eurogamer.net

Glide, (edited ) do games w Eurogamer: we can't recommend the PC version of Monster Hunter Wilds

The experiences people are reporting with this game are so strange to me.

I loaded the game today during a 1hr break at work on my Legion Go. It took ~10 minutes to do the shader compilation, I opted to turn frame generation on, and the game defaulted the settings to high, which felt awful. After turning the settings to low, turning the upscaling quality from “Max Performance” to just “Performance,” adjusting the sharpness up from 0.5 to 0.6, and then disabling other features I don’t care about (cloud textures? I barely look up) or outright hate (why games continue to push aggressive motion blurring is beyond me - it looks horrible), I started playing.

I experienced a stutter whenever I step into a new space, or load a new cutscene, but it smoothed out in a fraction of a second. While the graphics don’t look the best, the game plays smooth. I did the opening sequence with no stutters, got to the not-tetsucabra fight, and maintained 45+ fps throughout the entire fight, with no stutters or issues. At points, the monster ran into a cave, which aided my hand-held PC and kept the game running at a smooth 60fps for those sections. This is directly in-line with my experiences running the benchmark on Legion Go, which averaged ~45 fps on nearly identical settings.

I haven’t yet run the benchmark or played the released game on my home PC, sporting a Ryzen 7 5800 and a 3070 ti, but the demo, which was less optimized and frame generation did not work during, played “fine.” I was unimpressed with the performance relative to the graphical fidelity in that play (though I am of the opinion that the more gritty, realistic aesthetic is ugly relative to the vibrant worlds of Generations, or Rise and unapologetically think they look better than even World).I can’t say I had problems or felt that performance or visual quality would impede my enjoyment of the game.

This article notes specific stuttering and runs the frame health tests to demonstrate it. I suspect they’re onto something that I am not experiencing for some reason or another. That said, I ultimately think the 4k, 144+ fps gamers running expensive GPUs are offended that they can’t play this one on the highest settings, and are review bombing the hell out of this title. I’m not sure what the deal with all the “ThAt’S nOt HoW fRaMe GeNeRaTiOn WoRkS!” screaming relevant to low end systems is about, as I am experiencing notable improvements through it.

I encourage people to test on their own hardware, rather than taking reviews at face value, as I’ve begun to believe that whatever issue is occurring is deeper than “Capcom didn’t optimize!” Use the benchmark, and take advantage of Steam’s refund policy.

SuperSleuth,

You had to make the game look as terrible as possible and use fake frames to have an “enjoyable” experience. How is that acceptable? What about that is worth $70?

You should be getting a stable 60fps @ 1440p on medium settings with a 3070ti at the bare minimum. MH is not visually impressive enough to justify how demanding it is. If you think otherwise look at RDR2 performance.

Glide,

Please reread. I had to make the game look mediocre (low, not lowest) to have an enjoyable experience on a $750 hand-held PC.

I was getting 60-80 fps on high settings in the beta on my 3070ti, when frame generation was broken. I have not tested on my home PC yet.

ImplyingImplications,

That said, I ultimately think the 4k, 144+ fps gamers running expensive GPUs are offended that they can’t play this one on the highest settings, and are review bombing the hell out of this title.

I can understand. I haven’t played this game but I do have an expensive rig. If turning on dynamic lighting causes the game to stutter, then the dynamic lighting feature is broken. That’s not my machine’s fault. I don’t know exactly what settings aren’t working, but it seems like there are a few nobody can actually use. Negative reviews for a game with broken features is justified.

lemmydividebyzero, do games w Balatro wins formal appeal to reclassify poker game as PEGI 12

Just cut a few murder scenes and all the blood out and it should be fine 😉😉😉

erin, do games w Ubisoft announces studio closure as it lays off 185 staff
@erin@social.sidh.bzh avatar

they should start by laying off executives and commercials who had that veeeery bad ideas of forcing internet connection even on offline mode, forcing Ubisoft Launcher even on steam and thinking that making a game pass with just Ubisoft IP was a good idea...

Spoiler alert: those were finally not good idea at all

Gradually_Adjusting, do games w Celeste studio cancels "2D explor-action game" Earthblade nearly four years after its announcement
@Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world avatar

Wishing them luck. I love all their work so far, I don’t mind games that size at all.

RightHandOfIkaros, do games w Sony shows off conceptual immersive gaming tech that lets you stand in a TV box and sniff The Last of Us

So like, hypothetically, if one wanted to play a “hentai game” with such a device, where would one be able to find this tech if Sony sells it? Hypothetically, of course, but also my friend wanted to know where exactly to find it so they could avoid it…

bjoern_tantau,
@bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de avatar
reseller_pledge609,

I’m not sure I want to know, but what is the context of this picture? It’s hentai isn’t it?

bjoern_tantau,
@bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de avatar

I have absolutely no idea. It’s an old meme. But since it’s hentai I think it is probably exactly what it sounds like.

tal, (edited )
@tal@lemmy.today avatar

If you seriously want to set something like this up, you’re going to need a device that can emit the smells that you want.

This instance of a device looks like it uses atomizers hooked up to different tanks:

www.amazon.com/…/B0CNMXSN2K

I’d imagine that one run as many tanks as one wanted.

