1886 In depth technical analysis, DF can learn something from this guy

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BHR-3 said:
looks stunning and cant wait to see other 1st party games like uc4 and tlou2 on the ps4

but some things that stick out like a sore thumb are

not 1920x1080
not 60fps
2015 and still cant do females with there hair down

 

1. 1080p: I think this is one of those silly metrics that gamers attach way more importance to these days than its actually worth. Yes, 1920x1080 is great and definitely better than 1600x900, but this game, like any "1080p" movie released in forever with an aspect ratio of 2.35:1 (which is basically 90%+ of all movies) has a resolution of 1920x800 (which is actually higher than 1600x900). Point is, it's looks perfect, just as tons of movies do; so why should it be knocked on simply because its not a full 1080p? And if this is about it's chosen aspect ratio, all I will say is that I admire and respect a developers right to express their artistic freedom in however they see fit. I do not want every game I play to look the same.  I may be a minority, but I actually would like more games to adopt this wider aspect ratio. 

 

Maybe it's because this is a video game and not a movie. In video games screen real estate is king. Taking screen space away from the player is not a good thing. It's a compromise. A compromise is never "perfect". It might fit artistic vision but it's a fact that this game would not be able to run at a higher resolution. So it's still a constraint on the game. If they could've done this in 1080p they would've. Accessability and usability trumps "artistic vision" in video games. At least it should for a better gaming experience.

Respecting artistic vision is one thing, admitting that some artistic choices limit gameplay is another. Compare it to that one dev claiming that 30fps is artistically better because it looks more cinematic when it is a fact that 60fps is better for all games in all scenarios.

However it definitely is better than any other low resolution because it isn't upscaled, which means it's quite sharp compared to an actual 900p game. In fact it's probably a lot sharper than most 1080p games on next gen due to high AA.