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[Rendered Tangent]

So, I'm thinking of buying one of these games but I can't make up my mind and so I thought I'd ask you guys and see what you all thought.

I don't want to waste money or have to start refunding a game only to find out it doesn't get going until a few hours in.

I've read a lot of steam reviews and watched You Tube video, as well a read threads on here, and all three have had positive reviews.

I'm having to use my older computer which has a 2060, i5 10400f, 16 GB RAM, playing at 1440p, so performance is obviously something I need to take into consideration.

That being said, I'd welcome any input and feedback on why you think one is better etc...

Cheers, Gaffers.

 

[dreamstation]

Elden Ring for sure

 

[TheDraconian]

Would suggest you get all but since that isn't the case then Elden Ring is the best option imo.

 

[Rendered Tangent]

Would suggest you get all but since that isn't the case then Elden Ring is the best option imo.

I'd like to get all, and I probably will at some point.

It's just a case of time constrains, a big backlog, and financially I have a lot of commitments and I can't always spend hundreds on games.

 

[Rendered Tangent]

Elden Ring for sure

Cheers, I know it's a popular game on this site so I reckon it'll be recommended a lot.

 

[BadBurger]

I voted Hogwarts because I think it has the broadest appeal and is the deepest of the three choices. Plenty of combat, exploration, voice-acted quest-driven content, gear looting, etc, etc.

Elden Ring is great and all but the storytelling is buried and it kind grinds to a halt early on if the player isn't totally into the whole sadomasochistic approach too many Japanese developers take these days - which From turned up to 50/10 with their games (and before anyone gets emotional, I think it was game of year last year).

So here in 2023, def Hogwarts. If you need an undue challenge put it on hard and needlessly spam attacks on the advent bullet sponge enemies. If you want to have fun, keep it on normal.

 

[Nautilus]

Octopath Traveler 2.

 

[Rendered Tangent]

I voted Hogwarts because I think it has the broadest appeal and is the deepest of the three choices. Plenty of combat, exploration, voice-acted quest-driven content, gear looting, etc, etc.

Elden Ring is great and all but the storytelling is buried and it kind grinds to a halt early on if the player isn't totally into the whole sadomasochistic approach too many Japanese developers take these days - which From turned up to 50/10 with their games (and before anyone gets emotional, I think it was game of year last year).

So here in 2023, def Hogwarts. If you need an undo challenge put it on hard and needlessly spam attacks on the advent bullet sponge enemies. If you want to have fun, keep it on normal.

Cheers, burger.

I am edging slightly towards Hogwarts or Dead Space at the moment, though I've already played Dead Space before so I'm just wondering whether the remake offers enough to warrant another playthrough over a unique experience.

 

[VeganElduderino]

Dead Space for me , I'm a horror fan , Bloodborne kind of tired me from souls games because of that i don't feel like jumping in Elden ring even i lf i have it and well i like what i see from Hogwarts I'm not a Harry Potter fan.

 

[Rendered Tangent]

Octopath Traveler 2.

Never heard of that one to be honest.

 

[nightmare-slain]

Hogwarts is the best game but on that PC it might not perform well. 16GB ain't much and a 2060 will struggle unless maybe you play at 1080p.

Elden Ring is the best choice but it's not the easiest game to get into. If you've played other FS games then nevermind. Elden Ring is a 100+ hour game if you try do everything

You could get Hogwarts and see how it runs but maybe wait until you upgrade or get a console. It's easier to get into, more fun, and the world is more exciting to explore. It's shorter too but you can get 50-100 hours easily.

 

[Rendered Tangent]

Dead Space for me , I'm a horror fan , Bloodborne kind of tired me from souls games because of that i don't feel like jumping in Elden ring even i lf i have it and well i like what i see from Hogwarts I'm not a Harry Potter fan.

Oh, don't get me wrong, I totally agree.

My only concern is I've already played Dead Space and I can't decide if the visual upgrade is enough to jump in again at full retail over something I've never played before...do you know what I mean?

 

[Rendered Tangent]

Hogwarts is the best game but on that PC it might not perform well. 16GB ain't much and a 2060 will struggle unless maybe you play at 1080p.

Elden Ring is the best choice. Play Hogwarts when you upgrade your PC or get a console.

I've got a ps5, so there's that option.

I only play at 1440, so I would probably have to enable DLSS (if it's in the game?).

 

[VeganElduderino]

Oh, don't get me wrong, I totally agree.

