Far Cry 4 on PS4 – Bullshots VS. Actual in-game graphics comparison

Far Cry 4 for PS4 is set in the beautiful, lush Kyrat. This exotic open world is packed with details and atmosphere but Ubisoft has been known for bending the truth when it comes to releasing bullshots.

How well do these bullshots that promoted the game hold up to the actual in-game PS4 graphics? Let’s have a look.

[baj]

Oh Ubisoft.

[radler]

Hahaha, surprise surprise yet another Ubisoft game looks absolutely nothing like the advertisements. Anybody who buys FarCry 4 or any other Ubisoft games is utterly retarded.

[JWiLL552]

Settle down. It will still look good.

Why are people acting like touched up screens are something new?

Far Cry 3 was great.

[SonyKong64]

though far cry 3 was absolutely amazing..

I think you might be the one that just went full retard.. never go full retard 😱

[Clunkyd]

If the framerate is like AC unity then screw them, if the game is playable I couldn't care less about a visual downgrade. I play video games to have fun in the end.

[Malphite]

Don't throw bricks when you live in a glass house.

[quenomamen]

How's that 15th COD ?

[tlougotg]

Sonykong....

See how ppls opinions are so different, i thought Farcry3 was garbage and the MP was horrendous. What thy tried to pass off as console gameplay graphics for Far Cry3 ended up being notjing like final product, especially MP. Ubisoft been banned in my house thy suck!

[DanteVFenris666]

Why do people hate on Ubisoft. There ten fold better then activision and ea who shoot out the same trash every year. Same ugly graphics same boring gameplay. Ubisoft at least changes it up. Assasins creed is different in every entry. Farcry as well is different from series to series. Ubisoft also redoes models after every couple year unlike activisions cod where it looks only slightly better then 10 years ago. Or ea and their sport games looking identical for a whole gen, even this gen they are still the same as last gen

[abstractel]

Playing Unity, I don't know if you are?, but it's freakin' gorgeous. Some sections are better than the in-game trailers, art wise. Yeah the crowd popping is annoying, rushed out for the Holidays, but it's also mighty impressive at times. I'll judge when I play FC4 for myself.

The elephants, one has DOF on it the other one doesn't. Lower resolution textures _could_ also be in the PS4 build but a lot of the blurring is from the DOF.

The other three shots are just different, not a downgrade. Except for perhaps Pagan Min's face textures look a lot crisper but it's also different HDR settings as the "bullshot" is a lot brighter. But I do agree his face does look blurrier.

But there's a hate train going and I feel it's influencing more people than people actually trying the games for themselves and making up their own minds. I'm more annoyed at EA for charging people to play their games early. That's f'd up.

[Ju]

Same...I think it can hold up pretty well, actually. And yes, the bullshots have no post processing filters, while the game does.

[SnotyTheRocket]

So, when Rockstar, EA or any other dev uses bullshots for their game, it's okay. But if Ubi does it....

[RedstonerMC]

Not as big of a downgrade as ACU and Watch_Dogs But still shitty.

Worst thing is if they had just shown THAT instead as the bullshots it would've still been a hit.

[Patrick_pk44]

This better be solely for consoles and not PC graphics. I know that PC Nvidia users will be able to benefit from the extra graphical features. But this is Ubisoft, who am I kidding.

[starchild]

Pfft Far Cry 3 ran perfectly on my PC. Totally smooth 60fps. I don't doubt that Far Cry 4 will run well too.

[ramiuk1]

it still looks good,but prob only about 80% of the quality the promotion pics have.
i fully expect the promotion shots to be pc though,thats how they did it when i was at a farcry 3 reveal.

on another note,any footage shown should be labled as and screen shots altered should be illegal.

its moraly wrong and it seems ubisoft is trying to piss everyone off this gen.
I just hope Masssive stick to there word on The Division.

[kenshiro100]

The fact you got agrees for that drivel Ballseye is really sad.

