Although that one is not an open-world game, so comparisons must be made carefully, thinking of that aspect as well).I have to say compared to the latest PaxEast footage regarding its lowres vegetation I prefere both of them. Especially Dear Esther is still very pretty, taken in concideration that it uses the dated Source engine. What lets me like them is the fact, that I can see real plants, which differ from another. In the last TW3 video I could mainly only see greenish glowing stuff.Yikes... O__O Those look horrible in comparison to TW3 in my opinion. I would understand the comparisons with Skyrim's flora overhaul mods, but these?.. I honestly don't think so. (Try looking at Vanishing of Ethan Carter for example
May be. But look at this screenshot from Nowigrad from the 35. Minute - footage. I hate ot say it (really!), but it still looks sub par to me.
Can't really argue with that, as that might still be because of the different regions, and therefore different vegetationMay be. But look at this screenshot from Nowigrad from the 35. Minute - footage. I hate ot say it (really!), but it still looks sub par to me.
Need to go and check Novigrad to see if it looks different than this, to decide. Although like I said, even with the compressed look, the GDC footage has grass that is similar to that Novigrad shot in my opinion (Of course you need to also consider that one footage has low-density sunlight because of the sunrise/sunset, while the Novigrad shot takes strong sun rays because of the noon).
This is ok.May be. But look at this screenshot from Nowigrad from the 35. Minute - footage. I hate ot say it (really!), but it still looks sub par to me.
What adds to the problem, is maybe the fact, that because they pretty much axed herb collecting there is no need for the presentation of different blossoms any more. Even the vegetation in Wyzima in TW1 offered more variations because of this feature.
If that's what you call thin density, then you just have to accept it I guess. It's not like it's gonna ruin your game (I hope).
THANKS. i knew i couldnt be the only one that was seeing weird things with the grass. much better in the earlier builds for sureThe grass in initial iteration of screenshots looked best to me, hell it doesn't even need any kind of modding.
I am still waiting for some screenshot or footage with grass like this, hopefully in Ultra ?
They did say that they revamped vegetation. In 2013 reveal trailer grass didnt react to NPCs or Geralt moving through it, it was static. Now it reacts to people, creatures, wind and more, but doesnt look as dense as before. Vegetation displayed in pics you posted might no longer exist.
I remember that the grass in second picture (with wolves) was moving in the footage, it could be scripted movement I don't know but it had some movement and not completely static, it's a pity if they had to compromise grass quality to that extent in order to make it more collision friendly. Many games including Dragon Age Inquisition, Shadow of Mordor sports a semi interactive grass such that it will make some scripted movement once the character pass through it. Still it looks great so far and probably much better on ultra. Hopefully modding can do wonders as well.
If there is any Photoshop guy, pleas put some sharpening filter on first pic to get "VGX quality".