My only concern is I've already played Dead Space and I can't decide if the visual upgrade is enough to jump in again at full retail over something I've never played before...do you know what I mean?

Yeah for sure! If Dead space OG is too fresh in your mind you might as well go for something else , I'm playing both Calisto and DS , i don't see why their was so much hate towards Calisto , easily a 9/10 game.

 

[nightmare-slain]

I've got a ps5, so there's that option.

I only play at 1440, so I would probably have to enable DLSS (if it's in the game?).

Well, there's your answer. Get it on PS5.

I only play at 1440p too and I have 32GB and a 4080. I need to enable DLSS 3 with frame generation to stay above 60fps but that is with all settings maxed out

 

[Doom85]

 

[Robb]

If you know you like Soulsgames Elden Ring seems like the obvious choice here.

 

[nightmare-slain]

ohhhh dragons, a pot, some chick putting on her arm, and two waifus slowly looking upwards.

exciting game!

 

[Doom85]

ohhhh dragons, a pot, some chick putting on her arm, and two waifus slowly looking upwards.

exciting game!

 

[nightmare-slain]

i know. i played it. was thinking about downloading it again today to mess about in it. already beat it a few times.

 

[spons]

I found Elden Ring to be more accessible than other From Software games.

 

[Doom85]

was thinking about downloading it again today to mess about in it.

Hell yeah, you should go for the psychic challenge.

https://videogames.si.com/features/elden-ring-streamer-mind-control

 

[dreamstation]

i know. i played it. was thinking about downloading it again today to mess about in it. already beat it a few times.

Beat what

 

[Rendered Tangent]

Yeah for sure! If Dead space OG is too fresh in your mind you might as well go for something else , I'm playing both Calisto and DS , i don't see why their was so much hate towards Calisto , easily a 9/10 game.

I hadn't really considered Callisto Protocol because it seemed like an inferior Dead Space, and with the remake on the horizon I saw no point getting it.

 

[Doom85]

Beat what

Look, some of us now appreciate a woman with four arms. Please don’t judge us!

 

[Rendered Tangent]

Well, there's your answer. Get it on PS5.

I only play at 1440p too and I have 32GB and a 4080. I need to enable DLSS 3 with frame generation to stay above 60fps but that is with all settings maxed out

Bloody hell, you need the most advanced version of DLSS to play at 1440-60 running on a 4080 with 32 RAM?

That's got to be everything on ultra and ray tracing enabled though, right?

 

[VeganElduderino]

I hadn't really considered Callisto Protocol because it seemed like an inferior Dead Space, and with the remake on the horizon I saw no point getting it.

Yeah it's not a inferior DS , it just does it's own thing , it's a bit more about melee then DS , wich makes it way more satisfying when you kill a enemie! Even getting killed is fun , it's brutal and gory , which i like.

 

[Rendered Tangent]

Yeah it's not a inferior DS , it just does it's own thing , it's a bit more about melee then DS , wich makes it way more satisfying when you kill a enemie! Even getting killed is fun , it's brutal and gory , which i like.

No, I know, I don't think it's inferior, it's just that was my perception at release.

 

[Nautilus]

Never heard of that one to be honest.

If you like turn based RPGs, its a must play.

 

[VeganElduderino]

No, I know, I don't think it's inferior, it's just that was my perception at release.

Yeah! The worse is , while playing i keep thinking why the fuck did people shit on this so much! I'm guessing they were expecting a shooter like DS!

 

[Rendered Tangent]

Yeah! The worse is , while playing i keep thinking why the fuck did people shit on this so much! I'm guessing they were expecting a shooter like DS!

It's really worth picking up, you reckon?

 

[Nautilus]

I hadn't really considered Callisto Protocol because it seemed like an inferior Dead Space, and with the remake on the horizon I saw no point getting it.

It is an inferior Dead Space.Still a good game on its own right, but the Dead Space is far better on every regard(Outside of maybe raw graphics).

 

[Rendered Tangent]

If you like turn based RPGs, its a must play.

Okay, I hear you.

 

[Rendered Tangent]

It is an inferior Dead Space.Still a good game on its own right, but the Dead Space is far better on every regard(Outside of maybe raw graphics).

Callisto Protocol does look fantastic, I'll agree on that.

I just heard that it wasn't that good gameplay mechanics wise.

 

[VeganElduderino]

It's really worth picking up, you reckon?

Yeah! I love it , and if you like movies like the Thing and gory movies , you'll love the photomode! Looks crazy good.
Once you get the hang of the combat it's pure awesomeness!

