£7 more expensive than the PC version. Why? Taking the piss. I have PSN credit but not going to waste it on this, will wait for it to come down to where it should be.
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£7 more expensive than the PC version. Why? Taking the piss. I have PSN credit but not going to waste it on this, will wait for it to come down to where it should be.
I've taken to twitter to ask. If they don't have a reason then they can shove it up their arse and i'll buy it for 6 quid in a sale in a year or so.
SliChillax
Member
As someone who loves cyberpunk sci fi but hates horror, will I enjoy this?
d00d3n
Member
I am in the same situation and decided to wait. Several of the "dreams" have some kind of monster that hunts you, if I understand things correctly. I was too freaked out to get past the two chase sequences in Resident Evil 7, so I am thinking that this game will probably be too much for me to handle.
kaiju
Member
I would say so. I don't want to spoil anything but even the horror is pretty damn cyberpunk and cool as hell. Some of the jump scares early on are out of the "WTF just happened!" variety.
Like seriously, there are some trippy awesome unforgettable stuff going on. So much fun.
If you're still on the fence, watch this playthrough of the demo.
thatJohann
Member
Pro support? downsampling?
GavinUK86
Member
GORGEOUS. Caps to emphasize how pretty it is. But, it's very post processing heavy. CA, lens flares, blurring etc. If you hate all that stuff, you might not like how this looks, but they've done a good job with making it all mean something in regards to the story and setting.
These are from the beginning so there's no spoilers in them. PC on maximum settings.
GavinUK86
Member
Similar. They're both UE4. Both really good looking games imo.
More visual effects. Senua's Sacrifice did plenty to create a sense of psychosis, but its Celtic setting limited how far Ninja Theory could go with it. Bloober Team's cyberpunk Krakow is untethered by such limitations. They really throw the entire kitchen sink at the player as far as visual effects go. It's continuously impressive so far.
The models, while good, have nowhere near the fidelity that Senua did in her performance. And the lip syncing in Observer is pretty poor overall. Luckily, it's pretty rare that you'll encounter characters face to face.
Environmentally, however, the game is stunning, and the dream sequences so far remind me of the indie game Naissancee with its wild structures and constant reinvention. Senua's Sacrifice, despite having incredible detail in its textures, didn't build its world for players to mind the details. It's not a game where you'll obsess over a certain object places conspicuously in a room. Observer is that. They've paid attention to making sure each room feels lived in and has certain key items or secrets that tell you more about the inhabitants and their world.
Also Observer runs better on my rig than Hellblade, but that makes sense since its not aiming for photorealism.
EDIT: For those asking about if they should get this game if they hate horror. No. It's definitely terrifying. But there are very few sequences where you can die/fail, so I'm soldiering on. I can do scary as long as it isn't too gratuitous or too much "hide from the horror" gameplay.
Allnamestakenlol
Member
It's more about the atmosphere than anything. I don't think you can actually die like in soma, but I could be wrong.
so you're saying that overall Senua's Sacrifice has the better graphics as far as textures etc while Observer has the better environmental detail?
Right, as you'd expect from a FPP game. And Observer has a bigger bag of tricks as far as visual effects/trickery goes.
Gold_Loot
Member
Just played a bit on PS4 pro. From what I see, the game targets 60 fps and hits it quite a bit. Usually see the game run at about 50-55 which is fine really.
Only bummer is some hitching when loading new areas but it only lasts a few seconds.
One odd touch is like the filtering and frame rate gets really nutty when you need to take your meds. It's almost like it's by design.
awesome, thanks for the info!
GavinUK86
Member
Yeah it's on purpose. I really like it. It's like your glitching out.
A few hours in, just got past
This game really has mastered the art of trippy first person horror sequences. Every time I think I'm near the end it keeps going and going... and they're just phenomenal presentation-wise.
While there is certainly jumpscares (and a lot of them) none of them except 2 have really gotten me so far.
the second dreameater sequence.
While there is certainly jumpscares (and a lot of them) none of them except 2 have really gotten me so far.
duck_sauce
Gold Member
Hmmm i cant find it anywhere in the eu psn store. Wasnt it supposed to release yesterday? Am i missing something?
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
What's performance like on PC?
xrnzaaas
Member
They're not chases (more like encounters) and they're not annoying if that's what you're afraid of. They were annoying for me in SOMA, because I felt like they interfered too much with enjoying the story. Here they're okay. Maybe near the end of the game they went a little bit too far
with having to avoid the monster several times in a row
they're ignoring the tweets about it too. i guess there's some sort of playstation tax in effect?
