Strider On PS4 & Xbox One Features SSAO, Improved Lighting, Expressive Particle Effects Due To GPU

Given the divide in power, GamingBolt asked Capcom Japan producer James Vance about the differences in current and next gen versions of Strider.

[XiSasukeUchiha]

Damn hopefully Strider can "Stride" to our expections

[Chuk5]

It's painfully how much your tried to stretch this pun.

[moujahed]

Damn XiSasuke you stay taking L's. Can't wait for this game tho

[Elit3Nick]

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[Agent_hitman]

Simple action game, side-scrolling with simple mechanics and details.. This game could also run on last gen machines..

[Death]

Bad attitude to have if you want to see either console do well. Software is needed to push hardware. Developers need to sell games in order to create new ones. If everyone passes on a game because it's "not next gen enough", we won't see many next gen games.

The game is releasing on all platforms. The next gen versions do have graphic updates. It may not be true next gen, but it's enough incentive to buy the Xbox One or PS4 version over the 360 and PS3 versions if you own both consoles.

[mediate-this]

People can pass any game they want for any reason they want to.

[Death]

Yes, they can. If you pass on enough of them for all the wrong reasons and tell others to do the same, it's probably less helpful then you think. Big difference between constructive critisism and passing along misinformation. Agent's statement is ironic since the game is also being released on last gen machines. He put no effort into understanding the features and benefits of the game on next gen consoles and instead is telling people it's not worth buying. I don't care which side of the console war anyone has picked, you need to buy software if you want your team to "win". If this game isn't for you, it's probably ill advised to tell others to pass for no reason.

[AndrewLB]

So this is supposed to be good news? Screen Space Ambient Occlusion (SSAO) is low precision and doesn't add much graphically. I'd be impressed if they actually used HDAO (high definition ambient occulsion) because the gains in image quality are much more pronounced. Unfortunately these next-gen consoles don't have the processing power to use HDAO...

Here are the differences...

http://i.stack.imgur.com/Ux...

[GarrusVakarian]

Those pics aren't a very good example in my opinion, i dunno if it's just the game but i can only really see the difference on the concrete posts and under the chair. While HDAO is obviously the preferred option, the difference isnt large enough to warrant the extra hit in performance on consoles. I'd much rather have devs use SSAO on consoles, so then at least we have SOME kind of AO and it doesn't take as big a chunk of performance.

"So this is supposed to be good news?"

For console gamers who haven't had any kind of AO for years, yes.

[fossilfern]

I dont really like Ambient Occlusion its almost like painting fake shadows onto things, I normally turn it off just to get the extra frames.

[GarrusVakarian]

@fossil

I like it personally, without it things just seem to look artificial and not really in the game world....if you know what i mean. AO just adds a little realism and the shadows make it look like objects have some depth and dimension to them.

http://www.pcgameshardware....

The image on the right is much better in my opinion, his face is dark in all the right places (around his eyes , side of face and under chin). Just helps to make his face look more realistic and without AO it just looks like his face has been copy+ pasted into the helmet lol.

[Melankolis]

Ugh...i can't tell the differences, even if they're marked...

[Skate-AK]

It's called HBAO. Not HDAO. Need for Speed Rivals uses it on PS4 while Xbone is SSAO.

http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...

[SixtyNine]

La la... Yet we'll be playing the same game at its core.