Hey Eggbok, you're using the wrong link for the Story Trailer. It leads to the Movement of Faith video.
This is the correct one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOe3ik_RViE
Thanks fixed it, was in a rush.
Hey Eggbok, you're using the wrong link for the Story Trailer. It leads to the Movement of Faith video.
This is the correct one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOe3ik_RViE
I've been playing all night. I like it overall, with some annoyances (particularly how slow it is to reload delivery missions).
Deaths always take 8+ seconds for me, and annoyingly there's no "retry" button for delivery missions. During the reload, hard disk activity seems minimal, so I'm guessing it's CPU time?The loading is a bit of a pain. Sometimes it's near-instantaneous and plonks you in precisely the right place - other times it takes forever even for small distances/resets.
Deaths always take 8+ seconds for me, and annoyingly there's no "retry" button for delivery missions. During the reload, hard disk activity seems minimal, so I'm guessing it's CPU time?
Reload for time trial missions is 2-3 seconds which is fine.
Also, the "Take Me To The Grid Node" time trial was BRUTAL for me. Just 3-starred it at last.
My impressions from the other thread:
Weren't cutscenes super weird and rough in the Beta, too?
I get like 60FPS in gameplay then a cutscene starts and it's like 15FPS.
Luckily for me, the story is so bland I just hold space and skip every cutscene, blasting through for the speed and freerunning. Helps get through it quick in the 6 hour Origin trial limit, too.
I think there is a different ambient track for different parts of the city, or it might be based on ToD. There are definitely multiple tracks, I'm just not sure how they're triggered, sorryI asked this in the other thread but: How much variety is there in the ambient music? Does it change depending on the area of the city you are in?
Yep, installed on SSD. The hard drive light doesn't even flash much on load, which is why I think I'm CPU-bound or something instead.Are you playing from SSD?
Also, what the fuck is happening on Metacritic. This has like a 1.5 on there.
I guess the neckbeard and EA hate brigade already stormed it.
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If you're a fan of the original game then you'll live it. The game is fantastic, it's just not for everyone. I've loved the open world so far, and I've had a blast hunting down and trying to figure out how to reach the collectibles. Some of the hidden bags are pretty tricky to get to.Trying to decide if I want to pick this up today; I have zero interest in the story, but I am a little concerned about what reviewers are saying about the open world harming the gameplay. I've been reading a couple of impressions, but how do you who are already playing feel about it?
Deaths always take 8+ seconds for me, and annoyingly there's no "retry" button for delivery missions. During the reload, hard disk activity seems minimal, so I'm guessing it's CPU time?
Reload for time trial missions is 2-3 seconds which is fine.
Mine were fine during beta (gameplay was 60fps), now it drops to 0 fps and chuggs desperately a few frames and then skips like 10 seconds and repeats until it freezes. When I skip I have to wait like 30 seconds for it to register, all the while seeing/hearing chopped up horrid cutscenes.
Also, the "Take Me To The Grid Node" time trial was BRUTAL for me. Just 3-starred it at last.
Got a few hours in this morning.
Love being back in the eyes of Faith. The movement and fluidity are fantastic, combat a bit clunky but certainly improved, and the open world hasn't bothered me yet.
I couldn't care less about the story, barely listening, but the environmental feel is ethereal and similar to the first game.
Looks and runs great on a GeForce 1080 / 1440p / Hyper settings.
Just like with the first game, the races and trials are where this game really shines.
Somebody in the 'Trial is live' thread said that re-installing to an SSD helped the loading. Maybe try that yourself?
Bizarre that it worked better in the beta.
I don't think I have SSD space atm - but TBH, I also don't think I'll be playing Quantum Break again, so I should probably uninstall that and reinstall this.
I know a lot of fans agree, but I've never seen the races/trials as the best the games can offer. They're good, don't get me wrong, but I appreciate the missions more. I also like the slower moments where you're just examining a room and strategizing a way to free run to particular location.
I've had the game installed to a SSD from the start. Time trial loads are fast, other loads are slow. I think the beta worked the same way for me and I -might- have installed it on a hard disk.Somebody in the 'Trial is live' thread said that re-installing to an SSD helped the loading. Maybe try that yourself?
Bizarre that it worked better in the beta.
I don't think I have SSD space atm - but TBH, I also don't think I'll be playing Quantum Break again, so I should probably uninstall that and reinstall this.
I know a lot of fans agree, but I've never seen the races/trials as the best the games can offer. They're good, don't get me wrong, but I appreciate the missions more. I also like the slower moments where you're just examining a room and strategizing a way to free run to particular location.
I actually agreed with you re Mirror's Edge 1, but in Catalyst I'm finding the races/trials super compelling because the areas are so open and flexible...
Still waiting for the soundtrack
Yeah, this game is a mystery in several ways.The loading is a bit of a pain. Sometimes it's near-instantaneous and plonks you in precisely the right place - other times it takes forever even for small distances/resets.
Any direct comparison to the first game?
I was wondering if the upgrade system hampered the game in any way or if it is more of a cool 'Metroidvania' type thing where you can't reach certain spots after a specific upgrade.
Is the game fun? Is the feeling or parkouring as good as the first time? Are deaths as scary as last time?
Can't wait to get home to play this. Absolutely loved ME1 (beat it on all three platforms) and thought we were never getting another one. I already played the crap out of the Beta and the trial. Bring on the full game.
I 3 starred all the trials in ME1, but I like the dashes here more because they're open ended. Just a start and a finish. Find your own route.
Yeah, this game is a mystery in several ways.
You do a race event and you can retry instantly, which is wonderful. Then you do a timed delivery event and it takes forever to restart. Not sure why those two would act so different.
And so many textures load in so slowly, at least on PS4. So much is blurry until you get closer and can watch them slowly resolve into clarity.
Am having a lot of fun with the open world, exploring and finding fasting routes, but there are way too many collectibles. Grid leaks can sometimes require you to do some minor puzzling which is cool, and hidden packages and documents are nice to stumble upon, but I've pulled way too many chips from various electrical panels for no reason. They're everywhere, and feel like hollow busy work and list checking.
You probably won't find it for any less than the $40 range.Where's the cheapest place I can pick this up for PC? The reviews aren't so hot, but I adore the original game and the beta was fun.
Seems to save very often. Every time I've left the game from a random spot in the open world I started the game back up exactly where I left off.I have a question. Went and bought it today but i'm confused about the save point system. Is every checkpoint a save? I wish these games would be more clear about this kind of thing.