Pemalite said:
Rab said:
Technically it is also the best version because it can be taken with you and played anywhere
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False.
The PC can be portable on top of having superior visuals, controls and performance.
Alkibiádēs said:
A reviewer can decide for himself if he wants to take the portability into account.
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Indeed they can. However, artificially inflating scores because the hardware is portable is biased in my eyes.
Review the game for the games merits, not the hardware it operates on.
Mnementh said:
The situation is comparable to VR. Some games play gorgeous in VR. Others match not that well and have to be changed or restriceted to work with the platform. Same with mobile touchscreen-devices. See, a round-based RPG works pretty well on that, because it allows to access menus which are mostly used for these games. A Jump&Run straight ported works horrible, because you miss the precise input of buttons. And Mario Run is a different game than usual Marios, tailored to the platform.
If Mario Odyssey would be straight ported to phones, it would play horrible and should rightfully be scored lower than the Switch-version. An examples from my experience: I really like Jagged Alliance. It is a great game. The game was later ported to 3DS, but the controls on PC relying on the mouse work horrible on the 3DS. So the 3DS.version should be scored lower.
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The difference with your examples is that... The Home Consoles don't have compromised controls in their comparison which directly influences gameplay, mobile devices do.
VR is also an entirely different kettle of fish and requires a much different approach to game development in general.
The Xbox One version also outscores the Playstation 4 version, despite the Playstation 4 version being technically superior in many aspects and that is also silly in my eyes.
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1. A PC for >$1000 that has a battery rate of 3 hours, is usually huge, and weighs several pounds
2. A hybrid for $300 which has some compromises, but weighs a pound and is 6.3 inches
Compromises either way, but it's clear which one is more portable
