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[Kikorin]

Wolverine looks good, but I don't feels much the cartoony style. Btw I like the gore and I hope for a good destruction, so I'm positive about it. Overall, I'm not as impressed as some about how it looks, but maybe because I've watched it on my smartphone, later I'll watch it again on my 4k screen.

 

[coachmcguirk91]

I am replaying a bit of Ghost of Tsushima before Yotei. I still don't think there is a prettier game in motion from last generation. I am obviously bummed that Yotei appears to improve so little on it, but this generation I can only think of a few games that are more pleasing on the eyes

 

[alloush]

 

[Superposition]

Horizon 6 is meaningless if there are no big, detailed city streets. I'm tired of empty fields and wet forests.

 

[ChiefDada]

Holy shit....

 

[alloush]

Holy shit....

Came here to post the video:

 

[ChiefDada]

Watching now

 

[BlownUpRich]

I just gave Ghost of Tsushima another shot to see how it looks graphically to remind myself before playing Yotei, and oh man, it looks so outdated, I was shocked!

It has its moments though…

 

[Luipadre]

RTGI huh? Watching soon

 

[BlownUpRich]

OMG GHOST OF YOTEI UTILIZES RAY TRACED GLOBAL ILLUMINATION?

 

[ChiefDada]

SUCKER PUNCH YOU SANDBAGGING MOTHER FUCKERS WHY DIDN'T YOU SHOW THIS OFF DURING PROMO???!!!

 

[Luipadre]

fuck that title shot... Maybe its time to eat crow

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Horizon 6 is meaningless if there are no big, detailed city streets. I'm tired of empty fields and wet forests.

Tokyo was confirmed in the press release they posted on xbox.com.

"While we're not announcing too much in terms of detail right now, we're excited to show fans the true breadth of beauty – both natural and urban environments – that Japan has to offer," explains Arceta. "From the neon lights and towering buildings of Tokyo City – one of our most detailed and layered environments to date – to the serenity and natural beauty of Japan's rural and mountain areas, we think players will be blown away by the open world of Japan that we have built.

"The beauty of Horizon games is that each one gives us learnings and ways to make the next even bigger and better," says Arceta. "As well as taking player feedback into account, we've also been able to lean into more practical things – for instance, the Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels DLC has helped us develop the elevated roads of Tokyo City in FH6."

Source: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/09/25/forza-horizon-6-japan-setting-2026/

 

[Luipadre]

Fuck they didnt improve the secondary dialogue scenes at all. Its awkward camera position and animations again sigh

 

[TheRedRiders]

Ghost of Yotei with RTGI?

 

[TheRedRiders]

Ghost of Yotei with RTGI?

Never mind, still manages to look mediocre.

 

[pulicat]

Ghost of Yotei with RTGI?

 

[blastprocessor]

Hopefully Sucker can get some RT GI for Pro working to turn it around.

They added RT GI to PRO

 

[Senua]

RTGI looks awesome, why didn't they showcase this earlier? People would've been way less harsh on the visuals if they did

 

[Luipadre]

After the DF video

Its still has rough spots, snowy area still looks dogshit, secondary npc talking "cutscenes" still looks awkward and bad but overall it looks really nice

 

[GymWolf]

Triumphant sequel...df and their clickbait titles never fail to amuse me

 

[darthkarki]

They added RT GI to PRO

Both Pro and Amateur have a 30fps RTGI mode, but Pro also has a 60fps RTGI mode. Super cool.

 

[Msamy]

Rt pro mode 40 minutes gamersyde review

 

[Toots]

I'll happily eat crow about yotei just because they made a worthy PS5 pro version

There are a few really impressive shots in the DF video, how could the trailers look so bad ??

 

[Flabagast]

Yeaaah it feels like DF is a little too over positive on this one. The RTGI mode is nice but still a lot of assets looks very dated

 

[Gripsx]

Theres so many games to play rn and I do have the Pro but I think I'll wait for the PC release for this one.

 

[roosnam1980]

edit

 

[MidGenRefresh]

"Guys, you can't judge Yotei's graphics from a Youtube video!"

Also from a Youtube video:

Scale is obviously smaller but the topography seems to be spot on:

Mount Fuji · Google Maps

Kitayama, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka 418-0112, Japan

www.google.com

 

[adamsapple]

Yeaaah it feels like DF is a little too over positive on this one. The RTGI mode is nice but still a lot of assets looks very dated

John's 'review' videos are always positive, he's basically stopped doing technical analysis's and nitpicks and just does these reviews and Retro videos.

 

[Alex11]

Yotei looks decent, but even with RT it's still the art style that shines, just like the 1st.
The video shows a lot of last gen stuff in there. Just a few minutes in it's this scene that, yeah, it's a bit rough.

 

[Senua]

John's 'review' videos are always positive, he's basically stopped doing technical analysis's and nitpicks and just does these reviews and Retro videos.

Yup, you want cold hard negativity, watch Alex's videos. Tbh most of it is justified

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Yotei looks decent, but even with RT it's still the art style that shines, just like the 1st.
The video shows a lot of last gen stuff in there. Just a few minutes in it's this scene that, yeah, it's a bit rough.

