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[Jagsrock]

 

[BreakinBad]

Resogun

AC4 (PS4)

 

[SPACECADET]

Also this shot which i fucking loved this part in the game. the reveal was so mysterious. But i'm gonna just link it because i feel like if any shot was gonna be a spoiler in this game it would be this one.

Spoiler

http://i.imgur.com/2qQiNhu.jpg

 

[Omegabalmung9]

 

[phosphor112]

That glow that seems to be around every single object and character in Mario and Pikmin looks bad. This screen above is the worst example of it I've seen. What is it? Some kind of shader? Nintendo has to tone it down, it's becoming their next-gen trademark...look at that screen, the whole thing has the glow.

Here is my post from another thread.

They produce good looking stuff with their art styles but I'm not a fan of all the shaders and depth of field they shit on the screen. It screams "we finally have shaders".

 

[Noema]

I've never been a huge Killzone fan but holy crap those screens.

It looks so crisp and clean.

I want to lick it.

 

[LightofRohan]

Nah, but for real. Playing this on a 5 inch OLED without the screenshot compression, it has perfect image quality and could definitely pass as a game playable on next-gen (current-gen now?) consoles. It looks SO GOOD.

Man. This is bullshit.

I now want a 3DS, Vita and a WiiU. Can't you guys be considerate? I don't have all this money...

 

[ozfunghi]

Here is my post from another thread.

Here's my post from above. It has nothing to do with having shaders "at last", since this is something they've been doing since Wii.

It's intentional & functional. Not meant to be aesthetically pleasing i think. Much like the "dumb" shadows underneath your character in Mario games.

 

[OryoN]

Crimson Dragon is 1080p.
What about Criterion? They made both games. There was a mass exodus from Criterion and Ghost is the real Criterion now. They switched to Frostbite, though.

I wasn't aware of an exodus. I thought the team were simply split. That also explains why one of the main coders are now at SMS, helping with Wii U project cars version. Sorry about the cliff-hanger, just suggesting that it's amazing what Criterion pulled off on Wii U, with their 'first date' with the hardware.

No, Nintendo also uses that effect when it makes no sense at all, and has since Galaxy 1. (You can see it in that Dolphin shot someone posted.)
I don't think it's even affected by scene lighting at all. It seems to be based on orientation of polys relative to the camera.

Ok, I think I understand what effect you guys are talking about, although, it's a lot more subtle in some other areas, and rarely overused, imo.

Game looks good, better than either the Xbox 360 or PS3. Run's smooth for the most part, minus some scenes that involve alot of NPC's.

People in this thread claim the game runs much smoother than AC3, while looking considerably better. A couple never noticed frame drops, but i think someone mentioned some drops in the cities when things got really hectic, but still much better than AC3 (WiiU). This is just from memory, reading opinions in this topic.

Thanks!

 

[TAJ]

Also, the shot above pretty much exactly matches the character render screen GG released.
/IMG]

There's a cutscene near the beginning of the game (prisoner exchange) that's a much closer match.

 

[Timu]

There's a cutscene near the beginning of the game (prisoner exchange) that's a much closer match.

It's this one?=O

 

[shinobi602]

Really liked this shot (PS4)

 

[TAJ]

It's this one?=O

Yeah.
It might have actually been taken in that scene with the camera zoomed in and less DoF blur, lol.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

Some of those shots literally do look like concept art.

 

[Margalis]

This Nintendo effect you guys are talking about, rim lighting, is just a way to make characters more defined. It's the way news broadcasters are lit and the way Team Fortress characters are lit. It's more pronounced in Mario than in a lot of other games, but it exists in a lot of games and often isn't realistically physically motivated, just as the lighting in films is rarely physically accurate. Back lighting / rim lighting / kicker lights is hardly some sort of Nintendo invention, and it's used in games the same way it's used in theater TV and film for the same reasons.

 

[TAJ]

This Nintendo effect you guys are talking about, rim lighting, is just a way to make characters more defined. It's the way news broadcasters are lit and the way Team Fortress characters are lit. It's more pronounced in Mario than in a lot of other games, but it exists in a lot of games and often isn't realistically physically motivated, just as the lighting in films is rarely physically accurate. Back lighting / rim lighting / kicker lights is hardly some sort of Nintendo invention, and it's used in games the same way it's used in theater TV and film for the same reasons.

I know what rim lighting is. I used the term earlier in this thread. But I don't think Nintendo is using actual lights to achieve it.

 

[LightofRohan]

I know what rim lighting is. I used the term earlier in this thread. But I don't think Nintendo is using actual lights to achieve it.

They just go crazy with a brdf/fresnel shader and use it to put a glow on the curves of a meshes surface. Similar to how most metals and car shaders are made, but more subdued and utilizing reflection.

 

[Jagsrock]

 

[phosphor112]

Here's my post from above. It has nothing to do with having shaders "at last", since this is something they've been doing since Wii.

...but it looks like crap. They are taking a good art style and shitting on it with these balls quality and overly used shaders.

 

[AlexIIDX]

This game is gorgeous....

 

[Exile20]

This game looks so good, damnnnnnnnn. It is 60 fps too.

Nintendo did a great job on the game, I am still in world 2 and loving it. GOTY for sure.

