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Fallout 4 HD Texture Pack Screenshot Comparison Barely Shows Any Improvement

The new texture pack barely offers any incentive to download more than 50 GB of data.

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theXtReMe12658d ago

Looks like a tiny bit higher resolution and an added detail layer with scratches, added dirt, rocks, etc... Its something, but Im not sure the jump that most higher end PC owners were looking for. I think what we are looking at here is the lowest common denominator taking precedence. Though, I dont know what more anyone can expect from a game that came out almost a year and a half ago. Its not like Bethesda is seeing any more money from this update. This was strictly fan service and a boost for those who bought the PS4 Pro.

I dont think it will look as bad as people think it will, as if this same upgrade in detail and resolution carries across every or most of the textures in the game... it should look really good. And, lets face it... its not like the games performance was great anyways. So, I dont think they could go too nuts without alienating 90% of the PC population.

I think fans of the game should be grateful that Bethesda went back to this aging title and did this for those who love it. They really see no benefit from doing so. Its their way of saying thank you and we should thak them. I know I, as a Pro owner, am extremely grateful to get the patch.

MRMagoo1232657d ago

the texture packs Bethesda do are never good , the play to go for any pc gamer is nexus mods.

Lon3wolf2657d ago

Agreed their HD packs etc. have all been bad, not sure where the 56Gb went on this pack because it wasn't on the visuals :D

joab7772657d ago

It's funny how textures can look better on the X1 despite its power difference with the Pro b/c of meshing mod.

UltraNova2657d ago

The can only do so much using an engine from the jurassic age.

livininsin2657d ago

To be fair, the texture packs are intended for people playing at higher resolutions than 1920x1080. I don't really see the point of comparisons at this resolution... I do agree that many of the mods on nexus are absolutely excellent.

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joab7772657d ago

Yep. As a Pro and 4k owner, and I expect many feel the same, it's odd to fire up Skyrim and see a prettier game than Fallout 4. They should at least be in par. This should do that.

USMC_POLICE2657d ago

I think they need a new engine, I loved fallout 4 but not much graphical improvement over new vegas. It's hardly better than the call of duty graphical improvements.

Vegamyster2657d ago (Edited 2657d ago )

Everything that i've seen from this patch is a joke, 50+gb's for something that looks worst than sub 1gb 4k texture mods lol. That said it does look a lot better than the last gen F3/NV, they definitely need to make a new engine from scratch though. http://i.imgur.com/bP5hZyV....

Fishy Fingers2657d ago

Probably (certainly) get better looking and performing mods.

UltraNova2657d ago

And..queue Matrix music > rocks...lots of rocks!

windblowsagain2657d ago

Basically your downloading all the texture work again from the original game uncompressed which is why the massive download.

But obviously the textures were not much better to begin with.

I would not waste my time,lol.

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Fallout 4 – Next Gen Update 2 Notes

A new update is now available for Fallout 4. This update adds the ability to manage your control over graphic fidelity or performance and addresses some further stability and visual issues.

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Tacoboto6d ago

How nice of them to give us more control over graphical settings as a way to *completely* avoid taking accountability for the broken Xbox settings.

bondsmx6d ago

Well, I still crashed like 5 times last night within two hours. So there’s that.

anast5d ago

I had to stop. The game is not good. I'd rather play Skyrim and that game isn't that good either.

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I Think It's About Time We Realize Fallout 4 Wasn't That Bad

Ahmed from eXputer: "2015's Fallout 4 received harsh criticism upon launching, but I think it was unwarranted and the game deserves more praise than it got."

helicoptergirl11d ago

It was totally that bad. I couldn't finish the campaign it was so bland and boring as I recall. Got so sick of it. 1000 stimpaks on hard. It is very rare that I play half a game and then just quit. I usually always finish it. But i was so bored with this game I just stopped and never went back and never regretted it. Just thinking about that game makes me shudder

Furesis11d ago

That's exactly what happened to me too lmao
Fallout 4 is not a fallout game period it's a bethesda game

Vits11d ago

The comparison with Skyrim is mind-boggling. Yes, Skyrim has streamlined many of the systems that Morrowind introduced. However, it did not tamper with the core of the Elder Scrolls franchise; it did not diminish the freedom and sense of exploration that made Bethesda RPGs famous. Fallout 4, on the other hand, did exactly that to the Fallout series. It eliminated what made Fallout such a beloved series to play. There are no consequences for your choices, no reason to explore, and barely any interesting set pieces in the game.

It's not terrible, but it's a painfully mediocre game in a franchise that typically doesn't produce such mediocrity. So that is why people see it as bad, the bar is just much higher.

anast11d ago

They both feel the same because they are, it's just that one has swords and magic and the other has swords and guns.

anast11d ago

I'm replaying it now. It sucks. I'm about 30 hours in and thinking about quitting again. I am so tired of the dialogue I just spam a random button because it doesn't matter. The upgrade just feels like a graphical mod, everything else is not good.

Good-Smurf11d ago (Edited 11d ago )

I couldn't play the game as-is it was insanely boring and grindy and the grind itself are not fun at all.
Mods helped me stomach the game a bit better but after a while I just stopped playing and uninstalled it because the game did nothing after the first few hours to give me any motivation to keep playing it, it just became a mindless looter shooter with obsession in settlement building and defending.
Compared to F3 and FNV, F4 was barely a mediocre game it wasn't bad but it's also very forgettable entry.

MrDead11d ago

It's not that bad after 300+ mods that fix it's issues and make the game fun... but lets not talk about mods right now as they are f****d.

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Interview on Fallout 4 with the Actor for Nick Valentine, Codsworth & Mr Handy (Stephen Russell)

Interview with Stephen Russell, Actor for (Nick Valentine, Codsworth, My Handy) in Fallout 4 which is a vast open world role playing game set in the apocalyptic wastes of Boston, the Commonwealth. The career goes further with other Bethesda games from Starfield to Prey to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

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