cyber_ninja
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I'd put UD at #2 and swap Tomb Raider with Witcher 3.
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NX Gamer - Top 5 Best Graphics in Games 2015
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after playing the game i was surprised more people weren't talking about the visuals, probably some of the best i've seen all year. some of my favorite shots i took during my playthrough:
http://imgur.com/a/KtUgF
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
Literally.
I've got a few hundred screenshots proving otherwise.
The leather gloves are no match for The Order 1886's though.
The Artisan
Member
I think he's mostly a big fan of ND, which in turn, ends up meaning he prefers sony because they owns NDSo with him being that, and DF being MSFT fan first, balance has bestowed the two tech analysis sites. Yay balance/stability!
Elitist1945
Member
Hard to argue with the list. All are mind-boggling in terms of how good they good.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I mean, every other game does clothing that high res and such. /s
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
You know what spoils that screenshot most? The repeating hair strand pattern. 😱
The Elite
BOSS
What exactly is the spirit of "the best graphics in games" beyond the best graphics in games?
Witcher 3 deserves to be on that list over Tomb Raider (A game I thought was fantastic and loved) and Arkham Knight.
Arkham's design really didn't do it for me and I thought the graphics were stellar but not above the Witcher's.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Hahaha, what has been seen.
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
gundamkyoukai
Member
I was surprise UD look as good as it does .
Started as a PS3 move game , then change engine in development etc etc .
But they really nail the gfx where it counts and the atmosphere .
Started as a PS3 move game , then change engine in development etc etc .
But they really nail the gfx where it counts and the atmosphere .
Dictator93
Member
I wonder if this is because a lens barrel distortion pp.
The Artisan
Member
oh shit
icecold1983
Member
strongly disagree with 3, 4 and 5
edit - oops, fixed.
edit - oops, fixed.
The amount of salt... And all just because PS4 exclusive is the best looking game of 2015.
Langdon Alger
Banned
Yes. By far.
icecold1983
Member
im not a "sony fan first and foremost" and id put the order at the top spot too.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
havent played Until Dawn but i struggle to disagree with the rest
No, when I made that comment it was not in the context of black bars or fill rate - I was talking about the cost of AA solutions in relation to each other.
Our guys refined the AA even further in the later phases of development (part of the reason why later builds look better than the old ones we showed, and run much more efficiently) - at the end, as I was attempting to explain, the black bars afford a minimal amount of performance boost, mostly related to fill rate intensive moments.
Without the black bars the game would have had basically the same IQ and performed equally well, I can assure you.
Thanks for chiming in and clarifying things. Just wanted to say that I think your engine is incredible. Hands down the most impressive real time rendering tech I have ever seen. There were often times throughout the game where I could not believe what I was seeing was being rendered in real time. Regardless of what others here have said, I'm glad you lot are getting props for your achievements in graphical rendering. Absolutely well deserved and IMO criminally underrated by most. Really looking forward to seeing more of the engine in the future.
boredandlazy
Member
The amount of people bookmarking this post for future use...No, when I made that comment it was not in the context of black bars or fill rate - I was talking about the cost of AA solutions in relation to each other.
Our guys refined the AA even further in the later phases of development (part of the reason why later builds look better than the old ones we showed, and run much more efficiently) - at the end, as I was attempting to explain, the black bars afford a minimal amount of performance boost, mostly related to fill rate intensive moments.
Without the black bars the game would have had basically the same IQ and performed equally well, I can assure you.
OsirisBlack
Banned
The decision on the aspect ratio for The Order was made long before the PS4 specs were even defined - it was made most definitely for artistic reasons (it is clear some people have an issue with that decision, and I certainly respect that, all I am stating is that it was deliberate to achieve a specific visual style).
Are there performance benefits to it? Of course - fewer pixels need to be rendered! The benefit, however, is relatively small because the biggest offenders when it comes to taxing the GPU are not typically related to fill rate (not in our case, at least). In the PS3 days, which was very fill rate bound, the benefit of the black bars would have been much bigger, with the PS4 not as much.