[user5669510]

im pretty sure most devs in the industry does this. how this is some how new. sony ms ninty, ea, 2k, capcom, se, etc. how is this somehow new. if you thought these consoles could do this theirs something wrong with you. and its funny that this game isnt much of a leap from the pc version of the 3rd. they show you what theyre aiming for then then at release the thing is blurry and washed out, a whole lot of blur thats how they hide low res texture its a cheap trick thats been use for years.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...
look nothing but blurr. i dont even see anything in the first half but drake and blurr.

another thing most of these reveals was on pc. even rocksteady said the batman demo at e3 was on pc. after they said that no one bragged about the game anymore. so devs show footage on pc or just dont state its a target, because they know fanboys will loose interest. look how hype shift when games go multiplat or games become exclusive. capcom on of the worst publisher last gen is making a f2p game, the publisher that know for half ass and nickel and diming is making a f2p game, now they are gods lol.

prepare to be disappoint if you think games are going to look like e3 reveals. when their goal is to wow and generate hype. most games next year are not going to look like they reveals. people should know all ubisoft games are shown on pc because their deal with NVidia.

keep worrying about gfx thats just making the devs focus on it more. just like the res thing

[chaldo]

The game still looks stunning... cry more lol

[XiYakushijuAkeginuXi]

Man what is it up with these screenshots. These guys follow the same tactics that McDonalds and Burger King do. They show an appealing picture and then when you get the food it looks like it got run over by a 1994 Rusty White Ford Pickup truck with bald tires.

In this case it looks like the game developers get drunk off of La Roux brandy and a couple cases of crappy watered down beer during the polishing phase and then ship the game out when they are hung over
and then unleash hidden fees (Comcast) in the form of microtransactions

[Svinya]

Um, pretty much every publisher does that..

And why are these stupid Xi accounts still around?

[MacDonagh]

Nintendon't.

[Svinya]

Mac - sure they do. Mario Kart 8 doesn't look as good in play as it did in promotions. It's often jaggy and some textures are rather blurry.

[thereapersson]

I had a burger from BK once that looked like it was literally shot out of a cannon into the box. Sideways bun, most of the lettuce and toppings off to one side, and a rubbery looking patty that, had I listened to my better half, would not have entered my mouth.

After getting sick from eating their "food", I haven't been back to a Burger King since. That was 5 years ago.

[Muzikguy]

I haven't been to one in years either. They just suck IMO. Can't keep the things people like, do things people don't like (those boxes for example, very stupid if you ask me), treat their employees like crap (I was one for awhile), and have no sense of direction or identity. They do what everyone else does, and fail. My local ones don't even have wifi yet, that's a huge fail right there

[Muzikguy]

I can totally see Ubisoft in the pictures you painted, that's awesome!

@pixelicious
That's the point I think. These bullshots are getting out of hand. I would much rather see what the final product is looking like as opposed to what it doesn't look like. When it comes to the food analogy, I stay away from those places (most of the time). If you're going to lie to me, you don't deserve my money.... Plain and simple. That's how I see it and I think if companies were to get called out more, things would change.

[Paprika]

Best comment I've seen on N4G.... in, forever! True for nothing gaming and McDonalds lol!

[pwnsause_returns]

HAHAHAHA Oh UBISOFT....you really dont want money do you....

i hate false advertising.

[TheWackyMan]

bullshots aren't exclusive to just Ubisoft though.

[XiYakushijuAkeginuXi]

They are exclusive to crappy developers who immorally deceive people because they care more about what goes into their pockets (money) then actually caring for the people who give them a damn roof over their heads.

[ApolloTheBoss]

Doesn't justify the practice.

[TheWackyMan]

@XiYakushijuAkeginuXi Rockstar must be a crappy developer then. :^)

When GTA5 was being promoted originally, they were putting out bullshots like it was their day job.

[sipale]

Even rockstar has used bullshots before the release of gta v on last gen

[TitanUp]

Angry Joe and other Youtube personalities have had Far Cry 4 ps4 footage up for a while now.

Why look at screen shots to judge a game when they have actual gameplay out there?

[ironfist92]

Because people love jumping on the "Ubisoft-sucks" Bandwagon without playing the games or doing proper research.

Gamers are idiots.

[pwnsause_returns]

oh i know it doesnt just pertain to UBISOFT, but they've been having such a "Great" year when it comes to this practice...

