I work on underground utilities, outdoors in all weather conditions. It's often cold, lonely, and nobody thanks me for my work. Listening to you guys while I work really brightens up my day. Thank you.
@venomr6rider Жыл бұрын
Thank you for what you do!
@mistermilo4308 Жыл бұрын
👏✊
@SnacksMpls Жыл бұрын
You keep the gamers connected thank you!
@CasepbX Жыл бұрын
Sounds like a dirty job.
@KhalilArafan Жыл бұрын
Your work is appreciated
@thanosthemadtitan5518 Жыл бұрын
Alex just had his supervillain origin story.
@rocstarang5747 Жыл бұрын
🤯
@Haazoo Жыл бұрын
Super underrated comment haha
@JustifiedHope Жыл бұрын
😂
@bliglum Жыл бұрын
He's frigging HAD IT!
@poltergeist7621 Жыл бұрын
Sony Assigned Over 150 Employees to Aid The Callisto Protocol's Production. And the best version is neither PC or XSX but PS5. THIS IS SCUM, THIS IS BOYCOTTING TO FAVOR PS5. Period. And the Xbox Series S looks like old-gen. Knowing this is a cross-gen title I can't imagen how the XOne or Ps4 are. I'm pretty sure the PS4 Pro will run better and XSS just because Sony paid for boycot Xbox and PC.
@guitarsimon1 Жыл бұрын
Alex looks genuinely broken, it’s absolutely astonishing that this is still happening in brand new games literal YEARS after the initial problem.
@Hard2hit94 Жыл бұрын
Rushed out failed job
@jericoba Жыл бұрын
Yes, I was about to comment on this. Look almost like he wants to cry, and that shows he's genuinely frustrated.
@randomcheese1719 Жыл бұрын
being a little dramatic don't you think? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@anonony9081 Жыл бұрын
It's crazy, more than once this year I've been totally on board to break my rule of no buying new games at full price and then the devs just go and shit the bed so bad. I was ready to buy the new Saints row and Callisto protocol sight unseen Just because they seemed interesting but those initial wave of reviews completely turned me off and saved me a lot of money
@medovk Жыл бұрын
@@randomcheese1719well it is kinda dramatic when you buy a 13900 - 4090 pc hooked up to 65 inch s95b and a top of the line samsung atmos soundbar, and you get rewarded with stuttery mess most of the time. more like infuriating, or rage inducing actually.
@OscarHazeGaming Жыл бұрын
Alex is neither angry nor disappointed, he's just heartbroken.
@JebesNikove Жыл бұрын
I am beyond furious, they treating PC like shit and yet they want our money..
@jjgarcia8291 Жыл бұрын
He looks disappointed to me.
@Blitterbug Жыл бұрын
Yep and it's hilarious. I'm a PC gamer but boy, he's such a snob, openly despises consoles, honestly he's almost bawling like a kid.
@10whiten99 Жыл бұрын
@@Blitterbug I don’t think he despises consoles. His interest is just in PC hardware which is fine. I’m sure he plays exclusives on console when they release, rather than waiting for a port that may never arrive, and for really well made games like Horizon Forbidden West it might as well be a PC game with how good it looks and performs.
@Blitterbug Жыл бұрын
@@10whiten99 He has said as much. I watch every DF news. He actually sneers at them and refuses to test games on them.
@DeltaAssaultGaming Жыл бұрын
In space, no one can hear you stutter.
@FR4M3Sharma Жыл бұрын
Damn. That's deep.
@Gloamy17 Жыл бұрын
Too bad you can still see it though 😂
@geralt6530 Жыл бұрын
lol good one
@jakedill1304 Жыл бұрын
BBB... Bhh bhubhubhu.. bbbhhhhuu... Bbut... What if I'm in the outer atmosphere?
@RandomGamingMoments925 Жыл бұрын
*Cue Alien music*
@Epiousios18 Жыл бұрын
I feel for Alex, it is always sad when someone who is so passionate about something is let down like that.
@shayanali8771 Жыл бұрын
What happened?
@Chunklechuck Жыл бұрын
Imagine having literally THE top of the line hardware that is at least twice to 4x better than a PS5 but still getting a considerably worse performance because unreal engine is a shit and devs cant/wont optimize for PC.
@benhero85 Жыл бұрын
He is the epitome of "not mad just disappointed"
@paradigm2841 Жыл бұрын
The guy is truly devastated 13:40
@peace4myheart Жыл бұрын
13:50 UE4 Stutterstruggle left him not knowing how to review games anymore bc it ruins everything and forces him to talk about it for every game. He talks as if he is heartbroken.
@elcapitan008 Жыл бұрын
16:25 Man, you can tell from Alex's voice and mannerisms how genuinely concerned and affected he is, really speaks to how much passion he and the DF team have for these matters. PC players greatly appreciate your continued emphasis on this issue Alex and thank you for all your hard work.
@jjgarcia8291 Жыл бұрын
He needs to realize that in the big picture it's no big deal.
@Bestgameplayer10 Жыл бұрын
@@jjgarcia8291 except in the bigger picture it is. With the barrier to entry to PC being so expensive, they shouldn’t be getting bad version of games for absolutely no reason other than laziness (or in this case a big mistake). If I’m paying for a product, at minimum I want it to work properly for the most part, not be a stuttery, unenjoyable mess that console players aren’t even gettin. If we ignore the problem, it’ll only get worse as developers will let think they can get away with more and more and give worse versions on PC, or at the very least the same issue that’s a big annoyance.
@misterhoobomaster Жыл бұрын
Damn I have never seen Alex so upset. 100% agree with him.
@Zado19 Жыл бұрын
was reading this and thought you guys meant mad...
