Middle-earth: Shadow of War is a 97.7 GB install, which (I think) is a new record, surpassing Forza 7’s record-setting installation process from a mere two weeks ago. Nothing too dire, though the last is an odd oversight. The only bugs I’ve noticed are some odd physics ragdoll glitches-dead enemies literally flying through the air-plus the occasional audio spasm when returning from a cinematic and missing subtitles whenever I pick up collectibles. I’ve only seen three so far but there’s plenty of empty space still to be filled. The visuals haven’t changed much since 2014, but maps seem larger than last time and there are certainly more maps to explore. I’ve maxed out everything else though and the game looks decent regardless. Unless you have an incredible PC, don’t bother with it. More than a GTX 980 Ti’s worth (6GB), at least. I don’t know how much VRAM you’ll need to run those textures, but it looks like a lot. I will note that the 4K texture pack is absurd this time, and turning it on caused my VRAM bar to go literally off the charts. But on my machine, I’m riding the 100 frames per second mark on an Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti at 1080p. I’ve seen a few Steam reviews mention poor performance, and I don’t know what’s happening there-I’ll keep an eye out in case the problem seems to spread. But yeah, there’s probably nothing to fear here.
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