PhysX is a feature of nVidia GPUs, it's not exclusive to the GTX 560 only. So your 560ti will be able to use all of those effects just fine.Mattdaddy said:
http://www.geforce.com/#/Hardware/Technologies/physx/supportedgpus
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Alice: Madness Returns |OT|
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http://www.geforce.com/#/Hardware/Technologies/physx/supportedgpus
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Tokubetsu said:
All good.
Vampire On Titus
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I had no idea all those things were PhysX features, I just figured it was being used solely to make Alice's hair so awesome.
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CO_Andy said:
Are you seriously suggesting we should be peeking under her dress?
I tried to peek, but you can't really see if she's wearing any kind of underwear or if it's just some black textures there.
It could be very easily, but the way it's coded prevents it. More details here.Tokubetsu said:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=400671
jhawk6 said:
I really think it was mostly because it's not FPS/Modren game structure of just push forward, see cutscene, push forward,watch the credits and with checkpoints every 3 seconds, in Madness Returns have longer levels,that require doing real platforming and puzzles,it punish you hard if you die in combat, I can see the younger and new generation of reviewers don't like "old school" gameplay like this.
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EchosMyron1 said:
That's like the one thing that sticks even with PhysX on low. Definitely the best hair I've seen in a game. It's like a scaled down version of that Nvidia PhysX demo from a couple of years back.
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Tokubetsu said:
It's statements like that that make me want to run out and buy this game right now. Ugh... should I take the plunge at $60?
You guys really know how to sell a game. All this talk of "old-school" gameplay and design over cinematics and shooting has convinced me to take the dive. Plus, art style looks great. I didn't give a shit about it at the beginning of this week. All I'm expecting is a nice little 7/10 experience with this one.
Oh. ?: is the original worth playing; or should I play it anyway as it will enrich my understanding/appreciation of the new one? I mean, its free, so I might as well give it a go, but I'm really eager to try out the new one. Busy gaming schedule, if you feel me. Not trying to play some crusty old thing just because it's free.
Oh. ?: is the original worth playing; or should I play it anyway as it will enrich my understanding/appreciation of the new one? I mean, its free, so I might as well give it a go, but I'm really eager to try out the new one. Busy gaming schedule, if you feel me. Not trying to play some crusty old thing just because it's free.
PS3 version installing now...taking a while. Cant decide if I should play through the first as a refresher, I played it long ago but dont remember anything.
Im pretty sure this game will be under $20 by this holiday on steam so Ill pick it up again for the best version...assuming I enjoy it in the first place.
Im pretty sure this game will be under $20 by this holiday on steam so Ill pick it up again for the best version...assuming I enjoy it in the first place.
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Varna said:
Yep! It's seamless with the 360 controller (wired and wireless versions). Some of the tutorial screens don't recognize that you have a 360 pad plugged in, though, and will tell you press space bar to jump, etc... Then again, some other tutorial screens do recognize your controller and will show the appropriate 360 button graphic. The controls aren't hard to learn, so it's not a problem at all, though.
jaundicejuice
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I think I give the PC UI fits because I'm playing the game with a wired 360 pad but then periodically taking screenshots with fraps. The gameplay hint pop ups continually switch back and forth between game pad and keyboard control pretty well actually.
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Varna said:
Supports the 360 controller AFAIK
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jaundicejuice said:
This didn't seem to be the case for me, though. I was playing the game with the wireless controller on my TV and sitting a good 6ft or so from my computer, so it's not like I accidentally bumped the mouse or hit a key on the keyboard or anything.
Varna said:
PhysX is a bullshit 'technology' if a single 580GTX isn't overkill, in my opinion.
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disappeared said:
yes the game is fun and visually amazing. It even comes with an HD remastered version of the first game!
By purchasing this game you are encouraging EA to create more creative IPs in the future instead of movie tie-ins and brodude sequels
brandonh83
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Okay yeah this is pretty fantastic. I have seriously missed games like this and the art direction is phenomenal. I've played probably 1.5-2 hours now and most of that time has been checkin' out the environments.