One limiting factor is that scent isn’t going to immediately change when you change your virtual environment. I’d guess that emitting the vapor close to your face, maybe running a hose up towards it, would help. Probably want some kind of exhaust to purge the previous smell from the room. My guess is that the reason that the reason that a “booth” is used in the submitted article is to minimize the airspace surrounding the user and thus clearing time.

Second, some form of computer control. Maybe some device that has relays controlled via USB. A relay is an electromechanical switch that can can cut power to an atomizer on and off, could run it to the atomizer.

ncd.io/usb-relay/

Those guys sell USB devices with up to 64 relays. I haven’t looked, but it probably looks to the computer like a virtual serial port, takes text commands.

Then you need some kind of daemon running on the computer to send these commands at appropriate times.

And lastly, you need some way to trigger the daemon when the game is seeing some sort of event. Could monitor the game’s logfile if it has one and contains the necessary information – I recall some Skyrim-hooking software that does this – take a screenshot periodically and analyze it, or identify and then monitor the game’s memory, probably either a technique called library injection (on Linux, library interposers are a way to so this) or using the same API that debuggers use.

If the hentai game that your friend is after is Ren’Py-based – a popular option for visual novels, which many such games are – and the game includes the Python source .rpy files, which some do, then the game’s source itself could simply be modified. If it contains only compiled .rpyc files, that won’t be an option.

You’re going to need to obtain whatever scents you want to emit as well. You can get collections of essential oils – the aromatherapy crowd is into those – and mix them up to create blends that you want, stick 'em in the atomizer tanks.

One issue is that hacking it into an existing game is going to mean that the game isn’t intentionally designed around the use of scent.

RightHandOfIkaros,

Haha, uh my cat typed that… Haha (lol)

altima_neo,
@altima_neo@lemmy.zip avatar

I can see them selling scent cartridges that include a few key scents. Not sure how well such a thing would work before you’re tired of the smell.

Flamekebab, do gaming w Sony reportedly prepping PlayStation 5 portable, plans to battle Nintendo's handheld dominance
@Flamekebab@piefed.social avatar

Third time's the charm, eh?

PatheticGroundThing, do gaming w Eurogamer: It's been 12 months since Microsoft purchased Activision Blizzard, so what's changed?

Is one year really that long considering the dev cycles of big video games?

BioDriver, do gaming w The Rocky Horror Video Game is a thing, and coming out this month [Eurogamer]
@BioDriver@beehaw.org avatar

Oh the antici

loweffortname,
@loweffortname@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Say it!

BioDriver,
@BioDriver@beehaw.org avatar

……… pation

throbbing_banjo, do games w Black Myth: Wukong studio requests influencers not include "feminist propaganda" or Covid-19 references in coverage
@throbbing_banjo@lemmy.world avatar

Pirate the fuck out of this game, got it

NocturnalMorning, do games w Black Myth: Wukong studio requests influencers not include "feminist propaganda" or Covid-19 references in coverage

I was excited to play this game until I saw this. Now I kinda don’t want to play it.

Shape4985, do gaming w Borderlands is failing already.
@Shape4985@lemmy.ml avatar

I love the borderlands franchise but there is no chance ill watch the movie. As soon as it said some of the writers from marvel was involved i was out.

Delphia,

It might become a cult terrible movie. I think thats its only hope.

Ill watch it at some point, but I wont be paying.

yamanii,
@yamanii@lemmy.world avatar

As if borderlands is some peak fiction.

wizardbeard, do gaming w The future of Twitch: safety, growth, and the importance of finding community
@wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Oh look, it’s the semi-annual “we fucked up” press release. Please take us back, we promise we’ll only be abusive when you really deserve it. 🤮

DoucheBagMcSwag,

Oops we did a fucky wucky. Pwweze spend Bezos Bwucks uwu

masquenox, do games w Devs should not be "forced to run on a treadmill until their mental or physical health breaks", says publisher of Manor Lords, citing how gamers seem to be trained to expect endless content work now

Riiiight… it’s the users of the product that is forcing the producers to work under toxic conditions, and totally not their money-grubbing capitalist bosses.

Riiiight.

SpaceNoodle, do gaming w Why the gradual death of the console exclusive makes business sense

Never thought I’d see the day. This is quite a valid strategy when both your console and your content are able to stand on their own - something that Microsoft forgot after the XBox 360.

mindbleach,

… Microsoft has been doing Xbox stuff on PC since the 360 era.

SomeGuy69,
@SomeGuy69@lemmy.world avatar

I think it’s just a temporary thing. Suits love nothing more than forcing people into their own wallet garden. Sony will notice less people pay for PS+ and then will turn back to exclusives. Maybe it’s also only temporary, to hook people on Sony games and then reach again. I’d love to see it a permanent thing though.

TeddyKila, do gaming w Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 always online, including campaign, due to "continuous" texture streaming

enshittification marches on.

  • Wszystkie
  • Subskrybowane
  • Moderowane
  • Ulubione
  • rowery
  • esport
  • test1
  • fediversum
  • Blogi
  • Gaming
  • NomadOffgrid
  • lieratura
  • Technologia
  • niusy
  • informasi
  • muzyka
  • Spoleczenstwo
  • retro
  • krakow
  • motoryzacja
  • sport
  • slask
  • giereczkowo
  • MiddleEast
  • Pozytywnie
  • tech
  • Psychologia
  • FromSilesiaToPolesia
  • Cyfryzacja
  • ERP
  • shophiajons
  • warnersteve
  • Wszystkie magazyny