How Command and Conquer: Tiberian Sun punished the computers of the day [video]

Re:How Command and Conquer: Tiberian Sun punished the comput... by jl6 on Saturday August 10, 2019 @04:14PM (#20664277)

I feel the 2000s were slim pickings, and the 2010s have picked up again (Portal 2, Dwarf Fortress, GTA V, Factorio).

Edit: actually I take it back - there were some great games in the 2000s too (Deus Ex, Half Life 2, Fallout 3, Mario Galaxy, GTA IV, The Sims, Bioshock).

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Re:How Command and Conquer: Tiberian Sun punished the comput... by Sharlin on Saturday August 10, 2019 @05:11PM (#20664540)

I feel there was a ”PC gaming winter” roughly 2005–2012. In that period it seems most commercial PC games were sloppy console ports, lacking the depth and storytelling finesse developed in the previous decade. Games were also severely technically handicapped by the limitations of contemporaneous consoles.

Crowdfunding made possible projects like Pillars of Eternity and Wasteland 2, starting a renaissance of sorts in game design and a reinvigorated respect for the PC as a gaming platform.

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Re:How Command and Conquer: Tiberian Sun punished the comput... by billfruit on Sunday August 11, 2019 @02:52AM (#20666746)

And possibly the rise and mass adoption of Steam also had a major role in the rejuvenation of PC games.

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