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[splattered]

I don't know why people are so down on this game, i think it looks a little generic but still fun like the Lords of Fallen dev games. Boss reminds me of first big boss in DS3 i guess? Neat looking but kind of simple but then that's probably the point being the first boss and all?

 

[Jigsaah]

I don't know why people are so down on this game, i think it looks a little generic but still fun like the Lords of Fallen dev games. Boss reminds me of first big boss in DS3 i guess? Neat looking but kind of simple but then that's probably the point being the first boss and all?

The first big boss in DS3 sent me to meet my ancestors 5 or 6 times and in 2 or 3 hits.

I call him the "fuck you" boss cuz that's what I imagine the devs were murmuring to themselves when they made him.

 

[Kuranghi]

Dang I always struggle telling the difference between the two.

A good rule of thumb is that SSR can't reflect things that aren't on the screen, hence screen space reflections, so if you are looking at some mountains and their reflection in a lake and you move your view down the reflection disappears as they go off the top of the screen then its generally SSR.

Although thats not fullproof as games might blend/replace the reflections in real-time with a different method like cubemaps. I think Control does that maybe but I might be mixing up RT + SSR with SSR + Cubemaps.

TL;DR - Usually its SSR if something's reflection disappears at the same time as said thing goes leaves the screen/viewport.

 

[FunkMiller]

I don't know why people are so down on this game, i think it looks a little generic but still fun like the Lords of Fallen dev games. Boss reminds me of first big boss in DS3 i guess? Neat looking but kind of simple but then that's probably the point being the first boss and all?

You go and APOLOGISE to Iudex this instant, young man!

 

[GymWolf]

This game is the next Ryse, a highly polished turd.

I think this one is gonna land a little better than ryse\the order.

 

[GymWolf]

It is only me or this boss fight looks like total shit gameplay?

I mean, graphics looks insane but a boss fight?

Hit, hit, hit, hit, hit, hit.... Dash, hit, hit, hit, hit,...

This is a joke, not a boss fight.

Someone said that this is the tutorial boss.

 

[DonF]

I was once hyped for this game, now I think it's this gen's Lords of the fallen

 

[ozz ex machina]

Do you guys remember when next gen actually was exciting?

Now I can barely tell what is a next gen game.

 

[Kuranghi]

A PSA for non-technical people wanting to check if a game is really running at 60fps and can't tell by eye:

Download this (or any style editor that supports .js): https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=tampermonkey

Then get this "force 30 fps for youtube" script: https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/23329-disable-youtube-60-fps-force-30-fps

Then watch the video at the default 60fps, note the motion and stutter when the camera pans. Then activate the script and reload the page, youtube will now believe you can only support 30 fps and hide the 4K60 option and present a 4K30 version instead.

Watch the 30 fps version and you should be able to tell right away if its truly 60 fps.

The Demo here is Uncapped Framerate, above 30 but under 60.

Looks good, cinematics especially. But the art direction is too loud at times, all that gold makes me feel I should be fighting a dragon.

Cool, cheers for the informed info. I'm guessing even though its not locked to 60 there is still a big difference when you use the script I linked to compare the 30fps version of the video to the "60" version.

I'm trying to help people recognise these things themselves so they don't have to rely on someone like yourself to come in the thread and just tell them. Teach a man to fish, etc. Although I understand its gonna be hard to tell if its 30 vs 40ish with this method.

Your work is very much appreciated btw.

 

[Mr Hyde]

The always online bullshit is turning me off. The game looks cool and all, but it will be worthless when the servers shut down.

 

[AMSCD]

Only thing that makes me hesitate is the 80 euro price.... I could probably wait a few weeks and get cheaper. But Maybe I'd miss all the excitement....

You live in the EU?

 

[Concern]

Nice graphics, nothing else going for it. But you know warriors gonna war. So its the "next best thing", even though it a slasher destiny ripoff.

 

[splattered]

The first big boss in DS3 sent me to meet my ancestors 5 or 6 times and in 2 or 3 hits.

I call him the "fuck you" boss cuz that's what I imagine the devs were murmuring to themselves when they made him.

You go and APOLOGISE to Iudex this instant, young man!

Really? I didn't think he was that bad though i had already played through DS1 and DS2 and BB so maybe i was just used to the mechanics already?

 

[Tickrate]

Looks really saturated and over-sharpened?
Not a fan of the bloom on everything either.

I wonder if the footage has been altered with post processing or not.

Gameplay wise not bad, not my type but animations and effects look good!

Edit: Watched on a LG C9

 

[RNG]

lol love how they pronounce them in Japanese:

gear-a-boxuno
unrrrealru-enginede
godo-fall

 

[Ogbert]

Christ.

This entire gen is going to be reflections.

 

[Bankai]

This is gonna look GREAT on a proper HDR compatible $K display, with all them bright highlights and lush colors!

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

I've played this game 1,000 times.

Hope it succeeds for the developers but... where's the risk taking?

 

[oldergamer]

This boss battle wasnt bad, but i still think people are over hyping this game into something its not

 

[PhillyPhreak11]

2 vital seconds to readjust my junk in my boxers before another tense fight, I thank the lords at Sony for thinking of my dear balls.

Yeah, Manscaped has nothing on this.

 

[KAOS]

Godfall all you need to do is give me an offline option and i'll be there day one!

 

[jaysius]

This looks more like something that should be F2P than something that you'd pay for with real money.

The combat looks awful.

This won't last a month in gamer's minds after launch.

Blown out lighting on everything is too much.

 

[martino]

The always online bullshit is turning me off. The game looks cool and all, but it will be worthless when the servers shut down.

