boredandlazy
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That's a terrible comparison. If a comparison doesn't include screenshots Assassin's Creed Unity running on a high spec PC it just isn't worth our time.
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Driveclub weather update out NOW. laawwwwwd.gif
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They need to balance the visibility in all the camera views. Anyone who plays in 'bumper cam' cant see much in the rain, the interior views with a wiper and the external views have much more visibility and give an unfair advantage.
And really, there is little difference in grip in heavy rain. Far. far too easy. Give us more than just the look of driving in the rain please!
But kudos to evo, I didn't believe they would keep the stable framerate. The rain isn't perfect and there are glitches here and there, but more often than not its glorious.
And really, there is little difference in grip in heavy rain. Far. far too easy. Give us more than just the look of driving in the rain please!
But kudos to evo, I didn't believe they would keep the stable framerate. The rain isn't perfect and there are glitches here and there, but more often than not its glorious.
UnluckyKate
Member
Sun comes out from the clouds.
Add side mud track and give me buggy and I have Motorstorm PS4.
dreamstation
Member
Does the time lapse setting govern how quickly the weather changes when you have it set to dynamic or is that only for the time of day?
Only the time of day iirc
jellies_two
Member
Well there is this one, a certain upcoming sim on a GTX 970
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nY36UMuQBM
or this one cockpit view with wipers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4LMFEdb_y0
driveclub in the rain looks a heap more realistic.
The latter one shows raindrops that don't move after appearing, show up in weird layers, and fade away magically outside the swept area.
dreamstation
Member
DOWN
Banned
Appalling???
DidntKnowJack
Member
Well my intention wasn't to compare games tit for tat, but rather console generations. PC's don't really coincide in the same way.
I don't think people are understanding what I was going for. Let's just drop it. We're just gonna end up derailing the thread over shit that doesn't matter.
Why would I compare a game like Unity to a racing game from the same generation?
I don't think people are understanding what I was going for. Let's just drop it. We're just gonna end up derailing the thread over shit that doesn't matter.
jellies_two
Member
Windom Earle
Member
Yup, Drive Club has the weather crown. Project Cars is 60, but it is still an interesting comparison.
considering the fact that it's a solid 30 FPS with not even a single drop, i'm sure the game can run without any problem at 40/45 FPS (if optimized even more)
jellies_two
Member
Even youtube down-voters fell silent
boredandlazy
Member
I was just being facetious. Your comparison was fine.
I was just making fun of certain individuals from the Uncharted 4 threads.
Windom Earle
Member
I am sure it could already, but who would want that?
flipswitch
Member
I think he was being sarcastic and referring to the thread about AC unity
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=933547&highlight=unity
Edit:
Beaten
Pops Maellard
Member
He was being facetious. There was some kinda stupid shit that went down in the uncharted 4 thread.
edit: crap.
Completely wrong. The driving is great in this game.
DidntKnowJack
Member
I thought you were kidding at first. But then I thought, wait - maybe he's serious. I got so confused. (lol)I was just being facetious. Your comparison was fine.
I was just making fun of certain individuals from the Uncharted 4 threads.
Yeah, the rain beads and build up in pcars looks really strange. Even in the first vid with the rain on the camera lens, it's way too thick and unnatural, the F1 games did a much much better job in this area. In cockpit cam in the second vid, the shape of the raindrops themself just looks really off, they don't even look like rain beads imo.
I actually find the bumper cam rain build-up pretty great and I haven't had much of a problem with it. I know I don't speak for everyone though.
I'm sorry but weather effects in PC are atrocious to say the least. I almost barfed when I saw the "interior" in the second video. I doubt they can pull the level of detail Evo did.
I guess Driveclub has spoiled me for years now.
Drive-by trolling, get the fuck out.
bananafactory
Banned
So is this the OT now? Haha. Love reading all the great impressions, what a great game
I think it would be better to compare to PGR4. Both games came out rather early in their consoles lifecycle, and they are both a solid 30fps, and they are a similar style of racer.
http://youtu.be/tOpYWTRvRBc
flipswitch
Member
It's not just the rain, it's the weather system as well. I don't think there's anything else there like it.
jellies_two
Member
Ok the moving goalposts move on.
we're back to the driving model now.
