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Check out this RTX Remix Need for Speed: Underground 2 gameplay running at 4K 60FPS with ray tracing, Nvidia DLSS, and more. This RTX Remix mod is a fantastic reason to revisit the iconic streets of Bayview.

Want to try this in-progress NFSU2 demo out for yourself? Check it out here: https://www.moddb.com/mods/need-for-speed-underground-2-remix

 

[MarkMe2525]

I play underground roughly once a year on my ps2. Love the vibe and Lil John soundtrack. This is neat.

 

[diffusionx]

Left: soul
Right: soulless

 

[LiquidMetal14]

I'd play that

 

[Killer8]

I feel like the mod loses a lot of the visual identity of the original. You want those persistently wet streets and tons of neon and bright city lights. The mod also makes the interior of the car look like it's filled with cum.

 

[Bojji]

Original looks better even with crappy resolution.

Show me original in 4K.

 

[Senua]

Yea saw this the other week. Way too early for a video on this as it's clearly nowhere near finishedm All cars are matte for one, but ign had to get those clicks I guess

 

[rodrigolfp]

Wth with the crap resolution in the first.... oh, IGN.

No reflections on the cars???

 

[diffusionx]

I feel like the mod loses a lot of the visual identity of the original. You want those persistently wet streets and tons of neon and bright city lights. The mod also makes the interior of the car look like it's filled with cum.

I also feel like nobody is mentioning the fact that it is reflecting the fucking guide arrow lmao

This shit sucks

 

[Beer Baelly]

 

[mrcroket]

It looks worse? A lot of lighting elements are missing and everything looks flat. Putting the game in low resolution is not a fair comparison either...

 

[tusharngf]

this looks amazing

 

[rofif]

Actually looks worse if you compare to pc version, not the ps2 version. Something wrong with the paint

 

[Mowcno]

The remix looks great. Not sure why they chose to compare to crappy resolution old version though. Run them both at the same resolution so you can see what the RTX Remix is actually doing.

 

[Scotty W]

Gimme a pre-Underground collection plz!

 

[Spukc]

Looks like shit holy cow

 

[Hollowpoint5557]

There is no sense of speed whatsoever.

Also this game has the #1 worst rubber band A.I. of any racer ever made. You can be leading for over 5 minutes and have a flawless race and then screw up slightly on the last corner of a race and be immediately passed. The only thing legendary about this game was the car customization for the time and the soundtrack.

 

[Xcell Miguel]

The paint is matte and there's some issues because it's still a mod in development. It's just like the GTA6 leak, people just don't understand it's not final and criticizes it...
Even in the video IGN said it's still in development.

Quote from the mod description :

Current limitations:
Player and opponent cars will have a matte material
Neons and other colored lights will appear white.
There can be some light pop-in. Fixes for these will be implemented in the next release.

 

[RoboFu]

Probably impossible but I'd like to see a Porsche unleashed remaster.

 

[Larxia]

I absolutely hate how these comparison are always done, with a low resolution for the older version, it's completely unfair. Put the original at a decent resolution and it looks way better than the mod.
It seems like a lot of people think rendering a game in HD is actually additional work or something.

 

[Dacvak]

This is pretty solid evidence that artistic style is almost always more striking than photorealism. Now, obviously the models in the RTX version aren’t photorealistic, but the lighting attempts to be.

When you compare that to the stylized lighting of the original, it’s clear that the RTX version looks so much more watered down and homogenized. diffusionx got it right, soul vs soulless.

This is one of the reasons why the constant pursuit of closing the gap on photorealism in games has never excited me (past the PS2 era). It turns out most of real life looks pretty tame and boring compared to what an artist can create.

 

[Buggy Loop]

It’s nowhere near done, why bother comparing?

GTA San Andreas come to mind, huge progression from early attempts and now (still not done)