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The Witcher 3 PS4 gameplay
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Summer Haze
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BlackNinja
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Agreed. However, the main thing that I hate about the environments is the way the foliage is lit during the day. It's so inconsistent and flat. I noticed this on the PC version too.
Also, seems like most of the pop in is from shadows from trees.
Bl@de
Member
I sometimes feel the same way. I have a pretty powerful PC (well except the 2GB VRAM on my 770) but I usually play all the AAA games on a console. Why? I don't know. But somehow I tend to finish games on a console but get easily distracted on my PC with surfing the web etc. (I blame NeoGAF)^^ The PS4 is lovely though, 1 button on my controller and the TV+PS4 turn on, one button press and Bloodborne starts. Doesn't get easier for a lazy fuck like me
But my PC still gets good use with games like Might&Magic, Wasteland 2 and Europa Universalis^^ And don't forget that a powerful CPU+SSD is always good for everyday work.
Obliterator
Member
Ive got it pre ordered on PC too. My first play will probably be on PS4 and get the Platinum then my second playthrough will be on PC with all the settings turned up. Should be great on both and I know it'll be worth playing twice anyways.
Now my preference for console would go out the window if it ran awful. If the game looked bad / ran poorly I would go PC only but seeing this footage I'm plenty satisfied with that level of detail.
Compression tends to mute colors and lower the dynamic range. I'm hoping when rendered in real time on screen, very subtle differences will become more apparent. But yeah, it just may be that they can't do proper self shadowing on all that foliage.
Seriously, has anyone seen more foliage ina game before? I'm hard pressed to think of another game that does it to this extent... Crysis 3 maybe in some areas?
BatSu
Member
The quality of the videos and gifs are bad. But if water movement is negligible. I commented on the previous page
This gif is better
universalmind
Member
There's footage from the YouTuber's gameplay thread showing Aard being cast in the swamp area and it not having any rippling effect on the water anymore, just the "splash" that gets thrown up.
Messofanego
Banned
Blood effects are the only effects I care about as visual feedback, and they're intact as hell!
nobodyshero
Banned
The quality of the videos and gifs are bad. But if water movement is negligible. I commented on the previous page
This gif is better
That's from PS4? Wow, they did a very good job at optimizing, this looks like PC on high (with a lower framerate).
constantstatic
Member
I would prefer to get this on pc but my old 660ti probably cant handle it. Im glad the ps4 version is looking good at least i can play on ps4 with decent visuals. Hopefully its got a locked 30fps frame rate. Wow those blood effects and gore in that gif look awesome. I have been on a media black out I didnt know you could decapitate people.
That's PC footage.
Vincent Grayson
Member
That's not from PS4. It's from one of the PC videos (being played with an XBO controller).
BlackNinja
Banned
I don't think so..maybe Dying Light.
It's because most people want to lift off immediately after pressing the button. Otherwise you'd get complaints of lag (even though it's not actually lag).
IcyBlueStrawberry
Member
Wow, I think that's the first legit forest I've ever seen in a video game. The tree/foliage density is nuts.
As usual YT compression makes it impossible to discern how good the game actually looks on PS4, but the framerate seems stable.
As usual YT compression makes it impossible to discern how good the game actually looks on PS4, but the framerate seems stable.
Summer Haze
Banned
Blood effects are the only effects I care about as visual feedback, and they're intact as hell!
I love how that guy's body spins around from the momentum of Geralt's hit. Really cool animation there.
I have a strong feeling this is going to be my GOTG so far. It's ticking everything I look for in a game.
That makes sense, I never thought of that.
Yeah, it's so impressive. What a welcome improvement over almost nothing but flax textures last-gen.
ScepticMatt
Member
CDProjekt have released their REDKit engine for mod use, just like Creation Kit for Skyrim.
But the modding community is nowhere near the size of Bethesda game ones.
Maybe that will change with Witcher 3 going open world and becoming more popular (I hope)
http://redkit.cdprojektred.com/index.php?c=files
zkorejo
Member
It looks like the splashy / ripple effects are turned way down on PS4, for obvious reasons I guess.
For example, zero ripple effect here:
However, you do still get some decent splishy splashy when you're on a horse.
