I don't think it's right. The fact sheet specifically says improvements to framerate, and in the interview she says the framerate would be identical to the original.
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Phantom Dust on PC/XB1 to Use "Original Graphics, Original Rendering" Not HD
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I don't think it's right. The fact sheet specifically says improvements to framerate, and in the interview she says the framerate would be identical to the original.
GuitarAtomik
Member
Disappointing, but better than nothing. Excited to finally play this again.
sixteen-bit
Member
durante pls
Havoc2049
Member
If they give Phantom Dust the 1080/60 Grabbed by the Ghoulies treatment, then that would be great.
deadscreensky
Member
I'll be buying it regardless, Phantom Dust is one of the best multiplayer games ever made, but I seriously hope this news about original resolution is wrong.
I'm fine with original textures, models, etc., it was always a good looking game.
I'm fine with original textures, models, etc., it was always a good looking game.
sixteen-bit
Member
dat 480p
I mean, it looks great for a gen6 game but...
I mean, it looks great for a gen6 game but...
Just to clarify for people that may not be aware: The PC version is exclusive to the Windows 10 store so it's going to be a UWP application. One important side effect of this is that it's impossible to run unauthorized third party mods.
In other words, PDFix isn't coming.
Mackenzie 92
Member
wasn't it BC on 360? pretty sure that was 720p at least with 4xaa. Looked OK, but no widescreen if I remember right. I still got my disc out in my garage, but I don't feel like digging it out.
Vigilant Walrus
Member
Damn. What a shame.
Right ok.
1. Who the fuck is developing this game?
2. Why is this not getting the reboot treatment it deserves?
3. Fuck you MS for letting me down on this one. I friggin loved the original, can't believe they are half assing it after that flashy reintroduction..
4. Does this mean OG Xbox emulation is possible??
1. Who the fuck is developing this game?
2. Why is this not getting the reboot treatment it deserves?
3. Fuck you MS for letting me down on this one. I friggin loved the original, can't believe they are half assing it after that flashy reintroduction..
4. Does this mean OG Xbox emulation is possible??
sixteen-bit
Member
Codemystics, the clowns that released the broken Last Blade 2 port on PS4, lol.
I'm happy to have it on my PC. Strange and disappointing that they aren't shooting for higher resolutions at least, though. 60fps was a nice thought but it wasn't going to happen.
ayy
These are the same guys that did the KoF UM PC ports, right? Those aren't bad.
ayy
These are the same guys that did the KoF UM PC ports, right? Those aren't bad.
What.the.fuck.
ChosenPredator
Banned
It's kind of a push and pull thing here the original is fantastic and great but as a massive fan of the series MS kind of made me think something new was coming out and they understood what kind of gem phantom dust was.
this might be a testing grounds game but if it doesn't even get a flashy update that might affect the love it gets, we shall see i guess.
this might be a testing grounds game but if it doesn't even get a flashy update that might affect the love it gets, we shall see i guess.
Mackenzie 92
Member
something has to be lost in translation here
deadscreensky
Member
They had some problems at release, but the devs patched them and they're in a good place now. I have no worries about Code Mystics.
The game or the potential for potato quality on even a high end PC?
better be...
Atleast the leaked potato shots will finally match reality.
The game is great, still unique in this day and age and was incredibly ahead of its time. 480p as the resolution is a joke though, why increase the FPS but not the resolution. So disappointing.
nobody can save you from shit ports on the windows 10 store
i remember some people from UWP threads claiming that microsoft will enforce a bar of quality such that mods like dsfix won't be necessary
lol
Huh.. never heard of animations having an affect on resolution before.. sounds suspect! They should be able to bump up the res at least arbitrarily... Unless maybe there is some key 2D UI to 3D mapping shit going on?
Edit: looking at the above images, it does look like there is 2D ui that focuses on 3D elements. Shouldn't be THAT hard to fix up, but games are tough and programming can come in many forms, so I can see a case where this would be non-trivial.
Edit: looking at the above images, it does look like there is 2D ui that focuses on 3D elements. Shouldn't be THAT hard to fix up, but games are tough and programming can come in many forms, so I can see a case where this would be non-trivial.
Mike Works
Member
If you play it on Scorpio, will it bump the resolution up to 720p?
OnionPowder
Member
Thank god you can't lock PC resolution with the existence of mods.
Fuck
Fuck
PD has 16:9 support though, I think.
Spiral Insanity
Banned
I'm fine with this.
Hey, Nostalrius did it
I was kidding, I agree this low resolution is a bad move
Unless it's OG Xbox emulation in disguise
J
JeremyEtcetera
Unconfirmed Member
Well...at least slap on some AA.
LowerLevel
Member
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
I just feel like they dropped the ball with this one.
ArgyleReptile
Banned
If my old disk wasn't broken, I'd still be playing this anyway, so I'm fine with this.
As others have said, Durante will likely not be able to do anything with this one.
Microsoft is pushing for a new UWP platform which is explicitly designed to prevent unofficial yet beneficial mods, like the fixes that Durante has created, from working.
Anything that you get off the Windows 10 store will be limited in this way.
SicSemperTyrannis
Member
I wonder if this game is a sign of plans to bring original Xbox games, with Xbox Live somehow ported over to Xbox One/UWP as an alternative to native original Xbox backward compatibility with discs. It would certainly make sense for them to start selling unaltered digital versions of original Xbox games with new Xbox Live features if they found an easy way to do so. Think of the revenue stream and good will they would garner with the fan base, though not as big a deal as disc based bc. It would be their equivalent to PS2 games on PS4.
Got fixed, it's fine.
Code Mystics does /okay/ ports, but this is the first time they've ported a 3D game -- let alone a 3D game from the original Xbox.