Does Rdr2 surpass HZD Graphically?

[v_iHuGi]

Seeing the latest 2 gameplay videos makes me think that R* have surpassed the insane graphics of Horizon Zero Dawn.

Both games support :

Dynamic Weather;
High Resolution Shadows;
Amazing IQ;
Amazing Texture Work;
Insane details inside houses, places;
Beautiful Cloud system;
Day / Night Cycle;
Great foliage;
Amazing Draw Distances;
Random Wild encounters.

It just seems that Rdr2 takes things to the next level +:

Better Water rendering;
SBR on Water Surfaces;
Interactive Foliage across the board.

 

[JusDoIt]

Definitely has better facial animation.

 

[AxeVince]

We have seen 15minutes of a game and another one fully. Maybe now is not the best time to call for a decision ?

 

[Edgar]

Yes. From all accounts RDR 2 has much bigger scope and a lot more AI stuff going on.
HZD as pretty as it was , and it was pretty felt really static world .
And of course facial animation gonna be better and probably cutscene direction

 

[Lothars]

We won't know until it's out but it does look good.

 

[bbq of doom]

I'm going to have to see RDR2 on my own TV before making that judgment.

 

[Soapbox Killer]

Not till I get it at home to see for myself

 

[Phonomezer]

Yes, there will be far more environmental variety as well, HZD got repetitive in that respect.

 

[Heckler456]

It's looking to be a far more varied game, so while it looks at least on par with it technically speaking, what makes RDR2 more impressive is all of that in combination with its scope.

 

[Max|Payne]

HZD has amazing red head rendering tech.

But RDR2 has that next-level testicle tech we were all dreaming for.

Hmmm....

 

[Flandy]

Hard for me to tell based off Youtube video and without HDR

 

[AegonSnake]

I think Horizon is the best looking game i have ever seen.

RDR2 tops it.

 

[Zelda]

On the base PS4 the draw distance in Horizon Zero Dawn is pretty bad, based on what I've seen RDR2 looks better but I also think all the footage we've seen has been from the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X. We'll have to wait to make a more concrete comparison.

 

[Mathieran]

Probably but I prefer the art direction of HZD.

 

[Sky87]

Hard to say until it's out, but considering it's coming out on a more powerful platform i'd have to go with RDR2.

 

[Andi]

Yeah but I guess it also had a bit more time to be developed and perfectes? Horizon was by no means rushed but I still think RDR 2 had more time and budged

 

[R dott B]

Yeah RDR2 looks better graphically and that was the only thing H:ZD had going for it.

 

[Deleted member 35598]

We need to wait for the final game. But RDR2 is for me the best looking game. The level of details, the animation, the lighting, shadows, scale. I mean DAMNED !

 

[Ichi]

uhm, no. HZD textures are superior.

 

[Kuro]

HZD does some things better from what I've seen but RDR has it beat when it comes to animations and world detail easily.

 

[Kraken3dfx]

I dunno.

Hopefully. I'm always hopeful that as a console generation progresses, games look better than the ones that came before them.

 

[Lothars]

Yeah RDR2 looks better graphically and that was the only thing H:ZD had going for it.

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you are just underselling H:ZD, it has more going for it than graphics.

 

[bbq of doom]

Yeah RDR2 looks better graphically and that was the only thing H:ZD had going for it.

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What?

 

[Tagg]

From what I've seen of the PS4 Pro footage, I would say yes. But it's yet to be determined how consistent the level of graphical fidelity is throughout the game.

 

[WordsintheWater]

Yeah, I'm going to have to wait until RDR2 is released before saying anything, because honestly that video you posted looks great, but my answer at the moment is no. I am comparing what I see on my TV with Horizon Zero Dawn to a compressed youtube video, so the comparison is not valid at all.

 

[Eolz]

From what we've seen, I'd really say so.
That said, we have no idea on which platform RDR2 was running in these videos.

 

[Deleted member 13328]

I'll wait till I've played RDR2 or DF makes a video. I have no idea at the moment, comparing videos to the real thing always seems a bit early in my opinion.

 

[Kolx]

A bit early to call, but as of right now it's RDR2.

 

[Bundy]

I have to play it first. Right now, Horizon Zero Dawn is king.

 

[potentialtodisplease]

I mean, it probably does overall, but not in every single area. What we do know is that GG's next game is going to be huge.

 

[Deleted member 8468]

Dunno, haven't played RDR2 yet.

On a related note, games look way better on my TV than YouTube videos.

 

[Truant]

The 15 minutes I've seen of RDR2 is more impressive than anything in HZD.

 

[DanteRavenkin]

I think it's really too early to tell. The final analysis will have to be HZD vs. RDR2 both on a PS4 Pro. Then from there, HZD (PS4Pro) vs. RDR2 on Xbox One X to really make a judgement. And down the line, all of the above vs. the PC version. Like many PS4 exclusives, HZD looks incredible, but from what I've seen so far, RDR2 wins out.

 

[danhz]

Well, it has to, its 1.5+ years old.
Artisticly, I prefer horizon, but thats me.

 

[nasirum]

Maybe we should wait until the game is out?

 

[potentialtodisplease]

Yeah RDR2 looks better graphically and that was the only thing H:ZD had going for it.

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PFFT lol hot take here. Like Horizon did not have some of the best combat in any open world game ever. I can say with full authority that bow combat, the main part of the game, against creatures on Ultra Hard is literally some of the best combat in any game I have ever played. I'm 34 and played mostly a bit of everything. These opinions are frivolous and ridiculous.

The sound design in HZD is stellar, The controls are great. The combat is great. And after patching they cleaned up animations and a host of other things. They also have the best UI in gaming as far as I am concerned. So yeah your idea here is objectively not even valid considering all the things listed can be objectively evaluated versus other games.

 

[rashbeep]

HZD is wonderfully detailed and uses high resolution textures for many assets. RDR has pretty average texture work overall, but looks better than HZD in pretty much every other aspect.

 

[Zelda]

I think the anisotropic filtering and textures in RDR2 are pretty bad.

 

[Deleted member 3925]

I think it does, yeah.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

God of War surpassed HZD, Forza Horizon 4, as well. Games have come out since HZD that have had better graphics.

RDR looks great in previews, but we have no idea what the finished game looks like.

 

[CanisMajoris]

Hard to tell. They are going for very different artistic directions.

 

[Ant_17]

Need to play to really tell.

 

[Phil's Empty Chair]

Yes the water alone is terrible in HZD.

 

[Jiraiya]

Even if i don't always like their games...R* sets the open world bar for me with each release made for that gen. Even moreso than ubi.

 

[MillionIII]

Yeah but they are both pretty.

 

[nelsonroyale]

Overall, yes I would say so. Lighting + Consistency + Scope here looks incredible. To be honest, I find Spider-man more impressive than Horizon overall.

 

[Fuchsia]

Yeah RDR2 looks better graphically and that was the only thing H:ZD had going for it.

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This is just so not true.

Also, it's probably a little too early to draw conclusions on this. Wait till RDR2 is out. Both games look fantastic.

 

[pswii60]

Based on today's trailer, RDR2 easily. But then I think Spider-Man, SotC Remake and FH4 are all more impressive than HZD, so..

That said, it'll be interesting to see what I think when it's actually on my OLED. Hopefully there won't be any nasty LoD pop-in or performance issues. HZD was nicely polished in that regard.

 

[Chopin the Third]

I think HZD looks better, but RDR2 has a far bigger world and still looks incredible.

 

[-JD-]

Yeah I prefer the machine creature designs in RDR2 more than those of HZD.

edit: oh shit, spoilers for RDR2.