FullMetaltech
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Man that feeling when you
and they help you in fights really is amazing. Even hunting the wildlife to expand the crafting is great.
control some of the robodinos
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Horizon Zero Dawn |OT| The Land After Time
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I'm right there with ya. I can't even use a mount because I end up stopping every two seconds to grab something lol.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
It's weird in 2017 to have a AAA game that lacks seamless camera transitions from cutscenes to gameplay. :/ Game feels great to play tho.
So I'm just about to do the Proving, finished the side quests available in the area. I know there will be more depth and I think the story will really have me chomping at the bit to collect lore and figure out the world, but I have to ask: How is this game any better than a new FarCry? And I love FarCry 3 & 4, don't get me wrong. But I'm surprised by the glowing reviews that don't seem to be saying, "Yep, it's FarCry with a little bit of Tomb Raider but the story is really good." Instead, reviews seem to state that this is doing everything right, and I'm struggling to see what sets it apart beyond the presentation.
Primethius
Banned
For PS4 Pro owners on a 1080p TV:
I did some testing with the IQ. Tried to upload as uncompressed images as I could fairly quickly so people can do the comparison and decide which mode is better for them.
Resolution mode:
Performance mode:
Generally, very similar levels of IQ with the main difference being the clarity on things such as branches. What's harder to show in images that you can notice in game is that the game is slightly sharper looking in performance mode (1080p) as opposed to resolution mode (supersampled). Which is odd but I'm not sure what that is a result of.
Bonus, here is how the game looks in unpatched v. 1.00 mode:
While it very may well just be placebo, I do feel that the AA coverage isn't as good in the unpatched game. The branches stand out in the images but Rost in particular during movement stood out as well.
Not sure which one I'll opt for as the differences are just so negligible most of the time.
I did some testing with the IQ. Tried to upload as uncompressed images as I could fairly quickly so people can do the comparison and decide which mode is better for them.
Resolution mode:
Performance mode:
Generally, very similar levels of IQ with the main difference being the clarity on things such as branches. What's harder to show in images that you can notice in game is that the game is slightly sharper looking in performance mode (1080p) as opposed to resolution mode (supersampled). Which is odd but I'm not sure what that is a result of.
Bonus, here is how the game looks in unpatched v. 1.00 mode:
While it very may well just be placebo, I do feel that the AA coverage isn't as good in the unpatched game. The branches stand out in the images but Rost in particular during movement stood out as well.
Not sure which one I'll opt for as the differences are just so negligible most of the time.
Idk just play more and see what you think I guess. you're in the tutorial section lol
Squall ASF
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My copy should arrive tonight but here's the dilemma:
I leave out of town on Friday after work so do I start the game and only get two play sessions in before I have to stop for a couple days? Or just hold off until Sunday night/Monday to begin this? hmmmmm
I leave out of town on Friday after work so do I start the game and only get two play sessions in before I have to stop for a couple days? Or just hold off until Sunday night/Monday to begin this? hmmmmm
Ken Adams
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Ye i have the same issue.
Haven't played Far Cry 4 nor have I read any reviews, but reviews are usually written after having finished game, not after 70% of the tutorial.
This is such a Jurassic Park moment.
Cool, that's all I need to know. Thanks for that.
TheKingOfPain
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So, if you deactivate a quest you can have a perfect no HUD screen. Awesome.
Magic Mushroom
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A more interesting world, better storytelling and lore, quests and collectibles that actually reward you by fleshing out the world, and the machine combat is way more compelling than any combat in FC.
The diversity is pretty cool. In this one area I just hunted boar, goose, raccoon, turkey, rat, salmon, and fox.
"Deactivate" your quest in the menu
GravityInsanity
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Same thing with me.
Lockjaw333
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I think you are possibly confusing sharpness with aliasing. The resolution mode has superior AA from the downsampling which maybe you are perceiving as being softer. The performance mode may look sharper to you because aliasing is more evident, especially on foliage and distant objects.
They are both fairly close, and I'm still not convinced the performance mode doesn't also have slightly better shadow res and rock tesselation or something, but right now for me the resolution modes downsampling takes the cake. It looks phenomenal.
My only complaint is having to be right over the resource to push/hold triangle to collect it. Many times I preemptively hold triangle before I walk over the resource only to release the button and hold it again. A bit of an annoyance.
Ken Adams
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I mean i still wanna see the marker on the compass but not all over the middle of the screen. Thanks anyways.
