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    Mafi II PhysX

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Pluberus, May 28, 2010.

  1. Pluberus

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    Pluberus, May 28, 2010
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    Can't wait to play it! :D Don't really care about the PhysX stuff coz my new desktop has an ATI card.. The game's gonna be awesome especially since Godfather II sucked imo.
     
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    This game has been in the making for ages. And the graphics look a bit dated already imo.
     
    Idyllic, May 28, 2010
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    General consensus from gamers I read think wasn't a good choice to physx, the physics doesn't look realistic. I have to agree, physics looks kinda poor and the developer saying how it's amazing for total environment is pretty hilarious, to me that should be the standard for a blockbuster game now.

    General consensis is Nvidia forced them to use PhysX or something like that and they should have used Bullet/Havok instead.
    - GTA IV uses Bullet/Euphoria
    - BC2 uses modified Havok
    - Star Wars Unleashed uses Havok/Euphoria
    - Bioshock uses Havok
    - Halo 3 uses Havok
    - Valve uses modified Havok

    The most recent bigshot PhysX game is Metro 2033 and even Nvidia users admit runs pretty garbage considering the game is one giant marketing tool for Nvidia.
     
    ziddy123, May 28, 2010
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    Yeah it is a big marketing scam...look at things like Just Cause 2 for example...turning on the "CUDA" water in the oceans makes the water swell and wave...claiming to be something needing advanced physics to run...yet it looks and acts just like Crysis water...nothing special about it at all. All nVidia does it make this bullsh!t to get people to be all "ooo that looks pretty" when in most cases its something that could easily be doable on the CPU through software...Mafia II being a perfect example of a game that doesnt need Physx in order to do what its doing...plus, it really does look damn fake...especially the glass tiles/blocks...what the hell is that? LOL!
     
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    So are you saying, nvidia sucks because they can't match something that was being perfect for what, 10 years. Come on! Give em time!
     
    nhat2991, May 28, 2010
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    Nvidia bought Ageia 2 years ago. People are complaining that Nvidia can't deliver the same or better experience with dedicated hardware and technology that others can do with just software. Which is entirely justifiable.
     
    Pitabred, May 28, 2010
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