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GTA IV Modded At 4K Looks Mind-Blowing, New Images Blend The Line Between Video-Games & CGI

DSOGaming writes: "We all know that GTA IV can look gorgeous with mods. However, what ‘darkdeus‘ has managed to achieve with some mods and texture packs while rendering the game at 4K is simply too good to be true. This fella has shared a number of images, showing how spectacular GTA IV can look."

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guitarded773468d ago

I want to see Dark Souls with all these mods at this resolution. That could be beautiful.

windblowsagain3468d ago

Deep down is looking tasty.

wannabe gamer3467d ago

cant happen, DS doesnt have the textures to pull this off and it would take tons of work to add them if even possible. we can agree it would be awesome tho

Volkama3467d ago

Deepdown is a Playstation exclusive, so it certainly isn't looking 4k...

Giru0173467d ago (Edited 3467d ago )

We've managed that for a while now. GeDoSaTo and ENBSeries mods allow for 8k downsampling and tons of post-processing effects which make the game look amazing:

http://enbseries.enbdev.com...

http://enbseries.enbdev.com...

Without any additional mods, this is how Dark Souls 2 looks at 4k:
http://dl.pcgamer.com/LPC/d...

The internal resolution for DK2 can be pushed as high as 8k!
http://i5.minus.com/i06swC7...

guitarded773467d ago

@ Giru017

Sweet. Thank's for the links. I have no idea why I got so many disagrees with wanting to see Dark Souls look all pretty. I love the art design in the game.

EZMickey3467d ago

@wannabe gamer

What?

Dark Souls doesn't have to have any kind of textures for someone to do this. It's a MOD. It's user created content that's created and added in regardless of what's in the game already. GTA IV doesn't have 4K textures, independent modders added them in.

When uninformed gamers try to sound smart. I guess you wanna be someone who knows what they're talking about.

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Magicite3468d ago

Now just imagine how modded GTA5 gonna look next year.

frostypants3467d ago

AWESOME! Now, let's see it running at a playable FPS. Oh , wait...

Just another pointless eye candy slide show.

XanderZane3467d ago

Yes, I would like to see the game running at 60fps now in 4K. Where can I see that video?

IronWaffle3468d ago (Edited 3468d ago )

Wow looks pretty good, but the NPC sweeping that beautiful sidewalk looks like crap.

john23468d ago

Indeed. Modders can't really do anything about those dated NPC models. Which is precisely why I'm really looking forward to what GTA V will look with mods.

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Dee_913468d ago

GTA V mods will be the reason i get gta v for pc in the future, i will need a rig that can run it smoothly first though.

Kingdomcome2473468d ago

I don't know anything about modding really. Why couldn't they change the character models as well?

Kleptic3467d ago

Its not that they 'can't', its just the work involved is far more difficult than layering textures over static geometry...

animation is a whole different animal...then fitting textures over something animated...having it not look ridiculous when moving...and not bugging out the AI attached to it...

because of that most mods focus on easier things that give a bigger impact anyway...such as environmental changes like above...or new car models...or instead of better NPC's, having like 300x as many or something...

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LordMaim3467d ago (Edited 3467d ago )

@Kingdomcome247: Because it's a lot easier for a modder to re-texture a higher resolution building which isn't animated, and is a basic shape with straight lines so it doesn't need a new model.

For a person, they'd have to re-create the model with more polygons to ensure a more lifelike image at higher resolution (possibly the animation as well) and then also re-texture it as well to match the new model. Its a lot more work, and there are a ton of NPC types. Even doing it for the major characters alone would be a substantial undertaking.

Ace_Pheonix3467d ago

And yet Skyrim mods are just page after page of naked girl character models...

Insomnia_843468d ago

Here's one of the reasons there will be a next generation console, 4K gaming!

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Vegamyster3468d ago

Depends on when they come out and how much of a hit Sony/MS/Nintendo wanna take on them, I'm guessing the next ones will be 1080p 60 fps - 1440p 30 fps.

AndrewLB3468d ago

How many HDTV's have 1440p resolution? I've only seen it computer LCD's. Seems kinda pointless on an HDTV considering no channel broadcasts in that res and blu-ray is 1080p, making a jump to 4k. Nothing in between.

Utalkin2me3467d ago

My projector does 1440p. I can currently watch 4k movies in 1440p, it's not 4k i know. But it does look better then 1080p.

Vegamyster3467d ago

@AndrewLB

How many TV's are 900p? None that i've seen, that doesn't stop the resolution from being used.

EcoSos33468d ago

Of course there will be a next generation of gaming consoles, but at 4k? NOPE. They can barely do 1080p now I doubt theyll do 4k next.

Volkama3467d ago

GPUs are progressing quickly in terms of output, but also cost and power consumption. 4K won't be expensive 4 years from now.

BallsEye3467d ago (Edited 3467d ago )

4k got nothing to do with game looking like this. It's all about realistic lighting. N4g community has no idea how it works.

Here's some 4k+ minecraft:

http://fc09.deviantart.net/...

Doesn't look like that gta huh? You guys are clueless.

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kingduqc3468d ago

I got to say, this particular one I would of said it was a photo if it wasn't for the ugly pole on the left and the water tower. Wow.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies10d ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken10d ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing6910d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker10d ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo10d ago (Edited 10d ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing6910d ago (Edited 10d ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos10d ago (Edited 10d ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt10d ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken10d ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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Mainline Grand Theft Auto trailers ranked from best to worst

As we have all been graced by the release of Grand Theft Auto 6's trailer, we're ranking the best and worst GTA trailers to date.

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purple101152d ago

We be getting these posts All week now lads. Someone noticed a number plate ... Someone noticed a billboard... I can see it now

Just go on YouTube and watch one of the many videos dissecting the whole 1minite 30secs worth.

This site supposed to be for news.

roadkillers152d ago

These updates on N4G are going to ruin whats rest of this site. Unfortunate since I was one of the first members.. The site shows unsecure when i login as well.

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Grand Theft Auto 4 Anniversary: The Beginning of the Age of RAGE

Grand Theft Auto 4 is an important game for Rockstar, not least because it was the first title in the franchise to use the newly created RAGE engine.

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franwex369d ago

Wasn’t the Table Tennis game the first to use RAGE?

isarai369d ago

Was about to say the same, but they do say first "in the franchise" so 🤷

cammers1995369d ago

The fact it hasnt been remastered is insane.

Abear21369d ago

Rage engine made driving on the sidewalk in cinematic slow motion camera a blast