Not true at all. The models were redone. Hell, Johnson's model matches the actor the used in the CGI cutscenes. The Marines armor is very different as well. Textures too. HALO 2A uses some design philosophy from later games, but they are not reused. Even the elites are a hybrid design wise. Definitely look different.
But what else did they do with Gears besides update the textures? Are they using a modern engine now? If so, then so is Last of Us. The Last of Us already had high resolution textures so no real need to worry about that, and the Last of Us engine was already modern, but even still they added some improvements from their next gen Uncharted engine. Gears 1 is an outdated game after all.
The textures if the PS4 version aren't terrible. That would just be the PS3 version that's terrible. But really all of this with Gears and Halo vs Last of Us isn't a sensible comparison. One game won several awards for graphics and had a port not even a year and a half later. The other two are terribly-aged games getting re-released over 10 years later. The latter having plenty of room for improvement in visuals and the former will just remain a great-looking game.
I've seen a soldier with a backpack in Reach similar to that in Anniversary. Not that it would matter really as it would be easy to change up some models. There isn't any reason why they would ignore assets that already exist and just start from scratch. Johnson's model probably looks like the cutscene model because they are most likely indeed using the cutscene model in Anniversary. They have three or four games worth of assets. It doesn't just sit idle. Everything is reused, skinned over, and dressed up. It's how a remaster like Anniversary is done.
And yet that has never been confirmed by Coalition nor Digital Foundry. I think MS is waiting to announce the FPS of the entire game closer to release.
Disagree here. Even remastered music, as you stated is a just a higher quality sound than the original. We arent talking about music here though. Marketing term and the truth are two different ideals all together. Remastered in game terms should mean a near complete re-work of the original. Not just resolutions and frames. The video even goes on to SHOW what remasters truly look like when done right when compared to ports. The new Gears and Halo MCC are great examples here. Each game looks and offers more and better than their original versions, earning the title "Remaster." The term shouldnt be used for mere ports, not to mention gamers being charged a premium for that certain product.
I think he's thinking of Halo CE Anniversary, where they where using reach assets. The Marine's design was a pretty big departure from Halo 1-3. It was easy to spot. Halo 2A was a remake. The models are all new- you can tell in the geometry, let alone the textures. If you zoom in on their faces, you can even see their eyelashes. Even the Elites have their own look that matches the Halo 2 style that is different than Halo 3 or Reach.
Yeah but....this isnt about the awards one won over the other. Lets stick to the topic at hand. And we arent talking about what happened last gen. We're talking present gen. Again, stay on point....
I'll go with that. However, its much more beneficial than a port of any one game. I understand that there is a massive undertaking to simply accomplish porting a last gen game to current gen, but there are teams that go that extra mile and its appreciated in my book.
Sure, and given the choice, I'd love any re-release to have that kind of love put in it. Just be ready to pay much more for it. Gears and GoW 3 are both 40 bucks right? Yeah, that's where the issue comes in for me. I bet God of War 3 price drops a lot faster than Gears' does, though.
Isnt Gears remaster releasing at $40 bucks? The price is more than fair upon release. Price drops come when the game is no longer selling at its original price due to no one buying it. If GoW3 drops faster, it'll be because projected sales arent being met.
Actually what Im talking about is how Sony is using the term "Remaster" for ports, be it a remake or remaster...
No. The video clearly states that Sony has been using the term "Remaster" for ports when its inaccurate. What we have in TloU can be considered a port if ever there was one. As displayed in the video concerning TloU, it was very difficult to see any differences between GoW or TLoU from Ps3 to Ps4. Im simply stating the term and premium Sony has been using for these ports of last gen games are inaccurate.
And vice versa?
