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[Akai__]

This must be an early April Fools' joke, right?

I will be very disappointed, if this turns out to be true.

 

[StuBurns]

No, not really. The E3 2012 footage is too much for these consoles to handle.

Your can't prove that at all, can you?

 

[Rad-]

Trademark Ubisoft. Watch The Division get the same, or even worse, fate.

 

[Axass]

Tells me that the spotlight is bigger.

Indeed, but EuropeOG is right, it is all just a big ass spotlight. Just check 1:56 here

I saw that myself. What I intended is that it tells me that the first version was more crisp and clear, while the new one is more muddy and confusing (based only on quick glances of course).

 

[Valnen]

All the reflections are gone. I wasn't expecting even MORE downgrades, now it's literally just a higher res PS3 game.

 

[Alienous]

I recall one of the devs saying that the Aisha Tyler trailer was from a wrong version or something like that.

"Ah, fuck, who used the release version for the trailer!? We have a bullshot version to avoid this exact fucking situation. The Far Cry guys don't make these kinds of mistakes. Fucking amateurs".

- Yves Guillemot*

Spoiler

* - In my imagination.

 

[JaseC]

I recall one of the devs saying that the Aisha Tyler trailer was from a wrong version or something like that.

Considering the trailer we received earlier was reportedly created using the PS4 version of the game, I have my doubts.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

The building in the new car chase scene looks ridiculously bad.

 

[Majanew]

No, not really. The E3 2012 footage is too much for these consoles to handle.

What a surprise response from you. Amazed, I am. Amazed.

 

[Kiant]

Its not going to look like that on PC. Apparently, the e3 reveal was nothing more than a tech demo.

Not surprising, it looked too good for the time. Here'es hoping Witcher 3 isn't next

 

[Gaz_RB]

Still excited, despite the downgrade.

And if shinobi was still around, I think he would too!

That guy loved Ubi games...

*sniff*

 

[Kacho]

Holy crap that's so bad. lol

I hope the next gen and PC versions don't look like that.

 

[Storm Chamber]

"ubi pls"

 

[plagiarize]

Remember this guys?

exactly this. look at the wind and dust in the original footage and how much depth and atmosphere it brings to the scene. compared to the 2014 footage that has none of that.

I mean, look at this:

 

[DarkLordMalik]

No, not really. The E3 2012 footage is too much for these consoles to handle.

Have you seen Infamous Second Son or The Order: 1886? One is open world and the other is not, but both look impressive and truly next gen.

Again, i don't want to start a useless discussion here but i really hate when people post statements like these.

 

[Iron-and-Wine]

No, not really. The E3 2012 footage is too much for these consoles to handle.

Infamous says otherwise.

Regardless, even if it's a bit too much, this level of downgrade is absurd.

 

[alexandros]

Your can't prove that at all, can you?

Nope. It is simply my opinion based on the level of detail on display.

 

[Windom Earle]

Remember this guys?

Back in 2012 I thought consoles would be able to get to this level. :/

Shame that the PC will be gimped equally.

 

[K' Dash]

The E3 2012 footage is very doable on these consoles, or at least PS4, and there's no excuse for this. Not when Infamous looks like it does.

There weren't even final specs by that time, these consoles can not handle that game as it showed in 2012.

 

[ArkkAngel007]

Cross gen.

AC4 actually looks very nice most of the time, especially at sea, and has far more life and dynamism than this garbage.

The E3 2012 footage is very doable on these consoles, or at least PS4, and there's no excuse for this. Not when Infamous looks like it does.

Maybe in some ways, but I highly doubt that everything that was going on there and transitioning to an entire open world structure is doable on these systems. The only reasons I can think of anyone being fooled into thinking otherwise is that they have zero grasp on hardware limitations, or allowed the 2012 footage of this, 1313, and the following year's The Division to fool them into thinking this.

 

[Kinyou]

I pre-ordered this for $39 because of all the NeoGAF hype last year when I didn't overly want it. Now it's stuck with a big bundle of other games so I can't cancel.

At least it's $39.

Spoiler

Fuck you NeoGAF, lol

I'm always surprised when people pre-order and pay in advance. Why not just pre-order on amazon for example? There you can cancel at any time and don't have to pay upfront. Or does that vary from country to country?

 

[PachinkoChampBruh]

real talk that was a fun game.

 

[Jack Scofield]

This type of shit makes me want to just give up on video games for good. It's completely shameless, and I have no idea how companies are able to get away with it year after year.

 

[Always-honest]

The rest of the footage isn't that hot outside of cutscenes and would still be getting a lot of flak. And I've seen every bit of media that has found it's way to this forum, so the "only seen the gif" excuse isn't going to work.

Doesn't mean the game will be bad, but even without the concept demo the game has been getting worse visually with each showing.

Doesn't help either that while this is extremely noticeable, the two largest media sources on games have been making mountains out of the molehills that are the NPC text bubbles and the missions you can get from them. Plus the shooting looks worse than GTA, which I've never really liked in those games. Best parts shown off are the melee elements.

I get being optimistic, but damn.

No... The gameplay in this vid http://www.everyeye.it/ps4/articoli/watch-dogs_hands-on_21862 looks a lot better than what is suggested in this thread.

Again, not defending the game or Ubi here. Just filtering out the bullshit that the game suddenly looks like a last gen game now on PS4.
It's not the best looking game in general for next gen, i'll agree on that. And it certainly doesn't have the impact of the first reveal. And there are also parts downgraded compared to the reveal. And some things are a bit upgraded.

