Yep so like I HRosed, not even really a remaster, just a current-gen version of a pretty recent game. And apparently not even a quality rerelease, being locked at 30fps and stuttery on PS5/XSX. Thanks for nuttin’, Take2. Hope you choke on a chicken bone.
That review on Steam - 16% (Mostly Negative). Woof. I love Obsidian, so this is just embarrassing.
From what I hear take2 is to blame, not Obsidian. Shrug. Shame, I really liked this game.
Definitely embarrassing. How do you tout “improved performance” and then not only does your performance mode on console not keep a consistent 60 FPS, it goes all the way down into the 30s (from what I read)?
No $10 for you, Obsidian/Take2.
The game hasn’t been on deep discount like other contemporary games. I guess it’s the publisher.
I see this more as a ruse to refresh it’s price point back to new release cost even though the game is years old at this point.
They definitely promised 4k60 for the upgrade (assuming PS5 / XSX only here) so there may be something wrong with the build that can be patched.
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Well, the update REALLY lives up to its name.
Who though it would be a good idea to name this after an in-game joke about shoddy corporate stuff?
- “It’s not the best choice, it’s Spacer’s Choice.”
- “You’ve tried the best, now try the rest.”
- “Spacer’s Choice Remasters - bug counts at a discount.”
- “At Spacer’s Choice, we cut corners so you don’t have to.”
- "All Spacer’s Choice patches are now thirty percent less likely to be buggy!
The only saving grace is that they still offer the “normal” version. I expect that was in error and it’s due to be removed soon.
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Ok, I bit. Bought the XSX upgrade. Hell, it’s the cost of lunch.
Anyway, it seems fine in the opening sections. I left it on Fidelity Mode, turned off Chromatic Aberration, and bumped the FOV to 80. Looks fine, seems smooth. Should it have been a free upgrade? I dunno…probably. IMO, the characters look better in conversations at least.
One thing I’m surprised wasn’t fixed is the dumb bug where you draw your gun when transitioning into a new area. Speaking of which, load times are like 5 seconds so far.
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Aaaaaaaaand I got a refund from the Xbox store. Fuck this shit. Even with the latest patch, the pop-in is ridiculous for a next-gen “update”. I loaded up Metro Exodus and it’s ridiculous how much better that game performs, especially since it’s going for realism in its setting and not fantasy sci-fi.