@jakedill1304 Жыл бұрын
@@Zado19 honestly it's worse he's sad that's the stage that comes after mad and after despair from being mad and and being gas lit so hardcore by everything that exists in in the sphere we're talking of that.. you genuinely can't figure out a way in your head that things could possibly ever get better, never mind opportunities that or you know just like they could do this at any time.. they're not going to they'd have to change the way they think about things and they'd have to think about things you know but. You know they're not they're not and it's not even looking like it's going to be a back burner you know maybe we should like I don't know.. and at this point like I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people don't even understand what that means the way developers are these days as far as compilation or just basic things.. I think there's like a master code or somewhere that actually understands how games work, locked in a basement with like feeding tubes like God emperor.. and then there's people that use the unreal tools LOL and can't function without them and this is why we have this very blurry garbage mess, with no actual functional UI capabilities and then every time we just you know ask her some basics things like being able to turn off the chromatic aberration and depth of field effects while still having the color, or the motion blur or turning off the motion blur and having other things.. or you know being able to remind your controls without deleting aliases although that is an actual collection they probably will fix that but it's been a few years now I think since I started seeing it and it seems like it's just showing up more... So yeah, not that that sunk in it's sad. I don't know I've been mad sad I get sad and then I get mad again because I'm sad.. and then I get you know I get numb and then somebody does something like this again or worse and the community regurgitates the thing that they said along some sort of ideological brand alignment.. there's like five original thoughts and I think three of them came from the marketing department somewhere, possibly one came from the CCP.. and then the other is just some guy on KZfaq who did it first and then original thought is gone and any thought is gone the next week because we've moved on to other things.. and completely forgotten every single thing that we said refreshed for the new updated information or information that never actually existed, and will never mention it again. To brand new world we live in, but we don't even get fancy fun drugs to like make it better, if you're going to make us live in the valley girl brave New world dystopian future! I want my Xanax damn it.. this was not the deal!
@macsmith2013 Жыл бұрын
Absolutly. I'm kinda on the market for a new gaming PC, but I'll refrain from building one until shader stutter is a thing of the past.
@LarsH0NEYtoast Жыл бұрын
It's a bummer seeing him that sad. I completely understand his frustrations though. It's just like why is this still a thing. Like why is a game launching with such an apparent problem that completely ruins the game.
@bliglum Жыл бұрын
It's pretty sad how PC gaming is more expensive than ever (thanks to GPU prices skyrocketing).. And yet, it almost seems WORSE than ever... With nothing but sloppy ports of console games, with shader comp issues.
@ScrapKing73 Жыл бұрын
If “I am Jesus Christ” doesn’t have shader stutter, Alex may declare it his game of the year.
@osirismaximus2787 Жыл бұрын
🤣 Amen brother
@jkob8245 Жыл бұрын
Preached, well said.
@KorwinAU Жыл бұрын
The real Christmas miracle
@pancon5 Жыл бұрын
It will be stutter-free god willing. 😋
@ScrapKing73 Жыл бұрын
@@pancon5 LOL, good one. :)
@noobsaibot2255 Жыл бұрын
Alex is visibly depressed from shader compilation stutter and so am I
@wiLdchiLd2k Жыл бұрын
Well... but he cant do any better either... hes not in the position to be depressed.
@noobsaibot2255 Жыл бұрын
@@wiLdchiLd2k no idea what you're on about
@justinsooroojdeen425 Жыл бұрын
@@wiLdchiLd2k what tf are you even saying
@TheUltimateBlooper Жыл бұрын
@@wiLdchiLd2k Is this a "make your own game" argument or what? WTF u on about???
@steel5897 Жыл бұрын
@@wiLdchiLd2k ratio
@thegamepadguru6723 Жыл бұрын
Alex is on point here. If the game stutters, it's unfinished! Full Stop!
@bliglum Жыл бұрын
All too common these days.
@poltergeist7621 Жыл бұрын
Sony Assigned Over 150 Employees to Aid The Callisto Protocol's Production. And the best version is neither PC or XSX but PS5. THIS IS SCUM, THIS IS BOYCOTTING TO FAVOR PS5. Period. And the Xbox Series S looks like old-gen. Knowing this is a cross-gen title I can't imagen how the XOne or Ps4 are. I'm pretty sure the PS4 Pro will run better and XSS just because Sony paid for boycot Xbox and PC.
@ResidentNotEvil5 Жыл бұрын
But for consoles it run smoothly lucky its not cyber bugs needs patches
@bliglum Жыл бұрын
@@ResidentNotEvil5 Not really. In DF's analysis vid, they noted frequent drops into the mid-20's (In 30fps quality mode). Framerates in the mid 20's in 2022. I would not call that "running smoothly". Even the pared back performance mode is not stable, they said if you have a VRR display, it's not that noticeable. But if you don't, you're SOL.. Somewhat regularly dropping from a locked 60fps into the mid-to low 50's is jarring without a VRR display. The game is a bit of a mess all around. PS5, least messy, PC most.
@GuiltyBystander8 Жыл бұрын
@@poltergeist7621 embarrassing overreaction, go outside
@mvp4lithuania Жыл бұрын
Man Alex is broken. But your speech was very touching. If you see shader stutters in the future, just stop playing the game and wait for a patch.
@LouSassol69er Жыл бұрын
And get a refund
@pietrycranberry6621 Жыл бұрын
No. That's his patient compilation stutter, it'll be patched later.
@rayyanabdulwajid7681 Жыл бұрын
Don't buy the game, wait for a patch
@Deliveredmean42 Жыл бұрын
@@rayyanabdulwajid7681 And if the game never fix the issues, then what? Don't touch it sadly.
@Deliveredmean42 Жыл бұрын
And if the game never gets a patch for it, then yeah no sorry buddy it's a strick out for that game. It shouldn't be a deal, but PC ports can't never get a break unless it's a PC exclusive title.
@BatTech Жыл бұрын
The real horror in The Callisto Protocol is the stutters.
@trblemayker5157 Жыл бұрын
From Software fans should feel right at home then!
@branchprediction9923 Жыл бұрын
@@trblemayker5157 xD got em
@Jrfeimst2 Жыл бұрын
The real horror is actually the horrible fighting mechanics. so bad and you can't fix this.
@WllKiedSnake Жыл бұрын
@@Jrfeimst2 I guess Boxing games are also terrible then?...
@stirfrysensei Жыл бұрын
@@WllKiedSnake Callisto protocol is a boxing game? Wow! Expectations subverted! Just like they subverted game design all together with their endless corridor, lack of enemy variety, and recycled boss fights.
@blazbohinc4964 Жыл бұрын
It's tragic to see Alex almost cry on show out of sheer frustration.. and I couldn't agree more. Could NOT agree more.
@JB.zero.zero.1 Жыл бұрын
Hmm - not sure about crying over game development issues. I think we have far more brutal realities to deal with on this rock. The thing is, it will likely be fixed down the line and it is only a game ffs
@SobeCrunkMonster Жыл бұрын
@jb0019 comparing everything to the most brutal realities is just you huffing copium and/or making excuses. this podcast has nothing to do with starvation and dead children so how about you stay on topic?
@michealkelly1414 Жыл бұрын
Looks like Alex needs to leave his 3k PC behind, buy a PS5 and join the PS5 Master race 🤣
@mackinblack Жыл бұрын
Could you agree more?
