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[MaLDo]

Volumetric lighting effects are missing, light projection too and fog mask is not right and sometimes ¿no self shadows? (legs and ball in last gif)



Remaster/Original

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Cool that they show us how the video sequences look like, I would prefer some Ingame material.

 

[NIGHT-]

Another downgraded "remaster".

I'll still purchase it though. Part of the problem

 

[Makikou]

Good grief this remaster looks bad compared to the original games. Jeez.

 

[SJRB]

Holy shit, what the hell is happening?

Confirmed: The remaster is garbage

What the fuck is this? How can they fuck up so bad?


I'm fairly upset right now.

 

[Always-honest]

wait, isn't a remaster supposed to look better?

 

[Markitron]

Are these comparisons just based on the trailer? If so I'll hold off getting all up in arms just yet.

I'll be buying it either way.

 

[Mivey]

wait, isn't a remaster supposed to look better?

If you compare them to the old PS3 and 360 versions, I'm sure it holds up nicely. Those comparisons (at that resolution) are from a PC, probably at highest settings. Especially the PhysX effects, and a few fogs things were non-existent (at the same quality) on the console versions.

 

[the_batman]

Remastered < 360 < PC

they should cancel the release of this thing, it's fucking terrible.

 

[dan2026]

Lol what the fuck is going on?

I thought this was supposed to be receiving a graphical upgrade!

 

[Naked Lunch]

Well, I know what game im skipping. What a joke.
Havent played these games yet so Ill just buy the 360 versions.

 

[brawly]

Surely the maxed out pc versions @ 60fps would have been a better deal.

 

[dan2026]

Have they gone back and literally made new models for all the characters?
Why would they do that?

 

[Mediking]

Confirmed: The remaster is garbage

This does look bad but I'm still getting it for Catwoman!

 

[Randam]

Another downgraded "remaster".

I'll still purchase it though. Part of the problem

but why??

 

[xRaizen]

Have they gone back and literally made new models for all the characters?
Why would they do that?

I don't know. The original models look better than these remastered versions. Especially Harley's tattoo, now it looks like a fucking sticker instead of a tattoo.

Just going to pick this up on Black Friday when it goes on sale.

 

[FTF]

Wow, this is so disappointing. Glad I didn't get rid of my PS3 versions, looks like I'll be keeping those and saving money not buying this now :/

 

[Revolutionary]

Lol what the fuck is going on?

I thought this was supposed to be receiving a graphical upgrade!

The only legitimate upgrade I'm seeing so far is that they're using PBR now - I think Asylum in particular will benefit from it. There's also motion blur but that's a debatable 'upgrade'. Quite literally everything else is a downgrade. Faces, texture quality, hair, lighting, self-shadows, reflections, etc.

Poor Rocksteady has to see their games butchered like this..

 

[KingBroly]

This does look bad but I'm still getting it for Catwoman!

Hope you're not getting it for the background textures

 

[oldergamer]

360 was a beast. I still haven't finished it on that platform. This remaster doesn't go far enough to improve visuals

 

[emrober5]

I probably wasn't going to get this anyways until it dropped in price, but man that looks bad.

Games still look great on PC

 

[dan2026]

I pray to the Bat God that this is at least 60fps.

 

[VenomousCoffee]

How do you release a Remaster that looks worse a large percentage of the time? Completely baffling.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

this thread is the gift that keeps on giving

Think I'll just stick with my PC versions of Arkham/City, boyz

 

[dan2026]

Are any news sites reporting on this?

Maybe we can get some comment from the developers.

 

[FTF]

How do you release a Remaster that looks worse a large percentage of the time? Completely baffling.

I read that as batfling lol

 

[Shifty]

"End me"

 

[VenomousCoffee]

I read that as batfling lol

We should retitle this pos as the Batmaster.

 

[kiguel182]

Why didn't they just do a direct port? These screens just make it seem like they butchered the art direction of the originals.

 

[Schweinehund]

"upgraded models, environments, lighting, effects and shaders. "

Interested in this line, but I already own all the Arkham games (minus Knight) on pc. They should have inlcluded origins as well.

 

[jelly]

I would kinda prefer the last gen games as BC since I already own them and while I'm sure the clarity would be better with these remastered ones, it looks weak and costs a lot. You can always get the PC versions for a few bucks regularly in sales so there is that too.

Has any remastered game ever been BC too on Xbox One, would WB say no?

 

[kulapik]

Amazing and subtle title change

 

[Synless]

This development team needs to go. They fucked the character models in FFX and they are doing it again here.

 

[Marvel]

I would have if Origins was in, I've yet to play it.

 

[CalamityPixel]

would it been a possibility for them to backport the models from Arkham Knight into this game? I'm not a developer so I really do not know...

At least to me, the game looks better in motion. There are small details like the Titan hyped up inmates having pulsating green veins now. But I still can understand why people are upset with the visual change...

From where I'm coming from, I have the PS3 version of Arkham City which I got for free Via PS+. The Remaster looks good enough for me to want to get it, Now if they made a GOTY edition of Knight, I'll be set.

Possible... yes. But it would require the AK model to have a skeletal rig made for its AC/AA version of the model. They might run into problems there, especially depending on how the Arkham Knight models were made.

So the short answer is yes, but it would take time and money.

 

[Salarians]

Confirmed: The remaster is garbage

 

[Mediking]

Hope you're not getting it for the background textures

I've never played the series before and I wanna play it on PS4. Yeah, the Batmaster isn't looking too good but I still want it.

 

[Shake Appeal]

This is hilarious.

If you're going to do remasters of games that are less than a decade old, maybe try and make them look better than the original?

 

[Moozo]

Oh dear

 

[Loris146]

What the fuck lmao

 

[AcceptableGhost]

If you have a gaming capable PC, you can buy Steam keys of all of the Batman games for 5 dollars each right now (except Arkham Knight, which is 15). I just bought Arkham Origins to see if it is actually a decent Batman game.

 

[Jonneh3003]

I feel like this was announced so long ago but the game doesn't show any sign of dedicated work. I get that switching it from UE3 to UE4 is a pretty big deal but the game just does not look good when compared to the original releases.

 

[Alienous]

They simply must be taking the piss.

 

[AusRoachman]

This thread has just reminded me how good the originals looked .

Looks like wb just ran an unreal 3 project to unreal 4 project converter and called it a day.

Then a intern with bad eyesight decided to improve the models .

 

[Synless]

Another downgraded "remaster".

I'll still purchase it though. Part of the problem

What other recent remastered are downgraded? Outside of this one.

 

[Liamc723]

What other remastered are downgraded? Outside of this one.

Silent Hill HD Collection

 

[BY2K]

They simply must be taking the piss.

You have got to be fucking kidding me.

Are we SURE someone isn't trolling us and reverse labeling these!?

 

[Synless]

Silent Hill HD Collection

Yeah, that one was bad. I meant from recent efforts though, I should have been more clear.

 

[Seven Force]

They simply must be taking the piss.

Bruh

Bruh

 

[MUnited83]

Remaster Harley is lookin good, I approve. (outside of the tattoo that now looks like it's over the skin, like a sticker)