The Evil Within PC @ Target B&M $19.99 YMMV?

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Was at Target and noticed an in store price cut on The Evil Within for PC only. Priced at $19.99. Didn't pick one up yet, going to try the demo on Steam. Lowest I've seen it so far.

Possibly YMMV.
 
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TEW PC was once cheaper on Gamersgate (digital distributor), during a glitch-sale where it was around $11...if glitch-sales count to you. That was around Thanksgiving 2014, IIRC.

TEW PC Demo ran like garbage on my PC in 1080p: never over 25 frames. Anywhere from 10-25 frames was normal there.

TEW PC full version runs a bit better (since it has been patched-up a bit) - but still, anywhere from 20-30 frames at any moment at 1080p. While the game is technically gorgeous, it just runs quite poorly on my PC. It's a shame that it runs poorly - b/c the game, from what I played, was quite good.

BTW, my PC = i7 950; 1 GB VRAM of GeForce 560 Ti; 16 GB RAM; Win 7 64-bit.

 
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MysterD said:
TEW PC was once cheaper on Gamersgate (digital distributor), during a glitch-sale where it was around $11...if glitch-sales count to you. That was around Thanksgiving 2014, IIRC.

TEW PC Demo ran like garbage on my PC in 1080p: never over 25 frames. Anywhere from 10-25 frames was normal there.

TEW PC full version runs a bit better (since it has been patched-up a bit) - but still, anywhere from 20-30 frames at any moment at 1080p. While the game is technically gorgeous, it just runs quite poorly on my PC. It's a shame that it runs poorly - b/c the game, from what I played, was quite good.

BTW, my PC = i7 950; 1 GB VRAM of GeForce 560 Ti; 16 GB RAM; Win 7 64-bit.
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That sucks. I'm DLing the demo now. My main pc has a i7 950 as well, but I'm running 6gb triple channel and a GTX 670. My living room PC has an i7 870, 8gb ram, and SLI GTX 470's. I'll have to try it on each.
 
jle7385 said:
That sucks. I'm DLing the demo now. My main pc has a i7 950 as well, but I'm running 6gb triple channel and a GTX 670. My living room PC has an i7 870, 8gb ram, and SLI GTX 470's. I'll have to try it on each.
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You'll probably have better luck w/ your PC with the GTX 670 than what I had.

Hope the demo runs well for you. Give it a shot.

I'd be curious how 2 SLI'd 470's run it. That'd be interesting.

This game isn't kidding around with its stiff VRAM requirements (1 GB VRAM minimum on the vid-card); and especially w/ its 4 GB VRAM recommendation.

I should also note: TEW PC full-version (the base-game alone without any DLC's) takes up almost 42 GB of HDD space.

 
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Can anyone confirm if this physical copy contains a steam activation code or if it uses some other type of DRM? I know TEW is on Steam but that doesn't always guarantee the physical copy is as well for PC games, much like the upcoming release of GTA V for example.

 
Wish they would just break down & make a patch to remove the letterbox on console. PC version has it via mod but I can't run the game on my system.
 
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Brodown said:
Can anyone confirm if this physical copy contains a steam activation code or if it uses some other type of DRM? I know TEW is on Steam but that doesn't always guarantee the physical copy is as well for PC games, much like the upcoming release of GTA V for example.
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According to the Bethblog (It is Steam Activation):

Recommended PC System Specifications

  • 64-bit Windows 7/Windows 8
    i7 with four plus cores
  • 4 GBs RAM
  • 50 GB of hard drive space*
  • GeForce GTX 670 or equivalent with 4GBs of VRAM
  • High Speed Internet Connection
    Steam account and activation
*It’s worth noting that the 50 GB of space required is for the PC install. When the installation is complete, the game will take up ~41 GB of HDD space.
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MSUHitman said:
Wish they would just break down & make a patch to remove the letterbox on console. PC version has it via mod but I can't run the game on my system.
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They can't. The game already drags into the 20s on ps4 with it.

Specs on PC are a little overboard for what is needed. I am rocking 670s in sli and the first three chapters have run smoothly. Only have 2gb of vram and running at 1440p.
 
MysterD said:
TEW PC was once cheaper on Gamersgate (digital distributor), during a glitch-sale where it was around $11...if glitch-sales count to you. That was around Thanksgiving 2014, IIRC.

TEW PC Demo ran like garbage on my PC in 1080p: never over 25 frames. Anywhere from 10-25 frames was normal there.

TEW PC full version runs a bit better (since it has been patched-up a bit) - but still, anywhere from 20-30 frames at any moment at 1080p. While the game is technically gorgeous, it just runs quite poorly on my PC. It's a shame that it runs poorly - b/c the game, from what I played, was quite good.

BTW, my PC = i7 950; 1 GB VRAM of GeForce 560 Ti; 16 GB RAM; Win 7 64-bit.
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no offense, but what do you expect? you are running on geforce 560 ti. and that setup is ancient when it comes to pc hardware/components.

 
YBX87 said:
no offense, but what do you expect? you are running on geforce 560 ti. and that setup is ancient when it comes to pc hardware/components.
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Better than that.

Wolf: TNO and RAGE on PC run tons better than this - and they're both also on the Id Tech 5 Engine.

Of course, one could say that a revamped dynamic lighting system was implemented by Tango GameWorks for TEW PC. But, yeah - I still expect better than this at 1080p, performance-wise. Namely, all I'm asking for here is a solid 30 FPS at the very worst.

 
Drabelincoln said:
my bad, how is that PS2 mouse holding up no more IRQ conflicts?
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i am actually surprised when building my pc, that some motherboards still come with ps/2 port. i thought everything is run off usbs. there are also some people in the world that still uses floppy disk.

 
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