@CaptainScarLeg Жыл бұрын
@@JB.zero.zero.1 Why does everything have to be compared to the worst things happening on Earth? It's an issue that's affecting his job needlessly and has been for years despite him shedding light on it at every opportunity. It's a fundamental problem that's spoiling if not effectively ruining major release after major release on PC and it just shouldn't be acceptable. Alex is allowed to be frustrated and upset and perhaps more of us should be.
@denvera1g1 Жыл бұрын
Sonic really is the kind of game that should be running at 480FPS, not for performance, but out of principle
@britishyankee961 Жыл бұрын
Preach.
@lasarousi Жыл бұрын
Sonic is the kind of game that should have stopped back in the 90s
@chrisbrown113096 Жыл бұрын
@@lasarousi 😂
@poltergeist7621 Жыл бұрын
Sony Assigned Over 150 Employees to Aid The Callisto Protocol's Production. And the best version is neither PC or XSX but PS5. THIS IS SCUM, THIS IS BOYCOTTING TO FAVOR PS5. Period. And the Xbox Series S looks like old-gen. Knowing this is a cross-gen title I can't imagen how the XOne or Ps4 are. I'm pretty sure the PS4 Pro will run better and XSS just because Sony paid for boycot Xbox and PC.
@andrewwells755 Жыл бұрын
@@lasarousi Sonic frontiers is a great game.
@thumper5555 Жыл бұрын
Feel bad for Alex. I could really hear and feel his emotions. It's heartbreaking. I looks like he was on the brink of tears.
@zybch Жыл бұрын
Its his job. If he doesn't want to do it, he could always get another.
@thumper5555 Жыл бұрын
@@zybch did you listen to what he said? He said he wants to do the job, and that he likes doing it, but horrible PC ports of games are making it nearly impossible to do so
@jjgarcia8291 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, kinda weird actually. I get he's passionate, but dude, come on. Bigger fish to fry.
@thumper5555 Жыл бұрын
@@jjgarcia8291 I'm sorry that you're so emotionally immature.
@ThePhenomf4 Жыл бұрын
@@thumper5555 I think he’s also recovering from illness
@terencecaron2922 Жыл бұрын
I hope Alex's breakdown is shared everywhere, cause its not just about Tech reviewers having issues to talk about performance at launch, it's EVERY person buying triple As these days having to deal with this shit, on PC or on console. It should be a BIG issue, and NO REVIEWER WILL TALK ABOUT IT unless the game is crashing all the time (like Pokemon). Its like the whole videogame media is scared of talking about how UNFINISHED games are (whether its content or specific ports). Probably cause they aint paying those 60 or 70 bucks to play it. Its a growing perspective issue. The thing is, this isnt a 2022 issue, its a 2020 issue. And every "its covid" wont pay for the 60 dollars or € you're paying, this isnt charity, we're not playing free games there, we're paying for games that have a lower and lower and lower quality bar because publishers SEE PEOPLE WILL BUY.
@sellingacoerwa8318 Жыл бұрын
Uh no, it runs smooth on p5 no stutter at all.
@Geassguy360 Жыл бұрын
@@sellingacoerwa8318 Missing the point
@TheUltimateBlooper Жыл бұрын
@@sellingacoerwa8318 your comment is what we call "tone-deaf".
@omarcomming722 Жыл бұрын
Uuuuuuum bro no, it runs great on my end, no issues whatsoever. Yep
@stephenpatterson8056 Жыл бұрын
This all stems from the 2010s give or take when it kinda universally became unpopular to harp on graphics. It was infuriating for me to watch and it's when I first discovered DF. The whole "GAMEPLAY IS ALL THAT MATTERS!!!" argument came hot and heavy followed swiftly by, surprise surprise, a new trend of games shipping broken on PC. In a way the gaming community did this to ourselves. The community mostly took on the hippie "graphics don't matter myaaan" mentality and journalists simply followed the perceived tastes of their audience. So now here we are. Polish is an afterthought and we did it to ourselves
@hydratic7509 Жыл бұрын
The passion that Alex shows for his work and the PC community as a whole is nothing short of inspiring.
@superboss7403 Жыл бұрын
Seriously someone needs to do this pc tech review, otherwise people would grow crazy yaa no body told the game is running poorly all the blame would go to digital foundry.
@poltergeist7621 Жыл бұрын
Sony Assigned Over 150 Employees to Aid The Callisto Protocol's Production. And the best version is neither PC or XSX but PS5. THIS IS SCUM, THIS IS BOYCOTTING TO FAVOR PS5. Period. And the Xbox Series S looks like old-gen. Knowing this is a cross-gen title I can't imagen how the XOne or Ps4 are. I'm pretty sure the PS4 Pro will run better and XSS just because Sony paid for boycot Xbox and PC.
@jjgarcia8291 Жыл бұрын
So dramatic
@Blitterbug Жыл бұрын
I don't think boycotting means what you think it does
@tournaline3448 Жыл бұрын
What a lovely guy John is. Extremely professional with a positive outlook.
@Ziggy4Levi Жыл бұрын
I totally recognize how Alex feels. Not about the Callisto Protocol specifically, or even the wider shader comp. stutter issue that is well documented by this point. It's that he's doing a job that he used to enjoy, and now doesn't. I'm there myself. My job was something I used to enjoy, but it slowly changed enough to where I didn't enjoy it anymore, and I could not see myself continuing in that position. I'm leaving my job 2 days from now. Alex in this video is so precisely where I was a month or two ago, it's like looking in a mirror. I was so disappointed in the realization that my job was no longer something I wanted to do, and I was so angry and frustrated that I couldn't change it, that I cried the day after I put it my 30 days notice. It emotionally felt more like my job was taken from me, having changed so much and so quickly, than me resigning. And I realized after I put in my notice that I was grieving for my old position and what I used to do and enjoy, as weird as that may sound. Alex is right there: tears in his eyes, getting choked up, just pure frustration and sadness and disappointment. Alex, if you ever see this - I hope you able to find joy in other parts of your job, or maybe can just cover games that don't frustrate you, because I really enjoy your hard work, and it would be a shame for this to run you out of what you do and are so, so good at. Cheers buddy.
@alexsilva28 Жыл бұрын
Same here man. I left mine a couple weeks ago because I simply couldn't take anymore. Also, 30 days notice? Damn. Here we only do 2 weeks notice and that was eternal for me
@JordiLA Жыл бұрын
I like the RayTracing reflections and occlusion in Jhon's glasses but Rick's ones has some artifacts.
