Who is getting Alice TODAY?

[Anubis]

I picked up the game today from GameStop... they only had one copy left! It feels weird actually having a physical copy for once.



Is that true for 11.6? Not sure if you've upgraded yet.

yea im on 11.6

setting max FR to 60 with x fire on no matter what other combo of setting results in it being very choppy like AdamK47 talked about. left everything the same and turned it off and its buttery smooth

 

[Anubis]

this thread now takes much longer to open

 

[Bryf50]

Did you experiment much with these settings? PhysX GPU is on without changing the "PhysXLevel" setting. The game starts off with PhysX CPU, but changes to GPU when you are in the game. Leave it at 0. "bSmoothFrameRate" to False causes jittering with the framerate. Even on my 3-way GTX 580 setup. Keep it at TRUE. Setting "MaxSmoothedFrameRate" from 31 to 61 made the game MUCH smoother with 60hz and vsync on.

Hmm looks like your right. It does switch to GPU once the game starts. Setting the value to 1 doesn't seem to have any effect but to leave GPU Physx on while in the menu. I haven't noticed any stuttering with bSmoothFrameRate=False though, but I do have Vsync on.

The one slowdown I'm having regardless of setting is when there is a lot of Physx stuff going on with Physx on High. For example fire off a full volley of the Pepper Grinder then step through the smoke. I'm guessing my GPU isn't up to handling the Physx and Rendering at the same time.

Also the game plays much better with an Xbox 360 controller in my opinion.

 

[finbarqs]

I cannot get mouse smoothing to be disabled... maybe that's a problem with the "SmoothFrameRate" issue... But I have a razer mouse, and initially, the game would make alice spin in circles! After trying to adjust the mouse speed, I finally found the alteration of mouse speed in the menus! stupid me! lol

Anyways... time to find out how to get rid of mouse acceleration... oh yeah, do we lose focus in chapter 2?

 

[lavaheadache]

You PC gamers that bitch about EVERY game that comes out need to find a new hobby...

[/on play QUOTE]

true statement

 

[Lumathix]

Guys, what is the actual name of this game? If is it called "Alice: Madness Returns" then it seems to be on Steam.

 

[shortylickens]

Guys, what is the actual name of this game? If is it called "Alice: Madness Returns" then it seems to be on Steam.

Yeah thats the actual game.
The first one was American McGees Alice, but EA fucked him over and stole the IP after they dicked around for 10 years not letting him make a sequel.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_mcgee

Apparently he did get a credit for creating the original material.

 

[paperfist]

Guys, what is the actual name of this game? If is it called "Alice: Madness Returns" then it seems to be on Steam.

Cool but no bonus content like the original Alice. What's worse is it looks like EA took out that added content from their site as well. WTF is going on

 

[Lonyo]

Cool but no bonus content like the original Alice. What's worse is it looks like EA took out that added content from their site as well. WTF is going on

It was a pre-order bonus and stated as such.
Pre-order Madness Returns from Origin, get the Alice Complete Pack (which includes Madness Returns and the original game).
Don't pre-order from Origin, don't get original Alice.

 

[coloumb]

Gametrailers didn't seem to give this game a lot of good comments. Very repetitive areas, lots of bugs/glitches [invisible walls], etc.

They did say if you can put up with the bugs - then it's worth it to play until the end to see the artistic style.

When it hits the bargain bin, I'll definitely take a look.

 

[finbarqs]

found out it was just the umbrella bug of key mappings...

 

[SaDiZTiKStyLeZ]

I'll wait until price comes down. Maybe I'll have been able to build new computer by then..
I wasn't able to acquire first one. Last I looked it was still going for $40 or more.
This new one does look pretty though. I like creative imaginative type game environments. Mildly reminds me of Psychonauts.

 

[finbarqs]

I'm really enjoying the combat system.. .just upgraded my knife full bore! (800 Teeth!)

