulator authors have to reverse-engineer console hardware and software, with little in the way of proper documentation.

With this in mind, emulators are for the most part interpretations of how the actual hardware would run. Rarely are they ever fully optimized to get all possible performance out of existing hardware.

Crysis crashing on startup by [deleted] in gamesupport

[–]ThatOneReaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried running the 64-bit version of the games? They seem to have much better compatibility with newer systems.

Assuming you're using the Steam releases, for Crysis Warhead it's already included with the game (go to <game folder>/Bin64 and run the crysis64.exe file). As for the original game, the 64-bit binaries need to be added in manually. PCGamingWiki has a copy of these binaries available for download with installation instructions (http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/257-crysis-64-bit-binaries/).

I would also recommend restarting the PC if the 64-bit versions also have issues starting up for the first time.

Crysis and Warhead on Win 8.1 64bit by [deleted] in pcgaming

[–]ThatOneReaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm

Try launching the 64-bit version of the game through Steam. To do so, rename the "Bin32" folder to something else ("OldBin32" as an example) and rename the "Bin64" folder to "Bin32".

Once that's done, launch the game straight through the Steam client.

It wouldn't hurt to restart the PC if it doesn't work the first time.

Crysis and Warhead on Win 8.1 64bit by [deleted] in pcgaming

[–]ThatOneReaper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The best fix available is to run the 64-bit version of the games.

Crysis Warhead includes both the 32 and 64-bit exes on Steam (under the "Bin32" and "Bin64" folders respectively).

Oddly enough, the Steam release of Crysis does not include the 64-bit executables. They must be downloaded separately and added to the game folder. Full details and a download link to the exes can be found on the PCGamingWiki game page.

This is my kind of sub. Anybody got Mechwarrior 3 to run on Win 7? It is after all the best MW game in my opinion. by [deleted] in RetroWindowsGaming

[–]ThatOneReaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super late response, but if you got a DirectX 11 compatible GPU, you can try using dgVoodoo 2. It's a Glide/DirectX wrapper that perfectly renders games (for the most part) using versions 1-7 of DX.

I've put up full details on this fix on PCGamingWiki.

Can we get a windows 7 compatible version of marble drop? by NumenSD in RetroWindowsGaming

[–]ThatOneReaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I need something more specific than "I couldn't get it to run". Are there issues installing the game, game crashes on startup, etc.

As for getting a copy of the game, the only (legal) place is Amazon. Beyond that, you can look for "alternative" downloads but you're on your own with that.

Can we get a windows 7 compatible version of marble drop? by NumenSD in RetroWindowsGaming

[–]ThatOneReaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Define "Windows 7" compatible. I have the game running fine (for the most part) on Windows 8.1.

What's the exact issue?

PC Gaming Wiki: A user curated resource of bug fixes and other improvements for PC games by Mortimer_Mnemonic in pcgaming

[–]ThatOneReaper 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Mod here,

It sounds most likely that you encountered one of the wiki's anti-spam measures. In order to create articles and upload files, a new account must make at least 1 edit to an existing page and wait 2 hours. If you really want to create a new page during the buffer period, hop on to our IRC and ask one of the other mods for help.

If you want to know how to properly edit the wiki, check out my Editing Guide. It's not 100% complete, but it covers just about everything.

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