The Next Generation Of Graphics & Presentation: A Quick Look

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fatslob-:O said:

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As someone who found the graphical leap from PS3/360 to PS4/X1 quite underwhelming, and who hasn't really been blown away by a game's graphics since Uncharted 2 in 2009, I feel like I'm still waiting for that "next gen" feeling that games like Gears of War 1, Rogue Squadron 2, and Mario 64 gave me back in their day. 

Is the transition to physically based rendering not enough ?

PBR is indeed a nice addition, but I feel like I haven't seen anything yet that utterly nukes last gen's best from orbit in the way that Gears 1 or Rogue Squadron II did back in 2006/2001. There are certainly some very beautiful looking games on current gen which clearly look better than anything on PS3/360, but the gap doesn't seem as big to me as it did in prior generations.

For example, I still feel like games like Halo 4, Gears 3/Judgement, God of War Ascension, or Uncharted 3 still hold up well in a way that, say, PS2/GCN/Xbox games just didn't by this point last gen.