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System Shock Remake - PlayStation 5/ Xbox Series X/S - DF Tech Review
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- Опубликовано: 14 авг 2024
- System Shock is a legendary immersive sim and the remake work carried out by the iconic Nightdive Studios is simply exceptional. We've already reviewed the game in-depth last year based on its initial PC release but it's now finally available on last-gen and current-gen consoles. John Linneman focuses on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions of the game in this video, tackling the quality of the ports and whether the controller-based interface works well.
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00:00 - Introduction
01:11 - Why You Should Care
02:11 - How Does it Play on Consoles?
03:15 - Visual Comparisons
05:12 - Weird Xbox Quirk
09:38 - It Still Sounds Awesome
10:16 - Wrap-up
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I appreciated John's comments about animation motion blur vs full screen movement motion blur. Developers should take note and differentiate between the two in their options.
I was gonna say the same, it's always just listed as "motion blur" no matter what the setting actually does. Or worse, it does both simultaneously and doesn't let you choose.
I've heard that the problem lies with UE itself so I'm not sure if it's something most devs could do something about.
All of johns comments are a blur.
The Evil Within 2 is the only game I know of that did it
That’s the one thing I give props to call of duty since MW2. So many different graphical choices to choose from on the PS5/XSX.
How you're able to drop videos of this quality with comparisons from the OG XB1 to the PS5 still blows my mind. I'd love to watch you edit one of these
Most likely has a team helping out for the edits and uploads.
Would be a lonngggggg process lol 🤣of course they have a small team.....that's a lot of footage, splicing and uploading
They have good hardware, which will shorten the process significantly. They're also very good at what they do.
Yeah, as others have said.
They pay people to do it.
Quite simple.
Anyone earning the minimalest amount of big boy \ girl money immediately does this to save massively on time.
@@chillnagasden6190 I really truly don't believe they do. I know Alex edits all his PC footage and I know John edits all his DF Retro footage. Oliver edits the podcasts. Id imagine it would be really hard to edit somebody else's work and voiceover but hey this is a solid question for the podcast! I'll ask in the next one :)
It would be more likely that somebody else is doing the heavy lifting collecting clips, specs, charts and stats and then the main guys that we know do the videos. Either way my interest is peaked now
I'm with you on the per-object motion blur, John. We're always trying to make games look "more cinematic", so selective blur on objects seems like a good thing to have.
Absolutely. I find games without motion blur (or with a very low shutter speed) to look ''frame-y'' as John pointed out.
Sir, we already have the solution to "more cinematic" looking games - drop them to 30 fps! Duh!
as an option, fine. Forced, I groan.
@@ScyrousFXlol...What?..uh no
@@capnphuktard5445 Uh yes.
The per-pixel motion blur looks so good, this really needs to be the standard every game makes motion blur to.
This remake is so awesome I wish Nightdive were delivering such a robust remake for its sequel, despite it being less needed.
They're still working on System Shock 2 Enhanced Edition, and Stephen Kick (Nightdive co-founder) has said that a SS2 remake isn't out of the question.
i remember seeing the kickstarter footage for this game years ago. they did a great job realizing their vision i hope to play this soon
Yeah, the road to this remake was long and rocky, there were at least 2 working versions scrapped in the process (that's why it took them so long from the initial kickstarter, they basically had to start from scratch 3 times over the years, because they were not happy with the results they were getting), but I'm glad they overcame all problems and still made it, because I personally think they totally nailed it and made justice to the original. I just hope they at least made some money in the end, because I would like to see other remakes from them like System Shock 2, Thief, Thief 2...
This was legitimately my favourite game of 2023.
Yeah I completed it the other week on PC and then jumped straight back in to do another run through on the hardest difficulty. INSTANTLY on of my favourite games of all time. I will replay it for years to come
Same although The Talos Principle 2 was a very close second. The PC version of System Shock Remake is just fantastic.
@@TheNomadJack And why is that?
Like, it's a good game.
