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[Xanadu]

over 7 years later..the game still holds up!

 

[Wanny]

Why the game insists on blurring characters CLOSE to the camera (even if you look right at them) is beyond me. And you can't even turn off Depth of Field. uuugh

I personally enjoy close DOF.

 

[Alo81]

Well if we're doing low setting/Res screenshots...

 

[Thorgal]

just found this again and was was curious if it still holds up.

 

[Thorgal]

Well if we're doing low setting/Res screenshots...

MY EYES ARE KILLING ME!!!

 

[antitrop]

Empire has some pretty decent water.

 

[Sethos]

Empire has some pretty decent water.

Yup, just a shame about the poorly implemented bokeh / DoF that is static to the waterline and cuts through units.

 

[jim2point0]

I personally enjoy close DOF.

That's great. But you can't turn it off if you don't like it. And you can't choose to focus on a close object and blur the background. The focus is ALWAYS on the background even if you look directly at a close object. Makes. 0. Sense.

So with the way it's implemented in Sleeping Dogs, something like this is impossible

 

[Spazznid]

I agree. But for gaming purposes, it makes sense. I don't think they realize how many people like to take screenshots. It's not a staggering amount, but it's quite a few. Nothing beats adaptive Dof.



Old shot.

And ENB would be great for every game, imho.

 

[Windom Earle]

This game does not have sequels. Crysis:

 

[Windom Earle]

 

[Lime]

Valkyrie Profile through ePSXe with some (shitty?) filter:

 

[Lime]

 

[Alo81]

Just a personal preference, but let them pixels live on square and sexy!

 

[Lime]

Yeah, I must've been drunk and high when I played the game. That filter is pretty egregious.

 

[antitrop]

They don't make RPGs like Valkyrie Profile, anymore. At least I still have my childhood memories, a PSP, and a copy of VP: Lenneth.

 

[Sinatar]

 

[Sinatar]

 

[antitrop]

 

[SystemBug]

Good game - to short though.

 

[Sinatar]

 

[jim2point0]

This game does not have sequels. Crysis:

Apparently it doesn't have levels other than jungles either.

Seriously though, it does have sequels. The stories are lame and the gameplay got a bit more simplified, but Crysis 2 did cities VERY well. Crysis 3 does environments that blend the 2 VERY well. I was really glad to see that engine stretch its legs. Nobody plays Crysis 1 outside of the jungle levels and that got kinda old fast.

 

[antitrop]

Seriously though, it does have sequels.

Yes, Crysis Warhead.

 

[cjconservative]

Would someone please give me the proper name of this art "taking and tweaking high resolution screenshots" so I can find out what I need to participate in this art form. A link that can properly describe the basics would be appreciated.

 

[Sinatar]

Just testing to make sure I still had a save to import into Riptide. Game still looks pretty good.

 

[MrRoderick]

Just such a thing is on its way cj

 

[whitehawk]

I can't even properly run this game at these settings, but man is it pretty. To get a steady 45-60fps framerate I have to play at 720p + low settings

 

[Windom Earle]

Apparently it doesn't have levels other than jungles either.

Seriously though, it does have sequels. The stories are lame and the gameplay got a bit more simplified, but Crysis 2 did cities VERY well. Crysis 3 does environments that blend the 2 VERY well. I was really glad to see that engine stretch its legs. Nobody plays Crysis 1 outside of the jungle levels and that got kinda old fast.

Nope, sorry, I don't know what games you are talking about. And no worries, I will take more screenshots as I advance through the game.

Just testing to make sure I still had a save to import into Riptide. Game still looks pretty good.

Those look great. How are you forcing AA?

 

[AppleMIX]

Game looks okish considering how old it is.

Character models look like complete ass though.

 

[Wake Up Freeman]

 

[Wake Up Freeman]

 

[Wake Up Freeman]

 

[Sinatar]

Those look great. How are you forcing AA?

The FSAA setting in the video.scr file + downsampling.

