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Digital Foundry: Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered - PS5 DF Tech Review - Is The Upgrade Worthwhile?
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Bojji
Gold Member
MisterXDTV
Member
Superb job by Nixxes
TrueLegend
Member
Is is worth 70 usd no. Is it worth 10 usd yes.
mansoor1980
Member
aloy still has sharp knees , disappointing
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I actually prefer the more diverse colouring of vegetation in the original and volumetric lighting is t always a win. I have no desire to replay the game, so I won’t be getting it.
I think it’s clearer though that a lot of this ‘oh no they made Alloy fat in the face!’ Was pretty unfounded. It comes from the FW lighting model (and muscle deformation) for characters making everyone look a bit thicker, as is easily observable in this side by side comparisons.
I think it’s clearer though that a lot of this ‘oh no they made Alloy fat in the face!’ Was pretty unfounded. It comes from the FW lighting model (and muscle deformation) for characters making everyone look a bit thicker, as is easily observable in this side by side comparisons.
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AW_CL
Member
It looks better most of the time but "next gen difference"? It is not:
Original had shit water even in 2017, this is the most striking difference. Looks like they also removed warm color filters in some enviroments.
Forbidden West looks considerably better. What a useless remaster.
I have a theory that Sony wants to keep their MSRPs high, so we’re getting new versions of their older games to justify it.It is impressive that so much work went into it, but still
And yeah it really only makes sense if you are a new customer who wants the game or want to replay it with an update for 10 dollars. This is not a massive difference.
This could also double as time and experience to further scale up Nixxes, but that’s not all that interesting for the end consumer. This still feel indulgent in a way that is so tiring.
Will be interesting to see the Pro performance mode with an unlocked framerate though. Provided they still offer the extant base PS5 mode like for like.
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Physiognomonics
Member
john favors the 60fps mode over both 40fps and 30fps modes. Good.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
It was one of the biggest complaints back then. The clouds were always amazing.
They even mentioned they were not happy with the water in the first game which is why they went all in on the water in the sequel.
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joeygreco1985
Member
The cheap upgrade cost makes this worthwhile. I'll def get this on PC
HeWhoWalks
Gold Member
Considerably? No.
That said, are we now expecting remasters of older games to look better than proper current gen games? Last of Us Part I, for example, still looks better than Part II Remastered. As it should.
That’s likely the case here, but there is nothing useless about a $10 upgrade that is so massive.
Katatonic
Member
A. If you're never played the Horizon series and want to play 1 before 2.It is impressive that so much work went into it, but still
B. If you loved 1 and want to replay with updated visuals which take advantage of the system you just bought.
Crispy Gamer
Member
He said it's closer to a remake than a remaster I agree I'm glad it's closer to Forbidden West now
Evil Calvin
Afraid of Boobs
Changing textures, colors and some models, does not constitute it as a remake. This is a touch up.
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
Looks very good overall, but I'm disappointed they didn't do a better job with the water. It still looks outdated and not as good as the Forbidden West. RT reflections could have been an easy win there.
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blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
Do l want to replay it? 
If you've not played it go for it and skip Forbidden West.
If you've not played it go for it and skip Forbidden West.
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midnightAI
Member
'easy', heh, ok, not with the other improvements it wouldn't be, now Pro, possibly
Crispy Gamer
Member
"Closer" to it
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
I don't think anyone doubted it would look better. I mean no shit, that's the entire point of the project.
The criticism comes from the viewpoint that the idea of remastering a 7 year old game and trying to sell it for $50 is stupid. And nothing here has changed that.
The criticism comes from the viewpoint that the idea of remastering a 7 year old game and trying to sell it for $50 is stupid. And nothing here has changed that.
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James Sawyer Ford
Member
It’s a $10 upgrade
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
For a $10 upgrade I think it's a good value if you're a big fan of the game/series. Still seems like a pointless waste of time from a developmental point of view though.
Angry_Megalodon
Member
So much talent and effort wasted in this mid game. They might have released some goty contender instead.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
this is made by nixxes. they be porting games to PC. at least they have finally done something for PS5 owners.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
It just looks dated doesn’t it?
They did a decent job upgrading the foliage, lighting and some textures but the rocks still look ps4 quality, the buildings look dated, the draw distance is mid, and the overall look of the game still screams last Gen.
Nixxes had a great opportunity to go above and beyond like bluepoint does and they kind of blew it.
Hopefully this game makes people appreciate other true next Gen only games that have released this Gen.
Msamy
Member
Yes dated as hell not even close to HFW quality
Skifi28
Member
They did and it was hilarious. Just a small sample of GAF experts at work without help from DF:
Senua
Member
I doubt they had the time or budget.
They did say this was a first step. I really dislike the changes to foliage art though.
SJRB
Gold Member
At least post the pics from that other thread too, hero.
Fake
Member
It looks better most of the time but "next gen difference"? It is not:
Original had shit water even in 2017, this is the most striking difference. Looks like they also removed warm color filters in some enviroments.
The only thing night and day difference was really the water.
Just show how bad the water was in the original.
People can defend whatever they want this remaster, but I still think is an unnecessary remaster. Sure looks better in some parts, but others are just artistic choises between graphics.