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The Witcher 2 is the most overrated game on a technical level EVER!
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Played it on a AMD phenom 3.0ghz, gtx280 and 4gb ram. Mostly high/maxed no ubersampling, ran at a very playable framerate, probably around 30.
Regarding the pop in, the first time i played it i didn't notice, but when i went back after the enhanced edition update i found the foliage pop in to be very, very noticeable.
Regarding the pop in, the first time i played it i didn't notice, but when i went back after the enhanced edition update i found the foliage pop in to be very, very noticeable.
Sentenza
Member
Damn, if you aren't over-thinking about it.
I NEED SCISSORS
Banned
I'd honestly say no. It's aged really poorly and the second game's codex does a really good job of keeping you up to date. Only got 10 minutes into the first game and had no issues with W2.
The first one is better than the sequel, so I would say yes. Be prepared for a slow start though. Takes a couple of hours before it really grabs you.
Worth: Hells yes
Needed: Not at all
The first game has unusual and dated design. It's AMAZING however
CaptainGyro
Banned
If you consider that over-thinking I really don't know what to say except I think you like to misuse the word "over-thinking"
Rodney McKay
Member
It ran it fine with my old AMD Athlon X4 640 processor and a Radeon 5770 with 4GB RAM.
I played through it again recently on my upgraded Intel i5, and GTX 660ti card and it (naturally) ran even better.
I personally don't see it as the best looking game ever just because it doesn't do that stuff that impresses me the most. I love amazing aminations and when a game is able to avoid clipping, and Witcher 2 is pretty weak in that regard. That King with the giant belt that looks like a castle; that belt constantly was clipping through his body as he gestures.
It does have pretty great textures, through.
I played through it again recently on my upgraded Intel i5, and GTX 660ti card and it (naturally) ran even better.
I personally don't see it as the best looking game ever just because it doesn't do that stuff that impresses me the most. I love amazing aminations and when a game is able to avoid clipping, and Witcher 2 is pretty weak in that regard. That King with the giant belt that looks like a castle; that belt constantly was clipping through his body as he gestures.
It does have pretty great textures, through.
I guess I do too then.
CaptainGyro
Banned
yup, you do.
No doubt about it.
Federico_612
Banned
How did you ever get it smooth my rig is:
Amd Athlon 64x2 5600 2.8ghz
Ati 5870 1gb Gddr5
2gb ram
And it ran like ass, like, id stagger after being hit, walk into a loading screen, and then load to see the enemies are gone
Sax Russel
Banned
You posted about this a year ago constantly with your five foot pop in ambushes. Did you start Witcher 2 again so you could work yourself up enough over it to make a thread this time? =P
SneakyStephan
Banned
The crappy shadows (and it being completely broken on amd 48xx series and never fixed) were my only problems with the game.
The textures were amaaaaazing (art and resolution) and the game looks very pleasing.
As long as they fix the shadows (to something worthy of 2013, just fixing the dithering isn't enough) and don't do the usual 'fuck it it's only amd' with the new engine then I'll be happy.
Witcher 1 is very much worth playing, it's the game that made me realise I don't hate all wrpgs. It has an entertaining story , genuinly interesting and likeable characters and interesting dialog.
The color scheme is the best and at times it can look like a painting despite the old engine.
The swamp when it storms and the underground area late in the game look awesome due to use of color, image quality and art alone.
The textures were amaaaaazing (art and resolution) and the game looks very pleasing.
As long as they fix the shadows (to something worthy of 2013, just fixing the dithering isn't enough) and don't do the usual 'fuck it it's only amd' with the new engine then I'll be happy.
Witcher 1 is very much worth playing, it's the game that made me realise I don't hate all wrpgs. It has an entertaining story , genuinly interesting and likeable characters and interesting dialog.
The color scheme is the best and at times it can look like a painting despite the old engine.
The swamp when it storms and the underground area late in the game look awesome due to use of color, image quality and art alone.
This. It's a good game, but it is a bit dated. You don't need it at all to appreciate Witcher 2. I'd recommend Witcher 1 like I recommend The Last Wish, makes the game experience richer.
OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather
Member
I think it's a little of both. There have been a ton of times where I've found the first post to be what I feel is the "right answer/reply", but by no means do I think it's some sort of magical phenomenon. But yeah, there's also that meme factor for some.
Confidence Man
Member
It has great atmosphere, but it's not that impressive on a technical level. The shadows are terrible and inconsistently applied, the bloom is unusable, the pop-in is awful, and a lot of textures lose detail when you turn off the ugly sharpening.
jacksepticeye
Member
Only things I didn't like about TW2 was an really low/close LOD distance. You could see things fade in in front of you really close.
The shadow dithering was terrible
and I wish it was Dx11 with tesselation on rocks etc.
The shadow dithering was terrible
and I wish it was Dx11 with tesselation on rocks etc.
