Resident Evil VIIIage

johnny_ultimate · 07-05-2021 3:44pm

ZiabR wrote: »

Surprised at the amount of people still buying physical copies of games. Not bought physical in 5 years...

It’s ten quid cheaper to order a physical copy of the game. Simple as that really.

Jordan 199 · 07-05-2021 3:52pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

need something to test my new PC.

Spec pleeze.

Retr0gamer · 07-05-2021 3:59pm

Jordan 199 wrote: »

Spec pleeze.

Ryzen 5800X
AMD 6900XT GPU
32GB RAM 3600 MHz
And a 1TB Sabrent Max performance NVME drive as the boot drive.

XVII · 07-05-2021 4:10pm

ZiabR wrote: »

Surprised at the amount of people still buying physical copies of games. Not bought physical in 5 years...

they are usually cheaper thank directly from steam, etc. And you get a physical box with it too

nix · 07-05-2021 5:11pm

ZiabR wrote: »

Surprised at the amount of people still buying physical copies of games. Not bought physical in 5 years...

Plus if its console, you can resell it and make your money back, most people would be done with the game within a week or two..

Buying digital on release unless PC is just really really dumb.. Infact buying digital on console at any time is almost always a bad idea unless you like to be ripped off..

Unless you have a game share thing going with a friend or two, then its not so bad i guess.. Would still be cheaper to do that physical copy wise..

McDermotX · 07-05-2021 5:24pm

Only played an hour into there in the afternoon........looks well, sounds good, heavily optimised on the PC with good solid GPU usage as well.
Gameplay is nothing revolutionary, and hasn't dealt any surprises as of yet, but looking forward to going back to it. Between this and Metro Exodus yesterday, it's nice to sit down at the PC for a change.

brianregan09 · 07-05-2021 5:34pm

Still bloody waiting on mine

Zero-Cool · 07-05-2021 5:37pm

brianregan09 wrote: »

Still bloody waiting on mine

Smyths Brian? DPD with order received status? DPD just got back to saying they haven't received it from Smyths yet, just my info but i thought it would be them collecting it so still don't of Smith's haven't sent it or DPD haven't collected. I'd get a refund now if i could and just go pick it up in Argos.

brianregan09 · 07-05-2021 5:49pm

Yeah man same thing Smyths

such a balls , I wonder could you cancel it seen as they haven't collected yet

Zero-Cool · 07-05-2021 5:55pm

brianregan09 wrote: »

Yeah man same thing Smyths such a balls , I wonder could you cancel it seen as they haven't collected yet

Says order complete on website and i messaged them twice on Twitter since this morning and no reply.

brianregan09 · 07-05-2021 5:56pm

I just got a message now saying it'll be delivered by monday , I'd say I'll get it tomorrow as it's usually how long smyths takes , if i was in a major hurry i'd be pretty pissed off at them , sooner everything opens the better

Zero-Cool · 07-05-2021 6:06pm

brianregan09 wrote: »

I just got a message now saying it'll be delivered by monday , I'd say I'll get it tomorrow as it's usually how long smyths takes , if i was in a major hurry i'd be pretty pissed off at them , sooner everything opens the better

Mine has updated now to moving through the dpd network. They deliver on Saturdays so tomorrow wouldn't be too bad. Has put me off using smyths again anyway, especially if you're in Limerick!

Underground · 07-05-2021 7:00pm

Played about an hour, will get proper stuck in tonight.

I've managed to stay away from any promo material /spoilers for this thankfully. I have to say (and it is very early days) I'm not terribly impressed with the direction they seem to have taken this ie more action oriented, quicker enemies etc. It's definitely less horror more action.

There was also some food on a plate and I couldn't make out what it was supposed to be at all. Maybe the cook was just bad! Nitpick I know.

All that said, I'm hopeful of a good game!

brady12 · 07-05-2021 8:37pm

First two hours of this on 48 cx on ps5 has completely blown me away . WOW

Lone Stone · 07-05-2021 11:24pm

how is it on ps4 ?

El Gato De Negocios · 07-05-2021 11:24pm

About an 90 minute's in on PS5. Echo the other comments, definitely shaping up to be much more action heavy than 7, it looks lovely and is running smooth as silk but so far it's not anything that hasn't been seen before, not really feeling the enemies I've encountered thus far either.

Retr0gamer · 08-05-2021 12:32am

Loads of graphical issues on PC until I updated the drivers then a few more that sorted themselves out when I reset. Running really well on my system even with Raytracing on.

Underground · 08-05-2021 1:59am

Strong Resi 4 vibes with this so far.

