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[Übermatik]

The lighting is fantastic. It's actually a feature that comes across really well in all Wii U titles I've seen so far.

 

[heringer]

Looks fantastic. Hope it delivers.

 

[Kai Dracon]

The lighting is fantastic. It's actually a feature that comes across really well in all Wii U titles I've seen so far.

Realistically, lighting should be one thing Wii U shows an obvious jump in over the current gen consoles, shouldn't it? Seems like every dev has agreed the GPU is real nice and a lot stronger than PS360 levels.

Dynamic shadows have been real nice so far too.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Why is zombiu footage or something always automatically bullshots? I dont get it. It looks as great as the late games of today maybe better in some spots so it equals a bullshot?

 

[Hoo-doo]

And your point is? I think most people are excited about the similarities to Dark Souls and DayZ. And Dark Souls can hardly be accused of having amazing graphics.

This again? Come on, having a few features that are also present in Dark Souls does not mean it's in any way similar.
It's a Ubisoft first-person shooter. Dark Souls is popular because if the amazing combat mechanics and incredible level/enemy/boss encounter design. It's also a serious challenge and has an innovative and non-invasive implementation of co-op and PvP. Even the permadeath aspect of ZombiU doesn't compare, they are wildly different.

So far, I have seen none of the stuff that makes Dark Souls incredible in the ZombiU footage, and I don't expect it either.
I see a damn good zombie shooter with survival mechanics and permadeath. That sounds pretty good to me.

 

[DrNeroCF]

I'd say the game looks incredible, especially since Ubisoft is downplaying the amount of effort put into the graphics.

 

[cybamerc]

The environments generally look pretty nice. Characters could use more work but overall it looks fine for a launch game.

 

[Phife Dawg]

Why is zombiu footage or something always automatically bullshots? I dont get it. It looks as great as the late games of today maybe better in some spots so it equals a bullshot?

It doesn't even look that good to begin with. Maybe I'm spoiled by having a gaming PC, dunno.

Rayman and mario...hmm if i manage to get out of unemployment soon i might treat myself to one

Well in that case good luck with your job search.

 

[tolkir]

:lol dat shufflin on the left

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

It doesn't even look that good to begin with. Maybe I'm spoiled by having a gaming PC, dunno.

But some people are saying its bullshots though. Even though "it doesnt look that good to begin with."

 

[Rubbish King]

You can always buy ZombiU twice.

:lol

But you could buy it for multiple games.

I havent really thought about it...ive always thought less of nintendo since the Wii, maybe it is time i mix it up a little... :O

 

[playingwithfire]

The lady in the middle of this shot is clearly having difficulty walking in those heels as a zombie. Nice little detail, I think

 

[Always-honest]

Looks good. COuld still be the best Zombie survival game ever made.
Or.. it could just be a decent survival game. This is not going to be a bad game though.

 

[Phife Dawg]

But some people are saying its bullshots though. Even though "it doesnt look that good to begin with."

That was my point. Some of the footage was obviously pre-rendered CG stuff (which we've seen before) but the rest looked like real-time from what I could see.

 

[not_so_special]

But some people are saying its bullshots though. Even though "it doesnt look that good to begin with."

because some of us have played the game on shows or events and doesnt look that good and its not the first time ubisoft does that.

 

[Nekki]

Game's looking fantastic!

 

[cyberheater]

Does anyone know how big the game is. How many miles of London does it cover? Has that been revealed yet?

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

because some of us have played the game on shows or events and doesnt look that good and its not the first time ubisoft does that.

But none of you have played finished product. Or the version they have shown in the video.

As a matter of fact I dont think Ive seen Ubisoft bullshot a video before.

 

[Captain Smoker]

But none of you have played finished product. Or the version they have shown in the video.

As a matter of fact I dont think Ive seen Ubisoft bullshot a video before.

Red Steel?

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Red Steel?

I remember red steel being the king of bullshots but Ive never seen it in motion until E3 06 and it looking like ass.

 

[Ryoku]

Does anyone know how big the game is. How many miles of London does it cover? Has that been revealed yet?

It's not open-world. There's a map with various locations that you can go to.

I'm surprised nobody mentioned the amount of detail in the shots. Lighting aside, there is a great amount of detail that is a step above what many games do on consoles today. But yes, the lighting is fantastic, as well--which should be obvious at this point. My gripe is the dirt on the camera. Dammit, let there be an option to remove that .

 

[Ryoku]

There were multiple points in the video where I wasn't sure if I was looking at real footage of London, or concept art, or in-game footage.

I have a feeling Ubi may have done a little editing to the in-game stuff, but if it looks this good when I play it, I'll be happy.

I believe shots 3 and 5 are pre-rendered cutscenes within the game. I guess it could be a rendered cutscene with higher detail than during normal gameplay, but the video is too compressed to tell accurately.

 

[cyberheater]

It's not open-world. There's a map with various locations that you can go to.

I'm surprised nobody mentioned the amount of detail in the shots. Lighting aside, there is a great amount of detail that is a step above what many games do on consoles today. But yes, the lighting is fantastic, as well--which should be obvious at this point. My gripe is the dirt on the camera. Dammit, let there be an option to remove that .

They've definitely gone for a very filmic like quality. Probably due to the advanced shaders they can use on the WiiU GPU.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

It's not open-world. There's a map with various locations that you can go to.

I'm surprised nobody mentioned the amount of detail in the shots. Lighting aside, there is a great amount of detail that is a step above what many games do on consoles today. But yes, the lighting is fantastic, as well--which should be obvious at this point. My gripe is the dirt on the camera. Dammit, let there be an option to remove that .