 

[names are for friends]

Elder Rings is great despite its flaws and definitely you'll get a good hundred hours of running past enemies on your horse on your way to clearing the map of points of interest and collecting ashes and spells that you will never use. Dead Space remake is very good too but it's also a game you'll probably play through once and then forget about

 

[VeganElduderino]

Callisto Protocol does look fantastic, I'll agree on that.

I just heard that it wasn't that good gameplay mechanics wise.

Plays great to me

It is an inferior Dead Space.Still a good game on its own right, but the Dead Space is far better on every regard(Outside of maybe raw graphics).

Nah! I find the combat in CP is way more satisfying

 

[Rendered Tangent]

Elder Rings is great despite its flaws and definitely you'll get a good hundred hours of running past enemies on your horse on your way to clearing the map of points of interest and collecting ashes and spells that you will never use. Dead Space remake is very good too but it's also a game you'll probably play through once and then forget about

That's a good point.

Dead Space doesn't have much replay value, whereas the other two have the much more freeing open world don't they?

 

[Rendered Tangent]

Yeah! I love it , and if you like movies like the Thing and gory movies , you'll love the photomode! Looks crazy good.
Once you get the hang of the combat it's pure awesomeness!

The melee combat was the thing I'd head was the main issue in the game.

 

[brian0057]

 

[SmokedMeat]

Elden Ring easily. It will likely consumer you, as it’s a game you can easily drop 100hrs in and keep going.

 

[VeganElduderino]

The melee combat was the thing I'd head was the main issue in the game.

Yeah! But i'm like 7 hours in and mixing shooting with fighting and the throwing enemies feels great to me.

 

[existensmaximum]

Hogwarts Legacy is the better game IMO. Lots of fun.

 

[names are for friends]

That's a good point.

Dead Space doesn't have much replay value, whereas the other two have the much more freeing open world don't they?

Well I don't know about Hogwarts, but at least on your first playthrough the process of exploring the world in ER is as phenomenal as it is time-consuming.

Oh yeah, one thing I'll say about Dead Space as well is that the PC version has some serious slowdown at points. Not the traversal stutter but a more severe slowdown. I think it was something to do with VRAM getting loaded in certain scenes or something based off the DF video... It may be worse with a lower end card. I have a 4070 Ti and it was rare but sucked when it happened.

Probably pales in comparison to the technical state of Callisto Protocol though which is apparently horrible on PC, especially with ray-tracing. I hope to play it myself some time but I'd like them to fix it first

 

[Nautilus]

Callisto Protocol does look fantastic, I'll agree on that.

I just heard that it wasn't that good gameplay mechanics wise.

It has good ideas, they are simply undercooked.You can very easily exploit the mechanics, the pulse levitation is wayyyyy too strong, the story is weak, to put it midly, there are only 5 guns, of which only 2 are unique and the rest are generic variations of it, and so on.

Again, still a good game for a survival horror fan, but it pales in comparison to the Dead Space Remake.

 

[Nautilus]

Plays great to me

Nah! I find the combat in CP is way more satisfying

To each their own.

 

[Nautilus]

The melee combat was the thing I'd head was the main issue in the game.

The mellee IS a good idea. I just feel like its undercooked and not thought all the way through, as its easily exploited and once you get the hang of it, quite easy to use.

 

[Rendered Tangent]

Yeah! But i'm like 7 hours in and mixing shooting with fighting and the throwing enemies feels great to me.

Fair enough, I suppose it's about the individuals experience.

 

[VeganElduderino]

To each their own.

Bingo , i'm playing both back to back and it doesn't pale in comparison to DS! CP has more satisfying combat system i think , but then again To each is own

 

[Rendered Tangent]

Well I don't know about Hogwarts, but at least on your first playthrough the process of exploring the world in ER is as phenomenal as it is time-consuming.

Oh yeah, one thing I'll say about Dead Space as well is that the PC version has some serious slowdown at points. Not the traversal stutter but a more severe slowdown. I think it was something to do with VRAM getting loaded in certain scenes or something based off the DF video... It may be worse with a lower end card. I have a 4070 Ti and it was rare but sucked when it happened.

Probably pales in comparison to the technical state of Callisto Protocol though which is apparently horrible on PC, especially with ray-tracing. I hope to play it myself some time but I'd like them to fix it first

Doesn't Elden Ring have some issues on pc?

Some stuff about top tier GPU struggling to maintain 60fps?