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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.
It's kind of funny how we take RPG elements in action/shooting games for granted nowadays. I wonder if Halo 4 will continue with Halo: Reach's secondary ability stuff.
Why couldn't Reach be like Halo 3?
Why couldn't COD MW2 be like COD4?
Why can't Battlefield 3 be like Battlefield 2
Each new entry in the series.. is breaking the game... it's making it so easy, that doesn't make me more joy to play.
Rage had it's short comings but it wasn't a bloody rpg-shooter and putting it in the category of fallout 3 isn't really fair. It was a linear game in an open setting not an rpg.
I had more fun with Duke Nukem Forever than with RAGE
I got the game the other day... I played for 30 minutes and was pretty much done with it. Boring gameplay.
I was playing on PS3 and the fact it needs an 8GB install and still has to reload textures, pretty crappy textures I might add, after doing a 180 turn is just distracting.