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THE EVIL WITHIN is the real deal! (UK Demo impressions)
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How About No
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So I preordered the Steam version with that GMG voucher code...
Not gonna lie, I think the graphics look pretty dated, so I'm gonna be pretty pissed if this doesn't run well on my 5 year-old setup.
Not gonna lie, I think the graphics look pretty dated, so I'm gonna be pretty pissed if this doesn't run well on my 5 year-old setup.
SlasherJPC
Banned
The art totally makes up for the somewhat dated graphics I think, but then again I think it looks pretty good overall in general.
-MD-
Member
I think the game looks awesome but I've never been one to complain about visuals.
Performance matters to me, graphics not so much.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Yeah same. I mean it doesn't scream next gen but it started dev a few years ago and its cross gen so.
AsfaeksBR
Member
Do you have RAGE or Wolfenstein:The New Order?
If you can run them, you'll probably run TEW at a decent framerate.
I remember when RAGE was released, my GTS250 that I had at the time ran it at medium/high with 30+fps at all times.
drotahorror
Member
I think the game looks pretty solid. Some bad textures here and there but pretty much every game is a culprit for that. I guess I'm lucky but I had nearly zero issues with both Rage nor Wolfenstein on an AMD/intel setup. On release even. Was very surprised to not have horrific problems with Rage like others were encountering at release.
How About No
Member
I haven't yet lol even though Wolf looks good.
Fake edit. No demo for Rage on Steam? Weird I remember there being one for PS3.
UK GAF: The game is up for preorder at £37 here, with the discount 'CLOUD5' you can get it down to about £35
Not sure or retailer's reliability etc. though, sorry.
Not sure or retailer's reliability etc. though, sorry.
SlasherJPC
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-MD-
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symphonask
Member
I love the way the game looks. Very dense and detailed environments. Great light/shadow effects. Outdoor areas especially look fantastic. Also I think idTech5's megatextures are a lot more suited to third-person games since you not getting as close to them as in a FPS.
They nailed the art direction.
They nailed the art direction.
SlasherJPC
Banned
I love the way the game looks. Very dense and detailed environments. Great light/shadow effects. Outdoor areas especially look fantastic. Also I think idTech5's megatextures are a lot more suited to third-person games since you not getting as close to them as in a FPS.
They nailed the art direction.
*drools*
For people asking about the PC specs:
Check the Wolfenstein specs. There's more happening on the screen in TNO than in TEW.
Tango hasn't drastically modified idtech 5 either.
If you can run TNO you can run TEW.
here's the PC performance thread:
http://67.227.255.239/forum/showthread.php?t=822016
Check the Wolfenstein specs. There's more happening on the screen in TNO than in TEW.
Tango hasn't drastically modified idtech 5 either.
If you can run TNO you can run TEW.
here's the PC performance thread:
http://67.227.255.239/forum/showthread.php?t=822016
AsfaeksBR
Member
It's really hard for a AAA game to have demo on PC, unfortunately.
But there are people selling RAGE por 3 keys ($6) at SteamTrades, if you want
Krusenstern
Banned
I love the way the game looks. Very dense and detailed environments. Great light/shadow effects. Outdoor areas especially look fantastic. Also I think idTech5's megatextures are a lot more suited to third-person games since you not getting as close to them as in a FPS.
They nailed the art direction.
It's such a beautiful looking game. I just hope the PC version is done right and runs as good as Wolfenstein. Not that it ends up being inferior to the current gen versions or a port of the 360 version or something stupid like that.
Actually, is PC footage out there?
Vinterbird
Member
But TNO ran like shit for AMD users, which is a thing to consider for people deciding platform
AsfaeksBR
Member
I remember someone noticing that this gameplay is the PC Version because the Icon Prompts are 1440p - German Commentary, through.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Actually Id assume any youtuber that got the demo early, is most likely on pc. Seeing as they probably don't have dev build consoles.
Krusenstern
Banned
How can people see that? lol
First time I'm hearing you need special consoles to play these early builds. I think they're made to work with regular consoles.
plagiarize
Banned
I'd caution that presumption because we don't know how optimized the new lighting is.
I've seen that video before, but the PC version is going to look phenomenal.
Even taking into account youtube compression, that footage still looks very good.
I love the way the game looks. Very dense and detailed environments. Great light/shadow effects. Outdoor areas especially look fantastic. Also I think idTech5's megatextures are a lot more suited to third-person games since you not getting as close to them as in a FPS.
They nailed the art direction.
Love that gif. Gorgeous art design.
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
Those GIFS look incredible.
Much like Wolfenstein, I'll wait for GAF impressions and see how people's opinions stack up with my taste. This looks damn promising!
Much like Wolfenstein, I'll wait for GAF impressions and see how people's opinions stack up with my taste. This looks damn promising!
That's a very good point actually.
TNO had issues with most AMD cards.
Those that have them check the TNO steam page and see if their cards are affected.