I would say that a version of TO without the black bars would have been pretty much indistinguishable from the version shipped, as far as performance/image quality are concerned (different story artistically, of course
I believe it, seen a few things lately that are absolutely amazing cannot wait to see what you guys are working on. Just don't forget to give us a conclusion to Galahads story.
On topic really cannot argue with the list at all. The orders attention to detail and textures are a cut above all of the rest.
I believe it, seen a few things lately that are absolutely amazing cannot wait to see what you guys are working on. Just don't forget to give us a conclusion to Galahads story.
On topic really cannot argue with the list at all. The orders attention to detail and textures are a cut above all of the rest.
A lot has been said about the excellent materials rendering in the game but I still think that the muzzle flash effects are the best I've ever seen. Really love the billowing smoke and sparks.
OsirisBlack
Banned
Agreed, amazed at the subtle things the explosion by the hammer on pistols which is different depending on the gun and the concussive wave from explosions are visually stunning.
The Artisan
Member
I can't believe I glossed over that
Andrea Pessino
Ready At Dawn Game Director
Andrea Pessino
Ready At Dawn Game Director
SolidSnakex
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The Order is the only game that has flawed me visually this year so I'm definitely in agreement.
Crossing Eden
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You're fooling yourself if you think any game won't. Especially considering games like Star Citizen are coming out, which let's be honest already look better in the unfinished state aside from the character models and animations which are going still in development.
Lion Heart
Banned
Haha! Thats too funny.
Next year is going to be very competitive, definitely a blood bath of awesomeness. U4 for its animation and physics, GT for its lighting (probably), Horizon for sheer open world density, Quantum Break for its cohesive style, and Mirrors Edge 2 PC simply going by ME 1 on PC.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
Tomb Raider has industry leading facial animation from what i've seen. Truth be told I'd say it has the best facial animation out of any game on that list.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
I must be the only person that really doesn't find Battlefront all that impressive, on consoles at least. The environments look good, but character models arent anything to write home about. It also uses a lot of low res effects that look jarring as hell.
Holy shit yeah!, Polyphony will bring their A game I'm sure.
Stillmatic
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Crayon
Member
After a sensible chuckle, I noticed this ass actually looks better than the faces in many games.
So the least ambitious and most run of mill designed game has the "best" graphics? umm congrats.
Regarding the black borders for the sake of argument say the game would have kept the performance and visuals if it didn't use letterbox, but then, why use it the first place? Is it because RAD desperately wanted the admiration of Hollywood? That phase of the industry died last gen when it realised you can tell stories that take advantage of the gaming medium without going overboard with the cinematic, please put more thought in your videogame next time.
I look forward to what RAD does after their fling with VR.
Regarding the black borders for the sake of argument say the game would have kept the performance and visuals if it didn't use letterbox, but then, why use it the first place? Is it because RAD desperately wanted the admiration of Hollywood? That phase of the industry died last gen when it realised you can tell stories that take advantage of the gaming medium without going overboard with the cinematic, please put more thought in your videogame next time.
I look forward to what RAD does after their fling with VR.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
Yes, that's the entire point of the thread and the first point in the video we are discussing.
AstroNut325
Member
DAT.... texture!
Well good then. Ambition should go a long way when viewing graphics, otherwise you might as well give the award to a pinball game or pool every year for showing photo realistic balls.
Ive never played a game so confined and hand hold-y in my life. The graphics are a given.
This is literally a thread about rendering tech so yes obviously that would be what they are looking at and what we are discussing. Do us all a favor and take your childish crusade elsewhere.
SumptuousLemur
Banned
Until Dawn runs on the Killzone Shadowfall engine which is still one of the best looking games this generation.
So it's no surprise the next game using the engine and everything that's been evolved in it looks amazing.
So it's no surprise the next game using the engine and everything that's been evolved in it looks amazing.
shinobi602
Member
Solid list.