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Fallout 4 - High Resolution Texture Pack is out.
- Thread starter Strafebogey
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Good lord, this is really underwhelming.
I know that Bethesda can't drastically change the art style when they create a "higher" resolution texture, but the newer ones are really really similar.
I mean similarly blurry and wahsed out.
Gotta say I agree with you. We saw with New Vegas what happened when a non-bethesda studio did a Bethesda game and it was marvelous. Need more of that. But yeah Bethesda's brand of open world game is pretty much non-existant outside of Bethesda and it's a shame because they as a company are not that good anymore. There is enjoyment and novelty to be had in their games but they are not top tier devs. No one else just does what they do so if you want something like that you must and will buy their games.
ISee
Member
The same goes for KOTOR 2. A bioware game developed by a non-bioware studio (rushed and buggy release aside).
Btw it was Obsidian, both times. Maybe we should just wish for AAA Obsidian rpgs.
I would be more than down.
DodgyGeezerFella
Member
More comparisons for those interested -
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/199814
(thanks therealminime for pointing this site out)
Not sure what was going on in the the rainy shot.
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/199814
(thanks therealminime for pointing this site out)
Not sure what was going on in the the rainy shot.
GrantDaNasty
Member
Man, that would be an incredible fuck-up, asking users to download 53GB and then being like "oops, our bad guys!"
Backfoggen
Banned
50GB for just the sliiiiightest increase in sharpness. Complete joke.
Ricerocket
Member
55GB of pretty much no difference.
maverickjesus
Member
Polishing a turd springs to mind.
Rex_DX
Gold Member
I have no data cap and just bought a 1tb ssd last week so I thought I'd download this ... for science.
What I can say is this. Everything looks much more crisp when you stick your face in it. And that's about it.
Vanilla with these textures runs about the same as my heavily modded build (about 55 fps average with dips down to 40), however, in all areas EXCEPT instances where I'm within half a meter of an object the modded version looks better. In my opinion. I have a custom ENB preset and a lot of lighting and textures mods too.
For reference, I run an i7-6700 and an ASUS 1070 8gb with 16gb of RAM at 1440p and maintain a locked 55 fps with these textures.
What I can say is this. Everything looks much more crisp when you stick your face in it. And that's about it.
Vanilla with these textures runs about the same as my heavily modded build (about 55 fps average with dips down to 40), however, in all areas EXCEPT instances where I'm within half a meter of an object the modded version looks better. In my opinion. I have a custom ENB preset and a lot of lighting and textures mods too.
For reference, I run an i7-6700 and an ASUS 1070 8gb with 16gb of RAM at 1440p and maintain a locked 55 fps with these textures.
All of Obsidians AAA RPG's have been pretty buggy and broken (New Vegas especially).
DodgyGeezerFella
Member
OK last few, a little bit more significant (to my eyes anyway), especially with whatever that piece of equipment is, and also the textures for the clothing have an added sharpness to them.
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/199844
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/199844
SliChillax
Member
DarkestHour
Banned
I've played it some more and I will agree for 50+GB this is sad. There is an improvement but not 50GB worth. Also, it seems like the DOF has changed for the better. I don't remember noticing this in the beta patch and only noticed after the texture change.
Witcher 3 is what made me realize this.
Witcher 3 is very different from Bethesda games, but the systemic nature of the open world which hosts it has some fundamental similarities. Sometimes it feels like Skyrim if Skyrim's landscape was more realistically proportioned. Playing Witcher 3 put me in the mood to try to find another medieval-themed sandbox simulation game, but not Skyrim because Witcher 3 has made it feel small and dated.
I'll probably check out Mount & Blade if I ever have the time, maybe Darklands, and I looked at Betrayal at Krondor for a bit. The game I'm really waiting for though is Kingdom Come: Deliverance. That game looks like it's going for the same basic systems as Elder Scrolls but in an actual historical setting.
I mean, it's as fun as any other open world Bethesda game. Basically, ignore the cringe worth canon destroying story and enjoy the exploration and, for what its worth, the minimal settlement building mechanics. If you like walking around shooting things, then it's a fun game. I, for example, particularly enjoy the beginning of these games when there's actually a challenge to it - where you struggle to find ammunition, have low HP, and small groups of dogs might actually kill you.
If you, like me, hold Fallout dear to your heart from your early gaming days, do everything you can to ignore the story. Bethesda has turned the Brotherhood of Steel into SEMPER INVICTA COD bros. It was actually annoying enough that I sided with destroying them when I played.
DodgyGeezerFella
Member
So for me it basically feels like the smaller objects around the game have the most obvious difference, while everything else is very small. Comic books for example -
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/199988/picture:0
The note comparison is the tiniest bit more detailed.
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/199988/picture:0
The note comparison is the tiniest bit more detailed.
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
I've tried to get into this a few times but it's incredibly dry, IMO. Even the setting just seems too barren. I mean, I know it's a wasteland and all that but it just feels a bit dated, dull and drab, which affects my enjoyment. The gunplay can be kinda fun, though.