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Digital Foundry: Ace Combat 7: - Every Version Tested!
- Thread starter chandoog
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Fine with me. Base console versions are shafted. I preordered both.
The video popped on my feed, saw it was 28 minutes long and immediately thought Dark1x probably made a mini DF Retro out of this, and I was right.
I don't even really care about Ace Combat and I still enjoyed every minute of it. John's love for games and their tech is really infectious.
Thanks for another great video, John.
I don't even really care about Ace Combat and I still enjoyed every minute of it. John's love for games and their tech is really infectious.
Thanks for another great video, John.
My buying habits are now heavily influenced by X Enhanced Games and what I'm seeing here is going to deter me from picking this game up, maybe after a few patches I'll jump in - maybe.
It's the US version. At least, the download popped up initially with the Euro name but once downloaded, it appeared as the US version (The Unsung War).
It is greatly enhanced over the Xbox One base version, though. A big leap.
Could they be using an older version of UE4 like Tekken? AC7 has been in development forever.
Considering Tekken 7 is absolute dog shit on Xbox One, this might be it.
UE4 should be king on Xbox One X with every 1st party MS dev using it and yet we have Namco who can't at least match it with a lesser hardware.
GG.
There is a resolution bump! From 720p on Xbox One to 1080p on Xbox and it's 972p on PS4 to 1080p on Pro,
I am playing on Pro and its looks fantastic on 4k TV set, it upscales well.
Thanks a lot DF for this video. I was wondering how the final game was going to render, especially with UE4 combined with the TrueSky plugin. This looks really nice, and I'm happy you spoke about the music direction and its link with the gameplay, 'cause now I'm sure this game is on my list. I just need to buy a proper PC controller :D
I wonder what Kazutoki Kono & Bamco will do with the next Namco ancestor...
I mean Ridge Racer Type 4 Remake / RR8 of course :D
I wonder what Kazutoki Kono & Bamco will do with the next Namco ancestor...
I mean Ridge Racer Type 4 Remake / RR8 of course :D
John..where can i buy that soundtrack. My goodness man. I feel like i've been missing out on something never having played any of these games now
That's always hard to gauge, honestly. I think so. It seems slightly cleaner on the Pro and the cloud rendering seems improved.
Really hope they come back to the Xbox version. Both consoles shouldn't be performing so poorly, they are punching way below their weight comparing to the PS4 and PS4 Pro. Assume it's simply down to optimisation but this can be fixed in patches. I'm loving the game and it looks great but hopefully we will see a resolution and performance bump on X in the coming months.
And the cycle perpetuates.
Bandai Namco releases poor port on XBOX. Game sells bad on XBOX. Self fulfilling prophecy.
See - Tekken 7
See - Tales of Vesperia DE
See - Ace Combat 7
I hope Bandai Namco doesn't do this shit with Jump Force.
Bandai Namco releases poor port on XBOX. Game sells bad on XBOX. Self fulfilling prophecy.
See - Tekken 7
See - Tales of Vesperia DE
See - Ace Combat 7
I hope Bandai Namco doesn't do this shit with Jump Force.
I went with the Pro version because of PSVR but seems like I made the right call anyway, at least when it comes to console anyway.
Might pick up the PC version later, if modders work their magic and get VR working on the whole game in the future.
Might pick up the PC version later, if modders work their magic and get VR working on the whole game in the future.
...really tempted to buy Ace combat 5 and Ace combat 7 right now for myself...are those the most easy to find? i heard john say they are connected by story which kind of matters i guess?
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Nah, each game is its own story, but they all take place in the same world. It doesn't really matter much.
PC version delayed for fun???
The wait will be painful considering my choices are this or the Xbox one version sad times.
I'm sure people will be able to inject better aa isn't there a way to force taa in ue4 games
The wait will be painful considering my choices are this or the Xbox one version sad times.
I'm sure people will be able to inject better aa isn't there a way to force taa in ue4 games
Frankly both the owners of a PRO or an X should be happy. The game looks sublime in 1080p. It's already an upgrade over base consoles, and the stability of the framerate is further improved too. Of course I'd like it to run at a better resolution but the devs did what they could with the time and budget they had. It's now up to you to vote with your wallet. I know I'm okay with it.
Thanks for the quick reply!
In fact, I just got my preorder code as well and after installing, I can confirm the european preorder AC5 is The Unsung War instead of Squadron Leader. Pretty nice, as having to play AC5 in 50hz would have been kind of a bummer!
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Whole country is lazy huh?
Makes sense seeing second message in thread. Remember your username now. You're disgruntled the world doesn't appreciate Xbox.
OT:. We need a new generation. Hoping for early 2020 at the latest.
But then Japanese games like Soul Calibur VI and even Nier Automata showed a significant resolution advantage on the X over the Pro. I think Dark1x might have a point regarding the VR optimisation, but even then you'd expect those optimisations to carry over to the X given it has such a similar architecture. Strange. The XBO/S were definitely an afterthought.
From the video, looks pretty darn impressive to me. Pop in on a game with this fast movement is going to be tough to get rid of, especially since they upped the geometric detail so much.
That kind of messages had weight in 2011-12 when most games had either flagrant issues with IQ or dramatic framerate instabilities or both. Games like Far Cry 3 showed the world how urgent it was to have a new console generation. AC7, with its sublime graphics, stable IQ and smooth 60fps on both enchanced consoles does not deserve to be part of the trend starters for such opinions.
If anything, this game proves the current console generation, assuming you have an enhanced console of course, still have what it takes in 2019.
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Does holding the fire button in VR let you follow the missile ?
I can imagine not, for obvious VR reasons but it would be a hell of a ride, being strapped to the missile as it flies towards it's target lol
I can imagine not, for obvious VR reasons but it would be a hell of a ride, being strapped to the missile as it flies towards it's target lol
Pretty sure he's talking about PC, not Xbox, given what he's responding to.
yep...we're talking about compromises at 60fps, not frequently under 30fps and barely a playable experience. even base Xbox one could be capped at 30fps and be basically locked at a higher res than it is now, and be perfectly fine.
The standards are completely different from last gen where these games were capped at 30 and going under that, and not only that, but sub HD as well
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GameStop had put together some HOTAS flight stick bundles for PS4 & X1 and I only got the PS4 bundle because they sold out of the Xbox bundle so it seems to have worked out for me!
It's interesting that having to reach PSVR performance targets they might have optimised the base game as well.
Anyway, great video, just finished watching it all :)
Already got the game but I enjoyed the "DF retro" part of this too.
One of the games in there, Ace combat 2, gave me a hefty flashback to an almost forgotten game called Delta Force. It used to render the UI and map points like this.. I'm actually missing that game. It was a very nice tactical FPS.
Anyway, great video, just finished watching it all :)
Already got the game but I enjoyed the "DF retro" part of this too.
One of the games in there, Ace combat 2, gave me a hefty flashback to an almost forgotten game called Delta Force. It used to render the UI and map points like this.. I'm actually missing that game. It was a very nice tactical FPS.
Ah yes, Delta Force. Voxel based graphics. It was both awesome and ugly at the same time :)