Gameguru Mania Updated:12:03 AM CEST Sep,22
66 lottery login

91 club

okwin

bdg game

55 club

Playbonus.ca
CONTACT
Please e-mail us if you have news.

(c) 1998-2025 Gameguru Mania
Privacy Policy statement
SEARCH:
 Gameguru Mania News - Sep,22 2009 -  
Darkest of Days Performance Testing - tech
(hx) 01:11 AM CEST - Sep,22 2009 - Post a comment / read (1)
The chaps over at OCC have published an interesting review on Darkest of Days Performance Testing. Here's a taster:
What you get with Darkest of Days is another step toward realism. But in order to achieve that, you have to play with Physx set to medium or high, based on your video hardware's capabilities. Just watching the included benchmark made my jaw drop. The fog of war, the smoke from the fires and weapons, the way that the bodies crumpled up in their final moments, watching the effects of shrapnel from the cannon bursts on the surrounding environment and soldiers – but wait, there's more! Seeing the leaves from the trees blowing across the ground and flowing into a circle like they were being carried by a small dust devil was an awesome sight. I don't claim to be a pyromaniac, but I was transfixed by the fires. The flames looked incredibly real at 2560x1600, and the way the smoke curled away looked well done. When you get up close to the water, I have got to say this was the most realistic water I have seen. Far Cry was nice, but this was incredible. The water reflections and ripples, along with the clarity, just "fit." How many times have you seen the smoke from a just-fired cannon round look opaque and just disappear? Not so in Darkest of Days. In the first mission, at the Battle of Antietam Creek (Sharpsburg, for those in the South), you have to fire a cannon across the creek to take out the entrenched rebels. From up on a hill, you need to use a cannon to accomplish this task. When you fire the cannon, you get the smoke trail, but it does not just blink into oblivion, it twists in the wind and slowly dissipates. The smoke coming from the barrel of your repeating rifle acts like a living thing, blowing in the breeze. Pictures really do not do it justice; you have to see it in-game for yourself.

The game is an entertaining play that kept me engaged all the way through. The goals are pretty clear cut and easy to follow. It's not just a mindless "kill 'em all" type of game! For that, you have Left 4 Dead! Traveling through time to play a variety of scenarios from Custer's Last Stand on the Little Bighorn River to the streets of Pompeii to the horrors of the first and second World Wars. Each scenario brings a different challenge, as well as different weapons to master. When it came down to performance testing, I went two ways – with and without Physx enabled. ATI cards just cant play the game with Physx enabled. Even with the aggressive setting used, the little GTS 250 out did the big stars from ATI when Physx was enabled. When it was disabled, the ATI cards put in a performance that shows their capabilities. Crossfire just does not show any benefit on the 4870x2, but the GTX 295 showed some really nice scaling. When you combine an Nvidia card with a lower end card to take the Physx calculations off the primary GPU, you see quite a performance bonus. But again, only when Physx is set to medium or high, as there is no benefit at the low setting. Darkest of Days presents a great game play experience that shows what the inclusion of Physx technology can do for a game. Mirrors Edge and Cryostasis were not the best showcase for the technology – this is a showcase. Good game play, great visuals and effects – now I am sold on Physx!
last 10 comments:
gx-x(02:52 PM CEST - Sep,22 2009 )
it looks old, something like MoH, maybe a bit better.

All comments
 Add your comment (free registration required)


Related news:
Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days launches in Early Access on April 9 - briefly (Mar 24 2025)
Darkest Dungeon II is now confirmed for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S launch July 15 - console (Jul 01 2024)
Darkest Dungeon II coming to PS5, PS4 on July 15 - console (Apr 19 2024)
Darkest Dungeon II to add 'Kingdoms' mode in 2024 - briefly (Apr 12 2024)
Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days gameplay teaser trailer - briefly (Mar 16 2024)
Darkest Dungeon II launches May 8 - briefly (Feb 07 2023)
Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days announced for PC - briefly (Dec 15 2022)
Darkest Dungeon II launches on October 26 - briefly (Sep 14 2021)
Darkest Dungeon II launches in Early Access for PC in 2021 - briefly (Oct 21 2020)
Darkest Dungeon 2 Teaser: "The Howling End" - briefly (Feb 20 2019)
CoD: WWII Zombies - The Darkest Shore Video - movie (Jan 09 2018)
Darkest of Days Demo - demo (Aug 11 2009)
Darkest of Days PC demo coming tomorrow - briefly (Aug 10 2009)
Darkest of Days trailer - movie (May 08 2009)
The Darkest Day Unoffical BG2 Expansion - mod (Oct 20 2001)

