game demos

Snow Bunny

Snow Bunny

Alcoholic From Yale

Join Date: Jul 2007

Strong Foreign Policy [sFp]

if a game works perfectly as a demo is it a decently safe assumption that the real deal will work well enough?

my onboard graphics card is quite the fickle collaborator.

Wrath Of Dragons

Wrath Of Dragons

Burninate Stuff

Join Date: Aug 2005

New Mexico

E/Mo

Yes, it should be the same.

Tarun

Tarun

Technician's Corner Moderator

Join Date: Jan 2006

The TARDIS

http://www.lunarsoft.net/ http://forums.lunarsoft.net/

Check the SystemRequirementsLabs website and select the game.

Snow Bunny

Snow Bunny

Alcoholic From Yale

Join Date: Jul 2007

Strong Foreign Policy [sFp]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tarun View Post
Check the SystemRequirementsLabs website and select the game.
I've gone there and it's been wrong before.

It says I can't play Guild Wars EotN...which is horribly wrong. It says I can't play Rome:Total War, which is wrong. It says I can play Age of Empires III, which is wrong. It says I can't play Sins of a Solar Empire (the game in question), and the demo's working perfectly, perfectly enough that I'll probably get the game tomorrow.

Games that site has been wrong on:
Far Cry (damn right I'm o.g.)
Rome:TW
AoE III
GW Factions/EotN
SoaSE
HL2
TF2/Portal
Oblivion

Not to shove it in your face Tarun, you've helped me before, but that site is sort of screwy.

But thanks for feedback...I checked other forums, and many others have stated that SoaSE plays on my machine...a guy with an identical machine stated he could, and the demo's working, so I'm hoping that the real deal won't be a problem.

Elder III

Elder III

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2007

Ohio

I Will Never Join Your Guild (NTY)

R/

If the demo works than you are almost assuredly safe with the real game. That is one of the reasons why they release demos - but be sure to do your homework beforehand as well (it appears you have too ---)

Pinkest One

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2009

Ohio

Amateur Pwnography [SeKz] Officer

Mo/

Full versions of games usually play better than demos in my experience, due to coding.

DarkFlame

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2005

Ascalon

E/

I tested my pc(which is also fickle and old) with the SoaSE demo as well before buying it. Didn't notice a drop in performance between demo and retail.