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[fallingdove]

I see the framedrops too, but one thing's for sure, those 720p videos definitely look better than the leaked screenshots in the OP. Guessing that the day one patch will be needed for this game.

Wouldn't 900p footage running at 720p remove some of the blurryness and make the game look better?

 

[Crossing Eden]

Why, why use FB to upload videos? It's the worst quality.

Probably because you can directly upload them from the ps4 to facebook despite a shit ton of compression.

 

[Kezen]

I see the framedrops too, but one thing's for sure, those 720p videos definitely look better than the leaked screenshots in the OP. Guessing that the day one patch will be needed for this game.

To be honest it's extremely hard to make any educated judgment on visuals based on this video or the screens in the OP.

We can comment on performance, which seems iffy based on this footage but it's entirely expected that at least one patch will iron things out.

 

[KiefbladeMaster]

Wouldn't 900p footage running at 720p remove some of the blurryness and make the game look better?

I was under this impression as well.

 

[Crossing Eden]

Wouldn't 900p footage running at 720p remove some of the blurryness and make the game look better?

Facebook fucks up the quality of any game. It's like the imgur of video uploads.

 

[matrixman92]

So they say. Except, they have been saying this same thing since the first game.

what? we can actually already see the differences and know for certain. There are more buttons for traversal, a traversal up and traversal down system. There is a gif going around of a large fight occurring and you get swarmed fast, no taking on an army of guards on your own anymore. Of course, this brings in the skill system..you can spec yourself for combat, but then it takes away from your stealth and what not. Missions are more complex and open ended now. You dont just fail a mission if you dont do what the game wants exactly..

sorry, but it just sounds like you dont know what you are talking about and have jumped on the hate bandwagon surrounding this game

 

[Lord Error]

What version is this? The framerate in the first video is all over the place.

I'm guessing PS4 due to facebook video share upload. Framerate looks bad. Not sure if share upload feature messes up the framerate.

 

[-griffy-]

I see the framedrops too, but one thing's for sure, those 720p videos definitely look better than the leaked screenshots in the OP. Guessing that the day one patch will be needed for this game.

Of course. Because they are 720p videos, compressed in Facebook's shitty player. By their very nature they are masking any and all problems of a nature people are complaining about in screenshots from this thread.

 

[woen]

Wouldn't 900p footage running at 720p remove some of the blurryness and make the game look better?

Eh all my AC4/inFamous PS4 videos on Facebook look like shit, and there are the best looking open world games on the platform yet.

 

[Seanspeed]

Wouldn't 900p footage running at 720p remove some of the blurryness and make the game look better?

No, any blur from scaling will still be there. Aliasing will be reduced, though.

 

[TrojanBlade]

Looks like shit and nowhere close to what was revealed. Should have been 1080p at least on PS4. Never believe UBI trailer footage. I can see The Division will be the next disappointment in terms of visuals at least.

 

[alr1ght]

Oh Ubisoft.

 

[poopninjamvc3mk]

Facebook videos deleted now? Only got to watch the first one and the others were unavailable. Looks like ubisoft jank

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

Yeah they're gone.

 

[KingJ2002]

I'm holing out hope that there is a day one 1080p patch. If Ubisoft knows it's possible then hopefully they'll give it the AC4 treatment.

 

[MaLDo]

Unity is more advanced than Black Flag. But render resolution affects IQ too much. Every new step in advanced graphics needs more resolution to show the new fine details. High quality textures will be converted into unnecessary because low screen resolution can't show enough texels. 60 fps can show doubled pixels than 30 fps in one second so playing at 30 you will lose a lot more graphic info. I think at the end I prefer a perfect IQ and framerate with baby steps in rest of graphics tech.


AC IV at 60 fps

 

[nelsonroyale]

Wouldn't 900p footage running at 720p remove some of the blurryness and make the game look better?

Not if you are watching it full screen. It would look worse...By that logic it might look even better down sampled to 480p...It will look better than 720p though, if it is down sampled from 900p to 720p, not 900p.

