"Ubisoft Montreal’s Dominic Guay, senior producer on Watch Dogs pointed out that Watch Dogs was revealed in summer 2012, before the capabilities of eighth generation console hardware were known, clearly suggesting that PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are the reason why the game didn’t look as impressive as it was actually supposed to." Basically it was the console users fault...
@@zachb1706 Not really it was one of the best looking games we are talking about the year 2014 and Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 time. But I agree that the Ubisoft trailer have nothing to do with the end product what is still one of the best looking games in 2014 but still a huge downgrade compared to what it actual should be.
@@strohhuttv8848 there are many mods that you can download that add alot of the effects not present in the released game. But as for wind/partical effects. The wind effects we see in the demo are scripted, as is most of the npc interactions and the news cast playing in the background. So nothing can recreate these scripted events. As for the physics engine used. It is called physX. It is an Nvidia engine and at the time of release (2012-2014) no graphics card could run it smoothly above 20-30 fps. Even still, the base game is verry GPU heavy, no matter what your opinions on the visuals are. Along with being poorly optimized. This engine is also why car crashes look so heavy and beefy in the E3 demo compaired to the base release along with seeing cans and cups blow realistically across the ground Many of the NPC scripts still exist deep in the game files, such as, NPC reacting to crashes and collisions. And reacting to the players reputation as the vigilante. But in the base game these encounters are minimal, though I assume there are mods out there to solve this problem or if you have the know-how you could do it yourself. But for non programmers I recommend mods Such as the "living city mod" that adds alot more random encounters and variation that the base game lacked. Most mods like the "worsemod" increase the npc density which also allows for more variation with npc interactions. Graphic speaking, the games lighting had been re-done alongside rain and particle effects, reflections, and the way ambient occlusion interacts with the geometry. I've also noticed that the "windy fall/winter tone and coloring" got replaced with a more warm and summer tones, which could possibly be fixed by reshade but I'm not sure. There is also a great mod team lead by a guy named KAOS who is attempting to add pretty much all of the original E3 effects, even the ones that havent been added in other mods, and I look forward to when it gets released. But I wouldn't hold your breath. Modding watch dogs is verry hard and time expensive. They have been in development for over 3 years or so. All in all, I think watch dogs is a good game. Just sadly got overhyped. I like to call it the Halo 2 syndrome. The dev's push so hard to make a fantastic looking game, with a brand new engine, physics, and game play. Only to find out that hardware wasn't progressed enough to run it outside of the " dev super computers" and "dev console's". Though I can see why people felt upset and felt like they where lied too, and I think ubisoft should have been more transparent with these changes, but I Cannot fault a game developer for trying to push the boundaries on game engines and system barriers.
@@zachb1706 Honestly Watch Dogs looks pretty good on its own. But when we show it next to the E3 version, it's laughable how bad retail is in comparison.
Lol ubisoft is fucking annoying. Idk why I've even given them 300+ in the last 2 months with all these damn assassin creed games and watch dog games. They often disappoint me but WD2 was fire. And most of the AC's are fire.
So, basically: 0:32 Cloth physics downgrade 0:38 SweetFX shader removed and ambient occlusion downgraded (look at the floor) 0:44 Smoke effects on the streets removed 0:59 Textures less detailed (look at the floor) 1:14 Steam and smoke particles removed (again) 1:34 Jagged edges (No AA) 1:42 Way less NPCs 1:56 NPC behavior less advanced, looking robotic 2:11 Rain splash removed 2:24 rain no longer affects car lights 2:36 Cloth physics and NPC behavior again 3:04 Amazing depth of field effects - removed on the final version 3:10 Compare both of the explosion effects - Nothing to say about that So, no downgrade after all, right, Ubisoft?
While this is just a small part of the game, for me the 2012 build seem cinematic and blurry and the final build more gameplay friendly. I agree that the 2012 looks better but I would rather play the final build because it's more clear.
to be fair infamous' city is damn near empty and doesn't have nearly as much NPCs walking around at any given time as this game. Also the weather in this game is better. A lot more stuff going on in watch dogs which is actually trying to mimic a living breathing city (they did an OK job but not as good as GTA) than infamous which is just a sandbox game. It's apples to oranges really even though they are both open world games.
Watch Dogs is a fun game, the missions are cool and the graphics are OK but it would've been a hell lot better with the graphics from the E3 2012 gameplay.
