I can confirm it was live yesterday as that's when I pre-ordered and started pre-loading. Was a pleasant surprise when Fanatical gave me my key immediately, too.
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Ubisoft really is crazy, they launched Settlers with basically 0 marketing and not on Steam.
I bought Nirvana Initiative but my excuse is Ishin calls for me. Damn Ryoma's sexy manly voice.Now that i see you all buying Nirvana Initiative due to the price issue, you have NO EXCUSE not to play it
What the fuck, you're right. I already have a play button. But... I have plans tonight.
Also, I was hoping to finish Hi-Fi Rush over the week-end so that I could start Ishin with a little less guilt over all my unfinished games. Maybe I'll just keep pretending it's coming out tuesday lol.
I'm gonna wait a bit on Ishin it seems. Let them get a patch or two in and that will help me get some time to git gud at Hitman Freelancer.
I made it past the second showdown and almost to the third last night though. Really punishing when the regular missions also have the alerted status all the time. Woof. I'm getting better though. I definitely know a lot more about these maps than I used to.
I made it past the second showdown and almost to the third last night though. Really punishing when the regular missions also have the alerted status all the time. Woof. I'm getting better though. I definitely know a lot more about these maps than I used to.
Looks really good overall. Not sure if I want to pick this up or wait for Last of Us next month.
Speaking of hardware, I want an OLED monitor that's a) not a TV in disguise, b) is 1080p or maybe 2k if that's not possible and c) doesn't cost a kidney.
Welp.... XCOM3 was just taken behind the shed and put out of it's misery. RIP.
Also, thanks marvel!
Marvel ruins everything confirmed
And I want a unicorn.Speaking of hardware, I want an OLED monitor that's a) not a TV in disguise, b) is 1080p or maybe 2k if that's not possible and c) doesn't cost a kidney.
Mine's not OLED but IPS. I have a Gigabyte M27Q 1440p 170hz and it cost me 240$. Highly recommend itSpeaking of hardware, I want an OLED monitor that's a) not a TV in disguise, b) is 1080p or maybe 2k if that's not possible and c) doesn't cost a kidney.
Before Christmas my old Samsung 27" QD monitor died so I emergency bought a Dell G3223D? 32" 2560x1440p, 165hz, Fast IPS and it's fine but the black levels on IPS are ouch. It was £300 and it's fine aside from blacks being grey so i might pack it off to my sister's kids when i can find a 32" 1440p, 144hz+ curved screen with QD and matte screen or similar.
I hadn't realised how spoilt i was by my old monitor.
I hadn't realised how spoilt i was by my old monitor.
I will be reviewing Returnal and I am happy to report that the game is very smooth with ray tracing off. Ray tracing on needs a bit of work but if you are worried about stutters you can rest easy.
Really hope that this ends up being good.
They've been so fucking lazy in regards to everything that isn't AssCreed. Maybe its really time for someone to buy Ubisoft and clean house.
The company needs a restart with better leadership that has respect for their IP.
No one wants to buy that company and then be on the hook for cutting headcount.
Basically anyone interested in buying Ubisoft or its IP is waiting for it to implode.
Just pay them off so they can fuck off. Nobody will care. Its like Kotick who plans to resign once the MS Activ buyout gets approved.
Its usually 10-20 suits at the top who are responsible for all the bs. Just get rid of them and let the core teams make better games going forward.
They have more than enough talent to be a decent company and good dev.
Even someone like Sony buys them out...they could turn the company around quickly and they make good singleplayer games again. Because these last few years for them have been atrocious. Leadership needs to change.
Meanwhile Saudi Arabia got 8,26 % of Nintendo (they got 7,08 % of Nintendo stocks this wednesday)...
apnews.com
I said before but I'm still amazed Japan government are allowing this according 2019 latest regulations.
But well I'm even more surprised Nintendo -or Yamauchi's family/heritage- itself is allowing this xD.
Saudi wealth fund becomes biggest outside Nintendo investor
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi sovereign wealth fund now holds 8.26% of the stock in the video game maker Nintendo, making it the largest outside investor in the Japanese gaming outfit, a company filing said Friday.
apnews.com
I said before but I'm still amazed Japan government are allowing this according 2019 latest regulations.
Japan Restricts Foreign Investments in Technologies amid National Security Concerns
The Japanese government recently announced amendments (the Amendments) to certain regulations under Japan’s Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (Act No. 228 of 1949, as amended) (FEFTA) expanding the scope of industries for which governmental review prior investment by a non-Japanese investor...
www.klgates.com
But well I'm even more surprised Nintendo -or Yamauchi's family/heritage- itself is allowing this xD.
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Just like THQ, it's better is the company just collapses and others poach the franchises.
I'll give them half a subway for HAWX
I will buy an Odyssey G7 4K soonSpeaking of hardware, I want an OLED monitor that's a) not a TV in disguise, b) is 1080p or maybe 2k if that's not possible and c) doesn't cost a kidney.
