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[RoadHazard]

Still some jank when he goes through a portal. Like a stutter or whatever. Not a big deal, I just can't stop noticing it (it's been in all the trailers). Looks amazing overall.

 

[Dr Bass]

I liked your Demon's Souls thread. Looking forward to it.

You must forgive the Sony faithful. I think they've had a hard few months. They really need this right now.

I'm not a "Sony faithful" at all, but the PS5 is some of the most fun I've ever had with a launch console, and I've been gaming since being a tiny kid in the 80s.

The PS5 is bad ass, and these few months have been glorious.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

It was impressive 8 years ago. This Ratchet stuff is lightyears ahead of it, man.

Agree to disagree then because I feel only someone who seriously didn't play through that game's campaign could actually say this with a straight face. It was a monstrous visual accomplishment even by today's standards. The two games also don't even seriously merit a comparison based on their vastly differing visual styles. Ratchet is a monstrous benchmark, but when a game looks as good as Ryse did/does even one as impressive as this can never make it look unimpressive.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Hats off to Insomniac/Sony for a gorgeous looking game, both art style and fidelity wise across the board. Great trailer too TBH.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Agree to disagree then because I feel only someone who seriously didn't play through that game's campaign could actually say this with a straight face. It was a monstrous visual accomplishment even by today's standards. The two games also don't even seriously merit a comparison based on their vastly differing visual styles. Ratchet is a monstrous benchmark, but when a game looks as good as Ryse did/does even one as impressive as this can never make it look unimpressive.

Dude....

 

[kbear]

Agree to disagree then because I feel only someone who seriously didn't play through that game's campaign could actually say this with a straight face. It was a monstrous visual accomplishment even by today's standards. The two games also don't even seriously merit a comparison based on their vastly differing visual styles. Ratchet is a monstrous benchmark, but when a game looks as good as Ryse did/does even one as impressive as this can never make it look unimpressive.

Ryse? Come on bro...

 

[Bigdrakegreenblood]

Did Sony increase news? Everyday it's something it seems. This looks incredible and maybe the best next gen game ive seen.

 

[Moonjt9]

This game looks so damn good. I just recently got the plat on ratchet and clank PS4, and that game was pure fun from start to finish. I am so excited for this new one. Going to be a big hit I think!

 

[On Demand]

Those cutscenes are real-time????? I thought they were CG!

 

[saintjules]

Sorry, LTTP.

 

[Shmunter]

CGI is still computer generated images, so technically yes, it's CGI.

But the point is, it's not comparable with gameplay shots, and anyone believing that are in for a disappointment. Sony are experts at this - just look at the Horizon trailer. Seamless blending between small gameplay clips and longer cutscenes. It works, and it gets people hyped. It's the same story with this trailer. Blending small gameplay snippets with longer cutscene clips. The cutscenes might be running at real-time, but as we all know, there's a gargantuan difference between rendering real-time gameplay and real-time cutscenes.

While cinematic use a different rendering budget being able to frame the scene and allocate assets to what is visible only and nothing else; it is the hope that the ssd allows for such fast asset swaps that the cinematic and gameplay are practically seamless. This is the next gen promise.

 

[SLB1904]

Agree to disagree then because I feel only someone who seriously didn't play through that game's campaign could actually say this with a straight face. It was a monstrous visual accomplishment even by today's standards. The two games also don't even seriously merit a comparison based on their vastly differing visual styles. Ratchet is a monstrous benchmark, but when a game looks as good as Ryse did/does even one as impressive as this can never make it look unimpressive.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

Ryse? Come on bro...

Might want to go watch a fresh video..

 

[kyliethicc]

You tell them, VFX!!

You go tell those console peasant cocksuckers how it's done!!!

 

[Klayzer]

We’ve only been enjoying the best PS console launch ever. And it’s getting even better.

The Horror!

 

[Varteras]

Did Sony increase news? Everyday it's something it seems. This looks incredible and maybe the best next gen game ive seen.

