Alan Wake II has Metascore of 92 on PC

PCMRBot · 2023-10-27T19:20:37+00:00

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McJanglesworth · 2023-10-27T04:07:37+00:00

Of all time?

Tomgar · 2023-10-27T00:58:56+00:00

I'm sure Alan Wake is going to be great but critics give out high scores to games with technical and performance issues all the damn time.

Jedi: Survivor has a metacritic score of 85 but was so technically borked that people with 4090s couldn't get 60fps at 1080p.

I don't like ragging on critics like a lot of people do, but they really seem to have a blind spot for performance stuff.

Menelaus- · 2023-10-27T02:08:10+00:00

Digital Foundry Editor John Linneman:

"Alan Wake 2 is one of the most technically astounding and visually beautiful games I've ever played. I fired it up on my PC and had no stutters, no traversal hitching, super fast loading - it felt perfect. Not a single hiccup to ruin the experience from the very first moment I pressed play. It's rare to have such a positive PC experience day one."

Cymelion · 2023-10-27T01:09:24+00:00

Being the worlds best Ice Cream shop doesn't mean much if you built it in the middle of the pacific ocean.

Real-Terminal · 2023-10-27T06:24:13+00:00

Considering this is the year of garbage PC ports you can't blame people for rightfully calling out seemingly inflated requirements again.

Stargov1 · 2023-10-27T03:10:36+00:00

Reveiwers rarely seem to take performance into account for their reviews, unless it's nigh unplayable. It more comes down to people on youtube to mention it. Even then, they can somewhat manipulate the narrative.

Immersive_cat · 2023-10-27T12:59:58+00:00

At least with this one I can see where the GPU horsepower goes, and that’s good for game graphics evolution in general. On the other end of spectrum you get sudoAAA gamepass crap games like Starfield that call themselves a nextgen having mid graphics, meh content and limited tech like FSR and it still runs shitty.

Liquidignition · 2023-10-27T09:40:19+00:00

Exclusive on EPIC GAMES STORE

I can wait a year

LucAltaiR · 2023-10-27T15:31:39+00:00

Shitty port?

Game was build with PC as main platform

RedofPaw · 2023-10-27T03:09:04+00:00

The hysterical freak out was embarrassing to see unfold. Genuine irrational bandwagon panic, mixed with a bizarre elitism.

HoneyShaft · 2023-10-27T11:10:48+00:00

It looks so good on PC cries in console

HighDINSLowStandards · 2023-10-27T01:18:10+00:00

Gamers complain about games not looking next gen. Games now look next gen and require next gen hardware. Gamers now complain about having to upgrade to get decent frame rate. Gamers collectively are the biggest bunch of whiners.

lkl34 · 2023-10-27T00:38:57+00:00

diablo 4 in in the high 80's same with starfield and cities skylines is getting high scores now.

Scores do not always mean its a good game or optimized game especially the GAAS games. I have not played or seen anything on alan wake 2 just saying there are times were games get scores/awards that they do not deserve.

Edit: Here is a alan wake 2 performance vid with many gpus tested

https://youtu.be/kMHxkrABRNs?si=t3-8p0FqgH5t7QNH&t=1992

steamart360 · 2023-10-27T06:06:53+00:00

The requirements are true though, the game is that demanding but it's running as best as it can with whatever hardware you have.

My 3060 is barely doing 40-50 FPS with the recommended settings which is in line with what Remedy promised, solid 30 FPS at medium settings.

Kitosaki · 2023-10-27T08:57:29+00:00

Why is this not on steam?

UnderscoreDasher · 2023-10-27T05:01:09+00:00

Operative phrase: critic score. As always, wait for community's take. and compare the difference.

Foobucket · 2023-10-27T06:53:02+00:00

Two things can be true at once. It can be a great game that is horribly optimized.

Captobvious75 · 2023-10-27T10:25:35+00:00

Everyone: “we want next gen games”

Also everyone: “not like this!”

WodanazRuckus · 2023-10-27T06:45:06+00:00

I just googled the trailer… This shit is way to spooky for me. Fuck that lol.

Saber153 · 2023-10-27T16:51:45+00:00

Neat, can’t wait to play it when I can actually afford to upgrade my computer.

Freestyle80 · 2023-10-27T09:51:25+00:00

when will r/pcmr learn that you are like a miniscule portion of any of the people actually playing games?

Stop_Drop_and_Scroll · 2023-10-27T11:37:19+00:00

Man, think I'm done with the gaming community. People have lost the plot and are picking random shit to cheer or jeer based on their previously held ideas of what reality should be like. There's no room for actual discussion anymore, just hotter and hotter takes, each person more desperate than the last to get attention.

KryptoKn8 · 2023-10-27T07:34:23+00:00

Please, guys, don't forget that thr people rating shit professionally have entirely different standards than us and are pretty much always running the highest hardware available

DubbyTM · 2023-10-27T06:16:40+00:00

Omg who cares about critics and meta score how many more diablo 4 at 90 do you need to understand it's all bullshit, come on now I'm so tired of this shit

dagens24 · 2023-10-27T08:04:35+00:00

It sucks that it's Epic exclusive and therefore does not exist for me :/

Curun · 2023-10-27T12:31:22+00:00

But where is the buy button on Steam?

Sir_Fail-A-Lot · 2023-10-27T07:58:30+00:00

wait... you guys care about metascore? Haven't really cared about it for the past 10 years maybe.

as an extension don't really care what game "Journalists" have to say about games. user reviews is where it's at

Daniel_Day_Hubris · 2023-10-27T13:41:37+00:00

metacritic is the userbenchmark of the review world.

argote · 2023-10-27T04:17:05+00:00

I'd rather they keep making games that push the envelope than get watered down games that can run on legacy hardware.