I was really curious to try Midnight Suns so this free weekend came at the right time. Played through the first fight and the game seems great.
I have an OLED and whilst it is indeed great, I also game on my monitors and feel like I'm missing nothing but the big screen tbh
It is. The combat system in particular is truly excellent.
From the 2nd link, Nintendo doesn't really fall under any of those hardware categories in and of itself. It doesn't directly design and manufacture the parts that make up its consoles, isn't a telecom, and it's software only comes closest to package (though thats kinda vague).Meanwhile Saudi Arabia got 8,26 % of Nintendo (they got 7,08 % of Nintendo stocks this wednesday)...
Saudi wealth fund becomes biggest outside Nintendo investor
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi sovereign wealth fund now holds 8.26% of the stock in the video game maker Nintendo, making it the largest outside investor in the Japanese gaming outfit, a company filing said Friday.
I said before but I'm still amazed Japan government are allowing this according 2019 latest regulations.
Japan Restricts Foreign Investments in Technologies amid National Security Concerns
The Japanese government recently announced amendments (the Amendments) to certain regulations under Japan’s Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (Act No. 228 of 1949, as amended) (FEFTA) expanding the scope of industries for which governmental review prior investment by a non-Japanese investor...www.klgates.com
But well I'm even more surprised Nintendo -or Yamauchi's family/heritage- itself is allowing this xD.
I would think it means controlling stakes and not outright investments, but we'll see. It would be utterly shocking to see Japan or any nation for that matter that isn't Israel or Iran trying to stop MBS and co from investing.
Soon we'll come to find the lead developer or CFO have ties to despots if it follows the 2023 trend
Another option I have heard folks have used is to go to:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Returnal\Returnal\Binaries\Win64
Then find the Launcher.ini file and edit the NoOperation from 0 to 1
That said, if the Epic launcher already installed, I think you can uninstall it. I did all this and it has not prompted or installed anything since, even after today's update. Granted, I have not tried co-op to know if this messes up anything specifically, I have heard others have had no issues, but your mileage may vary.
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Huge Steam beta update:
Steam Client Beta - Steam Beta Client Update: February 17th - Steam News
The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: General Added UI that temporarily replaces the "What's New" section of the Library when pre-purchased games are available to pre-load or install and play Added UI at startup for account selection Added a "sign out" option to the...
you can get a decent 1080p60 OLED monitor for 300€ or even less with a good deal... as a 13"/15" portableSpeaking of hardware, I want an OLED monitor that's a) not a TV in disguise, b) is 1080p or maybe 2k if that's not possible and c) doesn't cost a kidney.
, but you didn't say anything about size so there you go
an OLED monitor that's 1080p is about as likely a find as a unicorn in your local city park. Unless you are fine with a "portable monitor" that's really just a tablet, without a SOC.Speaking of hardware, I want an OLED monitor that's a) not a TV in disguise, b) is 1080p or maybe 2k if that's not possible and c) doesn't cost a kidney.
Fixed issues with big picture where focus was lost after exiting a game! Hells yeah, finally.Huge Steam beta update:
Steam Client Beta - Steam Beta Client Update: February 17th - Steam News
The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: General Added UI that temporarily replaces the "What's New" section of the Library when pre-purchased games are available to pre-load or install and play Added UI at startup for account selection Added a "sign out" option to the...store.steampowered.com
Returnal feels so good with kb/m, but also easier, so that's nice.
Too bad the LAN game transfer doesn’t work when the transferor is in BPM. Kinda makes it pointless for me.
I have finished Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon NDS remake Panda Pedinte
The last normal mission was horrible, I have zero interest in the gaiden levels.
Now what ? Shadow of Valentia ? Doesn’t this one has 60+ battles
The last normal mission was horrible, I have zero interest in the gaiden levels.
Now what ? Shadow of Valentia ? Doesn’t this one has 60+ battles
The overlay still runs but EOS isn't. So mostly a win. I found a post where you can kind of stop the overlay but that's mine old.
Also I am recompiling shaders after the ini edit heh.
One of the many things the Returnal PC port does right is actual parallel ahead of time shader pre-compilation.
And as I expected, when you do that it takes almost no time on a fast PC even with the shader version explosion of UE.
And as I expected, when you do that it takes almost no time on a fast PC even with the shader version explosion of UE.
I also didn't, I should have said I'm happy I'm not currently playing any service games anymore.I never stopped playing them.
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Ah, so my 8700k is starting to show it's age then. Same stutter problem as the ryzen 3600 in that video. Oh well. 4K@60 instead of 1440p@120 for now then.
Returnal runs great for me at 1440p/141FPS with a mix of "Epic" to high settings and RTX + DLSS Balanced. Really no complaints in this department. I've also got it installed an on M2. 3070ti + 8700k.
