Head2Head: F.E.A.R. 3 Screenshot Comparison (Lens of Truth)

Lens of Truth writes - "This week we scare our way into Day 1 Studio's FEAR 3 on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. FEAR 3 is using a heavily modified version of the Despair Engine - the same engine used for Fracture. Now come join us to see which version is looking to come out the soul survivor of this horrific nightmare"

[RudeSole Devil]

Wow PS3 not looking too hot.

[OtherWhiteMeat]

Like I'm going to take the advice from someone with one bubble.

[Zynga]

The only difference between the two is one is too dark and the other is bright.

[xPhearR3dx]

No the PS3 has tons of missing shadows. Similar to how L.A. Noire was on 360. Other than that, they do look the same though.

[Bereaver]

I would have to say you're wrong. The ps3 version is indeed missing shadows. Look around the body of the guy on the ground.

[sobekflakmonkey]

yeah...uhh I'm a pretty big PS3 fanboy, you can check a lot of my posts on here to confirm that too if you wanted, but I gotta say the 360 version looks way better, the PS3 version is way too bright and missing a whole bunch of shadows, it's also missing a heck of a lot of details on the ground in the sewer pictures and certain other pictures.

Oh, and to be honest, I have NEVER EVER heard of a horror game that is "Too Dark" mainly because horror gamers are supposed to be dark, and have shadows and such, said PS3 version doesn't seem to have that stuff..it's not saying anything about the PS3, cause we all know what it's capable of, it just says a lot about the studio that made this game..

[Blacktric]

There is literally no "noticeable" difference besides the simple lightning ones. Like PS3 version have blue lightning coming out of the bluetooth headset that the character's holding while Xbox 360 version doesn't.

[joydestroy]

well, to be fair, if you really care about graphics on any multiplat game, you'd be better off with a PC version unless it's a console port. even then, sometimes it ends up better than the console counterparts.

[ProjectVulcan]

I'll be honest, i would have preferred if this had used the Lithtech Jupiter EX engine again like the old F.E.A.R games. Unfortunately that engine runs crap on PS3, so particularly for PS3 using Day 1's engine might have benefitted PS3. Have to wait for a further analysis, but the previous despair engine game (fracture) was sub HD on PS3 and 720p on 360. I would hope Day 1 would have worked hard on the PS3 version of their technology.

However i played the previous games on PC, and LJEX held up rather well and performed excellently on even old PC hardware. I can't say i like the look of this new title after enjoying the older games, it does look out of place to me and not quite capturing the feels of the series. Maybe this is also Day 1's doing but i think visually it is the engine.

[theonlylolking]

Lensoftruth never has the right settings for PS3. What contrast, brightness, etc... settings might work for the 360 but not on PS3.

@OtherWhiteMeat
Just beacuse you have one bubble does not mean you should not take advice. I speak my opinion no matter what and if people dont like it then I get marked as trolling.

[trancefreak]

Any one get the pc version or buy this game yet?

Really want to know if it lives up to the first ones standards.

How about the graphics and gameplay is it fluid.

I saw the intro video here on n4g and the players movement looked very static.

[Joe Bomb]

Thinking about picking this up but I haven't seen many reviews. Looks cool though.

[WetN00dle69]

Its a pretty good game.

[WetN00dle69]

Better shadowing on the 360 OTHER than that its pretty much the same.

[Kon]

Xbox- Too dark
PS3- Too bright

[Parapraxis]

Is there a shadow missing on the ps3 version here?
http://www.lensoftruth.com/...
http://www.lensoftruth.com/...

Brightness differences is common, but this looks like some serious shading differences.
The blood & shadows simply look better on 360.
I was planning to rent this either way, so it looks like i'll be firing up my 360 for this one.

[trancefreak]

Is this the same Dev from before? Fear 2 was horrid on the ps3 especially comparing it too killzone 2 which released at the same time. The jaggies were terrible.

The PC version I bought wasn't no graphical bench marker either

Also the controls were tuned for a Xbox 360 l2 and r2 for zoom and shoot which doesn't work for me on the ds3.

And the controls were none customizable which suked.

Probably going to have to rent this one.

[peeps]

The 360 version appears to have better shadows although it's hard to say when all the shots are way to dark. In contrast the ps3 versions way to bright.

I'd honestly be surprised if this comparison wasn't evened out by changing settings on your tv though...

[trancefreak]

Ok I just looked at the PC version shots on steam and they look all washed out too.

http://store.steampowered.c...

[Jazz4108]

Better stay away from this compairson since neither console looks to hot but the one that's favored the most on n4g is the least hottest of them. Picked this up last night btw and its very addicting and fun. Very similar to fear 1 and 2

[TimeSkipLuffy]

why just not play the game on your favorite system? All those comparisons don't contribute to the fun experiences at all...

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Too bad the Wii U isn't out, we could see all three battle it out.

[HeavenlySnipes]

and analysis, I have concluded that the game looks like ass on both consoles.

I am patenting my conclusions. It took a while to figure it out so I'd respect if you all quote/cite me whenever referencing how average this game looks on consoles.

- Dr. Snipes

[ufo8mycat]

Agreed, but this is F.E.A.R, it was NEVER graphically impressive.

Thankfully the gameplay & atmosphere is better then a lot of FPS out there.

[Motorola]

wow PS3 version missing some shadows. Dammit, was gonna get that version. Some missing shadows shouldnt really ruin the experience but in a game with THIS atmosphere, it would be nice

[ufo8mycat]

PS3 version - too bright
360 version - too dark

I know that 360 versions are usually darker, but this multiplat on 360 is darker then usual.

Of course, this can easily be adjusted by turning up the brightness and turning down the brightness for the PS3 version.

As for PS3 having missing shadows, some of that can be caused by the default brightness beign to high, like we have with this game, making some shadow detail disappear.

As per usual, LOT don't adjust brightness levels when they compare PS3/360 games.

A certain brightness setting that is calibrated for 360 games, will usually make the PS3 version too bright, since PS3 games have a different gamma level/brightness level by default, unless the developer changes this level during development (most don't)

This leads to a lot of misleading screenshots.

Of course, LOT are all about 'out of the box' settings.

[testerg35]

So for PS3 games do you have to adjust the brightness settings everytime? I have a PS3 and 360 and never touch the settings.

[Denethor_II]

It honestly looks to me as if one is dark, one is bright. Maybe play around with the brightness? The textures look the same.