Intheflorsh
Banned
Two hours in and I'm loving it. The VA is a little clunky but otherwise the storytelling is top notch.
If anyone's wondering, this is a genuine cyberpunk story and not just an exercise in aesthetics.
If anyone's wondering, this is a genuine cyberpunk story and not just an exercise in aesthetics.
Seems to be very demanding. Runs about 35-50 FPS most of the time on high at 3440x1440 with a GTX 1070.
Reducing settings other than dropping the resolution scale to half didn't seem to do a lot, and that results in a very blurry image.
It's frustrating that the game needs modded to support ultrawide, and lacks standard UE4 options like FoV and a resolution scale slider.
Your only options are to change the FoV between Vert- or Hor+ via a config file, and set resolution scale to 'half', 'full', or 'uber' in the menus.
At 'half' resolution scale it's running ~100 FPS most of the time, rather than 35-50.
Though I hate sub-native rendering of any kind, if I could drop it to something in-between 'half' and 'full' resolution, and sharpen the image with something like ReShade, that might be a better compromise.
Since you can't adjust the FoV - only switch it between Vert- or Hor+ (why did Epic have to make the default for UE4 Vert- ?) your only options are a really tight crop or an excessively-wide FoV:
Unmodded: game pillarboxes anything wider than 16:9
Modded to support ultrawide, Vert-
Modded to support ultrawide, Hor+
psychotron
Member
I knew nothing about this game until I just saw ACG put up a review. Sci-Fi? Horror? I'm all over this!! I love when great games come out of nowhere.
megatronium
Member
Now downloading for PC. Paid $22! Hyped.
Yea his review was really strong
It's there now for me.
You have to search for Observer_ rather than just Observer though when using the web store.
Has there been any answer on the the PSN version is more expensive than the Xbox version yet?
MosquitoSmasher
Member
So guys how is the Xbox One version faring in terms of graphics and performance? Is it stable and less aliasing than Layers of Fear had?
Beat the game last night. I overall really enjoyed it. I personally don't think it's as scary as Amnesia or Soma. I wasn't going in to be scared though, I was interested in the story and atmosphere and that was all top notch. I think it's also one of the best looking first person horror type games I've ever seen.
The game has a few hide from monster sequences, but it's not as prevelent as something like Soma. I can appreciate that because those sequences are never the best. Thankfully they're pretty forgiving in this game.
The game has a few hide from monster sequences, but it's not as prevelent as something like Soma. I can appreciate that because those sequences are never the best. Thankfully they're pretty forgiving in this game.
Game seems to have incredible atmosphere and I love cyberpunk.
But..I hate Jump scares and I especially hate "hiDr from monster" gameplay. It's why I never touched Soma despite hearing so much about its story, but someday I'll get it on PC and use that mod that disables all enemies.
As for jump scares I played though Resident Evil 7 and Prey despite that because you atleast become powerful in that game so that after a point it just doesn't matter. But if this is a game that requires you to walk and hide and shit then as much as I want to...I won't play it.
But..I hate Jump scares and I especially hate "hiDr from monster" gameplay. It's why I never touched Soma despite hearing so much about its story, but someday I'll get it on PC and use that mod that disables all enemies.
As for jump scares I played though Resident Evil 7 and Prey despite that because you atleast become powerful in that game so that after a point it just doesn't matter. But if this is a game that requires you to walk and hide and shit then as much as I want to...I won't play it.
Pjsprojects
Member
Wow (good graphics) just played up to getting the first door code...
The game runs well on AMD hardware but as already mentioned no ultrawide support. Also while looking at the ini file I noticed a line for HDR,is this just a default like for Unreal engine?
Not my cup of tea so far but going to carry on just to get out of the block of flats you start in.
The game runs well on AMD hardware but as already mentioned no ultrawide support. Also while looking at the ini file I noticed a line for HDR,is this just a default like for Unreal engine?
Not my cup of tea so far but going to carry on just to get out of the block of flats you start in.
Fakeknowledge
Member
Stuck at the first crime scene lol.
Found the security panel and hacked it to get the last digit, but now what?
Maybe there is a clue near by.... what number could it be that ends in 4...
Noticed EA are doing this too with NBA - £35 on XBL (£31.50 with EA Access), but over £40 on PSN. Granted, it's EA.
Pjsprojects
Member
I almost hope someone would have patented the emulation of CA in video games to avoid usage like this...
Game seems interesting though, might need to pick it up later on.