It's pretty fun. Me and the hubby dumped about ~4 hours into it yesterday, blinked, and the time was gone! We were both surprised. Just got sucked into it and had a lot of fun. The big disappointment though is that co-op implementation. It really treats you like a helper, rather than an actual co-op partner. We can't figure out what items are for who, why some items we both can pick up and others only one of us. Some items disappear when one of us pick it up and others are there in duplicate. Also it's only counting story achievements for him, since he is host, despite the fact that we're both going through story together and I'm viewing cutscenes too for the first time.
Anyway just my 2cents. Good game tho, this particular stuff aside. DS5 controller features are just ok. Hubby said it wasn't worth giving up the precision of M/KB tho.
Edit: Oh that said, we were both surprised at no drivers from Nvidia on launch. Curious about that...
It's pretty fun. Me and the hubby dumped about ~4 hours into it yesterday, blinked, and the time was gone! We were both surprised. Just got sucked into it and had a lot of fun. The big disappointment though is that co-op implementation. It really treats you like a helper, rather than an actual co-op partner. We can't figure out what items are for who, why some items we both can pick up and others only one of us. Some items disappear when one of us pick it up and others are there in duplicate. Also it's only counting story achievements for him, since he is host, despite the fact that we're both going through story together and I'm viewing cutscenes too for the first time.
Anyway just my 2cents. Good game tho, this particular stuff aside. DS5 controller features are just ok. Hubby said it wasn't worth giving up the precision of M/KB tho.
Edit: Oh that said, we were both surprised at no drivers from Nvidia on launch. Curious about that...
Hmm. 8700k@4.8GHz + 3080 12gb, 32GB DDR 3600 cl18 here, nvme. Latest drivers, which do have a profile for returnal, they even enable rebar for it if you check on nvidia inspector.
If it's not an inconvenience can you post your benchmark result? Here's what I got with epic preset, dlss balanced and rtx settings on high.
This is the first room out of the ship and it's cpu limited since gpu utilization it's not maxed.
Fire Emblem Shadow of Valentia is niiice. But verbose. Yapyapyap.
Emulation looks iffy on some details, but playing at 6x the original res is pretty glorious.
Emulation looks iffy on some details, but playing at 6x the original res is pretty glorious.
Sure. Didn't mean to imply I had a constant 141FPS btw, just that's what I've set as the hard cap since my monitor refreshes at 144 (Technically 165, but i've underclocked it) and I want G-sync active, so I always cap my games at 141. I haven't gotten any FPS drops big enough to make me question/criticize performance. And so far my own personal experience is that the benchmark hammers performance more than the actual game does.Hmm. 8700k@4.8GHz + 3080 12gb, 32GB DDR 3600 cl18 here, nvme. Latest drivers, which do have a profile for returnal, they even enable rebar for it if you check on nvidia inspector.
If it's not an inconvenience can you post your benchmark result? Here's what I got with epic preset and rtx settings on high.
This is the first room out of the ship and it's cpu limited since gpu utilization it's not maxed.
I wonder why you and I have such wildly different CPU usage, despite having same CPU?
Fwiw, I'm only using high shadows and RTX High Lighting, Medium Shadows. And Volumetric Fog = High instead of Epic.
Yeah, at first I thought you meant constant fps, that's why I was worried. But the average fps are close enough to think that it is cpu limited and the 8700k just can't get a consistent 120 fps in this title. Oh well. My benchmark is also at epic settings and rtx on all high.Sure. Didn't mean to imply I had a constant 141FPS btw, just that's what I've set as the hard cap since my monitor refreshes at 144 (Technically 165, but i've underclocked it) and I want G-sync active, so I always cap my games at 141. I haven't gotten any FPS drops big enough to make me question/criticize performance. And so far my own personal experience is that the benchmark hammers performance more than the actual game does.
I wonder why you and I have such wildly different CPU usage, despite having same CPU?
Fwiw, I'm only using high shadows and RTX High Lighting, Medium Shadows. And Volumetric Fog = High instead of Epic.
Thx for taking the time to benchmark it
Probably better for me to stop worrying about it and just enjoy the game like before. Man I like this game a lot.
Add me to the "Returnal good" crew. This game is great.
I'm so used to games with nice visuals sacrificing movement for visual fidelity. Most AAA games have that clunky feeling where they don't want you moving too fast or turning too smoothly in case it would cause the animations to look off. I love that Returnal ignores that and immediately gets to shmoving. Sprinting is so fast, the dash feels great, the jump is huge, and the (spoiler for after 2nd boss)grappling hook imparting momentum is amazing. It just feels so damn good.
I'm so used to games with nice visuals sacrificing movement for visual fidelity. Most AAA games have that clunky feeling where they don't want you moving too fast or turning too smoothly in case it would cause the animations to look off. I love that Returnal ignores that and immediately gets to shmoving. Sprinting is so fast, the dash feels great, the jump is huge, and the (spoiler for after 2nd boss)grappling hook imparting momentum is amazing. It just feels so damn good.
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