blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
Not as good as super stardust in my view. It's an OK game.
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Nex Machina |OT| Insert 80 Quarters
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The game has a mild framepacing issue on pc. It can be completely fixed using a 60 fps limit with RTSS. This way is silky smooth.
About the blurriness, I really doubt that the ps4 version is sharper. I think is a temporal AA doing his work, but can be alliviated with downsampling and lumasharpen filter (I've used SweetFX for that). Comparisson:
1080p
1620p
2160p
2160p + Lumasharpen
Gif 1080p vs 2160p + Lumasharpen
About the blurriness, I really doubt that the ps4 version is sharper. I think is a temporal AA doing his work, but can be alliviated with downsampling and lumasharpen filter (I've used SweetFX for that). Comparisson:
1080p
1620p
2160p
2160p + Lumasharpen
Gif 1080p vs 2160p + Lumasharpen
Tizoc
Member
Huehuehuehuehue
Thanks for the info mate.
The game has a mild framepacing issue on pc. It can be completely fixed using a 60 fps limit with RTSS. This way is silky smooth.
About the blurriness, I really doubt that the ps4 version is sharper. I think is a temporal AA doing his work, but can be alliviated with downsampling and lumasharpen filter (I've used SweetFX for that). Comparisson:
1080p
1620p
2160p
2160p + Lumasharpen
Gif 1080p vs 2160p + Lumasharpen
So it's uncapped as the devs said, but is essentially "built" to run at 60? Getting worried about these blur complaints on PC.
drotahorror
Member
I hope they fix alt tabbing and borderless window on PC, pretty damn quick.
Alt tabbing out of Fullscreen does this-
Puts into windowed mode.
Have to press the minimize button to look at another tab.
You then have to go to options, turn it to window mode, apply, then back to fullscreen, apply.
borderless window does this
Notice the weird thing on the right side, and the bottom of the tabs in windows 10 on the lower part of the screen. Not to mention it's chopping up the left side of side of the screen.
Alt tabbing out of Fullscreen does this-
Puts into windowed mode.
Have to press the minimize button to look at another tab.
You then have to go to options, turn it to window mode, apply, then back to fullscreen, apply.
borderless window does this
Notice the weird thing on the right side, and the bottom of the tabs in windows 10 on the lower part of the screen. Not to mention it's chopping up the left side of side of the screen.
Stevey
Member
I've been playing it at 144hz and not noticed any framepacing issues, and I'm normally pretty sensitive to stuff like that.
I also sit 2 foot away from my 24" 1080p monitor and it doesn't look blurry to me.
It's too fast paced to notice in motion, but it does look blurry in those static screens.
I also sit 2 foot away from my 24" 1080p monitor and it doesn't look blurry to me.
It's too fast paced to notice in motion, but it does look blurry in those static screens.
jipewithin
Member
Really liked it, cleared rookie arcade mode on Pro and was silky smooth and looked nice HDR enabled. Compared myself to other players and oh boy... Hard game.
blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
Wonder if it's blurry because of the voxels.
https://youtu.be/kMNanUbh2f0 I really am loving this game. House Marque is a such an awesome dev team.
Elvin Atombender
Member
Is there really no way to exit a replay (PS4)?
SmartWaffles
Member
Good lord is this the hardest Housemarque game to date? The jump in difficulty between this and Alienation is quite drastic, it is quite harder than Resogun too.
Hispanicguy
Member
Press options. Exit replay.
Just in case people missed it, I found all the secret exits. These are terminals you find in certain stages where, when you destroy them, take you to a secret level.
http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=241318518
Going to spend some time on Veteran now. I wanna unlock the madness that is Master.
Or I'll try to 1cc on a lower difficulty.
Elvin Atombender
Member
I must have come across a bug then because nothing did anything except the PS-button and exiting the game.
xxRONN1Nxx
Member
Just completed arcade mode on rookie. I must say I'm a little jealous of these high scores. Wow this game is tough.
Karak
Member
Sweet as hell isn't itUntil I checked the ACG review, I did not know I needed this game
DaveTheSnake
Member
I can not stop playing this game. I am in work right now, and I am thinking about playing this game. I want to go home and play this game!
Well done Housemarque, can't wait for Materfall.
Well done Housemarque, can't wait for Materfall.
MassiveNights
Banned
Cleared Arena for world one, felt good even though there were like 300 people better than me.