There is a ripple effect when Geralt is walking in the water but no ripple effect with the Ard sign. Not a big deal (for me) if it isnt in the PS4 version though. I am very happy with what we have on consoles.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
Yes PS 4 footage!!!! About time!!! Thanks Poland and Kinga
TheStruggler
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because to some people things like trophies, having more friends on a system etc is a more important factor to them personally when comparing it to 60 fps or 4k
Yeah, I think open world leaves mroe room for modders to tinker - also keeps more of the playerbase engaged in the game. For me Witcher 2 was basically the mains story and a few sidequests, and that's that.
Skyrim on the other hand was 200 hours of enjoying the sights - which gave me plenty of time to try mods, and the mods in turn gave me plenty of reason to keep coming back to the game.
Can anyone link to that youtube video? I'm curious to see that scene.
But this ia single palyer game... there's no multiplayer.
Seems those people would have been better off buying a mdoer modest PC for PC exclusives, than a powerhouse. If 60 FPs and 4K don't matter to you, then why buy a PC that's capable of these things?
Well, whatever. To each their own.
MrRoflWaffles
Member
Damn this is cool, thanks for the link. CDPR doing us a solid with this support.
Even more happy to be playing on PC for this one now. Hope the modding scene takes off!
TheStruggler
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that looks like a real shitty stream or even rain water settling, it looks like there is a very thin layer of water there compared to other gifs we have seen like in the swamp where the water is deeper
Primethius
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You've completely ignored everything that other's have said on the subject (including me).
So, it's probably better to leave it at "to each their own."
CyberPunked
Member
It's because it is a gif of PC gameplay...
RandomSeed
Member
The framerate seemed fine, so I imagine I'll be pulling the trigger on it before it releases. There were some beautiful shots in the Polish vid, despite the compression.
TheStruggler
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I think the water will ripple to an effect like the pc version in the second video when he is walking in the water it is rippling really well
Gold_Loot
Member
Is it ever possible to come into a thread about a PS4 game without it turning into a PC/Console dick waving contest? Jesus Fuck!
OK, we get it.. the game runs smoother, and you can see the shadows draw further on PC. Big fucking deal. I'm a grown ass 39 year old man. I just want to play a good game!
Shit's worse than port begging..
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So yeah, Witcher 3 looks good.
OK, we get it.. the game runs smoother, and you can see the shadows draw further on PC. Big fucking deal. I'm a grown ass 39 year old man. I just want to play a good game!
Shit's worse than port begging..
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So yeah, Witcher 3 looks good.
The quality of the videos and gifs are bad. But if water movement is negligible. I commented on the previous page
This gif is better
Where is this gif from?
Oh wow the Polish vid was the best footage I've seen of the game so far. Just general exploration with that heavy atmosphere and detailed world got me seriously hyped.
Both vids did seem to have some areas with a sketchy framerate but that could be down to Youtube being Youtube since it seemed present on the menus as well.
EDIT: Didn't happen when I went back to the same spot in the video.
Both vids did seem to have some areas with a sketchy framerate but that could be down to Youtube being Youtube since it seemed present on the menus as well.
EDIT: Didn't happen when I went back to the same spot in the video.
WeAreStarStuff
Member
This is the only game that Im interested in for the foreseeable future. I never played the first two games but am defiantly picking this up for my PS4. Im thinking this may finally be the game that can replicate the magic I felt all those years ago playing OoT on N64.
Grown ass 39 year old crying like a 12 year old. Just ignore the discussion, I mena EVERYONE is comparing the game ot the PC version because all previous footage is of the PC version.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
I sometimes feel the same way. I have a pretty powerful PC (well except the 2GB VRAM on my 770) but I usually play all the AAA games on a console. Why? I don't know. But somehow I tend to finish games on a console but get easily distracted on my PC with surfing the web etc. (I blame NeoGAF)^^ The PS4 is lovely though, 1 button on my controller and the TV+PS4 turn on, one button press and Bloodborne starts. Doesn't get easier for a lazy fuck like me
But my PC still gets good use with games like Might&Magic, Wasteland 2 and Europa Universalis^^ And don't forget that a powerful CPU+SSD is always good for everyday work.
I mean, there is something to be said for the convenience of a console but twice the framerate supersedes that for me. PS4 footage looks fine but given the choice between 30 fps and 60 fps I'm going with the 60 fps version every time.
I didn't see any sketchy frame rate at all. Looked pretty solid 30 to me. Time stamp me?
Blood effects are the only effects I care about as visual feedback, and they're intact as hell!
Yeah they seem awesome, Im hoping for some good ol gore sounds too lol.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
I love the wind blowing trees and vegetation and the dust flying around close to the road. The fog close to the river also looks cool. This game will rock