Asked a mod if we could separate demo impressions here and was told go for it.
You can discuss the demo content only and it's production qualities. Please don't spoil things from RE 2 if you know more about the game or the specifics of the remake.
I'll quote some of your impressions up here as we go.
You can discuss the demo content only and it's production qualities. Please don't spoil things from RE 2 if you know more about the game or the specifics of the remake.
I'll quote some of your impressions up here as we go.
Copy/Pasting from the demo thread:
Played the demo on a NZ account I made. Here are impressions based off two runs each about 10-15 minutes:
* Game looks incredible on my base PS4. Runs very smoothly with no dips and looks visually stunning. RE engine is a god
* INCREDIBLY atmospheric. The hallways with no lights on are very tense and creepy and even though you have a flashlight you can't see that much around you
* Character models look great. Didn't see a single zombie twice (though some did look similar but in different clothes). Leon and Marvin look very good and the voice acting as we know is top notch.
* Aiming took a little getting used to for me as I kept missing because of the zombies constant movement, but if you keep calm and don't go too crazy aiming all over it's great. Basically, if you work with it it'll work with you.
* One little nitpick is that you have to like double tap to pick up an item which can be annoying as you can easily miss things and leave thinking you picked it up. I almost missed the knife the first time because I thought I took it but I didn't.
* The little touches in the RPD are so good. I randomly saw a poster on my second run of Marvin being Officer of the month that I totally missed the first time
* The gore is VISCERAL. Mutilated bodies, blown off heads, people ripped in half etc. It's so good.
* The overall package just feels like absolute quality. On their own these things are cool but together in one it just looks and feels incredible. Capcom honestly knocked it out the park here and I've only played 30 minutes of it.
Only played 30 minutes and I'm dying for more. This is well on track to being my favourite RE game. Here's a screen I took from the demo:
First comparison
Pro
1X
Pro seems sharper but jaggier. Pro has some weird depth of field going on during some cutscenes, blurring Leon in odd ways. More coming.
(Post of mine from a different thread)
The game controls are tight as hell. My only issue is some graphical snaggles. I noticed a few things I'd change (PS4 Pro, 1080p mode)
The screen space reflections are dreadful. Should be removed in their current state.
The game has DOF issues in cutscenes. Leon's face is constantly a blurry mess
Low res textures in spots where they shouldn't be (cost of 60fps I suppose)
The HDR and overall black levels are way too raised. Looks terrible for a horror game in scenes that are supposed to be very dark
Probably gonna try it on PC tomorrow to see it at its max settings! Wonder if the One X and Pro 4K modes will have improvements!
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