Retr0gamer · 08-05-2021 2:02am

I don't know what is up with the film grain effect but it's utter garbage. Considering they got this right back with silent hill 2 there's no excuse for how bad it is. In fact it's outright dangerous and a great way to induce an epileptic fit. Don't turn it on!

nix · 08-05-2021 3:25am

Underground wrote: »

Strong Resi 4 vibes with this so far.

recyclops · 08-05-2021 8:44am

nix wrote: »

Plus if its console, you can resell it and make your money back, most people would be done with the game within a week or two..

Buying digital on release unless PC is just really really dumb.. Infact buying digital on console at any time is almost always a bad idea unless you like to be ripped off..

Unless you have a game share thing going with a friend or two, then its not so bad i guess.. Would still be cheaper to do that physical copy wise..

With game share and Microsoft rewards points this
Game cost me a grand total of 17 euro, digital saves you cash and hassle in the long run tbh especially if you are using reward points.

MS use it to push games on gamepass and make you play diff games, as a gamer it's a win win, the developer gets a game sold at full whack too. Myself and my mate would have waited for a sale or gone to Cex down the line as we are in no rush now we are guaranteed new games on release date as we don't need to worry bout that crap or hassle.

The days gone developer mentioned that if people need sequels they need to buy games at full cost, people are saying returnal is great but will wait for it to be cheaper or second hand, they can't win really.

Sorry for tangent played a little over an hour. Looks great on series X, though I still don't like ethan as a character.

Zero-Cool · 08-05-2021 10:02am

No notification but decided to check dpd again and status now shows it's out for delivery around lunch time. Weekend might be saved yet.

petes · 08-05-2021 10:18am

Zero-Cool wrote: »

No notification but decided to check dpd again and status now shows it's out for delivery around lunch time. Weekend might be saved yet.

Same, no text or anything but apparently it's on a van an due to be delivered in the next hour!

petes · 08-05-2021 10:41am

petes wrote: »

Same, no text or anything but apparently it's on a van an due to be delivered in the next hour!

And just arrived

Cotts72 · 08-05-2021 12:02pm

Played both demos and these games are usually not for me but it's certainly peaked my interest ðŸ˜‚ is smyths the cheapest spot at the moment?

Zero-Cool · 08-05-2021 1:41pm

petes wrote: »

And just arrived

Me too!

Jordan 199 · 08-05-2021 2:17pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Me too!

And me!

Going to play it with headphones for extra chills.

brianregan09 · 08-05-2021 2:21pm

Nothing for me

bloody smyths

Underground · 08-05-2021 5:41pm

Ethan's constant heavy breathing annoy anyone else? Hoping it goes away.

Azza · 08-05-2021 6:35pm

Is it me or do Japanese developers have Europe stereotyped as basically being stuck in time at the start of the 20th Century?

Zero-Cool · 08-05-2021 6:58pm

brianregan09 wrote: »

Nothing for me bloody smyths

What status is it on the dpd site? Strange i got it, was sure you would as well. Hopefully it arrives Monday at the latest!

Underground · 08-05-2021 7:08pm

I am enjoying it a bit more now. Once you accept it for what it is (ie more survival action than survival horror) it gets better.

brianregan09 · 08-05-2021 9:15pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

What status is it on the dpd site? Strange i got it, was sure you would as well. Hopefully it arrives Monday at the latest!

Still travelling through the DPD network ah well I'm still playing retromania wrestling i'll have it platinumed by tomorrow evening haha

How Soon Is Now · 09-05-2021 1:23am

Really enjoying this so far! Have it since Friday but got a lot more time with it Saturday. Won't go into too much detail but past the first boss and onto House Beneviento now. It was already creepy and had its moments but this place has seriously kicked it up a notch haha!

Add in the fact I was playing it at night in the dark with my headset on very very fun!

Retr0gamer · 09-05-2021 1:36am

Haven't really been able to enjoy this just yet. Having annoying graphical issue on PC.

There's a white highlight around all shadows where the contact softening shadows should be. It's really distracting. It seems to be resolution based as if I increase the visual quality to 2 (basically x4 times the resolution) it goes away but then it runs like ****.

Only just found a way to get rid of it. Basically I bumped up resolution to x4 times the resolution of my monitor using virtual super resolution and adjust the visual quality to 0.5. Shadows are now displaying correctly.

mightyreds · 09-05-2021 1:39am

Got it on time yesterday morning from Smyths but havent had got to open yet, still about 10 hrs from platinum on final fantasy X hopefully can start Monday.
Really looking forward to it I hadn't played 7 until after 2 and 3 remake, I didn't think I'd like the point of view, got it hard to get used to but ended up loving it.
some parts scared the crap out of me

Zero-Cool · 09-05-2021 2:11am

Just finished Castle Dimitrescu

****ing loved it. The whole place has a great pace to it and even the annoying servant enemies weren't too bad as the game gave me plenty of ammo to deal with them (playing on standard). Lady D and the daughters are great characters, kind of raging that's them over and done with though. Looking forward to the next area!

