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[lh032]

Honestly, it's one of those games that was made for the PC. I tried it on the the PS5 and Series X, they run like poo

Tried it on the PC, totally different story in every aspect.

thats why i have been reluctant to play the first one. They should have patch 60fps but since they are indie studio so its expected.

 

[Punished Miku]

Will get later in the year. Looks really good but not day 1 for me.

 

[Raven117]

Surprised Reee hasn’t banned talking about it.

But yeah, that thread delivers.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

I will buy this game if it gets above a 93 on Metacritic.

 

[pudel]

Surprised Reee hasn’t banned talking about it.

But yeah, that thread delivers.

Its stated in the thread that they dont want to ban game threads anymore. Seems common sense is slowly crawling back even over there. And there are also quite a few people who are just looking forward to this game (these poor souls )

 

[E-Cat]

Game appears to be doing pretty well commercially.

"Best-selling games that are not free" -- isn't that a bit redundant?

 

[Raven77]

Looks slow and tedious as hell

 

[stevish]

"Best-selling games that are not free" -- isn't that a bit redundant?

Steam sales charts is just revenue generated, so includes micro transactions.

 

[Raven117]

Its stated in the thread that they dont want to ban game threads anymore. Seems common sense is slowly crawling back even over there. And there are also quite a few people who are just looking forward to this game (these poor souls )

Lol. They should ban it. Cowards. Can’t even stick to their own conviction.

I think they know…. Deep down….the the worm is turning on all that (from the insanity that hyperdrived during covid)

 

[coachmcguirk91]

I'm convinced KCD2 will do what Witcher 3 did for CDPR. It will probably go down as the best immersive sim ever. Which is pretty cool, given how few AAA sims there are nowadays. Indiana Jones notwithstanding

 

[Buhaj]

He finally likes a game that's not some shitty building or strategy game.

He liked Ghost of Tsushima and AC: Odyssey too.

 

[MMaRsu]

The purple forum is wishing this game to bomb and the director to rot in hell

Very healthy people, nothing unusual

Fuck them so much. Wishing a game.bombs because there's no people of color in 1500 bohemia.

Fuck off

 

[balls of snow]

Who cares. Religion is BS anyway.

Well during that period it very much was not bs and you all want authenticity so there you go.

 

[Luipadre]

Base PS5 impressions

 

[Wolves hunt in packs]

Base PS5 impressions

Thanks, getting it's a private video error.

 

[Luipadre]

Thanks, getting it's a private video error.

Yeah it went private for some reason

 

[Wolves hunt in packs]

Yeah it went private for some reason

If you managed to take a look, how did it looked/run?

 

[Luipadre]

If you managed to take a look, how did it looked/run?

Good, he said it looks and runs great on base console too

 

[Mister Wolf]

The game seems to run really well.

 

[Flabagast]

The game seems to run really well.

Is there any difference between Quality and Performance Modes besides resolution ?

 

[Tchu-Espresso]

Is there any difference between Quality and Performance Modes besides resolution ?

Some minor ambient occlusion and foliage.

 

[Skifi28]

The game seems to run really well.

Quite impressive.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Quite impressive.

They seem to have either mastered CryEngine or the engine itself has gotten more performant.

 

[Edmund]

Previews say the game is practically bug free, on both console and PC

Knowing him, he's probably waiting for it to drop on gamepass.

 

[Wolves hunt in packs]

The game seems to run really well.

Wow i know this is very early to judge but looking fantastic to base consoles! Quality (yuck!) modes stays at 30fps, and performance mode doesn't seems missing any features except res, and staying well above 60fps, and he tested it in both combat, horse riding and simple exploring.. so early impression looks awesome.

 

[Flabagast]

Some minor ambient occlusion and foliage.

Ok so performance is worth it probably. Though it is not capped yet it seems ?

The game seems quite polished according to previews, which is no small feat with a game as systemic as this one. They were pretty smart how they approached it. They took six years while iterating a lot on the same engine and systems they used previously; with a massive increase in budget, enabling them to polish a lot. Kind of what Nintendo did between BOTW and TOTK

 

[Edgelord79]

Yet another example of how indie and AA games are carrying gaming instead of the constant insipid drip from AAA.

 

[M.W.]

The game seems to run really well.

Runs well but looks like Vaseline in performance modes.

 

[Denton]

They seem to have either mastered CryEngine or the engine itself has gotten more performant.

They did rewrite the renderer for DX12 (and PS5's equivalent) with Crytek's support.

 

[pudel]

They mentioned in a stream beg November that the game is basically finished. Just doing polishing and bugfixing at this time.

Also mentioned that it will NOT have Denuvo....and that they will try to bring it to GOG....whatever this means. Sounded like thats not fully their own decision.

 

[Tchu-Espresso]

Runs well but looks like Vaseline in performance modes.

I understand it’s running at 60fps but couldn’t see any clear indication the pro version was clearer than the FSR quality modes of the base systems (which seem pretty good).

The Pro is likely running at a lower resolution.

 

[nemiroff]

Sounds like a true gamer's game.
Disclaimer: Idk anything about the source.

