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Watch_dogs: Wind, Water, light effects - [PS4 version confirmed]
- Thread starter Hurricane43
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They have mentioned that it does have it. It really isn't "simulation" if it's windy ALL the time
Watch the "Welcome to Chicago" trailer again. They confirmed it was made using the PS4 devkit.
Solid Samus
Banned
That's debatable... I think this looks quite nice and couldgive inFamous a run for its money. I want to see an example of these visuals at a higher resolution but it's worth considering that Chicago here appears to be a whole hell of a lot bigger and more dense with interactable objects and AI citizens than Seattle in inFamous, with a global lighting system as opposed to a mixture of global and pre baked, which enabled inFamous to push lighting a little further at the cost of a constant night and day cycle. Those nighttime scenes look easily on par with inFamous imo and could overtake it easily with a splash of neon color
SniperHunter
Banned
Just so people know, wind simulation is not shit waving/ moving all over the place all in generally the same direction. Every engine and pretty much all the consoles can handle that.
This is wind simulation.
You start with a gust of wind from an origin and it actually impacts with walls and objects.
The green is where wind is strongest and purple means there is little-to-no activity.
IDK if it is on the console versions.
Yea I don't think this is in the PS4 version. The trees and grass don't move at all in the PS4 gameplay videos
or maybe they haven't implemented it yet? who knows?
hrmm, barely looks different than the recent PS4 footage [read: highly underwhelming].
not excited at all by this game's premise, so without fancy graphics to draw me in, it's really hard to bring myself to care.
i'm not a huge GTA / open-world fan anyway, so i'm certain for those who are - this might prove more intriguing.
not excited at all by this game's premise, so without fancy graphics to draw me in, it's really hard to bring myself to care.
i'm not a huge GTA / open-world fan anyway, so i'm certain for those who are - this might prove more intriguing.
Solid Samus
Banned
Here's the water from PS4 version of the game [e3 2013 ps4 stage demo]
inb4 'what's wrong with the lights popping in man this game got problems'
transparentGAF stays hyped for Unity
VisceralBowl
Member
Less spiky, but still looks fine.
Its such a shame that Watch Dogs is limited by oldgen.
Inside city = less spiky
Outside of city = more spiky
Inside city = less spiky
Outside of city = more spiky
You're being ridiculous.
BigEvilTurtle
Banned
Looks pretty good I guess. In motion anyway.
What is this singular spec PC you keep referring to?
I wish when people say things like this they would put a dollar amount on that PC.
Always-honest
Banned
Nah, it's there. Watch the early morning yoga people. Right before the guy who lifts his leg for the quadrotor. Trees move too.
I wonder why people would doubt this after plenty of games that had something similar.
Those are just the PC enhancements, we haven't seen the Nvidia enhancements yet
TXAA, HBAO+, Nvidia DOF, Physx, 4K support....
Can Crusher
Banned
Nothing impressed me in the least.
Maybe this time they'll actually optimize the PC versions, eh?
I'm expecting it to run like shit regardless of the tech and specs just because of the previous games.
Windom Earle
Member
I'll probably get in on PC, but there is nothing impressive in this video.
Dude. You aren't looking at the responses you got! :/
http://www.dealspwn.com/watchdogs-superior-wind-water-simulation-ps4-139766
Exactly the same thing being visualized in VisceralBowl's post.
Ken Masters
Banned
Nothing impressive, especially after just finishing up infamous ss, and this is PC only graphics? Lol
Fixed2BeBroken
Member
ZEITLUPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
VisceralBowl
Member
This is the stupidest thing I have seen pop up recently. Literally every game I have supports 4K in some way, shape, or form. All the "support" means is that the UI (if it doesn't already) scales so it isn't tiny.
But yessss for the PhysX (especially the fog)
Solid Samus
Banned
I don't get anyone who thinks this is unimpressive next to comparable open world games
I get that it's cross gen and that has hampered its visuals considerably but still... in what world does this game look mediocre visually? hey at least I'm seeing fewer asinine comparisons to 360 and PS3 titles in this thread
I get that it's cross gen and that has hampered its visuals considerably but still... in what world does this game look mediocre visually? hey at least I'm seeing fewer asinine comparisons to 360 and PS3 titles in this thread
maneil99
Member
Huh... I wonder how many of those effects will be available on console too.
To clarify, it says "exclusive video" not "exclusive PC tech", so it *is* possible to ask that question
So its an exclusive video or exclusive to PC.. and it if its PC is it Nvidia exclusive?
Fixed2BeBroken
Member
well, if you just finished with infamous, then the water tessellation should impress being that the water in Infamous was plastic.
The video came from the PC version but none of those effects are PC exclusive. That's why certain replies are making me laugh.
VisceralBowl
Member
Yes. Only Nvidia cards can have Wind Simulation, Tessellation, Reflections, and Shadows on NPCs.
/s
Scratch that, only Nvidia cards can start the game.
Chinpoko_Master
Member
So much for the PC version looking like the reveal.
SniperHunter
Banned
The water also looked this good in the tgs demoHere's the water from PS4 version of the game [e3 2013 ps4 stage demo]
Dunno why they downgraded it
Solid Samus
Banned
A picture's worth a thousand words, huh?Just look at that beautiful aliasing with a hint of missing parallax mapping, lol. Only possible on PC my ass. That trailer looks just as visually mediocre as every other footage we've received of the PS4 version.
Present a comparable open world game in a similar environment
run through an internet video compression filter and then an internet image compression filter, presented throughout the entire pipeline at less than native res
I mean did you even consider any of that before commenting on the aliasing or the missing mapping? lol come on you people aren't even remotely fair to this game and it's blatant as fuck. Ridiculous
I'd imagine that in person that scene looks quite good
Always-honest
Banned
A compressed image of a compressed video "Wett surface influenced by rain(drops)."
A picture's worth a thousand words, huh?
Wow, revolutionairy in gaming.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
All of these effects are in the PS4 trailer as well.
So I guess we will have to wait and see.
Is the PS4 version confirmed 1080p?
So I guess we will have to wait and see.
Is the PS4 version confirmed 1080p?
maneil99
Member
The effects in question are possible as being physx, something thats in the PC version....
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
Ubisoft: "April fools!"
Still a shame it doesnt look anything compared to those reveals.
Still a shame it doesnt look anything compared to those reveals.
VisceralBowl
Member
I am aware. PhysX is Nvidia only and is in the game, but I do not believe that it is part of the Wind Simulation. If anything it is going to be extra trash on the ground +PhysX fog/smoke
At what downgrade are you referring?
Because when people say things like that they're talking about how high the PC version will scale.
I don't know what dollar amounts or anything like that has to do with that.
perfectsil
Member
there's swimming in Watch Dogs? that has to impress people that just played Infamous SS
Those are just the PC enhancements, we haven't seen the Nvidia enhancements yet
TXAA, HBAO+, Nvidia DOF, Physx, 4K support....
4K support isn't really an 'enhancement' PC games have supported 4K and above for a long time. It's a basic feature of a PC game.