The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak English - Steam Deck Gameplay & Best Settings

Summary

Deckers Trails through Daybreak, a JRPG, is now available on Steam with full English translation. The game runs smoothly on Steam Deck, with excellent dialogue and performance in fights and city scenes. Frame rates can reach 120 FPS, but 60 FPS with Vsync is recommended. The game offers over 100 hours of gameplay, featuring real-time and timed battles, skill defenses, and team-up abilities.

Takeaways

• 🌟 The game 'Daybreak Town' has received a full English translation and is available on Steam.
• 🔑 Special thanks to NIS America for providing a key and early access for testing on the Steam Deck.
• 🎮 The game runs beautifully on the Steam Deck, with great performance during fights and in the city.
• 🗨️ The dialogue in the game is extensive and well-executed, though not all of it is fully voiced.
• 🎲 The game offers uncapped frame rates up to 120 FPS, but struggles to maintain over 70 FPS consistently.
• ⚙️ The recommended settings include turning the frame rate down to 60, with vsync off, and using the medium preset with specific tweaks.
• 🔋 The game's power consumption varies, dipping to around 12 Watts outside of combat and rising to 19-20 Watts during combat.
• 💥 During skill animations, there may be minor performance dips into the 40s and 50s FPS, but it remains mostly smooth.
• 🎲 The game features a mix of real-time battles, timed battles, and team-up abilities, making it highly engaging.
• 🕒 With over 100 hours of gameplay, 'Daybreak Town' offers substantial content and value for players.
• 👀 The video provides a gameplay demonstration to give viewers a sense of the game's mechanics and performance.

Q & A

What is the game 'Deckers Trails through Daybreak'?

It is a full English translation version of a game that is now available on Steam.

Who provided the key and early access for the game 'Deckers Trails through Daybreak'?

NIS America provided the key and early access for the game.

How does the game perform on the Steam Deck?

The game runs beautifully and performs fantastically well throughout fights and in the city.

Is the dialogue in the game fully voiced?

Not all of the dialogue is fully voiced, but the full voice that is present is done extremely well.

What frame rate does the game achieve on the Steam Deck?

The game can go up to 120 frames per second in some instances, but it doesn't hold over 70 very well.

What game settings are recommended for optimal performance on the Steam Deck?

The medium preset with tweaks such as motion blur and depth of field off, shadow resolution on medium, anti-alias on high, port rate super sampling off, shadow caching and local shadowing on default, and four times MSAA on the minimap is recommended.

What is the power consumption when the game is not in combat?

The power consumption brings down to around 12 Watts when not in combat.

How does the power consumption change during combat in the game?

During combat, the power consumption sits around the 19 to 20 watt mark.

Does the game experience any performance dips during skill animations?

There are brief dips into the 40s or 50s during some skill animations, but it is a very minor dip and doesn't affect all effects or skills.

How long is the gameplay of 'Deckers Trails through Daybreak'?

The gameplay is well over 100 hours, indicating a significant amount of content and value for the players.

What additional elements are mentioned in the gameplay of 'Deckers Trails through Daybreak'?

The game includes elements such as skills, defense, attack, real-time battles, timed battles, Team Up abilities, and more.

Outlines

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🎮 Steam Deck Performance Review

The script discusses the performance of 'Daybreak Town' on the Steam Deck, highlighting the game's availability on Steam and the support from NIS America. It emphasizes the game's smooth visuals and good performance during fights and city exploration. The dialogue is praised for its quality, even though it's not fully voiced. The video also covers the game's frame rate, which can reach up to 120 FPS but struggles to maintain over 70 FPS, suggesting a setting adjustment to 60 FPS for better stability. The settings used during the test include medium preset with tweaks for motion blur, depth of field, shadow resolution, and anti-aliasing. The script notes the power consumption during gameplay, which varies from 12 Watts in non-combat situations to 19-20 Watts during combat, with occasional dips into the 40s and 50s Watts during intense skill animations. The video concludes by mentioning the game's extensive content, suggesting over 100 hours of gameplay, and invites viewers to share their thoughts in the comments.

Keywords

💡Daybreak

Daybreak refers to the time of day when the sun rises and the darkness of night is replaced by daylight. In the context of the video, 'Daybreak' is likely the title of the game being discussed, suggesting a narrative or setting that involves the transition from darkness to light, possibly metaphorically representing a journey or struggle that unfolds as the game progresses.

💡Steam

Steam is a digital distribution platform developed by Valve Corporation, which offers digital rights management (DRM), multiplayer gaming, video streaming, and social networking services. In the video, Steam is mentioned as the platform where the game 'Daybreak' is available, indicating the medium through which the game can be accessed and played.

💡NIS America

NIS America is a video game publisher known for localizing and publishing Japanese video games in North America and Europe. The script mentions NIS America as the provider of a key for early access to the game, highlighting their role in the distribution and promotion of the game 'Daybreak'.

💡Steam Deck

The Steam Deck is a handheld gaming console developed by Valve Corporation. The video script discusses the performance of the game 'Daybreak' on this device, emphasizing the portability and convenience of playing the game on a handheld console.