Godfall all you need to do is give me an offline option and i'll be there day one!

same here

 

[FranXico]

Well, it's better than Marvel's Avengers.

 

[HaveButOneLife]

Already seeing some of the best graphics ever in these games and they're only releasing in the first year...

As for this game in particular, it's nothing special. I got tired with the Souls trend years ago, it's not good in most other games, move on and figure out another system.

 

[KAOS]

Well, it's better than Marvel's Avengers.

Marvel's Avengers has an offline mode!

 

[FranXico]

Marvel's Avengers has an offline mode!

But it doesn't have a "not shit" mode.

 

[Rat Rage]

It looks boring.

 

[Jack Videogames]

 

[MR ARCADE FOREVER]

This game looks boring in every single level.

 

[itsjustJEFF]

WTH was the Square game?!? Not going to lie, it looked fairly interesting. It looked really good too... I guess all games are just going to look good now I'm going to have to be extra careful about making impulse purchases!

Edit: Their reaction to Elastiplant extending and running in a circle to collect the crystals was appropriate

 

[DonJimbo]

Looks good will get it on ps5 pro

 

[MrS]

I've played this game 1,000 times.

Hope it succeeds for the developers but... where's the risk taking?

Not every game needs to be risky imo, especially not a launch game. They're going for a loot melee game with phenomenal graphics/vibrant colours. All they need to do is hit the brief and they'll be fine. Game looks cool, not groundbreaking, but definitely a "good" tier launch game.

 

[HellforLeather]

Graphics are nice but looks like a game that has been done before so many times.

 

[shenmue mugen]

Dirt 5 on the XSX was a dynamic 4k screen tearing and geometry/texture pop in and LOD transitions showcase...

and Godfall seems plagued by a fluctuating framerate and some texture pop in like the giant rotating cube during the cutscene after the floor collapses.

Today wasn't a good day for next gen consoles showcase....

 

[Quixz]

Now 90% sure I want to buy Godfall

 

[dyergram]

The art style reminds me of gpx card box packaging from the 90’s:

 

[Balducci30]

I honestly don’t get the graphics in this game - like they’re good? But the art style is just really bad? I can’t tell, but I think that’s it. Demons soul all the way for me

 

[cryptoadam]

Feels like Avengers to me. Co op hack and slash loot game.

Will it be all GaaSey and half baked at launch like most looters?

 

[Caio]

Well, it looks quiet good, impressed. I think graphics have improved a lot since I saw it for the first time. I'll stay tuned.

 

[VFXVeteran]

RT Reflections in the floor?

SSR

 

[VFXVeteran]

The colour palette for this game is all over the shop.

There's zero hierarchy and as a result your eyes struggle to know what they should be focusing on at any given time. It needs to be toned down massively.

Yea, they really screwed up the colored lighting. It's so bad that the scene has very little actual color variation. Why make beautiful textures when they are dominated by red or blue?

 

[VFXVeteran]

Well, it's better than Marvel's Avengers.

No way.

 

[DrScissorsMD]

Willing to believe it may have more depth and is just being played like shit, seen plenty of gameplay demos where the person demoing is just a spaz, but even so the pace was dull and the art style is ridiculous. If it ends up as shallow as as it appears it will literally be a polished turd, polished to the point that seemingly everything in the game shines like the sun. Happy to be proved wrong but my expectations are low atm.

 

[GreyHand23]

No way.

If it releases with a good amount of content and is mostly bug free then I'd have to say it's better than Avengers for now and I've played a ton of Avengers. Avengers needed more time in the oven and I'm really hoping they continue to work on it because it has a solid foundation.

 

[VFXVeteran]

If it releases with a good amount of content and is mostly bug free then I'd have to say it's better than Avengers for now and I've played a ton of Avengers. Avengers needed more time in the oven and I'm really hoping they continue to work on it because it has a solid foundation.

I much prefer the gameplay of the Avengers. Widely unique movesets and friendly character personalities. Also enemies don't seem like sponges.

 

[GreyHand23]

I much prefer the gameplay of the Avengers. Widely unique movesets and friendly character personalities. Also enemies don't seem like sponges.

I'm guessing you haven't played against any of the shielded enemies in Avengers? Plenty of spongey enemies in Avengers as well with lots of trash that you can destroy quite easily. I'm sure they'll have a similar mix here. Avengers does have very unique combat for each character which is nice. Godfall seems more like Dark Souls. Based on the footage here, the different armor people do have personalities, but since we can't see their faces that will be limited for sure. If I'm talking objectively though, Godfall will review better if it does the things I said before, so decently polished, and a good amount of content, and it should have higher reviews than Avengers.

 

[smallpotatosan]

I decided not to watch any footages of godfall. Otherwise I may end up buying the game. It gets better and better. But my wallet hurts. I will get the game when then it’s on sale though.

 

[Audiophile]

I dunno what it is about this game, in the latter showings it looks fundamentally nice but alongside the over-cooked colours, there's a "crispy" granular look to the motion and geometry edges that is extremely detrimental. Not sure if it is the TAA, poor motion blur sampling and/or imprecise filtering. But, it breaks the illusion and pushes the game from beautiful to harsh and rudimentary, in places.

The better looking things get, the more important it is that all elements that make up the image are coherent and up (or down-) to an even level. Otherwise things stick out.

Something's just off about this game and it's just not pleasing to the eye..

 

[SuperGooey]

Looks like a generic hack 'n slash game from the PS2 era, but with more polygons. The art direction isn't really that impressive to me either since it is so busy.