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Fallen Earth continues to impress

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I’m sitting here at home afflicted with some kind of tummy thing and I figure I might as well do something constructive, so…let’s talk about Fallen Earth a bit more.

The team over at Fallen Earth continues to impress me with the leaps and bounds they are making with regards to the performance of the game. Although performance as of patch 1.0.9 has tripled on my current machine (…new machine is not in yet…), the “in town” experience has brought my frame rates down to its knees. I’m a bit more tolerant of that because it seems to be something that dogs most multiplayer games. The last patch, 1.0.11 seemed to have solved that for me to…or at least made it completely playable in town. I’m starting to wonder if these guys sleep at all ;)

Looks like the designers are learning and implementing some incredible solutions on the performance side and I would love to know what they are doing. Heh…it’s probably some really simple stuff, but from a player’s perspective it makes the experience a hell of a lot more enjoyable.

I’m finding myself playing this game a lot and wanting to log in every night. Crafting, for me, is a huge hit and I find my in game goals being completely centered around what I’m going to make next for my character. Crafting complements everything else in the game and you can tell these guys have thought it through very carefully. The whole game seems to be about building and rebuilding….from your character to the world around you. I’m even starting to like the combat system…but that really took some time to get use to.

Again…if you haven’t picked this up yet, please do so. I’m having a really good time with it.

D out.

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8 Comments Posted by Darren

8 Responses to "Fallen Earth continues to impress"

  • Frogster says:
    October 6, 2009 at 11:48 am

    Sorry your under the weather, Darren. I’m glad you found something constructive to do with your time ;)

  • Andrew says:
    October 6, 2009 at 12:06 pm

    I’m waiting on a free demo before re-trying the game. Didn’t really like the beta…. and not because of performance or anything; I just found the experience to be more grindy than I wanted (at that point).

  • syncaine says:
    October 6, 2009 at 12:44 pm

    That the game even runs on the toaster that is your old machine is a miracle. Hopefully you see some really impressive changes once the new hardware has arrived; it’s almost unfair to any dev that someones enjoyment of their game might be ruined by outside (hardware) factors.

    Also keep the FE updates coming, being niche you don’t find too many sources of in-game information about it, and it’s always nice to keep up with what’s happening in a game that is more than just ‘quest to cap, endgame treadmill’.

  • ScytheNoire says:
    October 6, 2009 at 1:37 pm

    I’m with Andrew. I tried the beta, and for first impressions, it was absolutely horrible, worst MMO I’ve ever played. And I’ve played many.

    So if Fallen Earth wants to get my interest, they need a free trial, because their first impression left me disgusted that they wanted to charge even a dollar for it.

  • Vok says:
    October 6, 2009 at 3:36 pm

    I’ve found the game to still be buggy, but much like Darren can’t stop playing it. I’m in love with the crafting – I think Fallen Earth is going to be a slow burner, but this time next year a lot of people will be playing it

  • Sleepysam says:
    October 6, 2009 at 5:07 pm

    Very encouraging and please do keep the updates coming

  • Rog says:
    October 6, 2009 at 10:58 pm

    Count me amongst the peeps who’ve been won over by Fallen Earth’s charm. It’s got its quirks, for sure, but the rest of the game outweighs those for me.

  • AnkleBiter says:
    October 7, 2009 at 9:51 am

    FE is interesting me, but I just can’t see paying $50 for the game + $15/mo. If it was a 14day free trial, then just the $15/mo, I just might jump in. The EVE similarities are what’s really drawing me.

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