PumperIt's mostly because her face looks like it would better fit someone 20kg heavier than her. The fat face just does not look right on the body, though that's a non issue on PC, I bet there will be a mod just like there was for the first game.

AnotherReaderI don't understand the fuss around Aloy's face. Was there such outrage when Geralt's face changed dramatically from Witcher I to Witcher 2 and then again in Witcher 3? I am also looking forward to the review by @W1zzard.

AnotherReaderI get that, but we have had unattractive male characters so why not have ordinary looking females as well. Let's not forget that in the USA, women are estimated to be close to 50 percent of the PC gaming user base. They are also estimated to be over 40% of the PS5 customer base.

b1k3rdudeDid the game require any always-online B$ or undeclared requirements to launhc and play the game..?

SithaerOther than running Steam there is nothing else as far as I know/noticed. 'idk if it works with Steam offline mode since I never use that'

JoeTheDestroyerI'd rather buy on GoG but that means waiting (if ever).

b1k3rdudeWell @W1zzard confirmed it in his review - "The game is DRM-free and works fine completely offline."

trsttteGood on Sony for not being scammed by any of the DRM companies into making the game worse for legitimate users while still getting the game cracked within a couple weeks.

b1k3rdudeWith respect dont kid yourself, Sony are not your friend here. Sony has already made a pile of cash from the game when it was released on the PS. So we can be absolutly sure, Sony can at any time if and when they feel like, add DRM or some other online B$ requirement and/or Valve wont properly declare that fact (ask me how I know, Gotham knights...). Just be thanksfull, that atm they dont.

If and when these Games start appearing on GoG, only then can you/we cut them some slack. Because at that point we would own a copy of the game would not need the internet for any reason and thus would be the equivelent of owning physical media in perpetuity afaik.

Darmok N JaladI'm curious how this game will do on my current system. It handles HZD perfectly fine at 1440p, but that was a last-gen title. Is there a benchmark in this one too? If so, do you all mind posting some results?

mxthunder

Dr. DroWhile the game is beautiful and runs smoothly it does not run "very well", IMO. Which is crazy because it really feels polished until you break out the tools to get frame time data and the sort.

Of the bugs perhaps the one that's of the absolute highest importance is that the GPU usage figures are hilariously low and frame rates above 60 are... shaky at best. I can barely crack 100 fps even if I enable DRS or DLSS frame generation, but here's the deal: my CPU is essentially idle and my GPU's at 35%, pulling 100 W. Dropping from 4K/120 @ Very High to practically anything else has very little effect on the experience.

I've heard similar stories of RTX 4090 owners, but catch this: I have a 4080. Which clearly shows that the game is not using all of our hardware resources adequately.

chrcolukAs soon as I read it includes DLSS and DLAA I knew performance would be trash out of the box. The only motivation for a dev to implement these techs is if they cant get native performance up to snuff.

mxthunderI agree. Performance is awesome. I just wished it used more resources. I feel like a lot of performance left on the table, CPU and GPU utilization are wayyy lower than in the original game.