But the ancient design (Backtracking, content vs the player, crap layout, "see you = delete you" boss fights) were really hard for me to make me properly like it.
@@chillnagasden6190 Tbh, all the reasons I loved it! The game is just unapologetically old school and very hands off, paired with awesome art style, the surprisingly slick gunplay, and one of the most underrated Villains in video game history. I just absolutely adore this game.
@@chillnagasden6190 Because the ancient design sensibilities make the game, ironically, feel super fresh and innovative in the current age.
PC players are getting so many of the good console games sent their way recently, it’s only fair we get a few classics like this sent back over 🥰
Well, in a lot of cases, many of the biggest console games came from previously PC-exclusive developers! So things are kind of coming full-circle. Which I'm glad to see. More games for everyone!
👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Nintendo come to PC please
PSVR2 is cry out loud for a HLA port.
@@viking9442they already have with snes9x, yuzu, etc.
One of my favourite games of last year. Highly recommended.
Love this remake though hardware activation using a gamepad is still a problem.
Nightdive: MAKE A WEAPON WHEEL FOR WEAPON SELECTION AND HARDWARE ACTIVATION.
Now everybody buy it so we can get a remake of System Shock 2 :)
And maybe some day Thief / Thief 2
Isn't there a System Shock 2 remake allready in the works?
@@Freidenker01 Not a remake, enhanced edition. More like a remaster.
@@Freidenker01 A remaster is. A Remake is conditional I think on how well SS Remake does. So I've bought it twice lol.
People who say that it's not worth upgrading to current-gen consoles because of (supposedly) lack of optimized games don't realize that even in old games the loading times improved a lot. That goes without saying that cold-boot time is below ten seconds.
P.S.: I forgot to mention that with the last-gen console, there was stuttering in populated/heavy action areas but not anymore with my current-gen console.
Yep. That's my favorite thing about this gen and made it completely worth it to me. I'm not getting any younger and time sitting there waiting is just time wasted.
ikr ps4 and xbsx spoil you on loading times i have ps5 in main room and ps4 in bedroom and i have to say the loading is massive difference, you really appreciate the loading on ps5 and xbsx
Yup just like coming from and hdd to an SSD on pc is night and day
Yeah, but they do realize that though? The SSD inception wasn't made during PS5 development. It predates that and people used external SSDs on PS4s back then too and it's only a second or two slower than PS5s SSD. It's just not that compelling and I say that as a PS5 owner
100%! When I was off work long term with a knackered back, I started playing my consoles (One X and PS4 Pro) more, but the loading times really started to piss me off. The cocktail of painkillers was making me impatient and cranky. Upgrading to the current gen made such a massive difference. Solid state drives ftw!
It's fantastic but the controller was horrible on PC (the inventory mostly), to the point where I had to stop playing. I just tried it and you can finally use the dpad to select things in the inventory with the latest update! I can't wait to play through it now!
On PC? This is great news!
Developers really need to make separate camera motion blur and object motion blur options.
Is what I'd really like to say, however it seems like Unreal engine itself sadly doesn't make this easy, apparently.
This
I use it all the time every time. Camera, per-object, per-pixel, radiant blur.... Gimme all of that. I'd spread it on my bread if I could. 🤣
Yes, I was actually attempting this last night with my UE5 game and there’s no setting for it, even in console commands. I’d have to figure out how to manually edit every single material and mesh with complicated custom shaders, and pray an engine update doesn’t break it. Very frustrating.
@@MountCydonia If Kingdom Come is any indication, CryEngine games should have these options.
Big issues with controller support for me are not being able to quickly activate hardware. You have to slowly move the inventory cursor, whose speed you can't change, over to the hardware you want and manually activate/deactivate it. Y axis movement feels faster than x axis and you can't change this either. Having a hotbar at all when using a controller instead of a weapon/item/hardware wheel. Deus Ex 3 switched between the 2 automatically. Nightdive's own Quake remasters and I think Turok as well added weapon wheels so it's absence here is odd.