It's proper bullet hell at times, i find the level layout a bit restrictive though.
Looks absolutely sublime on ps pro in hdr and 4k.
How do the ranks work? Do they update only with earned medals, while the currency is gained no matter what?
This game seems crazy hard since there is so much going on and trying to remember to trigger all the secrets before killing the final enemy is tough.
This game seems crazy hard since there is so much going on and trying to remember to trigger all the secrets before killing the final enemy is tough.
Survival Mode is my favorite part of Resogun, too. I hope there is something similar in Nex Machina.
NoctisVsStar
Member
Tetsuo9999
Member
I've had a pretty bad experience with this so far; blurry graphics and it slowed my PC to a crawl when I exit it. It's a shame since the game itself is fun, but my PC doesn't seem to like this game. I was told my rig would run it fine too, but I'm not so sure on that now.
GTX 1050 Ti
i5-3570k
8 GB RAM
GTX 1050 Ti
i5-3570k
8 GB RAM
Shai-Tan
Banned
Controller. The mouse + keyboard support is playable but not good. Hopefully they improve it in the future.
DriftingSpirit
Member
Damn. Nice!
I can't imagine that it would be better with a mouse. Pinpoint accuracy isn't really required.
I'm not sure how such an intense game would even be enjoyable in co-op. There's already so much going on in single player that co-op must be unreadable.
(but yeah, it would be nice to have the option for online co-op)
Just got the game and finished a rookie-level run. Game is awesome and beautiful to look at -- even though it is a little blurry, which can indeed be mitigated by Reshade/SweetFX.
It is also harder than Resogun. As others have mentioned, it does get pretty crazy right from outset.
Maxed out at 4K DSR, I did get a few drops below 60 fps on my 6700k@4.5 and GTX 1070 rig, mostly during the level changes but also a couple during gameplay in the latter worlds.
It is also harder than Resogun. As others have mentioned, it does get pretty crazy right from outset.
Maxed out at 4K DSR, I did get a few drops below 60 fps on my 6700k@4.5 and GTX 1070 rig, mostly during the level changes but also a couple during gameplay in the latter worlds.
Hispanicguy
Member
Just 1cc'ed Experienced.
This game is no joke! Relentless.
Died on the 5th world of Veteran. Need a break for food then back at it!
There's so much to memorize: secret exits, secret humans, enemy patterns, hidden extra lives. Insane!
This game is no joke! Relentless.
Died on the 5th world of Veteran. Need a break for food then back at it!
There's so much to memorize: secret exits, secret humans, enemy patterns, hidden extra lives. Insane!
PC here:
Got home and completed the first stage. I'm happy to say I didn't really notice too much blurriness, game looks awesome. I'm playing at 1440p with a 1080ti, and I avg'd 191 fps lol. Will cap at 142 to get max out of Gsync. Plays great with a Xbox One controller.
Few things -- How do you take advantage of the power ups, like the triple jump? Secondary weapon is right bumper, but I'm collecting additional stuff during play and don't know how to use it?
e: PC Nvidia players -- Make sure you're using the latest driver, which is Game Ready for NM 382.53.
Got home and completed the first stage. I'm happy to say I didn't really notice too much blurriness, game looks awesome. I'm playing at 1440p with a 1080ti, and I avg'd 191 fps lol. Will cap at 142 to get max out of Gsync. Plays great with a Xbox One controller.
Few things -- How do you take advantage of the power ups, like the triple jump? Secondary weapon is right bumper, but I'm collecting additional stuff during play and don't know how to use it?
e: PC Nvidia players -- Make sure you're using the latest driver, which is Game Ready for NM 382.53.
The pacing alone makes it better than SSD in my view.
There's zero downtime in starting a new game, because it already starts on fire. Not so with SSD.
Curious on what the resolution is on the Ps4 Pro. It doesn't quite look native 4K, but pretty close?
Yep. This is my biggest problem with modern arcadey games. They take too goddamned long to ramp up. I often wind up closing the game rather than starting a new game as soon as I die. Super Stardust is guilty of this for sure.
Exactly!
This is a big reason I prefer Nuclear Throne to similar, but more popular, games like Enter the Gungeon.
