PoE Reviews

[Spectacle]

First hour?

You don't know anything about first hour. Look at Divinity OS and tell me how would you think about it in first hour. (There is that juicy murder investigation, Ardou is explaining fine points of wathing naked women when you turn yourelf into cat...)

Yeah. He may think the game is good now, but once he's played through it 7 times he will understand that it's shit.

 

[Anthony Davis]

Oh dear Obsidian ....

I have one of the press accounts. Not really sure how much I'm allowed to say at this point.

The game is really good so far. Feels like Baldur's Gate 3. Lore seems crazy deep.

It is crashing to desktop on probably ~30% of all scene transitions (map loads) for me, though. Save often!

Yeah, I don't get it. I've got 35+ hours playing the game without a single crash.

 

[polo]

Oh dear Obsidian ....

I have one of the press accounts. Not really sure how much I'm allowed to say at this point.

The game is really good so far. Feels like Baldur's Gate 3. Lore seems crazy deep.

It is crashing to desktop on probably ~30% of all scene transitions (map loads) for me, though. Save often!

Yeah, I don't get it. I've got 35+ hours playing the game without a single crash.

Well shit happens, obsidian should check this guys rig.

 

[badler]

I want a press copy. I'm from the... Dinosaur Inquirer. We specialize in dick jokes and yo momma jokes. And if you don't trust me, check my signature for our authenticity.

Why, yes sir, come this way. I can't believe our oversight in not sending review code to the Dinosaur Inquirer. I mean, the article about yo momma jokes and how it relates to the modern velociraptor - groundbreaking stuff.

 

[badler]

Oh dear Obsidian ....

I have one of the press accounts. Not really sure how much I'm allowed to say at this point.

The game is really good so far. Feels like Baldur's Gate 3. Lore seems crazy deep.

It is crashing to desktop on probably ~30% of all scene transitions (map loads) for me, though. Save often!

I mentioned this on the Obsidian forums, but he is likely running a 32-bit system. Unity does not play well with 32-bit systems. With our latest round of optimizations we are no longer getting crashes on our internal 32-bit systems, so we are hoping that this won't be an issue for folks at release.

 

[Sensuki]

I asked him anyway - I'll find out for ya.

It's the IGN editor though so I think he may have a better computer than that.

 

[soulburner]

I'm a reviewer and I'm not playing the game. What gives?

 

[Raghar]

I don't plan to review it in next few days, I'd rather do Rome 2 EE, and then do some HW.

 

[m_s0]

I'm a reviewer and I'm not playing the game. What gives?

Have you supplied the mandatory Doritos and Mountain Dew verification photo to the publisher?

 

[Brother None]

I mentioned this on the Obsidian forums, but he is likely running a 32-bit system. Unity does not play well with 32-bit systems. With our latest round of optimizations we are no longer getting crashes on our internal 32-bit systems, so we are hoping that this won't be an issue for folks at release.

We measured something north of 90% of the CTD reports we got being due to combinations of insufficient RAM and 32-bit systems. 4 GB of RAM and 32-bit being a particularly lethal combination, technically inside minimum specs but if you push your settings with those specs you will CTD. I would hope most reviewers have more up to date builds than that though, 32-bit is really going the way of the dinosaur.

 

[Anthony Davis]

Sensuki - let me know what he says please. I am passing information along as fast as I can.

 

[m_s0]

I mentioned this on the Obsidian forums, but he is likely running a 32-bit system. Unity does not play well with 32-bit systems. With our latest round of optimizations we are no longer getting crashes on our internal 32-bit systems, so we are hoping that this won't be an issue for folks at release.

We measured something north of 90% of the CTD reports we got being due to combinations of insufficient RAM and 32-bit systems. 4 GB of RAM and 32-bit being a particularly lethal combination, technically inside minimum specs but if you push your settings with those specs you will CTD. I would hope most reviewers have more up to date builds than that though, 32-bit is really going the way of the dinosaur.

