That happened to me when I was trying to force transparency anti-aliasing.
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Kingdoms of Amalur demo impressions thread [Up On 360/Origin/Steam/U.S. PSN]
- Thread starter CrunchinJelly
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That happened to me when I was trying to force transparency anti-aliasing.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
I really wish you could press other buttons during the 'Tutorial' screens. I had just to ALT+TAB out of the demo because my middle mouse wheel does not work.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Awesome. This is why we get focus-tested to death.
Try Q (the alternate key for switching weapons).
bluedeviltron
Member
Except I didn't say I stopped at the first conversation. I said I got bored at the first conversation. Because it's visually and narratively boring.
Isn't every area roughly the same as that intro dungeon, though? I've heard it compared to Fable structurally on several podcasts.
Walk down hallway, fight baddies with bad camera hovering around, continue walking down hallway. Except in the open world there are mountains on either side of the hallway?
No, they're nothing like that area, because that is a tutorial.
No, it isn't. The first part is linear because it is a tutorial. It opens up a lot after that segment. You get 45 mins to explore the world when you are done with it.
No, it's an open world game.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
No it's not, and you'd know that if you bothered to finish the tutorial.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
This game is so fucking bought. That is all. Thank you demo 
DyslexicAlucard
Member
I just get a black screen after the intro movie, short of creating my character.
I was really looking forward to it, too
I was really looking forward to it, too
Ah jeeze. At least play the demo for a bit longer until you make such statements.
I just get a black screen after the intro movie, short of creating my character.
I was really looking forward to it, too
AMD card? Turn off post-processing in CCC.
I just get a black screen after the intro movie, short of creating my character.
I was really looking forward to it, too
Disable post-processing in the graphics options or force AA through CCC. The latter worked for me.
In-game, not CCC.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Wow, even with different buttons mapped, it doesn't work.
nincompoop
Banned
Steam has its own protocol? Mind blown.
Deified Data
Banned
To those who've played, would it be safe to compare the nature of the open world to Zelda or Okami?
I will thank them on February 7th if the game has a nice, shiny polish, and the load times are reduced significantly from what we've seen. In fact, even cutting them in half would be good enough for me. There seems to be so much awesome in this game, that all the nitpicks I've been reading (probably) won't matter in the grand scheme of things.
Now if the demo would hurry to PSN, I'd be happy!
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
I just get a black screen after the intro movie, short of creating my character.
I was really looking forward to it, too
If you're on PC, turn off post processing.
Even in the demo, the load times are far far shorter on PC than what I saw in videos.
Do you not understand what open world means?
Pc gamling seems to be in better shape than ever judging by this thread
Can't the technical pc issues be discussed elsewhere? I doubt the majority of neogaf cares about filter issues or missing mouse pointers on some graphic card...
I thought the demo was nice, kind of like a "good" fable gameplay-wise with better art. Wonder if it holds up for 30 hours or more though, will greatly depend on story and world design... Two things that did not really impress me yet
Can't the technical pc issues be discussed elsewhere? I doubt the majority of neogaf cares about filter issues or missing mouse pointers on some graphic card...
I thought the demo was nice, kind of like a "good" fable gameplay-wise with better art. Wonder if it holds up for 30 hours or more though, will greatly depend on story and world design... Two things that did not really impress me yet
bluedeviltron
Member
Well, good to know. I'm sorry I didn't play the demo for 45 minutes. The 20 minutes I did play were the definition of linear, they were as visually bland as can be and the camera broke during every combat encounter.
Bad representation of the game, as I said. Read the post above this one where the devs explain that the demo is a bad representation of the game.
And either everyone has been lying when they compare its brand of open world to Fable, or I've misunderstood. I'm glad it eventually opens up.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
There is literally one issue, and it's the game not working with PP on. God forbid we try to help people who are in need of it.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Demo done.
Meh stuff was almost exclusively tied to technical issues, which I understand. Aforementioned audio bugs were annoying. Random pauses (often at the start of combat). Pop-in is incredibly awful (the worst I've seen in a long time), especially given the relatively low tech look of the game.
Otherwise I can see fun to be had. It's very traditional. Seems like a pretty old fashioned loot grinder, which I can dig. I like the art. It has a nice clean look. Combat being fairly simple action makes killing dudes enjoyable.
How it wraps up as a full game will really be the defining factor in my purchase. A lot of quests could easily devolve into the fetch variety. Potential for grinding too. As long as those two things don't become tedious, and the game keeps itself interesting, I'll probably bite later down the track. Waaay too much shit in my backlog I need to get through to pick this up now, but after Dark Souls and Mass Effect 3 are done, this will be the next RPG.
Oh, and for those that are wondering, to get the Mass Effect bonus stuff you need to a) Complete the tutorial, and b) 'Complete' the demo, which consists of waiting out the 40 minute time limit.
Meh stuff was almost exclusively tied to technical issues, which I understand. Aforementioned audio bugs were annoying. Random pauses (often at the start of combat). Pop-in is incredibly awful (the worst I've seen in a long time), especially given the relatively low tech look of the game.
Otherwise I can see fun to be had. It's very traditional. Seems like a pretty old fashioned loot grinder, which I can dig. I like the art. It has a nice clean look. Combat being fairly simple action makes killing dudes enjoyable.
How it wraps up as a full game will really be the defining factor in my purchase. A lot of quests could easily devolve into the fetch variety. Potential for grinding too. As long as those two things don't become tedious, and the game keeps itself interesting, I'll probably bite later down the track. Waaay too much shit in my backlog I need to get through to pick this up now, but after Dark Souls and Mass Effect 3 are done, this will be the next RPG.
Oh, and for those that are wondering, to get the Mass Effect bonus stuff you need to a) Complete the tutorial, and b) 'Complete' the demo, which consists of waiting out the 40 minute time limit.
RPGCrazied
Member
Haven't played the PS3 demo. Some say its up. Anyone try it? How does it look, run?
bluedeviltron
Member
Fable is open world. Skyrim is open world. Do you not understand the difference between those two games?
Only because of technical issues. Don't expect that the tutorial area and/or the way it is structured changes in the final game.
Pc gamling seems to be in better shape than ever judging by this thread
Can't the technical pc issues be discussed elsewhere? I doubt the majority of neogaf cares about filter issues or missing mouse pointers on some graphic card...
It's one issue, people are asking for help.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Seriously, if anyone has a solution to the 'buttons not working on tutorial screens' problem, I'll be your best friend. Specifically, I've got stuck twice at the longbow.
Deified Data
Banned
Can anyone post screenshots of their custom characters/character creation screen?
Its in between fable and elder scrolls, its open world, but not just one giant island you explore seamlessly. Probably not the best comparison, but maybe like nier, but on a bigger scale.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
You consider Fable open world? Seriously? The game is a succession of corridors.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Are you really just going to sit and continue to argue with people who have actually finished the demo? For fucks sake, I know it's the Internet and everything but say you were wrong and come back when (if) you finish the demo with your actual opinion. Nobody wants to parse out semantic definitions with somebody who has no actual fame of reference.
Note to self, hide linkedin profile and name at all costs from GAF-Detective force!
That info is kind of off-topic for the demo thread.
As for the "open-world" nature of the game, I'd say it's more like FFXII with seamless loading between zones.
NinajHeartless
Member
This demo is really fantastic, been loving every second of it since I booted it up.
Will definitely be picking this game up
Will definitely be picking this game up
Is that the one where you have to scroll the middle mouse button, not press it?
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
My god D: It's glorious.