I'm actually downloading my 10 hour EA Access trial just to drive around and take pictures lol.
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Next-gen Racing Graphics Face-off | (Next-gen means current-gen)
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I'm actually downloading my 10 hour EA Access trial just to drive around and take pictures lol.
I'm actually downloading my 10 hour EA Access trial just to drive around and take pictures lol.
It really freakin sucks they didn't put a photo mode in the game
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Melfice7
Member
In these comparisons they should really turn off camera shake in Driveclub, its so freaking distracting
I haven't played it yet, but as long as the HUD can be turned off I'm happy. The camera controls seem flexible.It really freakin sucks they didn't put a photo mode in the game
SalientChief
Member
Unfortunately its not that great, but when you do take a screen capture in game it automatically removes the HUD. I so wish this had a real photo mode. It could be amazing! Maybe they'll add one.
Summer Haze
Banned
I think the car models and the lighting in NFS are fantastic. Environments look pretty crappy, though, imo.
How are the weather effects? Do the neon lights illuminate the rain like in Batman AK?
How are the weather effects? Do the neon lights illuminate the rain like in Batman AK?
Are the alpha particles rendered in half resolution? They seem to cause jaggies at the front of the car.Messed around for a bit with the Xbox One version of NFS. The game could definitely use a photomode.
Probably. I noticed it too. The smoke effects are still pretty good. I wonder if they'll up them for the PC version.
Yup, agreed. Half res is still a good compromise, although I would prefer full res. I don't suppose the smoke is volumetric, right?
I think it's sprite based but it looks pretty good. I haven't seen a truly realistic volumetric smoke implementation in games yet (it usually looks super thick)
Yep, it looks pretty good despite being sprite based. Volumetric smoke is still just too expensive in games, I guess.
TheAdmiester
Member
I could be wrong but it seems that MGSV actually has volumetric particles. I've had quite a few times where a vehicle has kicked up dust that actually has shadows cast across it as opposed to just ignoring it, which I think is only possible with volumetric.
Oh, right, how did I forget MGSV? IIRC, it does indeed have volumetric particles. This is most clearly seen when you shoot at the ground and a large cloud of debris kicks up too. It is also very demanding, as can be seen here:
http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/guides/metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain-graphics-and-performance-guide
Well, at the very least, it has volumetric clouds.
I thought MGSV had it too but I was wrong. Dictator showed the explosions smoke was just using an offline renderer to blend the typical 2D sprite effects, and dusts were also just sprite transparencies that catch light and shadows.
It's basically GT5/6 particle effects, which aren't volumetric.
Omotesando
Member
Need for Speed looks like a first gen PS3 game, but all shiny and chrome. People really look different at graphics.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Love the selective cherry-pick of Driveclub, lol.
crazysapertonight
Member
Saw this in console's screenshot thread
photomod
real gameplay
Difference is pretty huge
photomod
real gameplay
Difference is pretty huge
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Saw this in console's screenshot thread
photomod
real gameplay
Difference is pretty huge
Pics are not loading, and if it is what I think it is, the game barely looks like that. Mine does not look like that when I am playing. Maybe one event out of hundreds. It is definitely not the "norm" in that game. There are hundreds of gameplay vids to disprove that cherry-pick.
They added one Lambo event that was not as polished as the hundreds of other events, and all of a sudden, over a year later, this is trying to be used as the baseline of the game? And thousands of other videos and screens are now BS? Come on man.
You can say this for the nice shots as well though, its easier to pick out rough shots than the wow shots for a non photo expert like myself, imo
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
There are thousands upon thousands of shots and videos online of gameplay. That has been up for over a year. Various modes, times of day, weather, people capturing, messing around, etc. They have all been gorgeous and realistic 99% of the time. All of a sudden a less polished compared to the 99% of the game Lambo event (which these are mainly coming from) comes out, out of hundreds of events in the game, and people want to pass this off as the game's baseline?
Anyone who has seriously played this game, knows it is complete bullshit to spin that narrative. Fan or not of the game.
