Games that are better on PC than their console variants?

[Zulkkis]

E: Rather ask, which aren't.

 

Dynasty Warriors uses last-gen assets so I guess that counts.

Diablo 3 console has no online requirements.

 

Otherwise, some smaller games might really lack playerbase on the PC.

 

A lot of games get flak for being "underoptimized" and whatnot for PCs. With some games I can see the point, but oftentimes there are misses, too. Revengeance didn't support all resolutions, including what I had on my monitor, and the physics ran on CPU making Zangeki lag the game at very high part counts, but the game was never initially designed to be played on anything but the consoles. They released the game at a budget price in a working condition, with everything included, and still some players were nuts.

 

"Shadow of Mordor requires 6GB for Ultra Textures? Poorly optimized!" = Artists made the original textures at 4K detail and everything else is scaled down and compressed, they included those in the game so people with enough VRAM could use them if they so wanted.

 

I see PC as a superior platform in general, but mainly because of the freedom it has. Not necessarily the processor-crunching power, that hasn't really been a huge advantage for PC in years even if it is larger now than it was at the start of the previous gen. It's not like how it was when the first dedicated GPUs started hitting the market.

 

Yeah, in general, you can get >1080p and >30 fps on pc, latter of which is more important, but you're not really going to see any specific advantages of the PC unless the game was designed on the PC from it's inception - the control schemes tend to be console-bound. Graphics are really secondary, tbh, sometimes it really helps a lot aesthethically to have the settings higher buut oftentimes it just doesn't matter.

[grayperview]

The Batman Arkham games are better on PC than 360, The 60fps on PC is a big improvement and makes timing in fighting a little easier.

[deathjester]

The Batman Arkham games are better on PC than 360, The 60fps on PC is a big improvement and makes timing in fighting a little easier.

 

Not only that. Games like Batman you can downsample from 4 k and beyond in Gedosato, and you could do this before Nvidia DSR/AMD VSR. Gedosato is still better for the older games. Can do the same with Mass Effects and then add 4k Texmod's and the first game has an all in one texture pack here.

 

http://www.moddb.com/mods/mass-effect-1-new-texture-updatesimprovements-mod

 

Hell I will be surprised if nex gen remakes comes close to ME2/3 at a 4k downsample with 4 k tex mod's. Add to that? They will have to PAY for that remake. 

[Mooshi]

Definitely not anything emulated, that's for sure. Some games not slated for the PC look like complete ass when emulated poorly - some even outright unplayable.

[deathjester]

Definitely not anything emulated, that's for sure. Some games not slated for the PC look like complete ass when emulated poorly - some even outright unplayable.

 

Don't know about that. Mario Galaxies runs perfect on Dolphin now on even a non OC I5 4690 at like 3x IR (just built a mini itx for someone who can play them perfectly). Was pretty bad before HLE was improved, but is much better now. Add to that you can use the wii controllers with your old lightbar with a blue tooth dongle or motherboard.

 

Mario Galaxies 1 and 2 are stupidly better on Dolphin than Wii. They look like Toy Story at 4x IR 4xSSAA.  I posted some screenshots in the screenshot thread awhile back.

 

A few months ago? I would have agreed. Many games couldn't use HLE and you needed like a 4.5 ghz Haswell to play them with LLE and it would still stutter. Dolphin has skyrocketed in performance the last few months though.

[Mush Brain]

GTA 1,2,3,VC all run better on consoles.

[GeeZillion]

Hebert game except for bully because the controls are. Or even playable on PC unless you have a controller for your pc

[MEC-777]

Everyone that is saying all of them, I completely disagree with you. There are some games out there that are just meant to be played with a controller, with your friends on xBox or PS. An example of this is GTA V, even though you can use a controller on PC, GTA will just always feel right if you're playing it on the couch, with your friends fucking around at the airport. 

 

Wired xbox 360 controller. Steam in-home streaming or take your PC to the TV. Problem solved. Of just play at your desk and get a more comfortable desk chair.

 

Ignore the people saying "all of them", they are plebs from the PCMR Sub-Reddit (and should probably go back there).

 

No, it's just a fact. That is, especially if we're talking about the last 2 generations of consoles (360/one and PS3/4). 

 

I'm not a PMCR advocate, just a realist. Or at least I try to be. The OP asked a very direct and objective question and that is the answer. I don't hate consoles, in fact I've very interested in buying a Wii U. The other two I just simply have no interest in, personally. 

