Do not go in expecting Doom quality, it's just not there. Rage 2 does a decent job of mimicking Doom but it never reaches the same highs.
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RAGE 2 |OT| Newer Dawn
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Do not go in expecting Doom quality, it's just not there. Rage 2 does a decent job of mimicking Doom but it never reaches the same highs.
As long as the budgets are in line with realistic sales projections, these games don't have to be mega hits to remain profitable and justify their existence.
Open world was such a mistake in this. Vehicles handle terribly, driving between locations just isn't fun. Every time I finish clearing an outpost or Ark, its so depressing trudging back to your car. Shame, too, because the shooting and traversal/abilities are really good.
Anyone have any idea what the online in this game does? I don't understand why this game shows the friend list in the main menu or why I saw someone on my friends lists name in the environment.
Okay so I've gone to bat for this game relentlessly but I just beat it now and that ending... holy fuck. Has to be one of the worst endings in video games, no hyperbole. Right up there with Dark Matter except the characters hastily explain what happened instead of a simple block of text. Hardly makes it any better though.
If the shooting is DOOM quality (or close) I'm happy. I'm not expecting DOOM quality level design since I expect the open world hurts that quite a bit.
Not the first time I heard this and what's funny about that is the marketing leading up to this by Bethesda actually makes fun of the Rage 1 ending. You would think that's one of the things they would try to nail that Rage 1 did so poorly.
The first half hour is insanely bad. The constant interruptions in the first couple hours are so annoying. There's too much happening in the menus and not enough happening in the world. The game looks simultaneously soft and jaggy with maxed settings at 1440p.
I'll probably get bored before finishing it but it's fun enough to keep playing for now
I'll probably get bored before finishing it but it's fun enough to keep playing for now
That depends entirely on how you go about things.
If you want DOOM complexity and fun in the fights, go for all the Arks FIRST. Focus and look around different areas for pillars of colored light - those are the Arks.
After finishing the game and getting every Ark, I would say getting the Arks first is recommended.
First impressions on ps4pro, combat definitely shows promise and playing on Hard seems the sweet spot so far, theres a solid motivation to progress and get new guns, powers and upgrades for both.
On the other hand, overall IQ is simply bad, this is something I would expect out of a first gen ps4 game. I know a lot of folks disagree but 60fps is not nearly as important to me as res, texture quality and overall iq. So, not happy with this aspect, but the game definitely has that fun factor that makes me eager to play more.
On the other hand, overall IQ is simply bad, this is something I would expect out of a first gen ps4 game. I know a lot of folks disagree but 60fps is not nearly as important to me as res, texture quality and overall iq. So, not happy with this aspect, but the game definitely has that fun factor that makes me eager to play more.
I'll echo this - as soon as I unlocked the flying vehicle, I darted around the map to collect all of the weapons and Nanotrite abilities and then I finished up the three remaining main missions and did three or so side missions/enemy outposts in between each of them and the combat is insanely deep once all of the weapons and abilities are acquired.
Arks first, everything else afterwards.
The more abilities and weapons you have, the better the game is.
ALSO DO NOT MISS THAT YOU CAN PICK PERKS FOR EVERY NANOTRITE SKILL YOU HAVE.
Have to totally agree with a lot of the sentiment here, I wish this game wasn't open world. When in a mission or going through a big fight I am enjoying myself. Then the driving is the worst and the entire open world only brings this game down. If it was a linear level based game I think it would be wayyyyy better.
Same here. Game is awesome and I can't stop playing
I've just got past the tutorial. What do you recommend I do? I see the 3 blue story missions. Do those first then do the side stuff?
Is it true that the main story is very short? Should I stop doing main missions altogether after a certain point?
It's a shame cause I really love those 50 hours long games, it really adds a lot to the world you are playing in.
I know a lot of people prefer shorter gamrs but honestly I think anything less than 15hr in an open world game is too short.
It's a shame cause I really love those 50 hours long games, it really adds a lot to the world you are playing in.
I know a lot of people prefer shorter gamrs but honestly I think anything less than 15hr in an open world game is too short.
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Drive to the arks first. You get new skills and stuff there and everythingfrom there improves the gameplay. Plus: Storymissions should be the orange symbols.
Game is goddamn amazing.
I had friends asking about the combat, so I recorded a short bit of gameplay that might help clarify how fucking good it is. I might as well share it to some of you guys too:
I had friends asking about the combat, so I recorded a short bit of gameplay that might help clarify how fucking good it is. I might as well share it to some of you guys too:
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Man, I was just coming in here to say that the combat is amazing, but I see you got that covered.
What happens after 4 hours of using the progress booster cheat? I don't want to waste it early if it goes away, but if I can turn it back on later I will.
There's a skill that lets you switch between weapon mods/upgrades in the same tier if that helps?
What the fuck is wrong with the menus? They're so slow. It makes me want to stop playing until a patch
Yeah feel the same. Open world should be at least 40 with many things to do. I'm 100 hours into Assassins Creed odessey
Man have we come full circle. I remember when people would've turned up their noses at this sentence.
Yeah. Playing on the X1X installed to an SSD and they're still pretty bad. If the stupid screen effects are contributing to the lag, it should have been disabled.
