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Tomb Raider PC Ultra VS TRESSFX Settings

With the newly released Tomb Raider, PC gamers have been excited to see the graphical enhancements adorning the superior version of the game. In the graphics menu of the game, toggling to the highest setting still leaves one feature unchecked. Right above "ultra" is "ultimate", which enables "TRESSFX". The superior graphics mode is both highly graphics intensive and equally impressive. Below are two different videos featuring the changes in hair rendering with each mode toggled.

ATi_Elite4064d ago

20% performance hit.........AMD will surely boost performance with their next driver update!!!

Derekvinyard134063d ago

This is a great comparison, so easy to see the difference

shutUpAndTakeMyMoney4063d ago

amd = open standard. Nvidia = only on nvidia.

LocutusEstBorg4063d ago (Edited 4063d ago )

AMD = substandard

It runs on DirectX 11 which is grossly inefficient compared to a native CUDA application like PhysX. Not to mention TressFX looks like shit compared to nVidia's hair demo.

AllroundGamer4064d ago (Edited 4064d ago )

the hair jumps like crazy and is unnatural, definitely not worth buying a new card just for this "feature"...

Chucky20034064d ago

and sometimes the ponytail disappears

jimmywolf4064d ago

the jumpy hair did look odd but the flow effect was beautiful an very nice. it also show the potential of what they can do with effects as they become more common, remember how jagged 3d game were 15 years ago? an now look at them.

camel_toad4063d ago (Edited 4063d ago )

Overall I'm liking the tressfx but there are times where her bangs defy gravity while her ponytail doesn't. Seems like something small they just overlooked.

Loving the game though.

tarbis4064d ago

Hmmm... the tressfx do give it a more realistic looking hair but it also give some weird unnecessary animations. They need to fix that.

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Tomb Raider I, II, III Remastered Review – To The Freezer ⏐ Nerdy Bird Games

Tomb Raider I, II, III Remastered is available now on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Lara Croft is back in a classic remaster of the original PlayStation 1 hit title. Is the remaster any good though?

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The Best Tomb Raider Games Ranked

We've gone on many adventures with Lara Croft. With another reboot in the making, Wealth of Geeks felt it was a good time to go down the nostalgia rabbit hole and remember the best of those tomb-raiding thrills.

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Sonic188155d ago (Edited 55d ago )

I do agree that Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness was the worse one 😂 I remember playing some of it and I took it back. That game was just awful in every way. I bought it used at gamestop and glad they had that 7 day return policy for used games 😂

Pyrofire9555d ago

Would it be worth saying why?

ZeekQuattro55d ago

Simple. He's been hating on the Tomb Raider reboots for years. I can't imagine seeing them at the top of a best TR game list let alone being on the list in general sitting well with him because of it.

-Foxtrot55d ago

Zeek

“Hating”

No no, just pointing out how TR mutated into a generic action adventure game losing the appeal of what it once was when it was more about puzzles and platforming over going Rambo, slaughtering waves of enemies

But hey, continue being a dick and speaking about me like I’m not going to see the comment.

MeatyUrologist55d ago

Foxtrot, I'm curious if you have played the most recent games. Sure the 2013 reboot was hugely focused on combat, but each follow up became less and less about combat to the point where outside of a few large scale story missions I don't even remember combat being a part of shadow of the tomb raider. Shadow was so puzzle focused it actually was a bit much for me and I love the TR puzzles.

I still feel like Rise was the best of the series and I was a huge fan of the originals. To me it struck the perfect balance of exploration, platforming, puzzles, and combat. Not saying your opinion is wrong I'm just curious what you think they should have done different. Games do need to evolve somewhat to stay relevant. Would you prefer small linear jumping platform levels like the original?

RavenWolfx55d ago

I would agree Rise for 1 and the reboot as 2. Shadow is a bit high, though.

Sonic188155d ago (Edited 55d ago )

I think Shadow wasn't even develop by crystal dynamics. I thought it was the worse in the new trilogy

Pyrofire9555d ago

That's right. Shadow was developed by Eidos Montreal who who went and made Marvels Guardians of the Galaxy next. (Great game)
Meanwhile after Rise of the Tomb Raider, Crystal Dynamics made Marvels Avengers. (bad game)

MeatyUrologist55d ago

Agrees. First two are correct but Shadow should be around 5-6.

terstomp55d ago

For me, Legend should be alot higher (along with the other two ). Shadow, I enjoyed it, but has too much has fluff, as modern games tend to do. Playing the remastered series, and apart from the controls, is very good.

jznrpg55d ago

I really enjoyed the first 2 games, Legend and the first of the reboots and the rest I didn’t get into so I never finished.

robtion55d ago

Completely subjective list. I really liked Underworld, I preferred Lara's design. That said I loved the horror/uncharted feel of the reboot. I think all the TR games have strengths and weaknesses. None are objectively better in every way.

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The Best Video Game Reboots of All Time

Like the film or television industry, the world of gaming has seen its fair share of reboots over the years. While some of these video game reboots have had

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