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Super Smash Bros. Graphics All Stages Comparison (Wii U vs. Ultimate)
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Even bigger improvement than I thought. Colours look much better too. Completely debunks the thought that the colour palette was somewhere between Brawl and Wii U. I think the pastel Pokemon just threw people off.
Bridge of Eldin is finally nice to look at, no more overly harsh lighting and muddy background textures.
It's nice to see the improvements they've made even to the Wii U stages, though the real magic is in how much better the 3DS, Brawl, and Melee stages look now.
It's nice to see the improvements they've made even to the Wii U stages, though the real magic is in how much better the 3DS, Brawl, and Melee stages look now.
I far prefer the more vibrant colors of the Wii U game. Hopefully they tweak the colors more before launch to make them at least a little more saturated.
Beautiful, looking at this and shulk in the new torna expansion we really need a xenoblade chronicles remaster in hd.I love the facelift to Gaur Plains myself
I'm impressed with the subtle changes they make to the N64 stages that improve them, but clearly "prioritize nostalgia." The stages look less like they did before, and more like I remember them looking.
Agreed, Isle Delfino in particular showcases the broader colour pallet
Yep. Stages look much more vibrant now. Wish I could say the same for characters.
outside of coding, the 3DS stages look like they just had to be straight up remade lol
which was probably a lot of effort.
edit:
Norfair's lava looked like that on Wii U? wow huge change.
I love the facelift to Gaur Plains myself
It looks sooooo much better.
Yeah, that really is the thing that's striking about that comparison.
Wii U's lightning is way better here sadly, ultimate version loose the charm
SOUL vs SOULLESS
Wii U's lightning is way better here sadly, ultimate version loose the charm
TBH It could easily be just this specific moment. I dont doubt that in motion and overall the ultimate version will look better
TP bridge of eldin probably had that Fog and harsh sun to hide the Low Poly and completely flat plain.
The texture from the plain to the cliff doesn't even change.
The ground texture just extends down the cliff side lol.
not saying it's wrong to prefer it if that's what someone likes, but when I see that pic, that's the reasoning I feel. Like n64 fog.
The texture from the plain to the cliff doesn't even change.
The ground texture just extends down the cliff side lol.
not saying it's wrong to prefer it if that's what someone likes, but when I see that pic, that's the reasoning I feel. Like n64 fog.
I'm so mad that I'm going to have to buy a Switch just for this
Damn you Smash Bros
always getting me to buy Nintendo consoles
Graphics look solid, and I thought Wii U was a looker.
Damn you Smash Bros
always getting me to buy Nintendo consoles
Graphics look solid, and I thought Wii U was a looker.
I love to rag on some of Gamexplain's videos as much as the next nerd, but man, this is a really cool idea and nicely executed. Hats off, GX. They probably should've included one of those "all Smash Ult content subject to change between now and launch" disclaimers, which I'm keeping in mind, but certainly interesting to see how much effort is going into this jump from Wii U just based on stage geometry alone.
Wii U's lightning is way better here sadly, ultimate version loose the charm
.....what? sorry but...no Lol. It's just a visual impression, lighting in Ultimate is literally one generation ahead (pbr).
Yeah the 3DS to Ultimate changes are insaneMy favorite one is the Paper Mario stage:
It looks insane now
Some of these upgrades are ridiculous. I always thought Smash 4's lighting looked incredibly flat--especially after MK8. I'm so glad to see Ultimate fixing that, on top of adding so many details to the stages.
i meant artisticly obviously, the way they choose to light up the background! of course the ultimate one is better if you talk only about the technical side of it, but the lightning used in the wii u one for this stage has way more charm
It's funny but on the right the details, from the canyon to the sky/clouds and the mountains, just give more BotW vibes. Maybe that's what they're going for.
Wii U's lightning is way better here sadly, ultimate version loose the charm
Now I kind of want a pseudo-sequel to TP where you can climb and explore everything between the extremely tiny corridors you were funneled down before.
Climbing would make Lake Hylia so much more enjoyable to traverse
Smash Wii U looks so dull in comparison, which is funny cause I remember thinking Brawl was so dull-looking compared to Wii U (man, Brawl was an ugly game).
It'd be really cool to also get a character comparison to see how each have evolved over the course of the series.
To be fair, 99% of Wii U games looked poor compared to Mario Kart in my opinion.
I thought Smash looked great for what it had to do, 1080p which was necessary for character visibility as well as 60 fps with up to 8 player Smash.
What's interesting is that the flatness depending on the stage's lighting a lot.
That's why I liked whenever Gaur Plains for example came up on For Glory, because the lighting on that stage was great for the character models. While other stages weren't as much.
oh okay :) well...I disagree, it looks beautiful now to me
Most of them are upgraded, some look quite similar.
Only one wherein prefer the wii u over the switch version is for Green Hill zone. I prefer the colours of green Hill zone Wii u, although Ultimate might be more faithful to how it looks in Sonic Generations
Only one wherein prefer the wii u over the switch version is for Green Hill zone. I prefer the colours of green Hill zone Wii u, although Ultimate might be more faithful to how it looks in Sonic Generations
Wii U's lightning is way better here sadly, ultimate version loose the charm
The Ultimate version looks way better to me, technically and aesthetically. The new sky is amazing.
Maybe on a broad composition level, but if you look closely at the details everything has been reworked. Better textures, lighting, details, etc. But yeah its designed to look like you remember it but improved.
Even the animal crossing stage has completey different textures