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The Witcher 3's Next-Gen Update hands on impressions + DigitalFoundry comparison
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Those are just screenspace reflections that they added for PS5 and Series X since they can't have raytraced reflections additionally to raytraced global illumination and ambient occlusion.
I do think they look a little blurry and weird when you are far away from the body of water, but if you are closer, they look actually quite nice and certainly better than the no reflections at all version.
Yes, I just called it that because it's for the RT Quality mode.
I think it looks awful. Muddy, shimmery and fake, it doesn't really feels like real water for me anymore and like a huge step down, you can beraly even look through it now even on shallow water.
I know most will probably agree to you and DF here but for me this looks bad. Huge disappointment.
I loved how in shallow water you could look through it to the ground like it's crystal clear water, that made it feel real and watery to me, always love it when games do that, here, the change in even shallow water just feels wrong to me.
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Yes, I just called it that because it's for the RT Quality mode.
I think it looks awful. Muddy, shimmery and fake, it's doesn't really feels like real water for me anymore and like a huge step down, you can beraly even look through it now even on shallow water.
I know most will probably agree to you and DF here but for me this looks bad. Huge disappointment.
I mean, in the first shots you can't even tell that there is any water in the performance versions. With the added screenspace reflections you can tell, and while they look blurry, they imo look fine.
You can't even really see the water in the first 2 shots, no puddles in real life are that clear and un-clouded. Second two shots are just kind of "blue surface with basic caustics". IDK, looks pretty crappy to me. Not what you're focused on if you choose Perf Mode, but definitely nothing to praise.Yes, I just called it that because it's for the RT Quality mode.
I think it looks awful. Muddy, shimmery and fake, it doesn't really feels like real water for me anymore and like a huge step down, you can beraly even look through it now even on shallow water.
I know most will probably agree to you and DF here but for me this looks bad. Huge disappointment.
I loved how in shallow water you could look through it to the ground like it's crystal clear water, that made it feel real and watery to me, always love it when games do that, here, the change in even shallow water just feels wrong to me.
Can't wait to get back on Roach, looks great and the improvements beyond just visuals is something I didn't expect.
are they releasing a new physical version for both consoles with this new version or is just a digital update ??
i dont see anything new in amazon but i remember seeing a new cover with both console game's boxes somewhere
at least rockstar did it the same with gta v
i dont see anything new in amazon but i remember seeing a new cover with both console game's boxes somewhere
at least rockstar did it the same with gta v
Henry is a huge fan of Witcher 3 and overall gamer from what I remember.
I can imagine when this update drops, he tells his agents "clear my schedule, I am vacationing in Skellige for the week, do not bother to come looking for me"
Agreed.Yes, I just called it that because it's for the RT Quality mode.
I think it looks awful. Muddy, shimmery and fake, it doesn't really feels like real water for me anymore and like a huge step down, you can beraly even look through it now even on shallow water.
I know most will probably agree to you and DF here but for me this looks bad. Huge disappointment.
I loved how in shallow water you could look through it to the ground like it's crystal clear water, that made it feel real and watery to me, always love it when games do that, here, the change in even shallow water just feels wrong to me.
Oh cool! I didn't realize he was a fan of 3. He'll definitely clear his schedule for this then lmao.
Well he said before that he played the Witcher games and is a huge fan of the Sapkowski's books
He said this in an interveiw:
"My first involved experience [with the franchise] was The Witcher 3," he tells me, explaining how he's now played developer CD Projekt Red's 100-hour role-playing epic two-and-a-half times to completion, experimenting with different difficulty settings, first on regular difficulty and then on the game's toughest setting, in order to find the perfect balance of fun and challenge."
Henry is definitely going to no-life the shit out of this update lol.
Well with transmog officially disconfirmed, I wonder why. Feel like there must be a specific reason considering everything else they've accomodated
I think it's just a creative decision, ultimately. Everything in the game is more-or-less justified in-world, even the armor dyes come from a guy in Toussaint specifically who you have a conversation with about his craft. Having someone use something kind of taboo like magic to make one armor look like another just doesn't fit the world.
I mean I know a lot of people want it but that's probably the reason they're not doing it. Personally I'm good with that, I don't think all games need all features from a common pool, but that's just my taste.
That's very cool. Yeah, I knew he was a huge fan of the books (hence his frustrations about the show), but him loving 3 somehow escaped me.
Awesome nonetheless!
Yeah they are gonna release physical editions but so far they haven't announced yet when that will be.
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You know what, them tying most mechanics into lore isn't a bad thought for why, and I'd understand that.
Remember when Witcher 3 was one of the biggest offender of bullshots and downgrades at the time when trailers have been called out of this practice.
