While I regret watching the few I did due to spoilers, I will say that I thought the graphics looked quite a bit better than I was expecting based off of DF's comments earlier this week.
Official Thread God of War - Ragnarok
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While I regret watching the few I did due to spoilers, I will say that I thought the graphics looked quite a bit better than I was expecting based off of DF's comments earlier this week.
Potential spoilers in video.
+ Resolution of pre-baked lighting increased significantly (helps minimise lighting leaking)
+ Inclusion of SSDO (a feature first included on the PC version of GoW) is used to approximate a single bounce of indirect illumination and screen space complete with colour transfer. Helps better ground character objects.
+ Detail levels in general have received a significant boost
+ Inclusion of tessellation for PS5 increased level of detail within the ground surface. Produces far more details and realistic results
+ Snow deformation with tessellation quality increased allows more detailed trails
+ Lights scatters through ice (!)
+ Superior cube map reflection
+ Improved implementation of screen space reflections
+ Level of detail remains consistently high throughout the game
+ There are a few points of the game where you'll intersect with the original - allows for comparisons. Shows a nice improvement in lighting, surface of the snow is clearly more nuanced, features more details in general, features largely familiar from a tech standpoint. Improvements clearly evident but GoW still holds up surprisingly well
+ Somewhat mixed feelings between the original and Ragnarok, doesn't necessarily feel a gigantic leap forward from a pure tech standpoint
+ Feels unbelievably polished no stutters, hitches, bugs or visual glitches
+ Modes: 60 fps, 30 fps, HFR (High Frame Rate), 40 FPS
+ Performance mode (1440p - 2160p spends most of the time in 1872p range)
+ New TAAU (TAA with up sampling to 4K) image quality is greatly improved
+ Completely different LOD settings between quality and performance (shadows and ambient occlusion differs too e.g., there's an axe shadow on Kratos in quality mode)
+ Quality mode has contact hardened shadows
+ Gives the nod to the 60-fps mode, boost in quality mode doesn't make up for the lower level of performance if you don't have VRR supported TV
+ Shutter speed for motion blur not adjusted for 60 fps mode
+ 40FPS quality mode targets native 4K but this time DRS is used can dip to 1800p but uncommon
+ HFR is capped at 1440p
+ Quality and 40FPS mostly seem to share the same settings
+ 60FPS and HFR share the same exact visual setup just difference in resolution
+ HFR removed the 60fps cap (mostly 80 to 90 fps) stick to 60fps performance if your TV doesn't support VRR (judder otherwise)
+ 40FPS mode is locked fantastic option if you prefer the quality mode
+ Loading times average around 10 seconds (about 20 seconds faster than PS4 Pro)
+ Controller feedback doesn't transform the experience but a nice improvement over dual shock 4
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God of War Ragnarök on PS5 - The Digital Foundry Tech Review
+ Resolution of pre-baked lighting increased significantly (helps minimise lighting leaking)
+ Inclusion of SSDO (a feature first included on the PC version of GoW) is used to approximate a single bounce of indirect illumination and screen space complete with colour transfer. Helps better ground character objects.
+ Detail levels in general have received a significant boost
+ Inclusion of tessellation for PS5 increased level of detail within the ground surface. Produces far more details and realistic results
+ Snow deformation with tessellation quality increased allows more detailed trails
+ Lights scatters through ice (!)
