Jimquisition: Rise Of The Exclusivity Wars

[Rozalia1]

@Rozalia1

No, if all that is lost is Dynamic Lightning, the game would have it impossible for cross platform play (even if console players could use KB+Mouse in it, they cant win most MP matches without Dynamic Lightning. They are handicapped) but I will be FOR porting it.
Because Dynamic Lighting affects gameplay in MP a lot.

IF Physics, AI, Map Size are touched, then I am against the port. It is not the same game anymore. It is something that is gameplay-wise much different.

Everything can be ported. Many things can be downgraded?
There is a LIMIT TO THAT.

I thought that is EXACTLY what I wrote mate? ...

Than don't cross platform play, but at least port it.

Makes no sense. So you want a game you like to have less people playing it and the community being smaller? Your feelings on the port is irrelevant, you won't be playing it clearly. Logically your viewpoint makes no sense, you talk of communities yet are for making the community smaller because you'd rather people not play the game at all than play a port.

 

[Rozalia1]

Except it wont be a port. It will be a DIFFERENT game.
It is not the same game. Not the same gameplay.
This is what I have been arguing with you for months!
You CAN lower Resolution, Texture sizes, polygons on models, tone down or replace SOME effects.

But when you resort to changing the zones/areas, when you resort to KILLING a selling point (AI) which affects the gameplay directly on all levels of play, when you hamper physics...

That is when you are no longer porting. Now you are doing something else. Better, worse? Who knows.
But it is not a port.

Except even if that does happen (which isn't a given), it'd still be a port. Pac-Man (Atari 2600) is still a port, Mortal Kombat (SNES) is still a port, Street Fighter II (ZX Spectrum) is still a port, Dead Rising (Wii) is still a port, Resident Evil 2 (Game.com) is still a port and so on. Those games are all classified as ports even if some of those I listed have been changed drastically. Game.com RE2 is still a port, yes its reworked but its still RE2.

 

[Rozalia1]

So you would accept playing a linear spunkgargleweewee that bares the name STALKER... instead of the actual game?

I did not know such games existed. For all intents and purposes, I will consider them as seperate entites. The same way CoD Black Ops for the Wii is considered a different game by CoD fans.

First I'd say you should throw that term out as you have berated me on not respecting shooters, yet are using a term I myself do not use. Secondly look at Mortal Kombat (SNES), it was censored meaning one of the games "appeals" wasn't present, its the same game. A different version yes, but its still Mortal Kombat.

Now as for Stalker, look its very simple. Would you be picking up that supposed version over the PC version? No, than what is your issue? Look at Minecraft and how successful the console version has been, a port even if diminished can still give people enjoyment, make the developers bank, and increase the amount of people interested in the IP. If we roll back time and discussed Minecraft you'd be here arguing Minecraft should stay exclusive to PC and think how hilariously wrong you'd be.
As I said you talk of communities, but are for stifling communities by cutting people's entry points off.

Yes there is all manner of surprising ports that have happened. As for Black Ops I'm checking Google and I've seen no such thing. Everyone knows the Wii version has downgraded visuals but few will say its a different game entirely, merely reworked to fit on the platform.