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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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The one thing that has honestly surprised me most this gen(and this is coming from someone who is not a tech guy,lol)is how incredible looking huge open world games have become.I never thought that given the system specs of the current gen(talkng about base models)games would be so detailed across such huge enviroments.
Thats's why the recent meltdowns over the PS5 spec sheet have left me bewildered.....these games are going to look wonderful,whichever system you play on.
Thats's why the recent meltdowns over the PS5 spec sheet have left me bewildered.....these games are going to look wonderful,whichever system you play on.
Doom Eternal is good looking game, but it's hardly mind blowing. I think people are reacting more to the art style than the technical merits of the games geometry, shaders, etc. KZ Shadowfall's 60fps multiplayer mode looks just as good and that's a launch game, IMO.
But other games like RDR2, Horizon Zero Dawn, Detroit, Metro, FFVII and others are very impressive. And Ori is the best looking game from a 2D perspective I've ever seen, even if the models are actually 3D. The improved IQ with the Pro and X have helped a lot.
But other games like RDR2, Horizon Zero Dawn, Detroit, Metro, FFVII and others are very impressive. And Ori is the best looking game from a 2D perspective I've ever seen, even if the models are actually 3D. The improved IQ with the Pro and X have helped a lot.
I've been playing Gears 5, Horizon 4, and Ori 2 on One X, and man, it's hard to be disappointed right now. All stunning games on that system. Even spent a few hours going back to God of War to do a couple of side quests I hadn't when I first beat the game and to check it out on my HDR tv, and even that looks fantastic on an OG PS4. Uncharted Lost Legacy, too. Beautiful in HDR and extremely well-balanced visual presentation.
I know you're referring to consoles in your question, at least that's the impression I had. However, playing Doom Eternal on PC at max settings on a 2080ti on ultrawide monitor feels like "next gen" right now.
On the other hand, I feel like developers will continue to get great results out of the current consoles, the RE3 Remake Demo looks fantastic for example.
On the other hand, I feel like developers will continue to get great results out of the current consoles, the RE3 Remake Demo looks fantastic for example.
I remain unimpressed, but not for raw graphical power. While many games look stunning in still photos, where the hell is the animation? I'm still seeing guys transition animation or run into walls or whatever like it's 2004 and I'm playing Half Life 2. Next gen there better be no excuses, fix the animation so people look like people.
I'll never understand people on communities like this one that want generations to last like 4 years...
Imagine these visuals next gen. Only few games impress me now days. FF7R demo, Gears 5, Star Citizen, Death Stranding, HZD, GOW and more look good. I have a RTX 2080 and Control is next gen when played with RT on. But graphics have a LOOOONNNGG WAAAYY to go.
Textures loading in delayed is only an issue in specific games though. Lemme try to remember the last time that was an issue in a game I played. Oh, Dragon Quest 11 on PS4. Since then I played plenty games without that issue.
sure, it's just on my mind because I'm playing Hunt:Showdown and it's a great game but the texture loading is baaaad.
What I mean is "graphics" are great but things like texture loading, IQ, Frame rate, AA, DOF and such can always be better.
This is the reason I say that TLoU 2 still looks a generation a ahead of most of these games. Still have to played RDR2 too..
And then they are so realistic that people complain that those characters control like shit and thus the game is shit.
Yea man, I'm only playing it now for the first time on my Pro and sometimes I have to stop and just take it all in, looks phenomenal.
At this same point in the last gen I was hungry for new hardware, this time I'm around I'm still happy with what I have.
That being said, was playing the Witcher 3 again this weekend too and the one thing that really stood out, and not in a good way, was the load times. Loading everywhere, fast travel, between gameplay and cutscenes, between cutscenes and cutscenes, at times it was infuriating. So I'm actually looking forward to the new gen with regards cutting down load times/screens more than anything else!
Graphical fidelity is incredible this generation, in my opinion. What I take issue with are the narrow corridors intended up mask texture streaming around the corner, limited scope of content, and visible radius of details surrounding your character that pop into view.
I'm pretty damn excited for the 50-100x boost in I/O this next generation is bringing!
Your anecdotal account of noticing the issue or not means nothing. Even if it's not noticeable, every game is being developed with that hardware restraint as a massive hurdle to overcome. Removing that hurdle can literally transform the design space and opportunities available to developers in how they make the game and what the final product can be.
I'm pretty damn excited for the 50-100x boost in I/O this next generation is bringing!
Your anecdotal account of noticing the issue or not means nothing. Even if it's not noticeable, every game is being developed with that hardware restraint as a massive hurdle to overcome. Removing that hurdle can literally transform the design space and opportunities available to developers in how they make the game and what the final product can be.
