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[niunhuiio]

I can. When I was 9 or so there was a stage in Mario Strikers Charged that always made the cutscenes choppy. I think it was The Vice?
Needless to say I never picked that stage because of that, when I was little and knew nothing about FPS. I knew I wanted 60FPS.

 

[Wickerbasket]

10/11

I messed up on the helicopter one, mostly because I couldn't see jack shit out the windows.

It's really easy to notice when there's a lot of movement; everything seems smoother.

 

[XBP]

7/11. Could have been 5/11 as i guessed two of the comparisons. I guess I'm one of those people.

 

[Jedi2016]

11/11.

 

[Kevyt]

Wow I got 11/11!!!

I haven't played any of those games so it was a bit hard. What I was looking at mostly was the camera movement. In Max Payne 3 and other titles there was a lot of camera movement so it was easier to know which one was 60 FPS... Also a lot of the animations were smoother in 60 FPS while at 30 FPS some things looked a bit sluggish. Yet I would say this is because I was looking at both versions side by side, but if I was looking at one of them independently I probably would have scored lower.

 

[hlhbk]

11/11 and ten of those I could tell within 2 seconds of the videos playing.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

11/11, about two thirds were instantly recognisable, but a few required me to see more of it.

 

[Piercedveil]

11/11

Only one that wasn't instantly obvious to me was Arma 2 (the helicopter one).

 

[Cave Johnson]

Race the sun almost got me, but for other games, the difference is apparently clear the moment the camera scrolls. No way anyone could miss that.

 

[danwarb]

Yes. 60fps is twice as good as 30fps, which is in turn better than "unlocked 60fps" on consoles.

 

[SmoothRunningGun]

Can, but don't care most of the time.

 

[Capra]

11/11

Most of them only took me a few seconds - the helicopter and Ninja Turtles being the only exceptions. Everything else was pretty much night and day.

 

[BPoole]

Finally got home and was able to take this. Scored just as I figured

I have played 2 games that were 30fps in the past 3 years, which were Dark Souls on PS3 and South Park on PC. 30fps is so noticeable to me

 

[Mik2121]

11/11 and for some games it bothers me, but in general I'm fine with 30fps if it's stable.

 

[Madrugador]

11/11 here. The only one that took me more than a second was the Ninja Turtles video for some reason.

 

[Varna]

The last one was a bit tricky at the start.

It's very noticeable visually, even more so when you actually compare actually playing the game. Can't think of a single genre that doesn't benefit greatly.

 

[Davey Cakes]

11/11.

That was pretty damn easy.

People who say they can't tell a difference are absolutely full of it, unless they have issues with their vision.

 

[impact]

The last one was a bit tricky at the start.

It's very noticeable visually, even more so when you actually compare actually playing the game. Can't think of a single genre that doesn't benefit greatly.

Turn based RPGs?

 

[Aquavelvaman]

11/11. Really obvious to me.

 

[HTupolev]

Race the sun almost got me

Interesting. If anything, I thought Race the Sun had the most striking difference. Smooth medium motion reveals all.

 

[Rhaknar]

11/11

only one I had doubts was the helicopter one. That was fun, some of them were insta clicks heh

edit: and I have TERRIBLE eyesight

 

[LightofRohan]

Is this broken? Every time a new video would load, I could see one (the 60fps) but the other one was just a garbled mess. It was unwatchable. It just looked like static and a slideshow from an old timey projector. It was like staring at a painting and tilting my head. I literally could not even tell what was going on and I instantly started having spasms.

 

[aaronobst]

Yes, not that I give a shit. If a game is good enough I don't care about fps.

 

[MrCunningham]

It's easy to spot the difference and more importantly feel the difference through the input lag. And it is very much the same when making the jump from 60FPS to 120FPS. There's really nothing like gaming at 120Hz.

Oh, I didn't even notice the test in the OP. I just went through it and got a 11/11.

10/11 got the helicopter sim game wrong.

This one is pretty easy if you pay close attention to the rotor blade. That is the dead give away.

 

[MidgarBlowedUp]

It would have been nice if everyone posted the type of monitor they are using along with refresh rate and browser. If my refresh rate is above 60hz on my CRT some games are harder to notice. Maybe some of you that are having trouble would notice it more on different displays. CRT displays, especially TV's, will give you double imaging on 30fps games. Other displays can give you other problems which is why I normally don't use them when playing video games. I'm more bothered by the type of display than I am to the fps of a game.

My memory isn't too great and I did my best to not remember what I chose earlier and just go by what I saw.

Firefox browser
Sony GDM-FW900 CRT
9/11 with refresh rate @ 85hz (took me a few minutes)
11/11 with refresh rate @ 60hz (took like a minute total, too easy)


Firefox browser
Sony Playstation 3D Display
9/11with refresh rate @ (supposedly) 240hz (took less time that the 85hz crt but more than @ 60hz on the crt)


Firefox Browser
Sony Wega HD CRT TV
11/11 with refresh rate @ 60hz (blatantly apparent just like the crt monitor.)