@Stix N' Stones Well the bigger issue no one seems to bring up is they waited way past when they had to know thise visuals wouldn't work to show the final build in action. Crap happens, stuff gets changed in development all the time. The problem is that unlike, say, Nintendo or CD Projekt who show trailers of the actual, current version and thus allow you to see the downgrades, upgrades, or changes as they happen, Ubisoft and Ea and Activision like to delay as long as they can, showing bullshots and dolled up video long after they know it'simpossible. It's a matter of transparency.
You can see the proof of a downgrade at 0:59 . While the bulbs on the roof where real objects in 2012, now there is only a fuzzy texture left. This is just one example for a clear downgrade. I don't understand why ubisoft did not simply add another preset called "extreme", where even a GTX Titan Black with an Intel 6 Core CPU just gets 15 FPS. Just for future PC configurations. To prevent gamers to complain that they are not able to play with highest settings ubisoft could hide this option in a .ini file.
The explosion in the original looked incredible in the original. And that was from 2012. Sad how much it got downgraded. I remember this being one of the most impressive E3 demos I had ever seen at the time. It's a shame it was downgraded so much.
Nobody knows the reason explicitly, but I remember Ubisoft stating that the main reason was that the hardware that was around at the time wasn't good enough to support Watch Dogs and there are some saying they got some money from Sony and Xbox in order to reduce the game's graphics It even works fine on devices
funny cuz a ps4 can run this, they just couldnt optimize it in time. Look at Horzion Forbidden West. I know that game came way later but it was still possible. Zero Dawn looked great too, and so many titles like Killzone, Uncharted, just look insane.
It's really because they had the game made for PS3 and 360. Imagine what that game would look like if it was a current gen and PC exclusive. We all got ports of a last gen game. That's the way it worked. But you would have expected them to at least upgrade the graphics for current gen and PC with that 9 month delay that they had
Arkham Knight That's not exactly the best reasoning, I do agree with the upgrading graphics thing. But they could have done it like rockstar, delayed the PC release so it can perform well and not have issues. But you know this and AC Unity were their big failures
+Arkham Knight Yes, actually ubisoft is one of the companies that go for the money, they get waaay more money from console than from PC, they just want more people playing on consoles...
@@Pharaoh_01 That is really the dumbest thing ever. I mean, if they had to make a new build for 360/PS3, why not make the new build... but ALSO release the 2012/2013 build for PS4/Xbox One? I doubt it would have been much harder. Just release 2 different versions. Voila, everyone's happy.
I truly believe this game was cut back on what it could do because of the xbone. I think Microsoft was and has been getting the shit kicked out of them on not being able to run games as good as the ps4 and of course the pc will be even better than both the consoles. but Microsoft couldn't afford to look like the final release while the ps4 an pc was looking more like the e3 2013 trailer. so I think Microsoft threw a fuck ton of money at watchdogs to get them to dumb the game down so that all platforms look the same...why else would a pc version not look better than the console version. and why else would the ps4 version be playing at the same level as the xbone when we all know that it can run games better.
and this is why a game like infamous looks better. Microsoft cant stop a dev from making the game look and run better if it is not on a system they have any control over.
titanfall felli into the same deal. it doesn't look or run any better on pc as it does on xbone. if I was a pc gamer. id not be pissed at sony at least they are trying to build better looking games that run at higher fps. id be pissed at xbone for holding back the new games that are coming out.
I pretty much hate the Xbox, but i don't think that was it.. I think it was Ubisoft's process of making it work on ALL the consoles, particularly last gen, that made it look as much worse as it does.. So what was a next gen looking game, got downgraded to a last gen game, for the sake of profit.. And it payed off, as I heard the sales were very strong.
I hear you. but that doesn't explain why the pc cant play the game any better... we all know who is the big dog in the pc world...Microsoft...Im telling you. if I was Microsoft and I wanted the xbone to start selling why wouldn't I try to get the devs to dumb down all versions so ppl cant say one system looks better than the other...cause with this game and with titanfall both the console and pc version were the same...that never happens in gaming.
I remember seeing the E3 demo and was excited to see a nice big jump between current/next gen. Maybe it was done to push next gen sales as well as the actual game. This is why I take all demo's with a pinch of salt now.
That's my thoughts too. I don't agree with the 'fact' it was downgraded but it's the consumers fault for getting pissy about it, giving into the hype and buying it on launch on day. People are too impatient and will then justify their actions for why they couldn't wait even 2 days after launch.
consoles fault?? they sure are shitty, but lets keep in mind that they are the ones deciding to release it for 360 and ps3............... Lets be real ps4..xbone..not all that but enough to handle complex mechanics. I would can't see those 2 consoles hold back gaming in any way.