For PC footage: I believe the pewdiedie (?) videos are from the PC demo.
The first PS4 demo was at gamescom and chapter 8 was renamed chapter 9.
Fancy Clown
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Just finished my replay of RE4 in anticipation of this. Apart from the final boss the whole game is phenomenal. I can't wait to see the sheer variety of setpieces, locations, enemies, bosses etc that will likely be in Evil Within, because that's one of my favorite parts of RE4, just the sheer relentlessness of it. If Evil WIthin can do the same variety for horror that RE4 did for action, then we will have one scary ass game on our hands.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Yep. Early builds or builds finished that are not yet produced you will find burned on regular disks sometimes and sent to journalists for early reviews, etc. Steam stuff is usually just a beta build.
-MD-
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There's nothing fancy done with the lighting.
Both bake global illumination and global lights to huge lightmaps that are streamed on the fly. Dynamic lights limits are the same in both.
Maybe some shaders are more expensive, but then again they're scalable depending on your hardware.
Both games use the same level editor, since it's the only way to generate mega-textures. (Albeit modified for personal purposes)
Of course unless Tango has no clue about performance optimization it's a very safe bet to assume hardware requirements are the same for both games.
jacksepticeye
Member
Hype is rising too high. I dont want to expect too much from it
I love the way the game looks. Very dense and detailed environments. Great light/shadow effects. Outdoor areas especially look fantastic. Also I think idTech5's megatextures are a lot more suited to third-person games since you not getting as close to them as in a FPS.
They nailed the art direction.
Wowza. This is the first time I have looked at the game and thought it wasn't hideous. I'm buying anything Mikami puts out so just put this out please and I shall purchase it.
I wish it were an August release like they originally intended though.
-MD-
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Bl@de
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I have a Xeon v3 1230 and a overclocked Geforce 770 along with 8GB of RAM.
TNO ran at 60fps with no dips (1080p). Downsampling from 1620p caused drops
to 40fps. For me that was unplayable in TNO, so 1080p should be fine for Evil Within.
I just hope they don't want 60GB of Hard Drive Space. I only have a 120gb SSD^^ And I am planning to hold on to it until SATA2 is replaced for faster standards.
the game has 10+ chapters with (from what we've seen) very different environments each time.
The bare minimum space will be 30+ GB easily, depending on the quality they chose.
sorry lol
And yes SSD for IdTech 5 is the best way to reduce pop-ins.
Made a few.
Goddamn dat blood splatter on the first gif
symphonask
Member
Yes - this is the best quality footage we have of the game so far.
Krusenstern
Banned
I don't know how bad it was for HDD users but I ran Wolfenstein on a SSD and still noticed some textures pop in from low res to high res here and there once in a while. Nothing game breaking or enjoyment breaking but you could still spot it sometimes.
If TEW is going to be 30 gigs plus I will need to uninstall Wolfenstein. That game is just god damn huge.
I don't know if you were showing me that it's cheaper elsewhere but my link was for the PS4 version.
-MD-
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symphonask
Member
A note about the various youtube videos of the mansion level: pretty much only the Pete Hines and the French commentary one is being played on Survival (normal) difficulty. All the others are on Casual.
Here are a couple GIFs:
- You can disable traps by throwing bottles at them. Good way to conserve ammo, but make sure there are not enemies about to alert them. In one of my playthroughs, I shot a trap while an enemy was near it to take them out. You can also disable traps manually by walking up to them in stealth mode.
- Non-explosive crossbow bolts go through enemies. Line them up:
Here are a couple GIFs:
- You can disable traps by throwing bottles at them. Good way to conserve ammo, but make sure there are not enemies about to alert them. In one of my playthroughs, I shot a trap while an enemy was near it to take them out. You can also disable traps manually by walking up to them in stealth mode.
- Non-explosive crossbow bolts go through enemies. Line them up:
I freely admit that I suck at survival horror games (although I've played a lot of them... Poorly), so I'll take all the help I can get.
Traps seem extremely useful in this game.
Conserve ammo by luring multiple enemies into a trap, then triggering with a bottle. Just seems like a cool dynamic that hasn't been used very much in games.
Well it's not the only factor.
Disk speed helps a lot but it's not the be all end all for the problem.
Twitter news at eleven---
According to this:
http://biofavoritegamer.hatenablog.com/entry/2014/09/14/214749
If a demo version there is, it will release after TGS (late sep/begin october).
Hype ?
symphonask
Member
Well it's not the only factor.
Disk speed helps a lot but it's not the be all end all for the problem.
Twitter news at eleven---
According to this:
http://biofavoritegamer.hatenablog.com/entry/2014/09/14/214749
If a demo version there is, it will release after TGS (late sep/begin october).
Hype ?
A demo would be great.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Here is a couple I did. Not the best quality, but hey 
Cave Johnson
Member
- Non-explosive crossbow bolts go through enemies. Line them up:
Incredible collision detection. It's things like this that makes the games more visceral.