+ Superior cube map reflection
+ Improved implementation of screen space reflections
+ Level of detail remains consistently high throughout the game
+ There are a few points of the game where you'll intersect with the original - allows for comparisons. Shows a nice improvement in lighting, surface of the snow is clearly more nuanced, features more details in general, features largely familiar from a tech standpoint. Improvements clearly evident but GoW still holds up surprisingly well
+ Somewhat mixed feelings between the original and Ragnarok, doesn't necessarily feel a gigantic leap forward from a pure tech standpoint
+ Feels unbelievably polished no stutters, hitches, bugs or visual glitches
+ Modes: 60 fps, 30 fps, HFR (High Frame Rate), 40 FPS
+ Performance mode (1440p - 2160p spends most of the time in 1872p range)
+ New TAAU (TAA with up sampling to 4K) image quality is greatly improved
+ Completely different LOD settings between quality and performance (shadows and ambient occlusion differs too e.g., there's an axe shadow on Kratos in quality mode)
+ Quality mode has contact hardened shadows
+ Gives the nod to the 60-fps mode, boost in quality mode doesn't make up for the lower level of performance if you don't have VRR supported TV
+ Shutter speed for motion blur not adjusted for 60 fps mode
+ 40FPS quality mode targets native 4K but this time DRS is used can dip to 1800p but uncommon
+ HFR is capped at 1440p
+ Quality and 40FPS mostly seem to share the same settings
+ 60FPS and HFR share the same exact visual setup just difference in resolution
+ HFR removed the 60fps cap (mostly 80 to 90 fps) stick to 60fps performance if your TV doesn't support VRR (judder otherwise)
+ 40FPS mode is locked fantastic option if you prefer the quality mode
+ Loading times average around 10 seconds (about 20 seconds faster than PS4 Pro)
+ Controller feedback doesn't transform the experience but a nice improvement over dual shock 4
God of War: Ragnarök on PS5 is like a maxed-out PC port with flawless performance
The Digital Foundry tech review: a cross-gen game where PS5 focuses on polish and presentation rather than big visual i…
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I've avoided most of the coverage. Skill Up put it out there that his review goes up today and that it will not contain spoilers. I'm still a little skeptical but will take the chance and watch his review.
But, I only watch it to kill some time and get a peak and what's coming. I adored GoW 2018 and all of us who played it know what to expect from the sequel. Bigger, Better and More of what came before is all I want. And early indications are that's exactly what's coming.
The funny thing is I'm finally coming to grips with all the changes made in Destiny 2. It only took me about 2 weeks to figure it all out. And now I'll most likely abandon that game for the better part of a month. Which means I'll forget most of what I learned about Destiny 2 and be back to where I was not long ago, lol.
God of War is worth it...................................BOY!!!!!
No, it's confirmed spoilers in the video. I haven't seen them, but it's been announced on other forums that it has spoilers. Which is why I am not watching any videos.
Better side quests than Witcher 3 is a big claim.
Isn't this guy a Playstation embassador?
Nah he gives his honest opinions. He loves Halo, gave it a glowing review. Was also criticizing Ragnarok's the "crawling" through cracks as loading screens but was corrected on Twitter. But he also doesn't like Gamepass.
I came across an article that attached an audio file of how the PS4 sounds while playing GoW-R.
The NASA Space Shuttle Fleet was retired in 2011. But you could be forgiven for thinking that the Shuttle program is active again.
Bless the PS4/PS4 Pro but its time has come and gone. Pour one out and never forget.
The NASA Space Shuttle Fleet was retired in 2011. But you could be forgiven for thinking that the Shuttle program is active again.
Bless the PS4/PS4 Pro but its time has come and gone. Pour one out and never forget.
I came across an article that attached an audio file of how the PS4 sounds while playing GoW-R.
The NASA Space Shuttle Fleet was retired in 2011. But you could be forgiven for thinking that the Shuttle program is active again.
Bless the PS4/PS4 Pro but its time has come and gone. Pour one out and never forget.
Yup the pro really struggles on those GPU intensive games, I remember it would actually wake my ex up when I would game in the morning.
I came across an article that attached an audio file of how the PS4 sounds while playing GoW-R.
The NASA Space Shuttle Fleet was retired in 2011. But you could be forgiven for thinking that the Shuttle program is active again.
Bless the PS4/PS4 Pro but its time has come and gone. Pour one out and never forget.
For the most part, resolution and performance is key difference between PS5 and PS4 versions. Interesting to hear that PS5 specifically is using machine learning to improve resolution. This is why we might see performance mode have an edge in picture quality than native 4k (John from DF mentioned this earlier on twitter). Sounds very DLSS like.
That's a bad difference.
Assets should be one of the top 3 differences.
Cross-gen though
Its installed on my end and the file size is a little over 84gigs.Installing now. It says 26.38 GB
I wonder why the difference? I did the PS5 version. Maybe it was 26gb unpacked?
Hmmmmm, strange. I guess you can try using the "check for update" option and see if there was more for you to download since you're reporting a large difference in file size.
Get it sorted, BOOOOOOOY!!!
That's a bad difference.
Assets should be one of the top 3 differences.
Cross-gen though
I will see if there is a big diff when I play next week
