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The game is absolutely gorgeous, but the framerate dips on PS4, even during the quiet moments, are a real bummer
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Shinji Mikami's THE EVIL WITHIN |OT| Where's everyone going? Tango?
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Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
While this is true, I swear there's something up here. Enhanced Steam tells me Evil Within right now has 72% positive reviews and 28% negative reviews, but literally all the positive reviews have been thumbs downed so they don't appear for pages and all the thumbs down reviews are taking up the top 20 or something reviews.
This is also in the top review of the game right now:
The Pros and Neutral are literally all tech stuff or read almost like information of game features/details, the bad stuff I don't even agree with at all and makes it sound like a completely different game from what I'm playing.
TheTurboFD
Member
Been taking screenshots more than playing 
Intheflorsh
Banned
I'm enjoying this way more than I thought I would. It's a messier RE4 with stealth and more open environments.
Most of those reviews have to do with the 30 fps lock and the black bars, not the game itself. It's a pretty awful port.
Most of those reviews have to do with the 30 fps lock and the black bars, not the game itself. It's a pretty awful port.
Playing it on PS4, the opening cut scene made me think i ordered the PS3 version by mistake, looked pretty bad visually, but surprisingly the in-game graphics look so much better, I don't know why some people are disappointed by the visuals, it looks great! like a slasher film, really loves the art and effects that give this game such a unique look and an amazing atmosphere!
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
I really don't understand, how is the PC port awful? The black borders are literally in every version of the game, that has nothing to do with the port. If anything, I think the port is very good. It's running perfectly fine for me, no crashes, no frame drops, super fast load times, and it looks extremely pretty. I don't even have that powerful a machine AND an AMD graphics card, but the game is running flawless for me. And then the reviews describe the game and it doesn't even sound like the game I'm actually playing.
Basically, I'm just very confused. From my experience, this is actually one of the better PC ports I've played, it's substantially better in many ways to what I've played and seen of the console version of the game.
Been taking screenshots more than playing
which platform are those from? looks really good!
can't wait to dive into this, will be home from university in about 2 hours, just has to get dark then, which will probably take 3-4 more hours. Here's hoping for some rain tonight
Lightning Count
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Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
which platform are those from? looks really good!
can't wait to dive into this, will be home from university in about 2 hours, just has to get dark then, which will probably take 3-4 more hours. Here's hoping for some rain tonight
Those would be from the PC version of the game, as on PC you can get free camera mode with the debug options.
-MD-
Member
which platform are those from? looks really good!
can't wait to dive into this, will be home from university in about 2 hours, just has to get dark then, which will probably take 3-4 more hours. Here's hoping for some rain tonight
Gotta be PC.
thanks, does the PS4 version look as good?
TheTurboFD
Member
which platform are those from? looks really good!
can't wait to dive into this, will be home from university in about 2 hours, just has to get dark then, which will probably take 3-4 more hours. Here's hoping for some rain tonight
PC
PrimaNocta
Member
So...which version is the best, PS4 or Xbone? & no, I do not game on my PC. =/
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Deleted member 30609
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Is there a fool proof way of seeing the
invisible buddies?
Intheflorsh
Banned
Just because it runs better than the console versions does not make it a good port. The 30 fps lock and forced aspect ratio are problems.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
I've been running it 60fps no problem.
Off topic of that, but this result from trying to get a headshot on an enemy made me chuckle:
Mr. Luchador
Member
This game is batshit insane. It's like Murdered: Soul Suspect, Resident Evil 4 and The Last of Us bathed in a pool of LSD.
The perfect Dark
Banned
one-hit-kill-bossfights are so great, yeah!
fuck this.
edit: heh, throwing granades in his face is a good tactic
fuck this.
edit: heh, throwing granades in his face is a good tactic
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Deleted member 30609
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I'm having a hard time articulating why I'm not really enjoying the time I've spent with this game so far. This is a broad complaint: it isn't committing to anything. Like, the constant barrage of "chapter end" screens after one or two rooms might seem like a trivial problem, but the way it's affecting the tone of the game is actually kind of huge for me. I can't get my foot in the door, you know? It's like I'm looking through a window at a much better game, but it's kind of obscured and I can't hear it properly.
Mr. Luchador
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I wasn't going to mention it, but yeah, the direct comparison is doing this game no favours.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
Well my local didn't have Alien so my decision was easy in the end! Any general survival tips before I start?
Also my apologies for quoting myself.
This game has some of the best art direction I've seen in years, the environments and overall atmosphere are just fantastic. Naoki Katakai is a master!
Having a blast with TEW overall, every encounter and scenario feels hand crafted and thought out, this is a total Mikami game in terms of pacing. No filler, never a dull moment.
My only complaints are technical in nature, framerate drops, texture pop-in, weird animation glitches on both Sebastian and on enemies. It feels a tad rough at times but it never gets in the way of gameplay.
It's a shame they couldn't polish it to a mirror sheen but I think the choice of engine had a ton to do with all these issues. Thankfully, Even with those issues the game still feels great where it counts, combat has a nice flow to it, headshots are pure bliss, level design is open enough to allow you room to experiment with traps and different tactics.
Story is interesting so far and I LOVE all the references to past Mikami games, 6 chapters in and I've seen a TON of nods to his previous stuff. Fans will definitely get a kick out of some of this stuff!
Music is really well done too, it's not meant to be memorable or listened to outside the game but it really elevates the tension and intensity during encounters.
This game is just rad, there's some slight jank and a lack of polish but I can't help absolutely loving it.
Having a blast with TEW overall, every encounter and scenario feels hand crafted and thought out, this is a total Mikami game in terms of pacing. No filler, never a dull moment.
