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Eurogamer: Gears of War Xbox 360 vs. Xbox One Ultimate Edition gameplay comparison
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shacklesmcgee
Member
Pretty sure It's The Coalition....
I really miss the mood of the 360, this remaster just doesn't look right
Traumnovelle
Member
CHRIST! That isn't acceptable at all!I like the grittier look of the original.
This one look straight up bad in the new one.
Samurai G0SU
Member
You know what is weird.
Their remaster is a bit off the tone of grittyness.
Gears 4 was literally too dark. LOL
Perhaps they need to find a better middle ground?
Their remaster is a bit off the tone of grittyness.
Gears 4 was literally too dark. LOL
Perhaps they need to find a better middle ground?
edit:
Guess it's Splash Damage afterall
Galactic Barret
Member
Haven't seen it in motion but the pics do not look good. The darkness/atmosphere made a world of difference.
Itll shape up by release, though. I have little doubt.
Itll shape up by release, though. I have little doubt.
Agreed. The 60fps will make a huge difference in play, but artistically the 'Ultimate' version falls somewhat short of the original.
I say that as someone who didn't like the original art in the first place, so perhaps people who love the look of the original will love this even more?
ScatheZombie
Member
To me, the changes in lighting and color warmth detract a lot from the original aesthetic. There's plenty of breadth between harsh, crushed blacks and a sunny summer day and I think they've swung the pendulum a bit too far. The water is simultaneously more detailed and worse looking. I'm not quite sure how they pulled that off. Most of the texture work is comparable between the two, in some areas the lighting makes the new textures look aesthetically worse. It seems they spent a lot of time on little details - like the broken glass in some of the windows that were previously just empty frames - while not actually improving the overall graphical presentation an entire gen forward.
Of course, I'm still overwhelmingly disappointed they chose to only include the first game. The entire point of a remaster like this, especially as a precursor to a new iteration in the series (i.e. Uncharted Collection, Master Chief Collection), is to bring new customers up to speed in the franchise or give existing fans a refresher course and get them excited and ready for the next mainline game. Just the first game seems like either poor market research or laziness (from a publishing perspective, not the developers). And judging by the quality of the images and videos shown so far, I'm leaning towards the latter.
Of course, I'm still overwhelmingly disappointed they chose to only include the first game. The entire point of a remaster like this, especially as a precursor to a new iteration in the series (i.e. Uncharted Collection, Master Chief Collection), is to bring new customers up to speed in the franchise or give existing fans a refresher course and get them excited and ready for the next mainline game. Just the first game seems like either poor market research or laziness (from a publishing perspective, not the developers). And judging by the quality of the images and videos shown so far, I'm leaning towards the latter.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
How could they mess this up? Forget the water itself, where's the other landmass?!I like the grittier look of the original.
This one look straight up bad in the new one.
SEGAvangelist
Member
I think the beta looks great and I wasn't thrown off at all with the art. It looks like the Gears I remember but without the black crush. I guess it's easy to cherry pick some bad changes, but overall I think it's a drastic improvement. I think there was a great comparison thread a few days ago with image sliders to see the difference. Not sure where to find it, though
they removed the Horizon after Sony and GG announced a game with that name at E3.
Galactic Barret
Member
Why are the characters different? Could it be a different time of day?I like the grittier look of the original.
This one look straight up bad in the new one.
Something seems fishy about this comparison. Like dusk vs. midday.
I like the grittier look of the original.
This one look straight up bad in the new one.
Please play Gears 1 on pc instead of this, this reminds me of Silent Hill 2 HD.
Doesn't capture the atmosphere of 1 at all.
I like the grittier look of the original.
This one look straight up bad in the new one.
WTF
sixteen-bit
Member
No kidding. Yikes.
giancarlo123x
Banned
They destroyed this view in the remake. Looks awful.I like the grittier look of the original.
This one look straight up bad in the new one.
justsomeguy
Member
Really OP? Just a link and nothing else?
Hitokiri03
Member
They are changing the art too much.
Grimgrillz
Banned
Is it me or does the 360 version looks better in some parts than the XBO version?
Dick Justice
Banned
I like the grittier look of the original.
This one look straight up bad in the new one.
Lol, reminds me of this.
sixteen-bit
Member
Not just you. I think most of the thread would agree.
justsomeguy
Member
Aye... in that static screenshot the sea looks kind of weird - but it animates quite nicely in the video. The gun shooting into the water later on is much nicer.
There's some much sharper/improved textures in the new one, but some places where it just looks "too bright" as others have said.
It goes just remind you of what a graphical showcase the 360 version was though.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Bwahahah.
justsomeguy
Member
Watch the vid - the animation makes a huge difference.
Same here.
Noisepurge
Member
Aceofspades
Banned
I like the grittier look of the original.
This one look straight up bad in the new one.
Wow..this looks really bad.
Cthulhu_Steev
Member
I like the grittier look of the original.
This one look straight up bad in the new one.
SimpleCRIPPLE
Member
Change for changes sake is rarely good.
Also, they need to fix the water fast. Both the ocean view and the water pools throughout the level just look bad.
Also, they need to fix the water fast. Both the ocean view and the water pools throughout the level just look bad.
bananafactory
Banned
I thought the remaster is 30 fps?
Zombie James
Banned
30fps in single-player, 60fps in multi-player.
60fps is pure sex for this.
Some of the textures in the 360 version I would just want them to upgrade, instead they have swapped some right out.
Not worried about the sea. If you have time to look out to sea and moan about waves, you deserve to have someone sneak up on you and ram their Gnasher up your ass.
Maybe the Vivid settings is on and that is why it looks a bit more colourful?
Some of the textures in the 360 version I would just want them to upgrade, instead they have swapped some right out.
Not worried about the sea. If you have time to look out to sea and moan about waves, you deserve to have someone sneak up on you and ram their Gnasher up your ass.
Maybe the Vivid settings is on and that is why it looks a bit more colourful?
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
It looks like shit. Water looks and behaves nothing like that.
The old version is much better looking.
I've seen screenshots where the remaster looks much better, with added color. But this video was the opposite for me, and instead of a remaster that's superior in every facet, there's quite a few spots where I prefer the original.
For $40, my interest has waned. Maybe when it's $20.
The fuck is happened here? Surely it's not a common talent to ruins a water shader in a superior machine.I like the grittier look of the original.
This one look straight up bad in the new one.
30 fps in a linear game?
