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[SlimySnake]

Hey I understand, I too would be pissed if my prodigal son turned out to be a fraud.
I remember you being so hyped about the gif of spidey swinging through that oval structure in the park as you were commenting how things were now fully geometry. Turns out its the exact same structure in SM1 with zero geometry change.

I too would be disappointed, but I wouldn't try to cover up by making things up.
Hey I bought a PS5 on Wednesday and stayed up all night to play this game and I'm also disappointed.
I stopped after the first mission and im now on the streets with sand. The sand loooks so bad its astonishing how bad it looks compared to horizon forbidden west sand. From what i have played so far, if this wasn't a heavily marketed "sony exclusive". This game wouldn't even be talked about in graphics discussion. It won't even be top 20 graphics.

The game feels unpolished for a Sony exclusive. Not particularly because of bugs but because it feels off in both cutscenes and during setpieces. There is something missing. The character models and facial animations of both Peter and Miles look like they could use another pass. And as impressive as that setpiece was, the cutscenes didn’t feel as tightly choreographed as the first game. There is one shot where it looks stunning and i could immediately tell that more work was put into it than the rest. I will replay the intro in fidelity mode to see if I’m just imagining things but that Peter classroom entrance just looked off from the beginning.

I don’t want to say the game was rushed because this could just be the intro and maybe the rest of the cutscenes are more polished, but those MJ shots clearly show that she doesn’t look great in all scenes especially compared to those shots in the trailer.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Few more, from quality mode:

This is where all the budget went:

 

[Senua]

That smoke looks fucking terrible, like Call of Duty 1 level lol

 

[SimTourist]

That's the price for putting out 5 (3 without crossgen) games during a generation instead of 1 like most devs I guess.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Another example of an NPC:

 

[GymWolf]

Lmao did insomniac just straight up used the bullshot from the reveal trailer and the famous bullshot where he fly with the web wings over the city for 2 of the 3 pics in the back cover of the game?


Talk about a desperate move.

 

[GymWolf]

Another example of an NPC:

Ok now you are just straight posting fallout 4 pics, be honest.

Not cool man.

 

[GymWolf]

If gta6 doesn't violate this thing without vaseline we are fucked.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

The suit looks good but that was the case in their last 2 Spider-Man games.

 

[geary]

Another example of an NPC:

Please tell me this is a Starfield random NPC?

 

[Senua]

Such a hilarious contrast between this thread and the DF thread where people are calling this the best looking game yet

 

[SlimySnake]

Such a hilarious contrast between this thread and the DF thread where people are calling this the best looking game yet

This thread must be protected at all costs.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Ok now you are just straight posting fallout 4 pics, be honest.

Not cool man.

Yooo, check this out, it's from Saint's Row 3:

 

[Hunnybun]

I think they basically spent all the next gen resource on fucking raytracing. The improvements beyond that are really negligible.

I really think RT was a mistake for this gen. At the level the consoles can do it it's just nowhere near the worth the cost.

 

[Aaron Olive]

Another example of an NPC:

Oof her shirt buttons have PS3 Levels of detail

 

[blastprocessor]

That smoke/sand cloud looks super bad imo, just pasted in with no depth or proper lighting and shadowing interacting with it.

Agree when you play a game like Forbidden West and fly into and through the volumetric clouds/fog effects l got blown away.

When you see that sand cloud is looks terribly out of date. Insomniac need to catchup.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

And fucking of course the first mission involves settings up towers/boosting signal. Creativity is dead. More NPCs. Bear in mind that they're covered in sand.

 

[setoman]

 

[geary]

And fucking of course the first mission involves settings up towers/boosting signal. Creativity is dead. More NPCs. Bear in mind that they're covered in sand.

Is that sand or they washed their cloths with bleach?

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Another NPC showcase. I specifically pick these as they have lines of dialogue so it's almost as if the devs want you to look at them.

She's a ventriloquist. It's part of the ongoing effort to have the most inclusive game ever made:

Edit: I'm not sure if it's visible on Twitter, but she's talking without moving her lips

 

[Senua]

Few more, from quality mode:

I thought I recognized this smoke effect, it's from CoD2 from 2005. I think they improved it in CoD3 too but of course Spiderman is only on it's second iteration so hopefully Spiderman 3 will have CoD3 level smoke

 

[Senua]

Another example of an NPC:

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Main characters without the suit:

 

[Dunker99]

Another example of an NPC:

Lol. I dare you to post all of those on Era and see what they say.

 

[Slothbeing1209]

After the opening boss fight/area , the game does look a lots better.
The game looks fantastic during golden evening time.

 

[RNK]

Imagine buying this game and not being able to find any enjoyment from it because you're too busy looking for all the flaws. Why not post some actual shots that impressed you?

I legit feel sorry for some of you..

 

[Senua]

Imagine buying this game and not being able to find any enjoyment from it because you're too busy looking for all the flaws. Why not post some actual shots that impressed you?

I legit feel sorry for some of you..

Imagine coming into a graphical fidelity discussion thread and moaning about people pointing out graphical flaws in a game

 

[MidGenRefresh]

More shots. I like how busy the streets feel. Drivers AI is poor, they get stuck in traffic with nothing in front of them and just stay there.