How Soon Is Now · 09-05-2021 2:16am

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Just finished Castle Dimitrescu

****ing loved it. The whole place has a great pace to it and even the annoying servant enemies weren't too bad as the game gave me plenty of ammo to deal with them (playing on standard). Lady D and the daughters are great characters, kind of raging that's them over and done with though. Looking forward to the next area!

You won't be disappointed if what I've played so far is anything to go by!

Jordan 199 · 09-05-2021 2:28am

It looks great on the Series X.

Zero-Cool · 09-05-2021 9:33am

Jordan 199 wrote: »

It looks great on the Series X.

Yeah looks so pretty on the PS5, the RE Engine is a beast! The level of detail on the objects around the world, especially indoors is just immense.

I just discovered the preorder weapon charm doors absolutely nothing except look completely out of place and swing around annoyingly when you're trying to aim. At least you can turn them off in the menu. What a strange thing to add to the game.

Underground · 09-05-2021 11:04am

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Yeah looks so pretty on the PS5, the RE Engine is a beast! The level of detail on the objects around the world, especially indoors is just immense.

I just discovered the preorder weapon charm doors absolutely nothing except look completely out of place and swing around annoyingly when you're trying to aim. At least you can turn them off in the menu. What a strange thing to add to the game.

Thought the same myself, and if you're playing on PS5 the little jingle jangle sound it makes on the controller is really annoying.

The Baker incident report is worth a read, mostly a recap of 7 but some interesting stuff relevant to 8 in there too.

Robert ninja · 09-05-2021 2:01pm

Well that's me out. It's truely baffling that a company as big as Capcom, with so many millions in budgeting expenses for their flagship title don't not have FOV option. And doesn't this have VR... so FOV absolutely went through development iterations. :rolleyes: Console focus me thinks.

Jordan 199 · 09-05-2021 3:50pm

I just spent a few hours at it there. I fcuking love it

Cordell · 09-05-2021 4:09pm

Robert ninja wrote: »

Well that's me out. It's truely baffling that a company as big as Capcom, with so many millions in budgeting expenses for their flagship title don't not have FOV option. And doesn't this have VR... so FOV absolutely went through development iterations. :rolleyes: Console focus me thinks.

They added plenty of options for the PC graphics settings, so probably they didn't add a FOV option on purpose, the narrow FOV add a lot on the tense atmosphere.

recyclops · 09-05-2021 6:00pm

I'm just not loving it. The old school fairy tale feel etc doesn't feel like a resi game and constantly checking map to see if a room is cleared is really effecting the continuity (this is more of a me thing)

Zero-Cool · 09-05-2021 6:35pm

recyclops wrote: »

I'm just not loving it. The old school fairy tale feel etc doesn't feel like a resi game and constantly checking map to see if a room is cleared is really effecting the continuity (this is more of a me thing)

No, that's a downside for me as well, the room clearing. I'm constantly in and out of my map to check if I'm good to move on or keep exploring, takes me out of the action. Saying that, i really like that feature because i hate. Missing things but I'm not sure what would be another good mechanic its place.

Overall, I'm finding it a good mix of resi 7 and 4. REmake 2 was so ****ing good though, I'd love something else along those lines, even another Resi 1 REmake.

How Soon Is Now · 09-05-2021 7:08pm

Its a shame the House Beneviento section seemed kinda short because i was REALLY enjoying it. Some of the best horror content in a game Ive played threw for a very long time. Actually probably since 7 itself.

Markitron · 09-05-2021 8:26pm

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

Its a shame the House Beneviento section seemed kinda short because i was REALLY enjoying it.

I think the short length is one of the reasons its so good.

rtron · 09-05-2021 8:34pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

No, that's a downside for me as well, the room clearing. I'm constantly in and out of my map to check if I'm good to move on or keep exploring, takes me out of the action. Saying that, i really like that feature because i hate. Missing things but I'm not sure what would be another good mechanic its place.

Overall, I'm finding it a good mix of resi 7 and 4. REmake 2 was so ****ing good though, I'd love something else along those lines, even another Resi 1 REmake.

Veronica remake would be the job

petes · 09-05-2021 10:06pm

Finished it there tonight, thoroughly enjoyed it.

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