It's not so much about graphics, it's about RAM. Being able to instantly fast travel across the map in Witcher 3 and having no loading to enter cities or dungeons has warmed people to the idea of it being next gen only.
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Fallout 4 Officially Revealed for PC, Xbox One, PS4 [Reddit Rumor = Ban]
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It's not so much about graphics, it's about RAM. Being able to instantly fast travel across the map in Witcher 3 and having no loading to enter cities or dungeons has warmed people to the idea of it being next gen only.
Blackthorn
"hello?" "this is vagina"
Wasn't a slight against Fallout 3, it was a response to people saying 4 barely looks better.
SlickShoes
Member
I worked for a AAA studio, I know what a long task game development is. Games can still turn out shit or be disliked for a multitude of reasons.
Lord of Castamere
Member
God. The meltdown is real.
wanderjahr
Banned
Finally......
Finally I can rest and not wait any longer....
backflip10019
Member
Because it's the only thing people are talking about now, instead of one of the things that people will talk about at the conference.
Krauser Kat
Member
Fallout 3 was fun, but still fell into the terrible story and motivations. I always end up self flagellation with side quests until im so powerful the game is even more boring than when it was at the start. I liked the way ME1 did gun usage with hit percentages better.
I can still hope it turns out okay/.
I can still hope it turns out okay/.
It's their first conference. They're probably revealing this now to ensure people watch it in order to see more.
RAM
harrisk954
Member
I'm guessing that MS has some sort of marketing deal and/or timed DLC on this one, as the XB1 version is sitting in the front of the set. Am I reading too much into the placement of the various boxes?
Yeah i know Bathesda but ehi i'm optimistic
Knowing Bethesda, I consider it optimistic to think this game will run at a steady 30 FPS.
Wooo can't wait for the reveal
Are people really going to complain about graphics already? -.-
It's Fallout it isn't going to be the best looking bleeding edge game but it is going to be no slouch either. I don't expect them to be using the nextgen graphics features that people have come accustom too such as material based shaders.
Are people really going to complain about graphics already? -.-
It's Fallout it isn't going to be the best looking bleeding edge game but it is going to be no slouch either. I don't expect them to be using the nextgen graphics features that people have come accustom too such as material based shaders.
SpaceHorror
Member
I've been waiting for this announcement for 3 years. So fucking hyped.
Also, Gaf gonna Gaf on over analyzing leaked images.
Also, Gaf gonna Gaf on over analyzing leaked images.
Ugh, PS2 quality trees. Pre-order cancelled.
This is my favorite post of the thread, thank you.
I hope the graphics get downgraded at release too, just to get the piss the whiners off even more.
Holy shit. I saw that shot earlier and didn't zoom in. Was convinced it was artwork or CG.
Looks amazing!
I can't wait for this. Need to play New Vegas ASAP now.
uncleniccius
Member
You're being purposely hyperbolic despite having seen very little. Just wait and actually see what it looks like rather than 'calling it' as you see it.. AKA being hyperbolic and really not aiding discussion.
If it looks like this when we've got the trailer then fair enough, but please God just wait.
Auto-Reply
Member
Exactly, but the console versions wont benefit from that I suppose.
How'd you figure? It doesn't take much to increase the textures and resolution to a game.
CaptainofIndustry
Member
I can't fucking wait. I have so many good memories of Fallout 3. If I were to call in sick to play a game, which I won't, this would be it.
Summer Haze
Banned
Because last-gen had its time and people want devs to finally start focusing fully on the consoles they paid hundreds for over a year and a half ago. Smarter AI, more complex and realistic physics, complexity and detail of environments and characters, size of environments, NPC amount, lighting, loading screens...all of these things can benefit from not catering to last-gen hardware.
I'm glad this game isn't cross-gen. Move on or miss out.
Horse Detective
Why the long case?
None of the devs give a shit about what people are talking about on Gaf in the first few hours.
The only thing they are paying attention to are Twitter and Facebook.
I fixed it.
I can't tell who's joking. Everyone is complaining about the way it looks already. It's just been revealed. Instead of getting excited about another Fallout people want to cry about the graphics.
