Screenshot thread

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[Ivan]

this was a welcome surprise, although I guess it shouldn't have been since I've enjoyed all of the Remedy games i've played

good hair

asynchronous jesse best jesse <3

 

[Dedicated_Dark]

Vergil so good! POWEERRR!!!

 

[octavius]

asynchronous jesse best jesse <3

Looks like a real woman. What is the gaming world coming to? Has it run out of basement dwelling virgins?
EDIT: Talking about basement dwelling virgins, I see I triggered several of the resident ones.

 

[lightbane]

CP sure looks ugly by making everyone look like a freak. I suppose it's intended though.

 

[turkishronin]

Thi4f

If I would feel generous, I would say that it's a watered Thief 3, but it's not even that. The AAA production that tries to be Thief but it fails. Even Dishonored felt to me better in stealth department. The tools of course are locked and you have to move onward with the story to have the whole set, to finally start venturing through city, which feels really claustrophobic. The developers have implemented a lot of ventilation shafts, like I was in some Batman rip-off. Of course those paths were mostly the most optimal. There is also Focus, which is basically Bat vision, and we are forced to use if we want to save a lot of time. The city felt to me like Arkham City, more oriented in vertical availability to omit the danger, than to go on the ground to find your next objective.

The side missions, while interesting, are even smaller and can be finished in 5 to 10 minutes at best. For the most of the game I used only water arrows and didn't have had to buy anything anyway. If you really need something, it will be included on the new map. What is "amazing", that this is a stealth game without the ability to jump. Garret is like a Doom space marine now. All actions are context-only - you can traverse, mantle, hide behind or climb only the entities marked by designers. I forgot about the rope arrows. They can be shot only at special rope-wrapped logs sticking out of certain buildings and ancient caves. Just so you don't get confused, trying to break the path or something. Also, there are immersive interaction sequences. Everything you grab or do is being animated. This gets old rather quick, when every penny is being taken like a jewel of ancient Nile. The guards haven't impressed me. If you finished earlier titles, they will not create big problems. Usually the developers went for bigger numbers, when they felt that they need to make it more difficult.

The story is a mess, and the writers didn't knew in what direction go. Sometimes it's dark, sometimes edgy, humorous and with some extra AAA bombastic moments. There are some little details to original trilogy, but everything felt to me more plain and normal, like a strange Victorian setting that is really forgettable. You can finish everything once, and there is nothing that could encourage you to replay it.

I finished it once before retiring my good old Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2,4GHz rig this year, and the optimization was the best thing about it.

Spoiler

much fog
so steampunk

 

[DraQ]

Imagine unironically thinking chromatic aberration looks good.

Chromatic aberration is unironically the least offensive of kewl graphics fads to date.

 

[HansDampf]

Imagine unironically thinking chromatic aberration looks good.

Chromatic aberration is unironically the least offensive of kewl graphics fads to date.

What's worse?

 

[Beowulf]

Imagine unironically thinking chromatic aberration looks good.

Chromatic aberration is unironically the least offensive of kewl graphics fads to date.

What's worse?

Heavy bloom and motion blur.

 

[Gerrard]

Imagine unironically thinking chromatic aberration looks good.

Chromatic aberration is unironically the least offensive of kewl graphics fads to date.

I have astigmatism and CA looks like my eyesight suddenly got 5 times worse.

 

[DraQ]

Imagine unironically thinking chromatic aberration looks good.

Chromatic aberration is unironically the least offensive of kewl graphics fads to date.

What's worse?

Everything.

Imagine unironically thinking chromatic aberration looks good.

Chromatic aberration is unironically the least offensive of kewl graphics fads to date.

What's worse?

Heavy bloom and motion blur.

Also DoF (I hate DoF so much), misused, plastic-like specular, and pretty much everything since planar shockwaves were a fad.

 

[HansDampf]

Neither of those give me headaches.

 

[Riskbreaker]

Nothing can possibly be worse than the late Xbox/early Xbox 360 era bloom. It was like your eyes being constantly sprinkled with some acid, you could feel them going dry.

 

[adddeed]

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

Spoiler

Cyberpunk 2077

 

[octavius]

Dungeon Master

I was toying with the idea of making a Let's Play called A Boy and his Dog, but in all the excitement I forgot to make enough screenshots.

 

[Sigourn]

 

[Malamert]

Might & Magic VI and VII. Good stuff.

 

[JDR13]

"Taken care of me? Mike, you’re my kid brother, and you take care of me? Did you ever think of that. Ever once? Send Fredo off to do this, send Fredo to take care of that… take care of some little unimportant night club here, and there; pick somebody up at the airport. I’m your older brother Mike and I was stepped over! …"

"It ain’t the way I wanted it! I can handle things. I’m smart. Not like everybody says, like dumb. I’m smart and I want respect!"

 

[Konjad]

Beautiful visuals:

Interesting exploration:

Nice tatoos:

Fun sea combat:

Shooting natives:

Genocide of natives:

Manlets:

Black st. Mary and Jesus:

10/10

 

[Wunderbar]

Konjad is it still a trainwreck?