Activating hardware using a controller was an issue that was brought up with the PC release last year. It still hasn't been fixed afaik. I'm honestly surprised they haven't fixed it. A weapon wheel is the obvious solution. I'd have thought they'd address this for the console release.
@@phrozac There's a binding slot for cycle hardware that's unmapped by default. Mapping it does nothing and the use hardware binding as of a recent patch just uses the first consumable on your hotbar.
I hope they see this feedback and patch it so atleast the remapping works
@@LandoJC0451 Yup. I try mapping it after every patch to see if it's been fixed but perplexingly, it has not. It's the only thing that hinders gameplay and my one complaint. I only use passive hardware because of it, which isn't ideal.
Last gen games being capped at 30 fps because of the CPU makes sense. The PS4 Pro being capped at the same resolution and frame rate as the base PS4 makes no sense. I'm not expecting 4k like with the One X but that should be at least 1440p.
Does PS4 Pro support 1440p output? Did they add it when they added it to PS5?
@@UltraCasualPenguin All games on Pro are upscaled to 4k by the system. So a 1440p internal resolution upscaled to 4k is within reason for the Pro. That 50% increase in GPU capabilities would allow a higher internal rendering before checkerboard upscaling.
sadly ps4 pro a small upgrade over ps4 there was 1440p games but some did reconstruct to 1440p and upwards
The only thing that could realistically keep it from having a decent resolution bump is memory bandwidth, as PS4 Pro is about the same as vanilla PS4 in that case. Seems a stretch though. It's common for PS4 Pro games to be just 1080p unfortunately.
@@dalton2k538 Depends on the game. Games released before the Pro had no obligation to support it. But games released afterwards had either resolution boost or an FPS boost.
Fallout 4 got a resolution and lighting boost. Dark Souls 3 got a fps cap increase. As examples.
A game that expects you to pay attention is greatly appreciated! Too many games nowadays can be played on autopilot. Seems like a great port to consoles as well. :)
I absolutely love how beautiful the game looks, these guys really know how to do colors. Considering how great this turned out, I want them to do System Shock 2, which was the best First Person game ever made for me. Also very cool that they implemented keyboard and mouse on PS5.
I tried 3 mice all different ones with USB adapters on the ps5 and none worked. So keyboard and mice don't seem to work which, I kinda bought the game because the video says they did. I hope this gets fixed
Keyboard works but thats all
I think Linneman had access to the day one patch with the publisher is withholding from the public
I wish motion blur was more granular. It would be nice if you could turn off camera movement-based motion blur but keep on the motion blur on object movement.
I'd prefer letting us disable it entirely.
@@NeoTechni That's what I meant by granular. Wouldn't make sense to give the option for one but not the other.
Things I'd like to see: Weapon/item wheel, run toggle, fix map markers (I have no idea how to use them) or a better legend.
Map marker function is outright broken. It was fixed in the day one patch but the publisher is withholding said patch so console hasn't had ANY updates. That's also why the Heal and Grenade buttons don't work.
I love System Shock and Nightdive are awesome for implementing keyboard & mouse support in the PS5-version 👍🏻
I played the original System Shock 2 back in the day (1999?). It is one of my all-time favorites despite the agonizing load times. I never played System Shock though. This looks amazing.
You have that whole silent segment at the end that is supposed to demonstrate that even stereo sound is great in this game. But it sounds terrible with headphones. Most things sound like they are happening behind you, when they actually happen in front of or under you. It sounds like they have accidentally switched north and south.
That could be just as much be a problem with the soundstage of your headphones as one with the game
The shadow cascade seems to draw in really close to the player in a shot at 10:27. Might be a bug, but no other visual oddities to report. The game's atmosphere looks great!
Love the style, I genuinely can't see the voxel stuff until it's right in my face.
I think it's still polygons and textures instead of voxels, but they disabled texture filtering, to make the textures look pixelated instead of blurred together from up close.