Random alleyway

Giant rat. At least it's not green

 

[RNK]

Imagine coming into a graphical fidelity discussion thread and moaning about people pointing out graphical flaws in a game

Imagine coming into a graphical fidelity thread and ONLY posting the flaws you see. There are plenty of moments where this game looks great. Where are those shots?

I can find flaws in ANY game.

 

[Musilla]

From what I've played so far (very little), the open world sections are a generation below Forbidden West, and the Npcs are two or three, this only gives even more credit to Guerrilla/DECIMA and their incredible work.

The interiors and costumes do have a high level.

 

[Senua]

Imagine coming into a graphical fidelity thread and ONLY posting the flaws you see. There are plenty of moments where this game looks great. Where are those shots?

I can find flaws in ANY game.

Scroll up, he's been posting a mixture of shite and good looking shots. Almost like games are usually a mixed bag and it's interesting to us nerds in a graphical fidelity thread to post all sorts of shots, good or bad

 

[SlimySnake]

Another example of an NPC:

I can excuse poor npc character models in a game that has hundreds of them. I can excuse low res textures on npcs. What i can’t excuse is how ugly insomniacs is making every woman in the game.

Reporters don’t look this ugly in real life because they need to be pretty to look good on TV. Most of the reporters come from beauty pageants and modeling backgrounds. The ugly ones do the actual journalism behind desks because no one wants to see purple hair on TV.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Quality of RT reflections

Actual scene for comparison

Nice to see that car mirrors work like mirrors. That's something that even Forza Motorsport can't do

 

[Senua]

Nice to see that car mirrors work like mirrors. That's something that even Forza Motorsport can't do

Forza literally had one job and it got beaten by a game where you can't even drive cars. Also the reflections in general are way better than Forza's RT ones

 

[Lethal01]

Imagine buying this game and not being able to find any enjoyment from it because you're too busy looking for all the flaws. Why not post some actual shots that impressed you?

I legit feel sorry for some of you..

I enjoy video games on levels you can't begin to comprehend.
or something, I dunno, eat a shit.

 

[CGNoire]

Nothing screams next-gen more than installing a game from a spinning disc. Also, this is stupid. What's the point of having reversible cover art if you're gonna ruin it with a fucking white box informing me that you cheapen out on plastic and used recycled garbage instead. So stupid!

Thats straight blasphemy.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Kind of a bummer that new playable area is much smaller than it first appear to be. All the stuff east of that line is not accessible.

All that, as far as horizon goes is just a back-drop

 

[Senua]

Kind of a bummer that new playable area is much smaller than it first appear to be. All the stuff east of that line is not accessible.

All that, as far as horizon goes is just a back-drop

Coming to a DLC store near you

 

[Slothbeing1209]

Kind of a bummer that new playable area is much smaller than it first appear to be. All the stuff east of that line is not accessible.

All that, as far as horizon goes is just a back-drop

Huh, really? Don't see any review mentioned about this. Maybe it'll open up later.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Huh, really? Don't see any review mentioned about this. Maybe it'll open up later.

Maybe, but it doesn't look fully rendered. So I'm pressing X to doubt.

 

[Aaron Olive]

Kind of a bummer that new playable area is much smaller than it first appear to be. All the stuff east of that line is not accessible.

All that, as far as horizon goes is just a back-drop

Or, or hear me out…… future DLC.

 

[SlimySnake]

Imagine coming into a graphical fidelity thread and ONLY posting the flaws you see. There are plenty of moments where this game looks great. Where are those shots?

Post them.

 

[CGNoire]

The most terryfing thing about that clip is the mj pic during the chitchat in the lower right angle.

Gank is scarier.

 

[adamsapple]

Another example of an NPC:

Oof.

Clearly they prioritized certain things over others, it's their prerogative but yeah this specific pic and model ..

 

[CGNoire]

Forza literally had one job and it got beaten by a game where you can't even drive cars. Also the reflections in general are way better than Forza's RT ones

Wait DigitalFraudry said that there had implemented 2x bounce on reflections and yet that cab's reflection sure as hell isnt included.

 

[CGNoire]

Oof.

Clearly they prioritized certain things over others, it's their prerogative but yeah this specific pic and model ..

The diffuse texture on her clothes looks like it was designed to fit within N64's vram limits.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Boat people. Generational difference.

Spider-Man PS4

Spider-Man 2 PS5

 

[CGNoire]

Few more, from quality mode:

This is where all the budget went:

Opague alpha will be the death of me.....and PS5 if this trend doesnt change. Makes all effects look early 360 era.

 

[GymWolf]

I can excuse poor npc character models in a game that has hundreds of them. I can excuse low res textures on npcs. What i can’t excuse is how ugly insomniacs is making every woman in the game.

Reporters don’t look this ugly in real life because they need to be pretty to look good on TV. Most of the reporters come from beauty pageants and modeling backgrounds. The ugly ones do the actual journalism behind desks because no one wants to see purple hair on TV.

I see you are a fanboy of my italian connational diletta leotta uh?