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God of War PS5 patch releasing tomorrow (4K CB & 60fps) [Patch is live]
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For those that have played both, is the 4k 60 fps checkerboard as solid with the frame rate as the old 1080p 60 fps mode?
Well, I know what I'm replaying this month! Been waiting to replay this on PS5, only beat it once and PS4 Pro and loved it!
This game now impress me more than gears 5 on xbsx. Maybe I need to play Gears 5 again. I think beside some obvious lower res shadows, this game look better. One can argue gears 5 has some large open segment, but those segment look terrible compare to the linear portion even in max setting. Just some neat sand and snow trails effects.
Honestly God of War is considerably better looking than Gears 5. Gears 5 looks good but I wouldn't put it even in the Top 10 from last gen (I played it on PC).
I agree, I finished Gears 5 in January and while I think it's absolutely one of the best looking games from last gen, I'd have to give an edge to God of War. Kratos character model alone just looks ridiculous, that beard is legendary.
I will download the game and check it out. I'm never too observant when it comes to pop in
Certain things are better in gears 5. Depending on which version of Gears you are comparing to. On xbsx, effects quality are higher in gears 5, like shadows etc, also its screen space reflection too and new ssgi lighting. There is no fair comparison really due to staggered hw configurations.
One thing I've noticed is that the axe recall is way less satisfying on the DualSense. You just get a second of generic vibration rather than the 'thud' on the DS4. I guess because it's just (poorly) emulating the old tech. Should be really good on the next GoW game specifically designed for the DualSense though.
So I was up until 3am replaying this for the 4th or 5th time...looks & feels like it was released yesterday.
While it would be nice to have some improved haptics, maybe some work done on the low-res god-rays and tidying up some of the reconstruction heat-haze, that would all have required extensive QA & $$$ to do. Instead, I'm very happy with this patch, and insanely excited for what SSM will do with what is hopefully a PS5-native Ragnarok.
While it would be nice to have some improved haptics, maybe some work done on the low-res god-rays and tidying up some of the reconstruction heat-haze, that would all have required extensive QA & $$$ to do. Instead, I'm very happy with this patch, and insanely excited for what SSM will do with what is hopefully a PS5-native Ragnarok.
Gears 5 feels like a more consistent experience. God of War's lighting looks flat in many outdoor areas. In the right scene, it can also look fantastic.
I think the facial animation looks better in Gears 5 as well, but that might just be me
Cut scene quality in Gears 5 is of the highest quality. Up there with the best.
I find the colour palette in God of War 2018 pretty gaudy at times too. Gears of War is very consistent in the linear chapters, it just doesn't have the peak levels other first party games might. The "open world" sections do not like like anything special at all though, especially the third act.
I've noticed the same. I still have a pair of dual shocks, maybe I should bust them out
So 24 hours later and I just
Cut off Mimir's head
That was quick. I stayed up until 3am last night. Game is so damn good. I say this for every PS4 game I play. But the console being quiet is such an improvement from an annoyance that doesn't sound so bad, but always lessened my experience. I cannot freakin wait for Ragnarok. This is such such a masterfully made game. I don't see how they don't blow us all away again. The formula is sooo good.
Bro fist. I'm also playing through 13 Sentinels, and want to wrap that up before moving on to the rest of my massive backlog. Such an awesome game.
I also already beat GoW, so, while I'm loving how it looks and feels at 4k60, I can hold off returning to it for now!
No, I haven't played it on SX, I've played on PC at launch. Only saw videos from the SX version so I won't judge.
To me the environments are so much detailed in GoW. It really excels in that area. Character models also. Gears 5 have higher res textures, from what I remember. The thing that impressed me more about Gears 5 was the HDR implementation. Truly one of the best.
The game looks absolutely amazing and, damn, I'm so glad that I'm getting this upgrade for free instead of having to deal with a bunch of repurchasing and cross-save shenanigans. Right now I'm headed towards the Platinum; felt like the game deserved it :)
One thing that is bugging me. In a few outdoor areas there is a noticeable, yet faint, straight line directly in the middle of the screen, but only when looking at certain parts of the skybox. Like in the primary area of Midgard it only happens in the dull-ish blue sky in-between the clouds. It's not overly distracting, but it just baffles me as to how it's gotten there. Oh, and I have checked to see if it's a TV issue as well and it's not; all burn-in and banding tests I've tried showed my TV as being perfectly fine.
One thing that is bugging me. In a few outdoor areas there is a noticeable, yet faint, straight line directly in the middle of the screen, but only when looking at certain parts of the skybox. Like in the primary area of Midgard it only happens in the dull-ish blue sky in-between the clouds. It's not overly distracting, but it just baffles me as to how it's gotten there. Oh, and I have checked to see if it's a TV issue as well and it's not; all burn-in and banding tests I've tried showed my TV as being perfectly fine.
I've been commenting on this for a while, but there's nothing anyone can really do about it. It's a problem with any game that uses DS4 rumble in an even remotely interesting way. The way old rumble works is not really directly compatible with the new Haptics, and I don't think it can be properly emulated as a general case. If the developers were to add a proper DS haptic support in the game, that would be a different story altogether, as they could create a proper *thud* etc, but new haptics can't be accessed from the PS4 games. The only solution is to play PS4 games with DS4, which is what I'm doing.