Alcoholikaust
Member
Beautiful game, probably best looking RPG of all time
I seriously found no fault-
I seriously found no fault-
The Omega Man
Member
TW2 is to this day one of the best looking games out there, easy in my top 3 best looking games out there.
Unregistered007
Banned
I got the superior version - on 360.
POP the disc in and play, never looked back.
Every time I think about building a PC, I think about the simplicity of poping a disk in / finish the game and moving on.
POP the disc in and play, never looked back.
Every time I think about building a PC, I think about the simplicity of poping a disk in / finish the game and moving on.
Don't forget the couch! And that sweet widescreen television!
Console:
1) pick up case
2) open case
3) take disk out
4) find out you already got a game in there
5) pop out existing disk
6) put old disk away
7) pop in your game
8) choose to start game
9) now you're playing
PC:
1) Click steam
2) click game
3) now you're playing
or
1) click game
2) now you're playing
Even if you skip step 4 to 6 on consoles, that's still a lot more work.
mugurumakensei
Member
I play on my bed and my PC's hooked up to a 40 inch TV.
I click Witcher 2 in steam. It plays.
Superior PC.
Impossible, do you have a PhD in electrical engineering?
Sanctuary
Member
I had no graphical issues either, running everything on the highest setting prior to ubersampling; except for the shadows. They bugged the hell out of me, especially shadows cast on buildings.
What can be done to fix the ridiculous pop-in? Because I tried all the configs posted around here and the problem is still incredibly bad. It really takes me out of the game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8MbVDyrZDs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8MbVDyrZDs
Hargenx
Member
Console:
1) pick up case
2) open case
3) take disk out
4) find out you already got a game in there
5) pop out existing disk
6) put old disk away
7) pop in your game
8) choose to start game
9) now you're playing
PC:
1) Click steam
2) click game
3) now you're playing
or
1) click game
2) now you're playing
Even if you skip step 4 to 6 on consoles, that's still a lot more work.
Sorry to make it for you mate, but...
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/P...of-Kings/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80257520824
So...
1)Click on Game
2)Click game
3) Now you're playing.
^_^
Might be a stupid question, but are you running the most recent patch, with EE and everything?
He said pop in disk, meaning his is physical, and still completely relevant.
^_^b
I don't know if this is a result of the poor animation or if its inherent to the engine but either way its was the most annoying technical issue with the game.
Same. But those shadows were something else...
SneakyStephan
Banned
GT5 vs racing game on pc:
GT5
-pop in disc
-firmware update required to install the game (takes 4 mins, this happens every goddamn time I use my ps3)
-1.5 hour install
-an hour + of installing patches
-1 minute loading screens EVERY time you pick a race or a new car
3+ minute process to get into a race every time you start the game
PC:
< 5 minute install
< a minute patching
< 10second loading screens
less loading screens
< 30second process to get into a race when you start the game
PC is where it's at for convenience ever since consoles went online.
Unregistered007
Banned
what racing game on PC?
Discotheque
Banned
my favorite thing about this amazing game was the detail they had on the armors. they clearly put a lot of attention towards it and it shows.
JimboJones
Member
It was definitly janky at times (360 version) though I was more bothered with the map than graphical issues.
Portugeezer
Gold Member
Ran great for me, only in Flotsam it got about 30fps, everything else was smooth.
Complistic
Member
The shadows are annoying but that was really the only problem I had with the game graphically. I'll let a few frames of stutter slide when you don't make me wait at a loading screen every single time I want to go outside.
Krappadizzle
Member
This. OP must use crap hardware as TW2 looks and plays fantastic on my PC.
Another PC in bed gaffer? Playing Crysis 3 maxed out with 2xmsaa locked at 30fps, was so good on my 46" LCD. Hell I played Witcher 2 mostly in my bed with a keyboard and mouse lol. Everything looks better on that TV from 8 feet back honestly.
perineumlick
Member
Thread derail into PC vs console bullshit?
But of course...
But of course...
SneakyStephan
Banned
ANY racing game...
If I have 5 mins of time I can get a race done on pc, on ps3 I won't even make it past the countdown.
Not like it matters, the premise of the OP was terrible anyhow
ss_lemonade
Member
The texture issue only happened to me when first loading the game IIRC. As for the pop-in, yeah its there but it never really bothered me. I believe you can adjust the ini file to reduce this (as well as the texture streaming issues)
Atraveller
Banned
What version of Witcher 2 did you buy? Did you bother to update it to the newest build?
I initially had issues with textures and lighting. Everything was covered in a thick orange fog. then I found out it was a clonflict with the engine and the driver control centre. The driver was tryign to force AA and other settings, and the engine didn't enjoy that.
Told the control centre to use application settings, and it was all fixed. Not a single issues since.
I welcome you to look at my provided config and tell me which part is crap?
Also we will see if its my hardware. I am looking to purchase a GTX 680 in the next 24 hours. I garuntee it will follow me to the new card.