One looking life like or realistic versus one that looks more traditionally video game like, is sort of telling of that sort of difference in the first place. And the differences go well, well beyond just lighting saturation. It's not like the Horizon team aren't going for realism either, their tech and engine just isn't there yet. My guess is it won't be till FH3 or 4 that it starts getting closer to DriveClub's level of graphical fidelity.
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Next-gen Racing Graphics Face-off | (Next-gen means current-gen)
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this is a bit funny to read, considering what each game does and doesnt do, one would easily say that its horizon the game with the more advanced engine and tech. (streaming open world, practically no barriers, full customization (visual included), damage to environment, damage to car, much "wilder" physics etc etc)
so if you think that it will take a couple of forza horizons to reach the driveclub shaders, how many driveclubs you think it'll take to reach horizon 2 in ...everything else?
SniperHunter
Banned
Any chances of a PGR Remaster edition? Who published the games? Who has the source code?
One of those games is attempting more than the other, I agree with that.
metareferential
Member
If I remember correctly, everything is property of Microsoft.
Honey Bunny
Member
I would definitely call them arcade. I mean I haven't played DC yet but if it's anything like the latest PGR games, then yeah. Arcade with slightly more deliberate controls.
TheAdmiester
Member
God damn, with the overcast lighting this genuinely looks like a real photo.
So hyped.
So hyped.
Have many people said that?
velociraptor
Junior Member
That SLS AMG video in the rain... crazy. Probably the best visuals I have ever seen from ANY racing game.
Khalifa Jayy
Banned
Link?
psn
Member
SniperHunter
Banned
wtf is Microsoft doing then?
man DriveCLub looks sick without the HUD! Wish it had some decent collision physics though, something similar to the motorstorm games or burnout
drugstore_cowboy
Member
Driving game? That's GT's excuse for lousy AI.
Khalifa Jayy
Banned
Damn.
Summer Haze
Banned
Caayn
Member
I'm curios how the IQ of both FH2 and DC will be.
I didn't really liked the demo, which put me of from buying the game and I wasn't big on money around that time when it came out.
Damn indeed, two images stitched together made from two heavily compressed streams. Damn.
this thread is exciting and depressing at the same time.
All these great looking games and then the thought of having to play them with a fucking controller instead of a racing wheel
It kills me that all the major console platforms dropped the ball on legacy support for mid-range wheels.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Damn.
Sigh.
Let's not pretend this will ever be a sensible comparison. I mean one game starts a countdown timer if you even get close to the sides of the road, the other allows you freedom to drive almost anywhere...
Not only that, you're comparing two images from what I can only assume is a YT stream.
WHY? Why would you do such an injustice to two great games?
Insane Metal
Gold Member
The car is being lit from behind. The shadow is, therefore, in front of the car. That's why it looks like it's hovering.
Popping into this thread for the first time and I see that nothing has changed since the Forza vs. GT days when it comes to making terrible comparisons. This is almost like a parody of the Forza vs. GT threads.
Damn.
Damn.
This is a joke right? Surely.
drugstore_cowboy
Member
I dunno, I think if PG are going for a realistic looking game they could learn something from that comparison even if DC's lighting can't be matched.
FH has been said to have a 'correct' atmosphere but the cars don't seem to be bound by the same rules as the scenery going by things like the fogging.
FH has been said to have a 'correct' atmosphere but the cars don't seem to be bound by the same rules as the scenery going by things like the fogging.
megabytecr
Member
All games look really good.
I own MK8 and it looks amazing in motion and it is a lot of fun. Not much of a racing fan now, last gen only bought Gran Turismo 5.
To compliment MK8 I will grab PC or DC on PS4. Will check out the free version of DC and reviews for both games. I am a fan of 60fps so PC has the edge there.
I own MK8 and it looks amazing in motion and it is a lot of fun. Not much of a racing fan now, last gen only bought Gran Turismo 5.
To compliment MK8 I will grab PC or DC on PS4. Will check out the free version of DC and reviews for both games. I am a fan of 60fps so PC has the edge there.
lowhighkang_LHK
Member
In terms of visuals:
Drive Club > Project Cars > Horizon 2
Regardless, even the worst looking game is still very visual pleasing and it's open world.
Be happy that the biggest player in the racing genre (Gran Turismo) is absent, yet we've still come to the point where we have three high production valued racing games that are likely to be great games. Racing fans should be happy. All over you guys' faces.
Drive Club > Project Cars > Horizon 2
Regardless, even the worst looking game is still very visual pleasing and it's open world.
Be happy that the biggest player in the racing genre (Gran Turismo) is absent, yet we've still come to the point where we have three high production valued racing games that are likely to be great games. Racing fans should be happy. All over you guys' faces.
The visuals!
Jamesways
Member
Hahah! I've heard they have to work out some jaggies yet.
Both games are going to be really, really fun.
Can't wait for pCARS comparisons to enter the fray in 2 months.
pr0cs
Member
well even if they were backward compatible with last gen, it's bad enough our software libraries are orphaned but now the peripherals are too.
it's making it very difficult to want to buy any of these racing games when I know I won't get to use my existing wheels.
For those of you who hate grass *and* your car's suspension, boy have we got a game for you:
Is that car hovering? Looks like it's not even touching the ground.
Even taking in to considerations FH2's open world design, DC is still considerably more technically accomplished. We will have open world racers that are as good looking if not better looking than FH2 in the next few years, in-fact in many ways Need for Speed Rivals, a launch title, already is comparable graphically. But it's going to be a while before arcade racers match Driveclub's tech and visuals. Personally, whilst GT7 may look more realistic in areas, I doubt it's overall tech will be able to match Driveclub's (especially in terms of dynamic GI, fully volumetric clouds, the immense geometric complexity and density of environments etc etc).
Diablohead
Member
Joke about crushed blacks hiding the wheels goes here.
Yeah, by FH3 or 4 they'll have updated the Xbone's firmware to unlock the DGPU, which will give Playground the same amount of hardware grunt as Evolution.
As much as I think you may overstate (or overly presume) your points, the fact that we can say anything close to this when the title had to be retooled so recently is a sign of the talent behind Driveclub. From that recent Yoshida interview:
And the game looks as far along as it does compared to almost everything else on the market? That's incredible work.
Caayn
Member
I didn't knew that races could also literally go off-road, nice.For those of you who hate grass *and* your car's suspension, boy have we got a game for you:
For better or worse :S
As far as we know, it's properly open-world. Also, darn-it, I accidentally posted in the wrong thread:
SneakyStephan
Banned
30 fps on a hd7850 is going to look pretty good
project cars for its amazing car models and dynamic clouds and good textures is still designed to run on wii u in the end, the tracks (polycount/density) are never going to look much better than last gen shit.
DriveClub's budget is probably several times that of PC's, and PC is multiplatform.