Great Unofficial Dreamfall News

[Moosferatu]

Ragnar (http://www.ragnartornquist.com/thoughts.html) basically said that Dreamfall will be coming out on Xbox. This is wonderful news for me because it won't run on my PC. *D

[tabacco]

Interesting... I think I'll still get it for PC, though, just for the higher resolution.

[James]

yep. wonder if this means for pc controls.

[D.C.]

Didn't Ragnar Tornquist say that the controls will be customed to whatever console it's on? I think he said the PC interface will be controlled with both the keyboard and mouse. :) That's pretty damn cool.:)

[RaMa]

SerialFreak is right about the customed part. I don't know about the mouse and keyboard though. I think Ragnar said it's still be kind of point-and-clicky, but a little different. I don't think he ever mentioned anything about a keyboard. I could be wrong, though :).

[LiquidWizard]

I just wish it isn't one of the games that come out ONLY on Xb0x. :eek:

[RaMa]

Don't worry about that. PC is the only platform that Dreamfall is going to support for sure.

[Legolas813]

i hope it comes out for xbox because it probably won't run on my pc

[jjacob]

i hope it comes out for xbox because it probably won't run on my pc

Well with dreamfall and BASS 2 coming I'd say get a new pc! :)
Nah but seriously though, 'games like this', (or brilliant games) I'd only want to play on pc, for the higher resolution, sharper image (plus my monitor is 22" :D) and usually better controls. I definately wouldn't mind a keyboard/mouse combo for pc controls, it would allow for "FPS-like" precision control of movement.

[RumRogerz]

I'll probably end up purchasing a new video card for this game, even though I have an xbox. It's all about high resolutions for wicked games like this
;)

[jjacob]

I'll probably end up purchasing a new video card for this game, even though I have an xbox. It's all about high resolutions for wicked games like this
;)
:)

It even looks better on paper!
Xbox - 800x600 with FSAA and some DX effects.
High-end PC - 1600x1200 with AA and any DX effects in existence.

I own both but I must admit I merely bought my Xbox for the racing games (granted I should've bought a PS2, with GT4 and all), like Rallisport challenge and NFS6. It's perfect for just that, fast-paced games. High-quality games like Dreamfall deserve more than 800x600, and I'd never buy it for xbox.

[Zanthia]

Are game requerments already known?

[sponken23]

Are game requerments already known?

What I hate about games that comes out to xbox and pc is that the controls on the pc version often is worse than on the xbox. Broken sword 3 was made to be played with a gamepad. Luckely it had gamepad support on the pc too. Beyond good and evil on the other hand didn't support a gamepad on the pc and it played very bad with keyboard and mouse. It also had a few fatal bugs on the PC and didn't support widescreen monitors although the whole game is in widescreen. Deus Ex 2 is another example of a game that wasn't optimized for the pc, but rather for the xbox.

[Mattsius]

Are game requerments already known?
I don't think so. I'd say that it's still a bit too early for that.

And I'll also buy Dreamfall for PC, firstly because I don't own a console (and I'll probably never will either) and secondly because I've been thinking about updating my computer anyway. No I have a good reason for it also (well, actually I have plenty of reasons, but I guess this one is the most important).

[Firefoot]

I prefer PC... even if I had an XBox at all... ;)

[Zanthia]

I am sorry , but it escapes me how can people speak about a game running or not running on theirs PCs if noone knows what will requirments be.

[Moosferatu]

I prefer PC... even if I had an XBox at all... ;)

PC snob! :pan:

:P

Zanthia, it's really quite simple. My computer can't even run games that came out a couple of years ago, so there is no way that it is going to be able to handle a game that hasn't even come out yet. Make sense?

[jjacob]

I am sorry , but it escapes me how can people speak about a game running or not running on theirs PCs if noone knows what will requirments be.

We're not 'speaking about' Dreamfall, this is all purely speculation. I'm just guessing based on those screenshots, and that little computer progress law that says my current high-end machine will be able to (somehow) run that 2005 game. Also, please don't forget this game will also be available for xbox - meaning they will definately tune it down a notch, and that in turn means we are already talking about 'years-old' technology (don't forget the xbox was released in the US Nov. 2001). So I'm not guessing they will put in all kinds of totally new DirectX effects, which won't run on xbox. They can use all kinds of bump mapping (or is there only one?) and radiosity lighting effects (or something like that) but it's still restricted to what's on the market TODAY.