Played around for 2 hours, beginning did not impress me at all. Graphics on PS4 Pro are beyond horrendous, I mean 60FPS is 60FPS, but damn. Gameplay is fun tho, clearing outposts and frantically running and gunning opponents is as fun as in Doom.
Also those menus, the hell is with them? So slow and unresponsive. Not sure if I should wait for future patch or just play further.
Also those menus, the hell is with them? So slow and unresponsive. Not sure if I should wait for future patch or just play further.
ok if youre on a 1x and im on a base ps4 and its the same they messed up somewhere. its so noticeable.
I had the same general feeling about the first couple hours. That said, it does get quite a bit better once you are given more freedom and unlock some of the cooler abilities.
My biggest issues with the game at the moment are the driving mechanics and uninspired side quests.
The health infusion?
You don't upgrade it yourself, each tier is unlocked by those upgrades you buy, level 2 enables you to craft them. So I advise get every consumables to level 2 first.
Game isn't stunning looking on PC either.
Blurry, there is still plenty of shimmering, textures aren't great either.
But it runs great, 120 fps, gunplay is great. I have not expected such a smooth and fast experience. Not as fluid as doom, but way more fun than far cry 5/new dawn.
Driving and motorized combat though... Forgettable. Constantly having to search for boxes also interupts the game.
Blurry, there is still plenty of shimmering, textures aren't great either.
But it runs great, 120 fps, gunplay is great. I have not expected such a smooth and fast experience. Not as fluid as doom, but way more fun than far cry 5/new dawn.
Driving and motorized combat though... Forgettable. Constantly having to search for boxes also interupts the game.
Yep the game is a lot of fun and there is a lot to upgrade, from weapon to vehicle to ability etc, very rewarding exploration.
But yeah the graphic is a little shitty even on pc at ultra detail, probably the most soft looking games i played in a while.
Also i have zero problem with the menus...
But yeah the graphic is a little shitty even on pc at ultra detail, probably the most soft looking games i played in a while.
Also i have zero problem with the menus...
You can do that with various upgrade from the old scientist dude.
I hope this gets patched and improved on PC. Image quality is not good, TAA aliasing is awful and blurry...
What probably won't be patched are the controls. It is a pure console port on that front and little work has been put on making the game feel well with keyboard and mouse. Specially compared to other Beth titles.
Shame, as it's fun so far besides the abismal technical side of things.
What probably won't be patched are the controls. It is a pure console port on that front and little work has been put on making the game feel well with keyboard and mouse. Specially compared to other Beth titles.
Shame, as it's fun so far besides the abismal technical side of things.
problem is, nightmare is the same lol. there is no difference in nightmare and nothing is challenging in this game, it is like a 90s FPS, player is OP and like the Terminator and the enemies are just cannon fodder. they also behave like from the 90s. the player has too much skills, upgrades and raw power. the bigger enemies are also simple and and together with those shooty towers it is really boring to fight them. who thought that fighting static towers is fun? and they copy pasted those towers all over the map...
there is just not enough enemy variety to shake things up the weapons are all shit, just take the assault rifle and the shotgun with an occasional rocket launcher shot here and there, the other weapons are not effective, the balancing is bad.
the assault rifle just melts everything.
also, in general, i expect a drastic shift in the impressions when the "story"(it can´t even be called story, it is like a quest) is over, the ending to this game is jaw droppingly abrupt and bad.
the whole game is like unfinished, you have 2 cities that you never visit during the story, NPCs without context. textures and stuff also look like placeholder in some places.
for what do you want NG+, to do the shitty story again? they could have cut the story and no one would be mad about it, this is just a themepark OW shooter, nothing more.
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Cool I'll have to get over there I've just been clearing up everything on the map as I find it rather than doing the main missions.
The game is really really fun. But who in their right mind thought releasing the game looking as rough as this, with menus as laggy as this is acceptable in 2019?
On Xbox One X - and sorry - this game is headache-inducingly blurry. And I haven't seen anything quite like this. Surely they had to at least give a higher res 30FPS option? Compare this to other open world titles like FC5 or any ACO....its just embarrassing.
I love the gameplay and the artstyle. Its right up my street. But technically this is a mess. And why they thought releasing it in this state was a good idea is beyond me. Give me a 30FPS option at the very least to reduce the blur.
On Xbox One X - and sorry - this game is headache-inducingly blurry. And I haven't seen anything quite like this. Surely they had to at least give a higher res 30FPS option? Compare this to other open world titles like FC5 or any ACO....its just embarrassing.
I love the gameplay and the artstyle. Its right up my street. But technically this is a mess. And why they thought releasing it in this state was a good idea is beyond me. Give me a 30FPS option at the very least to reduce the blur.
Happened to me several times, but last night I updated Ryzen Master, Chipset Drivers and my bios and played for about 30 mins without any crashes so hopefully it's fixed. Same thing happened with the release of AssCreed games and BFV, something to do with Ryzen SMT.
I was loving this game until I got to the part where you have to win a race to continue the story. I'm terrible at driving in games. My first attempt I came in dead last. Now I don't know if I'll be able to get any further in the game.