Honestly, we've had a fairly good stream of news regarding PS5 and PlayStation in general for awhile now. It's just that some people get really picky and choosey over what qualifies as worthy news. Some weeks were lighter than others for sure but people were also expecting Sony to immediately follow up a news story from their competitors with one of their own. Like when Sony became an owner of EVO, the biggest fighting game tournament in the world, that was fairly substantial news but since it wasn't them buying a studio during all the Zenimax talk it was disregarded by many as rubbish. Yet as others pointed out, it was only a matter of time before some PlayStation games started coming into the spotlight and people would suddenly forget what they were so upset about. Returnal has been enjoying a build up of excitement, after spending so long being ignored and ridiculed, and now Ratchet & Clank is dropping jaws again.

 

[shenmue mugen]

Agree to disagree then because I feel only someone who seriously didn't play through that game's campaign could actually say this with a straight face. It was a monstrous visual accomplishment even by today's standards. The two games also don't even seriously merit a comparison based on their vastly differing visual styles. Ratchet is a monstrous benchmark, but when a game looks as good as Ryse did/does even one as impressive as this can never make it look unimpressive.

Ryse was really impressive. It's one of those cases that a launch game stays relevant until the very end of the generation.

 

[farmerboy]

Still some jank when he goes through a portal. Like a stutter or whatever. Not a big deal, I just can't stop noticing it (it's been in all the trailers). Looks amazing overall.

Yeah I see/feel it too. I have faith it'll be gone by release.

 

[FrankWza]

Are you talking raw graphics quality? Because I still put Ryse up there next to anything. It was crazy fucking impressive.

This is one of those things where rise is spelled ryse like tire is spelled tyre in some parts of the world.

 

[VFXVeteran]

Oh my god. I'm crying at this. Dude, you are awesome!!

 

[Neo Blaster]

Are you sure?

Its probably not as good as Pixar movies of today, but i would argue its overall a lot better than the first Toy Story.

Kingdom Hearts 3 already reached Toy Story 1 quality on last gen, R&C is already beyond that.

 

[Thief1987]

There aren't yet any games on Xbox to analyze.

It was the same for years already, it was the same when he was on beyond3d, it was the same when he was on resetera and it's the same here. His attitude of 13 years old butthurted brat with grudge to Playstation's games doesn't change at all.

 

[Mobile Suit Gooch]

Cannot wait for this!!! But but but $70!!!!

I bought the digital deluxe. GG

 

[Neo Blaster]

Didnt take long to see immature console warrior shit

What are you talking about? Xbox fans started whining long ago.

 

[Neo Blaster]

Idk how you could see how beautiful this game looks at 30fps and then want it downgraded visually at 60 lmao.

30 or bust. This visual fidelity >>>> smoothness

Nah, too used now to 60fps, this gen has spoiled me.

 

[Valedix]

It looks so fucking good.

 

[VFXVeteran]

Agree to disagree then because I feel only someone who seriously didn't play through that game's campaign could actually say this with a straight face. It was a monstrous visual accomplishment even by today's standards. The two games also don't even seriously merit a comparison based on their vastly differing visual styles. Ratchet is a monstrous benchmark, but when a game looks as good as Ryse did/does even one as impressive as this can never make it look unimpressive.

The graphics techniques used so long ago is being reused now. So your comment has merit.

 

[Mobile Suit Gooch]

Nah, too used now to 60fps, this gen has spoiled me.

I'm not going back to playing Ratchet at 30 after that patch. lmao.

 

[TwiztidElf]

Looks great and I am in day one,
but, there was a worrying lack of scrap flying around in that trailer.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

The graphics techniques used so long ago is being reused now. So your comment has merit.

hellblade 2 looking about the same as halo 1. Lots of re used graphical techniques like textures and polygons

 

[xion4360]

pre-ordered.

 

[truth411]

They didn't over analyse the previous gen games either. That's the point, you hear crickets when it comes to MS games from them, past or present. Those critical eyes becomes conviently blurry when Xbox is involved.

Thats because Xbox exclusives games haven't been as impressive or as numerous as PlayStations.

Crackdown 3 was garbage.
State of Decay was a buggy mess.
Gears looked good.
Sea of thieves had nice water, but barron at launch.
Forza horizon looks great on One X.

 

[SlimySnake]

I know these are cutscenes but still.