I don't really know if this was still the case after a lot of updates later. I just thought that early trailers are also a target render that will be subject to change.
I am just wondering how does Witcher 3 compare with this version to those early days of its target render.
Game looks great now before the update but I'd love to finally finish the game with this ultimate version and also finally playing the DLC lol (I stopped at the final mission during my first playthrough and never got that far again in subsequent restarts)
I don't really know if this was still the case after a lot of updates later. I just thought that early trailers are also a target render that will be subject to change.
I am just wondering how does Witcher 3 compare with this version to those early days of its target render.
Game looks great now before the update but I'd love to finally finish the game with this ultimate version and also finally playing the DLC lol (I stopped at the final mission during my first playthrough and never got that far again in subsequent restarts)
They added new gear to celebrate the Chinese and Korean localization
View: https://twitter.com/gamebowski/status/1600291373986377729?t=bLPf5S8fiNb8kfL_UksfkA&s=19
View: https://twitter.com/gamebowski/status/1600291373986377729?t=bLPf5S8fiNb8kfL_UksfkA&s=19
View: https://twitter.com/Marcin360/status/1600435565387579392
The Witcher 3 HD Reworked - https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/1021
HD Monsters Reworked - https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/3580
Immersive Real-time Cutscenes - https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/4574
Nitpicker's Patch (Various Visual Fixes) - https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/2117
Work Map Fixes - https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/3430
Additionally, elements of Full Combat Rebalanced (https://www.nexusmods.com/witcher3/mods/2788/) have been included and tweaked by the team.
View: https://twitter.com/Marcin360/status/1600441481478774784
That probably isn't the full list, right? Because the new camera types are basically from a mod that is years old by this time, volumetric clouds around Skellige mountains were first introduced in a mod too and some other, more gameplay focused features and additions about which they talked about previously are all from different mods too
the devs said the camera was done by them, so its not from a mod.
Reviews should drop on december 12th at 6PM CET (GMT+1), can't wait for DigitalFoundry's coverage.
Also the version will be v.4.00
View: https://twitter.com/gamebowski/status/1600550759535628294
Also the version will be v.4.00
View: https://twitter.com/gamebowski/status/1600550759535628294
Added HDR for PC confirmend
Again, if they didn't reworked the HDR it's not going to matter much since the original implementation is not good.
They invited the press to their office. It's basically CD Projekt putting the money in a rehabilitation campaign after CP2077 catastrophic launch.
I think it's good that they try.
I hope they also added a direct fast travel to Crow's Perch. Was always annoying having to run through the whole village to get to the baron
Crow's Perch and Hattori Fast Travel
Mod adds new fast travel point in Crow's Perch/Hattori, near Baron's house. Mod has 3 versions - Only Crow's Perch FT, Only Hattori and both of them. For patch 1.30/1.31
www.nexusmods.com
I hope they also added a direct fast travel to Crow's Perch. Was always annoying having to run through the whole village to get to the baron
Crow's Perch and Hattori Fast Travel
Mod adds new fast travel point in Crow's Perch/Hattori, near Baron's house. Mod has 3 versions - Only Crow's Perch FT, Only Hattori and both of them. For patch 1.30/1.31
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I hope they also added a direct fast travel to Crow's Perch. Was always annoying having to run through the whole village to get to the baron
Crow's Perch and Hattori Fast Travel
Mod adds new fast travel point in Crow's Perch/Hattori, near Baron's house. Mod has 3 versions - Only Crow's Perch FT, Only Hattori and both of them. For patch 1.30/1.31
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Edit: I'm too slow.
Do we know if the nvidia hairwork tm tech is still in on pc and maybe improved?
Is console getting any of that or something similar?
Is console getting any of that or something similar?
RT isn't a gimmick but it can vary in visibility. The DF video mentioned that the pre-approved b-roll footage they're allowed to show didn't actually show it off that week, but when they were playing it out was excellent, especially in interiors since it handled light streaming in from outside much more realistically.
Actually, "generations away" might be a bit too pessimistic. Cyberpunk 2077's new Overdrive RT mode is apparently outright path-traced, and the 4090 is capable of running it pretty nicely if you abuse DLSS 3 (or even just 2, though you won't quite hit 60fps).
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To this day i never got the thing about the combat being bad. When I played it the combat was was of the things I loved about the game
Yep.. is the combat perfect in the game? No.. did I have probably the most fun in a combat of any RPG I have ever played ? Hell yeah
I didn't think the combat was bad persay but you can kind of edit it to look like it plays better than it does/looks cooler with these type of cuts.
Same. I guess people didn't experiment enough with signs, potions, oils and possibly harder difficulties.