finally figured out Cronos,

it looks quite nice in HD, ray traced and all, now the only thing left is to engage this not so well received horror show!

-other note, forgot to put a save in the cloud for my Everchosen campaign, so that game is forever lost to the ether since i completely wiped my PC ..... shame, shame, shame.... that will be no total war for the time being

edit: motion spins up the gpu to 160W

Thanks, Mr. Zim! That screenshot looks like it’s straight out of a gritty space opera—definitely giving off Mass Effect or Starfield vibes. The industrial corridors, the HUD, and the “Captain’s Quarters” sign all scream deep-space drama. You controlling a character with a weapon ready suggests some action’s about to go down.

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For some reason my story was deleted while posting....

What is going on here you might wonder, in the pictures that is.

Long story short, i've been hired to resolve a dispute between an slow ship filled with just awoken colonists and a company that owns a couple of resort planets. The colonists insist they have a claim on one of the planets and of course the resort owner thinks otherwise, even suggesting sabotage! Can you imagine?!

I stopped playing at this point since the more diplomatic solution, probably solution involves lots of travelling.
anyway, nice to see game that can be played in 4K without to much tweaking

Clair Obscur - Expedition 33

The music keeps calling me back. Well, actually i was planning on going on in Cronos but surprise surprise, today my computer felt differently about what it wanted to show. She's quite the hassle now and then, a bit like a shopping car with a stuck wheel!

Anyhow!
So for Cronos i reverted back to HD mode and thought, why not keep it for Clair too and see what happens....

GoGdammint Guys! i'm now so in love with 120 FPS!!! i mean, the game and it's dodge and parry mechanic are a bit of hassle but yea.... Wow!
So Cronos, i hope you manage to deal with all those little inconsistencies you show me it will be back to the freezer for you, together with Ara and Endzone 2 while i deal with that sweet voice that manages to unlock my heart thinking of love never had... sniff

Tomb Raider 2013

On the last section of her adventure Lara is climbing and climibing insanely dangerous icy peaks, because why not

Walking her way to complete the game in very windy areas, she attract the attention of more angry samurais
Obviously they're very angry because Lara stabbed so many of them in the face

But being angry at Lara didn't prevented our crazy "archeologist" to stab them in the face too, with a ice pick this time for a change.

Clair Obscur
holds steady... or she,the cpu, just likes it a lot, i'm not sure.

Continuing yesterdays 120 fps experiment with 100 fps... I have to say, the game looks so nice on low settings! I think i'm going to do this more often, or at least try.

Gamewise i'm starting to get at least a feel for dodging, parrying is still a bit much tho you would say, it is the same timing only a different button. Must be mind thing or something. Anyway, slowly searching the area for signs and clues for what to do next. Fell into a battle with 3 necrons and found it so exciting i was immediatly done for the day.

Let's see what tomorrow brings.

Oh and... output wise the game is all over the place, from 250W in battles to 120W in certain area's. I think this range puts it right into the low mid section of the GPU segment? i wonder if those things still sound so loud under load or did they also come with upgraded air flow shrouds these days.... anyone ?

Clair Obscure - Expedition 33
The 330Hz 120FPS experiment

I did it! I managed to parry once this evening! And not just any punch i managed to retort... No peeps, a genuine boss punch was returned with good feelings. Every other try failed. I'm already configuring Lune, the black curled girly boss as a glass canon so fer her safety lies in jumping around, no worries ladies, sport bra included. but yea.... 1 parry

Another note that might interest some of you is the fact that this title is literally persuading me to just go that extra Watt, i don't play long or often so, why not a 300W limit ? Cyberpunk is another that managed to spring forth such thoughts... that last update tho... i'm not sure ray repair is a nice option but it seems the game loads heavier than last year!

picture upgraded to 2k for viewing comfort