AssassinoZockt *ahem* bollocks. This was an attempt by ubi to con folks for preorder and sales records. I'd love refunds and trade-ins by individual outlets on this game.
***** You'd be surprised how much more they can handle if you get rid of antialiasing. Sure, they'd be a bit more edgy looking, but most of the other things could have stayed in some capacity. The did a lot with what little the PS3 and 360 had, no reason they can't do the same for the PS4 and XB1.
@@pastordonkoh7692 Especially if its Ubisoft, EA and Activision. Now, Insomniac Games and Naughty Dog they are companies you can trust. Even if Naughty Dog wont make anymore of our favourite game series's.
The amount of shaders and particles used in the E3 demo is simply impossible to achieve on current gen consoles especially OG xbox one. I believe if this game was built with ps5/xsx in mind it would've looked as good as the demo
@@ivorza yeah but why the fuck would you release a game on Xbox one and ps4 just to be played on ps5 and Xbox one series x where the fuck is he’s logic?
AMD FANBOY yep...Looks way better than watch dogs...even the e3 version. Fact i.imgur.com/oTxfBki.jpg i.imgur.com/MeMrVDq.jpg Better textures , better particle effects , better animation , better graphics...Sure it runs at 1080p...But resolution has nothing to do with poly counts... In a perfect world , Infamous SS would run at 4K....
clasifi1 thats the trailer version -_____- go type in "infamous second son graphic downgrade" and then talk about the real game and not about the trailer
AMD FANBOY Reality check this is in-game i.imgur.com/W4f1V8y.jpg And so is this i.imgur.com/zFtClan.jpg or this imgur.com/gallery/U7agc Watch dogs doesn't look this good. Not on PS nor on the E3 demo. As a matter of fact , the PC version looks as shitty as the PS4 version. Only it can run at 4K.
The hate for this game is largely overblown. Like, yeah, the lighting and effects suffered, corporations are bad, yadda yadda. By and large, the graphics still hold up today, even on consoles. I just got the game for PS4 after enjoying Legion, and must say: I resent the community for putting me off trying it all these years far more than I ever resented Ubisoft's devs. It's an astoundingly great game.
This comment is accurate. My first Watchdogs game was Legion on PS5. Went back and played 2 when it got FPS Boosted on Series X. Avoided 1 because of all the hate and claims of downgraded and ‘shit graphics’. Bought it today as it’s also now FPS Boosted on Series X, and honestly I am amazed at how well this game holds up in nearly 2022. It’s kind of insane. I don’t know how people were not used to devs putting out mocked up trailers, it happens all the time and was nothing new back then, and this isn’t even the most egregious. I think people just had way higher expectations of what the One and PS4 were capable of as this game released going into a new gen. But overall the game still looks phenomenal for the time, and I think it looks better than 2 in many aspects. I stopped trusting critics and other players’ opinions a long time ago though, and glad I am finally getting around to this one.
The games still look great, even if they're not exactly how they were in trailers. First game I played was watchdogs 2, then got watchdogs on sale. Only game I was disappointed about was Legion because I pre-ordered it and it had a ton of performance issues at launch. Other than that, mostly solid entries. My ranking is 2, 1, legions.
The graphics look great by todays standards because they haven't ever been able to reach the E3 2012 standards of graphics and animiation quality. Leading me to believe everything from the "gameplay showcase" was likely pre-rendered and made to just look like someone was playing it in real-time.
@@mandrews6282 got it randomly because on sale, have no clue what it is got it really cheap only to test what my xbox series s is capable of and holy shit this game is guudd and it has fps boost too on this tiny machine
I agree, explosions aren't good in watch dogs 2 but that shows that the next game isn't perfect but can improve even before release. I hope that is the case because I'm like you, I love a good explosion. ;)
This have nothing to do with consoles, this is gay Franch Ubishit, they make this alltime. At E3 2006 in Assasins Creed they promise and show awesome walk through the crowds. And in final game it was shitty glitchy animation. Far Cry 3 graphics too and a same shit I expect from The Division final game.
***** Ya I know they also pulled this crap on Far Cry 3 and other games so don't expect future games to look like the game which was shown at E3 or something.
Gotta understand, back then they thought the next gen consoles where gonna be much more powerful. When they finally received the final kits they realized the demo wasn't doable on such weak hardware. PC could have done it but not the consoles. CPU limits were current gens biggest downfall.
