Zheph
Member
I got a 3070 ti, excepting decent perf to be honest but I have an amazing oled TV. I'm playing on a friend's PC Gamepass account so the TV isn't an option here
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James Sawyer Ford
Member
Oh the OLED may make a big difference for sure
ProtoByte
Member
True, but to be honest, I don't see how anyone at Ninja Theory thought this was acceptable. There's needing clearly defined goals, and then there's this level of incompetence.
"Don't make a game that's even less interactive than your last one" shouldn't be hard to figure out.
Like I said, I know Naughty Dog had other issues.
You see though how more people wasn't going to solve this problem? It's symbolic of the mentality at Xbox game studios in general. The first instinct is not to put in the most effort.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
So, someone saying they think something looks boring from a trailer but then actually enjoying it when it's out and they play it is something to be attacked for?
Fuck that noise.
TBiddy
Member
That seems like a far-fetched conclusion. Why are you assuming that the employees aren't giving it their best?
Mortisfacio
Banned
100% agreed.
I thought BG3 looked incredibly boring during the leadup. Even after it launched, I watched twitch streams and thought it looked terrible. But i bit into the FOMO as steam player counts spiked. It ended up being my GOTY. I think it should be OK to change an opinion after actually trying it.
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Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
That’s mostly my reaction towards The Order since I was actually fan of Ready at Dawn pervious games and I was excited what they do on consoles.
But in the end what we actually got was glorified full price E3 tech demo.
Team Andromeda
Member
For me, you're just a shit-stirrer.
Ninja Theory made the game they wanted to make and tell the story they wanted to tell.
It's also insulting to make out that the teams making the game games don't put effort in, it's clear to see when you play this game a lot of effort and care went into it, even if one doesn't like the game or the gameplay.
I couldn't get into DeathLop but it was clear that effort and time went into the game and speaking of Arkane France, they show you don't need a massive team to make great games or games that review well one should say
Bernardougf
Gold Member
Are you purposely forgetting he said he couldn't finish the first game ? And watching the trailer it felt like the same thing ( which it is but with even less gameplay) ... but now the second game, that is exactly like the first but prettier and with less game play, is a 12/10 goty ??? why cant you people be honest in just one topic ? Its Phils disease or something ? ... but what to expect from you.. that still puts this neutral bullshit persona that nobody buys and then proceeds to astroturf Xbox's threads as the massive xbox fanboy you are. I guess the ban didn't do nothing. But continue crying about how Gaf moderation is unfair. Is always amusing.
Aaron Olive
Member
GHG
Gold Member
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
Trying to bait him smhPlease don't get banned forGHG . His entire online persona is to antagonise anyone who enjoys something xbox. He'll post anything to get under your skin and it has worked here...
It's happened to many users including myself.
He won't get banned, somehow...best to stay ignoring him and don't engage with the guy. Or youw I'll end up banned and he moves onto the next person who mentions they liked something xbox.
Quoting someone saying they don't think they'll like something before they've tried playing/watching is just sad. It's like you can't be won over in this world or admit you changed your opinion. It's Internet 101 and why people get cancelled. Sad as fuck.
Pedro Motta
Member
This just cannot be real. The hipocrisy is too damn high.adamsapple someone managed to 1up your shade of green, bro
sncvsrtoip
Member
Sometimes water can looks great but its not consistent, I saw realy ugly behaviour. Im not far and will continue to play for graphics as can looks awsome (probably most cgi game looking I've ever seen)I love the water waves. To me, horizon fw has the best water right now but their waves have been topped by hellblade 2. there are little streams in the second and third levels that look simply beautiful too. a lot of games try to fake those streams but this looks real enough to be fluid simulation. even though its likely faked as well.
how far into the game are you? the third and fourth level in the game have really great draw distance. keep playing. the levels are still closed off but they feel huge because the draw distance is massive. And the detail is retained far into the distance.
the rest though. completely agree. they shouldnt have made hellblade 2. make something else, something more epic and fun like heavenly sword or DmC. this feels like an indie game and it just feels weird to see this much work go into a game that is practically 90% walking and cutscenes. crazy this took them nearly five years to make. they need a bigger team. i heard they had 80 devs work on this. why? ND had 75 people work on uncharted 1 and boosted up to 150 people in uncharted 2 15 years ago. now they have almost 400 devs. You cant be making AAA games with 80 devs in 2024.
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Hawking Radiation
Member
Just fired it up now on my RTX 3080 PC and HOLY MOTHER OF GOD 
WTF kind of sorcery is this? I've barely walked 10 feet and already photomode happy
WTF kind of sorcery is this? I've barely walked 10 feet and already photomode happy
Ass of Can Whooping
Gold Member
Hey i'm still alive
Sorry for your ban clarky el oh el
Sorry for your ban clarky el oh el
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Balducci30
Member
I mean the dude said he went back and played the first one again after and it clicked for him. You’ve never had this happen for you? Again I am confused how this post is an example of a “gotcha” - it’s not like the guy was shitting on the HB2 trailer cus it was a ps4 game, it was last year, it was a trailer for an Xbox exclusive game. Maybe he just really actually liked the game. He compared it to Avatar. Which is a movie highly dependent on the 3D visual experience, the technical wonder of it - over everything else - I can imagine some people would get really into it for that exact reason.
