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[Saya Brea]

Is it just me, or does this game almost look last gen? Not even the best looking parts of last gen....

I mean, the first screenshot gave me an almost Fallout 3 feel with the graphics.

 

[BigDug13]

Looking at these it makes me wonder if they intentionally crippled the PC version so the XB1 version didn't look a ton worse and cause them issues with their marketing of the XB1.

I mean if the PC version was tons better, wouldn't that make the XB1 look bad?

Yeah seriously, at least offer a high resolution texture pack download if people want to use it like Sleeping Dogs did.

(Maybe they will at release...this is just beta after all.)

 

[Alucrid]

What the fuck?!
I thought all this juicy memory in these new consoles put an end to shit like this.

Considering that last gen had some nice skyboxes, I wouldn't say it's the hardware's fault.

 

[Theecliff]

Definitely not a huge difference

...yup

Ew, wtf

It still looks like a fun game but it sure is a damned fugly one.

 

[Duxxy3]

This really is an ugly game. It shows in video somewhat, but these screenshots... crikey.

 

[MDSLKTR]

TBF, KZ is only on 1 platform and is rarely 60 fps, especially in bigger game types.

It barely achieves 60 fps, in multiplayer it's the most inconsitent framerate I ever saw in an fps, the fact that playing it feels like walking trough molasses doesn't help either. Personally I stopped playing the mp because of that and the disgusting smear filter.

 

[Sorc3r3r]

Graphic is what can be expected from a crossgen game, i think that in motion the differences will be even less clear but the resolution.
Btw the looks very fun to play.

 

[Syphon Filter]

Those PC screenshots don't demonstrate the ability to turn up AA, downsample or change the field of view. Those can also have an impact on how the game looks.

FOV can impact how the game looks in terms of visuals?

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Weird. The HUD has a LOT of aliasing. I guess they are just outputting to one display plane.

 

[Ludicrous Speed]

Considering that last gen had some nice skyboxes, I wouldn't say it's the hardware's fault.

Yeah, I think a lot of this has to do with the developer. Respawn (or previously IW) can make some fun games, but damn are they ugly. The COD games were never showpieces.

 

[Insane Metal]

That looks REALLY bad. Like a 360 game, honestly. Both versions look bad. PC looks a bit better.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

Because it was designed from the start to be a game that can run across all platforms. 360, PS3, XBO, PS4, and PC. Hell, they could probably get this game to run on Vita if they wanted to.

aw man now I want this on Vita. Couple of quick games on the go would be unreal.

 

[Thrakier]

Now we've seen Titanfall.

 

[kuYuri]

Seeing these screens, this game looks so much like Modern Warfare, will take a screenshot later.

 

[Duxxy3]

Is it just me, or does this game almost look last gen? Not even the best looking parts of last gen....

I mean, the first screenshot gave me an almost Fallout 3 feel with the graphics.

Looks like a PC game circa 2006.

There's a lot going on in the game, but stills don't look favorable.

 

[Chill Penguin]

I'm sure it'll be a blast to play, but this looks like a 360 game.

 

[Dire]

Is it impossible to render HUD elements after the post processing filter? At least I assume it's the XBone's post processing filter that's brutalizing the text and hud elements like the right bumper icon. Does it look better live?

 

[kuYuri]

Yeah seriously, at least offer a high resolution texture pack download if people want to use it like Sleeping Dogs did.

(Maybe they will at release...this is just beta after all.)

Not gonna happen. This is Respawn, these guys were never about cutting edge, high tech graphics.

 

[Auto-Reply]

That sharpening filter is something else, sharp it til it sparkles, white lines where you have contrast (edges) smh.

 

[PnCIa]

From a technology standpoint this game looks like its on a DX9/360/PS3 level, and actually i consider that to be okay IF they had a competent artstyle to make up for it.
But this game looks so incredibly bland, nothing pops...nothing stands out even a bit.

Not gonna happen. This is Respawn, these guys were never about cutting edge, high tech graphics.

Correct, that doesn´t prevent them from using a wider color palette though.

 

[ironcreed]

Is it just me, or does this game almost look last gen? Not even the best looking parts of last gen....

I mean, the first screenshot gave me an almost Fallout 3 feel with the graphics.

It absolutely looks last-gen. Like 2007 level.

 

[justsomeguy]

Plays the same.

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[BigDug13]

FOV can impact how the game looks in terms of visuals?

Yes. It turns everything into a fish-eye look with the center of your screen bowed out into an unrealistic looking geometric shape with over-the-top depth perception. It doesn't change the graphics quality but it changes the geometry of how everything fits on the screen.

It simulates peripheral vision by forcing it into the 2 dimensional screen in front of you which in turn smushes everything else more towards the center. Would work better on some sort of bowed screen that is much wider and actually enters your peripheral vision from where you're sitting.

But no, the actual quality of the game's looks are unaffected.

 

[Barzul]

It's not gonna task enthusiast GPU's that's for sure. I was expecting a bigger difference.