 

[Windom Earle]

The FSAA setting in the video.scr file + downsampling.

Hmmm, I believe I read that the FSAA option isn't actually doing anything, so it's probably just the downsampling. Not too happy with my IQ for the game.

 

[KyleN]

 

[KyleN]

 

[antitrop]

That looks amazing, but you couldn't pay me to play it.

I did not have any fun at all with Dead Island. I don't know how they managed to make an open-world island zombie killing simulator not fun. It was massively overrated and now Dead Island: Riptide is finally receiving the reviews that game deserved. It just took game reviewers longer than most to realize it, dense as they are.

 

[jim2point0]

That looks amazing, but you couldn't pay me to play it.

I did not have any fun at all with Dead Island.

I was really expecting an immersive experience. A grittier, more survival-type game where there are a lot of elements of realism. An island full of atmosphere... rainy\stormy nights, frantic combat that gives you a sense of urgency\danger, and SOME kind of story. I hindsight, I don't know why I was expecting this. Maybe this is just what I want. A zombie game of this description... and has yet to be delivered.

Instead, what we got was a campy, silly game where everything is bright and colorful, everything is VERY gamey (eletric clubs of smiting!), nothing makes sense ($2300 to repair my nail-bat - why do we even need money - it's a zombie apocalypse), enemies have comic-book style health bars over their heads, and bugs bugs and more bugs. I dont know it all just feels like a joke game meant to be played with friends while you laugh at the absurdity of it all. I guess I don't really want a game like that.

Even if Kylen's screens are nice, and I'd love to explore that game myself for screenshots, there is no way I'm paying for it.

 

[Windom Earle]

That looks amazing, but you couldn't pay me to play it.

I did not have any fun at all with Dead Island. I don't know how they managed to make an open-world island zombie killing simulator not fun. It was massively overrated and now Dead Island: Riptide is finally receiving the reviews that game deserved. It just took game reviewers longer than most to realize it, dense as they are.

I bought the original for a few bucks in a steam sale and finally played it for a couple of hours over the weekend. I guess it's one of those games that you NEED to play in co-op with a few friends. The single player appeal is not really there for me even though it is not a bad game.

 

[TouchMyBox]

Good game - to short though.

I recently played through this as well. I wouldn't criticize it for being short though, by 9 or so hours I was really ready for the game to be over. Running around punching thousands of dudes in the throat only works well for so long.

 

[Alo81]

Man Dead Island is super saturated.

 

[Burgess_101]

Just got a GTX 680 after selling my 2 7870's and I am still getting used to Nvidia Inspector. Should a 680 be able to play BFBC2 at a solid 60fps ultra everything with 8x SGSSAA 2560x1440? Because mine is and so I am not sure it is working right.

 

[antitrop]

Just got a GTX 680 after selling my 2 7870's and I am still getting used to Nvidia Inspector. Should a 680 be able to play BFBC2 at a solid 60fps ultra everything with 8x SGSSAA 2560x1440? Because mine is and so I am not sure it is working right.

That sounds normal. Bump down the SGSSAA to 4x and up the downsampling. Try 1800p with 4x MSAA.

 

[Burgess_101]

That sounds normal. Bump down the SGSSAA to 4x and up the downsampling. Try 1800p with 4x MSAA.

Yeah that was my next step, cheers

 

[therealminime]

 

[antitrop]

Rage looks pretty good after 10 seconds sitting still to let all the textures finally load in!

 

[therealminime]

Rage looks pretty good after 10 seconds sitting still to let all the textures finally load in!

Pretty much yeah. And as long as you don't get too close to anything or look at the sky for too long.

 

[Burgess_101]

After some tweaking my first proper downsample from 3399x1912 with 2x SGSSAA. I have missed Nvidia.

 

[antitrop]

That is definitely more aliasing than I would expect from those settings.

 

[Burgess_101]

That is definitely more aliasing than I would expect from those settings.

It might just be BC2 ill be trying others when I finish my Jaffa Cakes...