I think they were going for the feeling of being
a) immediately accessible
b) fun to play
c) enough depth to satisfy skilled players who want to beat times by split seconds
d) sense of speed
and on those four counts they succeed
If it claimed to be a sim, it would be a different kind of game. Less game. More work. Niche audience.
DidntKnowJack
Member
Nah, the OT is in the community section of gaming.
Driveclub OT 2
After this thread fizzles out you guys should visit. Its a pretty friendly place to talk about the game and it could always use some new blood.
Very fair point. I hate to admit it but I forgot about PGR4.
GT5 was actually the first game to have the physics-based rain drops. It looked great in the supersampled trailers Polyphony did for the game but the final in-game result was really low-res and looked weird, not to mention the framerate instability. In GT6 the rain bead physics are still there, but they toned down the amount of rain beads considerably, sometimes you barely notice them. Makes me wonder what Polyphony has up their sleeve for GT7.
The cool thing about DC's raindrops is that they actually lump together to form cascades of waterflow and they separate as well, whereas in GT they were only always individual beads.
Windom Earle
Member
Wrong. Driving in this game feels so good. The one saving grace it had from day one.
It is.
Opinions man...
It's the best damn racing game ever made, and I don't care if that says all about me and nothing about the game, for me it is and that's that.
Hi Jeff. Bye Jeff.
Ok guys, I made a comparison from vanilla DC (launch) to the patch that came out today to see if there's been any change in IQ for gameplay. It's not a perfect comparison but I tried to get the lighting and positioning as close as possible.
Here's the original shot I took back in October:
And the one I took today:
I honestly don't see much difference but I do feel that the game...looks better...post weather patch. Not sure what it is exactly.
Huh, some subtle track details changed too.
Like, large rocks in the background are not covered in grass so much anymore, but there's an extra patch of grass next to the road on the other hand.
Is there some element of random variation in these details?
Has anyone replied to this? That'd be a cool thing to see :3
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Oh man. I absolutely love how water collects by the wipers. I don't think any driving game has replicated rain effect as good as this.
drotahorror
Member
Nice opinion. For me, DriveClub has the best handling I've ever encountered in a racing game.
Vroadstar
Member
I don't think it's about you, but it's more about him
Halo thread:
For someone who doesn't own a PS4 anymore and defending to high heavens Halo:MCC online issues even stating that he never had any problem online and clearly he's ok to play a broken game as long it's on the One but if it's a broken game on Four he is quick to sell.
And now that the previously broken game that he sold is working he now went to finding the most stupid fault... the driving model - the one saving grace it had from day one.
KyanMehwulfe
Member
had a ton of fun driving in the rain tonight...
rain on the window using dash cam
MORE RAINCOUVER
Fast first-person time trial
the snow at night is the craziest though... i titled this one
CANT SEE SHIT
gets intense at 50 seconds in lol balls to the wall hanging onto the 'road'
rain on the window using dash cam
MORE RAINCOUVER
Fast first-person time trial
the snow at night is the craziest though... i titled this one
CANT SEE SHIT
gets intense at 50 seconds in lol balls to the wall hanging onto the 'road'
freefornow
Member
Yep. That is really good!! Well done Evolution, well done!
Windom Earle
Member
well, i prefer a 45 solid fps than 30 solid fps. don't you?
Summer Haze
Banned
Detective GAF strikes once more.
DidntKnowJack
Member
This is kind of cool to see:
In the US, sales of this game has gone up 807% in the last 24 hours on Amazon.
I know its partially because of the sale, but its nice to see sales have picked up.
In the US, sales of this game has gone up 807% in the last 24 hours on Amazon.
I know its partially because of the sale, but its nice to see sales have picked up.
Explain? Best? as in what?, most realistic?
Rather than praise or slate something with hyperbole, I wish people would justify their reasoning behind their opinions.
Don't blame the game for yourself sucking.