A faint horizontal line? You don't have a C9 or CX OLED by any chance do you?
I don't know about Gears being consistent. The opening area is jaw dropping and then as soon as you're in an underground bunker or the hallway of a building it's a visual snoozefest.
From what I played the outdoor areas far outclassed the interiors.
PS4 games on DS4 with back-button attachment, as God intended.
GoW texture is overall more even because the open map segment of Gears 5 take a huge dive in texture quality. Close up texture in cut scene with ultra texture pack is better than gow but not available on one x. Closest comparison would be xbx one x to ps4 pro. Gears 5 runs at 60fps but res can drop pretty low even with up sampling, shimmer become very noticable and IQ is not great even with world class TAA. Gow on the otherhand is a fixed 2160p checkerboard but 30fps. Overally what SMS pull out of the ps4 and pro is much more impressive than Coalition imo especially its an in house engine rather than a 3rd party middlewere even if its highly customized. If you compare the xbsx version of Gears to gow after the new patch, even if you factor in the new tech and higher quality effects work, GoW at 4k 60fps stand on its own tell you how impressive SMS did.
Most OLEDs tend to struggle with HDR because they can't produce the retina scorching brightness that some other sets can (obviously they more than make up for it in other ways with respect to picture quality).
I honestly wouldn't know, if I am honest. I don't see that issue but I am by no means expert in that though I obviously can tell bad HDR from good HDR. It's not much of an answer, I know, but it looks absolutely fantastic on my XF90 and is viewed by many as great demonstration of HDR.
I still think GT Sport is the best, for what it's worth (e: from the HDR games I played, obviously :P I'm sure it's beaten by now)
Oh, timing, haha. Guess maybe that's some answer
A C9, yeah. It's perfectly horizontal at the very centre of the screen (it's perfectly aligned with the crosshair). EDIT: It's happening in both Midgar and at the World Tree, so clearly something's up.
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Some games it can really be transformative IMO. I hope that's the case here.
I originally played this on Pro in performance mode as frames really matter to me, but it was very variable, had hitching, etc. and would really take me out of it. It was a regular annoyance. Switching to 30FPS was also very jarring as well, and I feel it all really hurt the game for me as I honestly thought it was mediocre at best.
I'll give it another try though after this patch. See if it makes it a better game for me. Other games it always does. I think Darksiders 3 console to PC is the biggest WTF recently. Bad game somehow became really good.
So look.
Raytracing is great. But after seeing a few titles with it, I think it's rarely transformative (those being the Spider-Man remaster/MM), but that's mostly due to the presence of huge reflective buildings everywhere.
60fps, however, in most titles, IS transformative. We know Insomniac will offer performance modes all over the place. Do we think we can count on the same for Sony's other prestige studios, particularly Naughty Dog, which has baked lighting solutions that look as good as raytracing to the untrained (mine) eye?
Raytracing is great. But after seeing a few titles with it, I think it's rarely transformative (those being the Spider-Man remaster/MM), but that's mostly due to the presence of huge reflective buildings everywhere.
60fps, however, in most titles, IS transformative. We know Insomniac will offer performance modes all over the place. Do we think we can count on the same for Sony's other prestige studios, particularly Naughty Dog, which has baked lighting solutions that look as good as raytracing to the untrained (mine) eye?
100% with you on the sound.
I find myself playing longer hours due to the console being silent, whereas on ps4 the jet engine was so loud I was constantly worried it would overheat.
HDR looks far better to me on my LG CX compared to my previous Samsung QLED. Peak brightness isn't as high, but it's still very bright, and the lack of any backlight issues improve everything by a lot. GoW speficially looks incredible on it.
100%. This is up there with my favourite things about PS4 games on ps5. My pro had just gotten so unbelievably loud and my ps5 makes no noise.
They're better for HDR because they have vastly better blacks and contrast than LCDs, they don't need the same peak brightness. If anything most LCDs struggle with HDR due to the lack of local dimming zones.
Game remains very attractive as any aaa exclusive is these days but hell I still don't see what others do as it being a benchmark.
Thought the same in 18 and the same now tsk. Playing on give me god of war for my 2nd playthrough at least so exciting combat
Thought the same in 18 and the same now tsk. Playing on give me god of war for my 2nd playthrough at least so exciting combat
To my eyes, my CX seems almost just as bright at my KS9000, to the point where I can't really complain anymore. Spec-wise, I think my KS9000 is supposed to reach nearly twice the peak brightness in comparison.
I believe our sensitivity to light is logarithmic, meaning we don't perceive twice the light output as twice as bright. It may take a 3-4x increase to seem like a doubling (that's just an illustrative example, not the actual numbers).
It is good, but is also static. I imagine next game will have dynamic GI, even if its not RT it still has a lot of room for improvement
Agree as well. Dreams was the most recent example for me. Game made my ps4 so loud to the point that I didn't really want to play it. Much better with the PS5.
It's a poor implementation as it doesn't have a configurable display mapper. It ends up too bright with clippped whites or too dark to the point of being hard to see.
The colours and mood of many areas are significantly different if you are in HDR