@OneSmallStepWeb Жыл бұрын
I really wanted to hug Alex when he was monologuing. He looked like the "stutter struggle" had beaten him. We need Alex. We love Alex. Alex is an amazing analytical PC tech guru. We need you Alex. X
@davidandrew6855 Жыл бұрын
Whoa.... LOL
@hurgcat Жыл бұрын
If those optimized settings didn't exist, i don't know if i would of been able to keep up with gaming. I can't afford to upgrade and being able to ride my 1070 like a rented mule is a life saver. Thanks Alex!
@poltergeist7621 Жыл бұрын
Sony Assigned Over 150 Employees to Aid The Callisto Protocol's Production. And the best version is neither PC or XSX but PS5. THIS IS SCUM, THIS IS BOYCOTTING TO FAVOR PS5. Period. And the Xbox Series S looks like old-gen. Knowing this is a cross-gen title I can't imagen how the XOne or Ps4 are. I'm pretty sure the PS4 Pro will run better and XSS just because Sony paid for boycot Xbox and PC.
@davidandrew6855 Жыл бұрын
@@poltergeist7621 I don't think Sony paid for a boycott, that would just be a really dumb thing to do if that every got out to the public. However, the paid for the marketing deal obviously, and did supply a lot of Sony assistance for the game, so yeah, I expect the PS5 to have the best version. However, that is vastly different than paying to have one version purposely gimped, they just didn't get the lion's share of optimization time, like PS5. It is a bad thing, don't get me wrong, I've been really disliking a lot of things Sony has been doing lately, biggest crybaby mega corporation I've seen as of late, and very hypocritical. IMO.
@jjgarcia8291 Жыл бұрын
So much drama. He's a grown man. Hell be fine. Talk about first world problems.
@BradJohannsen Жыл бұрын
I feel like Alex is holding back so much anger and I feel his pain. PC gaming has been so disappointing lately.
@dementedspirit1359 Жыл бұрын
“Lately” this kinda shit been going on for years.
@MEGACAMZ Жыл бұрын
Damn Alex looked like he was holding back tears 😧
@thumper5555 Жыл бұрын
My thought exactly. I would not have thought any less of him for doing so either. That man has passion.
@thumper5555 Жыл бұрын
@@runningbear6391 I'm sorry you have had such stunted emotions.
@stephanhart9941 Жыл бұрын
Selling broken crap is wrong.
@seagrey75 Жыл бұрын
*looks at Cyberpunk 2077*
@SARGENTDOODLE Жыл бұрын
It’s not broken on PS5 it’s really good!
@90lancaster Жыл бұрын
It's slightly less broken on Playstation 5, fairly broken on Xbox and very very broken on PC.
@SobeCrunkMonster Жыл бұрын
whats worse is kids and heathens buying broken crap and having no shame. people that preorder games too. everyone sucks.
@90lancaster Жыл бұрын
@@SobeCrunkMonster Yeah please just stop pre-ordering it's demented. and silly. Just look at Gotham Knights, not only is it clearly not finished some people paid silly money for that game and the stupid thing was on heavy sale in less than a month.
@twyx6928 Жыл бұрын
I completely agree with Alex on the stutter issue. It's not acceptable to ship games that are not working properly. As a PC gamer it's sad to see this issue basically being neglected right up until people start complaining about it.
@Hard2hit94 Жыл бұрын
It’s sad that this has become the norm
@twyx6928 Жыл бұрын
@@Hard2hit94 Yeah, the only thing I can do is wait for the reviews, see if it works, not buy it if it doesn't and hope that others will do the same.
@parazels83 Жыл бұрын
You bought a non-gaming device and you complain it doesn't run games well? What a surprise!
@batzraph708 Жыл бұрын
@@parazels83 How is a PC a non gaming device. Do you even know what hardware is ?
@zues287 Жыл бұрын
@parazels83 Just because it can do other things besides gaming doesn't make it a non-gaming device. Xbox is basically a locked down Windows gaming PC. The same goes for Playstation, except it uses its own custom OS. I own a PS5, as well, but when games are developed correctly, PC gaming is better in every way. Cheaper games, better graphics, much more in-game settings, mods, just to name a few. The only time I play my PS5 is for the exclusives.
@KarlDag Жыл бұрын
LMAO that Jesus assassination joke 😂😂😂 Rich has been on fire lately
@azraelbrown9889 Жыл бұрын
Bro, Alex hurt my soul, I felt for him and with him wholeheartedly.
@existential_ Жыл бұрын
Almost cried during Alex's statement about Callisto Protocol. Someone setup a GoFundMe to help treat his Acute Intermittent Hyperstutterosis
@BENergizer1 Жыл бұрын
Poor Alex. He sounds so defeated. Unreal shader stutter is causing him to waste away before our eyes.
@facuuaf Жыл бұрын
One thing you can be sure of is that unhinged Rich will always give you 5 iconic quotes per episode
@HCIbn Жыл бұрын
I’m glad DF with this honest review.
@Liquidsunn87 Жыл бұрын
I totally agree with Alex take with PC port games and issues that they suffer from. I think people need to start holding game developers accountable for the lack of hardwork and effort. Companies want the money but they don't want to give you a finished product and that's not fair to the consumer because we work hard for a money.
@Randy28CR Жыл бұрын
I think there is a good precedent with Callisto Protocol on Steam. The game was in the top of best selling games, then it got tons of negative reviews complaining about it, and the game now is not even in top 20. People realized the game is broken and many refund it. If you deliver shit, you must be paid like that.
@sellingacoerwa8318 Жыл бұрын
"accountable" lol nobody forced you to buy it son
@GaryBeary Жыл бұрын
@@sellingacoerwa8318 I assume you love playing broken games. A rare sight to see.
@Deliveredmean42 Жыл бұрын
@@Randy28CR This is not even the first game that had this same fate, and yet the problems still occurs.
@alexanderkhan9097 Жыл бұрын
@@Randy28CR This is why a lot of games end up as Epic Exclusive: no user reviews or comments = no heads up that it's unplayable at launch.
@opx4real Жыл бұрын
At 11:40 Alex does an impeccable impression of my Dad when he learned I want to be an artist for a living. 😅
@Alexthelion93 Жыл бұрын
BOY!
@sirlimen333 Жыл бұрын
Everyone would feel the same as your dad.
@TheUltimateBlooper Жыл бұрын
As a 3D artist/photographer/videographer making a good living - I disagree.
@siriansight Жыл бұрын
Alex's journalism here is phenomenal. This is a passionate journalist who knows the tech, the industry & the consumer, & can see the trends He is widely recognised, but perhaps on this issue not recognised & heeded enough, because the risk to thr pc gamers experience has now become an issue.
