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[Kezen]

GTA V is likely to have much more impressive pedestrians and a much deeper world. ACU looks alot better then this aswell. The Witcher 3 doesn't even use PBR. The lighting doesn't look great nor does the environment, it just looks average.

It does have a PBR compliant pipeline.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2014-the-witcher-3-tech-analysis

 

[Desaan]

Seriously, why is crytek the only dev that are able to implement non-flat ground materials?

Skyrim also had parallax mapping.

 

[Wabba]

The Order looks even better in my opinion but when you take into account that The Witcher 3 is open world, its amazing. Really wished that i could play this on the highest setting possible, but the PS4 version should still be good. Anybody know what the PS4 version is going for? 1080P 30 FPS?

 

[CyberPunked]

Skyrim also had parallax mapping.

The only way to get parallax mapping in skyrim is though mods such as ENB.

 

[Kezen]

The only way to get parallax mapping in skyrim is though mods such as ENB.

You are thinking of POM maybe, because parallax is indeed in Skyrim.

 

[gogogow]

You are thinking of POM maybe, because parallax is indeed in Skyrim.

Eh...POM stands for Parallax Occlusion Mapping.

 

[Shock_Wave]

For a game that's 20% larger than Skyrim it looks amazing. Those early screenshots left a lot people, including me, disappointed.
Anyway a witcher game is a lot more than jaw dropping graphics so I'm still very excited.

 

[MaLDo]

Gears of War had parallax mapping in the floor NINE years ago.

 

[Kezen]

Eh...POM stands for Parallax Occlusion Mapping.

And ? Parallax mapping and POM are different.

Gears of War had parallax mapping in the floor NINE years ago

Splinter Cell Chaos Theory on PC had parallax mapping in 2005 as well (and HDR).

 

[gogogow]

Gears of War had parallax mapping in the floor NINE years ago.

Pretty sure it was Gears 3 that had parallax mapping and not the first (or second) one.

 

[Kezen]

Pretty sure it was Gears 3 that had parallax mapping and not the first (or second) one.

Wrong. The first Gears had parallax mapping on many surfaces, at least on PC. I don't remember much of the 360 version.

 

[TEH-CJ]

Looks better then this? No...

Than

 

[MaLDo]

Splinter Cell Chaos Theory on PC had parallax mapping in 2005 as well (and HDR).

Correct, and applied in a few object surfaces like rocks and decals. F.E.A.R. released the same year had parallax too in decals and walls.

Pretty sure it was Gears 3 that had parallax mapping and not the first (or second) one.

Only the first one is on pc and I'm sure, it had parallax.

 

[Crossing Eden]

For those comparing this to Unity, remember that Unity is technically a much smaller and denser game since it's set in one big city and two smaller cities. For a game of this size I happen to think that it looks absolutely amazing.
Especially this shot, the npcs look fantastic

 

[Kezen]

Correct, and applied in a few object surfaces like rocks and decals. F.E.A.R. released the same year had parallax too in decals and walls.

Looked really great at the time. FEAR was also ahead of its time and already had "next-gen" features.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

The Witcher is pleased.

 

[Thornton Reed]

that triple h hair

 

[S1kkZ]

Gears of War had parallax mapping in the floor NINE years ago.

perfect dark zero had it 10 years ago.

 

[Exentryk]

Game looks amazing. The NPCs look very high quality considering this is an open world game. Also, Geralt looks great with a beard.

Waiting to see more on combat.

 

[Odah]

Great graphics? Yes

Best? No...

 

[Nocturn]

Loving the screens. 970 is ready but my fx8320 might struggle in those villages with so many people around. Can't wait for the game regardless. I need it asap!

 

[cHaOs667]

For a game that's 20% larger than Skyrim it looks amazing. Those early screenshots left a lot people, including me, disappointed.
Anyway a witcher game is a lot more than jaw dropping graphics so I'm still very excited.

20%? For what i've heard in the last Gamestar (a german magazin - link for reference) video the world of W3 is tiled in serveral areas. On of them is a area that includes the "capital" Novigrad and this area alone is bigger (devs said its 8.5 x 8.5 km - 72 square km) than Skyrim (41 square km).

 

[MaLDo]

perfect dark zero had it 10 years ago.

Splinter Cell Chaos Theory -> March 2005

F.E.A.R. -> October, 2005

Perfect Dark Zero -> November, 2005

 

[Pound_lb003]

Not a fan of the art style. Looks weirdly cartoony. Like how colourful it is though.

 

[Shock_Wave]

20%? For what i've heard in the last Gamestar (a german magazin - link for reference) video the world of W3 is tiled in serveral areas. On of them is a area that includes the "capital" Novigrad and this area alone is bigger (devs said its 8.5 x 8.5 km - 72 square km) than Skyrim (41 square km).

