If You're a Gamer...

**Manta** · February 15th, 2003, 10:23 PM

My point of view is that while there are many great titles on consoles most of them blow chunks. Maybe its a personal taste thing but I prefer the kind of online multiplayer strategy titles on offer with the PC. You need the keyboard and mouse etc. Although it would be good to play more complex strategy games on consoles they just dont cut it unless you want fighter/racing/shootem ups...theyre boring.

I think if the Mac community pushed a little harder I would love to see more quality games which take a bit of mental thought come to our world...Warcraft III is a good start, but I would love to see Simcity 4, Homeworld 2, C&C Generals and others, come to the Mac and the Mac community really suport the mods and forum networks that these games come with them...

*Mind wanders off into the future*

Imagine. Im pasting some poor soul in Europe somewhere with my virtual armies on the big 20" screen, dual gig, maxed out Vcard and....ooooohhh......

**ApeintheShell** · February 16th, 2003, 01:52 AM

Arden.. Besides playing good games the consoles play dvds and music cds. While these aren't spectacular features you did leave them out.

Disadvantage of online consoles:
A) too many opportunities to cheat/backstab opponent B) they want to eventually beat the game C) too much chatter and not enough playing
Advantage of online console:
A) a plethora of modifications B) gives a person a voice C) You can have tournaments with teams like in Tribes D) opportunities to cheat/backstab opponent.

If you were a gamer as the title suggests than it wouldn't matter whether it was keyboard/mouse or gamepad. It all depends on the storyline of the game and if it is enjoyable.

**chevy** · February 28th, 2003, 05:18 PM

not yet, but my son, who has full access to the mac, will buy a PC for gaming.

**cbaron** · March 1st, 2003, 03:32 PM

Originally posted by Manta
I think if the Mac community pushed a little harder I would love to see more quality games which take a bit of mental thought come to our world...Warcraft III is a good start, but I would love to see Simcity 4, Homeworld 2, C&C Generals and others, come to the Mac and the Mac community really suport the mods and forum networks that these games come with them...

Be happy, SimCity 4 will be out in May (look at Aspyr's Website).

**Stridder44** · March 1st, 2003, 06:43 PM

And Everquest for Mac OS X is soon to be out as well! (sometime in spring)

**wyvern** · March 2nd, 2003, 03:36 PM

Hahah, you people amuse me

Console games are just that, console games. They have their own feel and style of gameplay which, to me, is there no matter whether one is playing FF10 or SSB Melee. I play Soldier of Fortune 2 and 2 mods for Quake 3 (online only, of course... bot play is stupid). Even living in a dorm, it's easier to hop online and join a server than find 3 other friends who want to play game x. Besides, all shooter games (yes, even time splitters 2) are crap on the console, and don't try and tell me different... they will never have the control that a computer game will. That being said, some console games are good. But, I still like the feel of Quake-engine games better. Threewave is a blast, and Navy Seals is the best reality mod out there (yes, even better than SOF2, but my clan hasn't switched to NS... yet). Nonetheless, a gaming PC is an attractive option for games like Serious Sam which don't look like they will ever make it to the mac. Ah well. I really dislike working with Windows, though, and it's just not worth the bother (or the cost). If I had a PC, it'd be running suse and be serving my smtp and http.

**Arden** · March 2nd, 2003, 04:35 PM

Originally posted by wyvern
Nonetheless, a gaming PC is an attractive option for games like Serious Sam which don't look like they will ever make it to the mac.

Well, I thought Sam was already out for Mac, but.... http://www.insidemacgames.com/news/s...ArticleID=2452