@@cube2foxwhatever it is, it does a number on my eyes... and I like it
Ps5 controller rebinding not working for me, something I’m missing? Grenade hotkey / consumable hot keys don’t work at all
Publisher is withholding the day one patch that would have fixed this
Looking extremely forward to it! I played the the very first PC version on diskette in 1994 which didn't even have speech samples.
Thanks for the tech review John, and thanks to Warren Spector once more :)
Finally! Best part is they're releasing it physically! And its only $40!!!
Sony missed a pretty big opportunity by not making a PSVR version of this.
VR is dead
@@mrglass7133 Both the Quest 3 and the PSVR 2 have sold over 2 million units but yeah, sure, whatever bro.
@@incoggnito1667facts
Now I've bought a 1440p VRR monitor with HDR capability, I plan to get back to this game and really appreciate how it looks. :D
Mouse and keyboard support on console is something I love. I have setup where I can use mouse and keyboard on my lap with ease, even while laying down. So support like this is a massive boon for me.
Does the mouse work for you on ps5? I've tried 3 mice and none work
@@scottgray9674 I don't have a PS5, nor do I have this game yet. I use a G915 TKL and G Pro X Superlight on my Series X. Its plug and play, just have to set DPI on my PC because this mouse doesn't have a DPI button and mouse sensitivity settings on the console or in the games is usually way too high.
I'd like to see a high-contrast option for the cursor, ESPECIALLY during the junction box puzzles. The crosshair just... vanishes in all the clutter.
Played it on PC last year and adored it, it's good to hear that the console version is good for any folks that want to play it there. Also, incredibly impressive that their porting team is 4 people and they have done what appears to be a great job to bring it to such a wide range of machines - kudos to Nightdive once again.
The important thing is that people will be able to experience this game regardless of their preferred platform.
3:13 I'm glad there's compatibility with my Xbox One VCR. Keyboard+mouse just lack the precision I get with Kinect 2.0.
thank god the killed Rare to use all that talent for Kinect. that was a fantastic decision kinda like decisions being made now
It’s funny when people say no reason to upgrade to current gen when the fast loading times is one of the best reasons to upgrade
People saying not to upgrade just don’t have money to do it themselves
They’re coping man just deluding themselves to make themselves feel better.
And so many new games do not work on the last gen consoles .
You can't play Alan Wake 2 on a ps4 or even Jedi Survivor .
@@Crashed131963 and then we have the upcoming GTAVI
@murray821 Funny your one of those people that assume others don't have money when in reality there are those of us who don't buy new hardware for minor irrelevant upgrades.
I just got a ps5 this year because the truth is there isn't quality content for either console. I bought my ps5 strictly for judas and Gta6 next year. SS & Bg3 were slight factors but still the jump has still not paid off yet imo.
Next time try not being a pompous ass hat😂
Now we need system shock 2 remade like this...
never played the OG but it has always been on my radar, looking forward to checking this one out for sure
There is no mouse input on PS5. Keyboard works apparently.
Looks great, can’t wait to go grab my copy after work! Thanks for the video!
The lack of texture filtering confuses me. Does it make sense for the story? Because for a modern remake that otherwise seems to use modern, high-fidelity rendering techniques seeing a bunch of pixelated textures just confuses my brain on what look they're actually going for.
Object specific motion blur is fine.
The hate towards excessive camera blur isn't just a matter of preference for some of us; I've genuinely found some games so difficult to parse when moving around that i've had to give up on them because they don't let you tone down or disable the screen smear.
You'd think that someone who needs glasses would be more sympathetic to the fact not everyone's eyes work the same! 😉
Especially after how both Just Cause 3 and 4 had motion blur cranked so high at launch it made people sick. I get making that mistake once, not twice. Leave it off.
X1X supported surround sound enabled dfccertified=a must buy!
