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(Post a comment) » Resident Evil 5 PC ReviewSporting a new mercenaries mode with more enemies on screen, higher resolution DX10 graphics, and 3D Vision support, Resident Evil 5 is definitely best experienced on the PC. But does the PC version of the game suffer from any consoleitis? Vandy doesn't think so. Read his take on the game inside! | Previous news article | Back to main news | Next news article  |


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SuperG (22) Sep 23, 2009 - 11:35 am
| I have it for PS3. problem with that is. That RE5 cant be saved?
I have also 3D geforce vision. But only a 85hz CRT 19". played Fallout3 with it.
Well my PS3 I did a 500Gb upgrade.
My co own other half year olde 40GB PS3. Will get a 500GB upgrade. So my Re5 gamesaves will be lost.
Well a PC version to test out 3D vision sound very attempting.» Login to reply to this |

 jacobvandy (956) Sep 21, 2009 - 12:15 pm
| @LORD ORION:
i agree with the services becoming superfluous. especially when a GFW game is bought on steam and you have both of them going on at the same time (RE5). GTAIV has the very unnecessary rockstar social club, which is even worse because it's only used for that game, has to be used to launch the game, and then needs to be left running in the background.
i'm not sure i've ever experienced the problems you have with GFW LIVE though... if you cannot connect, you should have an option to create an offline profile which will still allow you to save and carry those savegames over when you go online. or if you had previously logged in with the online profile, it should just go into offline mode, like steam can.
as for the multiple restarts while updating, which game did that? could it be unique to that title or maybe it just failed for whatever reason? i was having issues with batman: AA, but turned out it didn't automatically install the new version of GFW LIVE that came with the disc... i did that and was able to sign in and update no problem.
regardless, if you choose not to support the companies that use the LIVE service for online (i still think GFW otherwise is a very good thing for PC games in terms of advertising and packaging), that's up to you. the PC gaming audience has already proved to MS that it has a low tolerance for bullshit like paying for online play, so at least we know they're kinda listening to what's being said about it.» Login to reply to this |



SpaceLord (38) Sep 18, 2009 - 11:29 am
| | Do you need to use games for windows live? » Login to reply to this  jacobvandy (956) Sep 18, 2009 - 01:27 pm
| | yes, LIVE is used for the multiplayer, and there are a bunch of achievements. » Login to reply to this SpaceLord (38) Sep 18, 2009 - 03:14 pm
| | Well then I'm not gonna get this one, hate windows live and don't see the need for achievements and stuff like that. » Login to reply to this LORD ORION (1335) Sep 19, 2009 - 12:38 pm | Edited on Sep 19, 2009 - 12:45 pm
| Jacob, I think it is every reason not to use it. The service is crap.
Here are huge problems I have noticed in the single game I have that has it.
1) Having to restart the entire game after an update several times in a row.
2) Having it unavailable means being unable to play, even single player.
If you keep buying games that use it, the clueless execs will think that it is a good idea. Not only will they keep using it, but "improve" it too.(for the worst).
I can't wait until I have a dozen different services on my desktop for each publisher. Let's see, games for windows, steam, star dock... etc.... I though we decided that crap like this is undesirable a decade ago?
It works like this; I bought your game. I didn't give you permission to run a pipe into my compuiter to spam me. This is worse then the freeware crap that we all loathe, because I paid for a product and also got this "service" I don't want.» Login to reply to this |

SpaceLord (38) Sep 19, 2009 - 10:47 am
| | I've used it some but I just can't stand it really, took me forever to start using steam and now I find it to be ok but GWL is just annoying and bugs me too much. Maybe when it gets to a nice low price I'll pick it up. » Login to reply to this |


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