Suzushiiro
Banned
Especially in a game like this, having to accommodate last-gen consoles holds you back in more ways than just graphically.
I'm guessing that MS has some sort of marketing deal and/or timed DLC on this one, as the XB1 version is sitting in the front of the set. Am I reading too much into the placement of the various boxes?
Yes.
I'm dead serious. We have no info about the game. Your idea that the game has now changed in scope is unfounded. GTA 5 wasn't really a lesser game because it was on PS3/360 either, its scope was pretty big in comparison to NV. NV came out 5 years ago.
You never know. I could see something like that happening.
NightShift
Member
Honestly if that image posted on the site is in-engine, it's better than what I expected. I care more about everything else first before the graphics.
They're starting off E3, revealing it there would have made all other news obsolete before they came.
Oh well, there are people at Bethesda smarter than me. I just want a few reveals and surprises left for E3!
Lostconfused
Member
Yeah that looks crappy enough to be an actual screenshot from a video game.
The dog bowl, the strewn tools on the floor, the wind chime, the bottles of whiskey and the cans of paint, the messy bed, and even the cloth covering the gatling gun. It's tremendously detailed and feels lived in.
I was super impressed with the level of detail in Dying Light's interiors and such; it held a lot of "history." I was even impressed with GTA V's detail and unique assets that littered the game world. Bethesda's own Skyrim took extreme care to invite players into that world; where homes were complete with food, forks, clothes and books.
Fallout 4 may just be the best realized post-apocalyptic game to date.
I was super impressed with the level of detail in Dying Light's interiors and such; it held a lot of "history." I was even impressed with GTA V's detail and unique assets that littered the game world. Bethesda's own Skyrim took extreme care to invite players into that world; where homes were complete with food, forks, clothes and books.
Fallout 4 may just be the best realized post-apocalyptic game to date.
Woffls
Member
I think I'll go ahead and boot up Fallout 3 again before I decide if I can be bothered to engage in the inevitable fallout (ah hahhh) over the visuals.
Excited either way, but it really is a shame that they've chosen such a shitty box art. Just get an image of some dude and a dog standing in the middle of nowhere and zoom that shit the fuck out. Easy.
Excited either way, but it really is a shame that they've chosen such a shitty box art. Just get an image of some dude and a dog standing in the middle of nowhere and zoom that shit the fuck out. Easy.
Dictator93
Member
At least it has shadows this time guys.
Still... you can see that this is an engine continuation in a lot of respects.. and not something with a new foundation (and if they did make a new renderer and streaming system from scratch, then I would be impressed).
I hope it does not get in the way of gameplay system (lol) or ambitions.
Still... you can see that this is an engine continuation in a lot of respects.. and not something with a new foundation (and if they did make a new renderer and streaming system from scratch, then I would be impressed).
I hope it does not get in the way of gameplay system (lol) or ambitions.
Why? Was there something inherently amusing about it?
It's just my personal feeling about the announcement. I honestly feel disappointed that I can't be hyped like everybody else, I don't like not liking games/developers, but I can't change my feelings about this.
If it really was amusing, then glad I gave you the laugh.
ClosingADoor
Member
Could be, but might as well be just what the designer put there. Or alphabetical or whatever.I'm guessing that MS has some sort of marketing deal and/or timed DLC on this one, as the XB1 version is sitting in the front of the set. Am I reading too much into the placement of the various boxes?
I mean, with what we've seen with the GTA V release on PC, it kinda was a lesser game because it was on the PS3/360 tho.
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
Yet they are still seemingly using a very last gen engine.
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
Hopefully the screenshot(s) we have indicate this game won't have the ugly grey brown and yellow filter that the last game had. Post apocalyptic does not mean everything needs to be brown and grey. In fact I think creates opportunities for just the opposite as nature takes back over.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
My guess is they were worried that Fallout 4 would overshadow everything else.
No shadows at all from the objects on the ground.
That is due to the apocalypse.
Common sense more like. If you really believe that this was always a current-gen title then I don't know what to tell you.
Cowboy Dan
Neo Member
I haven't been this excited in a good while.