Looks flat.

 

[BlownUpRich]

Guys, Ghost of Yotei looks absolutely incredible here lol I don't care what anyone says, the amount of assets & draw distance on screen is absolutely breathtaking!

Edit: Oh my God this GIF looks bad with so much noise, but you get the point...

 

[pulicat]

Rt pro mode 40 minutes gamersyde review

Damn, the game really looks very rough and outdated, especially on a machine that's capable of outputting many graphical powerhouse titles like Shadow, etc.

 

[alloush]

Damn, the game really looks very rough and outdated, especially on a machine that's capable of outputting many graphical powerhouse titles like Shadow, etc.

Last gen assets are gonna last gen assets. You cannot polish a turd!!

 

[BlownUpRich]

The game has many rough spots & graphical weaknesses, but it sure still packs a punch, overall a great graphical showcases in many areas.

 

[adamsapple]

FF Rebirth rock textures be like:

 

[pulicat]

FF Rebirth rock textures be like:

It's kind of crazy when a cross-gen game on Switch 2 is having better geometry and texture details than Yotei.

 

[adamsapple]

It's kind of crazy when a cross-gen game on Switch 2 is having better geometry and texture details than Yotei.

Damn.

I'm not a metroid guy at all but that looks mighty impressive, especially so considering it's a Switch 2 screen (I assume).

 

[RNK]

So it's just like I thought it'd be, a game that looks great in motion with all the assets flowing at once, and one that loses that wow factor in still shots.

Lighting also looks fantastic with RT!

 

[analog_future]

Rt pro mode 40 minutes gamersyde review

Yotei looks decent, but even with RT it's still the art style that shines, just like the 1st.
The video shows a lot of last gen stuff in there. Just a few minutes in it's this scene that, yeah, it's a bit rough.

Yeah, looks mediocre still on PS5.

Honestly though, particularly with RTGI, this one might end up shining on PC.

 

[Xtib81]

Yotei can look incredible at times under the right conditions but overall, it looks like a PS4 game with a ps5 patch.

Wolverine looks okay, nothing crazy. I hate Insomniac cartoony style with passion.

Saros looks decent but some low res textures and it's a rogue like so it goes straight to the trash anyway.

 

[alloush]

Great scores so far. To Sony this might not even be good enough to warrant a 3rd entry

 

[analog_future]

Great scores so far. To Sony this might not even be good enough to warrant a 3rd entry

Honestly every Sony 1st party sequel gets great scores whether it's great or not. Look at Horizon Forbidden West, Spider-Man 2, God of War Ragnarok, etc.. etc.. where the sequel gets a higher review average from critics but is considered a disappointment by most fans.


We'll see if Yotei is different, but I can't say I'm holding my breath.

 

[coachmcguirk91]

Yotei looks decent, but even with RT it's still the art style that shines, just like the 1st.
The video shows a lot of last gen stuff in there. Just a few minutes in it's this scene that, yeah, it's a bit rough.

So few games have a great distinct art style. I am fine with lesser fidelity in games as long as the art style makes up for. This franchise will be timeless because of it

 

[GooseMan69]

I think I've been too harsh on Yōtei. It certainly has its moments and the art style is undeniable. Really cool cinematography in some of the cutscenes I've seen. The draw distance is obviously much better and that alone makes a big difference. It's not as big of a jump as I wanted but it's hard to deny how great it can look at times.

 

[GymWolf]

Yup, you want cold hard negativity, watch Alex's videos. Tbh most of it is justified

Pretty sure the whole crew is always gentle with almost everything, alex is just more vocal when a game lack good raytracing.

You are never gonna hear one of these muppets calling out a game like we do, they have too much to lose.

I didn't even watched their video and i bet they are comparing the game with sushima and not shadows or wukong.

 

[Bojji]

Pretty sure the whole crew is always gentle with almost everything, alex is just more vocal when a game lack good raytracing.

You are never gonna hear one of these muppets calling out a game like we do, they have too much to lose.

I didn't even watched their video and i bet they are comparing the game with sushima and not shadows or wukong.

They are not comparing it to anything, that's the most hilarious thing. They only showed Tsushima few times when comparing invert kinematics (still sucks) and "leaf particles". And the best thing was - I had to pause the video to confirm that it wasn't GoY after seeing Jin...

 

[Msamy]

Pretty sure the whole crew is always gentle with almost everything, alex is just more vocal when a game lack good raytracing.

You are never gonna hear one of these muppets calling out a game like we do, they have too much to lose.

I didn't even watched their video and i bet they are comparing the game with sushima and not shadows or wukong.

Honestly speaking the marketing team at sony should be fired even the game is is last gen looking they could capture most of trailers on polished areas on the game with pro raytracing mode on instead they use ps5 regular 60 fps mode on bullshit areas

 

[TaciturnWolf]

Last gen assets are gonna last gen assets. You cannot polish a turd!!

Those rocks look like they came straight from an early PS3 game. You can throw all the Ray Tracing you want, but that won't make up for poor quality textures.