Credit where credit's due.

[osricen]

First, this is my machine:

HP Omen 15 laptop (2017-18)
i7-7700HQ
GTX 1060 6GB
32GB RAM DDR4
SSD
WIN10

Yeah, I'm not rich.

With very little configuring, I played the demo from start to finish almost flawlessly.
The only stuttering I got was from FMVs (pre-rendered videos, like the trailer at the end of the demo). Other than that: buttersmooth.

Denuvo or not, this is an EXEMPLARY work of PC porting and optimization.
If the complete game runs anything like its demo (which contains highly chaotic and taxing scenes already, without triggering any problems), it will be a true landmark on high-quality PC ports of video games.

Stellar Blade's devs CARE and that truly shows here.
Hopefully they never change, or do it only for the better.

Other pros:
- Super fast loading times.
- Generous and well explained options to configure.
- DualSense works without any issue, both wired and wireless via bluetooth.
- EVERYTHING feels very polished!

Potential cons:
- Texture options trigger really high VRAM usage warnings, but I played with HIGH textures, both in characters and environments, and had no problems at all (hopefully they check this out, just in case).
- Regional prices should be considered.
At least in my country, the game is very expensive, when current games with regional pricing, like Silent Hill 2, are much more affordable.

Cheers!

[Linfried]

Dude...GTX 1080 is what I had back in 2008. It's time to upgrade man.
" Don't ask your country what it can do for you, but ask yourself what you can do for your country." -JFK

Yeah, JFK got shot for going republican during his democratic reign, but he was truly the president of an era. Yep, his own party assassinated him.

I'm just saying, don't ask video games to downgrade. Ask yourself to upgrade.

[osricen]

Originally posted by Linfried:

Dude...GTX 1080 is what I had back in 2008. It's time to upgrade man.
" Don't ask your country what it can do for you, but ask yourself what you can do for your country." -JFK

Yeah, JFK got shot for going republican during his democratic reign, but he was truly the president of an era.

Well, a little info: Bolivian banks blocked foreign purchases due to the worst crisis in half a century. Tying to import with current devaluation is a REALLY bad bet and you have to be willing to lose a lot of money to do that (if you manage to).
That said, of course. I'm working in culture, arts, education, and development since 2013, and doing my best for my country. Already made a couple good changes in the 2 cities I lived in.

When I'm able to, of course I'll get a new machine. Video games are my passion.

In the meantime, I'm happy I can run this gorgeous game here, on my old beat-up Omen!

P.S. GTX 10 series came out 2016, not 2008.