I’m totally not going to get hyped for that. GTA 5 is so long ago, we don’t know if they still know how to make good GTA games. The online part will be infested with grind and microtransactions, so I only care about singleplayer.
You forgot, DLC 1 is exclusive to Epic and DLC 2 only on Microsoft store. If you buy on Sony you however get the exclusive Marvel Quest which everyone says is the best in the whole game but only available if you bought the prequel on Sony store too.
That would mean a really long dark age of gaming as Unity is struggling and everyone moving to Unreal. But they’d 100% destroy this good engine with monetization crap and then we’re left with nothing, or at least only one relatively new engine, which is yet to prove itself.
You don’t need to reinvent the wheel. Simply add waiting lists and a max limit of one order per person. Sucks for large families but only until the initial hype is gone.
There are not just bugs. The game is also baby easy. All the fallback mechanism made it so you basically can’t fail, the game throws money at you. The whole economy is balanced around fallbacks instead of really balancing, because you can’t balance what isn’t working to begin with.
Man, now I even feel a bit bad for them. C:S2 needed that CPU issue fixed, else people would’ve never been happy, it was the biggest issue of the first game and they were right on prioritizing that.
Now with these issues, they simply should’ve got more time and fix them before release, because most consumer probably don’t care how much devs struggled. Their team isn’t that big, so it’s totally understandable that they didn’t switch engine.
A lot of features that would have helped, from say the recent Unreal Engine feature list, are also very new, people shouldn’t forgot that game development starts many years earlier. And you also don’t know if another engine could’ve handled the CPU issue side any better and then C:S2 would’ve been dead from the start.
At least now I’m looking forward to them fixing the LOD issues and this would show them they gambled correctly, although released too early.
That’s why it needs to be an international project. Paid by every country together. Sure some will initially have to pay more but sooner or later everyone wants to be part of it and pay their part.
This update will feature Nvidia DLSS support with frame generation, display and HDR controls for supported systems, and other optimizations and improvements. You’ll be able to opt-in to try it via the Steam Beta options. We’d love your feedback before it goes live for all PC and Xbox players after that....
I’ve been playing a ton of Cities Skylines II since its release a week ago. After building a 230k population archipelago I started playing around with the in game cinematic video tools and this is the result....
It’s going to be amazing, once they fix the bugs and performance. Right now it’s a full price early access. Almost every system of the game has at least one bug. A lot of the simulation currently is working with fall back scripts. I really really want to recommend the game, because it’s fun, but it’s also rushed out the gate.
First or third person, preferably 3D. No post-apocalyptic games unless it’s a post-apocalyptic scenario in nature. Also it must have a singleplayer mode. Does anyone know any games like this?
Difference here is, Crysis had graphics never seen before. C:S2 on max settings is nothing groundbreaking, it doesn’t even have raytracing. In this case there’s performance issues, not futuristic technologies.
Theres a lot of talk about benchmarking in the press for CS2 but i’m interested if anyone in this community has purchased the game and what their impressions are for performance and playability....
It’s recommend for everyone buying C:S2 to test with the 100k citizens save file (enable unlimited money to prevent achievement from triggering). In settings disable DoF, motion blur and Volumetric. Borderless window mode. Enable TAA, as that’s the only AA that I think usable.
On WQHD, RTX3080 10gb, 5900x, 32gb ram this will result in a mix out of playable and unplayable. Everything set to high. A small town will run >60fps, the 100k will be between 43fps and 10fps, depending on how many pedestrian walk around. Currently this is tanking my performance most.
I hope to see first performance fixes before I reach a 100k city. Also I still have the option to turn down level of details and global Illumination. Overall the game could use some more color, but is very playable on my small town.
The game has some other bugs, like difficulty placing roads/demolishing them. Quite a few shadow issues and other building/vehicle glitches. There’s also a lack of certain details that feel unfinished.
Some services don’t even work properly as they are bugged or hidden via bandaid strategies by the devs, for example early game city budget. Garbage trucks not moving out of building. Animation of npc visiting parks are missing. Bikes are yet to be announced (but somewhere on the roadmap).
Weird balancing decisions, like the milestone/money flow, while losing money. Lack of building variety and a lot of bad textures, like blurry roads, lacking grass, strange water surface style. There’s also bugs that textures don’t load properly. There’s some shadow/texture streaming issue going on.
