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Is this gen's graphics starting to feel long in the tooth or are you still continually impressed?
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At this point last gen the PS360 felt much longer in the tooth than the Ps4/Xb1 do now ( IMO). Maybe chalk it up to the mid gen refreshes, though the majority are still on the base consoles.
If anything I feel like there's just a general lack of interesting art styles, especially in the AAA arena.
I don't know how some of you survived gens 5, 6 and 7, Jesus Christ.
DMCV looks amazing for a game that's targeting 60fps on current gen systems.
I don't even need a PS4 Pro to appreciate how fantastic God of War and Spider-Man look from last year. The gen's graphics are still pushing boundaries that I wasn't expecting.
When people say Borderlands 3 looks unimpressive, what they're saying is it doesn't look that much better than Borderlands 2, which personally I somewhat agree with. I don't know whether the art style doesn't lend well to visual improvements or something, but I wouldn't say the generation is stagnating visually just because one game isn't hitting the mark for me.
I don't even need a PS4 Pro to appreciate how fantastic God of War and Spider-Man look from last year. The gen's graphics are still pushing boundaries that I wasn't expecting.
When people say Borderlands 3 looks unimpressive, what they're saying is it doesn't look that much better than Borderlands 2, which personally I somewhat agree with. I don't know whether the art style doesn't lend well to visual improvements or something, but I wouldn't say the generation is stagnating visually just because one game isn't hitting the mark for me.
I was impressed by Watch Dogs 2 and Detroit recently and I just got a 4K set so it's a whole new world
Yoshi also looks great
Yoshi also looks great
DMC V is an issue of art direction and design , not technical limitations, even with their gorgeously animated characters they could had very different looking environments, but Capcom went with a photo realistic looking game fitting for their engine.
Anyways last time i was impressed by a games graphics were Yoshi's 60 fps Switch game, it would look gorgeous @ 1080p
personally I switched to PC gaming. And that's because so many late-gen AAA games were genuinely bad experiences on console during gen 6 and 7. Of course I'm talking about those games that failed to even meet a consistent 30FPS, but there were many, many of those. The only reason I'm back to console gaming right now (besides dope exclusives, of course) is because more and more games are emphasizing performance or giving players the option to choose between performance and better visuals.
You wouldn't believe how overjoyed I was as I played through God of War 4 in performance mode at launch, and watched as each patch pushed the game closer and closer to the almost fully-consistent 60fps that that game now sits at. What I wouldn't give for every game to be designed and supported in such a way that that sort of improvement were possible. What I wouldn't give for consoles powerful enough to facilitate that sort of performance across a wider range of experiences.
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Three of the most Jaw dropping games I've ever played came out last fall in RDR2, Forza Horizon 4 and Shadows of the Tomb Raider.
With the advent of HDR and 4K consoles and the end of a platform cycle I don't think I've ever been more impressed with the graphics in a videogame.
With the advent of HDR and 4K consoles and the end of a platform cycle I don't think I've ever been more impressed with the graphics in a videogame.
Like every single new 3D gen people say, "looking forward to 60fps."
Every single 3D gen devs mainly target 30fps.
It's funny really.
Every single 3D gen devs mainly target 30fps.
It's funny really.
if anything beyond the 4K/60fps hopes (I can still and love to play games that do 30fps) I would say the tech boost for next gen that I would want is AI and bigger changes in gameplay and destruction
putting more stuff into a game's world, having even more things to do, etc... then graphical/polygon count
putting more stuff into a game's world, having even more things to do, etc... then graphical/polygon count
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I feel like I've gotten pretty used to them. But every now and then I'll be playing a game and something will catch my eye.
Just yesterday I was running down the streets of DC in Division 2 and I had to stop and just admire the light and visuals.
Just yesterday I was running down the streets of DC in Division 2 and I had to stop and just admire the light and visuals.
I don't think I've been impressed by "realistic" graphics since the first two or three years of the generation, so yeah I'm ready. Besides, there are other things besides graphics that get held back.
