A new saga begins for one of the most acclaimed video game franchises in history. After narrowly escaping an attack on their village, JD Fenix and his friends, Kait and Del, must rescue the ones they love and discover the source of a monstrous new enemy.

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http://thisgengaming.com/2016/07/13/new-gears-of-war-4-character-renders-showcase-breathtaking-detail/

Nice, the game just keeps looking better.

You do realise that it's likely to be the PC version? All the footage shown at their conference was on windows 10. This has been known for a while now.

Why does it matter which version it's on? Pretty sure the thread is just about how good the character models look in general.

That's fair enough, but it needs to be noted because you know as well as I know how graphics between the console are going to be inevitably compared. Unless it specifically states (or is proven) then we'd have to assume most graphics shown from this point onwards for the MS games will be those of the PC. That's one of the advantages of having a single ecosystem across two platforms. It's no different with Sony. Once the Neo has been released and games are Neo ready, they'll be showing the Neo version and we'll have to rely on DF to find out what games stack up on the XB1 and the PS4. Of course MS have the advantage here because their games are already on the PC.

Why is Marcus' face so derpy-looking?

This goes for both guys.

I highly highly highly doubt they will be that way in the actual console release. Somebody post that Watchdog gift.

The hair meshes look well made, the woman's in particular is genuinely fantastic (especially if it moves in-game as fluidly as the picture implies), but past that these models look pretty standard for a AAA title. We've already seen footage from Gears 4 itself so we know the game as a whole is offering more on the technical front than many other AAA titles, but i don't think characters are a pointed focus for the render budget.

Ignoring the hair (which is hard to judge from the footage we have), the models look in line with what we've already seen from the X1 version. In-fact, i'd argue what we see in the X1 version of QB is already superior (unsurprisingly given its a key render focus, but you get the point).

It looks, Vasto, that the girl is based on your avatar!  I had to do a double take.