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[BennyBlanco]

Dark Souls 2 was and is butt ugly. This looks way better. But nothing can fix the terrible level design in this game.

Even Team Ninja would've been like wow this is dumb.

 

[Dacvak]

Can someone make one of these path tracing mods that are actually close enough to the original game's art direction? Feels like every time someone does this it looks like generic lighting #14353456254.
I know these things can be tweaked so fucking tweak them

Just wait until we run these classics through DLSS5

 

[saintjules]

Gaiff that's a banned source. I wouldn't trust any comparisons from that channel.

 

[IAmRei]

i cannot even open the embedded link, it's missing in my browser

edit, i saw it on reddit.
it's kinda different artstyle, not necessery better, but i don't think it could salvage what is good in overall experience. DS2 is the only DS I never finished.
I'd use reshade if I want to enhance the graphic, easier and lightweight.

 

[Gaiff]

Gaiff that's a banned source. I wouldn't trust any comparisons from that channel.

He's a banned source when it comes to fps, resolution, and graphical settings. This is just him showcasing a mod. This isn't fake. There are other videos of the mod too.

 

[sodstall]

This week on Polishing the turd that is DS2

 

[viveks86]

Is this even path tracing? All the new shadows just look like new shadow maps. Not seeing any soft shadows or penumbra anywhere. And so much looks... different, like the grass, the mountains in the backdrop etc. I think it's just some mod with an updated lighting model, RTGI and some reworked art/assets that they are claiming to be path traced...

 

[Kuranghi]

This is about as useful as a marzipan dildo

 

[Puscifer]

It looks great. That being said, Dark Souls 2 gameplay will always be mid for me. I hate the hit boxes and I dont know, I just don't enjoy that much that game

I liked it strictly for the pace the action took and the whip builds - but that game never fixed the tracking even with SOTFS

 

[Gaiff]

Is this even path tracing? All the new shadows just look like new shadow maps. Not seeing any soft shadows or penumbra anywhere. And so much looks... different, like the grass, the mountains in the backdrop etc. I think it's just some mod with an updated lighting model, RTGI and some reworked art/assets that they are claiming to be path traced...

This is what the modding team calls it. Maybe check their tweets and find more info about the method.

 

[Sticks]

Soul vs soulless

 

[thefool]

soul/souless

Soul vs soulless

I only checked the first page for duplicates

 

[SpokkX]

wow is this available?

The original was meant to have GI - but it was cut and looks like shit because of it. The early demos looked more like the ray traced mod

 

[Lokaum D+]

Prettier but way too dark in low lit areas.

Thats what darksouls 2 should looked like, torch would be a major mechanic in the game before weak ass consoles.

 

[Gaiff]

wow is this available?

The original was meant to have GI - but it was cut and looks like shit because of it. The early demos looked more like the ray traced mod

Still in development.