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I had tried to play Mirror's Edge on the old laptop but Xboxstat.exe made it impossible with a controller. Now Mirror's Edge runs pretty smoothly and some other games like Bastion improved as well. Being a PC gamer requires a bit of knowledge. Developers can't account for all the variations of hardware and software out there.
I'm pretty sure it's the soundcard problem, but I'm not going to go into BIOS and switch from third-party to mobo audio every time I want to play a game. That's asinine. And I say that as someone who bought the original Fable in 2004.
As I asked a friend of mine the other day, who missed this problem? I’m pretty sure the number of comitted PC gamers who don’t have some third-party sound card is pretty low.
So... Fable TLC is crap because you are using a separate program so that you can use your 360 controller on a game that wasn't created with native 360 controller compatibility?
Fable is also crap because of YOUR inferior hardware causing the game to crash?
Furthermore, this is Steam's fault for selling said game which doesn't work because of problems that stem from you... This is very interesting. Sounds like someone is having a hard time in accepting where the fault really lies.
Driver issues and hardware deficiencies are inherent traits of computer gaming. You signed up for these kinds of problems whenever you bought the computer game. Needless to say, you're playing a game that was designed to run on an older platform. Unless you are running all hardware that is of the same architecture as when a game is released, you are being silly for getting upset over it.
That being said, I am running top of the line hardware in every category; and I have had no troubles, whatsoever.
Go play xbox then, and quit whining.
If you can't handle the inevitable issues of PC gaming, then you're not mature enough to be a PC gamer.
Honestly I play just fine using a controller on PC, I made an Xpadder profile that while not a 1:1 of the Xbox 360 is close enough to be playable on a couch. Pinncale isn't as easy to use, in my opinion.
Finally, the issues. I've had Fable TLC for ages, in fact I'm reasonably certain that TLC was the first game I installed on my very own PC. Next to no issues across numerous playthroughs. I think once my game had Thunder with the wrong skeleton, which resulted in his glitchy form occupying three feet of space in the game, and was pretty hilarious.
Looking it up OP, the lightning issue is actually specific to Pinnacle it seems. If you try Xpadder you'll probably have no problems, no guarantees though. (That was just the first google result)
So I guess what everyone should take away from this is
1) Some games don't like certain programs
2) Pinnacle and Fable are such a pair
3) Research your problems before blaming the universe for them, there might be a solution and you're probably NOT the only person in the universe to suffer this problem.
That's disgusting. With the implementation of internet connectivity across all forms of gaming devices, developers are testing their games less and less. They don't have to get it perfect anymore, because they can just patch whatever problems they have after release and go on. Gone are the days of perfectly polished games.
I guess that can be a double edged blade, as we get quicker releases. But there really is no excuse for issues on a console. They all contain the exact same hardware components and software. (Unless modded, or an early revision of the console.) Any recurring crashes or bugs that are in the retail console versions, were showing up in the studio as well during in-house testing. It's unnacceptable for these companies to be throwing games out littered with bugs. Which, to their credit, they generally do a good job of patching major issues very quickly. A lot of times, I would see patches downloading on the Xbox on the day of release.
It's a little different story on the computer, because of the difficulty of making programs mesh with an infinite amount of computer configurations - taking consideration differing hardware and software combinations. PC gamers have been dealing with these things for a long time, which is why it frustrates PC gaming vets to no end whenever whiny little brats come in and cry how their PC games don't play like the console versions.
It's really a great feat to see a game holding up to the test of time like Fable. The core game was released in 2004. That's impressive in itself. I've seen games run for a generation of hardware, and then crap out. Much less, the compatibility of games outside of their native OS. A lot of games are a lost cause whenever you try to play them on a new operating system.
That's why I prefer PC gaming. If something is broke, you can easily diagnose and fix it yourself.
Unless you're lazy, like the OP.