LadyCrimson

--Using a ps4 controller to drive was janky - as in, I barely touch the stick and it'd veer 90 degrees off the road in a mirco-second. I did turn down the sensitivity which helped a little but turn it down too much and then non-driving camera swing would get too slow. I have the feeling I'm going to utterly suck at any "gun fight while in a car" quests. Other than that controller has worked fine so far. --I like Jackie. I'm not sure why exactly - he's not particularly funny/witty or bright or handsome, but on very short acquaintance for some reason I've became fond of him already. Big soft lug meter alert is high. --I went through the optional combat/encounter tutorial section. It was almost too basic/easy and I don't think it'll help me much by the time I get to real combat because I'll forget what buttons to press by then. --Atmosphere of the game is decent. The bits of dialogue I've heard so far are decent (at least, it didn't make me feel impatient/want to skip). --ran into one UI extra-repeating weapon-text bug, very distracting, reloading a save made it go away. --does have that same issue most open-worldish rpg's have, where everything is prompting you to be quick in urgent voices but you can just "what's over there?" and ignore it while everyone waits for you. --early stealth option use is nice, I wonder how much in the main game you can truly maintain that, vs feeling forced into firefights or something

I'm still not in open City proper but maybe I'm getting closer...

NooOOoooOOOooo.....thwarted! Fine, I shall go back to the dude by the car ... I received some points or something in Athletics from galloping about tho. Didn't know that was a thing. Also, I liked that I could climb up/jump up pretty much anything I encountered. No walls, except for that boundary message. >.>

This is why I never get anywhere in games. It's been way over an hour and I haven't even gotten past the first few tutorial missions. I left some dude standing by my car and ran off into the sunset. ...the 2nd pic, visually made me think of Tremors (pole-vaulting!) Also, shadows!

I have managed, somehow, to get about 50fps, 4k, with both reflection type RT on (not the shadows RT). Mostly High, DLSS on Quality. But I'm not in the city yet, may tank there. At any rate, for me as long as it stays above 30fps, still feels fairly smooth for someone used to 60ish anyway, I could live with 40-50. I'm not seeing huge visual differences when I turn down some settings to Med. or High vs. Ultra or whatnot. I'll play with it more later.

Only 7680px? But, but, that's so small! j/k ofc. Looks great.

You're in the chr. creation right off. Make chr, starts a very brief scene bit then you're in front of some mechanic. You can save the game there and quit before talking to him if you want.

I love fiber net. Felt like it took 5-10 minutes. Well, not too suprisingly, it's a bit like Control, performance-wise, for me. Have everything at max including RT/no DLSS (a few minor things Off because as usual I don't like them, like DoF) and it's 30 or a little below. Start turning things down a bit and put DLSS on Quality, it's 40-50ish. Turn RT off, then maxed/DLSS, close to 60. So basically, run at 30ish or fiddle until you can run at close to 60. That's at 4k. Haven't tried 1440. Edit: not sure I'll play too much tonight, either. Just want to get past the intro stuff I guess ...

That's the impression I was getting from videos that had no RT. It's not that it looks bad or shabby or anything, but it wasn't super-pop wowzer in some aspects. The NPC animations can be really detailed tho, making them feel more life-like in a way. I liked that. Edit: ok, fine, I've caved to curiosity. Purchased.

Oh....figured out the camera thing. Pffft. Ok, now where's my microphone. I'm not sure this is worth all this trouble. ...no one else is going to stream this, for funsies? Come on guys, it's 2020, you can do it.

*digs out her old 920 HD Pro webcam a while back* --spends a while finding/using updated software, then wondering why windows won't detect it (privacy settings, pffft), working fine now --spends a while trying to figure out why OBS sees that the webcam exists (it's in OBS dropdown list), but doesn't actually detect/show the cam video image. Privacy settings seems to be allowed but I don't have a way to tell Windows to specifically allow OBS access. ...and there I am stuck. ...re: downloading - I figured all the servers would be hit pretty hard w/ppl trying to install the game. No I haven't bought it yet. I'll try to figure out this stupid OBS/webcam thing first.

I don't think anyone wants to see a frumpy old lady in a cat nightshirt missing shots and crashing into things while running around like a chicken in a game. PS Maybe Cyberpunk needs its own thread now?

I think one of the Obs forumites needs to stream this game. If I still had my set up, set up, I might've done it for a few hours. I'm boring tho. Btw, I'm assuming I can't really post it here, but Cohh in the chr. creation menu re: bodily parts? Utterly hilarious.

