That is completely insane. It's one of the cleanest IQ console games I've ever played.
Console games with amazing image quality.
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That is completely insane. It's one of the cleanest IQ console games I've ever played.
It certainly is one of the better choices out there.
What I would love to see is developers to check out the GBAA / GPAA, which should be quite nice to implement as vertex interpolators are visible from within pixel shaders. (on ps4 and XO)
Should give nice and stable results even on axis aligned edges.
Demigod Mac
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Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Back when many of the PS2 games struggled with aliasing issues, along came this gem with its perfectly smooth edges and textures.
lightchris
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To name a few prominent examples of last gen games: Assassin's Creed on 360 (2xMSAA), Forza Horizon (4x MSAA), FF13 (2x MSAA), Uncharted 1/2 (2x MSAA), Dirt series on 360 (4xMSAA).
How about posting some examples.
Yup, they actually did supersampling on ps2.
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Back when many of the PS2 games struggled with aliasing issues, along came this gem with its perfectly smooth edges and textures.
Helped against texture aliasing as well. (as did topdown view.)
TheAdmiester
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HueyFreeman
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Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Back when many of the PS2 games struggled with aliasing issues, along came this gem with its perfectly smooth edges and textures.
Totally man - twas the first game I played with my PS2 component cables on a television capable of progressive scan too, and it just cracked my head.
Aside: What's with the lack of pics in the thread?
1.21Gigawatts
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Keep in mind that the pic posted here is probably twice the size on your monitor than it is on the PsVita screen.
Its also pretty compressed.
The reason why I think some Vita have so good image quality is because of the pixel desity of the screen. No TV or monitor match that.
Well no AA at all can also result in loss of detail, especially in far away objects or thin lines due to the jaggies and shimmering.
Almost any DirectX9 game.
That's what I start calling amazing IQ
(And still not perfectly emulated IIRC)
That's what I start calling amazing IQ
Every single Atelier game on PS3 uses 4xMSAA at 1280x720. Some of the best IQ on the system.
Best IQ on PS2 easily, yeah.
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Back when many of the PS2 games struggled with aliasing issues, along came this gem with its perfectly smooth edges and textures.
(And still not perfectly emulated IIRC)
geordiemp
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Ok your technical analysis sounds excellent, FXAA then upscaled 720p for infamous....
lightchris
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He meant loss of detail compared to no AA, and this goes for thin lines too (they're not fixable with post processing).
While this is correct I still think that PPAA can be useful, especially for console games. I once though it was the devil too, but I changed that point of view over time. The average decrease of aliasing can be substantial while the loss of detail/added blur can still be acceptable when you're not too close to the screen. Of course proper AA will always be able to produce better results and actually add detail to the image, but it's better than nothing (just my opinion).
It's just a bit sad when developers choose FXAA as an easy way out because it is so simple to implement, independent of the used engine.
IcyRhythms
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This has likely been said, but anything from Valve is usually as good as it gets in terms of IQ.
SerTapTap
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Guilty Gear Xrd more like Guilty Gear Absurd...image quality.
Second Son also looks really good.
I've noticed aliasing in all games in the OP...they're pretty games but "best image quality", Nintendoland especially, ehhh...
Not sure Fez counts. It's technically impressive, but pixels line up perfectly so there's no way they'd be aliased anyway.
Erm Infamous Second Son has SMAA and...it's really clear you haven't played it.
Every PC gamer has 4 titan blacks and a 6 core Ivy bridge overclocked to 6 Ghz. Obviously.
Second Son also looks really good.
I've noticed aliasing in all games in the OP...they're pretty games but "best image quality", Nintendoland especially, ehhh...
Not sure Fez counts. It's technically impressive, but pixels line up perfectly so there's no way they'd be aliased anyway.
Erm Infamous Second Son has SMAA and...it's really clear you haven't played it.
Every PC gamer has 4 titan blacks and a 6 core Ivy bridge overclocked to 6 Ghz. Obviously.
Agreed. I love how the Source engine renders.
WeAreStarStuff
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I don't play PC so I'll say Infamous SS, Sniper Elite III (PS4), Killzone Shadowfall, egh, basically every PS4 game I have.
jackissocool
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Tearaway
People don't recognize MM's serious technical skill because they're always more distracted by the art style and creativity. But there is not a single jagged edge in Tearaway. It's a seriously impresssive feat.
Wow that is the best cel-shading I've ever seen. With the super clean IQ, they totally sell the illusion of 2D.
jacksepticeye
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Mirror's Edge 2 on PC is one of the sharpest and cleanest games you will ever see
IcyRhythms
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I think I remember Alan Wake for PC looking damn good as well. I'll say Alan Wake along with Valve games. 
Freeman
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Infamous SS seems to have great IQ as well (never played it).
Even when playing the game it was hard to believe it was a Vita game. There are so many Vita games with poor IQ, while there it pretty much nothing to complain about the way Tearaway looks.Tearaway
The Janitor
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On PC Far Cry 2 and Alan Wake has great ingame AA
TheAdmiester
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You seem to be missing the key phrase "looks like". Nowhere did I ever say that's what it is.
Agreed, New 'N Tasty looks fantastic, I just can't wait until they bring out an Xbox version so I can play it.
geordiemp
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OK then....If this looks 720p to you then there is no much hope. Pinched below from the photo thread /
That was a rhetorical question. I know there are games with MSAA, but the vast majority of the games are using post processing anti aliasing or devs are switching to PPAA for sequels etc.
I actually have every single Atelier game for the PS3 (except escha & logy). Only finished the first one though.
Yeah, the subpixel aliasing to the right of his right leg clearly shows that it's native resolution with some post-AA
Spieler Eins
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Best looking cartoon game to date. Not even the Sonic games after come close, wtf happened.
TheAdmiester
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That's a photomode image.
PjotrStroganov
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Wipeout HD comes to mind.
The Lamonster
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This is insane. Is this the PS4 version?Lego Movie Videogame
dat cleavage.
Freeman
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That is so funny actually. People criticize the consoles hardware but refuse to believe what it is capable of. Meanwhile on PC, ports are pretty much all they can brag about when it comes to graphics.
BruceLeeRoy
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Infamous SS absorbs all those titles in the OP for breakfast.
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TheAdmiester
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I'm not sure if it's true, but from what I've heard, that game (or some form of Lego game) is rendered at 1920x1200 and downscaled to 1920x1080 for extra sharpness.
Summer Haze
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This is what Digital Foundry said:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2014-lego-the-movie-next-gen-face-off
Yaphett Kotto
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Sonic Team pushed for 60fps for SLW and BRB is probably going to do the same with Boom. Its for the best. Generations looked great on consoles, but it stuttered too much to enjoy anything.
I wonder why. I mean, it's just native res with SMAA1x.
Solemn_In_Berlin
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Ori and the Blind Forest.
drotahorror
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So? I don't think Infamous adds anything to photomode. Similar to TLoU. It just freezes the game as YOU see it and you can take a screenshot.
KillerMan91
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Final Fantasy XIII had damn great IQ for last gen console game (well at least on PS3 lol).
