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Metro 2033
$20$5 (OnLive)
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Reader Comments (17)
Posted: Sep 9th 2011 4:43PM PointlessPuppies said
Oh, this is a good one to use for OnLive, considering how notoriously hard it is to run properly on a rig. I'm on a GTX 460 and I'm nowhere near stable FPS if I turn up even half the features on the highest setting.
Posted: Sep 9th 2011 4:49PM Rubbishy Me said
Anyone who has not already should buy it. It is one of my favourite games and has a certain charm to it. Also ULTRA excited for last light.
Posted: Sep 9th 2011 4:54PM ChainSmoker said
Bah..I should start putting money away for these OnLive deals..Maybe I would have more than one game if I did lol.. I only have Amnesia which was given out for free.
Posted: Sep 9th 2011 4:56PM Andrew12h said
I swear, Onlive is just getting better and better.
Posted: Sep 9th 2011 4:57PM MrPistachio said
OnLive is fantastic, but playing this game at low resolution and awful graphics would make me cry a bit.
Also, since it's OnLive it's obligatory to complain about my bandwidth.
My bandwidth!
Also, since it's OnLive it's obligatory to complain about my bandwidth.
My bandwidth!
Posted: Sep 9th 2011 4:59PM (Unverified) said
I have a REALLY hard time buying Onlive Games. I got Batman AA when it was $0.99, but when OnLive complains more than half the time that my "connection suffers intermittent drop-outs" and won't let me play, I just can't give them any money...
But $5 Metro 2033 is really tempting
But $5 Metro 2033 is really tempting
Posted: Sep 9th 2011 5:00PM Axcalibur said
This was $5 last week on Steam - why wasn't that posted on Joystiq?
Onlive is getting a lot of undeserved attention. Let me know when they actually have some exclusive titles to stand apart from other game consoles. (Not that I would even care then - with limited monthly bandwidth, a service like Onlive is useless to me - just like more and more gamers who's service providers are capping bandwidth limits...)
Onlive is getting a lot of undeserved attention. Let me know when they actually have some exclusive titles to stand apart from other game consoles. (Not that I would even care then - with limited monthly bandwidth, a service like Onlive is useless to me - just like more and more gamers who's service providers are capping bandwidth limits...)
Posted: Sep 9th 2011 5:10PM Captaindrek1 said
@Axcalibur
1: Onlive is pretty great, so the attention is well deserved.
2: If Joystiq had an article for every good steam sale you wouldn't be able to find the other articles.
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1: Onlive is pretty great, so the attention is well deserved.
2: If Joystiq had an article for every good steam sale you wouldn't be able to find the other articles.
Posted: Sep 9th 2011 5:17PM Axcalibur said
@Captaindrek1
So, what is it that makes OnLive so great? It's just "Netflix" for games - if you have limited bandwidth, you're out of luck. The selection of games, though increasing, are still limited and there are NO exclusive titles. The versions are only PC versions, which in this day and age are usually inferior to console counterparts (with the exception of graphics, in many cases, you can get superior graphics on a PC version).
And while I agree with your point re: Steam deals, since they're daily - my point was that these "deals" shouldn't be posted at all. Or, maybe Joystiq should have a daily deal page dedicated to deals on all platforms (Onlive, Steams, Mobile, XBLA, PSN...)
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So, what is it that makes OnLive so great? It's just "Netflix" for games - if you have limited bandwidth, you're out of luck. The selection of games, though increasing, are still limited and there are NO exclusive titles. The versions are only PC versions, which in this day and age are usually inferior to console counterparts (with the exception of graphics, in many cases, you can get superior graphics on a PC version).
And while I agree with your point re: Steam deals, since they're daily - my point was that these "deals" shouldn't be posted at all. Or, maybe Joystiq should have a daily deal page dedicated to deals on all platforms (Onlive, Steams, Mobile, XBLA, PSN...)
Posted: Sep 9th 2011 5:19PM NaeemTHM said
@Axcalibur
"with limited monthly bandwidth, a service like Onlive is useless to me"
Onlive is useless to you! Well Perlman and crew should just pack it in then I guess.
Ugh...
I'll never understand why gamers complain about MORE ways to play video games. OnLive is a great service for people with netbooks/weak PC's (soon tablets). By the way some of us DO have great internet service. This might be mildly surprising to you but not everyone has terrible a ISP and gaming PC.
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"with limited monthly bandwidth, a service like Onlive is useless to me"
Onlive is useless to you! Well Perlman and crew should just pack it in then I guess.
Ugh...
I'll never understand why gamers complain about MORE ways to play video games. OnLive is a great service for people with netbooks/weak PC's (soon tablets). By the way some of us DO have great internet service. This might be mildly surprising to you but not everyone has terrible a ISP and gaming PC.
Posted: Sep 9th 2011 5:43PM Scuffles said
@NaeemTHM
See the ironic bit there is the people who are going to be able to afford the unlimited bandwidth that onlive essentially requires. Are also likely the same gamers who can afford to assemble the behemoth rigs required to run these games natively at full settings.
Since more and more internet providers have jumped on the "Lets offer them less for more" bandwagon, capping and tiering their services. Of course only to "ensure a quality customer experience".... the only way OnLive is going to make sense is if it is licensed out to ISPs and offered as a bundled package.......
That or people get off their asses and actually start opposing bandwidth capping and tiered service.
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See the ironic bit there is the people who are going to be able to afford the unlimited bandwidth that onlive essentially requires. Are also likely the same gamers who can afford to assemble the behemoth rigs required to run these games natively at full settings.
Since more and more internet providers have jumped on the "Lets offer them less for more" bandwagon, capping and tiering their services. Of course only to "ensure a quality customer experience".... the only way OnLive is going to make sense is if it is licensed out to ISPs and offered as a bundled package.......
That or people get off their asses and actually start opposing bandwidth capping and tiered service.
Posted: Sep 9th 2011 5:53PM Marco le Polo said
@Captaindrek1
3. I kinda pushed this in their faces on multiple fronts.
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3. I kinda pushed this in their faces on multiple fronts.
Posted: Sep 9th 2011 5:02PM Peril said
I have a 2009 Macbook Pro (Left homebuilt desktop at home while I'm at college).
Out of curiosity, could I buy games like this and play them on this relatively low spec and dated machine without problems? An interesting solution to a troubling problem...
Out of curiosity, could I buy games like this and play them on this relatively low spec and dated machine without problems? An interesting solution to a troubling problem...
Posted: Sep 9th 2011 5:12PM Captaindrek1 said
@Peril
Yup, as long as you have OS leopard or newer I believe.
And if you have a good wireless or pretty good wired connection.
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Yup, as long as you have OS leopard or newer I believe.
And if you have a good wireless or pretty good wired connection.
Posted: Sep 9th 2011 5:45PM Marco le Polo said
Cool! You're welcome! haha :D
