RSS 4:00pm EDT Fri 29th Aug 2008 439 online (166 members & 273 guests) PSU.com: Feature - PS3-Visual Comparison: White Knight Story vs. The Last Remnant
Register | Why sign Up? Forgot password?

New PSU Articles

See Also

Related Games

  • White Knight Chronicles Developer: Level 5 Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Genre: Role Playing Game Sub-Genre: Fantasy Release Date: TBA 2008 Additonal Info: Also known as White Knight S...
  • Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King Developer: Level 5 Publisher: Square Enix Genre: Role Playing Game Sub-Genre: N/A Release Date: November 15th, 2005 Additonal Info:
  • Dark Cloud 3 Developer: Level 5 Publisher: SCEA Genre: Role Playing Game Sub-Genre: Fantasy Release Date: TBA Additonal Info: Rumored to be in development
Developer: Level 5 Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Release Date: TBA 2008 Genre: Role Playing Game Sub Genre: Fantasy
White Knight Chronicles
This article has been read 11,031 times

Visual Comparison: White Knight Story vs. The Last Remnant

Posted on October 7th, 2007 at 07:28 EDT

With so many great role playing games coming out within the next year, we thought we might compare two of the most anticipated titles on PlayStation 3: White Knight Story and The Last Remnant (assuming Final Fantasy XIII isn't due out within the next year).

While details are still scarce, we can compare the visual styles and graphics of each title. The following images are not final product screenshots so keep in mind that things may change over the coming months.

Click the images to view larger sizes:

Next: Rumor: 40GB PS3 in satin silver?

Sony recently revealed the 40GB PS3 system that will release at a lower price in the UK and Europe. This new system will lack backwards compatibility with PS2 games and h...

Latest videos

Latest Screenshots

User Comments

You must Login or Register to post comments
What are your thoughts?
posted 7:32am EDT - October 7th, 2007
1

Both games look great! I think I will definately be buying both of them. So many good games coming out soon :)

posted 7:41am EDT - October 7th, 2007
2

White Knight Story looks way better..those screens don't do justice

posted 7:48am EDT - October 7th, 2007
3

@Dave: Yea, those screen shots are pretty poor quality. I have seen better for both of them. But WKS still has a long way to go. In the trailer I seen of the battles, the main character attacked the enemy and it died floating in mid-air, and then sort of...appeared on the floor afterwards. I'm sure after it is finished though, it will be great. The Last Remnant will probably outsell WKS though, seeing that it is on both 360 and PS3.

posted 8:01am EDT - October 7th, 2007
4
I prefer White Knight storys more cartoony and more colourful graphics.
posted 8:25am EDT - October 7th, 2007
5
i think wks looks loads better! theres alot to be said about games keeping there vibrancy and colour when consoles have the power to create the real and the gritty! look at halo 1,2,3 there all great games and they have some what unrealistic and colourful enviroments which make them so playable! its something i fear ps3 games maybe be lacking, and is hence refreshing to see here in wks!. go ps3
posted 9:18am EDT - October 7th, 2007
6
just bring on the games man! LR looks a little better than WKS here on these screen shots. My thing with this blasted FF thing is i think that Square doesn't know what to do with this franchise! I mean one minute this wasn't coming out, before that one of the FF titles was supposed to be on multiple consoles then people crying for square to remake Vll on next gen plats! Just how many FF titles are out there?? I get so tired of hearing about Square's undecisive selves no wonder why I don't get into any of those game. That being said, I may give WKS a shot. But i'm by far NOT the biggest RPG fan so......
posted 9:21am EDT - October 7th, 2007
7

draw - imo

posted 10:24am EDT - October 7th, 2007
8

Both games look awesome. I'm gonna buy both:)

posted 10:30am EDT - October 7th, 2007
9

in want white knight cause of how they had the game play sent up

posted 10:52am EDT - October 7th, 2007
10

I'll probably be buying both also. I think these screens give WKS the advantage.

posted 11:14am EDT - October 7th, 2007
11

I think WKC looks slightly better. I will probably be buying WKC over Last Remnant. SO many games coming out soon, I won't be able to buy all of them. :(

posted 11:17am EDT - October 7th, 2007
12

If these arent final screen shots why compare them? Slow news day?

posted 11:18am EDT - October 7th, 2007
13

can't wait for both

posted 11:28am EDT - October 7th, 2007
14

I have to agree with Dave. Besides their art styles are so different, you really can't compare the two. It would be like comparing viewtiful joe with ninja gaiden sigma. White Knight is definitely more stylized and more colorful; whereas, Remnant is darker and going for a "realistic" look.

posted 11:57am EDT - October 7th, 2007
15

psn id: gingo.... the last remnant looks better because its more realistic but white knight story is going for a more cartoony feel and that works well aswell

posted 12:32pm EDT - October 7th, 2007
16

They both look great but WKS looks better.

posted 1:38pm EDT - October 7th, 2007
17

WKS looks betta all the way

posted 2:13pm EDT - October 7th, 2007
18

Just waitng on Wardevil. That's all.

posted 2:24pm EDT - October 7th, 2007
19

I'm more a WKS person myself, though I suspect I'll get both.

posted 3:47pm EDT - October 7th, 2007
20

Both look good but White Knight story's more SOLID graphically.