 

[ShadowVVL]

so far from the screen shots Anubis posted and the ones on steam it looks fantastic Im just disappointing there's no demo.

Ill probably pick it up later this year when the price drops.

 

[Aikouka]

Guys, what is the actual name of this game? If is it called "Alice: Madness Returns" then it seems to be on Steam.

Yeah, it's on Steam now, and I actually bought it retail last night :\. Bummer... I hate optical media.

 

[Anubis]

so far from the screen shots Anubis posted and the ones on steam it looks fantastic Im just disappointing there's no demo.

Ill probably pick it up later this year when the price drops.

i just tossed a bunch more up

not imbeding them all this time

its possible these contain spoilers
http://www.rootminus1.com/admin/alice/

also some reviewers commented on the length of the game. it took less then 12 hours on normal. Id agree that at some points it can get tedious but i make the same comment about other platformers like God of War and Ratchet and Clank

there is a New Game + option after you finish so you can start back at the beginning with all your current equip and such and go through on a harder difficulty and or try and get all the stuff.


some advice -

Spoiler

The hobby horse and the teapot cannon are the first 2 weapons you should get to level 4. Get the others to at least 2 and let them sit there for a bit. you end up using the vorpal blade a lot less later on,

 

[apoppin]

also some reviewers commented on the length of the game. it took less then 12 hours on normal. Id agree that at some points it can get tedious but i make the same comment about other platformers like God of War and Ratchet and Clank

How many chapters?

i am deep in chapter 2 and one seemed to go on forever.

Just like in the original, there is a lot of repetition - you do the same things over and over. However, like the original, it is the journey that is important. The level design and artwork is very special to this game.

i keep on upgrading the blade .. i find it rather useful at level 3.
^_^

 

[Anubis]

five chapters

 

[apoppin]

Then it is a lot longer than 12 hours

But then i like to do a lot of exploration .. i guess i am in Wonderland for at least a dozen more hours (it took me about 3 hours to finish Ch 1).

American McGee's Alice was pretty long, as i remember.

 

[Anubis]

Then it is a lot longer than 12 hours

But then i like to do a lot of exploration .. i guess i am in Wonderland for at least a dozen more hours (it took me about 3 hours to finish Ch 1).

American McGee's Alice was pretty long, as i remember.

they all aren't the same length a few of them go faster then others.

Ive finished it, @ 92% in under 12 hours i love platformers and just devour them. But yes depending on how much time you spend looking for everything i can definitely take longer.

 

[apoppin]

Jumping in S3D took some getting used to

 

[Anubis]

Jumping in S3D took some getting used to

LOL

 

[apoppin]

i actually had to turn off 3D Vision for awhile until i got used to the game and its mechanics; and i have not even attempted to play it in SD3 Surround yet (5760x1080)
:whiste:

 

[Soundmanred]

I'm enjoying it so far, but haven't gone too far.
I quit right after

Spoiler

the teacup gondola ride

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It seems fairly simplistic, but I'm just glad it's not the same old run and gun alien/terrorist/war game.
The visuals are nice and the sound design is spectacular.
I haven't had any of the problems I've heard of others having. I'm using an ATI card, so no PhysX, but it still looks great. I may try it on my other machine that has an Nvidia card just to see the difference.
FYI: if you're not a fan of jumping in games, this is not for you!

 

[The J]

I stopped for tonight at the same part you did. I'm really digging it so far. The combat is fun, especially compared to the first game, and the level design is awesome.

I'm also using an ATI card (6950) and actually tried setting PhysX to "high". The game let me do it, but I ended up turning it down to "low" since even "medium" was too much for my CPU to handle. The main difference so far seems to be that there are more objects floating around (like leaves) and more particle effects when firing the pepper grinder with the PhysX effects turned up, but not having those is not a big deal for me.

The mouse control felt odd at first, but I'm getting used to it. I do hope, though, that there's a way to use the full 1920x1200 resolution without the black bars on the top and bottom.