My only complaints are technical in nature, framerate drops, texture pop-in, weird animation glitches on both Sebastian and on enemies. It feels a tad rough at times but it never gets in the way of gameplay.
It's a shame they couldn't polish it to a mirror sheen but I think the choice of engine had a ton to do with all these issues. Thankfully, Even with those issues the game still feels great where it counts, combat has a nice flow to it, headshots are pure bliss, level design is open enough to allow you room to experiment with traps and different tactics.
Story is interesting so far and I LOVE all the references to past Mikami games, 6 chapters in and I've seen a TON of nods to his previous stuff. Fans will definitely get a kick out of some of this stuff!
Music is really well done too, it's not meant to be memorable or listened to outside the game but it really elevates the tension and intensity during encounters.
This game is just rad, there's some slight jank and a lack of polish but I can't help absolutely loving it.
paperspace
Member
Maybe the release of Alien: Isolation exaggerates the effect to a certain degree. That game looks astonishing and performs great even on older hardware, and scales great. Even SLI-performance was great at release.
But when it comes to TEW, it barely works (stuttering, pop-ins) and can't hold a steady 30fps with a rig that handles Alien @ 144fps at absolute max. That's weird considering TEW has black bars, relatively small areas and doesn't look that great either.
So I'd say it's warranted.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
You mean map fragment 1?
I haven't found it yet, but I know where it comes before of. It's 100% certainly somewhere before the area right after the lake in chapter 2 (where you can take a right to the house and ahead first encounter bear traps and mine wire traps), because you get map fragment 2 there, and the fragments are found in order progressively.
I've been running it 60fps no problem.
Off topic of that, but this result from trying to get a headshot on an enemy made me chuckle:
Is this something that happens regularly (as one could see half heads blown off left and right in some video from last week) or do you need an upgraded gun for that ? Played up to Chapter 6 and not once did something similar happen. Sure, I can crit-blast off a whole head but that's it. Just curious if us Europeans were screwed over with a soft-censored version.
Yeah, I'm getting all of them starting from 2, but I have no idea of where to find map 1. And I've been exploring as much as possible >_<
Thanks for the answer, bailing now.
This game... THIS GAAAAMMMMMEEEEE
I need to get back from work already @_@
I'm shocked to hear that you're running at 60 fps no problem. That's NOT what I'm seeing elsewhere on much MUCH more powerful hardware than you're running. It shouldn't be possible. Are you sure it's not dipping? I don't understand how it could possibly run at a stable 60 on your hardware.
Alkastelca
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PS4 ver.
Framerate is horrendous in outdoor village areas !!!!
Does it get better on later levels/chapters ?
Framerate is horrendous in outdoor village areas !!!!
Does it get better on later levels/chapters ?
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I think he mentioned he was playing 720p windowed
NoirVisage
Banned
It's pacing is spot in to me, different strokes and all..I do get that this isn't a cut and dry tale, it's a nightmare gauntlet meant to unnerve you and make sport of you when you aren't ready for what's next..it's unpredictable for a reason, if you aren't paying attention to the story none of the matters though.
The perfect Dark
Banned
PS4 ver.
Framerate is horrendous in outdoor village areas !!!!
Does it get better on later levels/chapters ?
Really? It seems that the Xbox One version performs way better because I haven't noticed any slowdowns and I'm in chapter 6 right now.
Relived to hear that it runs nicely on X1
gonna focus on upgrading handgun crit and aiming for now I think. I guess matches are going to be in short supply later, and I'm finding them very useful so if I can conserve them via headshots it'll be worth it.
stealth kills prevent revives, correct? I heard otherwise from people who played early demos but I mean, you stab them in the brain. Plus I stealth killed a lot of dudes and none of em got up.
also putting points in stamina seems essential. It's a bit stressful having Sebastian double over to catch his breath like a sumo wrestler who just ran a marathon, while 50 jerks are chasing him with various farm implements.
stealth kills prevent revives, correct? I heard otherwise from people who played early demos but I mean, you stab them in the brain. Plus I stealth killed a lot of dudes and none of em got up.
also putting points in stamina seems essential. It's a bit stressful having Sebastian double over to catch his breath like a sumo wrestler who just ran a marathon, while 50 jerks are chasing him with various farm implements.
I don't like feeling scared when playing a game so I'm just going to watch my brother play this game. Plus I'm a softie - the old school difficulty would make me super anxious and heighten the terror tenfold. I can't wait until he gets the game so I can enjoy it through him, lol.
Alkastelca
Member
Yes
And nothing is going on just walking around.... How come that no one mentioned it (reviwers ?) It's really bad.
I completed 4 chapters and really like the game but don't know if I'll continue if it still that bad on later levels.
papercan55
Member
PS4 ver.
Framerate is horrendous in outdoor village areas !!!!
Does it get better on later levels/chapters ?
Yes
And nothing is going on just walking around.... How come that no one mentioned it (reviwers ?) It's really bad.
I completed 4 chapters and really like the game but don't know if I'll continue if it still that bad on later levels.
people have said that the xbox 1 version is smooth, maybe because the xbox version received a huge day one patch.
Big shame as i was hoping to pick up the ps4 version later on and i don't own a xbox or pc
xrayregime
Member
Day off.
Let's dive into this again.
By the way, you guys speed through games like japanese bullet trains.
I feel like I'm the only one really walking through it.
2 hours in I'm only at chapter 2.
For those inquiring about the PC port, here's the performance thread:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=911735&page=12
PC "port" reception is very posititive.
Let's dive into this again.
By the way, you guys speed through games like japanese bullet trains.
I feel like I'm the only one really walking through it.
2 hours in I'm only at chapter 2.
For those inquiring about the PC port, here's the performance thread:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=911735&page=12
PC "port" reception is very posititive.