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First looks at PC Version

Posted On: Tuesday 2 December 2008

A friend has sent these images over to me, complaining about the shadows. Not looking to good, I'm sure they will release patches for this for weeks to come.

Be sure to click the image for full resolution to really see how bad it looks.

This picture is on high quality:

This picture is on low quality:

PC Specs:
3.0GHz Core 2 Duo
Force3D Radeon HD 4870 512MB graphics card
4 gig ram
Vista Ultimate 32 bit with Service Pack 1

As you can see, the shadows are junk! If this turns out to be a global issue, I'm sure that a patch is soon to follow.

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Monotony

I too have this issue along with a few graphical glitches associated with this atrocious digital display of graphical debauchery. I have the details set to "Very High" and have experiemented with the other graphics settings (those changeable in the game options, at least) but the issue remains. I am waiting anxiously for other voices to confirm either a global issue or isolated cases. I bought the game on Dec. 2nd and while I was extremely bothered by this issue, I was simply too busy laughing histerically as I cleared entire sidewalks of pedestrians with an SUV. But these shadows from hell will soon get old...
2.8 GHz Athlon X2 5600+
MSI Radeon HD3870 512Mb
4Gb DDR800 RAM
Windows XP 32-bit w/SP3

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