 

[Rea]

Clever trick of the developer with heavy use of high quality Depth of fields, motion blur and film grains, are the culprit of why people often think that this trailer looks like pixar movies. Yes they do look alike for some frames in cinematic but definitely not during gameplay. Pixar movies uses fully path tracing Global illumination for everything in the scene, it takes several hours to render a single frame, which is impossible to run on PS5 in real time.
Nonetheless, this game's visual looks jaw droppingly awesome.
Day one for me.

 

[longdi]

can we stop with the it is pixar quality hyper bole?

it looks good, a real gen on gen step up, well done insomniac. but it is not even as technically beautiful as some rtx demo like marbles v2

 

[DeepEnigma]

can we stop with the it is pixar quality hyper bole?

it looks good, a real gen on gen step up, well done insomniac. but it is not even as technically beautiful as some rtx demo like marbles v2

Agreed, it’s more Dreamworks level.

bUt wHaT aBoUt dUh tEcH dEmO

I mean, it’s no UE5 demo, that is Zilla vs Kong level.

 

[VFXVeteran]

hellblade 2 looking about the same as halo 1. Lots of re used graphical techniques like textures and polygons

Huh? How so? The trailer was completely cinematic with no gameplay.

 

[NikuNashi]

Agreed, it’s more Dreamworks level.

bUt wHaT aBoUt dUh tEcH dEmO

I mean, it’s no UE5 demo, that is Zilla vs Kong level.

Pixar have not put out a decent movie since Toy Story 3 and the woke transition started.

Pre woke :

Toy Story
Monsters Inc
WALL-E
Incredibles


Post woke and the firing of Lasseter for giving hugs :

Inside Out
Brave
Soul
Onward


Dreamworks however have been killing it recently.

 

[longdi]

Agreed, it’s more Dreamworks level.

bUt wHaT aBoUt dUh tEcH dEmO

I mean, it’s no UE5 demo, that is Zilla vs Kong level.

no stop it!
it does not look pixar level, dreamworks level or sony picture level

it looks like R&C level on a new console generation

 

[DeepEnigma]

no stop it!
it does not look pixar level, dreamworks level or sony picture level

it looks like R&C level on a new console generation

It’s PlayStation Studios level bby boi.

Next level.

 

[NikuNashi]

no stop it!
it does not look pixar level, dreamworks level or sony picture level

it looks like R&C level on a new console generation

Its the closest video game we have ever seen to a high quality animated movie. Its a true next gen title.

If MS had the forethought, organizational management and ambition to make a next gen only game that looked like this you'd be sitting in a pool of your own paste singing its praises from the rooftops.

 

[ManaByte]

Crackdown 3 was garbage.

 

[PandemiaPorcina]

Looks amazing! Thank you Jim Ryan for pushing more games!

Why thank a corporate rat? It’s consumers who finance games with their dollar choice

 

[SenjutsuSage]

The graphics techniques used so long ago is being reused now. So your comment has merit.

Yep, the lionshare of Xbox One generation titles never touched or came close to that quality. People really sleep on what that game accomplished.

 

[longdi]

It’s PlayStation Studios level bby boi.

Next level.

i can accept playstation studios next gen console level.

Its the closest video game we have ever seen to a high quality animated movie. Its a true next gen title.

If MS had the forethought, organizational management and ambition to make a next gen only game that looked like this you'd be sitting in a pool of your own paste singing its praises from the rooftops.

no tbh, im not fond of R&C artstyle+engine. technically it floats the scene with low quality debris and uses simple surface materials & textures

i was hoping to see some kind of path tracing applied across the board, if we are to meet the hyperbole of pixar quality, but the lighting looks far behind still.

but tbf the series was born in ps2 days, where its strength lies in simple texturing and high density but low quality particles/triangles effects. so there's to keeping to it's roots

 

[Unknown?]

Why thank a corporate rat? It’s consumers who finance games with their dollar choice

It was a joke on all the BS being spread about him. Lol

 

[jroc74]

Seriously, I like the series.

 

[bender]

Crackdown 3 was garbage.

Crackdown has always been garbage.

 

[xiskza]

Huh? And why is that?

What hes done ?

What the fuck are they complaining about JAT for? Is it more cancellation bullshit?

Good god, those snakes need to get over themselves

Apparently he commited the cardinal sin of having a Parler account (which is reason enough to be cancelled), but he also apparently shared a post about Covid being manufactured in China.

 

[ManaByte]

Crackdown has always been garbage.