Marmaladefire
Member
FINALLY. I turned my PS3 on to have the patch had downloaded in the background and immediately pulled the game back out.
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PSA: Zone of the Enders HD patch out in Europe. [Up: Now up in the US]
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Zone of the Enders 2 - 2.0 Patch notes:
-It's no longer an embarrassing garbage port that would be considered a ripoff even if we gave it away for free.
I imagine 360's still best for ZoE1, but not many care THAT much about that and it's not as embarrassingly far behind as ZoE2 used to be anyway (well, I'd say it's more just "behind" while both are embarrassingly behind PS2, but that's beside the point.)
Dragon1893
Member
Well, if you played on easy that's a different matter. ZoE2 is definitely longer, I've played them on PS2 and on PS3, always on normal, and ZoE1 always took me around 4 hours while ZoE2 was around 7. My complete save file of the HD version says 7:48h for 2 while it's just shy of 4 hours for ZoE1.
Where are people getting that ZoE1 runs better on 360? I can't find a single comparison on the net for the first game. I really doubt there's a significant difference.
At least on ps3 the fire and smoke effects drop framerate quite significantly, I would expect x360 handle those better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSDb6hAeGHA
Comparison video before patch and after patch.
Looks really really solid, obviously you can't see 60 fps on youtube but look at the insane slowdown and blur in the pre patch version, it's all fixed on the patched version.
Looks like they've also added depth of field back in cutscenes and the particles are cleaned up and sharper. Image quality is way nicer, this looks incredible!
Comparison video before patch and after patch.
Looks really really solid, obviously you can't see 60 fps on youtube but look at the insane slowdown and blur in the pre patch version, it's all fixed on the patched version.
Looks like they've also added depth of field back in cutscenes and the particles are cleaned up and sharper. Image quality is way nicer, this looks incredible!
Download version is not patched yet? Can someone confirm?
MadraptorMan
Member
I have the PSN version and no patch.
Krusenstern
Banned
Maybe the patch was implemented into the download version. Anyone actually started up the game to see if the Hexadrive logo appears?
The new version LOOKS better for sure (in addition to running smoother).I don't understand, did they change Jehuty's color? Which one is faithful to the original one?
edit: Actually it looks like the one on the left is missing lightning/shadow effects... Does the new version looks worse than the old one?
I just compared with a video of the same cutscene in the PlayStation 2 version, and the patched version (i.e. the one on the right, in your post) has the exact same colors / lighting (?) as the original. Not sure why it was different before the patch.
EDIT: Checked again with the PlayStation 2 Special Edition, just to be sure. The pre-patch HD Edition is the only version with different colors and/or lighting in that cutscene.
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Deleted member 126221
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Holy shit. I played the game pre-patch and couldn't really see what the fuss was all about, but NOW I understand. This is like day and night!
Shadow Ranger
Member
The colour difference might be intentional, no? They released Jehuty figures and models specifically named Jehuty, Naked Jehuty and Jehuty HD. Then again I think maybe Jehuty HD was actually based on 2nd Runner colours whilst the non-HD models were ZOE1 schemes.
The post patch version looks identical to the ps2 version, the different colored "lines" on Jehuty are meant to represent the health of the player so they appear different in the video because of that.
The Hexadrive version is faithful while the HVS version is doing god knows what to the colors and overall picture. It was a gigantic mess and the framerate was incredibly poor.
Yeah tried to check that but there's no hexadrive logo appearing.Not sure whats going on here...
Oh man, I didn't even realize the Ardjet battle ran that badly before the patch.
The guy should upload a comparison video of the first Anubis fight if one really wants to see the difference between the two versions.
dark_prinny
Banned
I have the EU DD Version of the game. The game is perfectly patched. Runs and plays like a dream.
strangecloud
Member
I am definitely interested in picking this up now but woe as me, so many games in my backlog!
The hexadrive logo is appearing in your game right?
I am from EU, bought the DD game yesterday and when I downloaded it and started it, patch 2.0 ~587something MB had begun to download.
