version advice requested

Post » Wed May 09, 2012 4:18 pm

hey everyone,
like many, i'm looking to get some advice on which version of the game i should get.
i have a new black 360, an original launch 60GB ps3 and a pc with the following: radeon HD5770 gpu, AMD phenom II X4 black 3.0 cpu, and 4 GB RAM.

my monitor is 23 inches (considering a 27 inch one) and television 55 inches.

i am hearing different things about different versions (lag on old ps3s, better visuals on ps3s, texture issues on xbox) and figured i'd pool my options together and see what the community thinks.

some personal preferences:
obviously, graphical issues are important (at least, i think they are). i'd like to play the one that will display well. on the other side of that coin, performance is key and i would prefer to experience the least "lag" issues as possible.

i'm also into the 'experience' when it comes to playing games, particulary engaging ones. that's where the tv/monitor issue would come into play. the game has such a huge scope and i wonder if it is better experienced on a large display. i dont know that i prefer roleplaying on a PC necessarily either. what i meant by that is that I dont hold the sentiment that RPGs should only be experienced on PCs.

another thing is controls. how does combat work on the pc?

im pretty impartial when it comes to which version i play. i do not consider myself a "really devoted fan."

so please, anyone with objective or helpful advice, let me know what you think.
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sara OMAR
 
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Post » Wed May 09, 2012 10:15 pm

PC has the best graphics and the ability to mod, which is pretty much the only reason you should need to get it for PC. Combat works pretty much the same as consoles, left mouse button is your mainhand, right mouse button is your offhand. Given your PC specs you should have no problem what so ever running Skyrim. If mouse and keyboard is foreign to you, you can plug a wired 360 controller into your PC and use that. So it's kind of like the best of both worlds (for you perhaps)

And another thread just like this got locked... so that might happen here too. So much flaming for an honest question.
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Post » Wed May 09, 2012 7:40 pm

so the complaints about the pc version's textures are mainly from those who somehow didnt realize that the game was also made for consoles and are therefore bitter about the console versions "holding it back"?
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