Stellar Blade
- Thread starter DriedMangoes
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As suspected , balanced mode is the best
Coming from South Korean developer Shift Up, Stellar Blade is the team's very first effort in the AAA console space and an excellent one at that. As a PS5 exclusive the comparisons boil down to three graphics modes today, where the demo build reveals the balanced mode offers up the best trade between 60fps performance and image quality.
00:00 Intro
01:30 Tech Overview
06:34 Mode Comparisons
09:12 Balanced mode frame-rate test
10:11 Performance mode frame-rate test
11:24 Resolution mode frame-rate test
12:41 Verdict
All cut-scenes in the demo are rendered in-engine
- Game is running on Unreal Engine 4
- 3 graphics mode. Performance, Balance, Resolution
- Light sources, high quality bokeh and filmic presentation praised
- Physics praised on for debree etc in the game
- Occasional last-gen textures with low resolution texture maps
- Reflections are SSR only, no RT even on the Resolution mode
- Besides resolution, visual features are a match between all 3 modes
Balanced Mode:
- Aims for 60 FPS with reconstruction, DRS between 1080p~1440p reconstructed to 4K
- Balance mode can add some artifacts to finer things like fence meshes, rare to see but it is there
- FPS drops to mid 50s in areas in the demo, but it is within the VRR window
- Cut-scenes also run at 60 FPS
Performance Mode:
- Native 1440p with no up-scaling
- Produces a coarser image with the most visual noise
- Anti aliasing is adequate but pales compared to Balanced in terms of IQ
- Perf mode avoids the artifacts in Balanced mode on fine details
- Locked 60 FPS with no drops seen during the demo
Resolution:
- 2160p with minor DRS at 30 FPS
- 30 FPS is 'quite a sacrifice for this type of game'
- Aside resolution, no other visual settings are tweaked for this mode
- 30 FPS is evenly frame-paced
Verdict:
- Balanced mode is DF's recommend way to play the game
Coming from South Korean developer Shift Up, Stellar Blade is the team's very first effort in the AAA console space and an excellent one at that. As a PS5 exclusive the comparisons boil down to three graphics modes today, where the demo build reveals the balanced mode offers up the best trade between 60fps performance and image quality.
00:00 Intro
01:30 Tech Overview
06:34 Mode Comparisons
09:12 Balanced mode frame-rate test
10:11 Performance mode frame-rate test
11:24 Resolution mode frame-rate test
12:41 Verdict
All cut-scenes in the demo are rendered in-engine
- Game is running on Unreal Engine 4
- 3 graphics mode. Performance, Balance, Resolution
- Light sources, high quality bokeh and filmic presentation praised
- Physics praised on for debree etc in the game
- Occasional last-gen textures with low resolution texture maps
- Reflections are SSR only, no RT even on the Resolution mode
- Besides resolution, visual features are a match between all 3 modes
Balanced Mode:
- Aims for 60 FPS with reconstruction, DRS between 1080p~1440p reconstructed to 4K
- Balance mode can add some artifacts to finer things like fence meshes, rare to see but it is there
- FPS drops to mid 50s in areas in the demo, but it is within the VRR window
- Cut-scenes also run at 60 FPS
Performance Mode:
- Native 1440p with no up-scaling
- Produces a coarser image with the most visual noise
- Anti aliasing is adequate but pales compared to Balanced in terms of IQ
- Perf mode avoids the artifacts in Balanced mode on fine details
- Locked 60 FPS with no drops seen during the demo
Resolution:
- 2160p with minor DRS at 30 FPS
- 30 FPS is 'quite a sacrifice for this type of game'
- Aside resolution, no other visual settings are tweaked for this mode
- 30 FPS is evenly frame-paced
Verdict:
- Balanced mode is DF's recommend way to play the game
Wow, did not expect the PS5 to have the need of a dynamic resolution scaler at 4kfor a game with last gen textures at 30fps... guess we'll have to wait for the PS5 pro to get a true this gen experience.
You just jumped in this gen? Most games have dynamic scaling since this gen started for 30 and 60 fps loool
Native 4k and 60 fps is a waste of resources , rather they focus on horizon forbidden west visual fidelity and 1440p 60 fps for the Pro.
I’m hearing things it takes a turn in gameplay to be more souls like. If so I’ll wait for a sale or if it pops up on ps+ I may give it a deeper try.
I just bought unicorn overlord so probably playing that after rebirth lol.
Stellar blade I will see and wait for reviews but the demo was great.
Gone gold 
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『Stellar Blade』インタビュー！ PS5®ならではの機能を活用した、過酷な終末世界で繰り広げられるスタイリッシュなSFアクションの魅力やこだわりを開発者のキム・ヒョンテ氏とイ・ドンギ氏が語る！
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