Flower On PS3 Vs PS4

Kotaku au: Flower is often cited as an example of how beautiful games can be. Part something about flower petals instead of guns, but it’s also to do with how beautifully the environment moved and responded to you. So, as a PS4 launch title, it’s a good example of how visuals have improved since Sony’s last generation of consoles.

[Snookies12]

Is there supposed to be a real difference...? I certainly don't see one.

[FamilyGuy]

Yeah, I'm not able to see the difference here either lol. It looked slightly more vibrant at first glance but the longer the video went on the more similar they looked. First thought was probably based on the videos not being perfectly in sync.
PS4 version seems to be clearer when you look at the distance hills, like they're more in-focus, but that's about it.

Personally I'd have preferred Journey but I think they already (recently) said it wasn't going to happen because the devs were already too busy with their next title.

[Nitrowolf2]

from what i can see
PS4 clear/sharper
better coloring
lights around flowers glow better
and more particiles by the looks of it

[M-M]

Depth of Field and draw distances look better on the PS4 as well.

[AgentSmithPS4]

The PS4 version definitely looks better on my LG PC monitor (I want to buy this now).

The biggest difference was the wind through the grass, there was a lot more movement from near to far (I hear the weather simulation is best on the PS4 version of AC Black Flag).
2nd, the lighting was more detailed, the moving grass into the distance looked beautiful as the 'waves of light' moved over them.
It looked more realistic, the textures and blending in the distance, the sky more rich at some points with better blues etc.
Crisper world, greener greens, not washed out, more natural 'edges' making it seem more real, more 'weeds' in the distance, etc.

I'm glad there's so much variety on the PS4, this will be a nice change of pace from the various 'action' games I play.

[The_KELRaTH]

I don't think this video shows off the differences as it's in 720p while PS4 version run at 1080p.

And I can't believe PS4 version won't be using anti aliasing either.

[MartinB105]

Correct. Also, the PS4 version is 60 FPS, which isn't possible to show in a Youtube video because Youtube is limited to 30.

[Raven722]

There were a lot more particles in the PS4 version and the depth of field was slightly more pronounced but other than that not much of a difference. Not one of those games that could do much more with the added power compared to what it was.

[DeathOfTheFanBoy]

PS4 is sharper, worth a purchase on either console.

[isarai]

well higher res for one, but if you look at the ground you can notice the PS4 version has more grass. on ps4 the grass is so dense you can't see the ground where on PS3 you see it quite clearly through the thinner grass. and i read it's supposed t have improved/increased particle effects

[yewles1]

Naw, this wasn't really a leap. Keep in mind though that Flower PS3 was already impressive at 1440x810.

[Godmars290]

Guessing you could really spot a difference if they were using something other then Youtube.

As is my TV show Flower way better.

[theXtReMe1]

Lighting and resolution seem to be the differences. It looks like there may be more particles, also.

This game already looked phenomenal on the PS3, so the leap in visuals isnt going to be as pronounced as in something like Killzone. Though the difference is there, its very subtle.

[90Supra]

very subtle improvements...

[Jdoki]

Was this really about 'upgrading' Flower for PS4 - or simply porting it over.

Seems the most important thing... That a good game from PS3 has arrived on PS4. We know that the PS4 can do more, so these changes seem to be fairly subtle / minor.

I'd be more interested to know how it controls with the upgraded DS4.

[Skate-AK]

Weird. @29secs it looks like the draw distance is actually better on PS3 than it is on PS4. On PS3 you can see the rocks on the far back hill, on PS4 you cannot see them. The rocks are there later in the video on the PS4 side.

[toddybad]

not likely to be huge differences on a port. If you have on ps3 you went be wanting to get this and if you haven't you might do didn't really matter. game like this isn't going to showcase huge graphical leaps.

[Chicago8506]

Looks like only a resolution difference.

Game on.

[snp]

Think this might be one the improvements are possibly too subtle for youtube. Too much compression, artifacts.

[listenkids]

It plays better, looks slightly better ( more noticeable on bigger screens ) physics and particles upped.

[MasterCornholio]

The grass looks better in the PS4 version.

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[pabadamus1]

Just goes to show how beautiful this game was in the first place. I don't know if they made any improvements to the PS4 version but from my seat they are identical.

[LEOPARD1030]

It's a nice game for only 5 bucks.

[Chuk5]

flower on ps4 is double the framerate, and running at 1080p native. People who have played it also say the controls are way better and the it has increased detail in physics.

[Whitey2k]

Ps4 looks abit better with the flowers n that draw distance looked the same but I did notice that some parts on the ps3 video the background looked more blurry then the ps4

[The_Perverted_Ninja]

Same crap we went through all last gen when PC gamers were talking about it. This is a 1080P 60FPS game but you can't see that in the video because it's not a 1080P 60FPS video. You people do understand that right? It would be like trying to watch a blu ray on an old analog tv. You can fight all day that it looks the same but there's a difference just because youtube videos don't show it or you can't afford it doesn't matter.