Which are the best/must-have PC ports from console games?

[Advokaiser]

I see that it's extremely common to have good classics being finally ported to Steam, only to see the ports completely butchering the experience.

Which ports would you recommend as being 1:1 experiences? Any and all consoles are encouraged, as well as pretty much every genre.

[Paratech2008]

Radiant Silvergun is a good port of the Saturn game and isn't expensive.

[Eagle_of_Fire]

I don't know a single console port worth talking about...

[ReBoot]

Does it have to be 1:1, or can it be better? The Batman Arkham series, for example, is better on a PC. Same goes for Horizon Zero Dawn (albeit only slightly better). The one port I'm thinking of which is absolutely-and-totally 1:1 would be Katamari.

[Zarineth]

I think, that No More Heroes 3 had pretty decent port. Problem is, for the story to make any sense, you have to know all previous games (including Travis Strikes Again). And ports of both 1 and 2 is... Problematic at times.

[J4MESOX4D]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1259420/Days_Gone/
A great PC port which was kinda miraculous because the original PS4 version had some major issues at launch. Game can be got for 75% off in the sale so it's definitely worth a look when discounted too.

[D. Flame]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/550080/VALKYRIE_DRIVE_BHIKKHUNI/

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas. I had fun realism modding this thing back in 2007. Can it be called a console port?

[Advokaiser]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

Does it have to be 1:1, or can it be better? The Batman Arkham series, for example, is better on a PC. Same goes for Horizon Zero Dawn (albeit only slightly better). The one port I'm thinking of which is absolutely-and-totally 1:1 would be Katamari.

Oh, of course. I prefer original, intended experiences the most as far as first playthroughs are concerned, but it's also nice to have remasters and such (as long as it's just a graphical/technical update and everything stays the same). Superior ports/versions with added content are better suited for later replays IMO.

[Advokaiser]

Originally posted by Wynters:

Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas. I had fun realism modding this thing back in 2007. Can it be called a console port?

Well, now that it's been taken out of the Steam store, not anymore... =/

[Giuseppe88]

Death Stranding

[ReBoot]

Originally posted by Advokaiser:

Originally posted by ReBoot:

Does it have to be 1:1, or can it be better? The Batman Arkham series, for example, is better on a PC. Same goes for Horizon Zero Dawn (albeit only slightly better). The one port I'm thinking of which is absolutely-and-totally 1:1 would be Katamari.

Oh, of course. I prefer original, intended experiences the most as far as first playthroughs are concerned, but it's also nice to have remasters and such (as long as it's just a graphical/technical update and everything stays the same). Superior ports/versions with added content are better suited for later replays IMO.

Please explain how Arkham Asylum on a PC is worse for a first playthrough, than on a console. Please explain how Horizon Zero Dawn on a PC is worse for a first playthrough, than on a console. I'm not talking about remasters! This thread is about ports, I said "ports", how on earth did you read "remasters" into that?

[retired alt]

I'm a little apprehensive but I'll mention halo. I guess because its not a exactly a 1:1 port, there are some very minor new glitches and some very small QoL changes and a different social system altogether. For a new player none of these things would matter though. But yeah the master chief collection is a decent example of a classic gem that was dying and is now safely preserved in mostly classic form. And a lot of the PC exclusive settings for the game got added to the old console version later down the line to make them as close as possible.

[Kargor]

There's really no such thing like a "must have" games: you buy the game you want to play.

A lot of the console ports are just taking the game and porting it over. Judging by reviews, some companies are even notorious for having not-particularly-good keyboard/mouse support.