[Th3 Mans1ay3r]

Every single game ever made.

What about Dark Souls. That shit never runs right compared to the console.

[Yoinkerman]

off the top of my head FFXIV is apparently laggy on ps3, my sister plays it and hates bringing ps3 people along on content.

 

skyrim because mods

 

i really liked playing star wars episode 1 racer on PC instead of N64, the polygons were much sharper

[ComradeHX]

Pretty much anything not Ubisoft.

 

Ignore the people saying "all of them", they are plebs from the PCMR Sub-Reddit (and should probably go back there).

 

You are the only pleb from PCMR Sub-Reddit.

And you should not go back there(or go anywhere on internet).

[-TesseracT-]

Ignore the people saying "all of them", they are plebs from the PCMR Sub-Reddit (and should probably go back there).

Your peasantry and ignorance makes me laugh.

[-TesseracT-]

GTA 1,2,3,VC all run better on consoles.

Yeah, love playing at 480i 30fps.

[MoDtEc]

i almost died laughning when they made skyrim for the consoles 

oh and well every fucking startegy, simulator and so on game

Wicher series of course

and everything else that was coded and optimized properly :wub:

[bleblock]

Lmao tell that to every far cry 4 owner experiencing huge performances problems, as myself regardless of how powerful their rig is. At least there isn't any game crippling problems on its console counterpart. Get out of here with your blind sighted bias.

[bleblock]

Lol regardless of graphics, what matters most for a multiplayer game is how accessible and how many players are able to get on the game. There has, and always will be more players on consoles for any AAA fps game that is multiplatform. Whether that is Titanfall, bf4, cod, etc..

[ComradeHX]

Everyone that is saying all of them, I completely disagree with you. There are some games out there that are just meant to be played with a controller, with your friends on xBox or PS. An example of this is GTA V, even though you can use a controller on PC, GTA will just always feel right if you're playing it on the couch, with your friends fucking around at the airport. 

Sure, that's why they added FPS mode so you can aim poorly with console controllers, right?

 

Nothing is stopping anyone from playing their PC while sitting on the couch, unless your friends don't have PC(in which case that's your problem/fault).

[IdortMasterRace]

Your peasantry and ignorance makes me laugh.

 

You're on the wrong website, I think you're supposed to be at this circlejerk here: http://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/

[That Norwegian Guy]

There are some games out there that are just meant to be played with a controller, with your friends on xBox or PS. An example of this is GTA V, even though you can use a controller on PC

 

You do know that the PC version of GTA V is redesigned with first person perspective right? And as such inherently would be better with a keyboard+mouse. Not to mention you can't really compare them anymore as they become different experiences.

 

And the third person experience sucks

[deathjester]

Lmao tell that to every far cry 4 owner experiencing huge performances problems, as myself regardless of how powerful their rig is. At least there isn't any game crippling problems on its console counterpart. Get out of here with your blind sighted bias.

 

I posted how you lock the game to 30 FPS on an AMD/Nvidia GPU. You can do this on ANY game. It takes a click or a couple clicks... You do this ONCE, not every time you open the damn game. 

 

Yup Far Cry 4 is a piece of crap at an unlocked 60 without a xml edit. At 30 FPS which is what the console version runs at? You can push 4k on a single OC card..with higher settings. So are you claiming that the PC than can run it at 4x the resolution without pop in problems and higher settings on a single GPU is worse? So is a Ferrari worse than a Yugo?

 

" At least there isn't any game crippling problems on its console counterpart. Get out of here with your blind sighted bias." AC Unity dropped to the teens on the console. It can't even keep 30. Farcry 4 has popin on textures and looks horrible. I suggest corrective lenses, since you want to call people blind and biased.

 

So you joined Linus Tech Tips and have 2 posts ever? Both selling and promoting consoles and one promoting the PAY to play online services on the consoles? HAHAHA.

 

In Topic: Games that are better on PC than their console variants?

Today, 05:27 AM

Lol regardless of graphics, what matters most for a multiplayer game is how accessible and how many players are able to get on the game. There has, and always will be more players on consoles for any AAA fps game that is multiplatform. Whether that is Titanfall, bf4, cod, etc..

 

In Topic: Games that are better on PC than their console variants?

