All the other CD Tomb Raider ports have been FANTASTIC, so I would expect more of the same.
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All the other CD Tomb Raider ports have been FANTASTIC, so I would expect more of the same.
It also helps the console versions not seem as gimped *lol*... Though I think your theory is probably more accurate.
Hawk269
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Well said sir.
I wish more devs would do this kind of thing. It bugs the hell out of me when we we shitting console ports with little to no improvements. This is coming from a mid-40's guy that has been nothing but a console gamer until the last 8-10months and now I mainly ONLY game on PC.
from GTA IV
This is the first trilaer of gta iv not the final game, anyway gta iv console has more than 4 years.
This is a 2012 game for pc.
reptilescorpio
Member
Yeah, a few people in the OT with review PC copies have said good things about the performance on hardware lower than that.
Always look to GMG, should be $35 at some point before release again, just use a 25% or 30% code that pops up on their front page or follow their Twitter account.
Deus Ex Human Revolution was a fantastic PC version and this looks the same yeah. Strange that I have a lot of love for Square this generation, mostly for non-jPRPG stuff! Very tempted to grab Hitman at $35 on GMG too!
In an r/games thread total biscuit was saying the PC port is incredibly good.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/xw2bg/sleeping_dogs_pc_showcase/c5q3e2z
http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/xw2bg/sleeping_dogs_pc_showcase/c5q3e2z
Haunted
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Sounds excellent..
There were sliders in GTAIV to do exactly that (increase NPC count and traffic at any time), so I'd assume that's exactly what this does.
It made the city feel much more alive and bustling compared to the largely empty streets on the consoles. Good stuff.
Phanatic8390
Member
I hope GMG does another deal. I think I've decided to hell with my backlog. This looks great
Hopefully this gets a preload and GMG gets the codes early enough so we can jump in on that if it happens. I dont want to have to dl 15GBs plus an HD texture pack on day 1.
Either way, this news makes me so happy. This comes out the same day as Darksiders 2. Next week is going to be awesome.
Either way, this news makes me so happy. This comes out the same day as Darksiders 2. Next week is going to be awesome.
The Wizard
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If you use the ORDER-NTCOM-PLETE coupon you can get it for around 33% off the retail price on GMG at the moment.
So glad this is getting a proper PC port.
ORDER-NTCOM-PLETE 25%, bringing SD to $33.75 on Green Man Gaming.
perineumlick
Member
Can anyone give me a rough idea of how much I'll need to upgrade my laptop to play this game at the fidelity of that video? I think I'm shit out of luck, but anyway these are the specs of my laptop:
HP Pavilion d47
AMD A6-3400M APU w/Radeon HD Graphics 1.40GHz
8GB RAM, 800GB HDD, Win 7 64 bit
I'm a noob when it comes to upgrading PCs; not even sure how upgradable a laptop is. I know a stronger card is a given, not sure on motherboard, RAM, etc.
HP Pavilion d47
AMD A6-3400M APU w/Radeon HD Graphics 1.40GHz
8GB RAM, 800GB HDD, Win 7 64 bit
I'm a noob when it comes to upgrading PCs; not even sure how upgradable a laptop is. I know a stronger card is a given, not sure on motherboard, RAM, etc.
Not happening with those specs. At all.
Edit: Its actually a bit more powerful than I thought, quick lowly informed searches tell me you might be able to low it.
we need to know what type of AMD Radeon GPU
cpu, ram seem fine enough but probably not enough to run on maximum settings - mainly due to the laptops gpu's being severely underpowered. Most likely you will play at medium-low.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
This actually is looking (visually/technically) very good. The game play looks more than above par for the course. I don't have the money allocation for this but I will keep an eye out on the PC version.
It has an AMD Radeon HD 6520G, integrated. No dedicated memory though. If that last part has no effect (dunno if the game demands gpu memory) he could possibly low it, yeah.
I'd recommend you go with the console version. Or just build a pc, its cheaper and wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy more powerful than a new laptop.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
AMD integrated will probably perform around the same as the consoles, if not a little better. Laptops aren't really upgradable at all.
fluffydelusions
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Read the campaign is rather short...true?
Phanatic8390
Member
Jumped on the GMG coupon deal. Thanks for the heads up, I thought that deal had ended yesterday.
This is my first GMG preorder. Am I correct in understanding that they don't send out keys early? The key willl show up on my account at some point on Tuesday?
This is my first GMG preorder. Am I correct in understanding that they don't send out keys early? The key willl show up on my account at some point on Tuesday?
perineumlick
Member
Thanks for the replies guys; console version it is lol. That video just looked so much better than I was expecting. I just might build a gaming PC; my desktop is one of those all-in-one touchscreen jobs that my wife bought off HSN, and I can't upgrade that shit either!
Nabs
Member
It all depends on the publisher and how soon they deliver the keys. Some are done before release.
14 hours main story, 20 if you do the "inessential stuff"
take it as you wish, mate. To me, the "inessential stuff" part really bothers me
It's Hong Kong, the fact that in various gameplay footage you actually have room to run on the streets is incorrect. This game NEEDS more NPCs so I definitely hope what you're saying is true.
In a world of shitty ports, I guess that's a feature worth boasting about now?
Not only a global setting (possible on the PC version, not likely on console), but often (I know this is the case of sleeping dogs) traffic and ambient systems are scaled back for missions and even side missions, not only for resource usage, but more importantly to ensure that gameplay is not hampered by having too many "obstacles" in the way.
Take for example a chase mission, scaling back the ambient system somewhat allows the designers to better ensure that the mission is balanced, and doesn't have frusterating situations where the traffic system hampered progression.
Since we don't know the context of either screenshot of sleeping dogs or GTA, we can't assume this is the "normal" density.
I should also mention that this variable density can also lead to bugs, where a mission set's a certain density, but doesn't release it once the mission is over (or just that it takes some time for the traffic to come back to regular densities).
In theory this would be good, however, from a gameplay perspective it probably wouldn't be fun. In sleeping dogs things like traffic density, and even the width of the streets were designed to ensure that you could still drive through traffic (between lanes, etc..) if you were skilled enough.
If it was a "realistic" hong kong, then you'd be sitting in traffic for hours on end, not exactly fun.
popsicle_sundays
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So I snagged Darksider II with that GMG coupon but Sleeping Dogs is coming up with Page Not Found 
Of course.
Minimum:
OS: Windows Vista Service Pack 2
Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon X2 2.7 GHz
Memory: 2GB
Hard Disk Space: 15GB
Video Card: DirectX 10 or 11 compatible Nvidia or AMD ATI card, ATI Radeon 3870 or higher, Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or higher
DirectX®: 10
Sound: DirectX compatible sound card
Recommended:
OS: Windows 7
Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU
Memory: 4GB
Hard Disk Space: 15GB
Video Card: DirectX 11 Nvidia or AMD ATI card, Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950
DirectX®: 11
Sound: DirectX compatible sound card
always go PC first
If it won't run well on my pc like Saints Row 3... well then it's money down the drain.
Manos: The Hans of Fate
Banned
Guess I'm going to have pay to get my comp fixed now. Oh well, hopefully only the power supply crapped out and it won't cost me too much.
Union Carbine
Member
I caved and preordered for PC. Looking forward to playing.
thank you, preordered.
Nabs
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August 10th