From what I've seen at least some of the bugs are consistent/persistent - same ones in footage from many players - which means it hopefully shouldn't be too hard to isolate and fix them fairly quickly, even if it's not quite on Day1 for all of them.

Oh, well, I guess some streamers can play/broadcast it early. Maybe that's why re: restrictions. Cohh's streaming it on Twitch. Guess I'll watch some.

Don't get me wrong, either ... there's still a part of me that wants it as one of those performance-gauging type of titles (Keanu doesn't hurt either). It's largely why I bought Control, too.

Once a week, maybe twice was about as often as I tended to cook. Something like a big roast or 'ghetti that would last a few days etc. The past several years tho we've been largely convenience/fend for yourself, until recently. As a couple, our tastes are fairly different, too. You could get a gas camping stove and occasionally grill up some stuff in a pan? Altho I suppose cleanup would be annoying. I'm sure I'd just grab stuff from shops/eateries, myself.

What I'd like to know is why they would not allow reviewers to show their own footage until today, but it's still before most can play the game. If you're going to put a restriction like that, why not have it go all the way to release time, not just day? Otherwise what's the point of the restriction? I own almost zero games with city/urban environments as the main focus - apparently I like trees, grass, and open skies, so if that makes me hard to please, I guess so.

Well, between those two videos, my own video hunts, and gamespots review ... I don't think I should get this game at full price (right now). Maybe if it was $40. Unless I'm just morbidly curious about all these bugs and rig performance, and screenshots, ofc. I've certainly bought games for less reasons, occasionally. I think my main issues (personal ones) is still that I'm not into urban/city environments, whether real life or fantastical. Everyone keeps saying how awesome the game looks, but outside of all the reflection/lighting and some face/chr and animation tech, the environment (graphically, some textures, art-style) is kind of blah, for me. It's not all that. Edit: not liking environment would make it hard for me to feel immersed, if that makes sense. The desert stuff I like better but I gather most of the game is in the city. Anyway...seems like a modest-sale or wait a few months, title.

How often do you guys actually cook? I mean meals, not making a quick sandwich or toast. I feel like I do nothing but cook these days, trying to keep up with always having these low-no carb vegie/meat mixes stacked up in the fridge and it all disappears super fast. It's driving me crazy, I dislike spending so many hours cooking and more cooking. I was never the type. I've been rebelling. Frozen veggie lasagna and frozen meatballs. Lots of kim chi and a little brown rice. Small snack here and there. What more do I need. Nothing!

According to the internet, if you're not picky, it could be cheaper for me to fly to Sweden and back, to check out YOUR rig to see if I'd like it vs. buying one myself. Not that I'm adverse to spending money overall, I just have to feel confident I'll get enough use from something. And not be attached to Facebook. Pfft.

That's why I just bought a second dedicated games drive! ... 2TB might be enough for a couple more years. Maybe. Some movies/shows too. At least I've seen such on streaming sites. I'd highly doubt they did the timing "similar to a doc's test" thing on purpose. Sometimes such things are just a coincidence and when discovered, you either "fix" it a bit or you stick an even bigger warning on the box. Would definitely be frustrating to be a gamer with such possible effects on you, tho. Only thing I occasionally get is huge belly flip flops when you look down/around from heights and they want you to platform jump everywhere. The "realism" of 3D space. Although, it didn't happen in older 3d games nor in all modern games. Not sure why, exactly, it triggers occasionally but mostly not.

Maybe two. My dad could also be pretty a-retentive about certain things, which would get me in trouble semi-frequently - although I don't think he quite went to that extent.

Considering how many of the cheaper alternatives have largely died out, it makes me wonder re: long term aspect of VR, which doesn't make me keen on spending $1k+ for it. Ah well. I'll guess I'll wait another year or two and see where it goes.

Ansel: See that brighter spot upper left cliff side? That's where my character/party is standing. I can move "camera" anywhere in the whole world (or under it) if I want, while paused. It's not attached to chr. location. I've left my party paused for hours while flying the camera around. And without moving said camera back, I can still focus-zoom almost all the way back up there. That lighthouse in the background? That's where my party is. But thanks to Ansel I can know what the NPC's in the house way below are up to when I'm not in there. These are important knowledge tidbits! "Photo modes" in other games? ... pffffffffffft, total weaksauce. Also, just because I like it: (click for bigger) Edit: ... still not at the end of this page...