Wake Up Call
Apr. 25th, 2025 02:10 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
esmegreySo, folks might remember my need to update my computer, and while "get Windows 11 running" was job one, I would be lying if "Get it capable of playing Alan Wake 2" wasn't my main secondary goal.
I didn't reach that goal, the computer still needs a newer video card to play the game, but I DID get it to play for five whole minutes which is still better than the old computer noping out so hard it didn't even TRY to load, until it hit a cut scene and crashed HARD. All things considered, UNTIL that moment, it actually played very well, and if it didn't crash, I would have been happy to keep going at that less than perfect state. Gaming nerds could complain all day long about not having the latest and the shiniest and it doesn't look absolutely perfect, but man, it was good enough for me.
However, the other day someone made me aware that NVidia has a streaming gaming service, where THEIR computers run the game and stream it to you. I've heard iffy things about game streaming, but it had a free tier, and hey, worth a shot right? The biggest problem is, this service, at the free tier, only runs for an hour and kicks you out. Which can be frustrating in a game like AW2 when you see that time limit coming up and scramble for a save point.
And good gods, it WORKED and I am a *very* happy Cuckoo. Again, there are people who would complain that I'm not getting the best *EXPERIENCE* but I got the story, and to me, it still looks pretty good. Yeah, I notice a few jaggy backgrounds from time to time, but I'm just so immersed and having fun, I don't care.
I still need a new video card because this is kinda the new standard level of games going forward, but at least it doesn't feel AS pressing right now. And it's a good reminder that you don't need the latest and greatest to still enjoy a thing.
It's not a lake, it's an ocean.
💎E💎
I didn't reach that goal, the computer still needs a newer video card to play the game, but I DID get it to play for five whole minutes which is still better than the old computer noping out so hard it didn't even TRY to load, until it hit a cut scene and crashed HARD. All things considered, UNTIL that moment, it actually played very well, and if it didn't crash, I would have been happy to keep going at that less than perfect state. Gaming nerds could complain all day long about not having the latest and the shiniest and it doesn't look absolutely perfect, but man, it was good enough for me.
However, the other day someone made me aware that NVidia has a streaming gaming service, where THEIR computers run the game and stream it to you. I've heard iffy things about game streaming, but it had a free tier, and hey, worth a shot right? The biggest problem is, this service, at the free tier, only runs for an hour and kicks you out. Which can be frustrating in a game like AW2 when you see that time limit coming up and scramble for a save point.
And good gods, it WORKED and I am a *very* happy Cuckoo. Again, there are people who would complain that I'm not getting the best *EXPERIENCE* but I got the story, and to me, it still looks pretty good. Yeah, I notice a few jaggy backgrounds from time to time, but I'm just so immersed and having fun, I don't care.
I still need a new video card because this is kinda the new standard level of games going forward, but at least it doesn't feel AS pressing right now. And it's a good reminder that you don't need the latest and greatest to still enjoy a thing.
It's not a lake, it's an ocean.
💎E💎