@justinvia7506 Жыл бұрын
I thought Alex was about to put in his 2 weeks notice! Get this man some playable, fun games to review asap. I'd be of no help but felt motivated to volunteer to fix the shuttering issues! Hang in there buddy
@90lancaster Жыл бұрын
Oh Rich has faught back against the forces of Eurogamer and recovered the control of the podcast I see.
@4R8YnTH3CH33F Жыл бұрын
It was a bloody battle, thousands lost their lives.
@RayVa0 Жыл бұрын
Context?
@aquaticborealis4877 Жыл бұрын
What do you mean?
@Reydriel Жыл бұрын
Context: last week someone else hosted the podcast
@4R8YnTH3CH33F Жыл бұрын
@@Reydriel and Richard had to cut them down with his battle-axe to wrangle back control
@noobsaibot2255 Жыл бұрын
It took them 1 day to almost fully fix the insane crazy stutter it had, why wasn't someone put to work on this one day before launch, it's mind boggling when they know this is an issue that will cost them bad reviews
@TheUltimateBlooper Жыл бұрын
I wonder... could this be that the game testers were using shared PCs/consoles that ALREADY had pre-compiled shaders from the first person checking out the game? Say 1 PC goes through 10 testers - only really the first guy would have this issue. I'm not making an excuse, just thinking how the FVCK this obvious problem can ever be slipping into the day1 release...
@bernardeugenio Жыл бұрын
They said it was a "clerical error". They had the fix but delivered the wrong file. LOL
@hideff4982 Жыл бұрын
What are you guys smoking? There still nothing happened what remotely could be discribed as almost fully fixed. Damn noobs.
@noobsaibot2255 Жыл бұрын
@@bernardeugenio expensive error
@funtourhawk Жыл бұрын
Except it didn't fix hardly anything, still sucks ass performance wise (and gameplay lets be honest)
@djtomoy Жыл бұрын
is Alex holding back the tear? Come on man just let it all out!
@Zveebo Жыл бұрын
Seriously, someone give Alex a hug - dude looks broken, and it’s sad to see!
@ronniepye Жыл бұрын
No debate really... the game is one long very good looking corridor. Pretty shocked how uninspiring it is considering its been made by the old Dead Space crew.
@Alcatraz760 Жыл бұрын
Shader compilation has actually broken Alex. Unreal engine has actually managed to break one of the prime PC focused journalists. And unless UE 5.1 allows users to manually override shader compilation, god help us all in the future considering everything moves to unreal.
@jmarco335 Жыл бұрын
I see the passion alex has for his job . I hope shader compilations get fixed
@thumper5555 Жыл бұрын
That's up to game developers and Epic (the makers of unreal engine).
@muddypigeon9885 Жыл бұрын
DF is pretty much the game reviewer I trust and love, to see Alex broken kills me abit inside.
@thumper5555 Жыл бұрын
I was originally gonna skip the Calisto Protocol section because I'd seen the video for it, but I decided to watch it while I was playing games, and kinda had to stop playing while Alex was talking because wow it was so powerful.
@theyoungjawn Жыл бұрын
Unreal shouldn’t even give developers the option of caching shaders in the game. It should be forced in the menu for every game. Hell, even Fortnite has had awful shader comp for 5+ years now. I totally share Alex’s frustration and I feel for him.
@CornOnDeCobb Жыл бұрын
Getting really bad.
@poltergeist7621 Жыл бұрын
Sony Assigned Over 150 Employees to Aid The Callisto Protocol's Production. And the best version is neither PC or XSX but PS5. THIS IS SCUM, THIS IS BOYCOTTING TO FAVOR PS5. Period. And the Xbox Series S looks like old-gen. Knowing this is a cross-gen title I can't imagen how the XOne or Ps4 are. I'm pretty sure the PS4 Pro will run better and XSS just because Sony paid for boycot Xbox and PC.
@kelownatechkid Жыл бұрын
Alex... internet-hug 🤗 Thank you for being such an important voice in the space... you're the only one who seems to care
@TheGaluMoD Жыл бұрын
3:09 Oh man, I love how the game footage perfectly matches John's assessment xD
@offspringfan89 Жыл бұрын
Indeed 😄
@poltergeist7621 Жыл бұрын
Sony Assigned Over 150 Employees to Aid The Callisto Protocol's Production. And the best version is neither PC or XSX but PS5. THIS IS SCUM, THIS IS BOYCOTTING TO FAVOR PS5. Period. And the Xbox Series S looks like old-gen. Knowing this is a cross-gen title I can't imagen how the XOne or Ps4 are. I'm pretty sure the PS4 Pro will run better and XSS just because Sony paid for boycot Xbox and PC.
@teambanuelos Жыл бұрын
The way John and Alex started laughing at at Rich's joke 43:01 was absolutely amazing
@brunoalvino2606 Жыл бұрын
That was savage
@mmo5366 Жыл бұрын
Heh, yeah, they goddit! ;-)
@marctestart6334 Жыл бұрын
Can I just say, as upsetting as this is for Alex, it’s really important for me, as a PC gamer who also has a PS5, to know if a game is broken on PC (because I would buy it on PS5 instead). You’re doing a wonderful service for us…
@Cshizzle94 Жыл бұрын
It seems Callisto is just super polarizing. You either love it, or you have good taste in games and realize it's below mid.
@TheBean87 Жыл бұрын
Had us in the first half.
@90lancaster Жыл бұрын
Another game that could have been a franchise starter if they'd spent their money better and made sure it was actually working correctly before releasing it, as games rarely bounce back from the harm to their rep of a bad launch.
@TheBean87 Жыл бұрын
@@90lancaster it still can, games great just a shit launch.
@90lancaster Жыл бұрын
@@EsKah83 I'm a big Dead Space Fan, so I should really like this more. I should be the person gushing about this. I find the combat a bit sub optimal though.
@dsmith5940 Жыл бұрын
I like that Alex is sitting there wearing ‘Guantanamo Bay Orange’ like he’s in gaming purgatory. Which he is!
@griffgames9538 Жыл бұрын
Even a decent quad core or lower end hexa could dedicate a couple of threads to running Shader Indexing and Compilation that starts during studio logos on a game's first run. And if the game has a pre-rendered intro, could begin to run shader comp behind that. Since it's PC, you could also run the whole compilation during a first run splash screen. Or a developer could be very transparent/straightforward and offer the option at the title screen and/or include it as a very visible option in the main menu game settings. "Pre-Compile Graphics Shaders: Enable/Disable [Selecting this option may provide a smoother first game experience. Player clicks yes, pop up warning: This could take several minutes depending on configuration - proceed? Yes / No]" Edit: Players wouldn't mind trading a couple of minutes of their time in exchange for a significantly smoother first-run gameplay experience.