Today, 05:21 AM

Lmao tell that to every far cry 4 owner experiencing huge performances problems, as myself regardless of how powerful their rig is. At least there isn't any game crippling problems on its console counterpart. Get out of here with your blind sighted bias.

 

How stupid do you think people are? Do you think PC Gamers are gonna fall for this crap? Forum manipulation and dummy accounts promoting consoles with idiotic statements on a PC oriented site? Since you used TITANFALL,I know whom you represent. 

 

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=microsoft%20astroturfing

 

Scumbag MS. Now on every sub forum of LTT promoting their agenda and BS. RIP LTT.

[ACatWithThumbs]

Lol regardless of graphics, what matters most for a multiplayer game is how accessible and how many players are able to get on the game. There has, and always will be more players on consoles for any AAA fps game that is multiplatform. Whether that is Titanfall, bf4, cod, etc..

Nope, Battlefield has most players on PC.(Player count today : PC: 23.000 ,Ps3: 22.000 ,Ps4: 20.000,Xbox360: 6.900, XboxOne 6.100)

Steam has 60-70 mil members that is more than XboxOne, Ps4, and WiiU combined sales let alone online players.

And the games are more accessible on PC than they are on console since there is no pay wall for online play.

 

 

GTA 1,2,3,VC all run better on consoles.

 

No they don't, did you ever play them on PC ?

GTA VC:

ps2:

PC:

 

[Donk Quixote]

In general PC versions of games are going to be better.  There are exceptions however.  In the Steam forums I've seen people complain that the PS3 version of Injustice: Gods Among Us than it does on the PC.  I don't know if that means it's easier to get combos off or whatever, but more than one person has made that complaint.  I do know that even after a year I:GAU is still buggy as shit on the PC.  My brother's computer we had to change it to 720P and turn off every enhancement for it to be playable, if we turned the resolution down more it wouldn't connect to anyone online.  Turns out it was it was an outdated motherboard bios, now it runs butter smooth at max settings.  There are other weird annoying server/connection bugs.  But most importantly there are a lot more people playing the PS3 version so you can actually get matched up to fight someone online.  As long as there are a decent number of players in the player pool it's probably a wash, but for older games like I:GAU then I'd much rather play on the PS3.

[typographie]

I would like to know, what PC port do you think was significantly better than the console version?

 

Any PC port that isn't locked to a sub-par resolution or framerate, that you'd want to adjust the settings on, or that benefits from having the option to play with a different input device. In other words, all cross-platform releases that I can think of.

 

While I suppose its conceivable that a developer could get their game close to the same experience between platforms, I struggle to think of a single scenario (aside from exclusives, of course) where a console experience could ever be better simply due to the fact that a PC is everything a console is, but with options.

 

Everyone that is saying all of them, I completely disagree with you. There are some games out there that are just meant to be played with a controller, with your friends on xBox or PS. An example of this is GTA V, even though you can use a controller on PC, GTA will just always feel right if you're playing it on the couch, with your friends fucking around at the airport.

 

Even though most of your arguments are just subjective preferences, I can still counter them: a PC can be used from a couch with whatever peripheral device you'd prefer to use. And it would actually play the game at your television's native resolution, without a locked framerate (where the developers didn't arbitrarily put one, anyway), and at whatever detail settings you'd prefer. It's called an HTPC.

[Paul_VB]

pretty much every game I've ever played, I've enjoyed more on PC. if it plays better with a controller, i'll just hook one up. As far as the couch goes, my desk chair is comfortable enough, so i really don't care that much.

Even old console exclusives, especially PS2 ones can be played pretty well on an emulator. I recently started playing Ace Combat 5 (ps2 exclusive) on my PC. plugged in my controller and i had quite a bit of fun and the game ran very smoothly. Plus, with the emulator, i have the option of using a mouse + keyboard (which i find 10X more fun than a controller for Ace Combat 5), and i can play at native 1080p, which looks much better than whatever crappy res the PS2 natively uses.

 

someone earlier said that emulation isn't nearly as good as the real thing, but it depends on

1) how powerful your hardware is

2)Getting the settings dialed in so it runs smoothly

[MEC-777]

What about Dark Souls. That shit never runs right compared to the console.

 

Yes it did. Ran fine on my PC. You simply install DSfix and don't use any in-game AA. There were other tweaks that could be done to remove/change the 30fps limit as well.