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greenmedic88 on 07 February 2010
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Barozi said:
slowmo said:
Bladeforce said:
having played both the pc version is a long way better

 

I have actually played both and given I own a decent gaming rig and a 360, the difference isn't "a long way better" between either version.  I'm sure anyone who reads your posting history though should be able to see your moitives for spreading your FUD though.

Zen pretty much summed up the sensible reasons for the score difference, debate over in that regard imo.

That's pretty much true for all multiplat games.

I own several games on PC and 360 (Bioshock, Red Faction Guerrilla, Borderlands, Dead Space etc.)

Unless you play the games side by side you won't notice a difference in graphics. Especially when you play console games on a couch several feet away from you HD TV vs. PC games on a monitor in front of you. Modding is almost nonexistent in those games, some of them don't have a multiplayer mode and if they do they're not better. Better controls is subjective.

 

As for Mass Effect 2, the scores are so similar that there is no better version by just looking at the scores. The PC version only has 36 reviews and I can tell you that some of the magazines (Especially German PC magazines) never give out ultra high scores. Scroll down and you will see PC Games Germany and Gamestar giving the game a 8.8. They never give 10/10 or even close.

This has more or less been the story since the 360 and PS3 entered the market with few exceptions.

PC versions give you better frame rates, higher resolutions and better anti-aliasing, dependent upon individual hardware build being used to play. Lots of scaleability there which is a good excuse to buy good components and upgrade regularly.

Does it really improve the games themselves when they're designed to be played on consoles? A bit subjective, but generally no. They're still the same game. And unless the hardware of a console starts to limit the playability of a game (too much frame tearing, very choppy frame rates, significantly dropped texture detail), the extra resolutions, smoother frame rates, AA and added effects, while nice (assuming you have a decent PC), don't exactly make the same game anywhere near a "generation" better. At the bare minimum, the plus is you pay $10 less on average for the PC version, not that it makes the game better, just cheaper once you have the hardware.

In most cases, it just boils down to personal preference which version to buy/play if you have a decent gaming PC and a console or three. But some games are more suitable for game pads and some are better with a m/kb. Even then, there's a pretty high degree of subjectivity and personal preference involved.