Why did you not mention in this review that some control bindings are outright broken and do not work at all in these versions? You have a section of the video dedicated to talking about how it plays with controllers. There's no way you played this game with a controller and didn't notice that. Even beyond that there are other issues such as the painfully slow cursor speed in the menus with no option to increase it.
Doesn't the game now have an easy mode where there are waypoints? I've read somewhere that they included that in the PC version.
Story Difficulty level 1 is supposed to display waypoints, however it seems it doesn't always work as intended at this point.
The lack of gyro and trackpad support on the PS5 is disappointing. You already have to touch the trackpad to open your inventory so why not allow the menu cursor to be controlled with it? Other Nightdive releases supported Gyro so not sure why it isn't implemented here. The analog sticks feel really imprecise and overly sensitive (lack of proper acceleration curves I think is contributing here) in this game. Hopefully it gets fixed with a patch
I was 8 when the original released. I did play it but never finished it. The opportunity to play it again in this day in age on modern displays and audio systems is exciting
After watching the video, I have one question though: does game use ps5 dual sense features?
A playing a 60 fps game in a 120 hz container reduces input lag compared to a 60 hz container.
Surprised they didn’t mention it. It’s my main persistent issue on PS5 compared to the series X. 60fps always feels better to me on Xbox because of the always on container. Not noticeable for some games but always hits me like a truck in shooters.
DF mentioned it before aswell but why is that?
@@mbsfaridi There are two components to this latency reduction:
1. Lower scanout lag. The image takes less time to be scanned out ("drawn") onto the screen in 120 hz, resulting in a lower delay. Pretty simple. This benefit also applies to VRR in 120 hz mode, which the PS5 doesn't typically do but this game is an exception.
2. V-sync backpressure. A little more complicated, and the benefits vary between games. It has to do with engine frame rate caps not being perfect and the fact that v-sync adds a ton of input lag when you exceed the max refresh rate. By capping to 60 in 120 hz you never exceed the max refresh rate, thus lowering the average input lag. In this particular case, this might not apply if they are in fact capping to 60 with 1/2 rate v-sync without an in-engine cap.
In most games I believe both of these will apply, which noticeably reduces input lag.
@@rx1834 Thanks! First one seem to be because of lower display lag and the second one, i'll search about vsync backpressure cause I don't understand how it would excede the refresh rate since the gpu would be waiting to render another frame if it's rendering faster than the refresh rate.
@@mbsfaridi Blur Busters (both articles and forums) is the best source for this stuff.
Amazing game. Played the pc version and loved it
One thing that keyboards lack is touch response (as in analog sticks/triggers), so, you can only walk, or run (and, maybe, crouch) but nothing in between. The same applies to riding/flying.
It would be cool if the PC space (Microsoft, Logitech, etc) collectively decided to finally create a "keyboard 2" standard, after decades of using the initial design. Then they could include things like an analog stick or support for haptic feedback. Many people love the mouse, but its partner, the keyboard, has long been bad at anything but typing text.
That's not entirely true. There are linear switches for keys out there. I myself own a wooting keyboard that lets me walk run and everything in between. Truth is tho that I almost never use it, 99% of the time those 3 inputs are perfect for me. Where it is a game changer is with anything that requires driving or flying.
this is one of the main things that puts me off playing game on keyboard, not having analogue movement controls in 3D games just doesn't feel right.
The precision of digital input for movement is crucial for a lot of games like tactical and movement shooters but indeed analog movement is generally better for vehicular based gameplay. The reason there’s not been that big of a push to change it is because most of the time when a game warrants analog movement you would rather just use a controller than a keyboard and mouse anyway
Get a dualsense or (God forbid) a d Xbox controller 🎮
Original game was on my bucket list for decades. I'm glad this remake exists.. (I hope faithful remakes of classics keep happening.) Sadly I don't have time for slow games anymore, so it'll stay on the bucket list for who knows how long.
Played it back in 94. Still one of the best games ever. For sure gonna pick this one up!
