Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End E3 2015 vs. Final Build Graphics And Character Model Comparison

If you were wondering how Uncharted 4 holds up to E3 2015, it looks like the final game got slightly upgraded instead of the usual treatment.

[Spyroo]

Yeah better improved model compared to E3 2014

Also while it is the same character model in gameplay and in-game cut scenes, I think ND's engine allows to allocate some resources at certain segments like in a cutscene moment adding slightly more detail etc in cutscenes in realtime also the lighting can be focused and makes a huge difference.

Also many sceneries has been re-done, better shaders and colour grading and improved motion blur

[Genuine-User]

And to think that some people thought neither demos (PSX 2014 and E3 2015) were running on a PS4,

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

About time they start to eat their words

I said it many times... The first trailer was Naughty Doge's target of how the game will look. That is why they say it was in game.

Then the PSX footage wasn't touched up as much in order to have the demo ready for the event to showcase the gameplay.

I said they were gonna make look even better than it looked but nooo...Go called all the kinds of names for it

And look now. I was right!!

[glassgannon909]

its really funny, every time sony reveals a first party exclusive people say the same thing and 9/10 the games end up better looking than early promos, they said that for infamous, for driveclub , for bloodborne,the order 1886, for ratchet and clank and obviously for uc4 as well.
and i hear the same murmuring regarding horizon zero dawn.

[Gazondaily]

People thought that?? I don't remember anyone claiming it didn't run on Playstation.

The main thing is, it is no where near as good as the E3 2014 teaser which people started proclaiming was in game because of in engine assets .

Still looks great mind you

[Kingthrash360]

Just want to say this for ND, because ND are too classy to say it themselves....
This is how you do it ubisoft and EA.
No doctored demos or trailers....make you game look unbelievable in demo...and somehow even better when it goes gold.
Not the other way around.

[TheCommentator]

So showing just the character from the 2014 reveal means that Uncharted 4 looks just like the trailer? What about showing how the environment compares? I'll admit that the final game looks very close to the target render shown in 2014, but the environment doesn't look as good overrall as the 2014 reveal. Maybe it's because the retail release has much larger areas to render? I don't know, but I can say that Naughty Dog did a fantastic job improving the quality of the graphics as development progressed, and deserves credit for making one of the best looking games seen on a console.

[jb227]

@septic

"The main thing is, it is no where near as good as the E3 2014 teaser which people started proclaiming was in game because of in engine assets ."

"Nowhere near as good" is extreme hyperbole. All cutscenes are real time & there will be no black screen, so there will not be some vast leap in cut scenes like you are insinuating because it would create glaringly noticeable jarring jump, which ND never do. Maybe we should wait and see what that section of the game looks like since we haven't seen any night time footage at all yet. I'm pretty sure the level of quality you see in the E3 2014 demo is going to be down to those lighting situations, and the gameplay during those sections will be nearly indistinguishable from that E3 2014 trailer. Slightly better most likely during cutscenes, but "not nearly as good", no chance.

[Vegamyster]

@Septic

It was a mixed bag, you had people who thought it was CGI and other that thought it was gameplay (mind you the first trailer was 60 fps as well), going through the old article most people assumed it was gameplay: http://n4g.com/news/1526720...

[starchild]

I still haven't seen anything from the game that looks as good as that jungle scene in the first trailer. This one: http://static2.gamespot.com...
I'm hoping it's still in the game and looks just as awesome.

[TheCommentator]

Thank you Starchild, that's my point exactly. Drake looks very close to the way that trailer portrays him, of that there's no doubt, but nothing else I've seen in the retail release looks like that environment does. As I said, Naughty Dog did amazing work, but showing that 2014 video running at 60fps clearly overstepped the capability of the system, so they chose to make just the characters look close. Magic is all about misdirection, and for those who think the reveal trailer was rendered with the PS4, remember that even with 2 years and a 7th core, Naughty Dog only managed 30fps for the retail release.

[Krakin1]

It's the exact same model but some cut scenes use different lighting

[N4G00001]

Realistic water reflections are still expensive. I hope they bring it back for the next playstation.

[Letthewookiewin]

And to think, all this in 1080 and not some blurry super duper 720p X4 "but it almost makes it 1080 or something" nonsense.

[TheCommentator]

And to think, this thread almost got away with having civilized posting which commented on the topic instead of being infected with childish "my console is better than your console BS". That's not even mentioning any of the people who think that what you said was a good thing...

You and DoXze need to grow up. Seriously.

[Kribwalker]

I'm sorry but the character model is not a better improved character model. The model from e3 2014 has way more detail in his face. The driving scene is improved yes, but the character model is not.