[SnotyTheRocket]

What gamer buys games based off a screenshot? If you do, you aren't very intelligent.

[pwnsause_returns]

Surprisingly, many gamers do... I expected something from Ubisoft... good things....especially with Watchdogs... I'm sure you expected good things yourself. hearing about these consistencies with the frame rate and the so called parity controversy, im not giving them my money. you should too... go ahead.. destroy me with disagrees and killing my bubbles. Don't really care, its my money they want, and i wont let them have it.

there's no excuse this time on how they handle their games.

you wanna sell something? be transparent. If i wanna buy a game for a console, show what the console can do with this game.

if you want to sell this to people who own something like a PC, do things a PC can do... when they announced this game, they showed it as if it was gonna be on a console.

[Irishguy95]

Guess you'll be skipping this gen?

[mark3214uk]

ouch,glad gta comes out the same day

[mkis007]

Not too bad. How does it perform though?

[R00bot]

Hopefully better than AC Unity...

[Fastandslow]

Still loooks good

[KnownAsEpic]

ikr

[Qrphe]

Basically this, it's not a dramatic "downgrade"

[Kurisu]

Maybe they shouldn't work on so many games at the same time.

Watch Dogs
The AC games
The Crew
The Division
Far Cry 4

Maybe they should focus on one thing at a time. I understand it must be difficult, as they need to fit around schedules and stuff but something needs to change.

[Gamer777]

Ubisoft has 9k + employees, the issue is not them making too many games, but them releasing them too quickly .

[fanboysmackdown]

Ubeshafted tries to pull more wool over consumers eyes and many will be blinded again. I'm boycotting these con artists.

[xTheMercenary_]

I don't know why everybody is crying over this, did it even say that it was in game footage when they released the trailer???

[user3831910]

If I show a cutscene from a movie like Avatar and then release the movie by showing a turf spinning around in circles in an endless flush cycle in the toilet, would you watch it?

[xTheMercenary_]

You're example is stupid, this is the same far cry they showed with downgraded visuals.Not far cry 4 packaging with a game of space invaders on a cd.

[user3831910]

Not as stupid as your inability to see why people are complaining about this.

And what significance does your first sentence have over the problem that the article is saying? It is not right to advertise a product that does not have the same qualities that the product was advertising for.

[R00bot]

People expect a GAME trailer to be GAME footage, unless specifically stated otherwise (or if it's super obvious that it's a cinematic).

[xTheMercenary_]

My point is, you cant expect the trailer to look exactly the same in the final game unless they've stated it within the trailer which in this case they didn't, so i don't understand why people are pissed, unless it did state in the trailer that it is in fact in game footage.

[user3831910]

Mercenary, if you can not see what is wrong with the false advertisement that Ubisoft does then there is something wrong with your thinking. And yes you can expect the trailer to look the same because millions of people were fooled when Watch Dogs was released. Hence the reason why there is so much criticism over these trailers.

[Bodge]

Why would you compare bullshots to a console version of the game?

[DragoonsScaleLegends]

Yeah the graphics do look slightly worse but the first screenshot is not a good comparison considering that the background is blurred on the PS4 because it's in the menu.

[R00bot]

True, however the elephant is not blurred and still has much less detail.

[Gamer777]

The after shots are alot darker and more "montone" looking. Graphics still look good and the monkey is pretty realistic looking .

[The93Sting]

Welp. Here we go again..

[Ares84HU]

If this is true, it's a problem. The actual game looks like crap.

[MysticStrummer]

"The actual game looks like crap."

No, it really doesn't. People were streaming it on PS4 earlier and it looked great. I happened to play FC3 for a couple of hours right before I saw those streams and the upgrade is more than substantial.

[MasterCornholio]

I agree. I saw plenty of people stream the game and plenty of direct screen shots and it looks pretty good to me.

P.S I only saw the PS4 version though.

[Bathyj]

While the bullshots no doubt look better, its important to realise in game there are things like Depth of Field and Level of Detail.

Look at the background behind the elephant. While the perfectly in focus trees and moutains make for a pretty screen shot, in game and in real life an elephant right in your face is not going to have the same focus depth as a moutain 20 miles away. Its a technique brought into games years ago and it makes it more believe while in motion.