I was hoping for Gyro aiming support on ps5 that would have sold me to get it
Please buy it people! We need more games like this...
Just ordered it from amazon
Font size too small. Not buy.
I've played enough FF14 to know how annoying it is to read text that is too small.
Wish we could play the original Deus Ex/Theif games on XboxSX/PS5.
That would be great.. I've hooked up a pc to my TV to play them, among others.. but to have the convenience of console ports without the tinkering would be ideal.. does anyone know of Nightdive have attempted to get Deus or Thief? I'd say almost certainly.
Certainly a remake of the originals would be great.
@@amnril They don't need a remake imo. Maybe a res boost.
@@infinitysynthesis Yeah I'd much prefer an "enhanced edition" of Thief 1 & 2 rather than a full on remake. Like what they're doing with System Shock 2 ... eventually lol.
@@infinitysynthesislol I don't think so either....it's only a 2014 game for PC....that's newer than GTA V 🤣🤣
Thx for the Video. Does the ps5 version have any additional Controller Support? Like audios from the speaker or haptic Feedback?
I'm wondering that, too! In the PSN store it says Haptic Feedback an Trigger Effects are supported...
Excellent remake of a timeless legendary game! Nightdive Studios r truly masters of their craft👍 Thx for the review DW!
Finally! Don't have a gaming PC so was a bit disappointed console versions didn't launch alongside PC, but glad it's finally here!
That was fast. Thank you, I was waiting to see is it worth to buy on console
I purchased the physical copy off of amazon and its being delivered today.
Really like how the game looks with its vibrant colours and all.
No mention of HDR so I guess they didn't add it for the console release.
John randomly having his Series X UI set to Japanese text at 4:54.
That's not surprising considering that he did a review of a game that was entirely in Japanese before.
Maybe he’s showing off he speaks Japanese.
Not sure if it's aactually intended to be showing off, but he does speak Japanese, yeah.
A lot of games don’t have actual language options and just use the system setting; he was probably playing something in Japanese.
-a fellow bilingual gamer
@@cashnelson2306 It's so annoying having to constantly switch my PS5 between English and Japanese if I happen to be playing like, Assassin's Creed and Ryu ga Gotoku at the same time...
I own a Series X, and this release is an absolute must-have. If you are fan of survival horror and immersive sims, the SS franchise is legendary. Based on D.F.'s review, buy this game!
Hello @Digital Foundry, is it true that IGN recently acquired a partial or full stake in your company? If so, what does that mean for the Digital Foundry content moving forward?
Thanks!
Derek
IGN is horrible
just saw this too, apparently IGN "holds shares" now in DF! doom is on the horizon. the first to fall is credibility!
IGN's credibility was paper thin even back in the Xbox 360/PS3 days.
The DF Crew, as we speak, should remain editorially independent from them. Maybe... (there were alleged redundancies, but nothing to that to confirm)
@@elderpleasure4927 I hope they do!
I loved the original System Shock and this Remake is the best! I really liked the adition of keyboard and mouse to console players! Congratulations on this awesome release Night Dive! 👏👏👏
2:18 - Oof the shadow poppin at what feels like 6 meters distance. I feel like this shouldn't happen on next gen.
Is dissapointing to see the PS4 PRO version working at 1080p
Yea
Ps4 pro and normal ps4 have resolution
While xbox one x run it 4k
It is clear that they did not take advantage of ps4 pro. I think ps4 pro should easily handle it at 1440p or even 1800p
Linneman on point again 👍🏻
5:30 thanks for mentioning the quick resume bug. That's why I rarely use the feature and rather turn the game off and load from a save.
This is one of the best remakes I've ever played. It's incredibly faithful to the original but without it being clunky like a lot of early 3D games. (it was new territory 30 years ago)
Another banger analysis from John, really appreciate how much polish you put in to your efforts, it shows!
Could those 5 developers be kind and port to PSVR2? Seems possible technically. And talk about "immersive SIM"
Please, we need to sleep. 😂 Signed, one of those 5 devs.
