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Unknown Soldier · 27-Jun-2007, 20:07

Capcom announced that Lost Planet: Extreme Condition is released for PC. Lost Planet can be purchased at retail stores and via Valve's Steam, and the suggested price is $39.99.

As the Page Ranking states, the PC version features enhanced graphics and effects, including better shadows and more detailed textures, and of course higher resolutions. Lost Planet for PC runs under Windows XP (DirectX 9) and Windows Vista (DirectX 9 and DirectX 10). The DirectX 10 version utilizes the advanced features like Shader model 4.0 and Geometry Shader.

This game also has a Games for Windows branding. It is also a TWIMTBP title, so it should be more "playable" on Nvidia graphics cards.

News Source: Fudzilla

Cartoon Corpse · 28-Jun-2007, 15:27

what kind of game is it?

cthellis42 · 28-Jun-2007, 15:48

Is it one of those where you can buy the box, and attach it to Steam regardless, so you have the possibility of downloading it/updating it through their network later on?

AlStrong · 28-Jun-2007, 15:50

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Originally Posted by Cartoon Corpse

what kind of game is it?

Third person shooter in an environment Mr. Freeze would approve, more or less. You fight bugs, either on-foot or in mechs that are left lying around. Weapon carrying is similar to Halo.

Malo · 02-Jul-2007, 15:40

Nice looking game and runs really well on a 8800GTS (of course). Some of the DX10 effects really add to the environment. Doubt I will play the whole way through since I'm not really a fan of console ports. The movement and mouse control actually feels like your using a Xbox controller in the way it reacts, which to me is not a good thing.

pjbliverpool · 02-Jul-2007, 16:15

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Originally Posted by Malo

Nice looking game and runs really well on a 8800GTS (of course). Some of the DX10 effects really add to the environment. Doubt I will play the whole way through since I'm not really a fan of console ports. The movement and mouse control actually feels like your using a Xbox controller in the way it reacts, which to me is not a good thing.

Even on PC this game was designed to be played with the 360 control pad. Its even one of the recommeded requirements on the box.

_xxx_ · 02-Jul-2007, 18:37

Like any PC gamer ever would use a pad in a shooter

Npl · 03-Jul-2007, 14:48

the demo doesnt work on my PC. Likely needs SSE2 as min. req. is a Pentium4 - quite nice it doesnt says anything about that on the page or when you try to run it (just nothing happens)

Bouncing Zabaglione Bros. · 03-Jul-2007, 15:21

IIRC, Lost Planet needs SM3.0.

Npl · 03-Jul-2007, 15:40

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Originally Posted by Bouncing Zabaglione Bros.

IIRC, Lost Planet needs SM3.0.

I got that (GF 7600 GS), but it also needs SSE2 which aint explicitely stated anywhere (one would think if a crappy P4 can run it, then my AXP should be enough for the game).

pjbliverpool · 08-Feb-2008, 23:30

My copy arrived a couple of days ago. Now its Friday night, i've got a beer (plus many more in the fridge) and the girlfriends at home tonight so its just me, the PC, the TV and the couch.

I think its time to install

pjbliverpool · 09-Feb-2008, 00:09

Yep, and that would be why I can't stand stream! Bad enough that the game takes 30mins to install. But that stupid dumb platfomr won't even let me play it until I've downloaded all the latest patches.

So now i've got to wait another f*cking hour! Great, if i'm lucky, I might even still want to play it an hour and 45mins after I decided to!

I guess I'll play a few rounds of Legacy to pass the time.

pjbliverpool · 09-Feb-2008, 03:16

Well it ended up taking me more like 2 hours because Steam decided to screw itself up. Nevertheless its up and running now and it plays great. Its like the old megadrive games - over the top blasters. Except its in the 3D. The writing is jusy as bad though. Serously, its terrible!

Still the graphics and action make up for it. Plus, its not a game that takes itself too seriously anyway so its no big deal. The other game i'm playing is Bioshock. Th estory elements couldn't be further apart!!

Graphically, they are about even. In terms of pure graphical goodness, LP takes the edge. But Bioshock has the clear edge when it comes to art.

Neb · 09-Feb-2008, 10:22

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Originally Posted by pjbliverpool

Yep, and that would be why I can't stand stream! Bad enough that the game takes 30mins to install. But that stupid dumb platfomr won't even let me play it until I've downloaded all the latest patches.

So now i've got to wait another f*cking hour! Great, if i'm lucky, I might even still want to play it an hour and 45mins after I decided to!

I guess I'll play a few rounds of Legacy to pass the time.

I think some games are playable without havingthe full game downloaded. I know that when I installed HL2 a long time ago I by accident started the game yet it had only downloaded core + 2-3 levels!

I think it is upto the devs to support it.