Well damn then. I mentioned the 20% because CDPR said that. Link

 

[Relix]

Yeah my 670gtx won't handle this at good settings. May get it for PS4 then.

 

[Loris146]

Yeah my 670gtx won't handle this at good settings. May get it for PS4 then.

Why ? At 30 fps you will be good My GTX 670 did a good job with Unity.

 

[Nibel]

Not sure if these are the best, but man this looks fucking fantastic, no matter if it has been downgraded or not.

 

[-SD-]

It's the lack of haze. It's hard to give things a sense of distance when there's no "air" between point A and B.

Incredible graphics.

They look even better than that gif.

Nah, lighting and shadows are clearly of lower quality in these new images.

 

[BigTnaples]

Incredible graphics.

They look even better than that gif.

No.

 

[Braag]

Looks pretty damn amazing.
Witcher 2 looks even today great graphically so I know I wont have any complaints about the visuals of TW3.

 

[Lulubop]

Yeah my 670gtx won't handle this at good settings. May get it for PS4 then.

wut

 

[Tankshell]

I really hope we see something more of the undewater world/swimming/sailing exploring etc soon.

As much as a loved DA:I recently, drowning when walking through waist high water was a bit lame.

 

[Coriolanus]

And why are the shadows seemingly so week, reduced, or non-distinct in the new shots? I'm not the only one here who said it looks flatter. It's one of the most common complaints in this thread.

Different time of day. New shot appears to have far more sun. Old shot is going for a rainy mood.

 

[tioslash]

Yeah my 670gtx won't handle this at good settings. May get it for PS4 then.

Depends on what "good settings" mean to you.

 

[inki]

I'm very excited for this game. It's very pretty. No its not the best but there is only 1 best at any given time.

 

[hammertomb]

Why ? At 30 fps you will be good My GTX 670 did a good job with Unity.

I get where he's coming from. 30 fps is wonky in some pc games.

 

[dampflokfreund]

Looked really great at the time. FEAR was also ahead of its time and already had "next-gen" features.

That looks amazing for a 2005 game. Sad to see Witcher 3 is a step backwards with no Parallax Mapping.

 

[KorrZ]

Soooo what time are the previews expected to start rolling out today?

 

[DarkLordMalik]

This isn't impressing me. These graphics are great and all but definitely not worthy of being labeled as the best open world game.

The most impressive game tech wise so far is Final Fantasy XV in term of open world design, but it has yet to release so we have to wait for the demo to find out if it manages to retain the same level of quality.

 

[JaseC]

wut

By "good" he means "favourably comparable". Obviously there's no empirical data to go on at this stage, but given the open world nature of the game it's quite likely that the PS4 will have the edge versus a PC equipped with a 2GB 670.

 

[asmudge]

Art wise its probably the best thing coming out in 2015.

LOD seems kinda poor though. Rockstar has everyone beat there so far by lightyears.

 

[SPAW]

This isn't impressing me. These graphics are great and all but definitely not worthy of being labeled as the best open world game.

The most impressive game tech wise so far is Final Fantasy XV in term of open world design, but it has yet to release so we have to wait for the demo to find out if it manages to retain the same level of quality.

Agreed, but FFXV is definitely not coming out this year.

 

[Kezen]

That looks amazing for a 2005 game. Sad to see Witcher 3 is a step backwards with no Parallax Mapping.

It does have parallax mapping, and POM has been mentioned :
http://www.reddit.com/r/witcher/comments/1kxz8x/
http://www.pcgameshardware.de/The-Witcher-3-PC-237266/Specials/The-Witcher-3-Wild-Hunt-auf-der-Gamescom-1084936/

 

[bj00rn_]

Nope. First and formost it isn't an option in movies.

It's not a movie it's a game. No option = Excuse. And that's exactly why TEWI has an option for turning off the black bars in the PC version.

 

[Setsuna]

Art wise its probably the best thing coming out in 2015.

LOD seems kinda poor though. Rockstar has everyone beat there so far by lightyears.

But thats not true

 

[DOWN]

It's not a movie, it's a game. No option = Excuse. And that's exactly why TEWI has that option in the PC version.

This game is a console exclusive with limited resources and games take tons of cues and imitate many factors of film so you gain no ground with that dismissive "it's a game"write-off, especially on a game that's stated its film inspirations since the beginning. Options are on PC and The Order isn't so reconcile that while I go enjoy my favorite aspect ratio.

 

[Portugeezer]

Soooo what time are the previews expected to start rolling out today?

.

 

[DeviantBoi]

No way they look like that on consoles.

 

[ShaD321]

One of polish websites, writes that embargo is lifted 4PM CET, so only 1 hour and 40 minutes from now.