FlutterPuffs
Member
Saw this in console's screenshot thread
photomod
real gameplay
Difference is pretty huge
....that's some fantastic cherry picking.
Yeah i know what you are saying but they are all cherry picked and more often than not im like wow that looks great it doesn't look like that for me 95% of the time i play it.
Really reminds me of this (and I really didn't want to ever see this stupid comparison again but ...)
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I do not know what game you are playing then, because all the videos and pics I see, and have been seeing LONG before they put in photo mode, looked just as, and still looks just as impressive. My jaw still drops to this game every boot up.
I dont know what game you are playing, i rarely went wow until the rain was added. Just my opinion and im no graphic whore.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
There was never a racing game where the lighting was so smooth, and actually blinded you and effected the way you play until I played this game. I literally put my hand up to block that sun glare, and squint to get a better focus, like I would in real life (especially in the dash cam/cockpit when it hit the dirty parts of the windshield). That shit impressed me. Did you only play in high noon like the cherry picker grabs?
Because even before weather, how it can start off one way, and then dynamically change conditions with a sunset or even overcast, was pretty impressive.
I don't no i just mainly played career and a few challenges and a bit of online so it s preset i presume.
Summer Haze
Banned
Worse than this?
What do you think?
thelastword
Banned
I would not say it's a PS3 game, but your "shiny and chrome" statement is quite apt. There are lots of elements to it that are not impressive, like the static head/backlights on cars, they don't look like dynamic sources, the lack of a bustling and alive city, it's lacking too many details and the only reason there is so much PP, static lights and film grain is to mask some of the low detail in the environment. It's akin to disco/clublights, serves as a mask where everybody looks beautiful under the kaleidoscope.
No doubt, I have not seen a racer come close this gen. I'm looking forward to what Asseto Corsa brings to the table though.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
crazysapertonight
Member
Assetto Corsa was released about a year a so)
And Project Cars looks much better than this) Assetto Corsa is all about the realistic physics, not graphics)
Though Assetto Corsa also could have quite a pretty graphics if you have powerful PC)
velociraptor
Junior Member
I thought MGSV had it too but I was wrong. Dictator showed the explosions smoke was just using an offline renderer to blend the typical 2D sprite effects, and dusts were also just sprite transparencies that catch light and shadows.
It's basically GT5/6 particle effects, which aren't volumetric.
The fact this replay looks better than some current gen games amazes me.
NFS looks awesome btw - I love the post-processing and colouring.
Nah if the 14yo me would've imagined how a racing game would look in 10 years, NFS is what comes closer atm, shiny or whateaver it's the result that matters
30yearsofhurt
Member
NFS does look pretty good. Pity they stick all sorts of underground street attitude into their games.
Example:
uggh
Example:
uggh
Unreal
Member
Those earlier picks were ewwwww though. No shadows or anything. Dont know what happened there.
Just use the same location...
This race:
http://abload.de/img/driveclub_20151108014dcodh.png
http://abload.de/img/driveclub_20151108014acodr.png
Stop the car and take the screenshot:
SolidSnakex
Member
Online only means that a photomode isn't possible.
Dictator93
Member
Halo, battlefield 2, etc... had photo mode equivs with online play. Heck, the whole idea of a time demo / replay is essentailly photomode.
Didn't even think of that tbh lol
Still, i'd even be happy by a free camera mode, game doesn't even need to stop that way
SolidSnakex
Member
Are those photomode done during live gameplay? Because the issue with NFS is that it's always in live gameplay, so how do you do a photomode when you technically can't "pause" or "stop" the game due to it being always online?
Nope, it's possible to do that with 2D particles.
Halo 2 Anniversary did it.
Dictator93
Member
No not during live gameplay, there you are right.
No chance the game could offer replays?
It's open world so it wouldn't necessarily be ideal. There's no reason it couldn't have a real-time free camera mode though. It doesn't need to be touched up at all.
Saw this in console's screenshot thread
photomod
real gameplay
Difference is pretty huge
Cherry picking of the year.
Will try to do the same for Forza. Hold my beer.