The game will get patched and/or drivers will optimize better. AMD sponsored it, so Nvidia and Intel having issues early on is not surprising.ROFL 3080 12GB not even able to run 1080p ultra at 60 fps without FSR in Daniel Owen's bench in a game that ugly
It's funny if you look at recommended system requirements they are way higher on the AMD side than the Nvidia. Eg 6700 XT is faster than a 2080 Super but Bethesda lists the recommended requirement as either RX 6800 XT or RTX 2080.The game will get patched and/or drivers will optimize better. AMD sponsored it, so Nvidia and Intel having issues early on is not surprising.
I agree it doesn't look nearly good enough to justify the performance hit, but maybe that will get improved later as well.
Fallout 4 was ok but it was no New Vegas, which was far and away my favorite of the 3D Fallout games. Fallout 2 is the still the king of the series for me though.The ACG review posted above makes it look fun. I have put almost 600hrs into Fallout 4 and more than that into New Vegas. Once I pick this up, I will probably play it consistently for years, just like the others.
I play games on low end hardware a lot, so fun game play is > eye candy for my money.
7/10 from major reviewers is like s--t tier usually. I never expected this to GOTY territory with Zelda releasing this year but I was expecting it would be in the GOTY any other year territory.Gamespot gave it a score of 7
Starfield Review - To Infinity, But Not Beyond
Bethesda's spacefaring adventure has its moments with impressive scale, satisfying combat, and some worthwhile side quests, but its shallow RPG systems and uninspired vision of the cosmos make for a journey that's a mile wide, but an inch deep.www.gamespot.com
Most reviewers scored it higher. It has an 88 on Metacritic. Not best game of the year territory, but still solid. Currently, the highest Metacritic score is a tie between Zelda and Baldur's Gate 3, at 96.7/10 from major reviewers is like s--t tier usually. I never expected this to GOTY territory with Zelda releasing this year but I was expecting it would be in the GOTY any other year territory.
I loved Skyrim. I think I played only it and NBA 2k12 for at least a year after it came out. Oblivion was amazing too. Before 76 the Bethesda Fallout games were pretty good, but the Black Isle ones were far better IMO.Million dollar question is Mods.
Bethesda basically makes solid 7/10 mod-platforms. IMO the only game in recent memory of theirs that had any heart or soul out of the gate was Fallout 3, the whole game is so out of character from what anyone would expect from Bethesda. Then they snapped out of it and made a proper Bethsoft game with FO4.
Hell the best 3D Fallout game is basically a professional total conversion mod...
So you're saying I should jump on Baldur's Gate 3 instead of this? I got about 30 minutes into Starfield and then the second I used the mouse in a menu it disabled the right thumbstick on my controller and I couldn't get it back lol. I'm sure that bug will get fixed quickly but doesn't inspire much confidence in the game when you can disable a controller just by moving the mouse.View attachment 85213
Kinda enjoying it but i'm barely in it so far due to time issues, BG3's writing spoiled me, this feel so empty at the start? Kinda like going to someone's place that burns hamburgers/hot dogs after you've been dinning on fine dinning
Make sure controller hot swap is turned on in settings.So you're saying I should jump on Baldur's Gate 3 instead of this? I got about 30 minutes into Starfield and then the second I used the mouse in a menu it disabled the right thumbstick on my controller and I couldn't get it back lol. I'm sure that bug will get fixed quickly but doesn't inspire much confidence in the game when you can disable a controller just by moving the mouse.
Well done! You unlocked the Disable Controller Achievement!I'm sure that bug will get fixed quickly but doesn't inspire much confidence in the game when you can disable a controller just by moving the mouse.
Aussie Steve found a GPU intense forest area to do GPU testing. Great testing and fascinating results
I'll preface my unpopular opinion by stating - I am not a member of the "Why I no get 144FPS in every game!" club. I don't get outraged when a single player game that plays fine at 30fps on console doesn't run 5x that fast on a 2023 mid tier PC.
Onto the rest of my unpopular opinion: I'd use Tim's optimized settings combined with 4K with FSR on a $230 RX 7600 for a slightly better than console experience and be perfectly happy playing that way. I think there is FAR too much hand wringing, pearl clutching, wailing, and gnashing of teeth from modern PC gamers. We were once heartier folk. Now everyone's cheese falls off their cracker every time a new game comes out.
I don't know if it's short memories. People unhappy with their lives channeling their anger on gaming. An entitlement complex or what. I don't care. I am not joining the whinging unwashed masses. I'll keep gaming on everything from an APU to a RX6800 and enjoying the experiences on all of them.
Creation Engine 2 is new. Drivers and game updates will improve the experience as time goes by.
<Flame suit on>
Me reading that as an ARC owner-*Elrond Voice* The blood of Númenor is spent. I was there the day it fell.
Indeed, the PC Master Race isn't what it used to be.
We've forgotten the yearly upgrade, the trash tier drivers, the monkeying with a billion different settings to get the game to stop crashing, the unscheduled trips to Fry's cause "god damn it why won't my PC turn on today", and most importantly, turning down settings.
In our victory over the console untermench, on account of consoles simply being purpose built PCs now, we lost something of ourselves never to be regained.
Still happened. Created a new character and lost right thumbstick control in the same area again. Restarting seems to have fixed it though.Make sure controller hot swap is turned on in settings.