related cheats/trainer:

Darkest Dungeon - build 9007 - [trainer +6]
Darkest Dungeon b7908 [trainer +6]
Darkest Dungeon Build 10266 [trainer +6]
Darkest Dungeon Build 10850 [trainer +6]
Darkest Dungeon Build 10907 [trainer +6]
Darkest Dungeon Build 10958 [trainer +6]
Darkest Dungeon Build 11931 [trainer +6]
Darkest Dungeon Build 12331 [trainer +6]
Darkest Dungeon Build 13287-25550 úTrainer +12] {FLiNG}
Darkest Dungeon Build 13287-25559 [Trainer +12] {FLiNG}
Darkest Dungeon Build 13322 [trainer +6]
Darkest Dungeon Build 13407 [trainer +6]
Darkest Dungeon Build 13488 [trainer +6]
Darkest Dungeon Build 13881 [trainer +6]
Darkest Dungeon Build 14584 [trainer +6]
Darkest Dungeon Build 24787 [trainer +6]
Darkest Dungeon Build 7537 [trainer +6]
Darkest Dungeon Build 7537 [trainer +7]
Darkest Dungeon Build 8116 [trainer +6]
Darkest Dungeon build 8920 [trainer +6]
Darkest Dungeon Build 9110 [trainer +6]
Darkest Dungeon Build 9758 [trainer +6]
Darkest Dungeon build7740 [trainer +6]
Darkest Dungeon II v2021.11.04 [Trainer +12] {FLiNG}
DARKEST DUNGEON II V2022.06.21 [TRAINER +12] {FLING}
Darkest Dungeon II v2023.02.18 [trainer +12] {FLiNG}
Darkest Dungeon II: v2023.05.09 [Trainer +12] {FLiNG}
Darkest of Days (retail) [trainer +12]
Darkest of Days (steam) [trainer +12]
Darkest of Days v1.05 [Trainer +4]
Darkest of Days [cheats]
Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days [trainer +19] Early Access+


