Gold_Loot
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Maybe it's time for a new hobby? You should try kayaking or biking maybe.
Digital Foundry Tech Analysis: Destiny alpha on PS4
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Winterfang
Banned
Whoah... yeah there's no reason for me to go next gen yet. I'll give it yet another year.
My Xbox 360 is better than ever.
This is the end of their alpha. From everything I read it is the same code their alpha testers have been using. Even if it was beta many devs turn off effects for test code.
exactly. they're getting my $60, and I'm getting a last-gen framerate.
The Librarian
Banned
They could be doing some with the scale of their encounters that couldn't be possible with 60fps. Just because it's 30 doesn't automatically mean it's "last-gen."
infiniteheteroskdasticity
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The game looks very nice imo but the one thing that really stands out as bad are the animations. Character movement looks odd, something you can see in the E3 trailer as well.
grandwizard
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The frame pacing issue is interesting after the last few months of people saying that console games have perfect frame pacing which is why their 30fps looks so good.
i expected more out of bungie's next gen debut. they're planning on releasing several more of these - do you think any of those will hit 60?
imo, "the scale of their encounters" doesn't excuse the fact that the gameplay feels more sluggish than battlefield or CoD. for a first person shooter, 60 should be the standard.
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
This isn't alpha and it's almost out of beta. It's three months from release, which means it's a little more than two months from going gold. What you see is what you're going to get.
When a big game releases early builds as "alpha" and "beta" three months from release, they aren't alpha and it's a highly polished, selective beta that is being sent out.
midasmulligan
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And its so unfortunate too that they don't stop hamstringing these games and let them fully shine on next gen systems. I understand the business side of things, considering the installed based of previous gen systems, but it would be have been incredible if they focused completely on developing for current gen hardware
Pops Maellard
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This is literally the opposite of what everyone else who has played the alpha has said.
Pops Maellard
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Edit: Double post
Obviously not as people have agreed in this thread. Maybe we're the minority, but alone I am not.
Same here.
I'm impressed with it, I was expecting a lot more hiccups and snags for an early release build, and a lot more menu or interaction issues for Bungie's first open world RPG. The art direction carries the visuals heavily and the engine is coping well so far. I'm pretty much sold on it after not really caring much beforehand.
LicenceToK1ll
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+1
Feels pretty good to me too just like the Halo games. Its' not a twitch shooter so i am not missing the 60fps a lot .
The Librarian
Banned
I'm glad Bungie didn't follow this philosophy with Halo 3, otherwise we wouldn't have gotten those Scarab battles.
KnightHart
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Nothing in the article on FOV. God damn it.
I like the game itself but I'd rather wait for a PC version where I can adjust the FOV and get 60FPS. I still can't believe Destiny isn't on PC. It's basically PC Gaming: The Game.
I like the game itself but I'd rather wait for a PC version where I can adjust the FOV and get 60FPS. I still can't believe Destiny isn't on PC. It's basically PC Gaming: The Game.
A PC version that's not coming
A PC version will be announced within a year of the console launch. Acti is banking on Destiny to become a pillar franchise and limiting its availability, especially considering its MMOesque nature, is incongruous to this goal.
How so? It's like Borderlands with some Guild Wars style hub thrown in. It feels much more inline with the console style of more intimate co-op style of 'MMO', PSO, etc.
Andronicus
Banned
dont kid yourself, even if its cross gen you'll be playing the extremely gimped version
See You Next Wednesday
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BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Here is the section from the E3 2013 demo "recreated" in the alpha.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7UqoXP2BF8&hd=1
Obviously you don't get the story bits, so its missing Ghost turning on the lights, enemy locations, and the dramatic ship entry at the end.
However it is a good example of how in tact the graphics, in particular the awesome lighting is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7UqoXP2BF8&hd=1
Obviously you don't get the story bits, so its missing Ghost turning on the lights, enemy locations, and the dramatic ship entry at the end.
However it is a good example of how in tact the graphics, in particular the awesome lighting is.
Canis lupus
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No. No XB1 footage either.
BibiMaghoo
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It has the same shitty AA as ACIV, meaning the outlines of things shimmer when the camera is panned. I really fucking hate this, it is my biggest gripe by far, mainly because it is so rare to see so clearly on my TV. I can count the games that have it this bad that I have played on one hand. Hope they sort that out for the beta and final game.
This I like, I am not looking at the damn lines
Iook at how clear it makes everyhing look. I said it before I hate blurry games.
I highly doubt we'll see much footage of anything other than ps4 until launch. I'm assuming the last gen versions are pretty butchered considering the scale of the game but who knows what magic Bungie might be able to pull out to make them decent.
Jedi Otter
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Are people really expecting every cross-gen game to be 60fps on next-gen? Destiny looks absolutely amazing, there's tons of micro-detail in the world, with sometimes crazy texture quality (the rust on all of the cars) and an awesome lightning system, all in an open world.
There's no way I could see this running at 60fps without major cutbacks to the graphical fidelity. And Bungie's shooters have all been just fine at 30fps.
There's no way I could see this running at 60fps without major cutbacks to the graphical fidelity. And Bungie's shooters have all been just fine at 30fps.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
It's only Alpha though. I'm sure there'll be some tweaks and improvements before release.
In 3 years when devs are let loose
This is pretty nice looking and running for an alpha, especially after trying Divinity which I presume is more of a true alpha (extremely basic menus that got replaced in the beta, atrocious load times, rough performance) that all got ironed out in the beta. I actually feel like what this is a real alpha test for are the SERVERS, because I'm definitely getting some weird hangups due to lag that I assume/hope will be squashed out more or less when development is completed.
A bit generalised as I'm really not. There's too many bullet spongy enemies and the lack of smoothness is really off putting. I'm also concerned about the variety of the missions because in all the gameplay demos, it's been pretty much the same thing as we're playing now, just with a different backdrop.
It has its moments though and kitting up your character can be fun, but unless the beta changes things, it's a bargain bin game for me.
The English Conquistador
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Lol I think some people in this thread need frickin glasses.
Graphically this game is damn stunning. Lovely high res textures pretty much everywhere, insane level of detail from rutst to the alien spores on a wall, absolutely marvelous lighting.
Destiny is a marvel to behold.
Graphically this game is damn stunning. Lovely high res textures pretty much everywhere, insane level of detail from rutst to the alien spores on a wall, absolutely marvelous lighting.
Destiny is a marvel to behold.
Do you bother to read the articles?
ipukespiders
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Not impressed by the graphics at all.
On PC, same where it was last-gen. Console games always need to make compromises, 1008p/60fps + open world really isn't possible without giving something else up.
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