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Horizon Zero Dawn Looks Unnaturally Good Because Of 'Hyper-Realism'
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Net_Wrecker
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Not sure if I'm a fan of that particular part of this. The most interesting thing, though not necessarily beautiful or impressive, about a day/night/weather cycle for me are those slow "in between" moments where it might not look amazing. Those realistically flat moments that occur between the highlights and give a proper sense of time passing. Rapid switches to and from optimal times of day is, funny enough, less exciting to me.
ChronotriggerJM
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The right way to go honestly. You nail two birds with one stone, that realistic photogenic landscape, and super stylized charm. Horizon is absurdly beautiful. I want to buy it in part for the photo mode. I've never felt that about a game before.
Domcorleone
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Amazing!
Aaronology
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OP didn't even post my favorite Sunhigifs.
AyraSutoraifu
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That would be awesome.. Can someone video edit?
Check the YouTube link I put a few posts above. Someone used a voice changer and Attenboroughs style of talking to make a Horizon one.
Yup. Base PS4 with no edits.
Nerd_Incognito
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OP didn't even post my favorite Sunhigifs.
I beat the game a week ago and am still in awe over how stunning this game is. Gifs like this just make me want to play it all over again.
Spartancarver
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This game was my biggest motivation to get an OLED and a PS4 Pro.
Worth every penny.
Worth every penny.
bigboss370
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the game is a visual stunner. really impressive.
kraspkibble
Permabanned.
the game looks good but it didn't blow my mind or anything. lol at people buying a PS4 Pro and a 4K tv for this.
OK, so now I understand the rapid shift in time from day to night is required. Fine.
Can someone elaborate on the reason for the world to appear so 'green' at night...like looking through low quality night-vision googles? It's disturbingly horrid and completely at odd's with the rest of the games visual make-up. I wish they just let nature's light take it's course.
Can someone elaborate on the reason for the world to appear so 'green' at night...like looking through low quality night-vision googles? It's disturbingly horrid and completely at odd's with the rest of the games visual make-up. I wish they just let nature's light take it's course.
TheRealTalker
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GG is known for pushing hardware while also blending in amazing artwork/concept into one existence
What other game would you recommend people buy said console and TV for?
Saucestin_Roast
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I actually did this. Bought a Pro. It's one of the best games I've ever played so it was totally worth it. Especially considering now I have access to a bunch of great other games I never would've been able to play. So, yeah, I recommend buying one for Horizon!
xenorevlis
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I think it looks amazing and allows you to play even during the night. Not sure what you're on about. Did you miss the whole part of BBC-realism?
OMG, they used photos that I took for their presentation? O: I'm honored...
el_colibri
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It's not going for realism remember. It's a stylistic choice which, IMO is done really well. Strong colours, strong bloom, strong contrast. It's like Oblivion but done right lol
NullPointer
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Its unbelievable.
It looks better than the most graphics-intensive linear games, yet in a complete open world with day/night cycles and dynamic weather with some stunning lighting effects and a tremendous attention to detail. And unlike most games with day/night cycles that tend to look great under some circumstances and flat at other times, Horizon looks absolutely incredible, always. Even the stuttery shadows you see ticking across the landscape in open worlds as time progresses are fluid here.
And that'd be an achievement in its own right, but that its in service to a meaty RPG with a compelling story and some incredible combat ta boot?
Guerrilla deserves all the praise here. I honestly had no idea they had this in them.
el_colibri
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This game makes me drool. Lord knows how good Death Stranding will look.
NullPointer
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And it sounds every bit as good as it looks.
ChronotriggerJM
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How is the audio quality?
Is this what the game really looks like in motion on the Pro? If so then holy fuck! That's astounding!
RedlineRonin
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Fantastic. Excellent use of low end in particular. When you're running under a Thunderjaws legs, if you have a decent subwoofer, it absolutely sounds like it.
Better, theoretically. Sunhi plays on standard PS4 (where those gifs are from). Looks even better on the Pro (though Sunhi's gifs still look amazing).
That's a regular PS4.
el_colibri
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OG PS4 I believe!
Vincent Grayson
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It's the best looking game I've ever played.
ChronotriggerJM
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While that sounds amazing, I'm a headphone gamer lol, is the audio clean? Or does it have that muddiness many games unfortunately have?
Blackthorn
"hello?" "this is vagina"
Yes, but, *base PS4.
I spent 1300 dollars for this game. One of the most beautiful games I've ever played. Probably one of the only campaigns i would play over. Great fkn game.
bigboss370
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this game is so damn breath-taking at times I just stop moving and stare for a while. its gorgeous, and I totally understand the nature documentary vibe.
DAYUM! I need to pick this up ASAP! I was planning on playing Nioh first and then Nier, but fuck that! Horizon it is!
xenorevlis
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The statement you quoted kind of covers that
Really though, the sound of machines walking around, birds and small animals rustling around, the weather, Aloy talking to herself, the weapons and when you land a hit on a key part of a machine, etc. all sound incredible and meld with the acoustics of where you are.
You can be up on a mountain between peaks and your actions will reverberate and echo appropriately.
NullPointer
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I love all the little sounds from the player and NPC outfits. The subtle clink of chains in chainmail, the bending/rubbing sound from the leather. The sound of an approaching sawtooth or swooping glinthawk... just dayum.
But I think my favorite effect is the sound of some large robobeast desperately trying to break out of the ropecaster's straining tethers. Just perfect.
RedlineRonin
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Yes! That noise coming from a Stormbird was one of the highlights of the game for me
Hmmm, that's harder, and is usually a function of the quality of headphones. I have Astro A50's for night time and I don't particularly remember those ever getting "muddy" as there aren't usually a lot of scenes where there's a "bass overload" that generally causes that muddiness.
Neverthelesser
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And to think these are just from the base PS4 model...
Absolutely insane what Guerilla has accomplished. Horizon's combat alone makes it one of my favorite games this generation. It feels so exhilarating and satisfying to take on a Machine, test our different modifications to exploit enemy variation, and bring one down just by the skin of your teeth. All of it blends together so perfectly and never gets old.
This is me. Got the 4k HDR TV. After I watched this on it, I am not playing it until I get the Pro. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZvphjRu8bE
Yes, no other game has wowed me graphically so far like Horizon did.
Their engine has the best (hyper)natural lightning imo whereas games like Witcher 3 are stuck between realism and "cartoony". The grey when it rains in the mountain areas really looks like a day in the Scottish Highlands. Also best jungle and desert in a game. The audio is top notch as well. For me GG is now officially Tier 1 with Naughty Gods. I wet my pants when I think about what Kojima will do with Dezima.
Their engine has the best (hyper)natural lightning imo whereas games like Witcher 3 are stuck between realism and "cartoony". The grey when it rains in the mountain areas really looks like a day in the Scottish Highlands. Also best jungle and desert in a game. The audio is top notch as well. For me GG is now officially Tier 1 with Naughty Gods. I wet my pants when I think about what Kojima will do with Dezima.
You gonna need alot of diapers my man or you'll be drowning in piss before that game releases.lol Jk
whatever6352
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I also upgraded to the pro and bought a 4k tv for this game. It's between this game and Witcher 3 as my game of the generation.
If it takes longer than MGSV, the piss will come from just being old ;P
Yeah. But they'll be fixed in place once the generation is done. It isn't generated differently for every player every time they play. It was procedurally generated at the development end.
Lol
Yeah. I thought Rockstar did it incredibly well in GTAV. Has me stoked for RDR2. Horizon still looks phenomenal 99% of the time though, just every once in awhile there's like a couple seconds of "Woah, everything suddenly changed from red to green" or something weird.