I like this answer.
I'm a puppet of the corporate elite. I just can't say no.
Agreed. Frustrates me to no end.
The disclosure agreement is pretty strict. I'm not sure whether I can post excerpts, so I won't even try. But it's strict.
I honestly have no idea why I got one. But I'll put it through its paces. I have a 50/25 connection, which is significantly higher than the norm, so I don't know how universal my results will be.
Got one :) I'll post what information I can, but I'll strictly abide by the non-disclosure agreement.
EDIT: It's worth noting that I didn't sign up for the Now Newsletter. I did buy a PS4 on Day 1 though, if that matters.
There were insider reports at EA that blamed DICE for the problem. The guy backed it up with pretty interesting reasoning. That said, none of us really know what happened. It's just not necessarily as clear-cut as "EA rushed it."
Give me Dragon's Dogma 2 in Panta Rei!
(Very excited for Deep Down and whatever else Capcom has planned)
@cyguration
Was the X1 version fixed with a patch, or does it still have the fps issue?
Lots of fair comments above. For my part, I'm happy for SE to try something new and see where it goes.
Agreed.
"The masses." You just outed yourself.
"Fair"? What does fairness have to do with it? I can compare Tomb Raider to Metal Gear Solid and say Tomb Raider looks better. I don't even know what "fairness" would be in this context. So the PC version isn't maxed out to the maxest max. It's still running high, and not every PC player can play it on ultimate max. Take it for what it is.
@webeblazing
The pics weren't mixed up. The idea that they were has been rebutted below in comments. The original neogaf post is clear as to which is which. The same issue is raised in comments at the link. The pics marked PS4 ARE PS4 screen-grabs. And regarding the first pic, that the pic marked "PS4" is the PS4 shot is clear from her face.
Beyond that, there's really nothing more I can say if anyone insists that the PC pics are better than...
PS4 = Future, Future = PS4?
@combatcash
I cited specific areas that I saw improvement, that warranted my claim. You cited nothing. Anyone looking at these pictures can see that the improvement is more than a simple retexture and change of face. Foliage is thicker. Trees and rocks are more complex. Lighting is improved. Etc etc. I listed them above. This game has undergone a significant change.
1) Are you aware the Uncharted followed in the footsteps of the Tomb Raider series? That it was Tomb Raider that blazed the path of 3rd person action adventure in the 90s? Tomb Raider ripped off...Tomb Raider!
2) There's a reason this game gets so much attention: It's a benchmark for testing the capacities of nextgen. It's the first update from lastgen that's had a complete overhaul. ACIV etc didn't experience the kind of porting this has undergone.
Respect your opinion, but for my part I like the new face. I didn't like Lara's original face and think this is a significant improvement. Not that I thought there was anything WRONG with her original face per se - it's a matter of attractiveness. The new face looks more mature and closer to the concept art.
Honestly, I can't believe how good this looks on PS4. I was planning to get it anyway, but this confirmed my choice. Far superior to the PC version. Just a few highlights: lighting, foliage, hair, water mapping, face, depth perception, clarity, richness of environment.
@dcj0524. Kanji are a pain. A piece of advice I received today was to imagine kanji as pictures, and draw them as such. That will help recall.
For instance, in the case of 人 (person) imagine a head at the top and feet at the bottom. For 大 (big) imagine the person but now with hands on either side, as if showing "this big." For 火 (fire), imagine the kanji surrounded by fire (the two lines are sort of like embers). For 日 (sun), imagine that the kanji is a window thro...
And particularly in Japan, that would be a very lucrative source of revenue. Heck, even I'd pay for a bunch of those old games, mainly to have them for my kids, when I get around to having those. A good stock of fun, simple, safe, entertaining games is a must for kids who like gaming.