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[Blimblim]

So that will NOT happen if you install?

It will happen, but it won't be as noticeable (if it all).

 

[nel e nel]

This brought the lulz:

 

[Wallach]

But no actual footage of people playing the PC version themselves, just controlled situations correct?

Oh, yeah. The PC version is Steamworks so there is no chance for day 0 piracy or street dates being broken, and Bethesda did not send out any preview versions for PC, only 360/PS3.

 

[KAOS]

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

 

[Steve McQueen]

This game is out this week right? When are you guys expecting the reviews?
My brain is melting about what to buy....Dark Souls, FIFA12, Forza 4, RAGE??
You know the story...too little time, too many great games
Can't f**kin' decide, and reading this OT makes the decision even harder.

 

[Wallach]

This game is out this week right? When are you guys expecting the reviews?
My brain is melting about what to buy....Dark Souls, FIFA12, Forza 4, RAGE??
You know the story...too little time, too many great games
Can't f**kin' decide, and reading this OT makes the decision even harder.

First review tomorrow, rest of them Tuesday at the earliest.

 

[Fersis]

* Crosses fingers for Doom, Wolfenstein and Commander Keen easter eggs *

 

[Steve McQueen]

First review tomorrow, rest of them Tuesday at the earliest.

Thanks! Who's doing the first review?

 

[M.W.]

I think we're all nitpicking this game a bit when it comes down to this texture issue. lol

 

[Cpt.Underpants]

Not sure if it's been posted, Rage 10 minute Demo (PC) by Gamespot

hmm, Claudia Black trying out a southern american accent

Im hearing a mix of australian and south american accent

Cool demo btw

 

[GrayFoxPL]

* Crosses fingers for Doom, Wolfenstein and Commander Keen easter eggs *

Quake, Doom, Wolfenstein full versions unlocked after beating the game.








I wish.

 

[Wallach]

Thanks! Who's doing the first review?

I don't think it was stated who was granted that by Bethesda. Probably IGN.

 

[solarus]

Thanks! Who's doing the first review?

IGN's had the most coverage so far right? i have a feeling they will have the first review.
EDIT: beaten

 

[Corky]

I remember a gaffer saying that the pc version lacked graphical settings, did it turn out to stick in the end?

 

[delta25]

I remember a gaffer saying that the pc version lacked graphical settings, did it turn out to stick in the end?

iirc the only graphical options for the PC is the resolution and aa/af

 

[BeEatNU]

Any difference between install and from the disc, or just loadtimes?

I always install my games so I didn't try disc times

Are you sure you wouldnt score it a 9.1?

nope, 9.2 and not a point lower

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

I hate that you had to add music over the gameplay

 

[JetBlackPanda]

Not sure if it's been posted, Rage 10 minute Demo (PC) by Gamespot

cool but damn that one guy is annoying as fuck.. how does he even have a job?

 

[Steve McQueen]

I don't think it was stated who was granted that by Bethesda. Probably IGN.

Ok thanks! Tbh, Rage was not on my radar, but the videos posted are just amazing

 

[commissar]

* Crosses fingers for Doom, Wolfenstein and Commander Keen easter eggs *

We already know there's Doom and Wolfenstein.

Spoiler

Doom guy is a bobblehead at the start, there's a Wolf 3D door in a building somewhere in the environment (linked on the Rage twitter IIRC

 

[Man]

cool but damn that one guy is annoying as fuck.. how does he even have a job?

My thoughts exactly when watching this earlier. Game journo stereotype.

 

[Always-honest]

It will still happen. Might not be as bad, but it will still happen.

It will happen, but it won't be as noticeable (if it all).

thanx.
So, as far as i can tell from the info i got now:
- 360 version looks and runs great, but has longer loadtimes from the disc.
- might have a less texture pop-in

I always install my games so I didn't try disc times

You should if you have the discspace (i don't for this game). But i'm not interested in the load times. I'm interested in the other stuff:
- is the pop-up worse
- is the framerate worse
- is the texture quality worse
- is there more tearing

 

[Hazaro]

So I'm a bit confused.

What lighting does this game have?
Is the lighting on PC different or no?

 

[AEREC]

hmm, Claudia Black trying out a southern american accent

Im hearing a mix of australian and south american accent

Cool demo btw

Claudia Black is in this game too? She is everything now...though I dont mind.

 

[Prodigal]

Any of you guys try getting a cheap key from one of those shady sites yet? I'm still eyeing 'em...

 

[Phonomezer]

This brought the lulz:

Oh my, it looks like Todd Howard

 

[GeoramA]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8HFQAeNh3Y&feature=player_embedded

Rage PS3 unboxing + install. Looks like it'll take a good 20-25 minutes.

 

[Man]

Rage PS3 unboxing + install. Looks like it'll take a good 20-25 minutes.

3 sandwiches.