Graphics are the last thing im worried about, budgets and dec cycles are already insane. We dont need new consoles, we need to let devs reuse their tools and assets to get out games faster.
honestly, I am more surprised at how often I am still impressed on what these consoles can achieve at this point in their life. Some games are just bananas in the graphics department. I think this gen has life left personally.
I'm good. Devs should focus on great gameplay, this isn't like last gen where most console games were plagued with terrible frame-rates/screen tearing, low res textures and horrible IQ.
Pushing the visuals doesn't feel like a priority to me at this point.
Pushing the visuals doesn't feel like a priority to me at this point.
I'm constantly impressed. Everything is total eye candy.
I also can't remember the last game that had noticeable performance issues. I see people whining about framerate or whatever, but everything looks fine to me. Haven't seen tearing in forever, framerates are fine, load times are generally decent.
I feel like I'm the only one who remembers past gens, when all these things were constantly real issues. Now I see spoiled brats who claim that 1080p looks jaggy and sub-60fps is a "slideshow". I can't fathom it. It's like complaining that your personal jet plane can't break Mach 4 to someone who used to own a Model T.
I also can't remember the last game that had noticeable performance issues. I see people whining about framerate or whatever, but everything looks fine to me. Haven't seen tearing in forever, framerates are fine, load times are generally decent.
I feel like I'm the only one who remembers past gens, when all these things were constantly real issues. Now I see spoiled brats who claim that 1080p looks jaggy and sub-60fps is a "slideshow". I can't fathom it. It's like complaining that your personal jet plane can't break Mach 4 to someone who used to own a Model T.
Feels like every time I think the gen has peaked graphically, another game blows me back. Mortal Kombat X vs 11 really speaks to this. I find it hard to look back at MKX after seeing and playing MK11. The difference feels like a jump in generations and they're both from this gen.
Recent games like Spider-Man with its detailed textures and environment, and upcoming games like TLOU2 with its realistic movements and reactions or Ghost of Tsushima's amazing scenery only continue to blow me away.
Recent games like Spider-Man with its detailed textures and environment, and upcoming games like TLOU2 with its realistic movements and reactions or Ghost of Tsushima's amazing scenery only continue to blow me away.
IMO graphics is the least important part of a game. I would rather have game run at 60fps and have better gameplay than extremely good graphics and animations. At the same time if they can do both well, like DMC did, than its even better.
Between Resident Evil 2, DMCV, God of War and Marvel's Spider-Man, i think we're still good for a while.
Just this year we have yet to receive Control and DOOM: Eternal, there's a lot more to be impressed for this specific gen.
Just this year we have yet to receive Control and DOOM: Eternal, there's a lot more to be impressed for this specific gen.
I don't get this... There are too many games to play as is. How much time do y'all really have to need more faster.
Graphics are still impressive, probably more so than ever right now, especially with some games pushing 60fps and still looking really great.
Next gen will only make it even better though, as we get more powerful GPU's and move away from those old ass Jaguar chips, to the much faster Ryzen CPU's.
Next gen will only make it even better though, as we get more powerful GPU's and move away from those old ass Jaguar chips, to the much faster Ryzen CPU's.
Division 2 regularly impresses me. The lighting model is amazing, dynamic lighting and shadowing from everything it seems like, even the little orange Division logo on your character's shoulder and wrist, and the lights on the underside of the drones, muzzle flash, etc all dynamically light the environment and cast shadows.
Environments are super impressive too.
Anthem is another one. Total buggy and disappointing trash of a game but it's a very graphically impressive game, even though it's heavily downgraded from the reveal trailer.
On console, DMCV, God of War, Horizon, Spider-Man, Forza, Halo 2 Anniversary in 4K are all super impressive to me.
Environments are super impressive too.
Anthem is another one. Total buggy and disappointing trash of a game but it's a very graphically impressive game, even though it's heavily downgraded from the reveal trailer.
On console, DMCV, God of War, Horizon, Spider-Man, Forza, Halo 2 Anniversary in 4K are all super impressive to me.
