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[Gaiff]

Timestamped.

Gotta say, Uncharted 4 holds up remarkably well to this day. It may not have the fancy newer techniques of James Bond, but I think Naughty Dog was just better at leveraging the much more limited resources they had at the time. One thing in particular is how they didn't use SSR in that boat sequence, whereas James Bond did and the end result is the SSR making the water reflections look worse in the newer game.

 

[corgiix3]

Both these games are great. Both look amazing. What ND did in 2016 is more impressive just because it was 2016

 

[Witchilich]

Uncharted 4 was 10 years ago. What kind of comparison is this? Unless he actually wants to praise Uncharted 4, then that's okay.

 

[cormack12]

UC4 better in the in-engine cinematic but 007 is clearly better in all other measurements. That first mission alone....

 

[Gaiff]

Also, there are definitely shots in James Bond where the RTGI shines through and you can see the lighting in Uncharted 4 is dated by today's standards.

But Uncharted 4 is so consistent and ND have a nose for cinematic presentation most simply don't have.

 

[analog_future]

Uncharted 4 definitely looks better. PS4 era Naughty Dog was just miles ahead of anyone else.

 

[PeteBull]

Voted uncharted, but im biased since i know it came out 10years ago aka in 2016 and was made on 1,8tf gpu jaguar cpu base ps4.
If both games came out now i would give win to first light altho obviouslly there isnt crazy generational visuals/scope jump here as most of us would expect, first light still does look better, just not 10years gap better.

 

[Fbh]

Last gen graphics at high resolutions with rock solid 60fps >>>>>>>>> "next gen" graphics at 720p full of upscalling smearing and artifacting.
No game this gen has changed my mind on this.

 

[Gitaroo]

U4 and LL still look amazing, if only the GCN architecture wasn't so weak with tessellation, the flat background geometry is the only major flaw of PS4 first party. GG and SMS did find a solution at the end of the generation, GOWR and H2 have some very complete geometric details especially for that generation.

 

[corgiix3]

Last gen graphics at high resolutions with rock solid 60fps >>>>>>>>> "next gen" graphics at 720p full of upscalling smearing and artifacting.
No game this gen has changed my mind on this.

Idk man 007 looks super crisp as long as your on a pro or PC

 

[Vick]

I know for a fact Uncharted 4 has nothing looking like this.

Actually, none of the PS3 Uncharted games have anything looking like this.

Spoiler

 

[Mr Moose]

Ew, the CA in 007 is disgusting.

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

Which one has you climbing walls for 80% of the game

 

[Gaiff]

Vick My man, spoiler tag those screenshots. I gotta scroll 5 minutes before getting to the post after yours.

 

[Vick]

Some 2017 The Lost Legacy gameplay screenshots:

 

[rodrigolfp]

Both these games are great. Both look amazing. What ND did in 2016 is more impressive just because it was 2016

Not really. They did at 30fps. If 007 was 30fps target things could be better.

 

[diffusionx]

I'm fine with capital punishment for anyone who is using SSR for large bodies of water in 2026

 

[cormack12]

Vick My man, spoiler tag those screenshots. I gotta scroll 5 minutes before getting to the post after yours.

I found the audio guided tour a good complement

 

[Gaiff]

Not really. They did at 30fps. If 007 was 30fps target things could be better.

Huh, really. On a 1.84 TFLOPs POS console and it was 1080p. This was also 10 years ago. Uncharted 4 looked impressive for the time. This James Bond game does not.

 

[Puscifer]

Yeah but Uncharted 4 sucks ass so who cares if it looks good if it's a fucking slog.

 

[calico]

Vick My man, spoiler tag those screenshots. I gotta scroll 5 minutes before getting to the post after yours.

For me it was 5 mins of 'content not viewable in your region'

 

[rodrigolfp]

Huh, really. On a 1.84 TFLOPs POS console and it was 1080p. This was also 10 years ago. Uncharted 4 looked impressive for the time. This James Bond game does not.

In screenshots only and also thanks to diminishing returns.

 

[Steve Holt]

Wow, Uncharted 4 still looks amazing. ND are wizards with tech.

 

[Kerotan]

If you want to see the future just buy naughty dog games Day 1

 

[Peroroncino]

U4 on PS5 imo looks better, but I find 007 more impressive overall due to much more reactive environment and levels with unholy amounts of NPCs.

 

[PatientGamer]

UC4 clears. Don't even need to watch the video. One game was made in 2016; development likely began in 2012-2013.

007 looks good, but not for 2026 Generation 9 imho. I've still perplexed at where the graphical fidelity is this generation in general outside of Sony first party.

We were sold a tunnel of lies.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

Uncharted 4 was 10 years ago. What kind of comparison is this? Unless he actually wants to praise Uncharted 4, then that's okay.

He's absolutely praising U4. He's arguing it looks better than 007 in many cases, which it really does.

 

[Vick]

Vick My man, spoiler tag those screenshots. I gotta scroll 5 minutes before getting to the post after yours.

Put half of them under Spoiler

 

[analog_future]

I know for a fact Uncharted 4 has nothing looking like this.

