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07:49 - 1280 x 720p Unlocked fps
30:20 Performance mod (higher base FPS 50+ peaks)

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PREVIOUS LOTF GAMEPLAY VID: https://youtu.be/dfIM2AWk47w

FOLKS! Hola Como esta, Konichiwa etc! For the first mac gaming thoughts of the year, we are taking an updated look at Ci Games' Lords of the Fallen. Last time we were here (for the game's launch), we were on an older version of pretty much everything. Today, we are throwing macos sonoma 14.2, Crossover 23.7.1 + Msync and a performance mod at this game, and I am a bit suprised!

Its performance is actually GREAT in certain (mostly closed areas). Previously, the couple games that i had that pushed URE4 mainly had issues in open areas. When we got THIS game, it ran so poorly in what seemed to be closed areas at the time, that id chalked it up to URE5, when it seems like the issue is closer to poor game design. Grande, yes, but as we move into the era of easily accessible budget machines, frame generation etc, grande open world games are increasingly burdensome. Dont get me wrong, im sure this game is fun, im sure that URE5 is a visual marvel of society, its just that I hope games begin to think about scale when it comes to level design etc. No use really putting out a buggy mess of a game thats too large for most people to enjoy. Stray, an lies fo P for example. Not quite as large as elden ring, but ive put more playtime into them combined because lol thats all my weak machine can *run*. Something to be said about this tier of game, and i think there is still that demand for large AAA games, just i hope this performance test kind of serves as a baseline to developers, the scale of gaems that are successful and fun to play and run well.

All of that said, Im more impressed with the combination fo everythingthats going on here. Msync and the performance mod that tweaks the memory requirements etc of the game are doing the LORD OF THE FALLEN's WORK in making this thing run on my base m2 chip. Im pulling even 50+ in some areas. Makes me think that with a few more optimizations, maybe we are looking at metalfx plus frame generation at 60+ FPS for some games in the NEAR future.

No subtitles etc, just raw gameplay, again to showcase what gptk is queuing, hopefully this helps some game devs compartmentalize the scale of thier games, and gets us some cool titles. Also not much editing, i think im moving away from that quite a bit this year moving forward haha. ill probably be looking into an editor for some of our live streams / vids and see how an editor will help, especially as i aim to move into a stronger chip.

PLEASE SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS IN THE COMMENTS! Do you have anythoughts about URE5, about CX + MSYNC, any better informed folks have any particular opinions they want to throw out to the world? also What do we want to take a look at next? Ive gotten some Fort Solis requests (still runs poorly haha) maybe i do a sweep of some other games and see how they erform now (elden ac6 etc).

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 My Specs: Apple M2 Mac Mini 16gb
Macos Sonoma Version 14.2
CrossOver 23.7.1 + D3DMetal + MSYNC
Apple GPTK 1.1
AirPods Max

 Recorded and Streamed using:OBS (streaming software): https://obsproject.com/BlackHole (audio loopback driver): https://github.com/ExistentialAudio/BlackHole

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