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That was back in the days of the 6 monthly upgrade cycle! God I miss those days. Developers pushing out ludicrous graphical capabilities that would kill 70% of the PCs out there - simply knowing that within 6 months, that ratio would drop to about 30%. That push forward, that desire to say "look what we can do, even if your kit can't manage it" is totally lost these days. A big, big, HUGE, shame.
I think the last time that applied to me was with Oblivion. I remember it struggling on mine with the eye candy turned on, and not putting a lot of time into it. Then later in the year I returned to it with new hardware and it was super slick with all the bells and whistles enable. Not only did the game play a lot better (obviously) - but it looked superb too.
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Selfie quote time
Well I went for the gamma release on Steam as it dipped below £20 briefly. First impressions? It feels funnily enough, very much like TA. It takes a bit of getting used to with your eyes looking and scanning over a curved surface - rather than the usual flat terrain.
One thing I will say (and I admit, it's still only a gamma release - not a finished product) - is that the hardware requirements are sky high. I literally have everything set to low or medium, with FXAA switched off and other bells and & whistles. The game is barely making double-digit FPS on my PC - so it would be great to see just how Scone's hardware (and others) would cope. I'd also like to know what hardware was used in the recording of the trailer - it will certainly be pretty hefty kit!
Anyways, so far, so good. I think I'll hang fire with it until final release for now though.
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