Vicarious on 18/5/2013 at 16:01
Quote Posted by EvaUnit02
Listing your video card and its manufacturer would help.
You might have some stupid driver forced graphical feature(s) overriding the game's native settings. AMD Catalyst drivers in particular force stupid shit like that on by default.
Nvidia released a beta driver optimised for Last Light, v320.14.
I'm using Gigabyte's gtx260. Tried both with beta drivers and with the latest normal ones.
june gloom on 18/5/2013 at 18:26
Quote Posted by Ziaeon
Dont compare it to Stalker or Fallout. Their only relation is the theme.
People still do that? Because they did that with the first game too.
PigLick on 19/5/2013 at 01:52
Well I've seen any number of previews on various gaming sites mention Stalker, not so much Fallout.
Ziaeon on 19/5/2013 at 04:17
I spent a few hours today with the original, Metro 2033 and I thought I'd share my thoughts on it for those still on the fence.
Metro 2033 is not nearly half as charming or engaging as Last Light. The combat is clumsier, the world isnt as detailed, and it has a lot of kinks that had apparently been worked out in Last Light. Having said that, I'm still playing it because it's not terrible and I enjoy reliving the background story of Artoym and The Dark Ones.
So in retrospect, Last Light is everything Metro 2033 should have been.
242 on 19/5/2013 at 05:37
At least half of what Rubin said is bullshit. Construction generators, there is virtually no outages in Kyiv; chairs from Poland, you can buy Aeron chairs in lots of local places. The only thing that looks credible is size of the office and funding.
Muzman on 19/5/2013 at 08:24
I was hoping you'd turn up.
I found this with a cursory search too:
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http://officedistrict.com.ua/en/catalog/herman_miller/)
It's interesting. He's definitely playing to some grim Soviet stereotype (or prejudiced to see things as such).
Could they just have had crappy power where they are and he filled in the blanks as to why in his own head, I wonder? (I mean, we all have "centralised power" of some sort and it's not a terrifying symbol of Communist oppression. Sometimes its good, sometimes its bad)
242 on 19/5/2013 at 10:21
Well, they may have been in a building which is powered by crappy power substation or power line if they really have outages that often, but then it means they were very unlucky when chose their office.
icemann on 19/5/2013 at 11:48
Quote Posted by Sulphur
Sure. Creativity's true potential is always unleashed when there's restrictions placed on it. Like the demo scene and the mindblowing things they do in a bunch of kilobytes.
Maybe all creative work would be better served by being bound and shackled instead of having imaginations given free reign?
Second this 100%. So much good stuff has come from restrictions, as it limits the possible scope and refines the process, whilst still bringing boundless ideas within such strict limits. Just look at what people used to do with small amounts of memory. Amazing.
Oh and Angry Joe reviewed the game today:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLLJ94mUjUQ) Angry Joe Review
june gloom on 19/5/2013 at 22:59
I've learned not to watch anybody who has "Angry" or similar in their ~*Internet Persona*~ name if they're not James Rolfe. See: our very own Rageaholic, who is basically an unlikable douchebag who is in desperate need of a swift punch in the tit.
EvaUnit02 on 20/5/2013 at 07:31
He's a genuine games journalist, unlike say James Rolfe and Yahtzee who're entertainers posing as game reviewers. His reviews are usually thorough, balanced and fair. The strongest criticisms that I can level at Joe is the god awful, unfunny skits in his videos and the going after easy targets like movie licensed shovelware (inc. motion control games).
Swen Vincke, founder of Larian Games, recently praised Joe's reviews.
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http://www.lar.net/2013/05/07/being-selective/)