Some devs said that dev-kits were much more powerful than final consoles. I doubt that, I think they made a deal and tricked people into believing they were powerful. Also it's a cross gen title also released on PS3
No they said in a recent article that they aren't changing any aesthetics, they are going to have the next gen consoles at a frame lock of 30 Fps but the game will never change how it looks. Here's the link to the article: www.totalxbox.com/78262/the-division-is-30fps-because-graphical-fidelity-is-more-important-to-us-than-frame-rate/
no. the ray tracing even on games like 1998 quake 2 or 2007 portal which coridor games kill the even 4090 with best cpu 64gb ram. so basicly watch dogd e3 like game with ray tracing on 4k resolation now imposible unless you spend on air more like spiderman and prototaype stlye game. the matrix demo not look better than watch dogs normal version forget about e3. there is e3 mods for watch dogs on pc you can try that.
Because PC versions nowadays are pure ports. There's no graphical difference other than the ability to spice the engine slightly compared to the original console version. It's made for consoles because they are all the same and easy to optimize for, and the developers will make compromises graphically to meet the necessity of the "target devices", or consoles if acting corporate doesn't help. In other words, they give zero shits about PC gamers because console gamers are more abundant.
For all that we know the E3 clip could have been (and I really believe it was) fully scripted, happening in a small demo area. This would use much less resources (when the "random factor" is taken out). And of course they have a killer rig when they're shooting these demos.
A lot of people seem to get offended by this game. To me this was a great game, mostly because I never watch trailers of games before they release, Marketing mostly lie to make sales and it should be expected at this point. This is still one of the best games I played during 2014. I also noticed how someone compared this to GTA 4. I Played both three weeks ago and felt offended for the first time by a comment. GTA 4 Ai textures and vehicles felt below watchdogs. People need to learn to adapt and accept that the E3 trailer was a cinematic fake. Watchdogs was great except the fact they did not have many particle effects or smooth/ ambient lighting. I also hear people complain about the characters but compared to most game plots, they were actually good.
@@damxcv Gta 5 also did a pre alpha gameplay but had to remove a lot of the tree's and props because the game only rendered at 9fps in real time. People don't get upset at this however which is why I don't understand it when people get upset at other games for doing the same thing.
The original version definitely looks more gritty, the new version looks more clean, but otherwise the original looks way better, only thing I prefer the new version to the old in is that the new version isn't as excessive with the depth of field in some effects, it is utilized somewhat more intelligently, but other than that, the E3 2012 version looked amazing.
if the pc version looks good but the gloss version of e3 is very good in effects such as the effect of smoke on the streets of Chicago or the effect of car headlights, rain sun people without envargo version e3 as pc have their good things
+Wave The current gen consoles or atleast PC are fully capable of running the E3 version, lets just hope Watch Dogs 2 will look as good or better than the E3 version of Watch Dogs
this is partially the reason why i boycot ubisoft. trashy copy and paste games which really are just dlc for the last title, downgrades.... simple ai that makes no sense. nah ubiflop is boycotted , probly forever. horrible optimization is also 1 of those reasons
Y’know , I heard about this but didn’t take much stock into it; however, I see it now and damn - what the hell happened to the LIGHTING. The graphics are somewhat similar, but omg it’s 1000% the lighting that’s completely altered the mood like who approved this
While Watch Dogs still looks pretty good, the E3 build was definitely better but it was most likely running on a super computer of some sorts cause if that version was on the Xbox one and PS4 at the time, the console couldn’t handle it and would dip In framerate frequently. But thankfully there’s a mod to get all the stuff that was removed back In… As long as your PC can handle it lol.
Man its all due to sthupid consoles .......they should have made improvements in consoles ...I remember how ps3 was a big thing over ps2 but ps4 and xbx 1 are no innovation .....they should have made better consoles
Dude that is wayyy easy for you to say. Now tell me what major innovations can they add available with the technology we have now? We already have online and other things, just wait as technology progresses in the next 6 years. You act like we have floating cars and holographic/virtual reality(ik oculus rift but that isnt shit right now)
***** dude -_- we have sooooo nice graphic cards that could have been used but they didn't use it......the manufacturing cost is cheap of any gpu but I dont know why the fuck they didn't use those gpus instead they added sthupid gpus .....
Ahmad Tariq yea they did. Maybe they are just leaving money for other innovation maybe? And if gpus are a problem for all of you people why not just go to pc gaming?
I have a gaming laptop already .....but the problem is watch dogs could have better graphics only if this console monoply wasn't there ....but still consoles are more fun ...
