10-23-2015 01:35 PM
11-03-2015 02:23 AM
"ThreeDeeVision" wrote:
I am a PC gamer at heart, and have been since about 1992 when I got to try my wealthy friend's Commodore 64. I have owned quite a few consoles as well, but if I could get the game on PC, I played it on PC. Over the years, Microsoft has published many of my favorite PC games (Motocross Madness 1&2, Monster Truck Madness 1&2, Midtown Madness 1&2, Microsoft Flight Sim series, Halo 1&2, Gears of War, Train Simulator, Fable, ect...). For all the awesome titles they put out, there has been a noticeable downward trend for quite some time. Looking at the Microsoft Games Wiki, 2004 was the start of this downward trend. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_published_by_Microsoft_Studios
11-03-2015 11:46 AM
"OcuKarl" wrote:"ThreeDeeVision" wrote:
I am a PC gamer at heart, and have been since about 1992 when I got to try my wealthy friend's Commodore 64. I have owned quite a few consoles as well, but if I could get the game on PC, I played it on PC. Over the years, Microsoft has published many of my favorite PC games (Motocross Madness 1&2, Monster Truck Madness 1&2, Midtown Madness 1&2, Microsoft Flight Sim series, Halo 1&2, Gears of War, Train Simulator, Fable, ect...). For all the awesome titles they put out, there has been a noticeable downward trend for quite some time. Looking at the Microsoft Games Wiki, 2004 was the start of this downward trend. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_published_by_Microsoft_Studios
The down-spiral is a shame! And even though they have Xbox, they should definitely care about the PC gamers too. Why? Because PC gaming is one of the most important edges that Windows have over Mac. A lot of people do not get Macs simply because they want to play games (seriously or just casually).
11-04-2015 01:46 AM
"ThreeDeeVision" wrote:"OcuKarl" wrote:"ThreeDeeVision" wrote:
I am a PC gamer at heart, and have been since about 1992 when I got to try my wealthy friend's Commodore 64. I have owned quite a few consoles as well, but if I could get the game on PC, I played it on PC. Over the years, Microsoft has published many of my favorite PC games (Motocross Madness 1&2, Monster Truck Madness 1&2, Midtown Madness 1&2, Microsoft Flight Sim series, Halo 1&2, Gears of War, Train Simulator, Fable, ect...). For all the awesome titles they put out, there has been a noticeable downward trend for quite some time. Looking at the Microsoft Games Wiki, 2004 was the start of this downward trend. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_published_by_Microsoft_Studios
The down-spiral is a shame! And even though they have Xbox, they should definitely care about the PC gamers too. Why? Because PC gaming is one of the most important edges that Windows have over Mac. A lot of people do not get Macs simply because they want to play games (seriously or just casually).
Completely agreed, and thanks for the input! I hear the new Fable game will finally allow a PC to play with a XBOne, and that is great news, but it is something that should have been done with the first Xbox. The PC should have never been viewed as direct competition, but rather another source of revenue.
The Windows 10 gaming marketplace is a joke as of right now. Full of mobile games that don't remotely use the power of the gaming PC. Luckily not every game developer has hung the PC gamer out to dry. I am really thankful for developers like the ones at Cloud Imperium that are trying to push the limits of PC hardware and not structuring their game to the limitations of a console.
11-05-2015 12:52 AM
11-06-2015 02:11 PM
11-09-2015 07:59 AM
11-10-2015 01:21 AM
"ThreeDeeVision" wrote:
@zork2001 - Yeah, Midtown Madness was definitely awesome. I will never forget the guilty pleasures of smashing through the spectators for more points in cars fashioned with large blades.
11-12-2015 10:58 AM
"kojack" wrote:"ThreeDeeVision" wrote:
@zork2001 - Yeah, Midtown Madness was definitely awesome. I will never forget the guilty pleasures of smashing through the spectators for more points in cars fashioned with large blades.
Sounds like you are thinking of Carmageddon. Midtown Madness was the completely non violent game with normal cars and every pedestrian always leaped out of the way before you could hit them.
11-12-2015 08:55 PM