adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I think you're mixing up VRR and VRS.
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Digital Foundry's Best Game Graphics of 2021 - PC, Xbox, PlayStation - Another Amazing Year!
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Nah, VRR raises contrast levels and can cause flickering on current implementations in TV sets. Even the flagship C1 and CX models.
sircaw
Banned
Where is diablo 2 res, if we are talking about graphics here, the visual upgrade over diablo2 classic to resurrected is simply staggering?
No Fair,
other than that, good list imo.
Although i have not played them, no ps5 sigh, FUCK YOU SANTA, need a chimney i guess, i do like the look of these.
R+C and Raturnal (Cheap green rat joke)
are simply next-gen beautiful, also really like the artwork in The Ascent, some of those sci-fi settings are the best i have ever seen.
No Fair,
other than that, good list imo.
Although i have not played them, no ps5 sigh, FUCK YOU SANTA, need a chimney i guess, i do like the look of these.
R+C and Raturnal (Cheap green rat joke)
are simply next-gen beautiful, also really like the artwork in The Ascent, some of those sci-fi settings are the best i have ever seen.
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sncvsrtoip
Member
Still better than last year list without ghost of tsushima :d
jezhumphrey75
Banned
wheres gears 5 hivebusters?
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
That came out last year.
Also, personally I would have swapped out Returnal from the top 3 for FH5. I imagine they didn't include Flight Sim cause it was already in last years list.
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Lol what?
Beyond Dread *which actually does look stunning in handheld mode and maybe Deathloop the whole list is absolutely stellar examples of great looking games and should should make you excited for next year and the year after when they can abandon lastgen games.
Even the crossgen titles are absolutely stunning on PC and nextgen.
Kena, Metro Exodus EE and Forza Horizon 5 look significantly better in their nextgen versions.
I know people say they look the same last gen and (PC)next gen....but thats objectively not true.
Lego Builders might be the best non-tech demo game ive ever seen.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I can't say I've ever noticed that, but then I also use my SX on a 4K Monitor, not a TV, and I use the Freesync VRR, not the HDMI 2.1 VRR. Maybe there's a difference there.
It's an absolutely fantastic feature.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Yes, better results are on monitors vs TV sets. But even some monitors contrast levels get raised, and sometimes the black frame is removed.
Buggy Loop
Member
You mean VRS, not VRR?
Never heard of variable refresh rate downgrading IQ, but then again I’m on PC with Gsync.
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SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
lol had no idea. Amazing.
remember_spinal
Banned
They mentioned Flight Sim was included last year, when it actually came out.
And Psychonauts 2 is not a great looking game graphically. Although it does have a charming art style
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Three Jackdaws
Banned
It's very impressive, even Spiderman Remastered and MM are breathtaking at times.
I think a lot of people were caught off guard because they thought we're going to get really bogged down ray tracing implementations considering the "limited" hardware.
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kyoji
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remember_spinal
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HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
R&C on an OLED
Imtjnotu
Member
To add, it's because the refresh is at a constant 120hz and the voltage isn't meant to be variable when the refresh drops below that point. That's why the blacks came out like an ips screen. Supposedly 2022 OLEDs will have an actual hardware revision to address this once and for all
MidGenRefresh
*Refreshes biennially
Yes. Best RT reflections? No. Best RT reflections on consoles? Most likely.
2020 game.
MidGenRefresh
*Refreshes biennially
Nothing in that game is rendered in the cloud. All graphical rendering is done locally on your machine. Cloud is used for data storage and streaming. On top of that this game was first released in 2020.
shenmue mugen
Member
I think Halo Infinite deserved a place in that list. The scope of the world and 60fps is an achievement I think.
Imtjnotu
Member
What game has better RT reflections?
T0minator
Member
After months of playing Returnal the particles effects still amaze to this day. I made a video of Returnal to kind of showing off the visuals and gameplay.
It's so awesome
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KingT731
Member
I legit just finished this game yesterday and it really isn't a looker at all.
