Still not better than the legend
We'll have to wait to get a GIF of The Evil Within's rifle reload from the PC version in 16:9 to really compare.
But yeah, close, but probably not better.
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Shinji Mikami's THE EVIL WITHIN |OT| Where's everyone going? Tango?
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We'll have to wait to get a GIF of The Evil Within's rifle reload from the PC version in 16:9 to really compare.
But yeah, close, but probably not better.
The engine really is improving with each release, hopefully the engine will have enough iterations by the time we start seeing sequels pop up.
Too bad we missed out on 60 FPS gifs of the rifles in RE4 UHD.
Sanctuary
Member
Yes, god forbid.
Turn the page, then again, then again.
The TEW gif will have one distinct advantage.
shinobi602
Member
Saw nbnt post the PS4 version in the screenshot thread:
That can't be what it looks like can it? The IQ is awful
That can't be what it looks like can it? The IQ is awful
The doc that came with my code says embargo is on 6.01 AM CET tuesday 14/10. Someone blew his load too early?
Also, again: if someone is interested, I'm doing the locker map. I'm done with the middle row of the 9x3 one, will go for the middle row on the opposite side. If someone would like to concentrate on the other ones...
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
Still not better than the legend
RE4 animation, accounting for time of release >>>>>>>>>>> TEW animation, accounting for time of release
Actually, I'd go so far as to say RE4 has lots of better animations than TEW, even without giving it extra credit for being 10 years older.
Lucent
Member
Saw nbnt post the PS4 version in the screenshot thread:
That can't be what it looks like can it? The IQ is awful
Need Slasher or someone who's played it to say. Though watching streams on Live with PlayStation, the really good streams actually looked better than that to me. So I don't think so.
clutch.as.it.gets.
Member
That would suck.
I think id tech 5 is "capable of" rendering Dishonored 2 with worse textures and more pop ups than the first game had.
That can't be what it looks like can it? The IQ is awful
Yes, it the PS4 version
Grainfilter + blurry backgrounds all the way ^^
Sanctuary
Member
Saw nbnt post the PS4 version in the screenshot thread:
That can't be what it looks like can it? The IQ is awful
Not for last gen it's not. Did he actually take that shot himself? If so, it just looks horribly compressed. Otherwise it just looks like what you would expect to see on the PS3.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
800p for ps4 version...what does the PS3 version run at it
why does this game have worse animations than a damn near decade old game tho
idtech5 man
why does this game have worse animations than a damn near decade old game tho
idtech5 man
AsfaeksBR
Member
IdTech 5 is already dead. DooM is already using IdTech 6, and I remember I read that TEW was going to be the last game to use IdTech 5 (thankfully, because the engine is pure trash)
Sephiroth_GR_
Member
Saw nbnt post the PS4 version in the screenshot thread:
That can't be what it looks like can it? The IQ is awful
Looks like a ID Tech 5 cross-gen game
[URL="http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=134022416&postcount=14303]The third one looks better[/URL]
Jimmyfenix
Member
So you're just like all the others; a puppet of the parasites?
shinobi602
Member
Yea he took it himself. He's always posted excellent quality shots before from his PS4, so I was a little confused it looked that bad.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Hey, not to bum you out but the lockers appear to be random in what they give out. I saved, opened a locker, reloaded, opened same locker and it was a different item completely.
Jimmyfenix
Member
Like a million bucks
Well, I really don't give a damn; rain or shine, you're going down.
wumster3000
Member
Don't ever consider doing this...for any game.
Ok, so I'm midway through chapter 11 and I've got this nagging feeling that the game has lost its identity a bit. You know how Resident Evil 5 often felt like a retread of 4? Well in many parts so does The Evil Within. The first few chapters felt like it was doing its own thing. There were still strong Resi 4 vibes for sure but it did have a somewhat distinct flavour. The highlight for me is still probably chapter 3 with its big open multi-layered area to stealth around.
Since then it has, for the most part, gone totally RE4. Not just in terms of it being very action-orientated (although the downtime is probably a little more than RE4) but in terms of enemies, set-pieces, locations. The stealth component has essentially evaporated. The fingerprints of 4 are all over the game - perhaps a bit too much if I'm honest.
Even structurally it bears a heavy resemblance. Village - Castle - Island. There's no castle, and not literally an island, but thematically the game's levels do broadly progress in this way. The bit I'm on now is pure industrial themed with bits of cover and enemies shooting at me and dynamite being thrown at me - sound familiar? If I didn't know better I'd say the story was a madman's fractured memories of playing RE4 a decade ago.
It's varied for sure, but every other set-piece now I get this nagging in the back of my head like 'this sure feels familiar' and I realise it's essentially another enemy/environment/set-piece from 4 with a little twist. There are far worse things in life, of course, but it has resulted in a game that, for me, feels a bit like an extended homage, its overall flavour just a little too borrowed, good though it is.
I can't help but ponder if this was really the game Mikami intended at the outset. Were there cold feet about the viability of anything more old-school? Does even Mikami feel like he can't top his magnum opus?
I like it for sure and its a much better game than Resi 5, but like that game I don't feel like this indirect follow-up can quite emerge from its big brother's looming shadow.
Since then it has, for the most part, gone totally RE4. Not just in terms of it being very action-orientated (although the downtime is probably a little more than RE4) but in terms of enemies, set-pieces, locations. The stealth component has essentially evaporated. The fingerprints of 4 are all over the game - perhaps a bit too much if I'm honest.