Overall: I can’t recommend it, even though I currently play it and even have fun. The performance is too bad, the lacking details will needs a few months extra and some systems even longer before they’re fleshed out.
As fan, well of course I’ll swallow that and keep playing…
Edit: will report back after the latest patch today. I’ve heard +10fps for some.
Edit2: personally I believe the performance better now. Still lots of work to do but playable and stable.
I’ve finished the game and yes, it’s price is too steep. I’d buy it half off. There’s some sort of replayability but it’s small and most might not do it. It’s still a fun game and highly recommend, but not for the full price.
Not just OpenGL, they also moved to ARM64 CPU architecture in 2020, which isn’t any longer out of the box compatible with x86_x64 software. It requires extra work and optimization. Using a Mac for gaming is like shooting yourself in the foot. This is also unlikely to change, as moving to ARM64 would lose us all backwards compatibility. I always considered this move of Apple to be a mistake.
I still enjoy Starfield after 60 hours and the enjoyment is even growing. I’m sick of pretending the game isn’t good, just because the hive mind decided so. It has flaws sure, but which game doesn’t?
Some environments are amazing and change so much by daytime or weather. I love this.
I like the game as a whole. I could name you shortcomings of nearly every aspect of the game yet as a whole I have a really good time.
Some quests have a too early ending or sudden dropoff, yet they were fun and the dialogues were good. Building your spacecraft is fun, despite the restrictions on how you can rotate stuff. The points of interest are often kind of lacking, but then on I’m in space and I don’t mind mostly “empty” planets as that’s what space is.
It’s actually kind of strange, because I don’t like No Man’s Sky. I find that game so boring and tedious. While Starfield is engaging to me. I wish the survival aspects of the game were a bit more, as they got nerfed too much. I’d like to prepare for the planet conditions.
I don’t like that unique weapon rewards aren’t unique other than a name/skin. But the overall weapon of the game are fun and I have many in my inventory that I barely use because I enjoy the ones I main. (Meaning I have enough for New Game+ as I just focus on laser and energy weapons at the moment)
The environment often shines at night, the weather looks great and I like the music creating a good synergy.
I found NPCs to be enjoyable too, while I’m sad I can’t put two NPC of Neon in my ship crew (the bagger girl and the gang girl, sorry I don’t have their names at hand)
Space battles are fun and not too hard but not too easy. (I play on hard difficulty though).
I have fun with the quests too. Just a few days ago I did a side mission with a rough AI, that I could solve peacefully with Ryujin dialogue options. I have yet to visit Chrimson Fleet and do most of the main story. I’m just at the beginning and there’s so much great stuff yet to happen.
I’m requesting for recommendations for games that stand out from the rest in their genre, and not in the sense of being the best game in that niche but actually bringing something new and innovative to the table. I’ve not had much experience in gaming, but I have a few games to give you a hint on what I am talking about:...
Faster than light - manage crew in a 2D strategy environment and jump around in space. Pretty unique gameplay which only recently got some clones.
Teardown - Work as criminal stealing stuff, but the clue is you can destroy everything and you need to create smart parkour to steal stuff right in time before the cops arrive. Also you can sandbox play it if you get bored.
Terra Nil - Bring back nature to a destroyed earth, with relaxing and calm mechanics. Highly recommend.
Others: FEZ, solve puzzles. Deep Rock Galactic, because dwarfs being this much dwarf is just dwarftastic. Rock and Stone!
Fallout TV Show - Teaser Trailer (m.youtube.com)
GTA 6 trailer coming Tuesday, Rockstar announces (www.eurogamer.net)
Microsoft Wants Game Pass On PlayStation, Nintendo, And "Every Screen" Possible (www.gamespot.com)
No way Playstation or Nintendo agrees to this, but hopefully this means Linux/Steam Deck support is on the table…? Maybe?
What moment from a video game made you cry?
For me, it was Princess Rosalina’s backstory in Super Mario Galaxy.