*Me also guesstimates that the standard system requirements for a graphically stunning game next year will be around 3.0GHz, 512MB Ram (1GB preffered, so I'm prepared), 128MB videocard (current ATI/nvidia high end card). Which would mean I gets to play Dreamfall, woooo! :P

[Zanthia]

So jjacob, are you saying that because the game will be out on xbox its requirments WON'T be high?

[jjacob]

So jjacob, are you saying that because the game will be out on xbox its requirments WON'T be high?

So are you trying to get something outta me, 'cause I won't budge! :P
*remembers something.. shuts up

Nope, I'm just saying the requirements for the game won't be incredibly high for Dreamfall when keeping in mind the '2005 gaming standards'. And since it's coming to xbox that should mean that current high-end hardware should be able to atleast run it properly, displaying any (DX) effects used etc. (Don't expect 80FPS though). And as I said, this is all speculation plus I'm not being objective, me wants to play this game very badly :)
I sure hope that Dreamfall will use every graphic muscle available in 2005 though, it would be nice to see Dreamfall surpass any other 2005 games graphically.

[Mattsius]

Isn't it possibly that they will tune down only the Xbox version and make the PC version better looking? I mean, they have to make different controls for the two versions also, don't they? Why not make better graphics to the PC version when they're at it?
My understanding is that they will release the two versions at the same time though, so maybe this is only wishful thinking on my part.

[Jake]

I suspect if there are any major differences graphically, they'll simply be that the textures on the PC version are less compressed and slightly less blurry. Based on previous ports of things at least.

[Mattsius]

I suspect if there are any major differences graphically, they'll simply be that the textures on the PC version are less compressed and slightly less blurry. Based on previous ports of things at least.
Yeah, I guess you're right.
One of the reasons why I prefer the PC before consoles is that you get sharper graphics and, as you said, that will probably be the case with Dreamfall also.

[D.C.]

Also PCs have a longer lifespan then consoles. I know pretty much all the new consoles have backwards compatibility, but you know PCs have a longer lifespan. (People still play games on PC that were released during the time period the original NES was popular. I'd like to see some of those NES classics work on a Gamecube.)

[remixor]

Also PCs have a longer lifespan then consoles. I know pretty much all the new consoles have backwards compatibility, but you know PCs have a longer lifespan. (People still play games on PC that were released during the time period the original NES was popular. I'd like to see some of those NES classics work on a Gamecube.)

Well, that's only true when you consider how much work enthusiasts put into things like DOSBox and ScummVM. Without utilities such as those you could never hope to play older games on PCs, and programs like those will have to keep on being made as current games grow outdated. As fundamental PC architecture inevitably changes (as it has several times since its introduction), this will get more and more difficult. And if you want to actually keep old PCs around to play old games for sure, you'd better have plenty of space and patience, what with how large they are and with the amount of maintenance they require. On the other hand, my SNES, PS1, PS2, and GameCube combined take up less space than a desktop computer and monitor, and consoles hold up over time much better than PCs. Not to mention, their architecture is proprietary, so an SNES game will play the same on any SNES. All I've got to do is plug it into the wall and the TV and I'm good to go.

[karel y2k4]

Ragnar has the answer for you guys:

Some readers have inquired whether the PC version of Dreamfall will be affected by the parallel development (and release) of a console version...and the answer is "yes, of course" - but not in a negative way. The PC version will, of course, look better than the *** version (we're not going public with any specific console just yet); in addition to higher resolution textures, better effects, and shorter loading times, the PC version will have its own unique interface and controls. Players certainly won't be short-changed whichever version they choose to play. As for hardware requirements, those won't be announced until we're much closer to release, but I think it's safe to say that if you have a high-end PC today, you'll be okay.

[sponken23]

Also PCs have a longer lifespan then consoles. I know pretty much all the new consoles have backwards compatibility, but you know PCs have a longer lifespan. (People still play games on PC that were released during the time period the original NES was popular. I'd like to see some of those NES classics work on a Gamecube.)

Well, Zelda 1, 2 was released as a bonusdisc when you buy a gamecube. There are also some nes games included in animal crossing. There is also a way to play alot more NES games on the gamecube using the same NES emulator that Zelda 1 and 2 on the bonusdiscs uses, but that requires a broadband adapter.

[D.C.]

But more PC games have a better chance of being playable without having to screw around with the settings or porting it to a different console. :)