Guntha
@guntha
Half of
Quake Enhanced is running as well as you would expect on such a powerful device.
One day I'm complaining that some low-poly but unoptimized indie games are running poorly on the Thor, the next week a GameNative update is released, that gives me +10FPS on the same games.
The parts are different, but chip companies are changing their production lines to build only server versions, inducing shortages. AYN is already hit by shortages.
I have the Pro model (Rainbow), ordered in January so before the storage downgrade and price increases. It has become my mini-Steam Deck (I don't own any Steam deck). If you really want one, think fast, it will also be hit by price increases at some point.
Loddlenaut, a relaxing underwater adventure/cleaning game, very fitting for the Thor. It seems after a few GameNative updates, the game now runs smoother and is even more pleasant to play.
Another game that runs great on the Thor: Left 4 Dead 2. I tried it in coop on a local network and it worked surprisingly well. I was just not very used to playing it with a controller. Note: you need to set GameNative to launch the actual Steam client for online play to work.
I feel like Ayn Thor posts on bluesky are a bit too focused on console emulation, even though it's a great device for playing PC games, so I'll post a bit of what I'm playing on it. Here's Hot Shot Racing, the first game I got running without any fiddling + perfect framerate and controller support.
Currently playing Loddlenaut on my Ayn Thor, a short relaxing underwater adventure. Also accidently replayed through Alan Wake because it's still so good and looks great.
It's fine, Eiji Aonuma is horny on official promo videos. It gives you something in common with a legendary game designer, right? Very professional.
Testing some PC games from my library on the AYN Thor. Alan Wake (1 and American Nightmare) are still so good that instead of only testing them, I'm currently finishing them again. They look so good on a small screen, even playing at lower settings. (Using GameNative connected to my GOG account)
I had the Ricky Carmichael game on GBA, which was also actual 3D but didn't look nearly as good, and felt pretty bad overall. If I had known there was a V-Rally game on GBA, I would have looked into it. I was already pretty impressed by the GBC one.
