You gonna hit up every division article spewing this crap. The game looks impressive as did destiny. As far as graphics go these 2 are some of the best best of the gen. Do you even own a current gen console, what are you basing your comparisons on?

The texture on the ground is what really gets me...even on PC Ultra screenshots it is just low res & muddy looking. The entire aesthetic of the game is decent enough but ultimately unappealing to me. I can totally understand if people dig the gameplay enough to not be worried too much by the visuals but to call this game some kind of graphics & visual powerhouse is just confounding to me. Looks like NYC Watch Dogs to me.

Yep in cinamatic qte games. Not in large scale online mmo'ish type games. But hey whatever you think

On an open world multiplayer PS4 game? Compare apples with apples to get a fairer result.

It think The Division looks good but more importantly the frame rate is steady even with a group of four and thats far more important than anything else graphically. No use looking good if you can't play it properly.

But it does play well and it doesn't look last gen. gamers like you have short memories, I have my PS3 sitting here and everytime I turn it on I realise how graphics have come on and The Division does NOT look like a PS3 game.
Your virtually saying if it doesn't look good but plays well you won't play it which is not the purpose of games, you would of hated 8 bit machines if that was the case.

The most important thing about a game is how it plays, no one keeps going back to games because the graphics are good.

That's more to do with gamers expectations than the games.

Seriously, guy? If anything, a game is supposed to look worse early in development. Not spectacular then worse.

"I am sure the dev made the best game they could as each platform allowed. "

And that's where you are wrong my friend. Because High End PC is capable of achieving those visuals.

I dont understand Ubisoft, why not just leave the damn settings of E3 2013 for High End PC gamers to enjoy?

This Parity BS is useless.

You gotta depend on Modders for this kind of thing.

i have to agree with that . Let's see if the full release deliver more

IMO, that's really the bigger issue. It's the atmosphere that has suffered by excluding many of the things that you mentioned. Sure, we expected the graphics to take a hit. (at least we SHOULD have by now!!!) But, those ancillary aspects and subtle nuances that make games more immersive can often be the difference between just a decent game and a mind blowing experience.
That being said, this lack shouldn't completely ruin anything. It just makes you yearn for the experience that it could have been.

My thoughts exactly. My most anticipated feature I expected in open world gsmes this gen and the last was to enter buildings, and nobody has really done this so far, not even gta V.

I will be stating my opinion on how i would create this type of game. I am not judging them because they made some good and fun features but really , they wasted a potential of something huge despite of their great effort.

Main issue is the lack of focus on perfecting the details of what they have done. That's very important. They make a system but they don't try to perfect it, it feels like they just want it to work which is fine to make a good game. But if they want to create something solid(masterpiece that change the way we look at these games) they have to do this. For example :

There is no survival system like in the trailer(which would effect the game a lot) where you collect water, food , med kit..etc(which needs more open buildings with a lot of content like crafting system..etc) , it's that type of game where it need these things, yes med kits are there but the way they did it is not like in the trailer and just shows what i said.

Also it's easy to refill the stock you have in checkpoints , there should be a system that makes you collect and buy these things before entering that dark zone to make the game more intense. Otherwise i will wait and see what they will do next..

They could do their method in a mode like blue zone or something lol but it shouldn't be the main focus if that's what they are aiming for...

Despite that , it was fun. But i am over these games sadly. Need more complicated , skillful and meaningful games. Feels too repetitive in the future. I don't think the full game will offer something that will change this feeling but i will consider giving them a chance because it's a new ip and i really want to support that but i am too broke. But i would definitely support them (will find some way ) if they showed their plan to make something big like that which is a courage and hard move to do.