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Which Version of RAGE to buy
Any suggestion on this? Which version to buy? I played Doom and Quake etc on PC and I'd love to do Rage the same way, trackball and keyboard in hand. Lately though I've been getting disgusted with PC gaming, never thought the day would come. All the Steam verification, inability to play without being online (bit of a problem for those of us who go out on submarines for months at a time.) plus I got an Asus G73jh not too long ago and upgraded the 6gigs of RAM it came with to 8gigs and I know I'm spoiled and I know it's a laptop (my first) but I have been a bit annoyed at how certain games run on it, well mostly Deus Ex: Human Revolution. This entire sort of lead to me decides to focus more on consoles, or at least playing a PC games like they were console games. I use an Xbox 360 controller and I pump my laptop video to my LED Samsung and play that way on a lot of stuff.

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02-10-2011
AlisaDsa
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Re: Which Version of RAGE to buy
I am getting too in depth there with background stuff; I'll cut to the chase: What I am considering is grabbing it for PS3 (might've done 350 but I heard about the disc swapping shame though because I do prefer the 350 controller for fps). So do I do the unthinkable and get an id shooter for console? And buy the PC version later when it's cheaper? How do you think it would run on my PC? I'm pretty spoiled with regard to resolution I like my 1920x1200. I just have my doubts about how it will run on my laptop, which runs Crysis 2 amazingly well btw just as one example. I know id programs their stuff very tight but, I might be to the point of just craving that simplicity that a console brings.

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02-10-2011
Mollyi7
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Re: Which Version of RAGE to buy
It goes down to gameplay and if you are used to id games with a PC, I wouldn't change that. Either way I don't think you can go wrong, and if your machine is good enough for Crysis 2 I am sure it will be good for RAGE.

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02-10-2011
Orochimaru
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Re: Which Version of RAGE to buy
I am in the same boat almost 20 years of PC gaming but don't like the trend with DRM. That's why I buy new games mostly for PS3. Rage already pre-ordered for PS3 and the only PC Game this year so far was Witcher 2. You are laptop certainly would be fast enough to run Rage with high settings. But except resolution and Anti-Aliasing the game shouldn't look much different than the console versions. Models, Textures etc are the same on each platform. And gameplay is the same on each, too. So it probably doesn't really matter which version and there is no wrong/worse choice, only which makes you more comfortable with.

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02-10-2011
VazV
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Re: Which Version of RAGE to buy
I would say it depends a lot on how much interest you have in mods and stuff like that. I had a 360 for awhile but realized I was mostly buying games I could get on the PC anyway. And I prefer the PC control scheme when it comes to shooters. But I can see your reasons, though I doubt you will have any issues getting the game to run on your laptop since they have stressed how it scales well and given how low even the "recommended" requirements are for the PC version.

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02-10-2011
Jung
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Re: Which Version of RAGE to buy
I recommend the PC version. The system requirements are quite low, and it supports Xbox 360 controller. Then Xbox, id has been demonstrating RAGE on Xbox since last year, so you can bet its very reliable version. Avoid PS3 version until graphics comparison is up. I'm not on system wars, but there are some negative previews on PS3 version of the game.

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02-10-2011
Nimos
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Re: Which Version of RAGE to buy
You don't need to run Steam-downloaded games through Steam. Go to the folder the game is installed in and you will find the executable file there. Just create a shortcut and put it on your desktop and you can play it just like you would a normal game. Are you really allowed to bring a console w/ tv onto a sub? If not, I don't see the benefit there. If you have the money for it I think a PC at home and a handheld console for travelling are the best way to go.

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02-10-2011
Enos
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Re: Which Version of RAGE to buy
Not a TV, but there are some already on the sub. I think I'll be just going with the PC version. It's a really rough choice for me though. I hope I don't regret this, I hope it runs well. I wish they just gave you a code to download the PC version when you buy the PS3 version. If only they'd just released a demo of the game on all 3 platforms, I could make a truly educated decision and test it out properly.

#9
06-10-2011
Shikamaru Nara
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Re: Which Version of RAGE to buy
Doesn't change the fact, that the game needs steam to run in the background or otherwise wouldn't play. Like normal games would, just by themselves.