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Damn did that guy ever want a C on his calculus paper.
On that note, I apologize if Ive turned your face a shade redder than the surface of Mars.
When PC gaming is good, hoo-boy is itgoooood. Thank you Capcom for not phoning in the PC version of Resident Evil 4.
First off, let me say this: I adore PC gaming.
After all, whod buy a Nvidia RTX 4090 GPU if they werent obsessed with thebest Steam games?
I also think theNintendo Switch OLEDmight just be the greatest machine the legendary Japanese company has ever made.
When PC gaming is good, hoo-boy is itgoooood. Thank you Capcom for not phoning in the PC version of Resident Evil 4.
Make no mistake, I have a whole lot of space in my heart forbothconsole and PC gaming.
Heres the sticking point, though: console gaming is sooooo much more hassle-free than playing on PC.
The they just work factor simply cant be underestimated.
Rigging the game
PC gaming doesnt work like that.
Its not simply a pleasurable, super-geeky passtime; its a full-on occupation.
To double down on that point, I dont know a single casual PC player.
The best thing to happen to this generation has been the normalization of 60 fps play.
Thankfully, Naughty Dogs masterpiece is finally in great shape on PC.
Yet it took a whole lot of post-launch patches to crowbar it into a good place.
Id wager it wasnt truly playable on either home-built rigs or thebest gaming laptopsuntil months after its initial release.
Want the Hannibal Lecter of all-time bad PC conversions?
Just look at Star Wars: Jedi Survivor.
A fundamentally good game on console thats still a borderline disaster 18 months later on PC.
Want the Hannibal Lecter of all-time bad PC conversions?
Just look atStar Wars: Jedi Survivor.
At least in my opinion.
And its one that doesnt appear to be getting any easier.
Within minutes it was abundantly clear just how much effort theyd put into this marvelous PC edition.
Support for 32:9 cutscenes if you own a super ultrawide monitor!
If you have the means, dedication and patience, gaming on a PC is the absolute best.
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