I actually like the dirt

I just hope every game dont start doing shit like that though.

 

[cyberheater]

Am I detecting chromatic lens aberrations and a hint of barrel distortion in some of those scenes?

 

[grimshawish]

I believe shots 3 and 5 are pre-rendered cutscenes within the game. I guess it could be a rendered cutscene with higher detail than during normal gameplay, but the video is too compressed to tell accurately.

Am not so sure, it looks just like a controlled angle? Other than the lighting their nothing special; and I think the lightings more 'pretty' than 'impressive'.

 

[Roo]

There were multiple points in the video where I wasn't sure if I was looking at real footage of London, or concept art, or in-game footage.

I have a feeling Ubi may have done a little editing to the in-game stuff, but if it looks this good when I play it, I'll be happy.

I love the chromatic aberration from this game.
it really suits it

 

[Christberg]

Am I detecting chromatic lens aberrations and a hint of barrel distortion in some of those scenes?

Yep. Plus gobs of particle/smoke effects and a decent ish lighting engine.

 

[jmizzal]

Why is zombiu footage or something always automatically bullshots? I dont get it. It looks as great as the late games of today maybe better in some spots so it equals a bullshot?

Exactly what i'm saying WiiU has much more RAM as PS3/360 why wouldnt an exclusive game on it have equal to better looking graphics then their recent good looking games.

 

[not_so_special]

As a matter of fact I dont think Ive seen Ubisoft bullshot a video before.

oh man..are you serious?

ghost recon,red steel,even the first videos on "gameplay" from zombieu were bullshots

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGtZ3WgPva4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu1qiaRT9kc

and dont get me started with the first videos of red steel

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

oh man..are you serious?

Hook me up with the source.

Ghost recon looks bad idk how thats a bullshot.

And I thought the "gameplay" trailer was a cg trailer my bad.

 

[bobbychalkers]

My first gif ever

 

[Makonero]

Having just moved to London, that shot of Tower Bridge at night gave me chills. I just saw it for real the other day, at night, so yeah, this is creepy all around.

 

[EloquentM]

Exactly what i'm saying WiiU has much more RAM as PS3/360 why wouldnt an exclusive game on it have equal to better looking graphics then their recent good looking games.

Cause the game started development on 360...

 

[Sadist]

Man, game gets better every time I see it. Want.

 

[jmizzal]

Cause the game started development on 360...

But it has been in development for WiiU for 2 years, from Killer Freaks to ZombiU, those guys prob have the most WiiU experience of any 3rd party dev

 

[pringles]

This game reminds me of King Kong, in how I'm not sure if I'm looking at CG, concept art or actual gameplay. I hope it turns out as good as that game. Everything about it seems too good for it to be a total flop atleast.

 

[cyberheater]

Can you still aim using the gyro?

 

[Kevtones]

Is this game co-op for sure?

 

[flippedb]

But it has been in development for WiiU for 2 years, from Killer Freaks to ZombiU, those guys prob have the most WiiU experience of any 3rd party dev

From Killer Freaks, you said it. Zombi U seems to be have completely different focus than KF. From art style to gameplay.

 

[majik13]

Am I detecting chromatic lens aberrations and a hint of barrel distortion in some of those scenes?

yeah, there is, I beleive it is in all the footage/screens. I mentioned this in that Sept.13 NYC Nintendo presskit site thread. Thats the first time i saw it. No one cared though

With these effects, and the lens dirt, looks like they are going for a reality/video kinda vibe

 

[cyberheater]

So what's the chance that you can use the front facing camera to take a picture of youself at the beginning of the game and the game maps it onto the protagonist so that when you die, you'll eventually come across yourself?

 

[cyberheater]

yeah, there is, I beleive it is in all the footage/screens. I mentioned this in that Sept.13 NYC Nintendo presskit site thread. Thats the first time i saw it. No one cared though

I'm looking forward to reading the developer diaries on this aspect to see how they went about recreating that old film stock look.

 

[majik13]

I'm looking forward to reading the developer diaries on this aspect to see how they went about recreating that old film stock look.

The lens aberration and barrel distortion should be fairly easy to pulloff. I am digging the use of it, breaks up that clean cg look. I use lens aberration in vfx to match bg footage.

 

[hym]

If the game ends up as good as it looks then I doubt it will be WiiU exclusive for very long.

 

[GDGF]

Is this game co-op for sure?

No. Where did you hear co op? It's a single player experience with an online element that allows for your friends to kill your reanimated corpse for loot. There's also a capture the flag player vs zombie-god mode.

 

[JDSN]

There were multiple points in the video where I wasn't sure if I was looking at real footage of London, or concept art, or in-game footage.

I have a feeling Ubi may have done a little editing to the in-game stuff, but if it looks this good when I play it, I'll be happy.

Kinda looks like a Michael Mann movie, in a good way.

 

[HeySeuss]

So what's the chance that you can use the front facing camera to take a picture of youself at the beginning of the game and the game maps it onto the protagonist so that when you die, you'll eventually come across yourself?

Probably very high considering Reggie was demonstrating the zombie with his face on it at E3. I think that was for multi player but since our zombie can be killed by others on our friends list playing the game, I'd say it'll probably be used for what you just described as well.

 

[EloquentM]

But it has been in development for WiiU for 2 years, from Killer Freaks to ZombiU, those guys prob have the most WiiU experience of any 3rd party dev

sure, but I don't think the engine was built ground up for the Wii u.

If the game ends up as good as it looks then I doubt it will be WiiU exclusive for very long.

Many of the gameplay features are based in the pad though.

 

[flippedb]

Game is looking even better now.