Yup, on top of the retarded camera zoom to the boss with remaining enermies running around is some real bullshit. Your standard shot can't even reach the boss if you try to distar yourself. I just want to play a twin sticks shooter and have some fun man, no interest in score chasing or leaderboard. Resogun was great fun and challenging but since Alienation I think I am running out of patient with Housemarque games, Dead Nation is still my favorite.
Brian_FETO
Banned
Check out the graphics options if you haven't, some really dumb filters in there. I'm curious if the Grayscale is a rib on Hatred, seems like it
Honestly my biggest complaint about Nex Machina is that enemies blend into the background sometimes and that is the fucking worst. Was hoping screen options would allow for more higher contrast stuff but it's basically joke stuff
Honestly my biggest complaint about Nex Machina is that enemies blend into the background sometimes and that is the fucking worst. Was hoping screen options would allow for more higher contrast stuff but it's basically joke stuff
Hispanicguy
Member
Going to stream for a bit. Might do Experienced 1cc or Veteran (trying to unlock Master).
Www.twitch.tv/espanajefff
You can enable or disable cross platform leaderboards. If you ever saw a symbol of a computer next to the date in the rankings, that means they got that score on Steam.
There's a little bar underneath the 5 powerups. That bar fills up when you kill enemies. When it's full, you'll gain a powerup or multiplier (if you've already gained all the powerups). If you get hit, you'll drop one of these powerups. Dunno if it's random or the last one you received.
Starting from the left, these are the powerups:
Weapon Range
Triple Dash
Shield
Dash Explosion
Weapon Spread
Weapon Range let's your bullets fly farther.
Triple Dash let's you boost 3 times. Since boosting replenishes so quickly, there's no reason you should be holding back. It gets you our of hoards and enemy bullet patterns.
Shield let's you take 1 extra hit.
Dash Explosion. When you dash, a small explosion happens when you stop.
Weapon spread makes you have a 3 way shot.
Going back to the above picture, the big, circular powerup can be 1 of the following:
Detonator
Laser
PowerShot
Rocket Launcher
Smartbomb
Sword
Personally (and from watching others stream) Smartbomb is the way to go. Press the trigger and a small radius of enemies die. Really helpful to get out of right situations.
The 2nd helpful one is the Rocket Launcher. Makes bosses much easier to deal with.
Before every boss battle, there's a powerup box in case you want to switch it up. You just have to wait till the powerup you want shows up. It goes in rotation. I'll use a smartbomb throughout the level them switch to the rocket.
The other ones aren't great, imo but maybe they'll be handy in certain situations. The Powershot has you charge up your gun and take out enemies in a straight line. The Laser makes you move slowww but kills quick.
Www.twitch.tv/espanajefff
You can enable or disable cross platform leaderboards. If you ever saw a symbol of a computer next to the date in the rankings, that means they got that score on Steam.
There's a little bar underneath the 5 powerups. That bar fills up when you kill enemies. When it's full, you'll gain a powerup or multiplier (if you've already gained all the powerups). If you get hit, you'll drop one of these powerups. Dunno if it's random or the last one you received.
Starting from the left, these are the powerups:
Weapon Range
Triple Dash
Shield
Dash Explosion
Weapon Spread
Weapon Range let's your bullets fly farther.
Triple Dash let's you boost 3 times. Since boosting replenishes so quickly, there's no reason you should be holding back. It gets you our of hoards and enemy bullet patterns.
Shield let's you take 1 extra hit.
Dash Explosion. When you dash, a small explosion happens when you stop.
Weapon spread makes you have a 3 way shot.
Going back to the above picture, the big, circular powerup can be 1 of the following:
Detonator
Laser
PowerShot
Rocket Launcher
Smartbomb
Sword
Personally (and from watching others stream) Smartbomb is the way to go. Press the trigger and a small radius of enemies die. Really helpful to get out of right situations.
The 2nd helpful one is the Rocket Launcher. Makes bosses much easier to deal with.
Before every boss battle, there's a powerup box in case you want to switch it up. You just have to wait till the powerup you want shows up. It goes in rotation. I'll use a smartbomb throughout the level them switch to the rocket.
The other ones aren't great, imo but maybe they'll be handy in certain situations. The Powershot has you charge up your gun and take out enemies in a straight line. The Laser makes you move slowww but kills quick.
Are you using Sweetfx ?
Thanks for the drivers, didnt know they released new one for this game.
MassiveNights
Banned
This may be stupid but how do you set a score on the leaderboards outside of Arena? My score for single world didn't register at the end?