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Darks wrote on Nov 23, 2020, 13:11:Congrats on the 3080, they're still crazy hard to find. What CPU/RAM do you have? I just wanted to mention that with my 3080 FE I'm getting 77 fps in HZD (14020 score) with all settings maxed (screenshot - colors may look off, because it was taken with HDR on). I only mention it because I would expect that you should be getting higher than that, and you might want to look into it.
Just got my EVGA RTX 3080 Ultra FTW3. Did a performance test in the game with their built in test.
This is at 4K 3840 x 2160 Rez everything at Ultra settings.
2080 Super gave me a score of 8240 43 FPS Average.
3080 gave me a score of 10778 59 Average.
TheBigVlad wrote on Nov 23, 2020, 19:09:LordSteev wrote on Nov 23, 2020, 15:13:
HZD=Skyrim for children ages 7-12.
Have you even played either game? Not that Skyrim wasn't fun but there was no depth to that game at all. The story was... well the less said about the main story, the better. HZD had a much more interesting story and lore.
HoSpanky wrote on Nov 23, 2020, 21:02:
Steev, you thought Aloy was a downer? I always thought she was WAY too optimistic, considering the world she lives in.
HZD’s world is pretty damn cool, and the story was fantastic. Yes, like ANY open world, the 100% completion stuff is tedious. But I’m stupid-excited for the sequel.
TheBigVlad wrote on Nov 23, 2020, 19:49:LordSteev wrote on Nov 23, 2020, 19:38:TheBigVlad wrote on Nov 23, 2020, 19:09:LordSteev wrote on Nov 23, 2020, 15:13:
HZD=Skyrim for children ages 7-12.
Have you even played either game? Not that Skyrim wasn't fun but there was no depth to that game at all. The story was... well the less said about the main story, the better. HZD had a much more interesting story and lore.
Yep, played 'em both. HZD only once, Skyrim still to this day. I'll agree that the main plot of Skyrim had no depth, but to say the game itself has no depth is just not true. I think most open world games really miss the mark that Skyrim hits. As big as the world is, it pales in comparison to the combined space of all the caves, forts, ruins, etc. Not to mention the entire snow elf underworld.
I love how complex the combination of smithing/enchanting is. I love how your weapon swings are slow and cumbersome if you aren't yet at a high level with it. I love all the books you can read, even. The lore is just fantastic. The sound effects in dwemmer ruins. The plethora of factions you can join.
All of this was done more than 10 years ago, and hasn't really been surpassed by anybody since, imo. Skyrim had plenty of depth, but you had to go look for it.
Ok fair enough. Skyrim does do some things well, and I wouldn't even call HZD a better game, but it does seem weird to compare HZD and Skyrim in that way when they are very different games that focus on different things. Skyrim is more of an exploration sandbox game while HZD is much more narrative driven. I didn't enjoy the lore in Skyrim much (and yes I forced myself to read through the lore books as I went through) while I found HZD to be much more interesting and original. But yes, the Dwemer ruins in Skyrim (and before that, in Morrowind) were indeed something special.
LordSteev wrote on Nov 23, 2020, 19:38:TheBigVlad wrote on Nov 23, 2020, 19:09:LordSteev wrote on Nov 23, 2020, 15:13:
HZD=Skyrim for children ages 7-12.
Have you even played either game? Not that Skyrim wasn't fun but there was no depth to that game at all. The story was... well the less said about the main story, the better. HZD had a much more interesting story and lore.
Yep, played 'em both. HZD only once, Skyrim still to this day. I'll agree that the main plot of Skyrim had no depth, but to say the game itself has no depth is just not true. I think most open world games really miss the mark that Skyrim hits. As big as the world is, it pales in comparison to the combined space of all the caves, forts, ruins, etc. Not to mention the entire snow elf underworld.
I love how complex the combination of smithing/enchanting is. I love how your weapon swings are slow and cumbersome if you aren't yet at a high level with it. I love all the books you can read, even. The lore is just fantastic. The sound effects in dwemmer ruins. The plethora of factions you can join.
All of this was done more than 10 years ago, and hasn't really been surpassed by anybody since, imo. Skyrim had plenty of depth, but you had to go look for it.
TheBigVlad wrote on Nov 23, 2020, 19:09:LordSteev wrote on Nov 23, 2020, 15:13:
HZD=Skyrim for children ages 7-12.
Have you even played either game? Not that Skyrim wasn't fun but there was no depth to that game at all. The story was... well the less said about the main story, the better. HZD had a much more interesting story and lore.
LordSteev wrote on Nov 23, 2020, 15:13:
HZD=Skyrim for children ages 7-12.
Cutter wrote on Nov 23, 2020, 15:34:It can be if you want to 100% the achieves and collections and beef up the weapons and stuff. But none of that is needed.heroin wrote on Nov 23, 2020, 14:57:
This game bored my socks off, it seems pretty cool at first then it just turned into an Ubi-fest. Ironically, I find both Odyssey/Valhalla more entertaining to play.
Yeah, I watched some livestreams of people playing and thought it looked rather grindy and repetitive. Just having an interesting environment isn't enough.
heroin wrote on Nov 23, 2020, 14:57:
This game bored my socks off, it seems pretty cool at first then it just turned into an Ubi-fest. Ironically, I find both Odyssey/Valhalla more entertaining to play.