GC: DriveClub gameplay
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Various Artists
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I hope this game ends up being good. I need something to go along with my K:SF purchase and the verdict still seems out on Knack.
GlamFM
Banned
You´re right! For some reason I thought that it was announced at last years E3.
Time DOES fly!
WTF?
They have a nice number of camera options.
Marion Cobretti
Member
This whole best of both world arcade/sim they're describing it as reeks of R: Racing Evolution.
I really want to like this game, and is the only exclusive I care about so far at launch, but there's just no excitement here beyond the graphics : /
I really want to like this game, and is the only exclusive I care about so far at launch, but there's just no excitement here beyond the graphics : /
Saberus
Member
This is why we need direct feed, their camera is killing the real time Lighting.
FinalStageBoss
Banned
eh looks fine to me, idk what the hate is about. but what do i know about racers, i haven't played one since my ps2 days.
The video's they've released in the past have all been in-game according to Evolution. Which is why he called you out on your comment. They weren't bullshottery so to speak. Based on the video's of this new build, that seems about right. Only thing the PR video's etc are missing is some of the aliasing, so either the final game will have more AA, or they selectively chose scenes that look cleaner.
GlamFM
Banned
Well... I played the game today. Looked nothing like all of these "screenshots".
But, as I've said, the LCD screens at the Sony booth were horrible. Maybe the are to blame for some of it.
That in-car camera view is perfect, makes such a difference to the immersion level.
Informative video too.
I think you have to do the usual filter to differentiate the screens and trailers which are all most likely from a replay view with extra detail/post processing, versus gameplay. No different from any other game, and racing games in particular.
The gameplay videos from the show floor show a clear improvement from E3 after only 2 months, and evo have about the same amount of time again for further improvements.
I am curious about the gameplay, especially the handling. Everyone has been so focused on the graphics that we haven't really heard anything about how it handles, how the mini 'challenges' slot into the core gameplay etc. that's why I'm a little cool on it at the moment.
ChronotriggerJM
Member
Did you get a chance to race or see any night gameplay? Also not sure you would have gone through it or not, but did you see any of the hud options? I'm actually hoping to play this game with no HUD at all. Perhaps just the social pop-ups.
Metalmurphy
Member
Yeah, what happened Rushy?
Nope. Was a series of challenges during the day on the track we all know from the videos.
Didn't get access to any menus, only thing I could change was the camera position.
Did set the fastest time of the day (on this specific PS4) though..
At least I think so.
What specifically looks bad about the game
GlamFM
Banned
I tried to describe it on the previous page.
They shoulda made this a first person cockpit view ONLY game...i know many no racing game types might be intimidated by that view, but it makes the game better and probably frees up a decent amount of compute power since the car isnt on screen, reflections / smoke etc are cut down, and the A pillars and roof remove some of the graphics.
velociraptor
Junior Member
See that first R8 pic versus GC pics?Here's footage from the press video's versus off screen from this new build.
GC build lacks that subtle beauty. Also the muted colours look nicer.
Only difference I can see is the use of depth of field.
SanguineShark
Member
Wasn't there an article recently about this? Anyone mind fetching it?
I would love to read it. With their past motorstorm games the demos were always pretty bad tech wise but the end game ended up awesome.
I personally prefer the way the GC build looks over those first set of screenshots. Maybe because the assets and what not are higher quality, there are more environmental things to look at and more colorful. Not complaining at all the way DriveClub is looking right now. It's already better than Forza 5 is for me (and the lighting goes a long way to do that I think, Forza's is still too "cartoony" to me)
Absolutely love how much plantlife they put in (and the quality of it as well). Can't wait to play races in a ton of different lighting conditions.
See You Next Wednesday
Banned
I know it's off screen footage & all, but BLEH.
30fps/60fps be damned, this just doesn't look all that good at all.
If you were to tell me this was a Xbox 360 game, I wouldn't doubt you.
The wilderness environment isn't blowing anyone away, I'd say the footage they shown so far, even the first DiRT racer looks better.
Rogue_Ledr
Banned
I just don't understand why it is so hard for them to make this 60FPS.
What is it doing that is so power consuming as to make 60 FPS so elusive?
What is it doing that is so power consuming as to make 60 FPS so elusive?
Saberus
Member
WTF?? I swear to god that people are using this game to get their opportunity to crap on the ps4
You think devs have a magical 60FPS switch?
Hahahaha
I think you made your point already several posts ago.
360? 360 racers never looked even clos3e.
People seem to somehow mystify 30 and 60 FPS on consoles. It's the same as PC games, you have to drop fidelity to increase FPS, and to increase the FPS by 30 you have to lose a lot of it. This can be AA, texture detail, effects, lighting etc.
yeah I touched on this...I'd say he could fall somewhere in the first category
ChronotriggerJM
Member
To be fair to many of the Naysayers, car games are the biggest genre to run into diminishing returns. If all you do is look at the car models themselves, yeah you won't be blown away by any of this next gen stuff. The difference between 100k polygons and 1M poly's is significantly less noticeable on cars than it is on people, considering cars at they're fundamental level are simple geometry.
As it stands now, I don't think the payoff for the games visuals are worth the 60FPS sacrifice, sure, but I fully expect a kick-ass anti-aliasing, draw distance, and motion blur before this drops. C'mon people, this is Evolution studios were talking about here. I don't think there will be a difference between what they've showed us in trailers and what the finalized product will look like.
As it stands now, I don't think the payoff for the games visuals are worth the 60FPS sacrifice, sure, but I fully expect a kick-ass anti-aliasing, draw distance, and motion blur before this drops. C'mon people, this is Evolution studios were talking about here. I don't think there will be a difference between what they've showed us in trailers and what the finalized product will look like.
ChronotriggerJM
Member
No, but it IS a crime to think this http://www.gamingvlog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Forza5-1.png is a worthy sacrifice to have 60 FPS. This shot is disgusting.
Its not a crime but when derails topics on a regular bases with 30FPS VS 60FPS it gets annoying.
People dont talk about this topic in a level headed way.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
The game does seem to have pretty weird issue with aliasing, cropping up some ways further into the distance, I could see as much on the offscreen video. However, other than IQ, it should look like those released screens, doesn't it? In terms of textures, lighting, details, etc.
Giant Panda
Member
The graphics are looking much better, the game looks very close to the reveal now!
pretty much. this still looks fucking bad to me, almost embarassing compared to mostorstorm. and all the ui bullshit ,gross, couldnt stand playing Burnout Paradise because of that crap, hey you beat some dudes random time you couldnt give less of a shit about, yay!?
ChronotriggerJM
Member
Don't play the racer trying to introduce more social elements? "some dude" is supposed to be members of your club, or friends, hopefully they'll add an option to turn those features off for people who don't care about them.
hey im a fan of their previous work, and yes hopefully you can turn that off i would hope for people that play this and want that. i dont have friends who like racers unfortunately. its always shooty or moba lol.
GlamFM
Banned
Yes. Makes bumper cam useless since you can't see the turns ahead of you.
Joel Was Right
Member
One thing that has bothered me about this new generation is how bad the fire and trees look. The latter looks like pieces of cardboard