 

[NTIETS13A_Superiority]

Looks butt-ugly on PC. XBO version looks like mediogre x360/last-gen game. Higher res textures can not save this games visuals. Sucks that my internet has decided to be at dial-up speeds so I can not check out gameplay videos from this.

 

[AlStrong]

Is it impossible to render HUD elements after the post processing filter?

Devs can do whatever they choose.

At least I assume it's the XBone's post processing filter that's brutalizing the text and hud elements like the right bumper icon.

That's due to upscaling. They don't use a post-process edge filter.

 

[AstroNut325]

Looks like the alpha textures rumor is true. Even for the PC version!

 

[Maleficence]

The aliasing makes the XBONE version quite the eye sore, and it's already not a pretty game.

 

[CozMick]

Wow, that is one shitty looking game, parity on PC and xbone is just fucking laziness or straight up moneyhatting.

Counter Strike Source....is that you? From 2005 ffs.

 

[HolyFridge]

This game is really ugly. I really wish they used Frostbite 3.

 

[Deadbeat]

This game really looks like it was made for the ps3/360. Oh wait because it was. It got caught like so many other games in the cross gen fire. But now its got this stupid exclusive thing breathing down its neck.

 

[kinggroin]

Wow, that is one shitty looking game, parity on PC and xbone is just fucking laziness or straight up moneyhatting.

Counter Strike Source....is that you? From 2005 ffs.

Moneyhatting against their own platform??

 

[Turin Turambar]

Is this the first "AAA", hyped game that is so... ugly, bland and technically so old?

 

[Saya Brea]

I sure hope these are just beta textures so when they apply the real ones everyone will be amazed. Then again, if the Xbox 1 can barely hit 60 fps with these.... using better textures may not be a good idea, especially if they are going for 900p.

I don't know, do any of you think it's possible this isn't the way it'll look at launch?

 

[Resident_UA]

Moneyhatting against their own platform??

Against PC

 

[nevernamed]

One ugly ass game.. Fun is always important but my god.

 

[kinggroin]

Against PC

The Microsoft platform?

 

[-Amon-]

FOV can impact how the game looks in terms of visuals?

Well with a wide FOW the game has to render more geometry.

Probably lots of nice looking fps on consoles have a closed fow because of that.

 

[Goldmund]

I like it, aesthetically, the geometry kept simple. I think we'll have a renaissance of PlayStation-era visuals eventually (in the mid and low budget space), not mimicking how the games looked then but how we remember them to look now. This game obviously doesn't look like that, but if people come to accept this as meeting the standard, the way is paved.

 

[CambriaRising]

The Microsoft platform?

Stop, its a competitor. They don't make any money off Pc games.

 

[BigDug13]

I sure hope these are just beta textures so when they apply the real ones everyone will be amazed. Then again, if the Xbox 1 can barely hit 60 fps with these.... using better textures may not be a good idea, especially if they are going for 900p.

I don't know, do any of you think it's possible this isn't the way it'll look at launch?

Most likely is final. Maybe minor changes, but if they want to ensure that the current framerates are what people will get in the end, they probably won't be able to do a whole lot more. And for a game like this, ultimately that is more important than a slight resolution bump to 900p which would still have jaggies and other upscaling issues, as well as then introducing greater framerate problems. Not worth it IMO.

 

[CozMick]

Against PC

Yup, im sure a quiet whisper into respawns ear and a wad full of cash in EAs hand stating parity on ALL platforms is nothing new these days.

 

[kinggroin]

Stop, its a competitor.

Only by Microsoft's hand apparently.

 

[JaggedSac]

MS fix that upscaler. It's ruining the HUD

Strange thing is that they should be using the separate display planes to show the HUD at native res.

 

[BRocknRolla]

Both game looks fine in motion, but these stills definitely point out some pretty rough looking texture quality on both versions. As expected though, and perhaps needless to say, after watching the Giant Bomb Titanfall stuff, the PC looks way better, even with the restraints placed upon it.

 

[Duxxy3]

Wow, that is one shitty looking game, parity on PC and xbone is just fucking laziness or straight up moneyhatting.

Counter Strike Source....is that you? From 2005 ffs.

Oh holy crap, it's actually pretty close.

 

[UnrealEck]

FOV can impact how the game looks in terms of visuals?

Yes. Being able to see a wider area improves the overall visual experience.

 

[The Real Napsta]

Whoa PC looks way better, im jealous.

 

[mangochutney]

Looks like the alpha textures rumor is true. Even for the PC version!

It wasn't a rumour, one of their guys was the source.

Still, I don't think we know if the same is also true of the beta, do we?

 

[Ludicrous Speed]

Wow, that is one shitty looking game, parity on PC and xbone is just fucking laziness or straight up moneyhatting.

Counter Strike Source....is that you? From 2005 ffs.

Yeah, it looks like shit but I've wasted countless hundreds of hours playing CS:S. I still play it today, even though it looks like that

If Titanfall can match that level of addictive fun all will be fine.