Face off: Rage

[radgamer420]

Looks like 360 version is the clear winner. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/di...-rage-face-off

[Ghost-Rhayne]

I had a feeling ole Carmack couldn't pull it off to parity on the PS3 from all his whining and bellyaching. I couldn't care less for this game though, tons of better titles coming out. I don't care if a game makes eyegasms, if the AI, physics and animations are "old skool" then it's meh. Still, he has done well to accomplish what he has from a technical standpoint, and it will be interesting to see how the tech will be used this gen (maybe) and next.

[radgamer420]

I had a feeling ole Carmack couldn't pull it off to parity on the PS3 from all his whining and bellyaching. I couldn't care less for this game though, tons of better titles coming out. I don't care if a game makes eyegasms, if the AI, physics and animations are "old skool" then it's meh. Still, he has done well to accomplish what he has from a technical standpoint, and it will be interesting to see how the tech will be used this gen (maybe) and next.

The AI and animations are actually quite good and the fire fights get pretty intense. I'm glad I bought this game.

[F34R]

If I were to consider the game, it was 360 all the way.

[Ghost-Rhayne]

If I were to consider the game, it was 360 all the way.

Yeah, this one seems pretty clear cut. I will still grab it for PS3 when it's €25-30 on amazon.

[*goo]

PC version is better than both.

[F34R]

PC version is better than both.

Barely... but better.

The AI and animations are actually quite good and the fire fights get pretty intense. I'm glad I bought this game.

Yeah, it's fun once you get into it. Mostly.

[Sufi]

Hmmm, I can't tell any difference.

[Lethal_NFS]

Hmmm, I can't tell any difference.

You have to play them both for yourself to see the differences. I tried to explain this in my thread where I clearly saw the 360 as the winner. It is very noticeable. Enough for me to go an create a thread explaining it.

[Sufi]

You have to play them both for yourself to see the differences. I tried to explain this in my thread where I clearly saw the 360 as the winner. It is very noticeable. Enough for me to go an create a thread explaining it.

Oh that's right, I totally forgot about that. Those videos are too small to tell the difference.

[Lethal_NFS]

Oh that's right, I totally forgot about that. Those videos are too small to tell the difference.

Actually those videos are direct recordings straight from the output of the consoles. Those are not representations of what you see on your tv. And the tv clearly shows the differences.

[Sufi]

Actually those videos are direct recordings straight from the output of the consoles. Those are not representations of what you see on your tv. And the tv clearly shows the differences.

I'm confused...why wouldn't direct recordings be representative of the real thing?

I figured it's hard to tell due to the low res of the videos...but I'm confused by your explanation. The TV part I understand.

[radgamer420]

You have to play them both for yourself to see the differences. I tried to explain this in my thread where I clearly saw the 360 as the winner. It is very noticeable. Enough for me to go an create a thread explaining it.

Very true. If you play both versions the difference is extremely noticable. I honestly expected the PS3 version to look better but instead the 360 version definitely wins out by a good margin.

[Bligmerk]

I pretty much agree with this author's post, after having played Doom 3 and now Rage on the PC. Doom 3 was criticized for not having much of an outdoor area (which was true) but the interiors were very detailed and the dynamic lighting was a big part of the game. Rage borders on a cross between Fallout 3 and Border Lands, with the graphics very similar to Fallout 3. There is a lot of old school with Rage and a lot was probably intentional with all the easter egg references to the original Doom and other games. The big advance for Rage was the megatexture for the open world but it looks like the interior texturing and lighting took a step backwards. These are after Doom 3 has been modded but still fairly representative of the original. Look at the next to last image, the texturing on the brick. There is bump mapping and detail to the point of imbedded little skeletons in the brick.

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Doom 3 modded overshadows iD Software’s RAGE – New drooling screenshots



Let’s be honest here, we are really put off by RAGE’s graphics quality. Even with all the tweaks to avoid the annoying texture pop-in, the game suffers from really low-quality textures. Add to that the pre-baked shadows, old-generation shaders and limited dynamic lighting and you get a game that could be easily released several years ago. In fact, iD Software’s previous game, Doom 3, looks way better than RAGE.

That is with the addition of various mods but still, it shows what can be accomplished with iD’s previous engine. Imagine now what we’d have on our hands if iD Software took advantage of iD Tech 5. So here is hoping that some mods will come out for RAGE that will actually modernize it. Until then though, enjoy these new Doom 3 modded screenshots – courtesy of Rage3D’s user, ‘demo’.

[DarkFury-EX]

To me the PS3 version seems to take slightly longer to load in textures that's all and maybe slightly different lighting, turning the gamma down on the PS3 version may sort that out that tho.

[Fenix]

360 is darker, PS3 is brighter (Like pretty much every multiplatform)
360 has little jaggies, PS3 has more
360 isn't blurry in places, PS3 is.

Not interested at all, but if I was: Blurry textures is about the only con the PS3 has to me.

[DJDJ]

360 is darker, PS3 is brighter (Like pretty much every multiplatform)
360 has little jaggies, PS3 has more
360 isn't blurry in places, PS3 is.

This should be at the start of every multiplatform game thread lol

[AaronSOLDIER]

As far as I can see the only difference is the 360 has better lighting.

[Noxia]

Comparison Thread -> 360 v PS3

If PS3 > 360 = Claim PS3 superiority in every aspect not related to game + act like there was never any reason to compare.

If 360 > PS3 = Claim that game is worthless anyway, you had no interest in the game so it's a moot point that the 360 version is better.

If PC > PS3&&360 = Claim it's unfair to compare coz PC costs moneyz and I don't want to upgrade to a $700 dollar graphics card to play Commander Keen herp derp, cell processor rules.

[jj03]

Comparison Thread -> 360 v PS3

If PS3 > 360 = Claim PS3 superiority in every aspect not related to game + act like there was never any reason to compare.

If 360 > PS3 = Claim that game is worthless anyway, you had no interest in the game so it's a moot point that the 360 version is better.

If PC > PS3&&360 = Claim it's unfair to compare coz PC costs moneyz and I don't want to upgrade to a $700 dollar graphics card to play Commander Keen herp derp, cell processor rules.

Are these your normal excuses?

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[Noxia]

Don't have excuses, I own every platform.

[F34R]

The 1GB patch for Rage on PC adds a few options to tweak the performance rather than letting the game engine do it. I turned down the AA from 16x, and now my game is running smooth as butter @60fps. I can actually enjoy the game now!

[mickice]

It's a great looking game on both systems that runs at 60fps. There is no loser here.

Compare this to Desus Ex which sometimes goes as low as 20fps on console.

[keefy]

Doom 3 is a PC game, Rage is a console game ported to PC. Rage sacrificed some things to achieve 60FPS on consoles.

Aniso filter set to 16 can cause textures to blur 8 is recomnded and dont force it in the control panel you can get a checker board effect if you do (driver bugs)

Why don't they give a link to download the mod? I wouldnt mind giving it a try its been a while since I played Doom 3.

[*goo]

@Bligmerk

The graphics in Rage are not 'very similar to Fallout 3'.