 

[treason]

dat water

 

[Alcotholic]

So many conflicting opinions on Nintendo's shaders.

 

[shinobi602]

AC4 (PS4)

 

[Zolbrod]

Really love this map screen from Mario 3D World (Spoilers):

Spoiler

https://d3esbfg30x759i.cloudfront.net/ss/zlCfzRMxmWMQkJmGvR

 

[nib95]

AC4 (PS4)

Nice shots. The top one looks great. Interesting to compare the water to the one in the Mario shot above. On a side note, your characters outfit looks boss.

 

[alterno69]

I'm loving what i'ves een of Mario 3d but is it more challenging than 3d land on the 3ds?

 

[Hidden One]

 

[Timu]

Wow, AC4 looks great.=p

 

[Dimitri2401]

AC4 (PS4)

Hey, Montréal

 

[SPACECADET]

so does this thread have rules set yet? i don't wanna overload or anything.

also how do these screen threads work with spoilers in general?

 

[LightofRohan]

AC4 (PS4)

Damn. Those are a LOT better than Twitter, haha. Still not ideal, but nice. Seems like they are facebook?

Is Facebook as intrusive as I think it is? I'm worried about connecting to it.

 

[TAJ]

So many conflicting opinions on Nintendo's shaders.

But the game itself is all over the map.
That beach scene looks great, especially sand Bowser and sand goombas.
And then you have Jagsrock's screens this page, where Nintendo reached Perfect Dark Zero levels of tastelessness.

 

[shinobi602]

Damn. Those are a LOT better than Twitter, haha. Still not ideal, but nice. Seems like they are facebook?

Is Facebook as intrusive as I think it is? I'm worried about connecting to it.

Yea, uploaded to Facebook

Obviously not 100% perfect, but like you said, I've found them a lot better than Twitter. Personally I don't find it intrusive...it's not like they send you ads or anything. You can create an account, link it on your PS4 and that's it.

 

[adamantypants]

Really liked this shot (PS4)

I get really strong FarCry 3 vibes from AC4 at times. This is one of those times.

 

[Sleeplessnights]

dont do screens normally :3

photomode:

Is Forza adding AA in photomode?

Yea, uploaded to Facebook

Obviously not 100% perfect, but like you said, I've found them a lot better than Twitter. Personally I don't find it intrusive...it's not like they send you ads or anything. You can create an account, link it on your PS4 and that's it.

Can you set sharing to "only me"?

 

[shinobi602]

Can you set sharing to "only me"?

Yup, while you're linking your FB on your PS4, it'll ask you how you want your pictures uploaded, and you can set them to "Only me".

 

[cakefoo]

PS4 Assassin's Creed fails to impress me. Imo you can't have a next-gen game without next-gen lighting, and to my eyes it looks identical lighting-wise to Wii U.

 

[Rocket_Chips]

FIFA looks nice but can be a bit buggy....

 

[cheezcake]

PS4 Assassin's Creed fails to impress me. Imo you can't have a next-gen game without next-gen lighting, and to my eyes it looks identical lighting-wise to Wii U.

Yup.

Though I have it for Xbone, the water is nice but the lighting really falls flat

 

[ShellyDeKiller]

FIFA looks nice but can be a bit buggy....

Who the fuck are those?

 

[Jagsrock]

FIFA looks nice but can be a bit buggy....

lmao "duuuude your 3d tv is awesome it's like we're actually on the field"

 

[Sleeplessnights]

Yup, while you're linking your FB on your PS4, it'll ask you how you want your pictures uploaded, and you can set them to "Only me".

Well that's good, thanks!

 

[Card Boy]

Any other DC Universe Online shots?

 

[TAJ]

Is Forza adding AA in photomode?

Massive amounts of supersampling, just like previous games.

 

[Kyzon]

I'm loving what i'ves een of Mario 3d but is it more challenging than 3d land on the 3ds?

Later on it is. If you're playing with friends, it can always be XD

 

[Randomizer]

PS4 Assassin's Creed fails to impress me. Imo you can't have a next-gen game without next-gen lighting, and to my eyes it looks identical lighting-wise to Wii U.

First off Wii U is next gen(technically it's current gen now along with Xbox one & PS4) and secondly if you are going to disregard the Wii U, the lightning is the last thing you should be dismissive of. It is capable of amazing lighting as Pikmin 3, Mario 3D World, Nintendo Land and Mario Kart demonstrate.

The problem with Assassin's Creed is that it is a cross gen game so the only improvements you can expect are resolution bump, better IQ and improved texture quality.

 

[shinobi602]

The problem with Assassin's Creed is that it is a cross gen game so the only improvements you can expect are resolution bump, better IQ and improved texture quality.

It does more than just that:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_DRTLCqH4M

360/PS3 versions don't hold a candle to the next gen versions.

 

[2real4tv]

FIFA looks nice but can be a bit buggy....

Looks like they are straddling horses.

 

[socialQ]

PS4 Assassin's Creed fails to impress me. Imo you can't have a next-gen game without next-gen lighting, and to my eyes it looks identical lighting-wise to Wii U.

I got it and my reaction was very bad

game just looks like upresed last gen