💡Frame Rate

Frame rate refers to the number of frames displayed per second in a video or game, which affects the smoothness of motion. The script mentions the game's performance at different frame rates, such as 120 frames per second, indicating the game's capability to run smoothly at high speeds, although it recommends capping it at 60 for better consistency.

💡Vsync

Vsync, or vertical synchronization, is a technique used in gaming to synchronize the frame rate of a game with the refresh rate of a monitor to reduce visual artifacts like tearing. The script suggests turning Vsync off for better performance but notes that the game still performs well with it on by accident.

💡Medium Preset

In gaming, a 'preset' refers to a set of graphical settings that determine the quality of the game's visuals. A 'medium preset' is a balance between high and low settings, providing a good visual experience without being too demanding on system resources. The script mentions using the medium preset with some tweaks for optimal performance on the Steam Deck.

💡Anti-aliasing

Anti-aliasing is a technique used in computer graphics to smooth out jagged edges in images. The script mentions 'anti-alias on high' as part of the game's settings, indicating a focus on high-quality visuals that reduce the appearance of jaggies for a more polished look.

💡JRPG

JRPG stands for Japanese Role-Playing Game, a genre of role-playing video games that originated in Japan. The script describes 'Daybreak' as one of the most involved JRPGs the reviewer has played, suggesting a complex and immersive gameplay experience characteristic of the genre.

💡Real-time Battles

Real-time battles refer to a type of gameplay mechanic where combat occurs in real-time without pause, requiring quick reactions and strategic thinking. The script mentions this as one of the elements of 'Daybreak,' indicating a dynamic and engaging combat system.

💡Team Up Abilities

Team Up abilities are special moves or actions in a game that involve multiple characters working together to achieve a common goal. The script mentions these as part of the game's mechanics, suggesting a cooperative aspect to the gameplay that adds depth and strategy.

Highlights

Deckers Trails through Daybreak is now available on Steam with a full English translation version.

Thanking NIS America for providing a key and early access to test the game on the Steam Deck.

The game runs beautifully and performs well throughout fights and in the city.

There is a lot of dialogue in the game, not all fully voiced, but the full voice acting is done exceptionally well.

The game can run uncapped up to 120 frames per second, but it doesn't maintain over 70 FPS consistently.

Recommendation to set the frame rate to 60 FPS and turn vsync off for better performance.

Using medium preset settings with tweaks for motion blur and depth of field, shadow resolution, and anti-aliasing.

The game performs fine with vsync on, but it's better to have it off.

The game runs at 60 FPS for the most part and dips to around 12 Watts when not in combat.

During combat, the power consumption increases to around 19 to 20 watts.

There is a minor dip in performance during some skill animations, but it remains mostly smooth.

The game is one of the most involved JRPGs played recently with many different elements.

Features real-time battles, timed battles, and the ability to switch between them.

Includes Team Up abilities and a lot more gameplay features.

The game offers over 100 hours of gameplay, providing good value for money.

Encouraging viewers to check out more gameplay to get a feel for the game's performance.

Invitation for viewers to comment if they plan to pick up the game.

Closing remarks and sign-off for the video.

Transcripts

hey Deckers Trails through Daybreak the

full English translation version is now

available on Steam and a huge thanks to

NIS America for giving us a key and

early access to test this one out on the

steam deck as you can see it's running

beautifully and it also is performing

fantastically well throughout the fights

and even in the city in other bits and

pieces the dialogue is extremely well

done there is a lot of dialogue to get

through though not all of it fully

voiced but the full voice is also done

extrem extremely well now uncapped it

does go up to 120 frames per second in

some instances however it doesn't hold

over 70 very well so I do recommend in

the game settings that we come and turn

the frame rate down to 60 vsync off is

better but I did leave it on for this by

accident but it does perform just fine

either way then on the main settings

using the medium preset with a few

tweaks here with motion blur and depth

of fi off Shadow resolution on medium

anti-alias on

high Port rate super sampling off Shadow

caching and local shadowing all on the

default with four times msaa on the mini

map anti- aing and high resolution Cube

Maps off and this will run at 60 for the

best part and also when we're not in

combat it does bring it down to around

12 Watts but when we do go into combat

it does sit around the 19 to 20 watt

Mark and even with all those effects

going off it will still sit around 60

for the best part now this does dip down

into the 40s and 50s dur some of the

effects cutcenes but it is a very minor

dip and it doesn't seem to do it for all

of the effects or the skills it really

does seem to depend on who the skill is

hitting and how many monsters but it

will briefly dip into the 40s or 50s

while those skill animations pop off

after that though it is smooth sailing

this is definitely one of the most

involved jrpgs I've played in a while

there is a lot of different elements to

it with the skills defense attack real

time battles as well as the kind of

timed battles and being able to kind of

switch between them is also very

interesting with Team Up abilities and a

hell of a lot more now by the looks of

it from the game playay this is well

over 100 hours game play so definitely

going to get your money worth on this

one I'll leave you a bit more of the

game playay so you can get a better feel

for the gameplay and performance without

me talking let us know in the comments

below if you're going to be picking this

one up thanks for watching and see you

in the next

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