Even structurally it bears a heavy resemblance. Village - Castle - Island. There's no castle, and not literally an island, but thematically the game's levels do broadly progress in this way. The bit I'm on now is pure industrial themed with bits of cover and enemies shooting at me and dynamite being thrown at me - sound familiar? If I didn't know better I'd say the story was a madman's fractured memories of playing RE4 a decade ago.
It's varied for sure, but every other set-piece now I get this nagging in the back of my head like 'this sure feels familiar' and I realise it's essentially another enemy/environment/set-piece from 4 with a little twist. There are far worse things in life, of course, but it has resulted in a game that, for me, feels a bit like an extended homage, its overall flavour just a little too borrowed, good though it is.
I can't help but ponder if this was really the game Mikami intended at the outset. Were there cold feet about the viability of anything more old-school? Does even Mikami feel like he can't top his magnum opus?
I like it for sure and its a much better game than Resi 5, but like that game I don't feel like this indirect follow-up can quite emerge from its big brother's looming shadow.
Saw nbnt post the PS4 version in the screenshot thread:
That can't be what it looks like can it? The IQ is awful
Looks compressed to me, or they are using an extremely low resolution DOF effect there.
We are really saying the same thing, you are just using arbitrary numbers.
Saw nbnt post the PS4 version in the screenshot thread:
That can't be what it looks like can it? The IQ is awful
Yeah that whole level does not look good even of PS4. In the daytime the game looks flat as hell and that particular level had lots of aliasing and blurry textures.
Yes I took it meself. And no it's not horribly compressed. I use my capture card to take BMPs and convert them to JPG using Alo81's guide, there is no visible compression here, this is how that area looks. (to be clear, the blurry foliage is the result of a focus-like effect that blurs the edges of the screen all the time, you can see it in my other screenshots)
Sithlord77
Banned
So my copy arrived early from GameStop for PS4 and it's great so far. Only on chapter 2 but it feels like RE4 with its scarce ammo. Bodies don't stay dead you have to use matches to burn them for example.
As for the graphics the letter boxing is a bit disorienting at first because you are rotating the camera More than usual more to see around you because of the lack of screen estate. I guess I'll get used to it. The game is locked at 30fps at 1080p. I haven't noticed any dips bar once or twice when you enter the area and first take control of the character.
Shadows are great and would say they are high setting if it was PC. The game drips with atmosphere and each shot has had a lot of work put in almost like a painting. I like it so far.
Loading could be a bit better it's about 10-15 second wait if you die and reload. Also I noticed some texture pop in for a split second when the camera changes but this only appears to be in cutscenes when it focuses on something else. In gameplay it's fine but it happens sometimes in cutscenes. Guess it's because of Unreal Engine.
Story seems intriguing and there is lots of visual clues and details you can notice in the detailed environments which is cool. Almost like it's telling a story from what you are seeing.
As for the graphics the letter boxing is a bit disorienting at first because you are rotating the camera More than usual more to see around you because of the lack of screen estate. I guess I'll get used to it. The game is locked at 30fps at 1080p. I haven't noticed any dips bar once or twice when you enter the area and first take control of the character.
Shadows are great and would say they are high setting if it was PC. The game drips with atmosphere and each shot has had a lot of work put in almost like a painting. I like it so far.
Loading could be a bit better it's about 10-15 second wait if you die and reload. Also I noticed some texture pop in for a split second when the camera changes but this only appears to be in cutscenes when it focuses on something else. In gameplay it's fine but it happens sometimes in cutscenes. Guess it's because of Unreal Engine.
Story seems intriguing and there is lots of visual clues and details you can notice in the detailed environments which is cool. Almost like it's telling a story from what you are seeing.
Looks like a ton of post processing bullshit in order to make the game more atmospheric.
How exactly does that explain them pulling the video review?
Footage is under direct embargo, the written review may not be due to the purchasing method.
I really don't know the legal ramifications here, you just asked why the written review was up.
Sanctuary
Member
That's some Dark Souls 2 levels of "ugh" going on there. I mean, I actually like the aesthetics, but the graphics are pretty fucking awful.
I asked why it was 'still' up, after the video was pulled. And a publisher can't embargo video content if they're not even sending the outlet the game, and as they're blacklisted, they have no reason to respect a request to pull the video either.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Because Bethesda can't control what their website posts, but they can put copyright strikes on videos on youtube due to embargo. As for the information they gave with copies, all footage, reviews, streaming,etc is off limits till release day.
Death Metalist
Member
It looks better in motion but not that better. I noticed the darker or night levels look way better than the day. I bet i'm not the only one who has that feel but aside from that, I am enjoying it very much.
Oh, so the video is still on their site. Makes sense.
Still no preload here
Weird. What's the point of having that many if it's random, then?
DarkLordMalik
Member
I can watch this for hoursStill not better than the legend
Jimmyfenix
Member
Got that right. We'll find a cure.
Sanctuary
Member
Dark Souls was nothing to look at in the graphics department overall (yes, I've seen the exaggerated 4k screenshots that no one was actually playing the game at), especially on the consoles. It didn't really matter though, because the game in motion doesn't look the same as a super or shitty screenshot. Despite what super mega resolution, my eyes are better than your eyes people claim. The game used a lot of darkness too, so a lot of the low res textures were covered up.
Dark Souls 2 on the other hand had all of the issues of Dark Souls graphically, with less occlusion.
Elitist1945
Member
I'm ready for some Jennifer Carpenter.
legacyzero
Banned
Saw nbnt post the PS4 version in the screenshot thread:
//BLURRY ASS MOTHER-FUCKING PIC//
That can't be what it looks like can it? The IQ is awful
I can't see shit!