Posted April 16, 2015
Well... Playing on an i5 2500k and an old HD 6870 with 1GB VRAM (@1080p) and... WOW! I'm running a weird combination of low to high settings (distance scaling, population density and population variety maxed out, textures, shaders, etc on normal (=lowest) + fxaa, softest shadows, and a bit of tesselation and ambient occlusion) and I'm getting an average of 45 fps. Sometimes it jumps above 60 (in narrow alleys), sometimes it drops to 32, 33 (driving across huge intersections with lots of stuff going on). Runs very smooth for such an old card. There were only two occasions where the framerate dropped to 3 or 4 frames per second while driving outside of the city, which was a bit odd, since two of the three factors that go beyond my VRAM (population density + variety) aren't even present there... DRM wasn't an issue so far. No problems with Social Club on release day, which I found very surprising.
The game itself is quite enjoyable. I like that you play different characters and how their stories get together (improves the "movie feel" that I always loved since Vice City) and how you get a good and "natural" mix of story missions, exploration and random stuff. I'm not too far into the game yet, but I already had more fun than in GTA IV. Lamar is exactly the kind of "facepalm character" I want to see in GTA games! And then there are completely random and funny side missions like Michael smoking the homegrown weed of this "Don't say nope to dope" guy^^ Great!
Driving feels a bit different in this game. Can't say if it is better or worse now. First person view? Sucks for driving (can't drive precise when I can't look into a right hand corner - don't like looking around with the right stick) and... On foot? Well... Tried it, didn't like it, will try it again later. It feels too much like a first person shooter. I hope it'll stay an optional perspective for future GTA games.
The game itself is quite enjoyable. I like that you play different characters and how their stories get together (improves the "movie feel" that I always loved since Vice City) and how you get a good and "natural" mix of story missions, exploration and random stuff. I'm not too far into the game yet, but I already had more fun than in GTA IV. Lamar is exactly the kind of "facepalm character" I want to see in GTA games! And then there are completely random and funny side missions like Michael smoking the homegrown weed of this "Don't say nope to dope" guy^^ Great!
Driving feels a bit different in this game. Can't say if it is better or worse now. First person view? Sucks for driving (can't drive precise when I can't look into a right hand corner - don't like looking around with the right stick) and... On foot? Well... Tried it, didn't like it, will try it again later. It feels too much like a first person shooter. I hope it'll stay an optional perspective for future GTA games.
Post edited April 16, 2015 by real.geizterfahr