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Post by paulyboy81 on Apr 28, 2023 15:41:50 GMT
Also worth bearing in mind for those on Xbox with a capable TV, make sure you're running at 120hz with VRR and not 60hz, the difference with the LFC (Low Framerate Compensation) at 120hz is genuinely quite stark.
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Post by richyroo on Apr 28, 2023 15:44:43 GMT
Performance mode should be 60fps, no?
Very tempted to pick this up for the weekend.
45-50fps in performance mode from what I've seen .
Cheers for the video link. Performance doesnt look great. My TV supports VRR but its only HDMI 2.0 compliant, and therefore my VRR range is only 48fps-60fps. I can see from the link it dips below this quite frequently.
I have now bought the game and will be playing it over the weekend. To be fair, Elden Ring performed shit on the Series X too with drops under 48fps in places, and that didnt really ruin my enjoyment.
I'll give it a try and if performance isn't great, I will wait for a patch or two.
The alternative is that I force 1440p in the Xbox dashboard, then the VRR range on my TV has a much larger window. However for some reason, the TV then doesn't support HDR. |
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Post by Jambowayoh on Apr 28, 2023 18:29:59 GMT
Apparently this games DRM is so stupid that content creators doing benchmarks can't even do so because they're only allowed to install the game on one PC. I do wonder how the game was released in this state especially after EA was crowing on how the game was developed in record time.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2023 18:46:28 GMT
Combat feels way way better than the first one.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Apr 28, 2023 18:51:54 GMT
Can you switch styles on the fly in game like DMC5?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2023 19:00:46 GMT
Combat feels way way better than the first one. This is all I needed to know. |
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Apr 28, 2023 19:00:56 GMT
No. The skillup review specifically points out how much of a wasted opportunity that is
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Post by Frog on Apr 28, 2023 19:10:00 GMT
The combat feels fucking great, as soon as they allow me to use the other half of my PC's resources I will be loving this. Its just what I want from a star wars game and as soon as it's fixed I will have a great time with it.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Apr 28, 2023 19:13:55 GMT
That’s the spirit
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Post by baihu1983 on Apr 28, 2023 19:14:44 GMT
Is the platforming better?
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Post by Derblington on Apr 28, 2023 19:21:28 GMT
Can you switch styles on the fly in game like DMC5? You can quick swap between 2 styles at a time. You have to select the 2 styles that you want, and you can switch those at meditation (save) points, which each level has multiple. It’s a little cumbersome don’t I think it’s that big a deal. |
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Apr 28, 2023 19:26:44 GMT
I think he means can you combo with your dual wields and then quickly switch to your Kylo sword mid swing for an ender
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Post by Frog on Apr 28, 2023 19:26:57 GMT
Would normally be a bit more annoyed but I have Resi 4, dead island 2 and dead space remake to finish off so I have plenty to be getting on with. |
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Apr 28, 2023 19:28:47 GMT
Yes. I’ve just started the horizon dlc so happy to wait for that magic price drop/magic patch drop combo
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Post by Frog on Apr 28, 2023 19:33:20 GMT
I've still got that to look at as well but I'm waiting to get some other bits finished first. Only reason I grabbed this before launch is because I got a key for about 30 quid so I figured it's the same as waiting for a price drop.
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Post by starchildhypocrethes on Apr 28, 2023 20:06:16 GMT
This is pretty kewl so far. Feels a lot less stiff and generally just seems improved in most ways. It’s also much more of a Star Wars GameTM than the sort of “souls-like with Star Wars added” feel the first one sometimes had.
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Post by Vortex on Apr 28, 2023 20:11:32 GMT
How many shitey mudslides per level?
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Post by Blue_Mike on Apr 28, 2023 20:23:12 GMT
Log in between April 28th and May 3rd to claim.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2023 21:10:19 GMT
The combat is a fucking huge step up. First one never quite felt right, like you never really had proper control of what was going on and you were beating people with a glowing stick. This feels really responsive and the light saber feels lethal. Some of the animations are still weirdly chimp like and I can fell the VRR trying it's best to make things feel smooth but I'm enjoying it a lot so far. They've fixed a lot of the issues I had with the first one.
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Post by Vandelay on Apr 28, 2023 22:12:01 GMT
Is Windows 11 actually better with multi-threaded CPUs than 10 is? Hopefully they will be able to find some fixes, but seems right to wait a little bit to play this one on PC. |
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Post by Blue_Mike on Apr 28, 2023 22:19:45 GMT
I have no experience of Windows 11 so far.
Been playing the game again tonight, just exploring Koboh and still no technical issues for me so far beyond mild half-second texture pop in.
Just been eaten by a Rancor. 10/10, would be digested again.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Apr 28, 2023 23:13:01 GMT
What the fuck is this statement? |
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Post by Fake_Blood on Apr 29, 2023 0:55:07 GMT
100% is also a percentage.
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Post by Blue_Mike on Apr 29, 2023 1:13:40 GMT
So far in this game, I have: - Encountered Raz from Psychonauts, reborn in a frog body - Taken far too long to realize that the white stuff all over the rock outcropping I was standing on was actually an astonishing amount of bird shit - Met a deeply Scottish version of James Pond, Robocod - Fished something out of what might be the first toilet ever seen in Star Wars - Been amused by a Gonk droid painted to look like it was wearing a tuxedo |
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Post by Duffman5 on Apr 29, 2023 5:50:09 GMT
A couple of hours in now, I'm on the Alabama/Jackson planet at the mo, the one where they are all southern Yankees  I am experiencing a fair amount of tearing (series X, performance) which is a shame, still enjoying though. |
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Post by muddyfunster on Apr 29, 2023 7:34:22 GMT
How's the story? At this point I need to be totally absorbed by the story to play yet another 3rd person action RPG (From games excepted).
I abandoned the first game after about 6hrs as I was bored and it totally failed to make me care. Was really disappointed by how uninspired and generic it was.
Would be good to know if there's enough in this for someone that's a bit jaded by modern formulaic third person games but craves another KOTOR like experience.
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Post by technoish on Apr 29, 2023 7:35:42 GMT
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Post by paulyboy81 on Apr 29, 2023 9:12:19 GMT
How's the story? At this point I need to be totally absorbed by the story to play yet another 3rd person action RPG (From games excepted). I abandoned the first game after about 6hrs as I was bored and it totally failed to make me care. Was really disappointed by how uninspired and generic it was. Would be good to know if there's enough in this for someone that's a bit jaded by modern formulaic third person games but craves another KOTOR like experience. Hard to see this changing your mind to be honest. Production values are higher, cut-scenes are more cinematic and the story definitely gets going a lot quicker and everything seems to be bigger in scale, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to someone who didn't enjoy the first. Sorry, not sure if that helps! |
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Post by Reviewer on Apr 29, 2023 10:53:05 GMT
It was the mudslides, ice caverns and giant ball puzzles I didn’t like about the first one. If I’m a Jedi I don’t want to spend my whole time force pushing some big ball into the right slot for ages at a time. I want to fight.
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I am experiencing a fair amount of tearing (series X, performance) which is a shame, still enjoying though.