MidGenRefresh
*Refreshes biennially
Too many to list? Control, Minecraft, Wolfenstein, Deliver Us The Moon, Cyberpunk, Battlefield V... Ratchet & Clank is an outstanding looking game. But to say that it has the best RT reflections implementation is just not true.
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Lysandros
Member
DF members state in the very video that it has the best RT implementation on console of any game.
Hobbygaming
has been asked to post in 'Grounded' mode.
Riky:And all that without VRR.
MidGenRefresh
*Refreshes biennially
Does it have RT on Xbox? RT elevates this game to new heights.
MidGenRefresh
*Refreshes biennially
And that’s correct.
StateofMajora
Banned
I mean yeah, it’s ratchet and clank that wins in graphics. It’s kinda the only game that looked next gen to me, although it was a bad game.
Having played Returnal, it looks nice but it looks like a ps4 game minus the particles tbh. Certainly the ps4 couldn’t do all that it’s doing at that fps but the actual detail is nothing amazing. And there’s some definite jank in there like her feet sliding across the floor and trees/geometry being disconnected and stuff like that but overall it is good for their first “big” game. I think their next game could be a knockout.
Still need to play re8 village and sackboy on ps5.
Having played Returnal, it looks nice but it looks like a ps4 game minus the particles tbh. Certainly the ps4 couldn’t do all that it’s doing at that fps but the actual detail is nothing amazing. And there’s some definite jank in there like her feet sliding across the floor and trees/geometry being disconnected and stuff like that but overall it is good for their first “big” game. I think their next game could be a knockout.
Still need to play re8 village and sackboy on ps5.
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akaFullmetal
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Ratchet is definitely just awesome to look at. Especially the city part with all the ships and everything moving around, steam, rt, hdr. Just lovely to look at with a bunch of different vistas throughout the game.
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DarkMage619
$MSFT
No TM for Ratchet and Clank? Hate to ruin your lame narrative.
DarkMage619
$MSFT
Fair enough. There was plenty of laughs when Crackdown 3 came out with regards to using cloud based technology. Flight Simulator seems to have realized that tech. Also Flight Simulator coming out on PC in 2020 doesn't have anything to do with it hitting consoles in 2021. It running on a $300 console was quite the feat vs a $3000 PC.
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
But DF members are Microsoft shills and shouldnt be trusted.
Tripolygon
Banned
That is because what Microsoft promised was increasing the power of the console with the power of the cloud. What they are doing is loading high-resolution assets as you play the game, they are not doing any computing to enhance the visuals or gameplay in the cloud. COD does the same thing as well to reduce the game package size. They can't possibly include all the map data on the Bluray or initial download so they have to rely on cloud storage to load in the data when needed as you play.
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Topher
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MasterCornholio
Member
Can anyone see Ratchet not making one of these lists?
It really does look great. I'll get to it once the price drops a little.
It really does look great. I'll get to it once the price drops a little.
MaxwellParrish
Member
I think they should have added F.I.S.T. to that list and leave out Deathloop.
ReBurn
Gold Member
Flight Simulator was a 2020 release on PC and they included FS in this list last year.
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MasterCornholio
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Maybe not the visuals but John says he likes the game a lot and it's definitely one of his GOTY choices.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Unfortunately we all know the narrative will flare up again the next some a DF comparison comes out with results not to folks liking in either camp.Yeah, that narrative needs to just stop. Same withNXGamer .
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[Sigma]
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Returnal at number 3. Hmm, I dunno if I agree. I do like the atmosphere/lighting/particle effects for sure. Nothing wrong with the details neither but it's kinda difficult for me to say that with everything it has, that I would put it in my top 3. I'd put it in my top 10 though for sure. I do have Ratchet as number 1.
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Fake
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ResetEraVetVIP
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Pixar Quality.
Topher
Gold Member
DF and NXG seem to bring out the "best" in people. Personally, I appreciate the work they put into what they do. I think it is fine to provide commentary that doesn't agree with what they say, but to go to the extent as to question their integrity just doesn't jive with me.
Orbital2060
Member
I havent played it, but it makes sense with Ratchet just based on the quality of the resources and lighting and everything going on. Just purely observed through a next gen lens.