Crysis and Guitar Hero 3

[gadgeteer99]

So, I was looking at the requirements for Guitar Hero 3 on the computer and i started laughing pretty hard......I'm sure most of you know how there are people who complain about the requirements for crysis which, is actually required, I mean just look at the game. so, I present you with the required/recommended specs for both games....





Crysis
Minimum Requirements

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz (3.2 GHz for Vista), Intel Core 2.0 GHz (2.2 GHz for Vista), AMD Athlon 2800+ (3200+ for Vista) or better
RAM: 1GB (1.5GB on Windows Vista)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (Radeon X800 Pro for Vista) or better
VRAM: 256MB of Graphics Memory
Storage: 12GB
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible
ODD: DVD-ROM
OS: Microsoft Windows XP or Vista
DirectX: DX9.0c or DX10


Recommended Requirements

CPU: Core 2 Duo/Athlon X2 or better
RAM: 1.5GB
Video Card: NVIDIA 7800 Series, ATI Radeon 1800 Series or better
VRAM: 512MB of Graphics Memory
Storage: 12GB
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible
ODD: DVD-ROM
OS: Microsoft Windows XP or Vista
DirectX: DX9.0c or DX10



Guitar Hero 3
PC MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

* Operating System: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista
* CPU Processor: Intel Pentium D (Dual Core) 2.8GHZ or AMD Athlon 64 3500+
* Memory: XP - 1 GB RAM, Vista – 2GB RAM
* Hard Disk Space: 5.1 GB + 1GB Swap File
* Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
* Video Card: 3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required – 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 128 MB Video Memory
* Video Card (ATI): Radeon X800
* Video Card (Nvidia): Geforce 7600
* Media Required: 4X DVD-ROM drive
* Windows XP/Vista compatible mouse and keyboard with latest drivers
* Guitar Hero 3 Official PC Guitar Controller

This product does not support Windows 98/ME/2000/NT/XP x64/Vista x64.

MULTIPLAYER REQUIREMENTS:

* Internet(TCP/IP) play supported
* Internet play requires a broadband connection

RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

* Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHZ or AMD Athlon Dual Core 4400+
* 256 MB 3D Hardware Accelerator Card
* Video Card (ATI): Radeon HD 2600
* Video Card (Nvidia): Geforce 8800 GT
* 2 GB RAM

[pam123]

I will refrain from commenting on "why" Crysis hasn't sold well this holiday season ( Every analyst on the planet got there first. ).

Guitar Hero has sold well ( Hey they're not my ears ) but it's not tied to the PC ( nor does it need to be. ).

[ghost_of_war]

The cool thing is you can play the Guitar Hero PC version without the guitar by using the keyboard. Pain in the neck, but it works....

[Jaggannath]

That kind of defeats the purpose of playing it though, IMO

[ghost_of_war]

True, but makes for a great title to bring along on a laptop when you can't whip the ole guitar out on an airplane.

[gadgeteer99]

I was just amazed that guitar hero 3 has such high requirements.....I dont see a reason why it should.

I do have guitar hero 3 for the computer and I hold the keyboard just like I would a guitar hero guitar. I use the 1,2,3,4,5 keys in place of green,red,yellow,blue, and orange. insert to strum. Print screen to do star power and delete for the whammy bar.

[hitchface]

You...are hilarious.

I just think that game is so funny...I posted this same thing as a comment in another guy's blog but...

Don't you think it'd be cooler, and you'd be more of a guitar hero if there were over 100 buttons, and you could use combinations of them to actually play the song?

Sorry to ruin the party. Those requirements are stupid, by the way.

[juppy]

Requirements are something I've never understood either. I kinda think maybe they just stick a bunch of computer components in a room with a chimpanzee and whatever pieces he picks up first, that's the specs they go with.

It's been this way for a long time though. I remember when my brother was still using my old 486 DX2/66 and wanted to see if we could find some sort of game that would still run on it. I figured there was SOMETHING out there, surely, that would still work. We passed over all of the obviously "cutting edge" titles but in a bargain bin we saw a program box that said "Scrabble" on it. I thought "Hey, that oughta be low requirements, right?" Ehhnt! Wrong! IIRC, it took like a 500 MHz processor!! All I could think was "How much processing power does it take to move a little bitty letter tile around on a game board??!!" Apparently more than I thought.

[hitchface]

Ever noticed the requirements on all Microsoft games? It is freakin' criminal! Minimum requirements to them really means "This is what you need to run the game on lower than low settings and achieve a maximum of 10 frames-per-second." FSX is a prime example.

I think they should actually sit down and figure out a system for each (minimum and recommended spec) setup. One that runs the game, low settings at 30 FPS or over, and one that runs everything on high at 30 FPS. But noooooo, we can't take an extra 2 days to figure that out...might be too convenient and honest.