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Control Review Thread
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Judging by my PlayStation countdown, midnight on the East Coast of the US. Midwest here, so I'm looking at an 11PM release.
EGS did do a $15 off any game $20 or more (or maybe it was 10/20, dont remember) so they do run sales across the store randomly, plus games go individually on discount on the store. You can also buy keys for certain games from other stores, like humble has Control for $50 if you are a humble monthly sub.
I bought borderlands 3 at gamestop for PC, or I should say I pre ordered it, put down $20 and when it releases I will apparently be able to go pick up a EGS key after I pay it off. I have tons of GS credit from trading in console games so it made a lot of sense to me. Sadly EGS doesn't sell wallet cards like steam/psn/xbox/nintendo/etc yet, that would be pretty spiffy.
its not ideal by far and this game doesn't really feel like i'd wanna pay MSRP. I'll just wait till its either on game pass or is $25 or less on EGS or releases on steam, no real rush to play for me.
Control itself has literally been in a site wide sale since it was on EGS. They've got games on sale right now. They totally do sales.
At the moment Anno 1800 is reduced, Observation is 40% off, Far Cry Primal is like £4, Hades is 15% off and Transistor is 85% off for Supergiants 10th anniversary.
I am definitely getting this game, but are there any comparisons between platforms? I don't have a working PC right now, so should am I right to assume Xbone is the next stop for performance/graphics? Sometimes there are weird hitches that make me prefer PS4 Pro.
I'm pleasantly surprised by the reception. Congratulations, Remedy! I hope the sales match the reviews.
Sounds like Xbox One X and PS4 Pro are very stable but both base consoles have performance issues.
Cool, thanks. I was hoping for a DF comparison, but nothing yet.
Regardless of it being fair, I think it's just being realistic that the base consoles are old at this point, and are going to have trouble running current games that push the hardware.
Alan Wake is my favourite game and was formative for me in a number of ways so this is music to my ears.
I've already had it pre-ordered since they put it up on the Xbox store but damn.
Digital it's £50 base (both) and £58.50 for Digital Deluxe - season pass and special gear - if you have a PS+ sub.
DD is PS only.
It's tied as Remedy's best with Alan Wake for me. Well, until Alan Wake 2 at least
So when do we think us EU plebs will be able to play? Midnight east coast, our own midnight, tomorrow?
Scores are going as expected in the mid 80s. Hopefully this is a success for Remedy. Can't wait to get my hands on it tomorrow.
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My review at Ars Technica:
They should be the consoles that are targeted.
It being realistic that they're left behind is indicative that this issue is very real.
I see where you're coming from, but there was no PS3 Pro and we still had plenty of games that ran poorly on the PS3.
And I'm not talking about shitty licensed titles, I'm talking about generation defining games like The Last of Us and Dark Souls.
Games sacrificing performance to achieve their vision isn't new to this generation. If anything, the news here is that you can have a better running version of the game before the next gen remaster.
And that just proves what a rampant issue it is, no one is saying this is new... but that this kind of thing should be included in scores.
This is another game in a long list of titles where this is true.
Computerbase.de looked at the game and has some raytracing and DLSS comparison pics up. Those finally give a good look at the diffuse lighting which adds a ton to the image. I think it's fair to say this game has the best implementation of RT so far and I assume it's gonna hold that spot for a good while.
I also think they did a great job with performance compared to other games. Here you have a little less than half the performance with RT set to high, which is in the ballpark of other raytraced games, except those almost in all cases only use RT for a single effect. Here you get a ton of enhancements.
Just unlock the game for me already.
RTX on high definitely seems to be the way to go -- huge difference on the contact shadows compared to medium preset.
They can easily make 90+ with bigger budget and more focused development (framerate is a big problem with this one).
I think if you give Remedy SIE's typical budget, a ~5 year dev cycle and Sony's marketing - that could be more impactful than Insomniac, truth be told. That said, the likelihood of acquiring Insomniac AND Remedy seems unrealistic.
Did you actually read the 8+ reviews? None of them read like "I guess it's ok". Third person action game is a fair point though.
Both of these are silly posts.
For those wondering about Base PS4 . This game has:
Texture load in issues (particularly on environmental stuff, like signs/paper)
Chunky hiccups while in combat against multiple enemies. The bigger fights in particular (10+ enemies)
Sometimes even a little pause when toggling map
It is not broken, but it is far from ideal if you are looking to play the game that way
Texture load in issues (particularly on environmental stuff, like signs/paper)
Chunky hiccups while in combat against multiple enemies. The bigger fights in particular (10+ enemies)
Sometimes even a little pause when toggling map
It is not broken, but it is far from ideal if you are looking to play the game that way