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COYVB

Retr0gamer wrote: »

If it was running at well over 30 but not hitting 60 it would be a jerky stuttering mess.

Unless they locked it at something different? Can they do that? 50fps for example?

RasTa

Retr0gamer wrote: »

FFS, it should be very easy to tell if it's running at 30 or 60. If it was running at well over 30 but not hitting 60 it would be a jerky stuttering mess. I'm guessing it's a solid 30 from those comments.

Not really, Tomb Raider averages at 50fps and isn't a stuttering mess.

Retr0gamer

COYVB wrote: »

Unless they locked it at something different? Can they do that? 50fps for example?

They could do that but due to how TV refresh rates work you'd end up nearly every frame being torn and it will look awful. It's why games are locked at 30 or 60.

RasTa wrote: »

Not really, Tomb Raider averages at 50fps and isn't a stuttering mess.

Yeah stuttering mess is an exaggeration but you can feel the frame drops when it happens, although averaging 50 FPS isn't so bad, frame drops there will be happening during busy moments so not as noticeable.

I just find it ridiculous that a game journalist couldn't really tell from playing a game what it is (it might sound snobby but it's really not that hard to make a very good guess considering it's either 30 or 60).

RasTa

Some sales stats from the states for Jan

Trivia:
-Tomb Raider PS4 outsold Tomb Raider Xbox One by 2:1
-Xbox One has a 2.7 attach rate.
-2.27 million games were sold on "Xbox" this month.


Hardware:

PS4: Almost double Xbox One.
Xbox One: Estimated 143K (thanks Aquamarine)

CiDeRmAn

I really never enjoyed the Infamous/Prototype/Crackdown type of open world game, I've tried to like them but to no avail.
I don't know many people who like them either, though most people I know would prefer Super Ghouls'n Ghosts or Ibara to it anyway.

tok9

I can't wait for Infamous. Really enjoyed the other 2 games. At the time when I was getting the ps4 the only debate I was having was whether to get it at launch or wait for Infamous.

Would have liked to have tried out Crackdown as it sounds like a game I'd have a load of fun with.

COYVB

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I really never enjoyed the Infamous/Prototype/Crackdown type of open world game, I've tried to like them but to no avail.
I don't know many people who like them either, though most people I know would prefer Super Ghouls'n Ghosts or Ibara to it anyway.

infamous is the only one of its ilk i ever liked. Prototype and Crackdown were both cack for me. Inncredibly dull

Otacon

Rumoured March PS+ Games

PS4: Dead Nation
PS3: Tomb Raider, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Vita: Smart As, Pixeljunk Monsters Ultimate HD

This would be considered one of the weaker months for PS+ yet there are some crackers in there (DN, TR, B:ATOTS and PJM)

CiDeRmAn

Otacon wrote: »

Rumoured March PS+ Games

PS4: Dead Nation
PS3: Tomb Raider, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Vita: Smart As, Pixeljunk Monsters Ultimate HD

This would be considered one of the weaker months for PS+ yet there are some crackers in there (DN, TR, B:ATOTS and PJM)

Wow, I like the look of Brothers and Pixeljunk, excellent.
I dearly hope it's a model the other console manufacturers emulate.
Free Super Mario Bros 3 and Crimson Skies for all!

maximoose

Brothers is great.

Pushtrak

maximoose wrote: »

Brothers is great.

The developers deserve all the money they get on that game. Doesn't seem right for people to get to play it for free*.


*You know what I mean.

RasTa

Yeah brothers is great. Also put off buying Tomb Raider hoping it would come on + so happy days if true.

Grayditch

Infamous made me forget the disappointment of Prototype.

I get why people don't like certain games, I just really feel Infamous games don't get enough credit.

_Puma_

Played Infamous when Sony gave it away for free after the PSN outage a few years ago. Was pleasantly surprised how good it was, definitely came in under the radar.

Xenji

It is not gonna be the new Skyrim or Witcher, but Bound by Flame is gonna be the first next gen RPG when it is released in April on the PS4, it is also gonna be on the PS3 and the 360, it seems like a mix between Kingdoms of Amalur and Fable judging by the video.

http://boundbyflame.com/#p1

Pushtrak

Should be better than Fable (mind, that wouldn't be hard in my opinion) and will keep an eye on it. It reminds me of those hack n slash Baldur's Gate on consoles.

Varik

Pushtrak wrote: »

The developers deserve all the money they get on that game. Doesn't seem right for people to get to play it for free*.


*You know what I mean.

Not like they're not getting anything from this, see how many Plus subscribers are out there the Dev probably got a nice lump sum.

CiDeRmAn

Pushtrak wrote: »

Should be better than Fable (mind, that wouldn't be hard in my opinion) and will keep an eye on it. It reminds me of those hack n slash Baldur's Gate on consoles.

