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Is anyone else excited about this release? It comes out today, in only a few hours. Previews have been mostly positive, and what gameplay has been shown looks very promising. The original, and its two additions, created an atmosphere I never experienced before in a shooter. The sense of peril, exploration, and having to scrounge and save resources for unexpected encounters was really something else.
Will this game jive with more modern gamers, used to simpler fare with lower difficulty and more hand-holding? Will the old fans return this time around and get the sequel? Thoughts on average score on MC?
Personally, I'm very much looking forward to it, but I have a few worries concerning performance. It looks like a juggernaut when it comes to system requirements, on higher settings at least. Most UE5 games have the same issue, it seems. As for Metascore, I'm guessing it will land somewhere in the 80-85 range, points deducted mainly for performance and slight lack of variation in enemies.
I do wonder what kind of demographic they'll manage to snag, and with the troubles the developers have been through, I hope they get decent sales. Could this be this year's sleeper hit? None of the previous games sold exceptionally well - they were more cult classics after the fact.
I hope to get around to playing a bit this weekend, maybe I'll throw in some screenshots as well. It's a real looker, according to most!
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