Can’t wait to finally play this. It just wasn’t on my radar back then but I love Deus Ex.
you have to try it with the PD UEVR Injector and a Pimax Crystal with Local Dimming, native Displayport with 30 Gbit/s, high-res, incl. Open XR Toolkit and Eye-Tracking for Dynamic Foveated Rendering. That's the real deal - and not like "dead compressed" (less than 1 Gbit/s) Crapst 3 visuals. ;)
excited to play this! still sad the dynamic music system from the original wasn't even attempted in the remake, but the updated visuals look incredible, and the quality of life changes are very welcome
Glad to hear all the good things about the port job 😁
Now I just need Nightdive to tell us when "System Shock 2 Enhanced Edition" is releasing (like later this year? Some time in 2025?) it'll be their typical Enhanced Remaster fair that we've come to expect from them... Plus it'll hit all current Consoles as well 👌 (and I'm so excited for it, SS2 is a freakin' MASTERPIECE)
*YEAH, SS2 was a kickass PC Game! Remember it fondly! They should remaster it also for consoles.* 🤘😁☕️
@@markusuerschels3916 I literally said they are, we just have a "TBD" on it (same with the "SiN Remaster" they're doing)
@@MrRhysReviews *Nice! I've downloaded Xbox Version of SS1 today. Just saw the Opening - which was CGI Rendering in OG - good Unreal 4 ingame graphics with nice surprises (just say Alien 1 easteregg). Very good surround sound. Think this is a treat for SS Fans. I'm sure, you will enjoy that till SS2 Remake.* ☕️😉👌
@@markusuerschels3916 Yeah, if they get my damn copy in already 😅 I'm checking another Store now if they have it lol
@@markusuerschels3916 Literally just grabbed it from the Store next door to where I had my Pre-Order placed... F 'em 😂 Will install it when I get back and start 👌
I wanted to enjoy this game so bad because visually it is stunning, but I have absolutely no clue where to go.
I’ve been stuck for an entire year, and even with the new “waypoint “system, which is really just a marker on your map, I’m completely lost .
I played it when I was a kid and I had far more time, but now that I’m not grown adult with a family, I just can’t spend hours on each level pixel hunting
This game is incredibly fun. Hopefully 2 will get a console release soon even if its just the enhanced edition.
I'm very tempted to double dip on this so I can have a physical copy for the PS5, I loved this on the PC.
Does the ps5 version support gyro aim? That will decide whether I get it on ps5 or stay with the pc version
Nope
I bought this a while ago on GOG and it was really fun, the controller support was iffy but im glad to hear they fixed that too.
The issue with motion blur isn't camera blur, it's just the fact that any type of motion blur destroys detail. It's a tradeoff of detail and motion clarity vs motion smoothness, and many of us find detail and clarity far more important. Also even nearly imperceptible motion blur will quickly give me a headache so that doesn't help.
Apart from disabling motion blur, an additional way to increase motion clarity is to use a display that supports backlight strobing or black frame insertion.
Exactly! DF got Stellar Blade's devs to let us disable film grain for this reason. I wish they'd understand we dislike motion blur for the same reason.
I feel like only just a yr ago this game would have launched on gamepass for console.its a shame it's not.
Some Games I’ve bought:
Penny’s (unfortunately digitally)
This
Stellar Blade (preordered before the DF vid)
Bomb Rush
John is always recommending the goods!
Heck yes. My man!
Do we know whether the mouse and Keyboard issue has been fixed on PS5 yet?? I have read on a number of forums that keyboard functionality is working however mouse functionality is not even though the same people are able to use the same M&KB setup on other games.
And please dont say 'buy it on PC'.
Cheers people!
Mouse doesn't work and there's a whole bunch of controller issues like the Heal and Grenade buttons flat-out not working. Publishers went dark and we never even got the day one patch
10:27 pretty sure you meant your concerns were 'unrealized'. they were legitimate and well founded concerns
What about if you start in 60hz and move to a 120hz monitor? Will it output to 120hz?
