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VG247: Microsoft just low-key dropped the best-looking game on Xbox Series X [Gears 5 Hivebusters]
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It's a looker for sure. I tried it quickly on my desktop screen but decided I definitely should wait until I put up my new GX65.
About lowkey dropping games... I feel Microsoft doesnt even bother promoting their own games very much any more. They keep pusing gamepass at all times, which is great ofc, but wouldnt harm them to push their GAMES as well. Ori 2, Battletoads, and now what looks like a stunning DLC for a key franchise of theirs.. barely pushed.
About lowkey dropping games... I feel Microsoft doesnt even bother promoting their own games very much any more. They keep pusing gamepass at all times, which is great ofc, but wouldnt harm them to push their GAMES as well. Ori 2, Battletoads, and now what looks like a stunning DLC for a key franchise of theirs.. barely pushed.
Xbox have some wizards working on their games. Was watching some comparison videos and even on the one s I was impressed. It's crazy the change UE3 to 4 was considering most games made on 3 had that very UE3 look. 4 just seems to support way more art style aesthetics and gameplay design systems.
It's running at a visual fidelity significantly above what the last gen consoles can deliver. Ergo, it's next gen.
So does Spider-Man Miles Morales and that looks like a next gen game.
You're absolutely right, I can see people disagreeing with you though.
Gears 5 has always been a looker, even on the base Xbox one. It has always looked and ran amazingly, Series S/X amplifies that but the difference between Gears 5 and a next gen Gears 6 could be pretty massive.
Not really? Yes, it adds RT reflections in some of its modes but otherwise it is very much still a last gen game - which is precisely why it is able to run at 60 fps even with RT on PS5.
couldn't agree more. Was the first gears game I finished since the first in the series! It's an incredible looking game and on series x it's even better. However, for whatever reason it's just been overlooked as "dude bro" fodder
I think it's just a little out of flavor these days. For whatever reason, Gears still doesn't feel like it significantly evolved since the original trilogy. The core gameplay loop is fun, but the game's structure and encounter design just doesn't feel in line with 2020 expectations. I liked 5 a lot, and honestly have no idea how I'd evolve the franchise for modern audiences, but I don't think it'll ever be in the upper echelon of AAA games again in its current format.
Yeah,you can tell just by the Achievements that a lot of people dont even know this is out...the 3 cheevos I got where diamond ones with .06 % or lower scores.
I just finished the part on the lava,man that was intense lol,great set pieces like always.
I just finished the part on the lava,man that was intense lol,great set pieces like always.
Gears 5 looked excellent on PC and on the Series X so this isn't a surprise. Hivebusters is still very much the same old Gears and it's definitely getting a stale at this point.
This needed to be ready to go on Series X launch day to make people notice it, right now it's completely under the radar and most people don't even seem to know it exists.
This needed to be ready to go on Series X launch day to make people notice it, right now it's completely under the radar and most people don't even seem to know it exists.
People who play gears notice it, I'm sure articles like this will help.
most other shooting fans are probably playing COD on Xbox right now
Yeah big Gears fans probably know but if it was available day one and pitched as a "show piece" to try for people starved of next gen content it would have got a lot more traction overall I'd think.
Just curious when you check for new game pass games on console do you go into the store or look in your my game and app library?
I do the latter as it was faster than the store last gen and Microsoft used to have a row advertising new games. However that new game row hasn't been updated since day of the tentacle dropped. I think it's would be beneficial if they updated that part of the OS to show new releases and maybe put the coming soon games in another section for organization. Those who use that library list for discovery might be missing out on games getting updated.
I do the latter as it was faster than the store last gen and Microsoft used to have a row advertising new games. However that new game row hasn't been updated since day of the tentacle dropped. I think it's would be beneficial if they updated that part of the OS to show new releases and maybe put the coming soon games in another section for organization. Those who use that library list for discovery might be missing out on games getting updated.
I think people are under estimating just how much people had to play on Xbox with Gamepass. It didn't need to be a show piece, it's a mini campaign, all it needs to be is new content for Gamepass, it just so happens to be gorgeous and best looking third person shooter out there.
Hive busters did what it was meant to do
Make me go "oh shit i don't have to pay for this?" And give me a random brand new thing to play during a snow storm.
The thing I like about Gears 5 is how consistently high quality everything across the board looks, even in motion. There's nothing you can really notice that sticks out and looks bad. It's just visually extremely well polished and cohesively put together.
There's plenty of games that look "better" but they either have things like volumetric lighting/shadows/reflections that look bad, bad IQ or just start falling apart in motion due to poor TAA (RDR 2 for example).
There's plenty of games that look "better" but they either have things like volumetric lighting/shadows/reflections that look bad, bad IQ or just start falling apart in motion due to poor TAA (RDR 2 for example).
It certainly looks clean and there's a lot of foliage density, but yeah, these screenshots aren't blowin' my nuts off or anything. It just looks like Gears 5.
Maybe it translates better in motion.
Maybe it translates better in motion.
They're wizards with Unreal Engine. Truly.
If you play on 4k/hdr the picture is unmistakably fantastic.
Looks great and plays great. Whatever they did to make the controls feel as smooth as they do on a game pad is crazy good.
If you weren't impressed by Gears 5 then this won't be anything special, it's 95% the same graphically with a different location.
I disagree, compare the first playable scene in Gears 5, with the water and foliage vs the first playable scene in HiveBuster and there is a difference, not like different generations, but it is noticeable.
Just played on an LG C9 65" 4K HDR OLED with XSX. Yes the environmental detail and density and clarity is beautiful, and it plays smoothly and has very sharp graphics. I guess the mediocre character faces take me out of the immersion though.
lol. That's immaterial.
There's a reason why Digital Foundry hailed Miles Morales as 'next gen' despite being crossgen.