 

[FiggyCal]

Not quite a KillZone downgrade, but it does look quite a bit rougher.

The awesome lighting and reflection were 80% of the graphical appeal of this game.

I wonder if they're gonna use the old footage in advertisements.

Killzone and Ryse both look very close to their initial footage. This is way worse.

 

[BumblebeeCody]

"I have no idea what happened so I'll blame 'cross-gen'".

What about games this generation specifically designed for PS4 and Xbox One that look terrible?

That said, it's coming to Wii U still.

 

[iMax]

No, not really. The E3 2012 footage is too much for these consoles to handle.

I've seen that demo running on PS4 hardware and it looked much better than this. I couldn't tell the difference from the E3 demo.

But that E3 demo was just that. There was no 'game' running in the background, per se, which is likely the reason behind all this.

 

[Ragnarok]

what in the hell is up with those light flashes on the road, by the way? That has to be a glitch, no? Haven't seen lighting that bad in quite some time.

 

[derExperte]

Infamous says otherwise.

As far as I can tell inFamous is a much simpler game and WD has more going on under the hood, more data to manage.

 

[Manu]

Killzone and Ryse both look very close to their initial footage. This is way worse.

I think he means Killzone 2.

 

[TheRealTalker]

http://www.everyeye.it/ps4/articoli/watch-dogs_hands-on_21862
Judge for yourself, watch in HD

Awww god it looks like a HD version of the Sims
((((


where did the lighting GO?


Edit: Okay that has to be PS3

 

[TheLegendOfMart]

Taken from Italian preview trailer.

That surely can't be PS4, GTA5 looks better than that on last gen.

 

[yaesir]

This is what ubisoft does
every single time

look at far cry 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqnAbRpyqfI
red steel anyone? http://revolutionmedia.ign.com/revo...40/e3-red-steel-screens-20060501034051480.jpg

idk why anyone ever thought it was going to be different with watchdogs
the demo they showed at e3 was running on a high end pc and is their typical overpolished misleading tech demo that they always do for new games

the division will be the same and if you think it will look even close to this then you're crazy

every single game that's looked distinctly next gen during that E3 (and was therefore hyped) has been heavily downgraded or cancelled

They really need to get hit hard with all this image manipulation they do, i wish it actually hurt sales but it seems like it only boosts them.

pretty much

 

[Frumix]

exactly this. look at the wind and dust in the original footage and how much depth and atmosphere it brings to the scene. compared to the 2014 footage that has none of that.

I mean, look at this:

God damn, these lights are PS2 level.

 

[Symax]

"Ah, fuck, who used the release version for the trailer!? We have a bullshot version to avoid this exact fucking situation. The Far Cry guys don't make these kinds of mistakes. Fucking amateurs".

- Yves Guillemot*

Spoiler

* - In my imagination.

 

[alexandros]

What a surprise response from you. Amazed, I am. Amazed.

Be that as it may, in the past year alone my totally-not-surprising responses have been proven right multiple times.

 

[RyudBoy]

Disappointing, but expected.

It's funny how people actually thought it would look as good as it did during the initial reveal. The downgrade was already made apparent when PS4 footage was shown last year. We didn't need that gif in this thread to confirm it. It does suck that we won't be getting what was originally presented though, at least not unless you own a really expensive PC.

 

[FiggyCal]

Taken from Italian preview trailer.

That surely can't be PS4, GTA5 looks better than that on last gen.

That looks like PS3 version for sure. Would be hilarious though if that was actually what the next gen version looks like and we were currently looking at PC footage.

 

[Alienous]

Taken from Italian preview trailer.

That surely can't be PS4, GTA5 looks better than that on last gen.

Wow.

Wow.

 

[Dictator93]

Killzone and Ryse both look very close to their initial footage. This is way worse.

Ryse actually looks better than its first showing in a lot of ways.

 

[Griss]

This has absolutely killed my hype for the game. They announced the release date earlier and I was all, 'Cool, I'll bite, sure.'

But this... this isn't a downgrade. It's a plummet-grade.

I haven't been following the entire thread... we're SURE that the OP's gif is from next-gen consoles?

 

[Purkake4]

Wow, this is a disaster.

 

[Muffdraul]

I think he means Killzone 2.

I was gonna say. Killzone Shadow Fall's downgrade was barely noticeable.

 

[Agent Gibbs]

the city looks like the same graphical level as the spiderman games on PS2/Gamecube

 

[nomis]

Can't wait to see what The Division actually looks like.

 

[meanspartan]

No time to read through the whole thread atm.

Do we know if that is just the last gen version? If that is current gen/pc, that would be soooome bullshit that would make even Gearbox blush.

 

[Griss]

what in the hell is up with those light flashes on the road, by the way? That has to be a glitch, no? Haven't seen lighting that bad in quite some time.

I think it's to indicate 'hackable infrastructure'.

So it's kinda worse because it's actually working as intended.

 

[B3N1]

Taken from Italian preview trailer.

That surely can't be PS4, GTA5 looks better than that on last gen.

Exactly. Also 2.25 in the video.

GTA V looked so much better than this, and it's not just the quality, but the density/population too.

 

[Axass]

No time to read through the whole thread atm.

Do we know if that is just the last gen version? If that is current gen/pc, that would be soooome bullshit that would make even Gearbox blush.

It was confirmed to be PS4 footage.

 

[kinggroin]

what in the hell is up with those light flashes on the road, by the way? That has to be a glitch, no? Haven't seen lighting that bad in quite some time.

He hacked it. Hacked objects flash white.