Mirror's Edge 2 - Catalyst

[RejZoR]

The thing is, when you see glass shattering based on where it gets hit and from where explosion pushes it and then also stays on the ground in a game released back in 2001 (Red Faction)...

And when you see the same shit in Mirror's Edge, released 7 years later that without HW PhysX has glass that shatters in 5 pieces and just disappears before it hits the ground, F U NVIDIA. And when you do use HW PhysX, considering the insane horsepower they use for it, looks absolutely pathetic. If you take into the account the age difference of Red Faction, glass in Mirror's Edge doesn't really look any better. But you can run Red Faction on a freaking single core CPU and Mirror's Edge still runs like crap even on NVIDIA GPU because of it...

 

[Frag_Maniac]

Well, in Nvidia's defense, it really depends how well PhysX is implemented regarding how realistic it's going to look. My main contention is pretty much every game that thoroughly exploits it is known for not being well optimized. And in those games it's common that disabling PhysX or making file edits to reduce the values of PhysX objects, which directly affects things like how many parts an object shatters into, greatly improves performance.

The game Cryostasis comes to mind. Oddly though Nvidia showed pretty much everything BUT shattering objects in their PhysX tech demo of it. The game world and even gameplay mechanics were the perfect playground for PhysX though, esp the thawing and freezing of water, which this demo doesn't really show either.

If I get a Pascal card I'm going to go back and play this game again with PhysX on. I doubt my 7970 with PhysX rendered on the CPU would fare too well.

 

[rtwjunkie]

Interestingly, Cryostasis plays pretty well with Phys-X on my setup. But how it was implemented for Mirror's Edge meant I absolutely had to turn it off. My 780 could mange 5 fps...it felt like I had an old geforce 5200 in there, not a 780!

 

[Frag_Maniac]

Interestingly, Cryostasis plays pretty well with Phys-X on my setup.

Because the hardware you're using is high end Nvidia, and wasn't even available until years after the game released.

 

[RejZoR]

Cryostasis with PhysX is pretty much unplayable on my system. And what's the most funny thing, slowdowns just happen for no reason because of it. I have no shattered objects, no water or anything and it was just lagging like crap. Same for Mirror's Edge 1. But as soon as I turned that crap off, smooth as butter. And I remember how were people with 9800GTX complaining about it as well and this was high end back then...

 

[BumbleBee]

Cryostasis was a rad game.

 

[Frag_Maniac]

Cryostasis was a rad game.

I thought so too. I still have my GTS 250, wonder if it would play with PhysX on that OK. In checking the sys reqs it only mentions an 8800 GT even for recommended spec.

 

[RejZoR]

Wasn't GTS 250 basically rebranded GeForce 9800GTX+ ?

 

[rtwjunkie]

Wasn't GTS 250 basically rebranded GeForce 9800GTX+ ?

Yes it was, actually just the GTX, I believe, not the "+".

 

[mroofie]

Unless it's longer and has more depth and replay value than the last one, I see no sense in the "groundbreaking gameplay, features, and experiences" hype. Otherwise it WILL be just a sequel, and even more boring this time around.

Ya weapons and story and maybe attack moves

Of course there is no difference if you just smack a different BIOS on the same god damn card.

Dou Shalt not be a grammar nazi

 

[BiggieShady]

I thought so too. I still have my GTS 250, wonder if it would play with PhysX on that OK. In checking the sys reqs it only mentions an 8800 GT even for recommended spec.

I tried that game with PhsyX when I used to have GTX 260 ... it was pretty much unplayable

 

[RejZoR]

Ich bin kein grammar nazi.

 

[rtwjunkie]

I tried that game with PhsyX when I used to have GTX 260 ... it was pretty much unplayable

Hell, it's unplayable with a 780 and Phys-X on!

 

[Frag_Maniac]

@Rej,
A GTS 250 is basically a 9800GTX+ with 1 GB VRAM instead of 512MB. I got it for only $70 at Fry's on sale. For a lower clocked "Green" version, it held a mild OC well, and served me for some time, even though it was supposed to be a temp get me by while waiting for the 580 to drop in price.

@Biggie,
Yeah, kind of what I was assuming. The sys recs for that game are way off what you actually NEED for PhysX. Guess I'll avoid the unnecessary hassle of swapping GPUs just to try it in futility.

 

[Shou Miko]

anyone heard the new theme song for Mirror's Edge Catalyst?

is not it's here:

Can be purchased here: Apple Music

 

[kurosagi01]

anyone heard the new theme song for Mirror's Edge Catalyst?

is not it's here:

Can be purchased here: Apple Music

Prefer the 1st theme song personally over this,sounds way too upbeat for a game that has a bit of a serious tone to it.
I was considering pre-ordering the game on PS4 if they released the steelbook edition separate from the big collectors..but EA being EA.