 

[pauljeremiah]

picked it up today on Steam and now fully pre-loaded Friday ^_^

 

[msv]

Is there any PC gameplay/review footage out yet?

 

[legbone]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8HFQAeNh3Y&feature=player_embedded

Rage PS3 unboxing + install. Looks like it'll take a good 20-25 minutes.

thank you id, a color manual that isn't just a couple of pages of legal mumbo jumbo and the control scheme. oh, kickass disc art too.

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

Got the 360 version.
Played the first level. Graphics are INSANE

 

[Man]

ID's first ever consoles-day-1 release. Exciting.

 

[M.W.]

Got the 360 version.
Played the first level. Graphics are INSANE

Good to hear.

Please post more impressions!

 

[Wallach]

So I'm a bit confused.

What lighting does this game have?
Is the lighting on PC different or no?

The lighting is almost entirely baked, on all platforms. It's not a requirement of Tech 5 I don't think, but considering how megatextures work there's little reason not to.

 

[Solo]

Oh? In what way?

All of them.

 

[Corky]

iirc the only graphical options for the PC is the resolution and aa/af

And this remained the case until retail :/?

 

[Hawk269]

fyi..best buy has the game listed for $49.99 for the pc version vs. the $59.99 that Steam has it listed for.

 

[M.W.]

Surprised there aren't any streams yet.

 

[Mango Positive]

My backlog is too big to buy another game. 60 bucks on Steam? Yeah, I'll wait for a sale.

Still waiting.

Fuck... pre-loading.

 

[Mango Positive]

fyi..best buy has the game listed for $49.99 for the pc version vs. the $59.99 that Steam has it listed for.

I'm sure the hour I'll get to play it before work will be worth the $10, right?

Less if you factor in the tax.

 

[Hazaro]

The lighting is almost entirely baked, on all platforms. It's not a requirement of Tech 5 I don't think, but considering how megatextures work there's little reason not to.

Well if it is as optimized as the AMD GPU specs say at least I will get something like 500FPS so I can try super sampling.

 

[Wallach]

Well if it is as optimized as the AMD GPU specs say at least I will get something like 500FPS so I can try super sampling.

Probably. Fermi cards kinda run OpenGL like ass compared to the newer AMD cards, I wonder if nvidia will have a driver update specifically for RAGE.

 

[Weenerz]

Has Steam fixed the pre-loading yet? =(

 

[Solo]

Yes

 

[delta25]

And this remained the case until retail :/?

I believe so, besides the PC version having those few options would be the reason why all three versions will in fact look near identical with the PC having the edge in terms of a higher resolution. iirc

 

[Mastperf]

I'm just tired of people comparing this to FO3 and Borderlands. Especially when no one has even realized that both games borrow heavily from Mad Max. People act like Fallout was a bastion of innovation and unique world building, when it really isn't.

Not to mention that Fallout and Rage don't really share any gameplay with each other, other than shooting things, and looting bodies. Even the shooting is completely different, as one is based solely on dice rolls, and the other isn't.

"What's Rage about?"
"Well, I haven't been able to play it yet but I have watched quite a few videos."
"Ok, what do you know from the videos?"
"Well, its a post-apocalyptic world full of bandits where you get around and fight in dune-buggies with weapons on them."
"Oh, so it's like Borderland or Fallout?"
"NO YOU FUCKIN WHORE! WHY WOULD THESE THINGS MAKE YOU THINK THAT?!
"Because that would be an exact description of Borderlands and we haven't played enough to explain the difference?"
"AHHHHHHH!"

Serously, chill out.

Ahh! Why doesn't id understand that this is nothing like Fallout?! Why would they think that?!

 

[Sethos]

So how does co-op work exactly, a bunch of separate missions you and your friends can play? Through the entire campaign, how about stats do they carry over and back again?

 

[Hazaro]

Probably. Fermi cards kinda run OpenGL like ass compared to the newer AMD cards, I wonder if nvidia will have a driver update specifically for RAGE.

Rage Minimum System Requirements
OS: Win XP SP3, Vista, Win 7
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo or Equivalent AMD
RAM: 2GB
HDD: 25GB of hard disk space
GFX: GeForce 8800, Radeon HD 4200


Rage Recommended System Requirements
OS: Win XP SP3, Vista, Win 7
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad or Equivalent AMD
RAM: 4GB
GFX: GeForce 9800 GTX, ATI Radeon HD 5550

It's like. Wait what?
Carmack just tapping the inner power of OpenGL and good drivers most likely. I'll still need to see it running 60FPS for myself though on low hardware.

 

[angular graphics]

iirc the only graphical options for the PC is the resolution and aa/af

Resolution, brightness, anti-aliasing and GPU transcoding.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Resolution, brightness, anti-aliasing and GPU transcoding.

What does GPU transcoding do?