I enjoyed the first Fable but later playing Morrowind and later Oblivion made me see how limited the series was, I tried to play Fable 2 but just found it, well, limited.
That said, Skyrim is still sitting on the shelf, glowering at me for not playing past the introduction.

Pushtrak

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I enjoyed the first Fable but later playing Morrowind and later Oblivion made me see how limited the series was, I tried to play Fable 2 but just found it, well, limited.

I both played Morrowind before Fable, and bought in to the media hype about the game. I recall all the buzz about a 'Morrowind beater'. I can't really recall any gaming burn like that one.

MadYaker

Xenji wrote: »

It is not gonna be the new Skyrim or Witcher, but Bound by Flame is gonna be the first next gen RPG when it is released in April on the PS4, it is also gonna be on the PS3 and the 360, it seems like a mix between Kingdoms of Amalur and Fable judging by the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtB70ZGnGao

http://boundbyflame.com/#p1

Could only handle about 20 seconds of that trailer, what the hell were thinking getting a guy with a ridiculous voice to narrate it like that? Looks sh!te anyway.

2Mad2BeMad

MadYaker wrote: »

Could only handle about 20 seconds of that trailer, what the hell were thinking getting a guy with a ridiculous voice to narrate it like that? Looks sh!te anyway.

look likes one of those bargin bin buys
looks decent but definitely won't be buying it for full price
if it drops too 20-30quid second hand I'll pick it up for sure

irishmover

Played 3 hours of Titanfall on PC earlier. I posted my thoughts in the Titafall thread thus far.

Will give it more of a chance but so far I'm not hugely impressed. It's good but nothing new. Maybe it's because I'm bored of FPS games but I found this to be not even close to the leap forward required for me to warrant buying an Xbox One over a PS4.

Will give it more time and play all the modes but thus far, if Microsoft are banking on this game to be their Halo of Xbox One then they are looking likely to be doomed this gen.

Xenji

A full 17 minute run through of the first mission in Thief, still iffy about the game after all the development problems and infighting it has endured, but it does look quite fun.

FAILSAFE 00

So the overall reaction to Titanfall's beta has been extremely positive. For Xbox one and PC users we are seeing the huge benefit of using local Microsoft servers here in Ireland. 0 lag which is great.

Really enjoying the beta, the game is so much fun. The game is highlighting one of the huge benefits of Xbox One. Microsoft servers on Irish soil. It's 1 of the main reasons I went with XB1.

Microsoft offers their servers for free to game studios to utilise. This is very good for Irish gamers since we get very low pings. The future looks very good indeed. We'll have to see what comes of this years E3. Titanfall is the first game to utilise these servers. I have never played a FPS with 0 lag.

1 point to Microsoft

irishmover

You seem an awful lot more positive than the Beta forums were when I looked at them before going to bed. A lot of people posting said the game was pretty average. I myself thought the same.

Having the server in Dublin is great for the Irish but what about the English (which I'm sure would have a lot more players). Where's the other European server? Sweden?

Varik

irishmover wrote: »

You seem an awful lot more positive than the Beta forums were when I looked at them before going to bed. A lot of people posting said the game was pretty average. I myself thought the same.

Having the server in Dublin is great for the Irish but what about the English (which I'm sure would have a lot more players). Where's the other European server? Sweden?

The game is good and runs well but it's not as great as the hype.

irishmover

Varik wrote: »

The game is good and runs well but it's not as great as the hype.

I kind of think he just really wants it to be an incredible game.

It is a bit of fun but I wouldn't be able to take the game too serious.

sarumite

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

So the overall reaction to Titanfall's beta has been extremely positive. For Xbox one and PC users we are seeing the huge benefit of using local Microsoft servers here in Ireland. 0 lag which is great.

Really enjoying the beta, the game is so much fun. The game is highlighting one of the huge benefits of Xbox One. Microsoft servers on Irish soil. It's 1 of the main reasons I went with XB1.

Microsoft offers their servers for free to game studios to utilise. This is very good for Irish gamers since we get very low pings. The future looks very good indeed. We'll have to see what comes of this years E3. Titanfall is the first game to utilise these servers. I have never played a FPS with 0 lag.

1 point to Microsoft

I had 0 lag yesterday...although that was because I couldn't find a server (I wasn't the only one). Its fun for sure, but I don't think it's differentiates itself enough to dominate the FPS market. It will take a share from other FPS's (primarily COD and BF4) although it has some balancing issues and the AI are just dumb. I could be the wrong person as I am beginning to grow weary of military shooters in general, however I suspect some cognitive dissonance is at play for some of the more über positive impressions.

Varik

The smart pistol can lock onto a whole group of bots and 1 hit kill each, not as useful vs players as you need 3 sets of 3 lock ons, it can be used to blind fire while jumping about which is a bit ****.

Pushtrak

Varik wrote: »

The game is good and runs well but it's not as great as the hype.

In fairness, it had more hype than most games.