Lasereth

There are a lot of cartoony games out on consoles, but that doesn't mean that all of them are. Saying consoles are for children is simply wrong. I'd love to see someone explain how Eternal Darkess, Resident Evil, Silent Hill, GTA, Fatal Frame, Gran Turismo, or any other games like those are for children. They're not for children, that's the point. Better to have games for children and adults rather than just adults, right?

Half the RPGs on PC are out on the consoles anyway and vice versa, so the graphically more adult thing doesn't count. What RPGs are you referring to that are so adult on PC?


AHHHHHHHH IT'S THE ROLLING EYE SMILEY AHHHHH

I hate that son of a bitch. I'm gonna track down whoever created that eye rolling smiley and punch'em in the face. It makes the person that's using it look like a little brat!

-Lasereth

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Gjefflin

Unless you didn't know...I agree with you ChrisJericho.

Lasereth

That makes two people wrong in this thread! I have the facts to prove it. Some console gaming is aimed at children, but some PC gaming is aimed at children too. With games like Eternal Darkess, Resident Evil, Silent Hill, GTA, Fatal Frame, Gran Turismo, etc. out, it literally proves that consoles aren't for "children." My little 3 year old sister has a Clifford the Big Red Dog game on PC. Are PCs for children now? No, they simply have games for all ages.

Like I said before, the only thing PCs have over consoles in terms of graphics is resolution. All three consoles have online multiplayer as of now, so that can't be used against it either.

Why do people have to say one is better than the other? Why can't ya just accept that both platforms have kick ass games? Does one always have to be better than the other? If ya play both, you get a better gaming experience, and that's all that matters to me. Taking sides simply limits the types of games you can play...and that's a loss for any gamer!

-Lasereth

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Redjake

That's definitely one of the more naive statements I've read at TFP so far. That's not calling the poster naive, but it's definitely calling the statement naive.

PC games don't have better graphics (necessarily) or a better multiplayer. Just because you aren't "in" to console gaming doesn't mean it's for kids. PC has just as many "kiddy" games with bad graphics and horrific multiplayer as consoles do. Consoles have just as many "adult" games with good graphics and excellent multiplayer as PCs do. Get over it.

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Gjefflin

Okay...i'm NOT saying that consoles are just for kids! I'm saying that PC's seem to gear their games more towards adults then consoles. I think that consoles have more games for kids then they do for adults! And if you don't think so...find some statistics and let me know as I'd love to know what they are. I'm going by what I see!

And what I SAID was that console games seem to have their games more cartoony! Example....Baldur's Gate series on the PC. More adult. And then later on the consoles came out with a Baldur's Gate series that was more adult looking but the PC had it first. NeverWinter Nights on the PC....more adult! Let's see...biggest RPG's on the console...ZELDA!!!! MORE CARTOONY!!! Again not saying that one thing is another I'm just saying that consoles seem to come out with more cartoony style games then the PC does. AND I have a PS2 so i'm not just "saying" that.

Gjefflin

Again....I don't think that the statement was naive. Again...I think that consoles have more games that look "cartoony" then the PC does. If you have evidence or statistics to prove me wrong then please post them here so that I can acquiese. I'm just going by what I see at all of the gaming stores. My last post I mentioned Zelda as one of the bigger RPG type games on the consoles. Cartoony. More of the biggest RPG's on consoles are Final Fantasy. Cartoony! Suikoden!!! Cartoony!!!! This is all i'm saying. I'm not saying that PC games are better or graphically more inticing i'm just saying that console games seem to lean more towards the cartoony side when they deal with graphics.

Mr.Deflok

Someone close this thread before someone gets shot.

ChrisJericho

TESTIFY MY BROTHER !!!

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Mr.Deflok

Console games don't lean more towards cartooniness, the console market just caters for a wider audience and proportionately provides enough titles per each and every type of genre.

Both console and PC markets are fantastic and I fully indulge myself into both worlds, just as any real gamer should.

Ricer

FPS/Strategy = PC
RPG/Combat (SF or SSBM) = Console
FPS is a pain in the ass and requires less skill to play on console because of autoaim.
Strategy is a joke on Console.
RPG was made for Console.
Combat goes either way but Combat has been more geared toward Console.

cartmen34

PC for ALL my gaming. It used to be ALL console....until I played my first fps on a pc.

I like pc over the console for one reason, you can mod the games. If you don't like it, tear the game apart and fix it yourself. Or add something onto the existing game. Cool and fun stuff.

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Gjefflin

LOL!!! climbing down off my soap box

Gjefflin

Hmm...actually all of my favorite RPG's were on the PC. All the way from playing the Ultima Underworld series to the Elder Scroll series to the Might and Magic series to the Fallout series to the Icewind Dale series to the Baldur's Gate series to the Neverwinter Nights series. All on the PC.

Lasereth

I haven't played many console games with autoaim, and those that I have all have an option to turn it off. Autoaim is really annoying if ya ask me, but I can see how some gamers would need it. It doesn't require less skill to play...I think it requires *more* skill to play. Keyboard and mouse combo makes any FPS a breeze. Using a controller requires a lot of practice and skill to use in a console FPS.

-Lasereth

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Redjake

If you won't play a game like Suikoden, Zelda, or the other badass games for console, simply because of the "cartoony graphics" as you call them, then you are missing out on some of the best games ever made.....

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kutulu

Let me also inform the console haters that the gameplay makes the game, not the graphics. The push for better and better graphics has been in many ways bad for gaming because many games have relied on amazing graphics with simple games that are easy to beat.

I've never thought console RPG's were better than PC rpgs.

Nancy

I prefer console gaming. It allows me to relax in my bed or couch while playing

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iamtheone

All the above!

PC, XBOX, PS2, Gamecube, NeoGeo. (i still have my gensis and original NES, SuperNES, SegaCD, N64)....

I am a gamin' freak. ; )

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