 

[thelastcrusader]

Yeah the low framerate and the sword loosely dangling around/clipping despite the fact that he just stuck it through a guys face looks fantastic.

Thank you for noticing. How is Ubi still pulling this shit?

 

[Setsuna]

I expect games to run a little better than that on a $300+ video card.

So a game can never push a game released the same year as a 300 dollar graphics card can never push that graphics card?

 

[jaaz]

Holy crap, this looks bad. This can't be right...

 

[Kezen]

Unity is more advanced than Black Flag. But render resolution affects IQ too much. Every new step in advanced graphics needs more resolution to show the new fine details. High quality textures will be converted into unnecessary because low screen resolution can't show enough texels. 60 fps can show doubled pixels than 30 fps in one second so playing at 30 you will lose a lot more graphic info. I think at the end I prefer a perfect IQ and framerate with baby steps in rest of graphics tech.


AC IV at 60 fps

That looks magnificent. Ubisoft did a great job on the PC version of Black Flag as far as graphics are concerned.

 

[funkystudent]

Is the texture filtering at least better then Watch Dogs?

Its hard to tell in the screens. Cant make out finer details at all.

 

[jaaz]

That looks magnificent. Ubisoft did a great job on the PC version of Black Flag as far as graphics are concerned.

They did a great job on the PS4 version too. It doesn't look far off from those screenies.

WTH is happening here with Unity?

 

[KiefbladeMaster]

Thank you for noticing. How is Ubi still pulling this shit?

People keep buying the games for some reason, even though this stuff happens with practically everything Ubi releases.

 

[Kureizu]

I don't really care about the game being 900p if the framerate is as solid as it was on both AC4 and Watch Dogs on PS4.

Those facebook videos weren't very promising in that regard though.

 

[Seanspeed]

Not if you are watching it full screen. It would look worse...By that logic it might look even better down sampled to 480p...It will look better than 720p though, if it is down sampled from 900p to 720p, not 900p.

You guys are talking about running 900p on a 720p display. But this is likely a 900p game upscaled and output at 1080p that is captured, then encoded at 720p. Any blur from the scaling will still be present.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

I know the lighting is baked in, but it looks absolutely stunning.

Can't wait to play this on PC. I'm sure the performance will be shit, though.

 

[Russell]

Ubisoft's decision to limit Unity on PS4 to 900p really shows in how blurry and smeary it looks. In other words, it looks like shit. It's that reason alone why I won't buy this game.

 

[Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!]

very historical looking

 

[MR ARCADE FOREVER]

That's why next year I'm building a Gaming pc 😆😆

 

[woen]

Ubisoft is shutting down the videos on facebook (because they're everywhere), no more gameplay from this guy.

 

[NotBacon]

Something is going on. These must be Alpha shots or something because AC4 looks waaaay better.

 

[nelsonroyale]

You guys are talking about running 900p on a 720p display. But this is likely a 900p game upscaled and output at 1080p that is captured, then encoded at 720p. Any blur from the scaling will still be present.

Actually, that is what I was trying to say. Sorry if I wasn't clear. If your monitor is running 1080p native, and you run a video of a game down sampled from 900 to 720p it is not going to look better than something running at 900p

 

[MR ARCADE FOREVER]

Ubisoft is shutting down the videos on facebook (because they're everywhere), no more gameplay from this guy.

Ubi ninjas act quickly

 

[thelastcrusader]

Ubisoft is shutting down the videos on facebook (because they're everywhere), no more gameplay from this guy.

Guy is a hero in my eyes.

 

[Sethh]

I've completely lost my interest in this game after all the parity BS.
Who knows they might release 1080p day one patch but I don't think it's going to happen.

 

[Sec0nd]

The environment looks really dense though. I'm sure the game will look pretty in motion.

 

[Gaffercake]

very historical looking

Hahahaha

 

[Nabbis]

Ubi ninjas act quickly

Probably lurking here. Hope they get the feedback.

