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[ACE 1991]

If the story is kind of crappy like these early reviews indicate, I think I'll pass. Story is a big part of these kinds of games for me. Maybe I'll get it on sale in the future

 

[nOoblet16]

FYI before you all jump to conclusions.....this is the actual comparison

PC at 4K

PS4 at 1080P

 

[Arun1910]

There's always a way. Just wait for a bit more evidence though before being so dramatic

How was that dramatic? That was a question because it looked bad? Stop being so assumptive.

 

[Guymelef]

Update:
They kind of mixed things up after looking at the source code. They upscaled the 1080p PS4 picture to 4k for the comparison. The "FullHD Slider" moniker is false here.
http://www.pcgames.de/commoncfm/comparison/indexb2.cfm?id=134402

edit: they are talking about good PS4 and X1 performance though.

What's the point in rescaling a PS4 image to 4K resolution?

FYI before you all jump to conclusions.....this is the actual comparison

PC at 4K

PS4 at 1080P

Yeah, this doesn't make PS4 looks awful.

 

[SpiceMelange]

How is what looks to be over 80 on Metacritic a bad score?

He didn't say bad score, he said low. To be fair we don't know low relative to what, but if it's relative to HR that's a fair assessment.

 

[Elandyll]

Love HR to death, so it looks like I'm in for a treat.
Have neither time or funds for it right now though, so I might wait a promo or when I have more disposable funds& time

Expecting an overall mid to high 80's at this point, which is about par with HR.

 

[Kacho]

Anything about boss battles in those reviews? Their better implemented than in HR right?

One boss battle at the end that's just a bullet sponge according to GameInformer.

 

[Despera]

So Jeff's review for GB painted it as a safe followup to HR. A little more polished, but not adding much for those who have already played HR. As someone who has never played HR, maybe I'll come away more impressed if I just jump into the series with Mankind Divided?

Can't tell since like the rest of us I haven't played the game yet. But if you plan on jumping in with this game you could at least check out the official recap of Human Revolution:

Part 1
Part 2

 

[Ulysses 31]

Raw images: (PS4@1080p)


(PC@4K)


Sorry for the misleading comparison earlier.

Almost looks like there's some kinda cell shading going on with the rocks on the road. 0o

 

[lilojigsaw]

Its weird that they there is a different sign in both pictures.

 

[ekim]

FYI before you all jump to conclusions.....this is the actual comparison

PC at 4K

PS4 at 1080P

Thank you for that. I corrected myself as well. PS4 version looks really good.

 

[Gitaroo]

This looks like another bioshock 2.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Sounds great. I'm in. Don't care how similar it is to the last game, that's 5 years old and I adore it.

 

[molnizzle]

One of those reviews says there is still atleast one

Developed in-house this time though, the first game's boss fights were outsourced to another studio.

I wouldn't worry about them. Edits Montreal was well aware of how the first game's fights were received.

 

[Rudiano]

Im near the end of the game and 8/10 sounds about right

 

[Nzyme32]

TB alluded to this being GOTY. If you're a Deus Ex fan, that's all you need to know

He did not

This is hype culture at its finest to skip out the context of the tweet and establish this as the narrative. Minutes after that post, hes said he was still waiting on a review copy. All he did was comment on someone saying Doom must be game of the year at this point.

 

[Abilidebob]

Over at USgamer, I gave it a 4/5. Played it on PC.

GTX 970 - 1080p High - 49-60 FPS.

49 was the absolute minimum?

 

[Window]

Are the boss fights completely removed or are they like the Missing Link boss?

 

[Jackpot]

Is Prague really the only hub in the game?

Worst yet, the scenario layout for the main missions is easily described as uninspired, lazily slapping shortcuts all over the place. Granted, there are various ways to approach each area, but every single scenario is broken down in the exact same way where there’s far too many open grates to hide in and easily accessible security terminal to gain access to.

I remember this being a bit of an issue in HR too. Practically sign-posted "Hackers this way, stealthers the other way"

 

[Markoman]

Sounds good, but not very exciting. Will pick this up when it hits sub 30€ on PC.

 

[cheesekao]

Was hoping for more outstanding scores but I'm perfectly fine with a good game regardless.

 

[Azzanadra]

Man, ever since the Fox engine and MGSV I have become increasingly annoyed with developers who can't be bothered to optimize their games.

