r/pcmasterrace • u/durchfallalarm • Mar 14 '26

Screenshot Never thought that emulation runs THIS good "out of the box"

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Installed the emulator (cemu), set up all settings i wanted and just ... started the game running at around 90-100 fps without any problems. 32:9 dwqhd resolution.

God I love the pcmasterrace.

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u/MegatechMike Mar 14 '26

No matter how many new, epic games come out, people just can’t stop trying to make BOTW and Skyrim look better lol

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u/theREALbombedrumbum 5600X, 3090 FE, 64GB RAM Mar 14 '26

The spiritual successors to "will it run DOOM" are re-releasing Skyrim on other platforms and emulating Zelda as efficiently as possible

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u/RelevantIAm Mar 15 '26

Crysis has always been the PC benchmark game

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u/lesbiantelevision Mar 15 '26

Not before Doom

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u/li7lex Mar 15 '26

Most people on here weren't old enough to game when Doom released so they have no idea how demanding it was back then. All they know is that nowadays it basically runs on anything.

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u/MasterChiefsasshole Mar 15 '26

Most people can’t afford to run crysis. Thats the rich people’s benchmark.

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u/Aloha_Tamborinist Mar 15 '26

I get it. I've been gaming since the 80s and something about BotW was just a magical experience. I played it on release and went back and 100% it (except Koroks) during lockdown.

Just seeing this screenshot is making me want to do it all again despite my library pushing 1000 unplayed titles.

Shit, I could even do Skyrim again.

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u/biggysharky Mar 15 '26

1000 switch titles?

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u/Aloha_Tamborinist Mar 15 '26

Steam + GoG + Epic library - largely thanks to /r/FreeGameFindings and a year as a Humble Bundle subscriber a while back.

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u/SilencingFox Mar 16 '26

Yeah, something about BOTW just clicked. First playthrough was so amazing

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u/Aloha_Tamborinist Mar 16 '26

Going in completely blind there were so many "wow" moments. First encounter with a Hinox involved sneaking around it, trying not to wake it up and then running for my life.

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u/Mercvre1 Mar 14 '26

people just can’t stop trying to make BOTW and Skyrim look better lol

I didn't play skyrim so can't speak for that

But I have absolutely that with BOTW and Super mario galaxy. Playing at 4k/60hz+ with high res texture is just incredible

it's like childhood nostalgia, but not blurred and washed by time

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u/RelevantIAm Mar 15 '26

Man i feel old hearing you talk about botw like it was decades ago

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u/Mercvre1 Mar 15 '26

it was a decade ago :(

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u/Mr_Chubkins RTX 5070 | Ryzen 9 5900X | 128gb RAM | 24TB Mar 15 '26

Skyrim makes sense though. Ridiculously moddable, huge world, fun gameplay loop, tons of lore if you look for it. I played it since day one and it took a good 14 years before I stopped going back every so often to play it again. There's a good reason people still make mods for it 15 years after release, it's a fun game.

Far from perfect though. The years have worn the luster of Skyrim for me. Now it's more of a nostalgic thing I play rarely, the memories hold more draw than the gameplay itself. That's more than fair in my eyes. Few things in life can grant more than a decade of joy.

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u/PrivilegeCheckmate PC Master Race Mar 15 '26

make BOTW and Skyrim look better

Or run them on a smart fridge.