27-Jun-2007, 20:07	#1
Unknown Soldier Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,177	Lost Planet: Extreme Condition for PC is out Capcom announced that Lost Planet: Extreme Condition is released for PC. Lost Planet can be purchased at retail stores and via Valve's Steam, and the suggested price is $39.99. As the Page Ranking states, the PC version features enhanced graphics and effects, including better shadows and more detailed textures, and of course higher resolutions. Lost Planet for PC runs under Windows XP (DirectX 9) and Windows Vista (DirectX 9 and DirectX 10). The DirectX 10 version utilizes the advanced features like Shader model 4.0 and Geometry Shader. This game also has a Games for Windows branding. It is also a TWIMTBP title, so it should be more "playable" on Nvidia graphics cards. News Source: Fudzilla __________________ God put me on earth to do a certain number of things. Right now i'm so far behind that i'll never die. Random 512Kb onboard -> S3 Virge 4MB -> RivaTNT2 -> GeforcePro -> GF3 -> NV3x -> R420 -> R580 -> G80 -> G92 -> 5870 -> ???

28-Jun-2007, 15:27	#2
Cartoon Corpse Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,181	what kind of game is it? __________________ De omnibus dubitandum --Rene Descartes

28-Jun-2007, 15:48	#3
cthellis42 Hoopy Frood Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Out of my gourd Posts: 5,894	Is it one of those where you can buy the box, and attach it to Steam regardless, so you have the possibility of downloading it/updating it through their network later on? __________________ Everyone is someone else's weirdo.

02-Jul-2007, 18:37	#7
_xxx_ Naughty Boy! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 5,008	Like any PC gamer ever would use a pad in a shooter __________________ I have thought some of nature's journeymen had made men, and not made them well, they imitated humanity so abominably.

08-Feb-2008, 23:30	#11
pjbliverpool B3D Scallywag Join Date: May 2005 Location: Guess... Posts: 4,562	My copy arrived a couple of days ago. Now its Friday night, i've got a beer (plus many more in the fridge) and the girlfriends at home tonight so its just me, the PC, the TV and the couch. I think its time to install __________________ PowerVR PCX1 4MB --> Voodoo Banshee 16MB --> GeForce2 MX200 32MB --> GeForce2 Ti 64MB --> GeForce4 Ti 4200 128MB --> 9800Pro 128MB --> 8800GTS 640MB --> Radeon HD 4890 1GB --> GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II TOP 2GB

02-Jul-2007, 15:40	#5
Malo Oz Yak Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: US of A Posts: 2,516	Nice looking game and runs really well on a 8800GTS (of course). Some of the DX10 effects really add to the environment. Doubt I will play the whole way through since I'm not really a fan of console ports. The movement and mouse control actually feels like your using a Xbox controller in the way it reacts, which to me is not a good thing.

03-Jul-2007, 14:48	#8
Npl Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,747	the demo doesnt work on my PC. Likely needs SSE2 as min. req. is a Pentium4 - quite nice it doesnt says anything about that on the page or when you try to run it (just nothing happens)

03-Jul-2007, 15:21	#9
Bouncing Zabaglione Bros. Regular Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 6,165	IIRC, Lost Planet needs SM3.0.

09-Feb-2008, 00:09	#12
pjbliverpool B3D Scallywag Join Date: May 2005 Location: Guess... Posts: 4,562	Yep, and that would be why I can't stand stream! Bad enough that the game takes 30mins to install. But that stupid dumb platfomr won't even let me play it until I've downloaded all the latest patches. So now i've got to wait another f*cking hour! Great, if i'm lucky, I might even still want to play it an hour and 45mins after I decided to! I guess I'll play a few rounds of Legacy to pass the time. __________________ PowerVR PCX1 4MB --> Voodoo Banshee 16MB --> GeForce2 MX200 32MB --> GeForce2 Ti 64MB --> GeForce4 Ti 4200 128MB --> 9800Pro 128MB --> 8800GTS 640MB --> Radeon HD 4890 1GB --> GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II TOP 2GB

09-Feb-2008, 03:16	#13
pjbliverpool B3D Scallywag Join Date: May 2005 Location: Guess... Posts: 4,562	Well it ended up taking me more like 2 hours because Steam decided to screw itself up. Nevertheless its up and running now and it plays great. Its like the old megadrive games - over the top blasters. Except its in the 3D. The writing is jusy as bad though. Serously, its terrible! Still the graphics and action make up for it. Plus, its not a game that takes itself too seriously anyway so its no big deal. The other game i'm playing is Bioshock. Th estory elements couldn't be further apart!! Graphically, they are about even. In terms of pure graphical goodness, LP takes the edge. But Bioshock has the clear edge when it comes to art. __________________ PowerVR PCX1 4MB --> Voodoo Banshee 16MB --> GeForce2 MX200 32MB --> GeForce2 Ti 64MB --> GeForce4 Ti 4200 128MB --> 9800Pro 128MB --> 8800GTS 640MB --> Radeon HD 4890 1GB --> GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II TOP 2GB

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