Can't wait to get both

 

posted 4:37pm EDT - October 7th, 2007
21

sorry if i havent researched enough but is there anyone of these an MMORPG? lol

 

been playing shooters for ages anf getting me clan going rank 3. in EU on RSV .....so really dont got the time ti do all research but miss a good mmorpg like EQOA

posted 5:46pm EDT - October 7th, 2007
22

The Unreal Engine 3 is cheating in graphics. It's something I've noticed with games using UE3, I don't know if any of you guys have. The UE3 has jagged edges like crazy. Anti-aliasing doesn't even cover them well enough, they also use "Bloom" blur or "Bloom" effect. Notice on the last screenshot, the edges of the characters faces, hair and clothing. Doesn't White Knight Chronicles look much smoother? It's a proprietary engine, isn't it? Last Remnant just like it has crazy jaggies.

 

Granted these are screenshots, and when in motion you'll hardly even notice these issues. But I just wanted to point out a gripe I've always had with UE3. Cheating by blurring the edges. In any case, I've seen some HD trailers of both, and both look brilliant, graphics-wise. Although I'm leaning more toward White Knight Story for something new.

posted 5:53pm EDT - October 7th, 2007
23

They both look good, just different rendering styles, and lighting treatment.

posted 5:54pm EDT - October 7th, 2007
24
last remnant looks more realistic but they both look good for their styles
posted 5:59pm EDT - October 7th, 2007
25

A very good comparison PSU.

After spending the afternoon playing PS2 at a mates house, the above both look brill to me.

posted 7:55pm EDT - October 7th, 2007
26

Both visuals are fair.. and i honestly think last remnant battle visuals may be more immersive. But also white knight story isnt fully done yet and they could add more elements to their battle system. like people in the background fighting and having reaction sorta like whats in last remnant.

posted 9:43pm EDT - October 7th, 2007
27

they look like they are using the same engine

 

posted 10:06pm EDT - October 7th, 2007
28

>> Notice on the last screenshot, the edges of the characters faces, hair and clothing.

This is because in TLR, the hair/clothes don't use alpha-channel. Without alpha-channel, everything looks solid like rock. In WKS, the characters' hair and clothes use alpha-transparency, which lets the artist simulate natural antialiasing of thousands of hairs, saving the drawing of hundreds of thousands of polygons for just 1 object and huge antialiasing. Obviously it's like looking at a FMV versus real-time-rendered scene.  But this alpha-channel requires that these hair/clothes polygons have to be all sorted before drawn (first draw the ones further). Sorting of polygons can take-up a lot of cpu. I.e drawing 10 times more such polygons means up to 100 times more cpu used. Fortunately there are tricks to speed it up :).

Anyway, I'll probably first get WKS and then TLR.

>> (assuming Final Fantasy XIII isn't due out within the next year).

FFXIII is coming Q1 2008 in EU, according to latest official data. Hopefully it isn't pushed-back anymore. 13-Versus is a whole year afterwards, though.

posted 11:11pm EDT - October 7th, 2007
29

White Knight Story have this hands down

posted 4:39am EDT - October 8th, 2007
30

Actually imo,both of them look like cr@p,but Last Remnant looks better.

posted 10:23am EDT - October 8th, 2007
31

I am getting both so it doesn't really matter to me....

posted 11:18am EDT - October 8th, 2007
32

The Last Remnant definatly looks much better in these comparisons. Not only graphically, but it looks like the gameplay/fighting system, will be much more enjoyable.

posted 4:11pm EDT - October 8th, 2007
33

lastremant looks more inmersive

posted 5:48pm EDT - October 9th, 2007
34

WKS looks sharper but i think the animation in LR is better

posted 10:38pm EDT - October 9th, 2007
35

There both PS3 games so what does it matter lol

posted 11:57pm EDT - June 10th, 2008
36

Last Remnant seems t ohave slightly better graphics, but WKS seems to be a better game to me. I'll be getting it, you can count on that!

posted 7:17am EDT - August 11th, 2008
37

The Last Remnant obviously looks better visually, but I'd put money on White Knight being MUCH more enjoyable, and a better game in general. 

I've always loved every game that Level 5 have done, but I've been quite disappointed with the garbage SquareEnix have done recently.

Top Games: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix | Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 | Need For Speed Pro Street | FIFA 08 | Grand Theft Auto IV | Assassin's Creed |
Top Cheats: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Cheats | Resistance: Fall of Man Cheats | Rainbow Six Vegas Cheats | Ninja Gaiden Sigma Cheats |
PSU: Advertise | Contact | Staff | Jobs | RSS Feed | Wallpapers | Upload a wallpaper | PS3 Themes | Upload a PS3 Theme | PodCasts | Events | Game rankings
Copyright 2006-2008 GameBurst Media Ltd. All Right Reserved. Designed by Naveed Lalani.
Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of GameBurst Media Ltd. is prohibited.
Use of this site is governed by our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy .
Affiliates: Armchair Empire | Creative Uncut | Chapter Cheats | DarkStation | Free MMORPG | Gamers Brain | Game Cheats | Game Design | Gamerskrew | Gamers Europe | GamerZines | La PS3 | Max PS3 | PlayStation Portable | PS3 | Ps3 cheats | PS3 | Talk Xbox | Xbox 360 Cheats | Xbox 360 News | DarkZero | CheatHappens | NintendoSpin
eXTReMe Tracker