@saurabhpathakYT Жыл бұрын
Sir Richard is getting younger and younger day by day I suppose. So Good to see you guys. My favourite trio.
@deepblue8143 Жыл бұрын
Yep, best trio ever! Love them all.
@b01scout96 Жыл бұрын
I've never seen Alex with so little joy in life. LOL
@antonioowensby8823 Жыл бұрын
I totally agree with the gentleman in the orange shirt...I forgot his name but he is very passionate about the video games that are being released in an unfinished state. We as consumers need to start voicing our opinions with our wallets. There is no reason why a game with a $70-$80 price tag be released in an unfinished state especially when the two companies, Sony and Microsoft bragging about how powerful their next-gen consoles are. I'm not sure that it is hardware issue or a developer software issue.
@PjotrSve Жыл бұрын
My guess is that the reason so many UE games have shader compilation stutter is because UE makes it so easy to make a game without programming experience. Before we had shader graphs for materials all the shaders were written by hand, something an artist could not do. That meant that you had to had more programmers in the team and more people who had experience in optimizing. Another side effect was that you had less shader permutations. Now every artist can make materials and if they don't use any instance materials you will end up with thousands of shaders. I think the best thing Epic can do now is make automatic tools to cache all shader permutations in the game, this is what they already do now. Another thing they need to do is hold a free online course on how to make sure you pre-cache you shaders when you are ready to ship the game.
@Notsram77 Жыл бұрын
I have never seen Alex so affected. Wow.
@samclough5686 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad The Callisto Protocol got mostly fixed, but the issues with it run far deeper than just stuttering.
@SolidBoss7 Жыл бұрын
"Run far deeper" is a MAJOR stretch. Anyone who's actually played it thinks its a good game and want a sequel.
@Cshizzle94 Жыл бұрын
@@SolidBoss7 that's why it's got mixed reviews across the board, right champ?
@RemixerUltimate Жыл бұрын
@@SolidBoss7 clearly not considering the mixed review scores from outlets and players alike
@SolidBoss7 Жыл бұрын
@@Cshizzle94 imagine taking reviews serious and using them as the basis for your argument. Yall let the internet think and make decisions for you and its kinda pathetic.
@TensaZangetsu1200 Жыл бұрын
@@SolidBoss7 So I shouldn't listen to you, right.
@TykCub Жыл бұрын
Always ALWAYS love your videos, Alex (and all DF) and they bring so much joy and knowledge. I appreciate you!
@ironiclee9751 Жыл бұрын
Alex is so right. I refunded Elden Ring because the shader compilation stutters were so egregious but I keep seeing the game held up as a decent port anyway. It's like people want every fromsoft game going forward to be a stuttering mess and have a 60 fps framerate cap. It's 2022 people come on.
@jackche8271 Жыл бұрын
Alex seems legit so sad
@trblemayker5157 Жыл бұрын
Callisto Protocol was a massive disappointment. I had more fun replaying Dead Space 1+2 than this over priced vent crawling simulator that is more like the spiritual successor to Mike Tyson's Punchout.
@WllKiedSnake Жыл бұрын
The games pretty fantastic! I'm 11 hours in and been loving it. My guns are upgraded now so melee combat is a last resort. I shred enemies to pieces now.
@SomeUnkindledAsh Жыл бұрын
I played Callisto on PS5, and got about half-way through the game before I looked at reviews. I was genuinely shocked it was getting dunked on. I was preemptively happy for SDS because I didn't even consider it was getting bad reviews.
@nicolasmulpas7763 Жыл бұрын
Same for me, finished the game once on Quality mode, I had a blast going through it. Great atmosphere, sound design with the 3d audio is spectacular, graphics are insanely good. Gameplay is quite simple but I liked it. I just don't understand people anymore, that's why I never look at reviews before buying a game I'm hyped for
@kadoferusuraimu Жыл бұрын
Hexen 3 has been on my wishlist for decades, I’d also love to see a modern entry in that series.
@jamesdegriz Жыл бұрын
I watched a streamer play Calisto Protocol and the pain he suffered getting through the game was palpable. Stutters, recycled minibosses, a terrible combat system and a laughable final boss
@sellingacoerwa8318 Жыл бұрын
Oh look a opinion from somebody who's never played something but totally watched a video once.
@Geassguy360 Жыл бұрын
It's not a recycled miniboss, it's just an enemy type.
@davidrenton Жыл бұрын
@@sellingacoerwa8318 so the only way to know if something is good or bad, is to experience it. I've never played "road redemption", so maybe everyone was wrong and it's the greatest game ever and all those videos where it looked terrible , where just misrepresenting it.
@toomuchstarbucks6787 Жыл бұрын
Terrible combat system? What a joke lmao.
@jamesdegriz Жыл бұрын
@@sellingacoerwa8318 Been gaming since ZX81. I know jank when I see it. \o/
@Gggmanlives Жыл бұрын
The rant about the PC performance thing felt like vindication. So fucking sick of modern PC games often running like this.
@kelownatechkid Жыл бұрын
We really need more high profile members of the community to speak up about it
@speedracer2please Жыл бұрын
YES LUIGI'S MANSION 3! I just finished that and it has some incredible sand physics, extremely detailed interactive environmental objects, and I would been impressed by it on any system.
@yuzupon9998 Жыл бұрын
"You leave the assassination, the murder, to the end" HOT DAMN, RICH.
@da1writer1985 Жыл бұрын
I was rolling, holy crap Rich, Spicy take. "It's not the Halo engine", oh come on Rich. The comments there in the trailer, hilarious.
@existentialselkath1264 Жыл бұрын
Is it possible that RT reflections are supposed to be on the xbox version but are bugged so don't show up? Like, it's still actually doing all the calculations to render the raytraced effects, but it just isn't being applied. Hence the poor performance?
@CropperTV Жыл бұрын
I miss totalbiscuit, he'd be in his element covering some of the recent games over the past few years
@DeltaAssaultGaming Жыл бұрын
Dude was a hateful bigot
@THU31 Жыл бұрын
Yep. He was harsh, but fair. Games got exactly what they deserved in his reviews.
@redbeardnj Жыл бұрын
Johns mini-review on CP is so on point. He really should do more game reviews.
@denisruskin348 Жыл бұрын
Alex Vs. Striking Distance Studios was a match foretold by the old gods.