I am playing ZoE1 and haven't tried ZoE2, but I don't see why it shouldn't be patched.
petethepanda
Member
If this is actually 60fps now I might finally pick it up.
Might very well be, but whatever the reasons, they're back to what they were on PlayStation 2.
Yep that's the new patch. So i can confirm that there's no patch for the US DD version yet, only for physical copies it seems.
Err, ZoE1 was not patched. Only ZoE2 received an update.
When you start ZoE2 you'll notice a HexaDrive logo which does not appear when you start ZoE1. The performance profile for ZoE1 is exactly the same as it was before the patch.
Just one file/game.
Tizoc
Member
I c thanks.
I know, I know that
First time ZoE player knowing where the patch is applied and what it mostly does, that is why I bought the game. Going through first game now. I know that patched ZoE2 has added HexaDrive logo there.
So I'm a hardcore ZOE fan and I have all versions of the PS2 version; ie Japanese collectors edition of 1 and 2, 2's special edition which was an improved and rebalanced ZOE2, etc etc...
I have both the 360 and PS3 version of ZOE HD, and both were disappointing. The PS3 version specially since that was the version I most wanted. The 360 version even then wasn't as responsive or smooth as the PS2 version. The PS3 patch by Hexadrive though is so awesome and now ZOE2 feels like an actual HD version! I'm glad Koji Pro went and commissioned this fixer upper for the fans. I can definitely recommend people to buy the ZOE HD collection now.
I have both the 360 and PS3 version of ZOE HD, and both were disappointing. The PS3 version specially since that was the version I most wanted. The 360 version even then wasn't as responsive or smooth as the PS2 version. The PS3 patch by Hexadrive though is so awesome and now ZOE2 feels like an actual HD version! I'm glad Koji Pro went and commissioned this fixer upper for the fans. I can definitely recommend people to buy the ZOE HD collection now.
dark_prinny
Banned
Yes.
graywolf323
Member
weird, I launch the game and I'm not getting the patch?
I have the digital version
I have the digital version
Relaxed Muscle
Member
I still remember when their Wii games were hyped. I knew the exact moment they were announced as the ones behind the project they would do a crap job.
LOLOLOL indeed.
Krusenstern
Banned
It's not available for the DD version in the US it seems.
At least not yet, I think.
Quick question from me: Does the european HD collection include the special edition of ZOE 2nd Runner?
Edit: Nevermind. It's written on the back of the box.
7/25
I must admit, after putting more time into ZOE2 I feel like I'm enjoying the game more than I ever did before.
The framerate is now much steadier overall than it was on PS2, there is no screen tearing, and your view of the action is massively improved. On PS2, the limited FOV and 4:3 aspect ratio combined with a relatively low resolution often made the game feel claustrophobic. With a wider aspect ratio, great image quality, and a faster framerate the game just feels so much more open. I feel as if I have better control over everything now as if I were previously playing the game through a foggy window.
After this patch I'd argue that this might just be one of the best HD releases to date simply because it solves many of the issues present in the original release. The gameplay is improved as a result of these changes. It's really fantastic.
The framerate is now much steadier overall than it was on PS2, there is no screen tearing, and your view of the action is massively improved. On PS2, the limited FOV and 4:3 aspect ratio combined with a relatively low resolution often made the game feel claustrophobic. With a wider aspect ratio, great image quality, and a faster framerate the game just feels so much more open. I feel as if I have better control over everything now as if I were previously playing the game through a foggy window.
After this patch I'd argue that this might just be one of the best HD releases to date simply because it solves many of the issues present in the original release. The gameplay is improved as a result of these changes. It's really fantastic.
JehutyRunner
Banned
I started a new save this morning after the update was auto-downloaded at the weekend (I'm in Europe) and I never saw the Hexadrive logo (if it makes a difference, my copy was boxed).
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
So if you buy this from PSN in US, and download it, the patch won't be applied to it (yet)?