Another one from the biggest KCD fan in the universe:




This gonna be glorious.

 

[scydrex]

Here is an article of KCD 2 runing on the PS5 Pro.

I'm finally playing a game that makes my PS5 Pro feel worth it

 

[Denton]

Here is an article of KCD 2 runing on the PS5 Pro.

I'm finally playing a game that makes my PS5 Pro feel worth it

So cool to read stuff like this after how...insufficiently the first game ran on lastgen.

 

[MMaRsu]

So will Nextlander / Giantbomb finally cover this game or nah?

 

[Spukc]

Buying game day one because all the RETARDS

 

[PicoLordens]

Its stated in the thread that they dont want to ban game threads anymore. Seems common sense is slowly crawling back even over there. And there are also quite a few people who are just looking forward to this game (these poor souls )

I'm certain most folks over there ain't real people. I refuse to believe these are actual people.

 

[Buggy Loop]

The game seems to run really well.

It's effectively like the original but with parallelism on CPU fixed and further tweaks from what I see. I've been playing KCD 1 lately and the ultra settings + .ini edits for things like shadow resolution and so on makes it look stunning and close to this. They have more vegetation and better character models in KCD2 of course there's only so much .ini settings can change.

Crytek's SVOGI is underrated for the years it was made and how good it performs. It's almost Lumen way before Lumen.

 

[Flabagast]

It's effectively like the original but with parallelism on CPU fixed and further tweaks from what I see. I've been playing KCD 1 lately and the ultra settings + .ini edits for things like shadow resolution and so on makes it look stunning and close to this. They have more vegetation and better character models in KCD2 of course there's only so much .ini settings can change.

Crytek's SVOGI is underrated for the years it was made and how good it performs. It's almost Lumen way before Lumen.

Unfortunately SVOGI was not present in PS4 / Xbox version of the first game (and for some reason it was activated on the recent switch release lmao)

 

[Hudo]

So will Nextlander / Giantbomb finally cover this game or nah?

Are Nextlander and Giantbomb still a thing?

 

[MMaRsu]

Its stated in the thread that they dont want to ban game threads anymore. Seems common sense is slowly crawling back even over there. And there are also quite a few people who are just looking forward to this game (these poor souls )

Yeah because banning Hogwarts Legacy and Cyberpunk made them look like gigantic tools for the entire internet to laugh at.

Are Nextlander and Giantbomb still a thing?

Nextlander is, I still like Vinny / Brad / Alex. Although their opinions on KCD1 are beyond retarded.

Giantbomb, I dunno, don't watch their trash anymore. Don't care about a single person who works there lol.

 

[lh032]

I understand it’s running at 60fps but couldn’t see any clear indication the pro version was clearer than the FSR quality modes of the base systems (which seem pretty good).

The Pro is likely running at a lower resolution.

PS5 Pro: 2160p/60fps upscaled from dynamic 1440p with PSSR (+60fps with VRR)

Seems great to me

 

[Roman Empire]

Got a time to sit and see the previews, and I have to say the game is shaping up to be a huge hit this time. I've heard the experience for KCD2 is much better, as I remember KCD being a buggy mess when it came back in 2018, one of the reasons I never got it on release.

I like how they improved combat by steamlining it, made alchemy more intuitive, added smithing (which was a crime not having in the first game given Henry's origins), and made the whole world more interactable with more NPC reactions and such. If anything, more games, especially RPGs, should strive for the mechanical depth that KCD2 seems to have.

 

[Buggy Loop]

Unfortunately SVOGI was not present in PS4 / Xbox version of the first game (and for some reason it was activated on the recent switch release lmao)

Oh wow, didn't know that.

Its a huge difference



At least KCD2 will have it on consoles for sure.

 

[Lokaum D+]

just playing the first one for the first time after release, just nuted Teresa, hate Crysis Engine, that shit is heavy for no reasson tbh

 

[TintoConCasera]

Happy to see the game performing well on consoles, means it must be well optimized. Also, previews already? They must be confident in the game being free of bugs.

So yeah, can't wait! Was considering putting this game on the backlog but all the positive early impressions make me think it'll be worth it to play day 1 without the need to wait for any patches.

just playing the first one for the first time after release, just nuted Teresa, hate Crysis Engine, that shit is heavy for no reasson tbh

If on PC check out PcGamingWiki, there's some stuff you can do to make it run better.

 

[Flabagast]

Do we know if there will be a hardcore mode on day one ? Playing the first game on hardcore was sooo good

 

[Gonzito]

Do we know if there will be a hardcore mode on day one ? Playing the first game on hardcore was sooo good

Unfortunately no, but they probably will add it later on

 

[Wolves hunt in packs]

Didn't see the previews, hopefully this time you can run/horse sprint with clicking the L3 button and unlike the first game which you had to hold the B/circle button on consoles.

 

[Wolves hunt in packs]

Do we know if there will be a hardcore mode on day one ? Playing the first game on hardcore was sooo good

wow you guys are some pro or something, i was getting me ass kicked even on normal.