The Evil Within 2 (Friday 13th October 2017!!!)

heartburnron · 13 Oct 2017 at 23:00

AWPC said:
This game is epic so far only on Chapter 3 its a massive level with lots of hidden underground sections under buildings as well so much content to discover.

I'm also on Chapter 3. Are you guys following the missions or exploring the buildings and areas as you come across them? I find it hard to go past anything without having a nosey but I did discover a door that needs a crossbow to open it which I would have had if I'd of went straight to the indicator on the map rather than explore freely so now I'll need to go back for it. I always get torn between following the missions and veering off the track a bit with exploration in games...

AWPC · 13 Oct 2017 at 23:54

heartburnron said:
I'm also on Chapter 3. Are you guys following the missions or exploring the buildings and areas as you come across them? I find it hard to go past anything without having a nosey but I did discover a door that needs a crossbow to open it which I would have had if I'd of went straight to the indicator on the map rather than explore freely so now I'll need to go back for it. I always get torn between following the missions and veering off the track a bit with exploration in games...

Bit of both I cannot resist finding everything so taking my time I think the upgrades are very important so I am going to grind the lot until I am maxxed out. So many side distractions though every time I try to do a sub mission I end up somewhere else on the map which is a good thing I guess!

Spook187 · 14 Oct 2017 at 00:53

Certainly plays better than the first, not as clunky, wtf is this doing to my mind, a bit of twin peaks kinda feel.

Subzero85 · 14 Oct 2017 at 07:28

Would the sequel play decent on a 15 4690k and gtx 970 ?

Westie · 14 Oct 2017 at 09:06

15 4690's should be able to run anything tbh

Techen · 14 Oct 2017 at 10:20

Wew the open world part is pretty neat and its insanely hardcore. I like it, the feeling of being outmatched at all times. The risk of firing a weapon or melee. Really amazing game for what I paid o;

SS-89 · 14 Oct 2017 at 12:22

Playing on nightmare difficulty as I wanted something close to the original, not too bad so far!

LoadsaMoney · 14 Oct 2017 at 12:44

heartburnron said:
I'm also on Chapter 3. Are you guys following the missions or exploring the buildings and areas as you come across them? I find it hard to go past anything without having a nosey but I did discover a door that needs a crossbow to open it which I would have had if I'd of went straight to the indicator on the map rather than explore freely so now I'll need to go back for it. I always get torn between following the missions and veering off the track a bit with exploration in games...

I like to explore, go everywhere, as you never know what you'll find, i'll be doing all the side missions as well, took me an absolute age to do the first one, no doubt this one will be the same

LoadsaMoney · 14 Oct 2017 at 14:04

Tombstone · 14 Oct 2017 at 14:28

My eyes must be getting old, I can see so little difference in those comparisons that it seems barely worth even making a comparison.

~>Dg<~ · 14 Oct 2017 at 14:34

looking forward to playing this. should i get the first one though not played that ?

40Four · 14 Oct 2017 at 14:35

Tombstone said:
My eyes must be getting old, I can see so little difference in those comparisons that it seems barely worth even making a comparison.

I couldn't spot any difference either. The textures and aliasing are horrendously bad. It looks like a game from 10 years ago.

LoadsaMoney · 14 Oct 2017 at 14:39

~>Dg<~ said:
looking forward to playing this. should i get the first one though not played that ?

Yeah id recommend playing the first one, otherwise this one won't make much sense, great game

SS-89 · 14 Oct 2017 at 15:09

40Four said:
I couldn't spot any difference either. The textures and aliasing are horrendously bad. It looks like a game from 10 years ago.

Lol I mean it's not going to win any awards but it looks far better than a 10 year old game...

40Four · 14 Oct 2017 at 15:21

SS-89 said:
Lol I mean it's not going to win any awards but it looks far better than a 10 year old game...

Yeah bit of an exaggeration but the textures are very bad for a 2017 game from a AAA developer. Although its not surprising really as AAA gaming is very poor generally at the moment.

Paul_cz · 14 Oct 2017 at 15:35

Playing on 1080p high preset I get 60fps but there is some stutter here and there. It is well enough playable though.

Great game so far, 5 hours in. Love how immersive it is.

SS-89 · 14 Oct 2017 at 16:17

40Four said:
Yeah bit of an exaggeration but the textures are very bad for a 2017 game from a AAA developer. Although its not surprising really as AAA gaming is very poor generally at the moment.

The textures are fine, they are heavily magnified shots.

For instance the phone in one of the videos above:

Anyway back to the game, loving how enemies change position every time I come back to Union...keeping me on my toes, also the constant fight for ammo on nightmare is making this tense!

markoboyo11 · 14 Oct 2017 at 17:22

Seems this gpu maxing out at 80% is a very common problem.

If i turn vsync off the game runs at 45-60fps so I really need that last 20%.
Changing settings doesn't seem to make any difference.

Anyway done first chapter at 30fps and game seems great so far.

AWPC · 14 Oct 2017 at 17:24

It's for sure a great game if you like old school survival horror with modern action. No real puzzles but some effective set pieces & creepy horror elements. The shader FX lighting is also stunning in game.

Drollic · 14 Oct 2017 at 18:05

Survival or nightmare?