@kamilciura7953 Жыл бұрын
I feel the same as Alex. I had enough of this bs with PC ports in past two years. It is time to go back to platform-specific reviews I think. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed Callisto Protocol review on Rock Paper Shotgun simply because it took PC-centric approach. Alice did a great job of evaluating what PC gamers get for their money - and they get broken product in exchange for their 60 Euros/50GBP. She has also highlighted core gameplay and design issues I haven’t really seen mentioned frequently by other reviewers. It is a solid read which I recommend to everyone. The game “scored” (RPS is not doing scores anymore) low because of technical issues, just as it should. I don’t get why we are now at the point where technical side of things tend to get separated from underlying game design and core gameplay. Yeah, new Pokemon game(s) are most likely fun, just like other Pokemon games - you cannot go wrong with that lite-jRPG formula. But this doesn’t mean that they are good games. They are available on a single platform and in a state which makes them not enjoyable. Gaming isn’t only about technical side or design, vision. It is about all of these things, because it is about an experience as a whole. And in the end, it is experience that should be evaluated and scored. Think of it this way. Is Doom a good game? Absolutely. But it is a good game on 3DO or Sega Saturn? Not even close. It is still Doom, but so compromised that it is not possible to enjoy it. I do not care that nowadays things may get patched down the line. Why should we, customers, give companies a benefit of doubt that they will eventually fix things? You made it, you shipped it, it is on you to make it worth our time and money - from day one, not after several months and dozen of patches. Gaming journalists should review the game as it arrives, not look past developers’ (and publishers) failures and give the game a score detached from reality. Polished experience should be given, not a somewhat elusive target. If given game is super polished across the board, go ahead, give it a better score. God Of War Ragnarok is a fantastic looking title running at solid 1080p30 on base PS4, even better on Pro and technical showcase on PS5. This level of craftsmanship deserves to be rewarded and praised. But when studio ships the game which runs bad or with cut down features on some platforms for no apparent reasons? This should impact scores, too. If developers cannot deliver a good experience, they can kiss their money goodbye. It is not like there is a shortage of great games to play at any given moment. Oh, you patched it somewhere down the line? Good, I may pick it up on Steam sale after a couple of years, when it will be cheap as chips. You had one shot at making me pay full price and you blew it. I may even get the game for a console because why not? Pre-owned copies appear on eBay pretty quickly and it only takes several months for them to cost less than a half of original price. And you won’t see a dime if I make such purchase.
@abdel1143 Жыл бұрын
Give me Prototype 3
@jjforcebreaker Жыл бұрын
Activision killed Radical Entertainment like 5 years ago. And the first Prototype came out 13 years ago. I don't like reboots and the third installment, after so many years, is unlikely. Even if somebody competent buys that IP. I'd like to see Prototype 3, but that's a perfect upper AA tier game and main publishers especially MS and Sony for the most part care about only AAA, so I wouldn't expect any of them to pick it up. Considering the current power of the hardware env destruction, gore, physics, lighting&effects would be amazing.
@DeltaAssaultGaming Жыл бұрын
No. 2 had a lame protagonist.
@ErenTheWarcriminal Жыл бұрын
God damn Rich absolutely tore Jesus a new one
@amizzy55 Жыл бұрын
It’s so nice to have watched you guys long enough to finally understand the Shader Butler joke.
@jkob8245 Жыл бұрын
"Captured on PC using 4090 graphics card we set everything to the maximum settings as Jesus would have wanted" I have to play this at some point! Haha!
@AnonyIUW Жыл бұрын
Sad something so stupid like that ruined the games launch entirely
@envirovore Жыл бұрын
I'm going to give Turtle Rock props for pre-compiling shaders on launch with Back4Blood.
@tedahwooga Жыл бұрын
I feel for Alex. Hang in there though man through every dark night there's a brighter day
@jwhughes101 Жыл бұрын
Sucks so many good games are based on the Unreal engine, because that shader compilation issue ruins otherwise great titles. I thought the PC space was growing (according to the Steam concurrent users numbers) so it's frustrating that developers don't want to put the time/money into producing great versions of these games for it. I can see why Alex is so demoralized by it.
@raahl71 Жыл бұрын
Will you be doing an analysis of the unreal 5 version of Fortnite on consoles?
@lutherholayeahme7449 Жыл бұрын
I hope so
@pale_green_telephones4346 Жыл бұрын
They even show shader stuttering in trailers now, feels like a "deal with it" from publishers
@Daniel-yz3zf Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure what's more broken, the current landscape of shipped PC games or Alex's soul. Bless that man.
@Baldur452 Жыл бұрын
The scariest scenes of CP are the stutters.
@Sengial Жыл бұрын
Please say CP2077 instead of that
@ZalvaTionZ Жыл бұрын
@@Sengial Callisto Protocol 2077?
@TensaZangetsu1200 Жыл бұрын
@@Sengial Didn't know Callisto Protocol took place in 2077.
@terbo2000 Жыл бұрын
PHRASING
@jemandetwas1 Жыл бұрын
*DO NOT* abreviate Callisto Protocol and Cyberpunk!
@konczdavid Жыл бұрын
1:05 "The quality of the game, which is... exceptional" - Yeah, sure, in Richardo world
@SolidBoss7 Жыл бұрын
Have you played it, or just echoing what you THINK is the popular opinion going around. Oh yea....u haven't.
@konczdavid Жыл бұрын
@@SolidBoss7 Do you know if I played it, or are just echoing the typical defensive opinion going around by the blind fans of the game? Oh... yeah, you don't know.
@BJAdamBarry Жыл бұрын
@@SolidBoss7 I played it, thought the reviews were pretty spot on. It's mediocre.
@SolidBoss7 Жыл бұрын
@@konczdavid I know you haven't because people who have actually indicate what they thought could've been better with constructive criticism. Yall are out of touch. Just watch a few people wove streamed it. They all liked it. Gell even Dr disrespect who is hyper critical liked it.
@SolidBoss7 Жыл бұрын
@@mikeuk666 it's a 10-15 hour triple a game with very high production value. It's well worth full price. The old movie comparison is perfect. Or dinner for two. Id hate to hear what your idea of taking someone out looks like.
@CakeMelons Жыл бұрын
It is strange to see Alex like that, he's usually so cheerful and ironic. I'am grateful to all his work figuring out the problem, bringing it to light, communicating with some of the devs, making videos about it, testing it out etc., he did an amazing job, i remember i was so glad when he decided to go on this crusade so to speak. Stuttering is the issue i hate the most in any game and i do understand how it can spoil and even ruin everything about a game for someone. I think there are issue in QA pipeline in gamedev. Because way too often games release with bizarre issues that leave you wondering how something like even got through...