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I know McGee said he was moving to Facebook/web games after this, but I really hope this game sells well enough to get another Alice game somewhere down the line
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He said he has some ideas for a third alice game if this sells well.
He also wanted to do a game set in the OZ universe that took place in the far past during a big war there but the idiotic management at EA said no because they were only interested in doing games based on major film franchises.
He also wanted to do a game set in the OZ universe that took place in the far past during a big war there but the idiotic management at EA said no because they were only interested in doing games based on major film franchises.
Anticitizen said:
Oh god, Please, this,pretty please.
After Alice: Madness Returns , I want to see more games from Spicy Horse and American McGee, these guys are talented and know how to make great stuff, I hope Madness Returns sells well, it deserve the sales since it's one of the best games this year.
Regarding how to obtain the original Alice; from what has been posted:
Xbox 360-PlayStation 3
PC
A code is included in new copies of the game (used, if you're lucky 
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Once downloaded, the original game is recognized as (basically) downloadable content to Madness Returns. That means that only through (and with) Madness Returns you can access the original game.
There are 6 achievements to earn and tied to the Madness Returns achievements. That also means that if you plan on getting all the achievements/trophies for Madness Returns, you have to play and finish the original game too.
(So at the moment, you can't buy the original game as a separate game and play.)
). This code is labeled as an online pass. You redeem this online pass through the game menu/marketplace and it let's download the original game through the Madness Returns menu.Once downloaded, the original game is recognized as (basically) downloadable content to Madness Returns. That means that only through (and with) Madness Returns you can access the original game.
There are 6 achievements to earn and tied to the Madness Returns achievements. That also means that if you plan on getting all the achievements/trophies for Madness Returns, you have to play and finish the original game too.
(So at the moment, you can't buy the original game as a separate game and play.)
PC
You get it by buying the 'Complete Collection' from EA's Origin store, you get both games for the same price ($49.99); for a limited time [1]. Each is a separate download and can be played independently from each other [2].
Regular versions of Madness Returns on retail, Steam and other services; don't include the original game.
1: Salsashark added that this is no longer available to purchase.
2: Zefah added that to access the original of the Complete Collection, you still need to do it through the Madness Returns menu.
Regular versions of Madness Returns on retail, Steam and other services; don't include the original game.
1: Salsashark added that this is no longer available to purchase.
2: Zefah added that to access the original of the Complete Collection, you still need to do it through the Madness Returns menu.
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Anticitizen One said:
Hope so, too. I wouldn't say no to another Scrapland either.
Anyway, just wanted to chime in that the original has not stood the test. The platforming is very annoying and overly sensitive, combat is incredibly dull, the only good thing is that the VA is pretty great.
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Zefah said:
Well, that's just weird.
Varna said:
I've been playing it on a GTX 480, without a separate dedicated PhysX card, with PhysX set to medium and haven't experienced any adverse performance issues. Game runs fine and looks fantastic.
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SalsaShark said:
It's weird because, even on the PC, you have to boot up Madness Returns to even access the original Alice. After selecting it, it then quits out and boots up a separate executable. I'm sure if you found the original Alice executable in the folder it would work on its own (perhaps also requiring some sort of crack), but I still think it's weird how they put this together.
What is the file size of the Steam of version? I imagine it would be smaller than the 9GB I downloaded from Origin if the original game's data isn't included.
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Hmmm... I could activate the medium setting of PhysX with a 5470 mobility without problems and it ran kinda fine. The whole game is awesome performance wise, at least for a low end laptop like mine.
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dgenx said:
Yeah, you can.
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XeroSauce said:So are ATI guys completely screwed from PhysX then? That sucks, PhysX broke Mirror's Edge for me too.
It's perfectly playable on Medium PhysX with my i5 2500k @3.3ghz and HD 5870 1GB, but in some hectic scenes the framerate certainly does plummet into the teens or low 20s.
I really just want the awesome butterflies... I hope someone figures out how to enable and disable PhysX stuff individually.
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Alice 1 HD is still not up on the EU PSN store, I guess? C'mon Sony, I wanna use my download voucher
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SalsaShark said:
It's not so much a remaster as it just adds controller support and HD resolutions. It hasn't really aged well anyway.