LoTR Gollum system reqs out, prepare yourselves...

I can't understand why games aren't more optimised on PC, is it the fact that now they tend to be so powerful developers have just got lazy and rely on the brute force of the architecture it's running on?

Maybe the games are so big these days that developing then for multiple platforms means it's a struggle for developers to do so.

Anyway, I'm not sure ray tracing adds anything to the game at present, most hardware can't run it properly and I'm not sure many people notice the difference in gameplay, I know the games I've had it switched on I've not noticed it during gameplay (other than the fps hit).

I think it's still at gimmick stage.
 
Simple answer is the most likely one. Executives push release dates hard and any issues on "PC" are given the "you can patch it after release".

It's all business for them sadly.
 
Getting absolutely savaged. I expect this to bomb hard.

www.theguardian.com

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum review - boil it, mash it, stick it in the bin

A derivative, uninteresting and fundamentally broken stealth action adventure that fails to capture anything interesting about Tolkien’s fiction
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www.gamespot.com

The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum Review - We Don't Wants It, We Don't Needs It

Daedalic's long-delayed Tolkienian adventure is just as unlikeable and tragic as its namesake protagonist.
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www.rockpapershotgun.com

The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum review: I hates it

It’s unfortunate, but The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum fails to expand the world of Middle-earth in any meaningful way.
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www.gamesradar.com

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum review: "Not so much an unexpected journey as it is one to avoid altogether"

Much like its title character, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is compromised, inelegant, and a bit of an eyesore. To everyone except the most fervent of Tolkienites; you shall pass.
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iron_monkey said:
Looks terrible. We dont wants it!
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45 FPS with RT and without DLSS on a 40 series card, probably a 4090 (according to Nvidia's video) with massive stuttering, yet it looks like a PS2 game. It's unbelievable how poor developers are this year and it's putting me off.
 
ltron said:
45 FPS with RT and without DLSS on a 40 series card, probably a 4090 (according to Nvidia's video) with massive stuttering, yet it looks like a PS2 game. It's unbelievable how poor developers are this year and it's putting me off.
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I saw an article title suggesting 30fps on a 4080 yesterday, didn't read it so no idea of res or settings, but based on that, 45 on a 4090 is about right.

Gladly it seems the criticism it is receiving extends way beyond just the graphics power requirement, so not a great loss to those of us with more modest systems!
 
mrk said:
The skillup review showed just how tedious the first half of the game is anyway. We haven't missed out at all
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Wouldn't have gotten this on release based on gameplay vids alone but now it's a complete skip for me as I usually agree with Skillup and his views on games generally align with mine. Not to mention the game's getting trashed by other pretty reputable sources.
 
Is DJ Qualls playing Gollum now?

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