ZimbotheWonderful · 2023-10-27T04:07:01+00:00

Waiting for the SkillUp review and am going to watch the ACG one soon, I don’t trust other outlets to give me the full picture.

dynamitfiske · 2023-10-27T09:53:47+00:00

One of the rated games of all times.

Sylux444 · 2023-10-27T13:20:06+00:00

Ah yes

The places where you can buy ratings

nkfish11 · 2023-10-27T13:37:16+00:00

The gaming community is dumb? No way!!!

AcadianViking · 2023-10-27T14:28:49+00:00

Critic scores don't mean shit. Bought and paid for by the publishing companies.

Player reviews are the only reviews that mean shit and even then require a generous heaping of salt.

netotrvss · 2023-10-27T16:48:36+00:00

RX7600 test if someone is interested
https://youtu.be/64q7AeiGMkU

Skippie_Granola · 2023-10-27T20:18:35+00:00

I'm still not convinced that Epic Games didn't pay to raise hype so people wouldn't wait till it's out on Steam first.

frozenkingnk · 2023-10-28T02:52:44+00:00

Game is good but specs are so harsh :( I'm getting around 30 with 3080ti normal preset 1440p dlss balanced (64Gb ram + 5800x3d)

Gilinis · 2023-10-28T06:43:46+00:00

A 92 score to represent the fact that 92% of people won’t be able to run the game lol

AvD_MercT · 2023-10-27T06:12:45+00:00

The game does look good on PC, on consoles, on the other hand, the game looks inconsistent, there is a Lot of good stuff, like the lighting and the character models, but there is a lot of bad stuff too, the internal resolution ranges from decent to mediocre, the shadow quality is sometimes outrageous, there is a Lot of shimmering on lines and a grainy look to many surfaces. Sometimes It does look next-gen, but in some aspects It looks worse than last gen.

And here is the catch, even on PC, most players won't be able to play the game with a decent resolution and good FPS, most Will be locked to 30 Native 1080p or 60 dlss at 720p internal resolution at medium on best cases, and on those settings the game does not look all that good.

Big-Rip2640 · 2023-10-27T09:59:05+00:00

Epic Store exclusive + very high system requirements that most people dont even have.

Yeah, looking forward to User reviews not being as high as critics as usual.

Jinxed_Disaster · 2023-10-27T06:50:46+00:00

I am not saying Alan Wake is bad, but wait. First reviews and ratings are almost always done by fans or haters. Because they are first to rush there to post them. Fans are first to complete the game. Real score will be there in a fe weeks or a month, depending on the game length. When most people finish it and join in.

PS. Waaait. You are talking about the score from critics? That's literally worthless. Game journalism is dead. That number doesn't really correlate with the game quality. Again, not to say Alan Wake 2 is bad, time will tell. But critic score is still worthless.

KingOfFigaro · 2023-10-27T03:28:36+00:00

Yeah but I've gone so many years without installing EGS at this point that I just cannot afford to ruin the streak.

heatlesssun · 2023-10-27T06:47:00+00:00

How were you not massively downvoted pointing out the greatness of an EGS PC exclusive?

baliza1991 · 2023-10-27T05:00:18+00:00

I'll wait the real reviews to come out

Hilppari · 2023-10-27T10:15:52+00:00

Epic exclusive so thats no from me. i guess they dont want money

Crims0nwolf · 2023-10-27T06:38:11+00:00

I’m sure people who have the specs to run it have a great time

Excellent-Timing · 2023-10-27T07:02:40+00:00

They better rate the games well or they won’t get another one to rate. Don’t take any of that bull shit for anything of value.

BenBuja · 2023-10-27T10:11:22+00:00

And it's only 50 bucks! Good to see a new game not cost €70-€80 for once. It was a no brainer to get this on day 1 for me as I also loved Alan Wake 1.

tandrew91 · 2023-10-27T14:33:59+00:00

Probably because only 10 people can play it

Ishuun · 2023-10-28T00:00:32+00:00

I can barely get over 30fps on any setting at 1080 and 1440.

With a 2080 super, ryzen 9 5900x

Really fuckin rough cause it dips below that sometimes.

Game is straight up not optimized at all.

Devs need to cut this graphical fidelity shit and just make stylized games that look good without pumping the fucking pixels and particles up.

WearStar · 2023-10-27T05:28:54+00:00

Who cares about metacritic nowdays? Watch benchmarks

Hascus · 2023-10-27T06:30:36+00:00

I swear this Alan Wake shit is astroturfing, no way anyone cares this much and a 92 is really not an all time high score.

PCGMR2023 · 2023-10-27T03:47:52+00:00

Bought it today.

ResponsibleJudge3172 · 2023-10-27T14:21:05+00:00

Because the game is not unoptimized. If you want to run at console settings, 3070 will run 100FPS.

Considering this is PCMasterrace it's hilarious to see people's reactions

n19htmare · 2023-10-27T06:34:37+00:00

Whining crowd type 1: Why do graphics look like they're from 2012??? I paid $xx for current gen card!!!

Whining crowd type 2: Why are games so unoptimized by lazy devs?! I can't even get 90FPS @ 4K Ultra setting on my 3060!

Only thing that's a constant is that there will always be people whining.

Electrical-Leave-694 · 2023-10-27T04:46:36+00:00

Yeah looks great and I'm definitely gonna buy it.... when it comes to steam.

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