FunkMiller
Member
Ass of Can Whooping
Gold Member
Fuck off you wanker
Ass of Can Whooping
Gold Member
I can insult most of you and won't get banned
Why?
Because Evilore is a massive cunt
Why?
Because Evilore is a massive cunt
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GHG
Gold Member
Toots
Gold Member
One @ away from annihilation.
Is it an homage to funkmiller fedora hat ?
Evilore would of course never ban you for saying that tongue-in-cheek, only an actual cunt would do that.
Zheph
Member
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
I thought he made a post saying that he later went back to the first game, tried it again and enjoyed it.
Have you never watched a film, or played a game that you couldn't get into at the time, maybe due to being tired or now in the mood for that type of experience, only to try it again later and love it?
It's like some of you lot can't allow someone to be human.
And keep taking your digs at me and throwing aorund the atroturfing statements you all seem to strangely make about anyone enjoying anything related to xbox. Water off a ducks back....
Roufianos
Member
Seems like LSM members largely dislike it, I saw Matty and Gene were unimpressed also. Spoilercast will be interesting.
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Skifi28
Gold Member
Let me guess, it didn't click while it was a Sony exclusive but when it was on Xbox it suddenly did.
I'm sure we've all had games that clicked on the second or even third attempt, but when you've been on GAF for years and seen all the fanboy crap certain users have been constantly posting without shame it's hard to give them the benefit of the doubt even if they did happen to be honest for once. That's on them.
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FunkMiller
Member
He should ban you for the amount of time it takes to beat Hellblade 2.
Can you manage on your own for half an hour?
Mr Moose
Member
HeWhoWalks
Gold Member
Ironically, I’ve expressed nothing but good things for Hellblade and saw none of what you’re claiming. Approach is key.
That said, Miku is someone I like, so despite periodic disagreements, I feel a bit bad for him. At the same time, I get holding people to their words, while also knowing that a form of entertainment can cause you to change a previous stance, so it remains complicated.
Since this is a review thread though, you have to expect folks will critique, particularly harshly if said game has ever been used as ammo to prop a brand. Happens with PlayStation games all the time.
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TBiddy
Member
I think everyone is okay with criticism and the occasional bit of warring. But this thread is a shit show. Personal attacks, derailing, 'death wishing' and what have you.
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HeWhoWalks
Gold Member
It’s honestly not much different than any other thread containing an exclusive title.
And the “shit show” has come from multiple sides - again, like most review threads for an exclusive game.
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Zathalus
Member
The only other recent review thread this bad was the Starfield one.
Skifi28
Gold Member
TBiddy
Member
I don't see how that is an excuse for people to act like that.
Setsuna Mudou
Member
I think the problem is people taking criticism of a video game as an attack on their identity or something. That's fucking weird as hell. And the more they act all offended, the more fun it is to see their over the top reactions and meltdowns.
I guess it's a modern form of tribalism.
Antony1992
Member
What a shit show is this thread guys.
Anyway, even if you could not like it, Microsoft has shown everyone, for the very first time, what these console are capable of.
Anyway, even if you could not like it, Microsoft has shown everyone, for the very first time, what these console are capable of.
HeWhoWalks
Gold Member
I didn’t give an excuse. I gave a bottom line. If you want something done about it, report it.
Zathalus
Again, we can complain about it, ignore it, or report it. This isn’t a new phenomenon. Threads containing exclusive games get like this.
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SmurfMustard
Member
A couple years back there was a pinned "warning" from the mod team to reduce the warring IIRC. We had a minute or two when you could visit threads without stepping into a shitshow. As soon as that warning was gone we went back to this what people probably consider normal behaviour.
HeWhoWalks
Gold Member
Eh, we’ve seen what these consoles could do long before Hellblade II.
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Bernardougf
Gold Member
Na.. sorry.. your lot get zero benefit of the doubt.. that time has come and gone. Nobody buys your bullshit outside yourselfs.
And there is a lot of players here in this thread saying they enjoyed the game very much and noone is picking on them. There is a reason some of you are being singled out.
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graywolf323
Member
honestly I think all that warning ended up doing was result in a lot more alt accounts popping up, it’s not like the behavior ever went away
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Just fired it up now on my RTX 3080 PC and HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
WTF kind of sorcery is this? I've barely walked 10 feet and already photomode happy
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KyoZz
Tag, you're it.
Uh? As someone who played The Order for the second time less than 6 month ago, I strongly disagree. I couldn't even finish the game even if I LOVE the period, the art style and Werewolves. It was just too boring.
I'm not saying Hellblade II is a masterpiece, but so far I'm much more interested/invested in it than anything coming from The Order.
And I don't see what gameplay The Order has that is better than HBII.
FlyyGOD
Member
81 rated game is a turd?