Batman PC Trailer Highlights PhysX Effects

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• Yep, any 8800' will do it. I've gotten some great performance out of my GTX. : UMG
• Any 8 series or later card will do physx, I wonder how big of a card you really need for it? 8600? 8400? ... : supaslasha

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  Its really really good. It will easily be one of the best games of this year. Reviews were unanimously ... : jazz_uc
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    It rocks! Seriously, probably the most fun I had with a single player campaign in YEARS. Great *gasp* sto... : electric_wizard
    • My nit picking points so far are only one anticlimactic boss fight (you'll know which one I mean) plus de... : electric_wizard

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  Not for wallets. : noxv1
  • What are you talking about the game is cheaper on PC. Or do you mean the cost of the PC as if people just... : FIGHTheSYSTM
• Thanks for adding so much to the discussion. xoxo : tohm82
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  Various PC ports have been anything but stellar. Your fanboy glasses are obscuring your analysis. : ieGod
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    This wasn't a port it was simultaneously developed, the two week delay was to add polish and additional b... : FIGHTheSYSTM
    • Reread my post and explain where I defend consoles. My post was addressing the "as usual" comment, which ... : ieGod
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    Your fanboy glasses seem to obscure the fact that there have been some exceptional ports done lately. : jeremy_mccurdy
    • I didn't doubt or dispute this, but the "as usual and as always" line is incorrect, at best. : ieGod
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  tried the pc demo and was impressed. Played it using a 360 pad though, which worked great. As ieGod st... : mrflamey
  • I agree I usually prefer the KB and mouse but with this game I preferred the Xbox 360 controller, HDTV an... : FIGHTheSYSTM

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• Same here, but since my PC doesn't have a problem rendering these gimmicks, I leave them on. : JackAxe
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  a gimmick to you may be a feature which adds immersive elements to someone else, graphics and gimmicks ar... : techx4
  • I guess I should have finished my post with a "...for now." Currently runnin a single pci-e card gtx ... : Tech T
• Say that word some more times : Chris Remo
• To this day, I've never even bothered to install the PhysX driver with a single card. I always extract th... : VisitorQ

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  That was in the 360 version too. Just arbitrary paper and flag support really. I noticed physx support ... : kingdepork
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    watch the video in Autocrawler's post you'll see allot more differences : Seabass307
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      and none of it makes a difference to the actual gameplay. I'll take the superior controls on a console. : grifter
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        Just buy a controller for your PC.... is there a difference? Oh right, the couch. : Cubictoast
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          And you use only your thumbs for movement -- if you ask me that's a huge step down from mouse + keyboard. : Jobos
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            Ya I can't play fps games on a console, I just end up ragequitting. But I find dual analogues work just ... : Cubictoast
            • Well, to be fair, analog sticks allow for more subtle movements, like walking slow. But that doesn't mea... : Jobos
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        Superior my arse. This game plays better on a mouse and keyboard . I have a 360 and PS2 type controller... : JackAxe
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          Yeah who need running diagonally anyway... And stop running before you can enable Detective mode or switc... : StriderNL
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            I must be special, I can hold down space and two other keys at once to run diagonally. I can also let up... : JackAxe
            • Maybe that is a limitation of the default controls, I mapped the action key to E and I can't run diagonal... : StriderNL
      • Superior controls? Yeah, cause I sure can't plug a 360 controller into the front of my computer... Oh wai... : jeremy_mccurdy
• mostly gimmicks like that. I'll be impressed when there's something like walking in a desert and it model... : Shai-Tan

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• That sux man! I didn't have this problem though. I would have cried if I did haha. I had Rivatuner Sta... : SerratedDrums
• I never experienced this... frame rate was solid throughout the demo on a GF 275 : vrecan

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  Yeah basically. Smoke & cloth effects and additional paper debris appear to be the only noticeable improv... : carbontree
  • Sure, whoopee. But when it comes to comparing minuscule texture differences between the 360 and ps3, MY C... : SnakeIRye
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  Play the PC demo then play the Xbox360 or PS3 version, you will see that theres a huge improvement in gra... : Seabass307
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    Ehh.. I wouldn't say a HUGE improvement, more like a decent improvement. I compared the Xbox 360 version ... : ReckHavoc
    • Framerate, textures, resolution, AA, AF, PhysX. I use the same monitor for my 360 and played the demos, ... : legato17
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    Yes, but I can't rent the PC version. And unless you really love replaying Metroidvania games over and ov... : carbontree
    • Well you should hope some people consider it more than a rental if you enjoy the game, otherwise there's ... : Chris Remo
• The fog in Croc's lair is the biggest thing that I noticed. That looks much more atmospheric than the con... : ieGod
• The spiderwebs in the vents and paper flipping realistically with Batman's movement are the most impressi... : f1kt1t1ous

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  Sadly I don't think that his word holds as much importance as it once did, with every freaking title ha... : RumpleForeSkin72
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    Ageia was a fraud. The dedicated card they were selling wasn't and still isn't needed and in that regard,... : FTY
    • What I see with each PhysX enabled PC version of a game is them adding some cosmetic effects since they c... : jazz_uc

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• S3 Virge lol : doomed

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• Sure added immersion , when it went from on to off I really noticed and missed it being on. Makes me wis... : Zerbyte
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  The game looks spectacular. The fog looked stunning. : TwiiK
  • Yep, my thoughts as well. The effects are really much more significant than what the official trailer wou... : Autocrawler
  • Yeah they really should show off the fog. It was really cool how the fog would get pushed out of the way... : SonicusZ
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  They need an Accountant Simulator if they really want to show how PhysX can do realistic paper so much : zehh
  • Paper Shredder - The Video Game! : Zerbyte
  • I'd play a game based on Brazil in a fucking heartbeat. : PlayfulPuppy
• woah, that actually adds a lot : filthysock

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• .. It IS slow motion.. : Alexrose
• The difference. Learn it. : Johnnsen
• lol :) Well, I at least knew you were joking. : Jobos

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  Nvidia should just put PhysX on their motherboards and it would be problem solved. : MeestaNob
  • *gasp* That's brilliant. My gfx card should be for textures and shaders only -- CPU's are way more powe... : Jobos
• I can't tell if this is sarcasm, but PhysX cards were separate devices before the nVidia takeover. : BornAcorn
• You can already do that! Right now, my 280gtx only does the graphics while my 9800gt is dedicated to phys... : bloodypalace
• You can set the affinity of your cores for a game under the task manager, which will spread the load out ... : JackAxe
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  I do that now. My GTX 285 does graphics while my old 8800GT does Physx. Its a nice bonus instead of dumpi... : Serpico74
  • I'd do that but I only have one PCI 16 slot :( : Jobos

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  And what is it about these effects that's so impossible to do with leftover CPU power? I mean, most game... : finger
  • That won't sell video cards. : carbontree

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• All of it can be done on a CPU (except for cloth physics and fluid dynamics) at an adequate speed, but a ... : TheIneffableBob

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• not that simulated is necessarily better than animated. I've seen animated cloth effects back in the unre... : Shai-Tan