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Bioshock Infinite |OT| No Gods, Kings, or Irrational Games
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Baconsaurus Rex
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I have. They're sending them in batches I believe.
Oh, there's a difference. When my GPU is freshly cleaned it runs at about 30 idle. And it's a GTX 590, which is known for running stupidly hot.
ColonelColon
Member
I just received my Bioshock Infinite key from AMD yesterday.
Mine normally runs 46-47 idle. GTX 470s do not have the best cooling solutions in them lol.
I'm no whiny pussy when it comes to "controversial" themes. You can say or call me anything, I don't give a shit.
ThaiGrocer
Member
I'm on a GTS 250. This is either some kind of witchcraft or a simple factor that I didn't consider. Logic points towards witchcraft.
In all seriousness, it's probably mainly due to the cheap "low noise" fan that comes with it.
Baconsaurus Rex
Member
Derrick's posts are so much better if you read them in Adam Jensen's voice.
I had a 460 before the 590 and it ran hot.
GlamFM
Banned
What a difference a day makes...
Unfortunately the game can't hold the very high level of awesome it sets up in the very beginning.
In fact it has some issues. Some mechanics don't work so great, some are broken and some are almost not present anymore.
Some parts feel rushed and some feel weird.
Troubled development? Probably.
Still a great game, but it has problems.
Feels and looks like a game that came out a couple of years ago.
I'm 6 hours in and so far it's a 7/10 for me.
Of course that might change if the story goes to some awesome places.
We'll see.
Unfortunately the game can't hold the very high level of awesome it sets up in the very beginning.
In fact it has some issues. Some mechanics don't work so great, some are broken and some are almost not present anymore.
Some parts feel rushed and some feel weird.
Troubled development? Probably.
Still a great game, but it has problems.
Feels and looks like a game that came out a couple of years ago.
I'm 6 hours in and so far it's a 7/10 for me.
Of course that might change if the story goes to some awesome places.
We'll see.
R3TRODYCE
Member
This is what I expected tbh.
Sorry, sorry, after I re-read the post I realized that I undershot that by about 10 degrees, just got home from work, I'm tired. It normally idles at the high 30s and low 40s when it's clean.
But still, 51 is way too high and it's completely obvious that my GPU is full of dust, even though I just cleaned it ~2 months ago with compressed air and Q-Tips. I should vacuum more or something, I don't even have pets.
ThaiGrocer
Member
Especially when it's Adam Jensen misinterpreting sentences and not finishing the entire thread before responding. I'm starting to understand the weakness of forum formats.
I have no idea where you heard that. 30-35 minutes seems to be the general consensus.
Ironchef3500
Banned
Damn, I would have hoped the delay fixed this, what version are you playing?
ThaiGrocer
Member
Press X to Elizabeth.
Journey 2.0
GlamFM
Banned
360.
I heard it's shorter than that. I'll found out, though -- just got my copy.
Edit: Just beat it! Whew. Those rails really are fast.
Ironchef3500
Banned
Interesting. Looking forward to some more reviews, embargo up tomorrow right anyone?
Vire
Member
Could you elaborate on the problems exactly? Saying the game has problems and not mentioning them isn't really helpful.
If Journey was even like 20 minutes longer than it was, I probably wouldn't have finished it.
I was getting very tired of the formula by the end of that (finished it one sitting, obviously, like everyone).
Still, I cried at the end and had a wonderful experience. It's just that I almost felt like I reached the point where I just didn't want to play any more. Thank God that was at the end.
Raitosaito
Member
Whoa, your room must feel like an oven yo
Oh, I totally agree. I was the sickest I've ever been in my life when I played it. The end made me so happy but I would have literally passed out if I sat upright for any longer.
That's what my GPU gets in most modern games. The really tough games like Witcher 2 and Crysis 2 will push it to 92-93 but I've never ever seen it go higher than that thankfully.
GlamFM
Banned
I would, but it's kind of spoiler-ish. Because there are to mechanics I didn't know of before playing the game.
Something got into my eye during the sand surfing segment. The music, everything just hit like a ton of bricks..
Vire
Member
Weird I would expect the gameplay to be lower and the rest to be higher. :lol
I've never even heard of that website before.
Tummi Gummi
Member
I find shitty writing offensive, which is what results from most writers attempting to communicate a controversial message through these sorts of mediums. I can think of games that did an okay job with political themes (e.g. Bioshock 1+2), but Assassin's Creed, Blacksite: Area 51 et al are just cringeworthy. A socio-political message is going to be held up to infinitely greater scrutiny than your average plot hole.
Yeah I think most components are rated up to 100c.
Hey, you were right, Derrick! Can't wait to see who else complains about this...
Hahaha, I remember that game. It starts out in Iraq in what is probably the worst video game representation of a theatre of combat in the history of video games.
And then gets worse from there. It was one of the first games I bought for my PS3, deeply regretted it.
ThaiGrocer
Member
Do manufacturers usually post expected temperature ranges? I can't seem to find it with my cut-rate GPU.
That sounds hilarious. Time to hit Youtube to see.
Ironchef3500
Banned
My sure about expected, usually just min-max
I thought Area 51 was a ps2 game.
Spoilers: That isn't what Iraq looks like.
Blacksite Area 51 was the current generation sequel to that one.
Surprised they made a sequel.
ThaiGrocer
Member
Good enough. I'm ignorant of the nature of GPUs so I'll accept that as their standard way of telling you if something's wrong or not.
What's worse? That or the timer on the steam page telling me when they'll tell me the secret password to unlock a game already loaded on my computer?
I'm looking at it right now. :'(
I am guessing tomorrow will be the longest day for you Andrew?
Tummi Gummi
Member
But how can you not look at that and say "this is so fucking subversive?!?" /harveysmith
Infinite looks like a much more mature approach to the era, though. We'll see, even if the old save/harvest mechanic turned out to be so limp.