 

[rjc571]

Turn based RPGs?

RPGs are a lot more immersive in 60 fps. Having a more realistic level of smoothness makes the game world a lot more believable.

 

[Shauni]

The page would not load for me, so no, I couldn't tell the difference.

 

[Captain Europe]

11/11, everything was pretty obvious except for the helicopter one.

 

[copelandmaster]

11/11

This test seems really dependent on browser/processsor performance. I could easily see someone's computer not being up to snuff, thus them not being able to tell the difference. Some of the examples appeared to not be close to 60, but more high enough for me to tell the difference, all because of a potentially non-optimal test environment. Same thing for GAF Webm's.

 

[B-Genius]

11/11

Had to spend a few seconds on Race the Sun.

I love 60fps in fast-paced action games like MG Rising, but I find it quite jarring in other stuff.

Especially seeing TLoU cutscenes play out at 60 triggered a weird uncanny valley effect, which was really distracting. I think my eyes are used to the standard for film (24-30) when sitting and watching something, so it creates a weird juxtaposition with the gameplay when they're both locked at 60.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

Yes yes I can.

The question is can the average joe tell the difference between 720p and 1080p? Or even worse: 900p and 1080p?

 

[spindashing]

11/11. The last one was real tricky (Race the sun) but in all other ones you can just tell which ones were 60fps.

 

[thematic]

11/11
but I'm Ok with forced/locked 30 fps (mostly on consoles)

PC on the other hand, I prefer lower graphical quality than playing at under 50-60 fps.

 

[Abstruse Moose]

I just did the test and got 7/11. I was disturbed by this because I thought I could easily tell the difference between the two. Then I remembered I had MotionFlow on. Did the test again and got 11/11. Scared myself for a moment.

 

[tauke]

11/11

Race the Sun test need me to see the surrounding movement before I can pickup the 60fps. Same with Arma II where at static angle, the difference between 30 and 60fps is non-existent to me until the camera moves (maybe with higher resolution video, the difference is more noticeable).

 

[Rhaknar]

11/11

This test seems really dependent on browser/processsor performance. I could easily see someone's computer not being up to snuff, thus them not being able to tell the difference. Some of the examples appeared to not be close to 60, but more high enough for me to tell the difference, all because of a potentially non-optimal test environment. Same thing for GAF Webm's.

I went 11/11 on my shitty old ass work laptop

 

[Poodle Cannon]

For sure, the feel is so much different. Almost all my friends can't tell the difference though and think I'm weird.

 

[Fahzgoolin]

Yes. If someone can't they have an eye problem.

 

[bGanci]

60 looks so crisp! Wish it was a standard on consoles.

 

[putermcgee]

10/11, got Max Payne wrong. I don't pay attention to the 30/60fps debate, and I figured I wouldn't really be able to tell.

 

[Brofist]

11/11 most chosen within a couple seconds.

 

[immortald3ath]

6/11

 

[EatinOlives]

11/11, could easily tell the difference between the two in less than 2 seconds each, with the exception of Race the Sun because of the very small amount of movement at the beginning of the video.

I don't even know why there's a "I can't see the difference" debate. To me it's like saying "I can't tell between a black and white sheet of paper". It's just so obvious to me. I personally simply can't understand how someone genuinely can't tell the difference.

Nice link, thanks!

I can see it pretty easily. However, while playing Mario 3D World, I noticed that the "wow" factor of 60fps quickly vanishes for me after a few seconds. What I mean is: if I'm playing for a minute or two and then the game slowly falls to steady 30fps, I probably won't notice it.

Trust me, you'd notice. I've experienced exactly this, playing Far Cry 3 on the PC, where I'm playing for a long time at a steady 60 FPS then suddenly for no reason the game tanks to a steady 30 FPS for a few minutes with no jittering in between. It's about as subtle as someone jerking my chair.

 

[Rhaknar]

any more tests like this btw? that was fun

 

[dolabla]

I would have gotten 11/11, but I clicked on one of them by accident. I got 10/11. I'll re-take it.

 

[Mineshaft_Gap]

11/11

 

[HariKari]

11/11

Only one that gave me trouble was the Arma helicopter. Not a lot of reference there apart from the horizon/blades.

Some of these are so obvious within a few seconds that it's hard to believe someone that says they can't tell.

 

[DSix]

Yes, I can even perceive 120fps over 60. And I have shit vision. (oh and 11/11 of course, race the sun was a trick one because both footage were fucked by stuttering all over).

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Your Score:11/11

I expected that to be harder but it was obvious every time.

 

[Baroquemantic]

11/11

I can easily tell the difference when I see them side by side like that, but if I start playing something that's 60fps or that has a high frame rate, I honestly can't tell.