Crysis 2 looks great, for sure. But Crysis 2 also has two sides: This article shows the ups and downs of the graphics.
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I'm still learning how to look for the differences. At first I was focusing on shadows for some reason but I don't think that changes much, is it reflections that change?
It is supposed to be simulating how light actually works- so yes if light is reflecting off a surface accurately it should show reflection or an effect that matches what you are looking at in the environment. Next time you play a game look at a puddle of water there may be just a "baked" in texture that if you aren't paying attention seems like it is reflecting but it isn't. I would say though if the light is reflecting more accurately I would think that would give more accurate shadows as well.
I am still not 100% sold on it- it looks okay but I can't get over the hardware price jump for better reflections..
While games won't look immensely better, it opens up more possibilities overall. Understandably, the price jump is huge. But, that can be said for being at the forefront for any new technology. I'm currently using a 2080ti and while I've played a few games that enable it, the gpu also plays everything else incredibly well so it's not like you're buying this tech for ONLY that option. Enthusiasts will pay top dollar to check out the newest things, but this will eventually become an everyday consumer and by then they'll have optimized and become a lot cheaper.
Ray/path tracing can be used how the developer wants it to be. Tracing can be used to calculate shadows/lighting, reflection and even audio, where audio waves are calculated on the bounce off material types to simulate enviroment and echos accuratly.
Should also keep in mind that this ray/path tracing system is different and less accurate option from Nvidias RTX branded type. McFly's is a reshade that layers over the top of the game and therefor the quality will vary drastically. For example you can see nice reflection in the Star Wars demo here but it then introduces colour clipping with the light saber. On a video of GTA 5 for example it was incorrectly projecting a reflection of a red car onto the road which caused a very faint red glow on the ground around the car.
If you want to see a good example of a game developed with ray tracing reflection and lighting in mind then you could look up the youtube video of "Control - Exclusive E3 RTX GAMEPLAY Trailer".
It supposed to add more realistic light Not actually more light effects and explosions
I hate to say it but I’m fine with fake lights, shadows, reflections. I just kind of like the effect, it’s also great it saves resources for other things.
I’ve been checking out some original Xbox games on x360/x1x and the engine has fake light streaming in through a stained glass window, and I love it even though I know it’s not real time lighting. Heck it even shifts as I move about.
I’ve about convinced my self rt and hdr just doesn’t work for me. Before hdr I would even complain damn why are the headlights killing me they are so bright.
I notice most frame rate, then jaggies, then resolution; with the last two interchangeable depending.
Other day watched an enthusiast rave over 4k and the poor guy was in 1080p. I played the same game the night before and thought wow this is clean, I wonder if it’s 4k, but knew differently and I thought wow even resolution is not always important. The next day he apologized and was surprised he could be fooled.
How come the lightsabers don't give off any light? Even in the EA star wars game the guy uses it to light up a dark cave. I guess if it is using frostbite it will support rtx cards.
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Judging from the Xbox360 visuals, it's very hit and mis for me.
At it's best, Crysis 2 looks better than any other console game I've seen thus far. Though, at it's worst it can look very average. So overal, I wouldn't say it's the best looking console game, but it can be at it's peak moments.
The highlights to me are: Lighting, fx (particles, blur, dof etc), and art (yes, the art is excellent!).
On the other hand you have some bland textures, buildings can look a bit iffy and the gun models are OK, but not great. Character models are also hit and mis and vegetation (although animated), isn't very impressive either.
Audio is fantastic though, especially the suit audio fx!
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@ above , exactly how i feel abt game . it can look verging on lifelike in bite but then you see texture and detail of leaves on rooftops etc and they look pasted . overall great game though im enjoying it
I'm very impressed with the graphics overall.
But the the one thing that is really bugging me is
POP UP
im playing on 360,installed to harddrive and 1080p.its annoying that when you look down the sight of your gun things just pop up and then when you come out of zoom its gone again?things as big as cars and big containers.also the grass and vegetation seems to be quite bad also as im walking along just popping up in front of me?
anyone else having this or is it to me with my settings or something?
Really people are pointing stuff out like this? The vegetation with the grass you see on the rooftops is no different from any other game. It looks like that on the PC as well. The floating trash in the water is just a flat texture when you get close up to it but it still gives off a great of effect of looking like trash.
The quality and detail put into levels make up for that stuff.