Hivebusters on series x runs at quality settings that last gen can't match. Plus added techniques like VRS that are exclusive to next gen.
Only next gen looking games are demon souls and flight simulator. Pc version of cyberpunk also looks dope
Yeah, that very first location in the base Gears 5 campaign never blew me away. Something about the water looked a little off to me. It's certainly a good looking area over all, but not mind-blowing (though considering it targeted 60fps on One X, it is technically impressive).
The jungle locations in Hivebusters is a huge step up to me. They look incredible.
Ummmm this is fkn incredible!! Like Jesus this is something else. This is the most next gen shit I have experienced to date!
Get into Horde/Escape Mode on this game. There's almost 20 different classes with their own abilities.
To be fair though aren't both consoles still pretty much sold out? I mean it's still launch period for most people probably just like RTX 30XX cards.
I mean, every series X owner must try this. Even if you hate games like this slap it on easy and just play it, it's one of the most beautiful games I have seen to date. It's a great view I to what awaits us all this coming Gen!
I think it does. Atleast in the screenshots you posted. 60fps Frostbite games look better imo. Doom too. It looks good though in general from what I've seen but so did Gears 5.do it looks "last gen"?
Really? At 60fps?
Why can't folks just acknowledge a game looks great?
Also, if this game happens to be one of the best looking titles on Series X, and in this state it could not run on One X, why the hell do we have to be so pedantic about saying it looks 'next-gen'. The 'next-gen' gate-keeping needs to stop.
Edit: Forgot to say - agreed, looks stupidly good. I'm pretty close to giving the Gears franchise a shot after mostly ignoring it for the last 15 years
Also, if this game happens to be one of the best looking titles on Series X, and in this state it could not run on One X, why the hell do we have to be so pedantic about saying it looks 'next-gen'. The 'next-gen' gate-keeping needs to stop.
Edit: Forgot to say - agreed, looks stupidly good. I'm pretty close to giving the Gears franchise a shot after mostly ignoring it for the last 15 years
Here are a handful more screens I took.
Feel free to link some actual in-game screens of these games you feel look better. As someone who has a top-tier PC, played Demon's Souls on PS5, played a lot of Frostbite games on PC and Series X, and played every next-gen optimized game I can get my hands on (around 25 so far), I'd say this is easily the best looking Xbox Series X game, and quite possibly the best looking game across both Series X and PS5 right now.
I won't disagree that the screens don't by any means do the game justice though. It looks great in screens, but absolutely stunning in person. If I were to compare this to say Demon's Souls, I'd say Demon's Souls has some absolutely gorgeous moments. But I'd also say that, perhaps due to it originally being a PS3 game, those set piece type moments are often set aside while you trudge through Dungeons regularly without impressive vistas or many wow moments.
In Hivebusters, every inch, and every angle of the game looks incredible. It's really a sight to behold in motion, running at a flawless 60fps, with some insane visual effects going on regularly, especially in the lava and fire scenes, gorgeous lighting and shadows, it's brimming with excellent materials, incredibly high-res textures, and excellent looking SSR, and quite possibly the best HDR implementation I've seen. I've also never seen foliage and forest look this gorgeous and with such regularly beautiful artistry, especially in those twisting trees, nevermind at such great image quality.
Here's a taste, perhaps I'll record some actual 4k 60fps footage on my elgato to illustrate. But compare that 2nd screen above to this video, and notice the all the particles, VFX, and general chaos going 360 degrees around the player.
https://gameclipscontent-d3006.xboxlive.com/xuid-2533274806552056-private/df3f7474-1894-4390-a4b3-ba32583393aa.MP4?sv=2015-12-11&sr=b&si=DefaultAccess&sig=XPXolRrM8V3PQUnXAn/qx/1yKHiqtuNJBQAsfEOnjoE=&__gda__=1608195805_beb910cfbcca09c36ff165e0bbbd0cc4
Feel free to link some actual in-game screens of these games you feel look better. As someone who has a top-tier PC, played Demon's Souls on PS5, played a lot of Frostbite games on PC and Series X, and played every next-gen optimized game I can get my hands on (around 25 so far), I'd say this is easily the best looking Xbox Series X game, and quite possibly the best looking game across both Series X and PS5 right now.
I won't disagree that the screens don't by any means do the game justice though. It looks great in screens, but absolutely stunning in person. If I were to compare this to say Demon's Souls, I'd say Demon's Souls has some absolutely gorgeous moments. But I'd also say that, perhaps due to it originally being a PS3 game, those set piece type moments are often set aside while you trudge through Dungeons regularly without impressive vistas or many wow moments.
In Hivebusters, every inch, and every angle of the game looks incredible. It's really a sight to behold in motion, running at a flawless 60fps, with some insane visual effects going on regularly, especially in the lava and fire scenes, gorgeous lighting and shadows, it's brimming with excellent materials, incredibly high-res textures, and excellent looking SSR, and quite possibly the best HDR implementation I've seen. I've also never seen foliage and forest look this gorgeous and with such regularly beautiful artistry, especially in those twisting trees, nevermind at such great image quality.
Here's a taste, perhaps I'll record some actual 4k 60fps footage on my elgato to illustrate. But compare that 2nd screen above to this video, and notice the all the particles, VFX, and general chaos going 360 degrees around the player.
https://gameclipscontent-d3006.xboxlive.com/xuid-2533274806552056-private/df3f7474-1894-4390-a4b3-ba32583393aa.MP4?sv=2015-12-11&sr=b&si=DefaultAccess&sig=XPXolRrM8V3PQUnXAn/qx/1yKHiqtuNJBQAsfEOnjoE=&__gda__=1608195805_beb910cfbcca09c36ff165e0bbbd0cc4
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