The Callisto Protocol

SixTwoSix said:
Ah well, at least I don't feel like i'm missing out with the current state of the game - will wait for fixes and a cheaper price, I was always willing to bite at about £30.
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+1 ..........i was quietly hoping this would release in a good state but realistically knew that would be unlikely. probably a good thing for me as if it was in good nick on release i'd probably go and splurge 50 quid on it. now i'll just hang fire and pick it up in a few months when it's patched up and dropped in price.
 
Second impression - only on the starting ship at the moment but stuttering not as bad as I expected. Occassional stutter but not as bad as expected and not enough to make it unplayable. Might change when I leave the starting ship though.

Two annoyances so far though...

1) Having to hold a key down, bugs the hell out of me when I have to hold E or F or something. Ubisoft tend to do this a lot. Just let me press E or F, no need to be holding a key down.

2) Cannot play back an audio log and then carry on walking and have it continue playback...instead you have to sit in the inventory with the audio log if you want to hear it all. Bit primitive that in this day and age really.

So far though, running better than expected. Will see if it gets worse once I've finished with the starting location
 
I'm enjoying it, game is creepy.

The Callisto Protocol Campaign Part 1 | 7950X + 4090 GameRock | 2160P Ultra Settings​


The Callisto Protocol Campaign Part 2 | 7950X + 4090 GameRock | 2160P Ultra Settings
 
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Tombstone said:
Second impression - only on the starting ship at the moment but stuttering not as bad as I expected. Occassional stutter but not as bad as expected and not enough to make it unplayable. Might change when I leave the starting ship though.

Two annoyances so far though...

1) Having to hold a key down, bugs the hell out of me when I have to hold E or F or something. Ubisoft tend to do this a lot. Just let me press E or F, no need to be holding a key down.

2) Cannot play back an audio log and then carry on walking and have it continue playback...instead you have to sit in the inventory with the audio log if you want to hear it all. Bit primitive that in this day and age really.

So far though, running better than expected. Will see if it gets worse once I've finished with the starting location
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You can carry on playing the audio in the background. Don't click the back keys to go back to the inventory screen but instead after it starts playing just press Tab to get back into the game. Audio continues in the background.
 
mrk said:
You can carry on playing the audio in the background. Don't click the back keys to go back to the inventory screen but instead after it starts playing just press Tab to get back into the game. Audio continues in the background.
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Ahh good good, thats one of my annoyances knocked off then. Graphics are amazing, especially the faces
 
3rd impression - little bit more stutter now that I have left the starting ship but much better than I thought it would be based on reports. Still playable.

As it stands currently I wont be refunding. Not seeing anything that cant be remedied with an early week 1 patch, so will continue playing and stop just before the 2 hours and then give them a week for a patch before making a refund decision
 
Seems like a real shame, this is the kind of stuff I would have expected from the Deadspace remake.

I've been watching some videos on Twitch and it looks hilariously janky in areas, completely immersion breaking. The camera looks terrible sometimes as well when performing those skill shots, I'm only watching a video but it still confuses me what's happening on screen.

Rushed to release for the Christmas peroid?
 
Parky said:
Seems like a real shame, this is the kind of stuff I would have expected from the Deadspace remake.

I've been watching some videos on Twitch and it looks hilariously janky in areas, completely immersion breaking. The camera looks terrible sometimes as well when performing those skill shots, I'm only watching a video but it still confuses me what's happening on screen.

Rushed to release for the Christmas peroid?
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Hahaha we got all that to come yet next month, it's EA...
 
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90mins played, much better than the apocalyptic reports I've read. Does need a performance/stutter patch, when the stutter kicks in it drops to 20fps for a couple of seconds but after that its fine, actually wondering if its happening when its autosaving. Not going to refund it at the moment as in between those stutters its a really enjoyable game, will give them a week to release a patch. One thing I will say , I thought the fire effects looked pretty bad, oddly they kind of stand out as the rest of the graphics look really good which makes the fire stand out more but overall, enjoyed the 90mins I played and though there was stutter it wasnt as horrendous as I'd expected given the reviews.
 
When it isn't stuttering it is fine, like I said earlier even with RT Reflections enabled (which is visually nice).

My video actually just finished uploading so you can see once the HD versions process:

 
Tombstone said:
What an odd graph, it dropped by 15,000 before it even released, which is odd you'd expect it to rise in the build up to release and then drop, it almost dropped as much prior to release as it did after release.
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Possibly leaked reports of performance or scepticism due to things like release day review embargos.

I think people will be pleasantly surprised by the Dead Space Remake. A lot easier to smooth things out when the heavily lifting was done for you a decade ago. Game looks lovely too.
 
Tombstone said:
90mins played, much better than the apocalyptic reports I've read. Does need a performance/stutter patch, when the stutter kicks in it drops to 20fps for a couple of seconds but after that its fine, actually wondering if its happening when its autosaving. Not going to refund it at the moment as in between those stutters its a really enjoyable game, will give them a week to release a patch. One thing I will say , I thought the fire effects looked pretty bad, oddly they kind of stand out as the rest of the graphics look really good which makes the fire stand out more but overall, enjoyed the 90mins I played and though there was stutter it wasnt as horrendous as I'd expected given the reviews.
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The game is auto saving frequently, and it does not help. Far Cry 6 did the same, it's those little hitches as you move around the world and that's what I see on my setup.
 
LtMatt said:
The game is auto saving frequently, and it does not help. Far Cry 6 did the same, it's those little hitches as you move around the world and that's what I see on my setup.
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Yeah, the stutters were not anywhere near as bad as the reviews suggest. At least not for me, very noticeable but not "worse game of all time" bad like some reviews are suggesting. One review even claimed that the graphics "are last gen", so god only knows what game they are playing, either that or they have an agenda with their review. From what I've played so far I think it should be easily fixable
 
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