Living Proof
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You could say that about every CE or LE. Then the price would shoot up and everyone would complain that they're too expensive.
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The Witcher 3 will likely have the best graphics yet (New Screenshots)
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You could say that about every CE or LE. Then the price would shoot up and everyone would complain that they're too expensive.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Such a disappointing downgrade.
Looks much worse than previous screens and footage.
In fact, it looks like the screens they released before they switched from TW2 renderer, to TW3 renderer.
Game is in need of OBMB, and the LoD looks so much worse now.
Looks much worse than previous screens and footage.
In fact, it looks like the screens they released before they switched from TW2 renderer, to TW3 renderer.
Game is in need of OBMB, and the LoD looks so much worse now.
Pocky4Th3Win
Member
They already charge almost a $100 premium for the statues in CE, I got spawn figures for 1/4th the price that look better than that garage.
This is generally how I'm feeling. Like I said earlier, these new shots looks similar to a lot of the early images and footage we saw, minus sharpening. I don't think the quality of the final game compared to production images can be determined until we see the exact same areas in the final game that have been displayed in screenshots and videos. The overall composition of the screenshots we were getting maybe a year ago looked absolutely insane, but they had tech elements that looked down-to-earth. I think someone at CDP let it slip that those earlier PC builds were running on a Titan though.
TW3 isn't going to tower over other games the way TW2 did though in terms of graphics. TW2 looked so impressive because it was basically one of only two games in 2011 (or that whole era really) that was designed with contemporary PC tech in mind instead of consoles, the other being Crysis 2. TW3 will be competing with games that at the very least are being designed around consoles only a year and a half old. CDProjekt's competition has been unshackled from 2006 technology. That said, I think TW3 will still be the more impressive technological achievement between it and Dragon Age for instance. It seems to be trying to do more in terms of how the world and characters interact with you.
I haven't really gotten so upset about it because it seems to be a sacrifice that's been uniform across today's open-world games. I haven't really seen anyone list a game that handles the LOD problem well.
insert_username_here
Member
It looks nice and all but what's with the shiny prostitutes. Also the textures while pretty high res are very flat, I would have thought by now brick walls would have more polygons giving them depth than what they have in the screenshots.
travisbickle
Member
What source material?
The developers can choose how to dress their characters as they wish, unless I missed the discovery of medieval thigh-high tights and mini-shorts?
plasmawave
Banned
All according to keikaku.
Pocky4Th3Win
Member
Skyrim with ugrids set to 12. It's a performance hog but looks great.
JudgmentJay
Member
Not really impressed compared to early footage, but it looks decent. Game's gonna be great regardless I'm sure.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
This is a joke right? Right?
The Shogun
Banned
It would be nice if we could get some tessellation but that won't be happening well on AMD powered consoles, and as far as I know Witcher 3 doesn't have any Nvidia exclusive features on PC.
plasmawave
Banned
Lol. Because having prostitutes in games is now immoral.
Pocky4Th3Win
Member
Yeah it does... Has that fur tech I thought.
The Shogun
Banned
Oh yeah you're right, totally forgot. It has HairWorks
Psychological Intellect
Banned
I'm somewhat underwhelmed.
As it looks no where as good as this
yea
that reveal was something else. what a downgrade
JimmyRustler
Gold Member
Downgrade compared to th earlier footage is pretty significant. Shame actually.
No doubt the needed hardware will be exorbitant regardless. Wonder how this game will run on my 970.
No doubt the needed hardware will be exorbitant regardless. Wonder how this game will run on my 970.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
I'm not overwhelmed. I think maybe people are expecting too much from an open world game.
GavinUK86
Member
Even the CE statue has been downgraded
Where did you get the right image from?
Spare a thought for my 2 660's.
deeptech
Member
Well , first screens that were released made me expect something lot more than in these. It barely manages to look better than TW2 , but it's still understandable since it's coming out on consoles as well , it's not gonna be ported from PC later like TW2 was.
I just hope gameplay and writing will be good , that way graphics won't really be a problem
I don't get this too. When a game like The Witcher shows that most criminals, rapists or whatever are male nobody says" this is a poor representation of the male gender" because that would be an awful generalization but if you show some women as whores then somehow you are making a poor representation of the entire female gender... how's that even possible?
Lucky for us consle gamers!
mercenar1e
Member
Even the CE statue has been downgraded
woah lol that looks nothing like what was advertised.
a secret-boss
Banned
I like seeing geralt at least have some none pony tailed hair
after Dragon Age Inquisiton where npcs r bald, short hair or tied hair
after Dragon Age Inquisiton where npcs r bald, short hair or tied hair
Dust collecting tat that will be landfill in a couple of years. NA CEs are garbage. Do people actually like figurines? (Looks at post count in amiibo thread #2)...yeah I guess they do.
Deers are so creepy, I steer clear of these animals.Someone on The Witcher forums spotted this little fella on the last screenshot.
Game is looking good, but it's the uncanny valley for me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley
The only things that I see are the things that are not right (flat textures, bad hair).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley
The only things that I see are the things that are not right (flat textures, bad hair).
I know man, which is why I shouldn't even be concerning myself with all this downgrade talk.
Denton
Member
Krusenstern
Banned
These screenshots look like last generation shots. Don't even look better than DA:Inquisition (and that's a cross-gen game). I knew sooner or later Dennis would start trippin.
It looks really good ( screenshots from the OP ), but compared vs. this :
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=149139080&postcount=27
It is a damn downgrade!
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=149139080&postcount=27
It is a damn downgrade!
Mad Season
Banned
Buying a 980 for this
OsirisBlack
Banned
This single clip has ruined every other screenshot and video for me
I'm in the same boat, I was never that impressed with the character models they just looked out of place to me in the stunning world they had originally shown. The initial reveal makes all of this look pretty disappointing. Hopefully it can match the reveal maxed out on High end PCs.
Cant say for sure. Lets watch tonights CDPR gameplay stream before claiming its a downgrade.
Krusenstern
Banned
I wonder if that footage will be from the PC or a console version.
WetTreeLeaf
Neo Member
WOW. Youre the first to ever get it right!= Adrien Brody?
It's my Adrien Brody character from the Sims 3.
Oublieux
Member
In this thread, I learned that people have way higher graphical standards than I do.
I honestly think the game looks amazing, even with the "downgrade" from its initial reveal, I still think it will be an absolute wonder to travel in an open world with this level of fidelity. I'm probably just going to stroll around and admire the view.
I honestly think the game looks amazing, even with the "downgrade" from its initial reveal, I still think it will be an absolute wonder to travel in an open world with this level of fidelity. I'm probably just going to stroll around and admire the view.
I think it's not about "graphical standards" really, it's just that new screens look worse than the older ones (which is something going for W3 since late last year) even when they still look good.