Calum Wilson Austin writes: There's a certain generation of gamer that has nothing but love for id Software. The meaty feel of the Doom shotgun, or the sinister shambling of Nazis through the halls of Castle Wolfenstein remain classics today and still inspire a legion of fans.
Those who grew up with these games will be intimately familiar with it but the company's name is still not widely known. Regardless, id has had such an indelible impact on the world of gaming, its influence is impossible to avoid. Since the early 90s, Doom, Wolfenstein and Quake have dictated how games are designed even today, a claim few other developers can match.
So in 2007 when id Software announced an original game, its first since 1996, the collective ears of the gaming industry pricked up. But little was known, or shown, of it at the time. Since then, id has been hard at work crafting a beautifully realised and shockingly detailed apocalyptic world that will undoubtedly stand up to the classic id.
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Rage from id Software and Bethesda Softworks was largely overlooked, yet its handcrafted FPS open world and memorable characters transcend genre convention.
YouTube’s members ‘Digital Dreams’ and ‘Jose cangrejo’ have shared some videos, showcasing Pascal Gilcher’s Reshade mod – which adds Ray Tracing/Path Tracing effects – in some really old games such as Star Wars The Force Unleashed, Crysis 2, RAGE and Resident Evil 6.
I'm still learning how to look for the differences. At first I was focusing on shadows for some reason but I don't think that changes much, is it reflections that change?
It supposed to add more realistic light Not actually more light effects and explosions
I hate to say it but I’m fine with fake lights, shadows, reflections. I just kind of like the effect, it’s also great it saves resources for other things.
I’ve been checking out some original Xbox games on x360/x1x and the engine has fake light streaming in through a stained glass window, and I love it even though I know it’s not real time lighting. Heck it even shifts as I move about.
I’ve about convinced my self rt and hdr just doesn’t work for me. Before hdr I would even complain damn why are the headlights killing me they are so bright.
I notice most frame rate, then jaggies, then resolution; with the last two interchangeable depending.
Other day watched an enthusiast rave over 4k and the poor guy was in 1080p. I played the same game the night before and thought wow this is clean, I wonder if it’s 4k, but knew differently and I thought wow even resolution is not always important. The next day he apologized and was surprised he could be fooled.
How come the lightsabers don't give off any light? Even in the EA star wars game the guy uses it to light up a dark cave. I guess if it is using frostbite it will support rtx cards.