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
Hunting is all well and good, until you start needing skins to drop for crafting pouch upgrades.
I think I've only ever seen them drop outside of a 'collect' quest like once or twice.
Tal Shiar Agent
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Or make it an option like Far Cry Primal.
Is it not in the UI options?
More_Badass
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Because it's an actual challenge and each one has different enemies and environments surrounding them. You have to get close enough, which means dealing with the machines and other dangers around it. Then you have to obseve its path to figure out where you need to climb to get high enough and then when you need to jump.
Plus just reaching a Tallneck and seeing it in motion is rewarding and cool, so you're compelled to seek them out
right next to them! lol
You can upgrade your likelihood of getting drops in the skills menu.
HellforLeather
Member
Yep, this is good but to be fair, RDR didnt have nearly the emphasis on resource collection that this game does.
Omnistalgic
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Yo, lamp!!! How is Zelda gonna be better than this? This game just keeps getting better! I'm getting a lot of satisfaction from just exploring but the back story is just surprising me more and more the deeper I go, I checking all my dialog wheels now, I NEED to know everything. Just spend like 30 minutes in a conversation with someone...
Not starting a war here, they are just easily comparable, chill guys, games are doing different things all that jazz, they are both just very very standout exclusives that are achievements in the industry.
The only way I've found to turn off the on screen quest marker is to go into your quests screen, find which quest is currently active, and "deactivate quest". However, it will appear again everytime you get a new quest since new quests automatically become "active" and you have to repeat the proccess. That's my one big complaint.
I've tried turning off Quest Pathfinding, and changing all HUD item to Always Off, but the quest marker is always there when you have an active quest.
these are watchers, there's the option but nothing happens other than the option changes to deselect
Karak
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Ya the use of the machines in that way is actually something many forget.
Hacked a sawtooth to fight another sawtooth. Was as great as you'd think.
Primethius
Banned
That might very well be the case. It's just not something I've noticed with other games where the beenfits of downsampling are more readily apparent (e.g. Deus Ex, For Honor).
The downsampling softens the image a bit but doesn't add much of a perceptible difference most of the time for me due the base game already having a fairly excellent AA solution which then combined with its lack of softness, presents a slighly sharper picture.
With the mixed impressions of disappointing framerate and performance and unsure feelings about the overworld and voice acting, I'm not sure what to expect now, because for me, Horizon NAILED those aspects of open world gaming. I was honestly looking forward to Horizon less than Zelda 1 month ago, but now I can't stop thinking about Horizon. It's at least making the wait for Friday more bearable to me
I can't wait to have both in my collection, either way.What are your thoughts after reading so many impressions and now finally getting the game? XD
is it what you expected?
WordsintheWater
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I'm driving into the story heavily tonight when I get home from work since I'm off tomorrow so you'll probably get a lot of that from me lol
MaKTaiL
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Me neither. I played it and thought it was fine. Knowing he had mental issues made it fine for me.
Khalifa Jayy
Banned
Hahaha how the hell. She does!
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't it the AA usage (especially depending on what kind of AA you use) what makes the IQ softer, not downsampling?
Downsampling should make the image cleaner and with less jaggies without the softness of AA, but I wonder if the checkerboard is what makes it look softer than usual.
Omnistalgic
Member
Well Zelda will be at my house on Friday but my Switch is "who knows" territory, have to wait on Amazon to get stock. Lemme know, I'm hearing the climbing anything mechanic and discovery is pretty amazing as well as the combat. But yeah, story and presentation and certainly acting I think Horizon is going to not be contested until maybe RDR? You'll probably get it before me though so I'll look out for your impressions.With the mixed impressions of disappointing framerate and performance and unsure feelings about the overworld and voice acting, I'm not sure what to expect now, because for me, Horizon NAILED those aspects of open world gaming. I was honestly looking forward to Horizon less than Zelda 1 month ago, but now I can't stop thinking about Horizon. It's at least making the wait for Friday more bearable to me
Feel like I'm gonna platinum Horizon by the weekend I keep doing these long sessions, lol. It's just so cool when your expectations are not only met but exceeded. Hopefully we get another one next week with Zelda bro!
This is what I meant when I said a couple of weeks ago that Brom's scene makes more sense in context and that's why it's an anomaly among an otherwise impressive collection of voice-acting in this game.
It's a pity that that scene nearly made me ignore this game when I saw it in previews. I thought GG was phoning in the narrative of a hammy story. Boy was I wrong!
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