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Final Fantasy VII Remake looks astonishing on the base PS4, they are really pushing it
Even then, JUST IMAGINE WHAT IT COULD BE WITH NEXT-GEN HARDWARE THOUGH
Even then, JUST IMAGINE WHAT IT COULD BE WITH NEXT-GEN HARDWARE THOUGH
I feel like the tech has been in a really good place for the last five years. More than anything else, our perception of graphics relies heavily on art direction and implementation. Usually when we talk about the best graphics on dead consoles, it's almost always based on realization of a defined style. Of course many view the proximity of photorealism to graphics as a measuring stick, but rarely do attempts at photorealism ever age well.
For the first time in maybe my entire life I'm not feeling the desire to jump into a new console generation.
For the first time in maybe my entire life I'm not feeling the desire to jump into a new console generation.
If I still had a base console I would probably be less impressed but the X and Pro put out some fantastic looking games still
Mostly still impressed, the genre I think needs the move to next gen the most is the racing one (track detail, spectators...).
Death Stranding, Control, Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War and Resident Evil 2 blew me away these past few years.
And FFVII, TLOU Pt2, Cyberpunk 2077 and Ghost of Tsushima look to be outstanding as well, I am always impressed.
I don't think I am even ready for next-gen exclusives.
And FFVII, TLOU Pt2, Cyberpunk 2077 and Ghost of Tsushima look to be outstanding as well, I am always impressed.
I don't think I am even ready for next-gen exclusives.
Edit: Here's a Pic of gears of war 5 (4K 60FPS) Max Settings on my PC.
Next gen is going to blow this gen away.
Hellblade II (In-Engine) Trailer.
This seems disingenuous. You're trying to compare a (very dull) gameplay screenshot to an obviously face-mapped cutscene shot. At the very least what you should be doing is comparing the best cutscene of this gen to what we saw of Hellblade 2.
Sorry, I had something to say on the matter and didn't see the point in starting a new topic. Mods can close it if bumping an old poll is frowned upon.
I think we have reached a very good baseline already although you can feel that devs already push the systems too far sometimes. We definitely need a spec bump because load times are nerve racking sometimes and performance is just too bad at times. All things that all next gen systems will easily be able to address!
Edit: Here's a Pic of gears of war 5 (4K 60FPS) Max Settings on my PC.
Next gen is going to blow this gen away.
Hellblade II (In-Engine) Trailer.
Your comparing real time in game graphics to a trailer thats in engine but might not even be real time?, really?.
No. After playing the res3 demo on pro it looked fantastic an at 60fps
sick of hearing about the hell blade trailer as well, in engine means nothing without any gameplay.
sick of hearing about the hell blade trailer as well, in engine means nothing without any gameplay.
I'm rarely impressed by graphics these days and instead mainly by techniques, games putting a CPU to good use in terms of enemies per screen or strong Artificial Intelligence.
I think the days of GRAPHIXSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH are coming to an end; they were always a lame metric anyway.
I think the days of GRAPHIXSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH are coming to an end; they were always a lame metric anyway.
I'm" super excited for next generation but I'm" definitely continually impressed with this generation graphics wise, I say this every generation though lol.
Folks to post gameplay shots instead of cinematics and photomode stuff (when they add another layer of visual polish like AA, DoF etc). My recent experience with FFVIIR on Pro blew my mind:
At times it felt like I was playing Advent Children.
Go and rewatch the movie. FF7R looks significantly better than Advent Children. Infact alot of games have surpassed the CGI quality of Advent Children already (outside of image accuracy).
Mates I'm playing Skyrim for the first time in years and 127 mods later it looks ridiculous. 2011. Wild.
Having the current level of polygonal + texture fidelity but at 4K + RTX + VR will be mindblowing. But that's still at least another generation away.
Nothing looks dramatically better than Ryze or Killzone and those are launch titles. Bring on next gen and RT.
While there are still wonderful graphics packed games releasing. I think the general look of this generation has been reached. I don't know how to explain, but they all share this common look, like the ps360 era games. Those had a look too after a time. So I can't wait to see the look of next gen. I expect CG like visuals akin to the Senua Trailer.
I don't think we are getting these visuals next gen during gameplay. This looks impressive because it's a cinematic trailer. All animations and the behavior of the NPC's are perfectly tuned an choreographed. Nothing will look like this.
How could anyone visit the 2020 pc screenshot thread and find this gen unsatisfactorily?
Not really no, I can't think of a single game that outright surpasses the quality seen in Advent Children. There's still so much stuff in that film that isn't even remotely feasible in an actual video game. What FFVII and many games DO have over advent children is much better art direction that's more visually pleasing.
This gen is pretty amazing, tons of games look stunning. The jungle in Shadow of the Tomb Raider was impressive, right now I'm playing Detroit Become Human which looks great.
Actually, games have looked good for quite some time. I mean, Shenmue II is still a good looking game.
Actually, games have looked good for quite some time. I mean, Shenmue II is still a good looking game.
Rise of The Tomb Raider still impressed me with the characters
At times Shadow of the Tomb Raider was stunning, on base consoles even.