Just pointing that out and cant wait for this game.

[Ares84HU]

You are right....but how about the detail or the lack thereof on the PS4 screens?? How is that explained??

[bigboss1990]

This is like a woman wearing a padded bra and saying she's got big tits when she ain't really lol

[Adolph Fitler]

These developers ALWAYS put disclosures in things like this that state, that the footage your seeing is subject to change & performances may vary, blah, blah, blah.. There legal team would not allow any supposed gameplay footage out the door, without some form of smallprint attached to said footage... The problem is, the sh1t goes viral over the internet & nerds share the footage , but cut the parts where the legal jargon is displayed onscreen. I remember EVERYBODY went stupid with the Killzone 2 footage, before PS3's release, & EVERYBODY became dumbarses that failed to read where Guerilla & Sony stated in clear English, Japanese, Chinese, Cantonese, Nepalese, & OnYourKnees, that it was "TARGET" Footage... Last time I checked, "TARGET" meant, something to aim for/at.... Nobody but gaming media & masses of interweb nerds, expected the graphics shown at that infamous E3, to be what the final game looked like exactly. So, even though KZ2 was a brilliant game, & was exceptionally good looking, it still received more negativity, than positivity.
So, as long as Ubisoft do a better job than AC, & the PS4 version runs 30fps+, with a great resolution, then I will be buying it... I won't boycott a company hastily, as Ubi, EA, & others do still have very passionate employees, that are capable & DO pump out great games...As said FC3 was awesome, & I'm pretty sure AC & FC are developed by totally different, separate teams.....so why would idiots punish both teams of developers for the sins of just the one? That is retarded... ]

EA have been given a bad rap for YEARS..do they deserve to be named worst company? Not in my opinion, when there are oil companies out there ruining our oceans with toxic sh1t... Our priorities are out of whack....EA have been responsible for MANY of my fave games over many gens...Just with PS3 alone, came Dragon Age, Mirrors Edge & Dead Space 1&2, to mention a few... And Ubi are the same, so WHEN ANY developer releases a great game, that has had FULL efforts exhausted, then I will support said game. Then if we ALL take this approach, these publishers will realize what we want, as they be forced to shut down the bad development teams, that are responsible for the crap we fail to, or have stopped buying, & the developers that constantly deliver will reap our rewards...

It's a simple thing that alienates console war BS, (which is just a funny, stupid, time wasting, past time), & instead of turning on each other for liking certain hardware, or games, or whatever, we can all band together & make ONLY the quality games, that deserve success, highly successful... For too long, this console war crap has been taken too seriously, when the only thing US, collectively as gamers, should be attacking, & p1ssed about, is developers & publishers that try peddling sh1t to us....It makes more sense to punish, & thrash a company that is trying to rob US of OUR hard earned cash, as opposed to turning on one another & alienating ourselves from one another. We need to strive together for console equality, so console manufacturers & developers alike deliver to us THE BEST HARDWARE & SOFTWARE that is possible for the price we pay.

[LamerTamer]

Bad comparison. The first pic compares a menu with a blur effect overlay to one without menu overlay.

All of the rest show slightly different scenes with different lighting direction etc. Even the similar ones show a slightly different camera angle with different things going on. To do it right you need the same angle with the same lighting at the same time of day etc. It looks like they picked the angles to be a bit overdramatic in pointing out the downgrade.

I did notice a bit of texture downgrade but then again the "bullshots" were probably from a PC and of course will look better than a $400.00 console.

[mysteryraz11]

they were pre rendered, pc version at best will only look a little more detailed, this is the same as far cry 3 that was downgraded too ubisoft lies alot about their games

[ginsunuva]

It looked terrible at E3 when I played at their booth.

[quenomamen]

Boo Ubisoft trying to screw us again, whaaaa !
Hey how about that 10th COD, now that's a great game !

[uth11]

comparing half the picture that is in focus with half that is distance shot and out of focus doesn't really give a good idea of what to expect

[Meltic]

Ubisoft wont get my Money. They shouldn't do multiplatform on this game but they did. They should have done a REAL next gen far cry 4 but hey its ubibullshit. I really hope other companies can do a new far cry franchise... not ubishitty

[Mr Marvel]

PS4 exclusive would have been nice, but I don't mind Xboners and basement dwellers enjoying it too.