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

Haha cmon mate

[Imalwaysright]

Agreed. I put both pictures side by side and aside from the hair, the character model from the reveal is more detailed. The biggest downgrade from the reveal is the framerate being cut in half in the singleplayer campaign.

[Sparta07]

Guess you always going to try to downplay anything Sony. This has improved period!! No game out there looks anywhere as good as uncharted. Can't wait to get my hands on this game.

[jb227]

That discrepancy is down to the poor comparison. You can't compare a shot when they are taken from completely different areas at wildly different times of day. Wait until you see an actual comparison of the same shot from the same portion of the game. If you admit that the driving scene was improved it stands to reason that other things could be improved or at least hit their initial target.

Either way the game is gorgeous, and even if the models from the in engine gameplay are slightly upgraded during the cutscenes, it won't be a huge leap. I've seen plenty of people bragging about pictures of QB's character models when they are absolutely taken from cut scenes.

[Kribwalker]

@sparta07
http://s30.postimg.org/cz05...

I have not need to downplay anything. I can enjoy all games. But the pictures in the article is better e3 vs now of the facial detail

[AndrewLB]

Perhaps you missed where he said they were taken in "photo mode". "Photo mode" aka "bullshots". How bout a screenshot of what players actually see while the game is running?

[MasterCornholio]

Step 1: Download one of the trailers with gameplay.
Step 2: Play the video.
Step 3: Pause the video at any part during gameplay and take a screen shot.
Step 4: Admire your screenshot taken during gameplay

Also once people start to upload the game via their capture devices you can do the same.

http://www.gamersyde.com/ga...

[GribbleGrunger]

From the in game character viewer:
http://abload.de/img/fo6jhg...

[Kribwalker]

That's better then the ingame shot of the character in the article

[DARKKENT]

Best looking game I've seen this gen.

The ability to play this game in its entirety while cel shaded deserves an extra point

11/10

[Wallstreet37]

Seriously! It will make a second play tbrough like a whole new game for me. Ive never heard of another game on consoles offering that option.

[jb227]

I'm gonna grab some magic mushrooms, turn on the rainbow filter, and go on a trippy adventure...

[Dark_Knightmare2]

Lol dude I'm right there with you when I found that out yesterday it made me even more excited for my second playthrough which will now incorporate the cel shaded filter.

[cobalt]

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[EMPERGA]

the order 1886 is best looking game in this gen

[Zerii]

Naughty Dog is even different in this !! Instead of downgrade like mostly happens, they do an upgrade xD Can't wait for my copy and finish Drake's Story

[DragonDDark]

:○

[cobalt]

killzone 2 e3 2005 is still better than ps4 best looking game

[TwoForce]

Troll.

[starchild]

That's actually true, but that's because it was pre-rendered CGI.

[badz149]

@starchild

No it's not! CGI or not, it's still 2005 tech at best.

[KyRo]

Troll! That being said it baffles me how KZ: Shadow Fall, a launch PS4 title still looks a lot better than most games even now. It seems to be only Sony pushing the bar.

[jimi36]

lol i remember that days . some ps fans told me that is just 40% of ps3 power and final game is much better and i bought my ps3 because over hyped by that demo

[TwoForce]

Yes, a freaking upgrade. See, Ubisoft ?

[scark92]

Ubisoft probably planning on releasing the E3 builds as paid DLC

[fallacious]

The Division is still in its alpha stage.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Loool XD

[EMPERGA]

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[OB1Biker]

First pic was from PSX and then they dont compare the exact same shots

[Sy_Wolf]

Nathan Drake is a beautiful man

[Haru]

I want to be Nathan drake when I grow up! : D

[Pancit_Canton]

Naughty dog have achieved the Legendary status in the video game industry and set the standard once again. Probably the best decision Sony have ever made, when they acquired Naughty Dog 15 years ago.

[F0XHOUND]

Good grief... Naughty Dog are seriously the masters of game development... Final Fantasy XV impressed me massively, but they are already looking like they have to tone it down quite a bit on consoles and just rely on the extra horse power of the pc for a definitive version "when its released, which it will lol"... This however, is an exlclusive PS4 title and it still blows anything ive seen away! Seriously, these guys are insanely talented! Master development skills, their 1st true entry into this generation.... imagine what they will do before this gen ends! At this point, Sony simply cannot lose any control over the console market with uncharted, the last of us or whatever new IP ND release, as their flagship titles. If you stick to just the xbox, you are losing out, and im not a fanboy... i cant see 1 title on the xbox thats an absolute essential reason to own it, gears of war 4 looks weak "still hoping it isnt though". The only Dev i can think of that can produce something like this, is CD Projekt RED. Sure remedy and quantic dreams are visually stunning, they wont produce games to this level though.