 

[Byron Bluth]

How do they have any right to pull videos or anything from someone who got the game legally?

It is the retailers fault, not the customer.

 

[Vire]

If the framerate really is like that in the final version. (dipping in the 20's)

I think I'm going to pass, I'm over that shit.

 

[The Llama]

This game could be in 1440p and it'd look like crap.

 

[Thrakier]

Unity is more advanced than Black Flag. But render resolution affects IQ too much. Every new step in advanced graphics needs more resolution to show the new fine details. High quality textures will be converted into unnecessary because low screen resolution can't show enough texels. 60 fps can show doubled pixels than 30 fps in one second so playing at 30 you will lose a lot more graphic info. I think at the end I prefer a perfect IQ and framerate with baby steps in rest of graphics tech.


AC IV at 60 fps

I second that. Playing RE6, Tomb Raider, Dark Souls Series and some other games at 1080p/60FPS feels like a completly new experience on PC compared to console. It's like playing the full version whilst the console counterparts are somewhat the alpha or beta version. The art and the gameplay really start to shine.

I do think console developers know that, since we get all these 1080/60 remakes. TLOU was just one year old - why should ND have bothered with making a remake if they were fine the first version. Cash in, obviously, but no one would've bought if the jump would not have been significant.

Anyway, casual gamers and marketing departements longing for more shaders is WAY higher than the demand for clean IQ, native res and 60FPS. Why? Casual gamers/gaffers don't know any better because they are getting fed the same shit for years now and are just fine with it. Marketing doesn't bother because they sell mostly through bullshots, touched up trailers and TV ads. Obviously, IQ and framerate don't play any role in that process.

It's just fair that console gamers get games like Unity. They voted with their wallet and marketing listened.

 

[XGoldenboyX]

Oh! boy!

AssasSkipping it !

 

[Messofanego]

lol, all the stuff you listed is getting changed in Unity

Has it? I didn't notice much change from what I played of Unity. Maybe it's sport games level of minute changes cause I didn't feel much overhaul.

 

[Tigress]

I wonder if it's on purpose... the screenshots look like they are trying to go for a painting look to them.

But if that wasn't purposely supposed to be the art style... wow. Even I can notice it (and I'm really not that picky at all).

Ah well, not like I really intend to get this game. I'm over Assassin's Creed. There's a lot better games out there (With far better controls).

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Ubisoft ninjas, if you are reading this. Please fix the damn game before the official release. Thanks.

Spoiler

Screw the parity. 1080p patch please

AFAIK, the AA of AC IV actually improved with the resolution patch, as observed by DF. So it was not only a jump from 900p to 1080p, but also better AA coverage.

Ubisoft's use of a new post process anti-aliasing solution is also quite subtle, failing to make itself known via a sea of overly smooth edges and imposing texture blur. However, there is a clear improvement, with the main benefits revolving around reducing the amount of shimmering on foliage and fine details, although these elements are still not immune from obvious jaggies in some scenes.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-ps4-ac4-patch-analysed-in-depth

The difference was huge from 900p to 1080p.

 

[matrixman92]

Has it? I didn't notice much change from what I played of Unity. Maybe it's sport games level of minute changes cause I didn't feel much overhaul.

nope...see my post above. They are pretty huge changes that I dont know how anyone could not notice

 

[Messofanego]

lololololol

 

[Vire]

Has it? I didn't notice much change from what I played of Unity. Maybe it's sport games level of minute changes cause I didn't feel much overhaul.

I can't really speak for combat, but I do know that traversal has a dedicated decent button so you no longer have to go searching for a pile of hay from the rooftops. Instead just hold the B button and Arno will naturally climb downwards off any point.

Stealth also has a dedicated stealth button instead of contextual stealth. This allows Arno to crouch and lean against cover. This is a pretty huge improvement actually.

I dunno what exactly was changed with combat, but they said that you can no longer simply counter every enemy for success.

That being said, it doesn't really mean shit if it's dipping in the 20's constantly. I really thought we were done with that shit.