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06-06-2008, 11:47 PM
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Are there other factors? Sure there are. Bugs, glitches, etc. But I gave up on the Witcher even though the game is very stable. Why? Performance issues. I was so frustrated with tinkering around to get a playable frame rate that I quit. I might play it again but only when I get a better machine.
And whenever I read about open-world games, I hear a lot of complaints of performance issues. These games want to remain open-world, and at the same time, focus on better graphics. All this just leads to crappy performance. How can a game be enjoyable when performance isn't stable? I'm sure not going to enjoy it when performance goes from smooth to slideshow-fest.
It may sound like me nit-picking here, but I consider performance and stability as important as the other aspects of a game.
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