[crusaderuk]

I had a PS4 and sold it the Exclusive games just don't appeal to me but i will agree that Uncharted 4 looks great.

As for Xbox i am getting a lot of use from my day one xbox one but i will also agree Microsoft are having a hard time of it in terms of games Halo 5 was a let down and getting rid of Lionhead studios and any hope of a Fable 4 for the forseable future is a bad move. I guess theres still Crackdown 3 & Scalebound etc.

[leoms]

Wrong article son.

[F0XHOUND]

Each to their own i guess. chances are we are all at one point a playstation gamer ps1, ps2 etc... chances are most of us also switched to xbox 360 at the launch of the ps3! I know i did, but also, alot of us went back to ps3 toward the end of that consoles gen and stuck with sony with ps4. Gears of war, halo... crackdown etc, are all pretty stale imo now, on the 360 they were insanely good, and tbh those 2006-2009 years for xbox were some of the best years in gaming i can remember and that will be forever the case, but imo... xbox is down and out now, a solid platform if you want multi plat and a great console, but playstation is seriously where its at right now imo! Xbox has the ps4 beat in some areas though ofcourse, its just overall, for me... the ps4 is well worth being my main console and i see little to know reason to go to xbox. Alan Wake could change my mind though if its exlcusive!

[Wallstreet37]

Nice story bro, no one believes you though lol

[Germaximus]

Uh that is definitely not an upgrade. How do you not see that the E3 pictures are better looking?

Doesn't matter, game is/will be gorgeous. That is not an upgrade.

[AndrewLB]

Nobody seems to have noticed that the author points out these new screens were taken in "photo mode" which is NOT how the game actually looks while playing.

[Sunny_D]

How do you know that the photo mode touches up anything? The photo mode could truly be showcasing the game in the exact manner with different camera angles you wouldn't be able to see in game. That's it. Yeah, you can add filters but the guy who made these pics left them unaltered.

[DigitalRaptor]

Yes it is. It's time you discovered that Photomode is just a paused frame.

You CAN change the angles, depth of field and filters, but that is how the game looks.

[feraldrgn]

The hair is impressive to me.
On top of everything else of course, it's just that hair usually looks awkward in other games.

[MasterCornholio]

Did the color pallet change or something?

Or is that just the time of day?

[Spyroo]

Over the years they've been tweaking and adjusting and improving lighting, shaders, other lighting tech like GI etc and all that jazz

[MasterCornholio]

I remember the original E3 trailer being all dark and now the game looks colorful in comparison. No idea if it was just the time of day or if they changed the color style in the game.

P.S I love the new look. Not all games have to be dark and gritty.

[Clown_Syndr0me]

The car looks a lot better.
The shot of Drakes head is hard to tell as the lighting is completely different. But it definitely isn't worse! If anything I'd say the hair looks more realistic now.
Real good idea job Naughty Dog, looks like my PS4 is finally going to be used again next week. Will probably pick up Ratchet & Clank too while I'm at it :)

[Spyroo]

Definitely pick up Ratchet and Clank PS4 reboot. It beat my expectations great game

[Clown_Syndr0me]

I really want too, I miss old skool gaming a lot and it looks like the closest thing available right now. Just low on cash right now so missed a few games latlely.

[PeaSFor]

Quantum who? oh give me a break.

[Sunny_D]

Sorry we're talking about good games here.

[WickedLester]

Naughty Dog proves once again why they're the best!

[SynestheticRoar]

This is the only series my PC brothers are truly envy of. They will be visiting my home regularly until they finished it.

[OOOUUU]

Only naughty dog reveal the real graphics of games and they upgraded it to become more beautiful.. Shame to other developers.. Smh!!

[black0o]

thats ND for you!

[lastking95]

Both look the same to me. Changed some colors and removed the water that's about the difference tbh. There's a slight lighting difference not to noticeable but slightly better

[sangoku_d]

pcucks be like: its running on pc
best looking game ever. then neo mode will crush all pc propaganda

[S2Killinit]

Naughty Dogs is legit.

[TwoForce]

No kidding.

[jorellpogi]

Awesome detailed comparison. The final product is much better. Great job ND. Can't wait to play this game on May 10th.

[TheHatedHumanist]

All of you are OBSESSING over sub 4K resolutions and here I am playing my HTC Vive.

It's so nice to give a **** about this console resolution crap anymore. It's so boring, so lame, so old, so beaten to death, that only the biggest losers are still here obsessing.

I love playing games in 4K and the absolutely memorizing experiences in virtual reality on an everyday basis.

[jaycptza]

Dude no one is talking about resolution, only you. Please go back to your PC and stop being a poes (look this up its a Afrikaans word)