Dead Space on Steam

OrphanBoy · 3 Nov 2009 at 13:08

I've been playing Dead Space on my PS3 for the last few weeks whenever I get the time. However it's a borrowed copy and I feel I should get my own at some point.

I wanna play it on the PC but I have a feeling that the controls will be whack - does the Steam version of the game support the 360 pad? It's a GFW title so should do, right? Also does it have all the Live! stuff, eg achievements like Fallout 3 does on Steam?

Cheers guys

TheVoice · 3 Nov 2009 at 13:12

Retail version is £8 vs £15 for it on Steam, for what it's worth.

OrphanBoy · 3 Nov 2009 at 13:22

£8, oh really? Ah I'll have a look! Doesn't it have Securom though?

Calneon · 3 Nov 2009 at 13:24

360 pad works fine, but I used mouse and keyboard and that was fine too.

RumbleBee · 3 Nov 2009 at 13:29

Once you disable Vsync the game runs perfect with a Mouse & Keyboard

OrphanBoy · 3 Nov 2009 at 13:37

Calneon said:
360 pad works fine, but I used mouse and keyboard and that was fine too.

Was that the Steam version or the retail version?
And can I ask where the £8 version comes from or is that against the rules? (OcUK doesn't sell games, so can't be a competitor right?)

Dano · 3 Nov 2009 at 13:56

OrphanBoy said:
Was that the Steam version or the retail version?
And can I ask where the £8 version comes from or is that against the rules? (OcUK doesn't sell games, so can't be a competitor right?)

www.google.co.uk

Dead Space pc > Shopping.

Dano · 3 Nov 2009 at 13:57

OrphanBoy said:
£8, oh really? Ah I'll have a look! Doesn't it have Securom though?

Does it? I know mine plays without the disc in the drive and has done since it was installed without anything being changed by me.

CaptainRAVE · 3 Nov 2009 at 14:00

RumbleBee said:
Once you disable Vsync the game runs perfect with a Mouse & Keyboard

Tears terribly on my setup though and ATI never did fix it

Could always keep an eye out for a weekend deal if you want it through Steam.

CaptainRAVE · 3 Nov 2009 at 14:01

OrphanBoy said:
Was that the Steam version or the retail version?
And can I ask where the £8 version comes from or is that against the rules? (OcUK doesn't sell games, so can't be a competitor right?)

They dont like it though if the website sells other products that compete directly with OCUK. I thought the same once, but was corrected

Dano · 3 Nov 2009 at 14:07

CaptainRAVE said:
Tears terribly on my setup though and ATI never did fix it

Can you not force vsync through the ATI CCC panel? It's just the ingame vsync that's bad.

CaptainRAVE · 3 Nov 2009 at 14:08

Dano said:
Can you not force vsync through the ATI CCC panel? It's just the ingame vsync that's bad.

I never actually tried that. Thought all v-sync would cause the problem. The mouse lag was painful. Would certainly like to play through the game, it seemed very good.

Dano · 3 Nov 2009 at 14:22

Yes, it's just the ingame implimentation that sucks, force it via the CCC and it should be good.

m4cc45 · 3 Nov 2009 at 16:11

Never disabled VSync and it ran fine on a 4870 1GB. I used 360 pad for most of it but used the mouse for the shooting bits. Brilliant game! Scared the hell out of me lots of times...

Bonjour · 3 Nov 2009 at 16:18

I downloaded this for about £7.50 I think.

Worked fine with keyboard and mouse, although there were serious performance issues before I disabled V-Sync.

Great game.