I have so far put 23 hours into this game and have been loving it. I've heard about the problems that some are experiencing with crashes and such, but for me, almost the entire 23 hours I've sunk into the game has been crash-free. With a couple exceptions.
At about hour 15 or so, I experienced my first crash. It occurred more than once, and at the same point... I saved the game. It turns out that this was a Steam Cloud issue, and after disabling that feature, I never experienced the issue again.
Last night, I played for a bit, and within a half an hour, I crashed. I mean, full PC lockup + graphical glitches. Thinking it was a fluke, I decided to load it up again, only to experience the exact same issue a mere ten or so minutes later. Crashed twice in the span of 30 minutes when up to that point I had only crashed once due to a Steam issue.
After verifying the files, Steam decided to download 12.8MB of something for the game. Thinking that might also be a fluke, I reverified right after, and no cigar. Indeed, Steam failed to download some patch, and I am starting to think that was the problem for these crashes. Since it was late, and I ran out of patience, I haven't loaded the game up since.
Oddly, Brett also experienced a similar issue. At the first major cutscene, his game would crash every single time. After I recommended he verify the files, he did, and lo and behold, it was fixed.
I love Steam, but when it is the reason new games are crashing, it doesn't look good on the platform.
At about hour 15 or so, I experienced my first crash. It occurred more than once, and at the same point... I saved the game. It turns out that this was a Steam Cloud issue, and after disabling that feature, I never experienced the issue again.
Last night, I played for a bit, and within a half an hour, I crashed. I mean, full PC lockup + graphical glitches. Thinking it was a fluke, I decided to load it up again, only to experience the exact same issue a mere ten or so minutes later. Crashed twice in the span of 30 minutes when up to that point I had only crashed once due to a Steam issue.
After verifying the files, Steam decided to download 12.8MB of something for the game. Thinking that might also be a fluke, I reverified right after, and no cigar. Indeed, Steam failed to download some patch, and I am starting to think that was the problem for these crashes. Since it was late, and I ran out of patience, I haven't loaded the game up since.
Oddly, Brett also experienced a similar issue. At the first major cutscene, his game would crash every single time. After I recommended he verify the files, he did, and lo and behold, it was fixed.
I love Steam, but when it is the reason new games are crashing, it doesn't look good on the platform.
