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...and I'm not even done.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

17hrs and just completed the 1st chapter. Balteus took me about 3 hours, fuck me lol. My first AC game and I'm just getting a hang of the customization. EN management is my main skill check that I need to overcome.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

They say this game is like 11 hours long or something, I’m at about 12 hours and just started chapter 2.

This is probably why I wish there were more games as focussed as this one is

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm thinking about picking it up, but I'm afraid it's the kind of game where I really want to use my steam deck for the controls but that needs a PC for good framerates.

I wish the deck had a mode where you can attach it to a PC and just use it as a controller.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Holy shit, thank you. I've been looking for this ever since I got my deck but I never found it. Given that the post is a year old I feel a bit stupid right now.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pretty sure it does.

If nothing else, you can game stream to it, but just look at your PCs monitor.

But I think there should be something that does just the controls...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I tried that but the controls are often stuttery with the deck on wifi. Guess I won't have to anymore, thanks again!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's unfortunate. Note that the usb forwarding is still via network/wifi. If your wifi is spotty, you could look up how to connect the deck to your PC LAN via usb so you have the network traffic go via a cable, to try and remedy that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've been using it on my Deck on Medium settings, and it runs pretty well. Firing it up right now to get an FPS measurement...

Update: amidst explosions etc. it seems to reliably hover between 30-40 FPS. Interestingly this doesn't seem to increase when settings are lowered further.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No mention of your 16th run of Operation Wallclimber in a span of 10 minutes. 0/10

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The betrayal I felt midway through the end section :(

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So I'm not gona lie I've beaten it twice already and there is still new stuff happening. Buckle up because it's a ride.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah. Apparently there's an entire new ending behind three playthroughs.

Not to mention the new missions and parts you get playthrough before even that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yea that's why I'm doing it. The third play through is hard as fuck.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Mine usually ends with

  • Go back to the garage
  • Equip tank legs

I really do hate how tank legs feel like such a crutch. Like, I'm doing fine through the entire mission, popping mts like they're bugs and I've got a magnifying glass, then the PCA assholes kick in...