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[clarky]

Not my thing but worth it for the eye candy alone. Best looking game around, no doubt. The detail is incredible.

 

[ShaikhCroft]

Wow those shots are impressive. Can't wait to get my hands on it.

 

[CGNoire]

PC version with the letterbox removed, along with film grain and CA etc removed -

It looks more like a 'game' now than a cgi movie and i'm sure some will feel its lost its charm like this, but i prefer the clean and crisp image quality. The game looks fucking nuts too imo, the detail really shines through with all the post processing gone (well most of it)..

But everything still looks like it's covered in vaseline?

 

[fatmarco]

Best looking game I've seen this gen. Pics dont do it justice. A lot of it is very subtle.

Yeah the game needs to be experienced in person I feel. On an OLED with HDR it looks miles better than these screenshots do.

They aren't doing it justice.

 

[Calverz]

4 chapters deep and I’d say it’s probably the best looking game I have seen. But it’s not a game, more of an experience.

 

[Punished Miku]

On an OLED with HDR it looks miles better than these screenshots do.

They aren't doing it justice.

I have absolutely zero doubt about that. This is the first game that makes me want an OLED. Its so clear it is made for that.

 

[clarky]

But everything still looks like it's covered in vaseline?

Not in my experience.

 

[March Climber]

I rag on modern games a lot, but this one is actually looks next gen. First game I can say that about all generation. Now, it looks like something we should have had much earlier, but it finally came. Not sure how much I will enjoy it, but seems like they accomplished most of what they set out to do.

I don’t know why people ever had these doubts. The playable Matrix demo made me an instant believer.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Not in my experience.

Vaseline filter in photo mode?

 

[Self_Destructive]

PC version maxed out

 

[adamsapple]

PC version maxed out

The game has a very strong, cohesive, visual style.

 

[The Fartist]

Looks pretty damn good, but all this does is just makes me excited for what Naughty Dog is going to show us.

 

[Mortisfacio]

Looks pretty damn good, but all this does is just makes me excited for what Naughty Dog is going to show us.

The Last of Us 2: Remastered-remake, more remasterered. Possibly Reforged?

 

[Self_Destructive]

Looks pretty damn good, but all this does is just makes me excited for what Naughty Dog is going to show us.

Their next big game is going to be ridiculous for sure.

 

[Kacho]

Wrong thread

 

[Darsxx82]

 

[The Fartist]

The Last of Us 2: Remastered-remake, more remasterered. Possibly Reforged?

Nope, Son of Last of Us 2: Remastered-remake, more remastered, stupid.

 

[JCreasy]

Looks pretty damn good, but all this does is just makes me excited for what Naughty Dog is going to show us.

Pretty much.

I hope Naughty Dog understands the assignment. The fidelity bar has been raised.

 

[hybrid_birth]

But everything still looks like it's covered in vaseline?

Did you get the recommended eye surgery? I did. Now everything looks amazing.

Game pass members get 10% discount on bionic eye surgery.

 

[rodrigolfp]

flickr is compressing the image significantly.

 

[analog_future]

PC version maxed out

jesus

 

[evanft]

Is it weird that I'm not that impressed? It's technically impressive, but in a way that a tech demo for a new engine is impressive. There doesn't seem to be anything going on artistically. It's kind of the opposite of Ghost of Tsushima, which is actually not doing much technically but is absolutely gorgeous due to style and smart design decisions. They're leaning HEAVILY on post-processing, too, which I hate about 95% of the time. I'm seeing a lot of film grain, motion blur, and chromatic aberration, which are basically the three horsemen of shit I turn off in ever PC game.

Also, they gotta get rid of the black bars on PC ASAP.

 

[gokurho]

Best looking game ever

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Is it weird that I'm not that impressed? It's technically impressive, but in a way that a tech demo for a new engine is impressive. There doesn't seem to be anything going on artistically. It's kind of the opposite of Ghost of Tsushima, which is actually not doing much technically but is absolutely gorgeous due to style and smart design decisions. They're leaning HEAVILY on post-processing, too, which I hate about 95% of the time. I'm seeing a lot of film grain, motion blur, and chromatic aberration, which are basically the three horsemen of shit I turn off in ever PC game.

