Next gen battlefield graphics! (actually not...)

[x_terna]

I was going to post these pictures up yesterday found a link on reddit, but eventually realized its wasn't BF4, their raw images of the cinematic. But it wouldn't hurt if next gen graphics are like that .

[Blacksite]

You can't see anything because of over use of glares and certain lighting. That is a design choice (for good or for worse).

I doubt making it hard to see anything is a good design choice.

Arma just doesn't seem on par let alone better to me. The textures are so pixelated in that game (especially the ground ones). Serious need of better AF.

Well, I wasn't talking about texture quality. You were arguing the lighting in Arma 3 was outdated and that it doesn't compete in post-processing. I have to disagree about the former.



As well as the opening shot in a more recent trailer:

[BeastParty]

I'm curious to see how much of an improvement BF4 will be visually. I'm actually kind of skeptical about how impressive it will look so I hope they're cookin up something delicious.

[Bigdoggy]

Arma 3 is a friggin awesome game and those that are saying it's ugly obviously don't know what they are talking about. BF3, while I play the game I personally think the frostbite engine's colors are awful. Everything is overly bright, the colors are basically 1 dimensional so even at 4 ft away people will blend in perfectly with the environment. The lag on the frostbite engine is the worst I've seen for a long time, the popins are horrible, then add in EA's everything online policy which is crap.

I can already tell there are going to be shooters better than the battlefield series when the PS4 hits. Pushing graphics is one thing but when the main gameplay suffers from it, tends to turn me off a bit.

Also, the lighting in Arma still has yet to be surpassed by a FPS game which I haven't seen yet, the entire game looks awesome.

[itachi73378]

Wow I had not seen that dynamic night lighting. Looks good
the next BF is rumored to have 60 players no? (on consoles I mean) and that is supposedly 60fps

[claud3]

So a lie and just a high end p.c quality screenshots... That freaking sucks

[Flaw3d Genius]

Incredible! Some people are just baffling at times!

[Cyn]

Wow I had not seen that dynamic night lighting. Looks good
the next BF is rumored to have 60 players no? (on consoles I mean) and that is supposedly 60fps

Doubt it will be 60fps, they'll want as much processing power as they can get for graphics. Although if they haven't made a significant leap in visuals then it's possible.

PS4 could run the PC version equivalent of BF3 high settings at 60fps

[Flaw3d Genius]

Doubt it will be 60fps, they'll want as much processing power as they can get for graphics. Although if they haven't made a significant leap in visuals then it's possible.

PS4 could run the PC version equivalent of BF3 high settings at 60fps

Why could it not run it at 60fps at the highest setting on PC?

[Cyn]

Why could it not run it at 60fps at the highest setting on PC?

Maybe it could but it'd be a stretch because you're having to take 1080p into account as well as the frame rate and graphics bump.

[PeanutButterMunky]

So much... throwing out... guesses... at games... that don't exist... yet...

[Sufi]

Why can't the next-gen Battlefield do that?

This is another game, and this IS gameplay. And it supports a whole lot more than just 24 players.

I'm not going to buy a next-gen title that looks average. Unless if it was an MMO.

EDIT: Hmmm, if that's the same game as the video shown above then I change my mind. These pics look average though.

[HellsJester]

I'm not going to buy a next-gen title that looks average. Unless if it was an MMO.

What about network games from Indie developers?

[Sufi]

What about network games from Indie developers?

If the price is right. But I'm not a big indie fan...unless it's a very creative game, such as Minecraft...which isn't on PSN, bleh.

[Acid Snake]

You're telling me this is better?



Yes, I've played Battlefield 3 and it looks awful. Most of the time you can't see anything. Such an overrated engine. At least ARMA 3's visuals are clean.

Battlefield 3 looks pretty, but the damn lighting at times. I don't even get it. They don't even look like that for real.

[Blacksite]

I think too many people are hung up on texture quality that they forget how important lighting and the overall scale of a game are. Clean visuals are realistic. It's why Arma 3 looks as impressive as it does and we're only seeing the alpha build.

[Acid Snake]

I think too many people are hung up on texture quality that they forget how important lighting and the overall scale of a game are. Clean visuals are realistic. It's why Arma 3 looks as impressive as it does and we're only seeing the alpha build.

Some games overdo it. Too much lighting and bloom effects. It's sometimes done to the point of hiding how shitty the game really looks.

[Sufi]

I think too many people are hung up on texture quality that they forget how important lighting and the overall scale of a game are. Clean visuals are realistic. It's why Arma 3 looks as impressive as it does and we're only seeing the alpha build.

It does look very impressive for the most part. What I'm worried about are the gun mechanics (including gun sounds) and the way explosions look...very bland and dull.

If they get the gameplay right, I wouldn't care about all that but I'm too used to the gun porn from BF3.

[TDbank24]

Real or not real, all i know is Battlefield 4 is going to turn heads on the PS4.

[Completely Average]

Arma looks like crap imo...just saying
The animations suck, the lighting feels outdated and it just doesn't compete with the likes of crysis/BF3 in terms of post processing effects etc

You've played ARMA 3?

Would you mind explaining just how you managed that since it's still months away from release?


Or were you talking about ARMA 2 which has been out for 4 years now, and has NOTHING to do with the screenshots I posted?

[Sufi]

Battlefield 3 looks pretty, but the damn lighting at times. I don't even get it. They don't even look like that for real.

Supposed to be a camera lens flare effect or something, I know, stupid.

[daLa]

Does anyone know if there'll be a live stream for BF4 tomorrow?

[Sufi]

Being revealed tomorrow?

[HellsJester]

You've played ARMA 3?

Would you mind explaining just how you managed that since it's still months away from release?


Or were you talking about ARMA 2 which has been out for 4 years now, and has NOTHING to do with the screenshots I posted?

Alpha started March 5th
Here is a guy from Gaf playing

Does anyone know if there'll be a live stream for BF4 tomorrow?

Being revealed tomorrow?

[Rapture]

I don't see why BF4 can't be close or even at this level of graphical fidelity. Battlefield 3 on the PC looks comparable in some ways already, minus the obvious CGI polish.

I expect visuals similar to the OP images in the coming years.