The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

[Stringjam]

Anybody else looking forward to this one?

A first-person game that focuses on environment, story, and character development. I really hope they pull it off well (I believe these are former Epic employees, btw).

http://www.theastronauts.com/#our-game


The artistic direction is looking great:

 

[Dankk]

I'm definitely looking forward to this one. The devs aren't just former Epic employees, but they're actually former People Can Fly (Painkiller) devs as well.

 

[pontifex]

"Inspired by the weird fiction stories and other tales of macabre of the early 20th century"

definitely looking at this one then. Love those old pulp stories!

 

[Fire&Blood]

It's out. It's a great game, refreshing, beautiful and you should play it. Definitely worth $20. All I'll say for now.

P.S. Sorry if this is considered necroing the thread but IMO it's better to revive a thread than just start a new one and repost all the same stuff.

 

[Stringjam]

It's out. It's a great game, refreshing, beautiful and you should play it. Definitely worth $20. All I'll say for now.

P.S. Sorry if this is considered necroing the thread but IMO it's better to revive a thread than just start a new one and repost all the same stuff.

Thanks for the update! Downloading now! I can't wait to get into this one.

 

[davie jambo]

Yeah I'll buy this tonight after work

Looks good

 

[Dankk]

I totally didn't realize this game had already released. I bought it and downloaded it last night.

People have said this already, but I'll say it again: This game is, graphics-wise, absolutely gorgeous. It looks just like the screenshots posted in the OP. Actually, scratch that; it looks better. You really need to see it in motion. Screenshots don't do it justice.

It's very well-optimized too. As long as I have MSAA turned off, my 7870 can run it at a buttery smooth 60fps at 1080p.

I didn't get too far into it (it was late and I needed sleep) but it seems like a creepy/mysterious adventure game where you have to find out the details of a murder or something by gathering clues. The map is surprisingly open too. I will play it over the weekend.

 

[Dankk]

Here's some more pictures:

 

[ImpulsE69]

Just a reminder for those planning on picking it up soon, GMG has a 25% off coupon. Steam version.

The reviews I read though is this game is only around 3 hours long.

 

[pontifex]

Just a reminder for those planning on picking it up soon, GMG has a 25% off coupon. Steam version.

The reviews I read though is this game is only around 3 hours long.

The GMG 25% off code doesn't work for me.

just tested with another game and it works there, but not with Vanishing of Ethan Carter

 

[ImpulsE69]

That's odd, the email I got said it worked with all games. Hmm...

 

[pontifex]

That's odd, the email I got said it worked with all games. Hmm...

whats the code?

I found 2 different codes and neither worked.

on the GMG site there is SEPTEM-BEROFF-25XX and it says "excludes select titles"

the other code i found is here
http://www.dealzon.com/deals/green-man-gaming-coupon-voucher
DEALZO-N25OFF-SEPT14
expires 9/27 11 AM EST

 

[ImpulsE69]

Sorry I was incorrect. I had 2 codes in my email. One for the 25% off (which yes excludes some titles), and a 23% off code for any title. It was exclusive to my account though apparently.

Pontifex you have PM.

 

[Dankk]

Sorry I was incorrect. I had 2 codes in my email. One for the 25% off (which yes excludes some titles), and a 23% off code for any title. It was exclusive to my account though apparently.

Pontifex you have PM.

Yeah, I used the 23% off loyalty code and it worked fine.

 

[Rhezuss]

Wow this is looking really good. It's an adventure game, first person and with character development/customization?

 

[Dankk]

Wow this is looking really good. It's an adventure game, first person and with character development/customization?

From what I can tell, it's a "lite" first person adventure game with a short, but intriguing story, and some tough environmental puzzles. There is no player customization or anything. Seems closer to something like Dear Esther (although not THAT abstract, I think it's more gamey than that).

 

[JumBie]

This is by far one of the most beautiful games I have ever had the privilege of playing, ever.

 

[davie jambo]

Played it for 3 hours today , solved 3 puzzles. I think it will take longer than four hours ...

Nice looking game but needs a save anytime , it only saves when you complete a puzzle

 

[Whitestar127]

The textures in this game are the best I have ever seen. Due to the photogrammetry technology no doubt.

But even though I have a solid 75fps there is a little bit of stuttering going on.

 

[Stringjam]

This is by far one of the most beautiful games I have ever had the privilege of playing, ever.

Agreed. I was worried that a scanned environment would come off very "static," but they pulled it off extremely well.

Best looking game I've EVER seen.

 

[DigDog]

it somehow reminds me of stalker ...

 

[Demo24]

Weird that I was hearing stuff about it months ago, but on release nothing. Been looking forward to it, sadly too much on my plate right now.

 

[thejunglegod]

Beautiful beautiful game. I've never seen such gorgeous graphics in quite a while. These kinda games have so much potential when it comes to virtual reality. Imagine visiting this world with an Oculus Rift.

 

[Rhezuss]

Awesome experience overall! Really liked the puzzles in the game and the details of the different environments.

Spoiler

The astronaut/space capsule part was awesome!

Also, not sure I understood the game well but here's my guess:

Spoiler

All of this was in Ethan's mind. So we play one of his imaginary "friend" and we're playing his story from the start!?!?

 

[Whitestar127]

MSAA seems to kill this game. I drop from 70-75-ish to around 50 when going from 2x to 4x.

Which SLI bits are you using? I'm using same as one of the Batman games if I remember correctly (not at home right now). Works well but not sure if it's optimal.