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Why does GTA5 (current gen) look better than Watch Dogs (next gen)?
- Thread starter DR3AM
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I actually like Watch Dog's lead character, he looks interesting enough as possible for someone who tries to stay out of sight.
It has improved Max Payne 3 gameplay in an open world. That alone sounds amazing to me, not to mention everything else I've heard.
It has a variation of Max Payne 3's shooting mechanics. Lets not get too excited.
MP3 has terrible level design anyway.
gutter_trash
Banned
looks like a near-future Assassin Creed guy in a baseball cap
True, but I'm excited to see what GTAV looks like when it rains.
Rain makes everything look better. e.g Sleeping Dogs
nhlducks35
Member
Well they said they made adjustments or something along those lines. Which leads me to believe it's had improvements better suited for open world. It will surely be MILES better than GTAIV, that's for sure.
Spring-Loaded
Member
That sounds like a good reason to get excited.
I already dislike the dude, i have to say.
Vigilante self serious idiot.
Connor was the only character able to dethrone Niko in the my most hated top list, and i have a bad feeling about this one.
Ezio was a funny fellow, lately Ubi has had a lot of annoying imbeciles as protagonists, though (thinking about Jason from Far Cry 3).
Well I'm saying I like him, because he doesn't stand out much.
Oh haha, I was talking about character design, I'm not sure what to say about his personality yet.
KillerMan91
Member
Eh? To my eyes Watch Dogs looks a lot more impressive graphically. Not to mention that we have actually gameplay footage of it. Cutscenes always look better.
Look at him run in the demo from the PS4 unveiling.
It is absolutely the running animation from AC. I remember someone saying the animation similarities were because of Ubisoft's middleware.
TO be clear, it's just an impression, so far.
It's mostly the latest trailer, it gave me very bad vibes, character-wise.
On the other hand GTAV is taking the more lighthearted approach again, which is good.
They don't look the same to me.
Do you have a gif comparison or something like that? I'm really curious now.
Nope. Technically, Watch_Dogs is head and shoulders above GTA V.
Oh yeah I had similar feelings, in the back of my mind, so I get that.
(I'm hoping he was having a bad day haha)
And yeah GTAV looks like they got the lighthearted feel perfect!
But you've only seen the next gen version of Watch Dogs.
I don't, no. You know what it's even closer to though? You remember that leaked demo of what was supposed to be Beyond Good & Evil 2? That.
The way Aiden runs, and climbs, and turns corners, and cuts through buildings; it's like it was copy-pasted from that.
I'm not complaining though. Ubi makes running looks cool as hell.
I like the look of them both but after GTA IV i'll take a wait and see approach in regards in V. The thing that has me very interested in Watch Dogs is that the Creative Director apparently always said to the team 'Michael Mann NOT Michael Bay' for the vibe they were going for. That and its rumoured that Reflections are working on the driving for Watch Dogs and considering how much I love Driver San Francisco that's another big plus in my book (if true anyway)
Weltall Zero
Member
I would assume he expects to pay for new consoles based on how games look on them compared to hardware almost a decade old. Perhaps that's not an entirely crazy thought?
Net_Wrecker
Member
For all we know, Watch_Dogs could be 1/5 as big as GTAV and has been developed for high end PCs and next gen consoles. It stands to reason that it will be better technically.
Does that mean you can't prefer the way GTAV looks so far? No. GTAV's shown a lot more variety in lighting + use of color, and has a more unique art style.
Does that mean you can't prefer the way GTAV looks so far? No. GTAV's shown a lot more variety in lighting + use of color, and has a more unique art style.
MrCookiepants
Member
GTA V is beautiful by current gen standards, but Watch Dogs looks orders of magnitude better. Get new eyes OP.
And draw distance, and shaders, and models, and colors.
polyh3dron
Banned
I'll give you art direction, but from a technical standpoint, no it does not.
Trent Strong
Banned
Watch Dogs looks light years ahead of GTA 5. And besides, GTA 5 probably won't look as good on the consoles as it looks in the trailers.
Can Crusher
Banned
Watch Dogs looks much better.
GiantBreadbug
Member
This doesn't really answer your question, but I think that a problem is that you're deciding which games to play based on how they look in terms of technical aspects. While this isn't a bad way to judge games, it's also important to take other things into account, such as, literally everything else.
Watch_Dogs is more visually appealing to me, it looks like its gameplay is more interesting, and the art style rubs me the right way. No idea how either of them control, as I haven't played them.
Psychoward
Banned
Obligatory gif
God that mini-map is way too big and just generally shitty.
jonscrambler
Member
who said that GTA5 footage is current gen?
Watchdogs never looked like a next gen game to me except for lighting and particle effects. From what we have seen so far even car models in watchdogs look barely any better than gta iv. So I really do not know what all the fuss is about regarding watchdogs' graphics.
On the other hand, I refuse to believe any of the trailers shown by rockstar so far for gtav represent in-game graphics on consoles. All footage is from a PC version.
On the other hand, I refuse to believe any of the trailers shown by rockstar so far for gtav represent in-game graphics on consoles. All footage is from a PC version.
I don't understand this thread. Does it come down to your personal preference of which looks better? Are you trying to directly compare two open world titles or is there something else?
The art direction in both games seems pretty phenomenal- but how are you comparing them? Graphics? Gameplay you've seen from trailers (if there is any)? Aesthetics of the environments?
It is so arbitrary.
That being said, I'm with you as far as GTA V goes but I like them both?
The art direction in both games seems pretty phenomenal- but how are you comparing them? Graphics? Gameplay you've seen from trailers (if there is any)? Aesthetics of the environments?
It is so arbitrary.
That being said, I'm with you as far as GTA V goes but I like them both?