Also, they gotta get rid of the black bars on PC ASAP.

Yep I hate those 3 options in my games. Also agree that this game looks bland apart from the amazing graphics. There's just nothing else that screams next gen.

I said at the start of this gen, the games we have out now looks ok and I'd be happy with that level of fidelity if we could have a generational leap forward in physics and NPC AI. Where are the thunderstorms that realistically damage vegetation and other real world objects.
Realistic simulations of cloth, water etc.
NPC's that react to their surroundings (Im tired of seeing NPC's walk about in the rain or storms like nothing's going on).

Like where are these advancements in video game tech?

 

[Darsxx82]

 

[intheinbetween]

Playing HB2 on my Samsung 49" at 32:9 is simply amazing, no bars just full screen.

There's a few drops here and there but so far performance is pretty good (automatic DLSS @ 5120x1440p), though probably my 3080 is bottlenecking my CPU (13900k)

 

[Arsic]

Game is a pretty loose stretch here.

Graphics demo / slightly interactive visual novel.

 

[R3TRODYCE]

Seeing this on my oled reminded me why I spent so much money on my pc and tv setup.

 

[Insane Metal]

Looks insanely good as expected.

The devs did some insane stuff on PS3 too, remember Heavenly Sword?

 

[Bojji]

Looks good but I can hardly see details with this absurd amount of CA, MB, DOF and other smearing effects. They clearly love them but there should be option to remove this shit.

 

[lucbr]

Not only the graphics but the audio is really next level. It's been a while since I got technically impressed with a game.

 

[adamsapple]

Kratos has seen better days.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Damn... graphicx are truly dead.

 

[Bungie]

By far the best looking game this gen. I'm in awe, will update this post at the end of my playthrough with all the pictures I've taken on my journey.

 

[proandrad]

Game looks insane right on pc. Hope it does well. I’m so sick of every triple A game having to be a 50hr+ open world game. This and Stellar Blade brings me back to the ps2 and early 360 days.

 

[Balducci30]

Jesus Christ this looks absolutely insane graphically - people think Horizon Forbidden West looks better than this???? If Naughty Dog can get an actual game to have this level (or close) graphics. I will consider this gen a success

 

[ManaByte]

Looks pretty damn good, but all this does is just makes me excited for what Naughty Dog is going to show us.

Of ND’s next game doesn’t look this good Sony must demand Seppuku.

 

[adamsapple]

A pure survival horror game with this kind of atmosphere will be incredible.

SH2 Remake is also a UE5 game but that looks last gen compared to this (going by the last trailer).

 

[Neilg]

I am curious what the budget actually was though as they only had an 80 man team and only started full production after mid 2021.

You're still at $30m+ with just salaries. There's tech, hardware, software, marketing, licensing too.

 

[nosoynadie22]

 

[Jesb]

Playing this on gfn and this game is Fkn incredible looking I will give it that.

 

[Jesb]

This section at the beginning is giving me tomb raider vibes. It almost feels like they got the motivation from the first reimagining of tomb raider. The whole struggle and stuff, the sea level kind of gave me those vibes from that level in uncharted 4. I’m definitely thinking I’m gonna be sticking with this one. I eventually gave up on the first game after getting stuck/ uninterested. Let’s see how this goes. But man very immersed so far.

 

[adamsapple]

Quite possibly the best rendered real-time character models in a game, yet.

 

[nosoynadie22]

 

[Elginer]

f Us 2: Remastered-remake, more remasterered. Possibly Reforged?

lmao

 

[HeWhoWalks]

Best looking game? Well, put it this way, you'll struggle a bit to find one that all around tops it!

The environments look great, faces are next level (especially Senua), and the overall picture is what you would (or should) expect from this gen!

 

[JCreasy]

This is high key what Kratos might look like with a photo real scan. And it’s actually what we wanted to see in Ragnorok — a generational leap forward in fidelity.

PlayStation Studios needs to get on 3Lateral’s calendar.

 

[ArtHands]

Feels like the first game with truly next gen graphics.

 

[CoreyFlawless]

Idk why that just look impressive to me

 

[Self_Destructive]