 

[good fucking shit happen]

Beautiful visuals:

Notice how you post actual action packed RPG gameplay while all the CP77 screens are all either selfies or static environment bullshots without even a hint of gameplay? Tells you everything you need to know.

 

[Konjad]

Konjad is it still a trainwreck?

No, no bugs, and the gameplay is great. Here's my review which I posted in the game's thread:

This is honestly the best pirate RPG I've ever played. It has low Steam ratings because of a really botched release version, but as of late 2020 all bugs seem to have been squashed. Although I haven't finished the game yet, after hours of play I did not encounter a single issue with the game at all, not even a minor bug, so it seems all is fine by now.

The atmosphere of the game is superb. It feels quite grim and violent, which fits the pirate theme perfectly. It's more akin to Black Sails TV series than any other pirate game I ever played. Music is very pleasant, from calm ambient sounds and quiet theme to tavern sordid songs sung and played by NPCs, it all fits perfectly. Visuals are just as good, the game is fairly gloomy, nonetheless, there are not only dark jungles or dirty docks, but also beautiful beaches and wealthier town parts which look authentic and pleasant.

The main storyline might not be the most interesting one with its theme of vengeance, but it is properly delivered and side quests can be quite interesting. Moreover, the main character, who is a pirate, acts like one. A deranged man with no morals and you get to play the bad guy, which is rare even in pirate games - which usually while allowing you piracy, have storylines about saving someone or the world or you always act like the nice guy helping others and just receiving payment as a reward, or becoming a merchant. In Vendetta it's the complete opposite. I especially appreciate the complete lack of any political correctness and realistic portrayal of the times. Lots of swearing from pirates, as well as "dirty talk", no "poor and defensless native people" just trying to stay alive against evil colonizers like in Risens. Here they are portrayed in a more authentic way of the brutal world and in their interactions with outsiders. They are depicted as uncivilized and often as immoral as invaders, if not more. Women are clearly presented in the game more to be either wives or prostitutes, no women captains or governors. Piracy is more profitable than trade as well. While this all might sound a little harsh and degrading, it is a realistic depiction of the times and places.

Combat is outstanding. Both land fights and sea battles are enjoyable and challenging. A lot of people in Steam reviews complain about the combat - I suspect these people don't enjoy the challenge. When you fight in melee you need to time your attacks correctly and block properly. Mashing LMB will get you killed quickly. Fights require patience, not throwing yourself at the enemy. When fighting multiple enemies, they will not allow you to duel them in succession, but instead stab you in the back as soon as they can. To win unfair fights you're often going to need some dirty tricks, including kicking, using second weapon that is your hook, or using pistols - and you can carry up to three of them loaded simultaneously. There are skills improving your possibilities in combat, but more important are the player's skills.

Sea battles are also well made, but more similar to other pirate games. You press a button to give command to shoot from left, right or front, and have option to use three different kinds of ammunition. Boarding is also possible, although you don't take a part in it directly, but just give orders. There are different ships to use in the game and each of them can be upgraded so as to make it better in some ways, such as you can sacrifice some space for cargo to load more cannons on the ship. My only complaint is that you can only have one ship. There is no way to hire another captain and create a fleet, which is a shame because I'd really like to make a fleet and besiege a town, but I guess that was beyond developers' time or capabilities.

There are also multiple factions to join, but you don't need to join anyone and are able to remain a lone wolf throughout the game, however, you can get more quests if you join one of them, i.e. the French. In addition, you never have too much money in Raven's Cry, as often is the case in other RPGs. There are always multiple things to spend money on, and ships can be very expensive.

Recapitulating, this is a properly done Role-Playing as well as pirate game with fantastic land and sea combat, marvelous realism and authenticity of the world and decent enough story. All activities in this game give plenty of entertainment, whether it is combat, dialogues, exploration or piracy. There are no weak or poorly made parts of the game, which is extremely rare in pirate games. Bugs seem to have been fixed too. Overall, it's a really great game worth time and money. Unquestionably the best game from Reality Pump. If you enjoy RPGs, then I strongly recommend playing Vendetta as it's an engrossing and gratifying experience.

 

[potatojohn]

Beautiful visuals:

Notice how you post actual action packed RPG gameplay while all the CP77 screens are all either selfies or static environment bullshots without even a hint of gameplay? Tells you everything you need to know.

That's because people are taking screenshots with the built in tool that does poses as it's one of the few ways you can take screenshots at all (FRAPS etc don't work)

The gameplay is actually very good

Also, "action packed" and "RPG" lol. Get out of here stalker.

 

[Konjad]

Beautiful visuals:

Notice how you post actual action packed RPG gameplay while all the CP77 screens are all either selfies or static environment bullshots without even a hint of gameplay? Tells you everything you need to know.

That's because people are taking screenshots with the built in tool that does poses as it's one of the few ways you can take screenshots at all (FRAPS etc don't work)

The gameplay is actually very good

Also, "action packed" and "RPG" lol. Get out of here stalker.

CP'77 and good gameplay? What the fuck are you on?

Gameplay is complete turd in that game. It has some nice quests, but come on.