@AndreThompson925 Жыл бұрын
Alex sounds broken and I hate it. Dude is usually a beacon of optimism and it breaks my heart to watch
@MegaCygnusX1 Жыл бұрын
The elephant in the room is that Calisto Protocol is the definition of mid. Sure it might be technically impressive (on PS5 anyway), but as a game/spiritual successor it's a complete failure.
@MegaCygnusX1 Жыл бұрын
@@EsKah83 That's cool, I'm glad you're enjoying it.
@WackoWambo Жыл бұрын
Alex, don’t let these people get you down, we appreciate your work and need you!!!
@mononoke721 Жыл бұрын
Is it me or does Alex Battaglia look like he's on the verge of actual tears when describing shader compilation stutter in the Callisto Protocol? Gotta feel for the guy, it can't be a fun experience when reviewing a game, never mind just playing it period as anyone playing on PC has to.
@respectfulremastersbymetal8336 Жыл бұрын
Alex just looks flat out disgusted. Wow.
@telboy007 Жыл бұрын
Alex! Alex!!! Dark tides pre-compiles shaders before you get into the game!! There is hope!
@lolroflmaoization Жыл бұрын
Alex is aware since he has been working on video for it, and he made a funny post about it on twitter, funnily enough one of the devs replied to his tweet saying "Built just for you
@asdfjklo234 Жыл бұрын
_"Don't do it, Alex! You can have a life without stutters! The shaders are compiling as I speak!"_
@telboy007 Жыл бұрын
@@lolroflmaoization ha, amazing
@thephantasticfool Жыл бұрын
I came back to this video after seeing one of the clips in a more recent video. Breaks my heart to see Alex so emotional about this stuff. He cares so much and I love it
@anonony9081 Жыл бұрын
It's so weird seeing so many people on the steam message boards coping and trying to run cover for the callisto protocol. They either say that it's not that stuttery or that it will be fixed eventually so stop talking about it as if the game deserves good reviews just for existing. It's so strange how people stick up for these products as if they are tied to their identity somehow
@quicsands Жыл бұрын
It's interesting that PS5 seems to "outperform" Xbox Series X in several games. I have both systems because I like games but it seems like there is something going on. It's like PS5 is prioritized by these third party developers and I can't help but wonder if Sony has something to do with that. Sony has done all it can to hold Microsoft back. It's upsetting because the Series X is certainly capable of more than what we have seen. I don't care if PS5 can out perform Series X, I just want to see Series X games fully optimized and polished by these third party developers. It only hurts them when the games run poorly so I don't get it. Delay the game if need be and stop releasing an unfinished product. This obviously applies to many games.
@9SMTM6 Жыл бұрын
It's certainly possible. But I don't think that's the way it happens, at least not the main factor. I think the main factor is that the PS5 is a single target, and also fairly popular, and because of its unique API it also usually shares less code with other targets. If you create a XSX game, first of all, you're also required to make it for XSS, which frankly seems to have some problematic things about it. But also, XSX and XSS use DirectX same as the PC, which means you can share large parts of the code. This means that there isn't "one golden reference" to test against. The PS5 just requires its own API, which means as long as you target it at all, you will have to test against it, and you'll only test against one configuration. If you combine that with the market share that means that the PS5 is just very likely to become the primary testing target for anything. This puts the XSX in a similar situation as PC is often said to be, it's the "second child", and that child is best buds with someone you can't but have to stand, XSS.
@9SMTM6 Жыл бұрын
Regarding XSS issues: There is the reduced RAM, different RAM speeds (look up GTX 970 RAM speeds, XBOX does the same thing), slower CPU, slower SSD. Some of these can be adjusted for with less resolution etc, some of these are more problematic. XSX tends to be stronger in raw performance than PS5, it just has a massively larger GPU. The way Sony makes up for it is with a much higher clock, which is synchronized across the GPU and leads to some other aspects performing better. Also DirectX, even 12, is from my understanding just a higher level API than what the PS5 offers, so performance is less in the hands of the Dev and generally less predictable, this likely is the major factor leading to PS5 and XSX being matched a lot of the time. Though, on the consumer side, that same high level API also leads to Microsoft being able to adjust games without dev interaction, which allowed the improved backwards compatibility that the XBOX Series boasts. That's just something that Sony isn't able to do, even if they were willing (which they probably would not be anyways).
@wayn3h Жыл бұрын
@@9SMTM6 You literally have no idea what you're talking about. Absolute nonsense.
@pixeljauntvr7774 Жыл бұрын
What? How does that even work? It's Sony's fault when a third party game runs bad on an Xbox? Eh?
@Omar-Asim Жыл бұрын
I suspect that DirectX 12 is the culprit, which is shared by Xbox and PC.
@fernyjones Жыл бұрын
Love you guys! Keep up the excellent work! Greetings from Brazil.
@TheDravic Жыл бұрын
1:00:28 I'm the one who tagged Alex, I got a video showing this issue with The Witcher 3 physics at 30fps vs framerates higher than that, and I also contacted CDPR about it. I'm cautiously optimistic. Fingers crossed. There's an actual chance they might decouple physics from 30fps target. How they will go about it, if at all, remains to be seen though.
@Entropic_Alloy Жыл бұрын
I do not understand why devs let the stutter get released into the wild. Don't they play test on machines and realize that the game is virtually unplayable? How does anyone think that is acceptable, especially when the problems are well known and the solution is also well known?
@tom_123 Жыл бұрын
Is Alex this emotional just because of this shader/stutter issue, or is there something else going on?
@r0tekz Жыл бұрын
I don't think you have fully digested what he said about the implications for him as a reviewer. It's really bad, making his job virtually impossible.
@TheJasonaut Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I’m sure its very frustrating, but it shouldn’t be that important/hurtful. If something sucks, you should just judge it or don’t and move on. It’s not DF’s fault
@McChopper2000 Жыл бұрын
@@r0tekz hahahahahahaha
@McChopper2000 Жыл бұрын
@@r0tekz i dont see other reviwers in tears for a videogame
@r0tekz Жыл бұрын
@@McChopper2000 Most other reviewers don't do what Alex does on PC versions. His in-depth tech analysis is fairly unique. It takes a huge amount of time and effort, which is then wasted or impossible, and the games have to be redone on subsequent fixes, meaning less time for other games. This situation with UE5 makes his outlook very bleak. Alex explained it very well in the video, but of course, you, the armchair expert, know the situation better than he does, lol.