Actually, none of the PS3 Uncharted games have anything looking like this.

e justice.

had to whip this baby out for this post

 

[winjer]

I played Uncharted 4 a couple of years ago on the PC and it still looked very good.
007 looks very bland in comparison. There is something wrong with the volumetrics effects that make it look washed out.

 

[Bojji]

I think they trade blows. Bond on PC with DLSS 4.5 can look quite impressive:

I have yet to see low res assets posted by Gonzito (later missions?)

 

[Gaiff]

Gaiff: Vick, come on man, spoiler tag those.

Vick :

 

[Venom Snake]

Yeah but Uncharted 4 sucks ass so who cares if it looks good if it's a fucking slog.

This is a graphics-related thread, so anyone interested in such a comparison you muppet.

 

[corgiix3]

Every time I'm reminded about U4 with screenshots i get extra upset about the upcoming bald chick game

 

[rodrigolfp]

I have yet to see low res assets posted by Gonzito (later missions?)

Those horrible textures happened with me too. Not sure if bug or not.

 

[Darsxx82]

Ew, the CA in 007 is disgusting.

You have the option to disable CA... and it definitely makes the game much better.

CA should be disabled by default by the game developer, not enabled by default.

Also, there are definitely shots in James Bond where the RTGI shines through and you can see the lighting in Uncharted 4 is dated by today's standards.

But Uncharted 4 is so consistent and ND have a nose for cinematic presentation most simply don't have.

I've played 007 First Light for 3 hours and my impression is that the game looks spectacular, with graphical and technical details that are much appreciated because they're not very common. Sadly about the shocking level of some object textures in environments that are otherwise very detailed and highly interactive.

Uncharted still looks great and was (in fact, still is) a game totally consistent in the visual aspect . But the improvements on technology over the last 10 years are definitely noticeable, and 007 takes full advantage of them.

 

[viveks86]

Every time I'm reminded about U4 with screenshots i get extra upset about the upcoming bald chick game

 

[corgiix3]

 

[viveks86]

Gonzito beat DF to calling out washing machine-gate.

Combined with Tokyo-gate, he is now officially our texture police.

 

[Crispy Gamer]

This just shows that modern console games are using way too many advanced techniques without actually leveraging the hardware and it's a damn shame we ZERO current gen ND games never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would get GTA 6 before a new ND game..

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

We underestimate what having exclusive games actually mean for gaming...but it's obvious. Games like Uncharted 4, TLOU2, God of War 3, etc were tailored for the pieces of hardware they released on and when you make a game with a single SKU in mind, things change completely.

 

[Gonzito]

Gonzito beat DF to calling out washing machine-gate.

Combined with Tokyo-gate, he is now officially our texture police.

One of my favorite things to do in videogames is to slow down a bit and explore every corner in the environment. I love to check textures, materials and assets. As a result I am good at finding this crap unfortunately

That being said these bad textures seem to happen mostly in this part of the game. The rest seems to be well done and I havent found anything weird. But this area in those screenshots is absolutely terrible unfortunately and frankly embarrassing.

Uncharted 4 is much more consistent graphics wise

 

[squallbr]

Its only show how PS5 is a failure( Im not talking about Sony profits)

 

[Gonzito]

I think they trade blows. Bond on PC with DLSS 4.5 can look quite impressive:


I have yet to see low res assets posted by Gonzito (later missions?)

The mission in....The Desert with the ships is the place where you will see nintendo 64 textures

 

[Prodyhig]

The comparison to Digital Foundry is funny.

Has James Bond been released for PlayStation 4?

The point isn't that Uncharted 4 is better in ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING, it's that it's a PlayStation 4 game.

Which is even more impressive.

 

[FoxMcChief]

I know for a fact Uncharted 4 has nothing looking like this.

Actually, none of the PS3 Uncharted games have anything looking like this.

Spoiler

 

[Bojji]

The comparison to Digital Foundry is funny.

Has James Bond been released for PlayStation 4?

The point isn't that Uncharted 4 is better in ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING, it's that it's a PlayStation 4 game.

Which is even more impressive.

Uncharted 4 has last gen lighting (there are places where they baked it correctly and places where it falls apart).

But yeah, Bond for a game developed only for this generation of consoles and PCs - is not really impressive.

 

[Vick]

For me it was 5 mins of 'content not viewable in your region'

Gotcha.

Gaiff: Vick, come on man, spoiler tag those.

Vick :

Fine..

I hate graphics threads without good doses of media.. but done. Please don't complain about that small bunch.

Speaking of, here's something for those interested in just about how incredible these Naughty Dog games can really look, as screenshots only go so far..

Spoiler

 

[RSMan]

Uncharted 4 by a landslide, especially on the PRO.

007 has animations from the PS3 era. Total garbage 🗑

 

[Esquie]

Also, there are definitely shots in James Bond where the RTGI shines through and you can see the lighting in Uncharted 4 is dated by today's standards.

But Uncharted 4 is so consistent and ND have a nose for cinematic presentation most simply don't have.

Yeah I loved Uncharted 4 but this isn't particularly close. That hotel level is some of the best graphics of this gen, incredible detail, lighting, assets, a shit ton of NPCs, all in a massive multistory area. It's also just not a fair comparison as a lot of the fancy graphical effects 007 is putting out weren't available back then.