When are U uploading Hellblade 2 video ?
Another damn fine job by Nightdive, kudos guys and gals!
I have always wanted to play this game. Night dive remakes are really exciting.
6:25 Wonder why PS4 Pro shares the same resolution as base PS4 when setting are the same 🤔
Sucks I’ve had this game for a month in my backlog and have been excited to play it with the keyboard and mouse on ps5. Finally opened it up today only to have my system shocked when I realized the mouse doesn’t actually work 🤦🏻♂️
I’ve reached out to nightdive as I’m sure many others have on Twitter but they seem to choose not to respond to anyone or even address the issue. Slowly becoming less of a fan. It’s a shame because they’re remaking some classics but geez let’s keep an eye out for quality over quantity.
There’s this game, shadowman,and PowerSlave all with KBM issues but seemingly no intention of fixing them.
9:46 made me jump. 😅
When I was really into BioShock I heard about this game and I tried System Shock 2 and I didn't like it very much. I found it to be hard and feeling dated, but this totally feels like a breath of fresh air and I would like to try again.
Fantastic review John. Will definitely be picking this up for my Series X.
I agree that per-pixel motion blur is great. Motion blur by itself, over the entire game is not great. I don't know of anyone on PC who leaves on motion blur. Other effects, like film grain, chromatic aberration, screen shake, and depth of field, are all settings that I always turn off. I can understand the premise behind these settings, and am not asking for these settings to be removed, because the more options a game provides, the better a game can be experienced. What I will say, is that when it comes to motion blur, not per-pixel motion blur, it should always be turned off by default. It's rare today to find a game with it off, but when you do see a game with motion blur turned off by default, that's a dev who understands what most players want. Why would anyone want to move around in game, supporting high frame rates, want to add blur between frames? Defending 30fps or motion blur, saying that it enhances a players immersion is not an excuse. This isn't a movie, it's a video game. You want 24fps and immersion, then go watch a movie. I think every single video game that is released today, must launch at 60fps, or don't even ship it. Don't tell me it can't be done. I still doubt the rumors surrounding GTA 6, that it will launch on next-gen consoles at 30fps. If this is true, I'm not buying the game. There is nothing next-gen about 30fps. We purchased these "Next-Gen" consoles for its performance. We don't need native 4k video quality on console. Leave that native 4k stuff with high frame rates to pc only. So many games offer a 60fps performance mode, we all know it will degrade the picture quality, yet we all use performance mode for that 60fps experience. This goes to show that the vast majority of gamers do not care about a native 4k picture, when we all select 60fps. Hellblade 2 launched with 30fps only, on the Xbox Series X, who promised us 60fps experiences for years, and did not deliver. Hellblade 2 could have launched with a performance mode, but they didn't do it, and a good reviewer should look at this from a console perspective, and always dock a point. I don't care if a game is a 10/10 game, if I was a video game reviewer and saw 30fps on these next-gen machines, I would have no choice but to dock a point to a 9/10. Actually, I'd probably knock off 2 points, because like I said earlier, there is nothing next-gen about 30fps with motion blur. We can all agree that Hellblade 2 looks absolutely gorgeous on PC running at 95fps, but don't say it's acceptable on consoles at 30fps. That's a bunch of nonsense, as we will see later in Olivers review.
I think they've also fixed the easy mode so the journal works which should help those somewhat new. Even with that there's still going to be a lot of people who pick it up and put it down because of the backtracking and how tasks/goals are presented.
An optional pointer system would have been appreciated for where to go next for people like me who don’t have a clue.
There're waypoints if you play the game with mission set on the easiest.
@@witchymary1037 really? thats great i didnt know this
I tried to play this on PC and found the fonts were hideously small for someone with visual impairments. Doesn't look like they've fixed that unless there is an added large UI toggle? Pity as I really like the look of this and Immersive Sims are my jam.