DF Direct Weekly #89: The Callisto Protocol Launch Triumph/Tragedy, Nintendo's Pokémon Promise
5,488After a challenging week reviewing The Callisto Protocol and awaiting various performance patches, Alex, John and Rich unload about the triumphs and tragedies of the launch period, while reflecting on how good the game actually is. Meanwhile, Nintendo's promising improvements to Pokémon Scarlet/Violet, modders tackle Sonic Frontier's shortcomings - and Jesus Christ himself appears, rendered at 4K60 on RTX 4090.
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:37 News 01: Callisto Protocol review aftermath
00:33:04 News 02: Poké-patch arrives for Scarlet/Violet, Nintendo apologizes
00:36:06 News 03: Fixes arrive for Sonic Frontiers
00:41:23 News 04: I am Jesus Christ Prologue: biblically-accurate graphics!
00:46:53 DF Supporter Q1: Which Switch games look better than you would expect?
00:50:54 DF Supporter Q2: Given the success of the Steam Deck, should Valve do Steam Machines again?
00:54:03 DF Supporter Q3: Who will implement a Nanite-style virtualized geometry system next?
00:58:28 DF Supporter Q4: Why do some games have broken physics when you increase the frame-rate?
01:03:14 DF Supporter Q5: Could Nvidia offer new tech as a paid subscription in the future?
01:06:54 DF Supporter Q6: If you could bring back a dormant Activision/Blizzard IP, which would it be?