XBX S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 - 20 November 2024 stalker

[lllscroatlll]

anyone play gamma

love/hate at its finest

recovering from a mh crisis 2 months ago i have basically lived in the zone

its given me the space to let the regenerative force kick in while im not looking

pessimistic but excited for stalker 2

 

[dwwaino]

Also added "stalker" to the thread title so it's easier to search for

 

[Cyber_punk]

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It looks pretty good. Very Metro-Exodusy.

I hope there are options for the hunger/sleep/ survival elements though. That kind of nagging thing can annoy me sometimes.

 

[dwwaino]

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It looks pretty good. Very Metro-Exodusy.

Many (at least some) 4A developers were originally at GSC so I guess Metro Exodus has the same DNA.

 

[dwwaino]

 

[dwwaino]

Good news with their hands on, especially for the Xbox version. Not much can be done about the loading times though as that's dependant on the hardware. UE loading works on a built in Async node that waits for a return before finishing its execution. It probably loads quicker in indoor maps but even for outdoor maps with world partitions and level streaming (chopping the map up into smaller chunks and loading them in and out) it just is what it is.

 

[dwwaino]

I'll be purchasing this despite being on Gamepass

 

[dwwaino]

Goes for an hour and a half so get comfy with some popcorn in your jimjams

 

[dwwaino]

Ed_Gein another reason to turn on Drudkh as your soundtrack when you eventually get around to playing this. Amorth who played on the best 3 albums, including Autumn Aurora which we assume inspired the Stalker mod, died in combat.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Felt there was a real flat period there for a few years where there weren't a lot of new games (especially AAA) up my alley, but this year (including Stalker 2) has been quite nuts.

Been picking up quite a few smaller indie stuff like Selaco and Boltgun and stuff in the meantime, played a lot of FIFA until I gaave up my Game Pass subscription, but I am looking forward to so many AAA games. And I include stuff like Star Wars Outlaws, Space Marine 2 and Veilguard I have yet to play.

Hell, I'm even excited about the new CoD for the first time since probably the OG Modern Warfare.

 

[dwwaino]

The past two years have been pretty solid in terms of releases. Previously I'd be playing stuff I wasn't necessarily into just for something to play but now I'm able to let stuff slip. That also means I'm going to have stuff to dig up and play the next time there is a lull.

 

[dwwaino]

 

[dwwaino]

Hardware recommendations and some NVIDIA benchmarks have been released. I think the entry is pretty fair but 32gb of RAM recommended for medium 1440p and up seems bonkers. I bet their test rigs ran 16gb and it came close to chewing it up so they just "recommend" 32gb and it doesn't actually need it.

Results roughly as expected. Lots of people online don't seem to realise the NVIDIA benchmarks are at max settings at 4K. As long as the game is stable without hitching and stuttering at whatever settings and configurations I don't mind winding settings back.

DLSS 3 Coming To S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl & Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

Additionally, Farming Simulator 25 launches this week with day-one support for DLSS Super Resolution. Mortal Rite is out now with DLSS Super Resolution. And our new Indiana Jones and the Great Circle™ GeForce RTX 40 Series GPU and laptop bundle is available now.

www.nvidia.com

 

[omgfridge]

Surreal this out in less than a week. God I hope its good. I went full cuck for old school gaming and pre ordered the version with figure and art book. Love the series.

 

[Nicho50]

This is on game pass isn’t it? Might have to check it out.

 

[dwwaino]

This is on game pass isn’t it? Might have to check it out.

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