Pokemon Go at home vs POKÉMON GO (lemmy.one)
I know now why so many people skipped and/or hated this game haha! (Just got back from Disney). It was fun, but deleted now. ¯_ (ツ)_/¯
Star Citizen Just Had its Biggest Crowdfunding Day Ever With $3.5 Million in 24 Hours (techraptor.net)
Ubisoft blames ‘technical error’ for showing pop-up ads in Assassin’s Creed (www.theverge.com)
Petroglyph patches Star Wars Empire at War bringing 64 bit support (steamcommunity.com)
Google discussed teaming up with Tencent to buy Epic Games (www.tweaktown.com)
Company that created ChatGPT is thrown into turmoil after Microsoft hires its ousted CEO (apnews.com)
CoD players roast $60 Modern Warfare 3 skin that acts as an endless flashbang - Dexerto (www.dexerto.com)
Loddlenaut - Official Launch Trailer (www.youtube.com)
Valve detail their plans to combat Steam Deck OLED scalpers (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Amazon Lays Off 180 Employees In Its Games Division (aftermath.site)
Most Video Game Artwork Will Never Be Seen - Aftermath (aftermath.site)
NDAs and contracts keep most artist’s work uncredited and locked away, forever....
Crunchyroll Has Added A Library Of Games To Its Streaming Subscriptions (press-start.com.au)
Apple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's like 16GB on a PC (www.theregister.com)
Cities: Skylines 2 dev says it won't release paid DLC until performance "fixed to our standards" (www.eurogamer.net)
Phil Spencer: Japanese PC games market has doubled, Game Pass PC users have quadrupled (www.tweaktown.com)
Why Cities: Skylines 2 performs poorly (blog.paavo.me)
Peertube's moment might come soon
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Scarlett Johansson hits AI app with legal action for cloning her voice in an ad (www.theverge.com)
Medieval dark fantasy games?
Hey folks, I know game requests can get pretty annoying - but please help a brother out....
Bethesda Game Studios: We've been hard at work on @StarfieldGame updates and will be putting our next one into Steam Beta next week. (twitter.com)
This update will feature Nvidia DLSS support with frame generation, display and HDR controls for supported systems, and other optimizations and improvements. You’ll be able to opt-in to try it via the Steam Beta options. We’d love your feedback before it goes live for all PC and Xbox players after that....
Cities Skylines II is an absolutely beautiful game (vimeo.com)
I’ve been playing a ton of Cities Skylines II since its release a week ago. After building a 230k population archipelago I started playing around with the in game cinematic video tools and this is the result....
2023 has the best-reviewed slate of video games of the last 20 years (www.axios.com)
Looking for a survival sandbox game where you progress through technological ages
First or third person, preferably 3D. No post-apocalyptic games unless it’s a post-apocalyptic scenario in nature. Also it must have a singleplayer mode. Does anyone know any games like this?
Manor Lords | Release Date Reveal Trailer (www.youtube.com)
Early access comes out on 26 April 2024....
Cities Skylines 2 dev stuck to launch date despite “potential kicking” (www.pcgamesn.com)
Cities Skylines 2 player feedback
Theres a lot of talk about benchmarking in the press for CS2 but i’m interested if anyone in this community has purchased the game and what their impressions are for performance and playability....
Slow Down With These Serene City-Building Games (www.wired.com)
I am looking for more games like this: though this list seems like a good starting point....
Blizzard will raffle off a human-blood-infused PC if Diablo IV players donate 666 quarts (www.engadget.com)
Elite Dangerous studio Frontier Developments announce layoffs and "organisational review" (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
X, formerly known as Twitter, will begin charging new users $1 a year to access key features including the ability to tweet and retweet (fortune.com)
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Valve Says Counter-Strike 2 for macOS Not Happening Because There Aren't Enough Players on Mac to Justify It (www.macrumors.com)
Browser games you have burned a lot of time on?
Personally I’ve played a hell of a lot of HexArena. Just a simple, low intensity game that runs well and is maintained :))...
Starfield has some beautiful landscapes! (lemmy.world)
Looking for games with unique core mechanics
I’m requesting for recommendations for games that stand out from the rest in their genre, and not in the sense of being the best game in that niche but actually bringing something new and innovative to the table. I’ve not had much experience in gaming, but I have a few games to give you a hint on what I am talking about:...
Stray movie based on video game, Ice Age director's next film a go at Annapurna (ew.com)
Following the success of its debut feature, Nimona, Annapurna Animation is ready to launch its next phase of movies....
PS Plus price hike: We'll all pay for a subscription-based future | Opinion (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Sony raising PS Plus pricing by 33% (www.pushsquare.com)
Tier Original Pricing. New Pricing...
Grim Dawn is getting another expansion (www.grimdawn.com)
Switch 2 - launch games?
Switch 2 is rumoured for 2024, but what could be launch titles? Metroid prime 4 would be a candidate, but might not a be a system seller....