Not to mention a waste of that unused RAM.

 

[Sensuki]

Sensuki - let me know what he says please. I am passing information along as fast as I can.

He's at work now, so it's gonna be a bit of a wait (end of the day?)

 

[Sensuki]

Anthony Davis

I'm on a 32 bit system, yes.

I'm on a 2011 Macbook Pro booted into Win7 via bootcamp. It's a complete guess, but my guess would be CPU, yes. Because it's the weakest part of this system. It has 4GB RAM and a 1GB gfx card, so they should both be fine. The CPU, on the other hand, is pretty old.

He is in fact on a 32-bit system

 

[Anthony Davis]

Oh dear Obsidian ....

I have one of the press accounts. Not really sure how much I'm allowed to say at this point.

The game is really good so far. Feels like Baldur's Gate 3. Lore seems crazy deep.

It is crashing to desktop on probably ~30% of all scene transitions (map loads) for me, though. Save often!

I mentioned this on the Obsidian forums, but he is likely running a 32-bit system. Unity does not play well with 32-bit systems. With our latest round of optimizations we are no longer getting crashes on our internal 32-bit systems, so we are hoping that this won't be an issue for folks at release.

Hooray! The cavalry is here! I don't have to forward this information on. Brandon, you really need a more unique avatar for people like me, who are too lazy to read names and just use the avatars to spot people.

For example, Sensuki is blue lady.
mindx2 is stabby dude.
brother none is glowing astronaut
etc.

 

[Anthony Davis]

Anthony Davis

I'm on a 32 bit system, yes.

I'm on a 2011 Macbook Pro booted into Win7 via bootcamp. It's a complete guess, but my guess would be CPU, yes. Because it's the weakest part of this system. It has 4GB RAM and a 1GB gfx card, so they should both be fine. The CPU, on the other hand, is pretty old.

He is in fact on a 32-bit system

badler - sensuki got the answers. Is there a way we can patch it for him or tell him how to adjust his settings or something? I don't know. I'm going back to my tank game.

 

[Sensuki]

The issue is probably the 2GB per process memory limit for 32-bit systems, and he's got a 1GB integrated graphics card, so his system memory would probably be eating into some of that 2.5GB he's got left (especially Windows 7).

He actually doesn't have an integrated card

 

[CyberWhale]

Running an updated IE looking game shouldn't be a problem even if you are running it on a modern calculator - let alone on this kind of configuration.
Either write your own engine or use something other than shit Unity = problem solved.

 

[Shevek]

The guy is running windows on a mac thats 4g of ram below recommended specs and hes using that crap to review the game. Thats quality gaming journalism right there.

 

[Sensuki]

He's also an IGN editor - you would think he'd have a good PC to review these AAA games ?

I always worry about these memory optimizations ... usually it means texture and 2D compression ;_; like the beautiful loading screens (SAVED 720P VERSIONS FROM EARLIER BUILD TO BE LATER RESTORED YEAHHHHH)

 

[Shevek]

Its IGN... Jesus. Does he know hes way below recommended specs?

 

[soulburner]

Except for cheap tablets with 1 or 2 gigs of RAM, Microsoft should have killed the x86 edition of Windows long ago.

I'm a reviewer and I'm not playing the game. What gives?

Have you supplied the mandatory Doritos and Mountain Dew verification photo to the publisher?

Duh, I knew I bungled something!

 

[Arkadin]

I'm on a 32 bit system, yes.

I'm on a 2011 Macbook Pro booted into Win7 via bootcamp. It's a complete guess, but my guess would be CPU, yes. Because it's the weakest part of this system. It has 4GB RAM and a 1GB gfx card, so they should both be fine. The CPU, on the other hand, is pretty old.

The basis for quality journalism right there...the game is 2d lol I should be able to run it on outdated shit.

 

[Sensuki]

http://people.ign.com/jdavisign

 

[Athelas]

Can't wait till Sensuki starts sending death threats to PoE reviewers (in addition to just stalking them).