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I loaded up the original Serious Sam The First Encounter about a year ago, and that game never ceases to amaze me with how much they were able to squeeze out of
by tombert 2y ago
I loaded up the original Serious Sam The First Encounter about a year ago, and that game never ceases to amaze me with how much they were able to squeeze out of relatively low-powered 2002 computers. I had it as a kid, and I had never seen so many enemies on the screen at once.
Even now, the game mostly holds up pretty well and it still kind of impresses me.
- jasonvorhe 2y agoYeah, Doom Eternal struggles with like a dozen demons in one room and fps are immediately halved. It's such a pity. It's actually a decent game but if you can't keep somewhat consistent fps in a shooter game where every second counts, you'll just grind down the nerves and patience of your user base. I know many people love Doom Eternal and other shooters with similar issues. Maybe I'm just sensitive to these kinds of frustrations.
- tombert 2y agoGrand Theft Auto IV for the PC, in its initial release, would slow down pretty horribly if there was more than like four cars on the road. Even with a reasonably powerful computer, it was pretty bad to play (though updates did increase performance considerably). I remember when I first played it thinking "you know, Serious Sam came out like seven years ago on crappier hardware and it could handle way more stuff while maintaining a fast frame rate" It's obviously not apples to apples, the models in GTA IV are much more detailed, but it was still pretty disappointing to play initially. It's still my favorite GTA game, but I ended up playing through the 360 version my first time around.