[xlSAVAGElx]

I hope the gamers that bought AC Unity learn their lesson with this crap they are releasing.

[Mr Marvel]

Looks pretty damn good on PS4 imo.

[CoryHG]

It's called photoshop, alot of companies do the same thing. But it's safe to say the game still looks really good.

[Plagasx]

I know this isn't exclusive to Ubisoft but jesus christ...

This crap really has to STOP... I want THE BLOODY GAME THAT IS SHOWN IN THE SHOTS!

[KTF26]

The bullshots always looks better than the actual game
even GTA V on last gen

[yuukiliu]

Luckily I don't look at photos of video games. The in game footage I've seen looks great. Games are about gameplay last I checked, and I loved FC3 for its fun to explore world and gameplay.

[ScaryMonkey]

Looks less like bullshots and more like comparing PC to PS4 and trying to stir up controversy. Ironically the third picture of the monkey actually looked better on PS4.

[Swiggins]

This is why I just cannot get excited for The Division anymore....Ubisoft is so full of it I'd be surprised if even HALF of the stuff they've showed off in the trailers makes it into the full game.

Ubisoft... during E3 when you were showing all this off I was singing your praises...oh how the mighty have been brought low. :(

[Dyldog69]

Ubisoft is the new E.A.

[DoctorJones]

Can't wait to play this on pc.

[Drackter]

well i think im going to try this on pc... i just started working on oil fields and i get good money so i will build a new pc lets see if this new gen games worth the money on building a new pc...

[Amuro]

Like Gabe Newell once said: don't ever lie to the internet, they never forget.

This is something Ubisoft should have learnt already unless they want to keep digging and digging even deeper.

[DarkLord1003]

Ubisoft oh Ubisoft...

[Ps4andxb1]

Starting to lose respect for Ubisoft.

I forgave them with Watchdogs because i genuinely enjoyed that game.

Im not going to give them chance to allow me to enjoy this.

Dishonesty results in a non sale from me.

Voting with my wallet.

[windblowsagain]

Sorry I think the game looks excellent.

As for bullshots, the comparison is poor.

Different lighting, elephant pic is blurry because of overlay.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[sAVAge_bEaST]

So,, No Ubi.soft games this gen.. black flag was the last?

, the division.. , oh man.

[TheFallen1327]

no game looks like how it was advertised

[g-nome]

A bit like women wearing make-up then.

[TheFallen1327]

exactly

[urwifeminder]

Wow night and day difference definitely getting the PC version when its cheap ,PC games go down very fast so I can wait.

[GreenUp]

What's the big deal? Every game does this... Look at Elder Scrolls Online trailer, then look at in game screenshots.

[metalmatters]

something tells me this game will actually run ok on the PS4 since they have the exclusivity deal with Sony this time around. More and more I get discouraged by Ubisoft, to the point there will come a time when I just wont buy any of their games anymore. I already skipped on AC, I was really looking frwd to Farcry 4 so Im gonna bite the bullet on this one :/

[tigertron]

Ubi delivered on one thing...the lies.

[vastolorde666]

Pre ordered unity.Trust me,it still hurts.I won't be buying ubi games for a while..that's all

[tekksin]

Without a doubt the textures show better on earlier builds, but there is obvious camera work and effects thrown in to the later builds to give it that cinematic feel.

The crunchy simplicity of being able to see everything crystal clear at once is not always best, when creating an immersive experience.

The only issue I'm seeing is that the resolution looks like its taken a hit (unless the PC screen shots are 4k renders, in which case it should be obvious why they have much higher details).

[iNFAMOUZ1]

its probably pc on the left, durr anyone with a brain knows that

[WorldGamer]

Doesn't look too bad. There is a noticeable difference, but it's expected with Ubisoft. The game still looks compelling overall, lets just hope it turns out well.

I can definitely see how folks could be disappointed though.

[S2Killinit]

first parity, now this. wow just sorry i ever gave them my money.

[kryteris]

these changes look drastic, curious to see the current pc screen shots.