PC Gamer Issue 193

PostPC Gamer Issue 193 by **smurphy** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 3:51 pm

Far Cry 2 on the cover.

Previews:
Empire Total War
Rage
ArmA 2
Borderlands
Star Trek Online
Dragon Age Origins
GTA4

Reviews:
Far Cry 2 - 94%
Crysis Warhead - 60%
Warhammer Online - 88%
Strong Bad - 80%
Silverfall Earth Awakening - 76%
Mercenaries 2 - 72%
BiA Hell's Highway - 85%
The Witcher Enhanced Edition - 81%
Simon the Sorcerer 4 - 20%

Civ 4 Colonization - 79%
Emergency 4 - 79%
Beijing 08 - 48%

Features:
Future for browser gaming
Interview with John Carmack
Cryostasis (looks awesome)
Hardware: Monitors
WarCraft Experiments

Next month: Reader's Top 100, Fallout 3, CoD5, Mirror's Edge, Dead Space reviews. Gaming machines for under £100, TF2 Bots: Meet he facts, Project Origin.

PostRe: PC Gamer Issue 193 by **Stig** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 3:52 pm

Awesome issue this month.

From just flicking through it earlier it has lots of games I'm interested in....

PostRe: PC Gamer Issue 193 by **abcd** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 3:55 pm

I'm amazed at the warhead score....

Goes against the grain in my opinion.

PostRe: PC Gamer Issue 193 by KK » Fri Sep 19, 2008 3:56 pm

Hopefully Far Cry 2 is just as good on console.

YouTube · PostRe: PC Gamer Issue 193 by **Jingle Ord The Way** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 3:57 pm

Nice score for Far Cry 2. I just hope it isn't a case of giving it a huge score to snag the exclusive review.

PostRe: PC Gamer Issue 193 by **Winckle** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 5:00 pm

KKLEIN wrote:Hopefully Far Cry 2 is just as good on console.

Unlikely.

Winckle wrote:
KKLEIN wrote:Hopefully Far Cry 2 is just as good on console.

Unlikely.

Which isn't to say it couldn't have been.

I think this is the only PC/console multiplatform title that I will probably get on PC over console.

PostRe: PC Gamer Issue 193 by **Red** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 5:43 pm

Disappointing score for Civ IV Colonization. What did they say about it? I don't buy PCG anymore, it's too full of wank.

Red wrote:Disappointing score for Civ IV Colonization.

Not sure about that, Colonization always was a more niche title than Civ.

PostRe: PC Gamer Issue 193 by **Is this it?** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:04 pm

Good stuff for Far Cry.

PCG has always been a respected mag for scores for me as well, so hopefully this makes a good transition to the 360.

PostRe: PC Gamer Issue 193 by **Red** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:07 pm

This is me breathing wrote:
Red wrote:Disappointing score for Civ IV Colonization.

Not sure about that, Colonization always was a more niche title than Civ.

But awesome niche.

Red wrote:
This is me breathing wrote:
Red wrote:Disappointing score for Civ IV Colonization.

Not sure about that, Colonization always was a more niche title than Civ.

But awesome niche.

I agree, but easier to give a lower score to as well.

PostRe: PC Gamer Issue 193 by **Peter Crisp** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:10 pm

Winckle wrote:
KKLEIN wrote:Hopefully Far Cry 2 is just as good on console.

Unlikely.

I doubt the PC version has any noticeable improvements apart from graphics and a the ability to put extra stuff in user created maps. Certainly not enough to say one version is massively more impressive than the other.

Peter Crisp wrote:
Winckle wrote:
KKLEIN wrote:Hopefully Far Cry 2 is just as good on console.

Unlikely.

I doubt the PC version has any noticeable improvements apart from graphics and a the ability to put extra stuff in user created maps. Certainly not enough to say one version is massively more impressive than the other.

I think general frame-rate stability/draw distance/loading times are the things that might make the game worse on console.

You'd think, with a game like this especially, those things will have to take a hit on console. And they definitely can make a significant difference in not only how impressive the game is, but just plain how good it is too.

PostRe: PC Gamer Issue 193 by **Peter Crisp** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:19 pm

I think you are doing the consoles a disservice in that I'm sure the game will be stable and smooth but just not have all the bells and whistles of the PC version. I think the game itself will be identical in gameplay though.

PostRe: PC Gamer Issue 193 by **bear** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:07 pm

That Strong Bad score seems high considering the lukewarm reception they gave Telltales Sam & Max games. The Witcher must be improved quite because they really didn't like the original release.

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