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We're not kidding - the Saints Row The Third remaster is exceptional
You've got to give credit where it's due - against all expectations, the new remaster of Saints Row The Third isn't jus…
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Digital Foundry: We're Not Kidding - Saints Row The Third Remastered Is An Exceptional Effort
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I'm legitimately surprised. There's been so mant ports of Saints Row 3 I was sure this wad just going to be another quick job. But this looks great!
You can tell the developers love this game, and with good reason. Glad they put all this effort into it.
Love this game.
Love this game.
Woah wtf. This looks way beyond a quick buck remasterHoly Shit
I'm not sure I like the more realistic looking character models, but overall it's a definitely a commendable remaster.
Screenshot Comparisons
Is that some big head mode or something on the top pic?
Character's proportions look so weird compared to the other characters.
Remember when the initial announcement thread had people saying that all they did was change the tone. Fun times. Yea imma pick this up.
Summary
OP
OP
TL:DW
Visuals:
- Genuinely shocking how much work the developers put in.
- 1440p on Pro/XBX - 1080p on PS4/XBO
- Uses temporal up-sampling which helps eliminating aliasing
- Various options like unlock frame rate etc present. HDR also included.
- Entire UI completely redrawn to native 4K.
- All the main characters completely redrawn, all secondary models touched up as well.
- Changes made to "basically all the assets"
- Full PBR included and uses LSTV which helps avoid a tiled look to the textures.
- New GI system added which takes light bounce etc into account.
- New lighting often gives a "hyper realistic" look despite cartoony art-style.
- "Crazy" ambient occlusion added, DoF improved, reflections improved, water interaction improved chromatic aberration improved etc
Performance:
- All consoles have slightly worse performance at night time compared to day.
- By default all consoles have 30 FPS cap which all of them hit with very minor hitching, except base XBO which runs into frequent drops especially at night.
- Unlocking frame rate acts like a benchmark for the current consoles.
- XBX hits nearly locked 60 FPS with drops in combat, explosions etc. DF imagines freesync should smooth things out.
- Pro does *not* have a hidden 1080p mode to help improve performance further.
- PS4 Pro normally hovers between the mid 40's and 50's, not nearly as stable as XBX.
- Base PS4 is trading places with Pro with almost exactly the same performance metrics with Pro having a small edge.
- Base XBO mostly hangs between 33 and 39.
Visuals:
- Genuinely shocking how much work the developers put in.
- 1440p on Pro/XBX - 1080p on PS4/XBO
- Uses temporal up-sampling which helps eliminating aliasing
- Various options like unlock frame rate etc present. HDR also included.
- Entire UI completely redrawn to native 4K.
- All the main characters completely redrawn, all secondary models touched up as well.
- Changes made to "basically all the assets"
- Full PBR included and uses LSTV which helps avoid a tiled look to the textures.
- New GI system added which takes light bounce etc into account.
- New lighting often gives a "hyper realistic" look despite cartoony art-style.
- "Crazy" ambient occlusion added, DoF improved, reflections improved, water interaction improved chromatic aberration improved etc
Performance:
- All consoles have slightly worse performance at night time compared to day.
- By default all consoles have 30 FPS cap which all of them hit with very minor hitching, except base XBO which runs into frequent drops especially at night.
- Unlocking frame rate acts like a benchmark for the current consoles.
- XBX hits nearly locked 60 FPS with drops in combat, explosions etc. DF imagines freesync should smooth things out.
- Pro does *not* have a hidden 1080p mode to help improve performance further.
- PS4 Pro normally hovers between the mid 40's and 50's, not nearly as stable as XBX.
- Base PS4 is trading places with Pro with almost exactly the same performance metrics with Pro having a small edge.
- Base XBO mostly hangs between 33 and 39.
Yeah, and when this comes to Steam eventually, do current SR3 owners get it for free? Anyone know?
A surprise to be sure but a welcome one.
Guess i am getting this down the line. Visuals look superb.
Guess i am getting this down the line. Visuals look superb.
If you'd shown me only the remastered image, I would've said it was from Saints Row V. This is kind of an insane upgrade and quite the deviation in art style as well. It's completely removed from the cartoony style of the original.Holy Shit
Yeah, reviewed the game for the Dutch outlet Power Unlimited and gave it a big fat 8. Had a lot of fun with it!!
This makes me VERY hyped for V, it shows that they care about the franchise, I understand the pitfalls people have with the path they've been taking, but damn, it's crazy to make a "semi-remake" like that.
Some of the reviews for the game are kind of wild in comparison to this DF video:
opencritic.com
Saints Row: The Third Remastered Reviews
Saints Row: The Third Remastered is rated 'Fair' after being reviewed by 85 critics, with an overall average score of 74. It's ranked in the top 40% of games and recommended by 65% of critics.
opencritic.com
Nah, they're pulling off a heist and wearing masks. Joke though that Johnny Gat is wearing a big headed mask version of himself lol.
Very surprising, looks great. What are the chances of the Mass Effect remaster getting such attention.
Feel like people did not and will not expect this level of quality from something that's called "Remastered."
Many games with labels like that are sort of just mildly upgraded ports. This is very much more than that. I wonder if the effort and resources they've put into this will like, get through to people.
Many games with labels like that are sort of just mildly upgraded ports. This is very much more than that. I wonder if the effort and resources they've put into this will like, get through to people.
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I could've sworn there was an earlier thread about a Saints Row port/remaster where people were pointing out that Gat looked bad and other things. Maybe that was a different game/port?
It's an early plot point. They're all wearing Gat mascot heads.
It's an early plot point. They're all wearing Gat mascot heads.
