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GTA 4 with realistic graphics mod: the better way?

PC Games Hardware published an article about the ENB Series graphics modification for Grand Theft Auto 4. The mod integrates anti-aliasing and several other graphics enhancements. They explain how to install the modification and deliver a predefined setting file that applies 2x2 Supersampling anti-aliasing. Furthermore they have four comparison screenshots that demonstrate the visual adjustments of the ENB Series Mod.

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KRUSSIDULL5992d ago

Looks good wish it looked that good in the original hope they optimize the game to look like that in GTA5.

lh_swe5992d ago (Edited 5992d ago )

but I suspect that much like with previous GTA's the next games in the series will be within the 4th generation of GTA and next generation will be when we'll first see the 5th.

Saaking5990d ago

It needs to be PS3 or PC exclusive which it won't since NO GTA has ever been PS exclusive. Too bad.

champ215990d ago

Dont think we can expect Rockstar to do much more on GTA then they already have.

GTA4 on consoles ran on sub 600p low fps around 25fps with very small draw distances. I belive keeping in mind the current console limitations the next gta will be very simular to GTA4.

Dont expect much until the next consoles arrive or a gta is made exclusively for PC(which is very unlikely to happen, its a better business decision to target all 3 platforms instead of just one).

NoBias5990d ago

Red Dead Redemption looks amazing. Open world western done right.

KRUSSIDULL5990d ago

GTA on consoles on will be improved just like GTA3 engine got better with Vice City and then San Andreas got even better.
@ Saaking you are right about the PC but as you can see the Xbox had better graphics on GTA4 than the PS3 had but im not suprised that your hate on the 360 you are a fanboy after all.

darkmurder5990d ago

ENB doesnt even work on 3/4 of the people that have GTA just crashes the game, if your lucky enough to get it working its good though!

Sm0k3y_Bac0n5990d ago

@ Saaking
Yeah, because we all know how crap the 360 is and that all its games could be done better on the PS2.
/S

rezenu5990d ago

Saaking, I prefer the PS3 as well but you're going too far.

I also hope to see GT5 at full power as well. GTAIV didn't look so bad though.

Government Cheese5989d ago

The 360 version of GTA ran at 720p with 2xAA. The PS3 version ran at 640p, upscaled with no AA.

T3L3PROOF5989d ago

This ENB Series has been here since Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, it's cool that you are showing people, but it's not new.

CernaML5989d ago

"The 360 version of GTA ran at 720p with 2xAA."

I just don't buy that. The freaggin' PC version doesn't even support it. Not to mention that when GTA4 first came out, I read many reviews/watched videos saying that the PS3 version had less aliasing.

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slyrunner5990d ago

the coding wwas again horrible and hot fixes did not fix the txt and amd glitches, 955 and a 5850 would over kill this game, but nooo,the engine was horrible, as much as i love playing ever game on my pc, im just gonna leave this alone for the consoles. also, the bench mark they give you lies, its a fixed benchmark, no game play is needed since they think thats one of the most heaviest part in the game. Try better coding rockstar instead of a rush import, you can do better

dirthurts5990d ago

The engine for this game on the pc was rubbish.
A 4830 should be able to kill this game, but the code is sooo bad it's just not possible.

champ215990d ago (Edited 5990d ago )

agreed the game was poorly optimised. Though my beast of a rig ran this @ 60fps 1920*1200. Graphics on highest settings. Though i did reduce the view distances due to the 1gb limit on the gpu, Though still the distances i had stomped all over the console versions.

Rig i had while playing gta4:

I7 920 @ 3.5ghz
4870x2 gpu (now replaced with a 5970)
6gb ram.

f7897905990d ago

Was there even AA in the console versions?

595990d ago

looks like another foolish company's greed/sloth has been fixed by a true pc gamer.

It really is pathetic how these guys turn there backs on the PC for the almighty dollar.

ATi_Elite5990d ago

Rockstar should have taken the time to make a PC specific version instead of a Xbox360 port.

If companies continue to just port console versions to PC then your company gets listed as a CRAPWARE provider and PC gamers won't buy your games.

Soon this Gens console systems will die out and developers will have to return to making PC games. Only thing is your games had better be great because I'm going to remember every company that turned their back on the PC to make a quick buck on the console and just ported some GARBAGE over to the PC.

EA
Rockstar
Infinity Ward
Activision and there are others this is just the short list

SlxTeN5990d ago

This Gens console systems will die out when next Gen consoles are released. PC will always be secondary choice for developers from now on.

f7897905990d ago

It will only be revived once graphics have been maxed out (look real) and are available on cheap pcs you would buy at Walmart.

FantasyStar5990d ago

That looks really good. The difference in AA is contrasting.

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GTA IV: Liberty City’s Finest

GTA IV turned GTA into a more grounded franchise where storytelling and immersion became just as engrossing as wrecking up open-world sandboxes.

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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."

ChasterMies770d ago

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

just_looken770d 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

CrimsonWing69771d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker771d 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!

KyRo771d ago (Edited 771d 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.

CrimsonWing69771d ago (Edited 771d 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.

Profchaos771d ago (Edited 771d 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_Frampt770d 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_looken770d 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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purple101912d 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.

roadkillers912d 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.