What I am really disappointed about hearing is

Spoiler

The fact that there is only one hub.... city hubs felt like incredible "lived in" worlds and were my favorite parts of the previous games . Hopefully its one huge city hub at the very least to compensate.

 

[Crossing Eden]

PS4 version looks different, not mind blowing territory but decent and the environments are very intricate and detail.

 

[nOoblet16]

Almost looks like there's some kinda cell shading going on with the rocks on the road. 0o

Seems to me it's because of low AF

 

[Lime]

Over at USgamer, I gave it a 4/5. Played it on PC.

GTX 970 - 1080p High - 49-60 FPS.

Cool, thanks. I didn't see much mention of what you thought of the story and themes in the review. What did you think? And how did the whole "oppression" angle work out?

 

[Kalentan]

This looks like another bioshock 2.

So better than the first game? Good.

 

[cleveridea]

Ugh very disappointed at the boss comments from game informer

Still playing day one though

 

[Rudiano]

FYI before you all jump to conclusions.....this is the actual comparison

PC at 4K

PS4 at 1080P

I hope DF does a frame rate test for this part of the city. When you're exploring it sort of open world, the frame rate is quite bad on the PS4 when you run, constant drops and stutters

 

[Mr. F]

A bit less of a barn burner than I had anticipated, but still looking forward to it. I'm perfectly happy with more of the same, having rarely revisited HR since its initial release makes me just stoked to get back into that world.

 

[FrenchPineapple]

So better than the first game? Good.

Bioshock 2 improved the gameplay quite a bit but all the rest was uninspired

 

[ekim]

Gamestar.de - 86%

Gameplay is best in the series but story is the biggest flaw

 

[FelipeMGM]

FYI before you all jump to conclusions.....this is the actual comparison

PC at 4K

PS4 at 1080P

Ok, now this seems reasonable

 

[TC McQueen]

Time gives it 4.5 out of 5.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

Hmmm, seems good.

Not goty material, but good. Too bad. I'll still play it.

 

[BY2K]

In the review I was quoting

Completing all of the side quests

Did he? Did he really?

 

[nOoblet16]

Its weird that they there is a different sign in both pictures.

It's a screen so the image changes.
We have such things even today

 

[ekim]

Ugh very disappointed at the boss comments from game informer

Still playing day one though

I've read in multiple reviews that there is

Spoiler

only one boss fight this time

 

[black070]

This looks like another bioshock 2.

One can only hope - Bioshock 2 was fantastic.

 

[eosos]

Sounds good, but not very exciting. Will pick this up when it hits sub 30€ on PC.

Already did on GMG I think

 

[Rellik]

Almost looks like there's some kinda cell shading going on with the rocks on the road. 0o

I was just going to say that now we have a better comparison.

 

[x-Lundz-x]

Yay, it's almost here. Great reviews so far.

 

[Dalibor68]

Fun fact: Deus Ex Invisible War has a metascore of 84% on Xbox. Times sure did change (in terms of game review scoring).

 

[iddqd]

Bummer that the story is something people all seem to dislike.
It's the main hook for me, apart from being able to do a non lethal play through.

Go to DOOM for the mechanics, Deus Ex for the story.

Went to "maybe wait for a sale" from "Day 1"

 

[DriftingSpirit]

I've never played Deus Ex. I may jump in with this one down the road.

 

[Mifec]

Did he? Did he really?

idk how he calls it shorter than HR when I finished HR in 17h 100% last week, weird.

 

[solarus]

pls god no

Into the trash it goes.

 

[Tjamato88]

Really thinking about getting this. Do I need to play Human Revolution before this?

 

[Zukkoyaki]

Fun fact: Deus Ex Invisible War has a metascore of 84% on Xbox. Times sure did change (in terms of game review scoring).

Yeah review scores have come down to earth a bit over the last 3-4 years which is only a good thing in my opinion. Surprising that there's still so many who haven't picked up on it.

 

[Golden_Pigeon]

Not seeing any comment about bad pc performance in the reviews... good stuff.
Storywise, let's recall that it's seem like the Witcher 3 situation, many reviewer point out that they found the side-quest more engaging than main story.

 

[JBwB]

The reviews are pretty much where I expected them to be.

I'm really looking forward to playing this!