 External links
Blackout: The Darkest Night - Extras PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest Abyss PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest Abyss Demo PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest Depths PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest Dungeon cheats PC found on GAMECOPYWORLD...
Darkest Dungeon cheats PC found on CHEATINGDOME...
Darkest Dungeon cheats Xbox One found on CHEATINGDOME...
Darkest Dungeon cheats PS4 found on CHEATINGDOME...
Darkest Dungeon cheats PC found on CHEATBOOK...
Darkest Dungeon 2 cheats PC found on CHEATINGDOME...
Darkest Dungeon II cheats PC found on GAMECOPYWORLD...
Darkest Dungeon II cheats PC found on CHEATBOOK...
Darkest Dungeon: Crimson Court cheats PC found on CHEATBOOK...
Darkest Dungeon: The Color Of Madness cheats PC found on CHEATBOOK...
Darkest Dungeon©: The Butcher's Circus PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest Dungeon® PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest Dungeon® II PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest Dungeon® II Demo PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest Dungeon® II: The Binding Blade PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest Dungeon® II: The Soundtrack PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest Dungeon®: The Color of Madness PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest Dungeon®: The Crimson Court PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest Dungeon®: The Musketeer PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest Dungeon®: The Shieldbreaker PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest Dungeon®: The Soundtrack PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest Hour cheats PC found on GAMECOPYWORLD...
Darkest Hour PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest Hour - Forum Registration Key PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game cheats PC found on CHEATINGDOME...
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game cheats PC found on CHEATBOOK...
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 cheats PC found on CHEATBOOK...
Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 Dedicated Server PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest Hunters PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest Mana : Master of the Table PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest Maze - The Backrooms Deluxe PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest of Days cheats PC found on GAMECOPYWORLD...
Darkest of Days cheats PC found on CHEATINGDOME...
Darkest of Days cheats Xbox 360 found on CHEATINGDOME...
Darkest of Days cheats PC found on CHEATBOOK...
Darkest of Days PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest of Days Instructional Trailer PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest of Days PAX Discount PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest of Days Time Periods PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest of Days Trailer PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest Tales, The cheats PC found on CHEATINGDOME...
Darkest Valley PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest Valley Demo PC game found on STEAM...
Darkest Wave PC game found on STEAM...
Darkestville Castle cheats PC found on GAMECOPYWORLD...
Darkestville Castle PC game found on STEAM...
Darkestville Castle Demo PC game found on STEAM...
Deep the Game - The Darkest Cave PC game found on STEAM...
Detectives United: The Darkest Shrine Collector's Edition PC game found on STEAM...
Fall of Light: Darkest Edition cheats Xbox One found on CHEATINGDOME...
Fall of Light: Darkest Edition PC game found on STEAM...
Fantasy Grounds - The Darkest Dream - Chapter One of the Red Star Rising Campaign PC game found on STEAM...
Hard Love - Darkest Desire PC game found on STEAM...
Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days cheats PC found on GAMECOPYWORLD...
Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days PC game found on STEAM...
Juno's Darkest Hour cheats PC found on CHEATINGDOME...
Juno's Darkest Hour PC game found on STEAM...
Juno's Darkest Hour - Soundtrack PC game found on STEAM...
My Darkest Witch PC game found on STEAM...
Our Darkest Night PC game found on STEAM...
RPG Maker MV - Darkest Hour PC game found on STEAM...
RPG Maker MZ - Darkest Hour PC game found on STEAM...
RPG Maker VX Ace - Darkest Hour PC game found on STEAM...
S.P.Q.R - The Empire's Darkest Hour cheats PC found on CHEATBOOK...
Tabletop Simulator - Darkest Night PC game found on STEAM...
Temptations X: Darkest Fantasy PC game found on STEAM...
The Darkest Emptiness PC game found on STEAM...
The Darkest Files PC game found on STEAM...
The Darkest Files Demo PC game found on STEAM...
The Darkest Island PC game found on STEAM...
The Darkest Paths PC game found on STEAM...
The Darkest Paths Demo PC game found on STEAM...
The Darkest Road PC game found on STEAM...
The Darkest Star PC game found on STEAM...
The Darkest Star Demo PC game found on STEAM...
The Darkest Tales cheats PC found on GAMECOPYWORLD...
The Darkest Tales cheats PC found on CHEATBOOK...
The Darkest Tales PC game found on STEAM...
The Darkest Tales – Extended Edition PC game found on STEAM...
The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare PC game found on STEAM...
The Darkest Tales — OST DLC PC game found on STEAM...
The Darkest Tales Demo PC game found on STEAM...
The Darkest Woods PC game found on STEAM...
The Darkest Woods 2 PC game found on STEAM...
The Darkest Woods Demo PC game found on STEAM...
The Chronicles of Rovania: Darkest Bridge PC game found on STEAM...
Through the Darkest of Times cheats PC found on GAMECOPYWORLD...
Through the Darkest of Times cheats PC found on CHEATINGDOME...
Through the Darkest of Times cheats Xbox One found on CHEATINGDOME...
Through The Darkest of Times PC game found on STEAM...
Unfair Souls: Darkest Grind PC game found on STEAM...
Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade cheats PC found on GAMECOPYWORLD...
Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade PC game found on STEAM...
Visual Novel Maker - Darkest Hour PC game found on STEAM...
Wild Light: Darkest Isles PC game found on STEAM...
Wild Light: Darkest Isles Demo PC game found on STEAM...