E3 2012 demo build ran on a single GTX 680 (similar to a GTX 770 or an R9 280X) and now look at the game. Ubisoft fucked up. Again. That smoke in the club even looked like it was PhysX based. If they would stop catering to consoles as a primary and finish the games on PC then port them to console (like competent developers do) we wouldn't see such shitty, incompetent games from them. Oh and if a shitty, incompetent PC game isn't bad enough, here, have some uPlay on top of it! Gee, thanks Ubicunts!
So much of what was visually promised this generation didn’t happen. Announcements like Watchdogs, Witcher 3 (the original graphics), Anthem, and so on.
I did like those solid water streams going off roof at 2:05 in E3 demo and i surely can't find them nowhere in my game. They may mean they didn't downgrade much, because certainly things are missing.
The only improvement in the final version is the lights in the nightclub. It actually makes that scene more energetic, dynamic, and colorful, vs the E3 version which is basically just people hanging out in a lot of fog. Everything else looks like a downgrade though.
The car crashing physics in the trailer were clearly pre-rendered. The animation was so smooth and realistic and the actual game footage shows typical janky movement
It doesn't make sense what people are saying about consoles bringing ut down. They all ready had a build for the game , running on PC. For thr consoles just lower the settings and remove a few effects. Ubi made a realistic game demonstration but they used CGI on a low scale to make people believe heres the near final build. In reality they never got to that level on a game scale , that's why they lied , that's why the current game has no active reflections, that's why the game has no flare to it, because they never finished it, graphically plus they used a conpletely different lighting engine so it's very possible that the final build was based off something other than the game engine shown in E3
whatermen The Worse mod, search and learn about it on a reddit post, the archieves are literally in game all the time but for a suspect reason it’s blocked and no activated in the final version...Sorry for my bad english, I speak spanish and english just a little bit 😁 I hope I’ve helped
E3 explosion: BOOOOOOOM
Final Game explosoon: bum
Büm
Stop farting
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@@GONEDARK-po7xy puff
@@unkillable14 pong
This game got Ubisoftened.
you right brother
This game was going to be awesome
"Ubisoft Montreal’s Dominic Guay, senior producer on Watch Dogs pointed out that Watch Dogs was revealed in summer 2012, before the capabilities of eighth generation console hardware were known, clearly suggesting that PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are the reason why the game didn’t look as impressive as it was actually supposed to."
Basically it was the console users fault...
@@To-mos true. If it was only on PC, it would've been even better than the demo.
Tomos Halsey so explain watch dogs 2
lmfao at the explosion difference
Im dead lol
LMFAO
Lol
I bet Michael Bay was disappointed.
+The Joker WHERE ARE THEY!!!!!
This I why I have trusts issues...
or maybe if people wouldn't be so stupid and buy every shit they see, and make game companies rich as fuck
+Ps4MasterRace69 yoloswag Do you know why people pirate games? This video is proof of why.
ubisoft makes bads pc ports
thats why
@@ebekoudijs9714 but if it's shitty why do they even try to pirate it in the first place?
@@bigchungus8116 to experience the game for themselves and evaluate it without having the regret of spending money behind it.
The wind effects of the E3-demo were pretty sweet. Sad it didn't make it to the final game.
reason behind that I think was optimization,.
Not even the pc release features it, which made people think it’s a script just for the trailer. Watchdogs looks terrible.
@@zachb1706 Not really it was one of the best looking games we are talking about the year 2014 and Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 time. But I agree that the Ubisoft trailer have nothing to do with the end product what is still one of the best looking games in 2014 but still a huge downgrade compared to what it actual should be.
@@strohhuttv8848
there are many mods that you can download that add alot of the effects not present in the released game. But as for wind/partical effects. The wind effects we see in the demo are scripted, as is most of the npc interactions and the news cast playing in the background. So nothing can recreate these scripted events.
As for the physics engine used. It is called physX. It is an Nvidia engine and at the time of release (2012-2014) no graphics card could run it smoothly above 20-30 fps. Even still, the base game is verry GPU heavy, no matter what your opinions on the visuals are. Along with being poorly optimized.
This engine is also why car crashes look so heavy and beefy in the E3 demo compaired to the base release along with seeing cans and cups blow realistically across the ground
Many of the NPC scripts still exist deep in the game files, such as, NPC reacting to crashes and collisions. And reacting to the players reputation as the vigilante. But in the base game these encounters are minimal, though I assume there are mods out there to solve this problem or if you have the know-how you could do it yourself. But for non programmers I recommend mods Such as the "living city mod" that adds alot more random encounters and variation that the base game lacked. Most mods like the "worsemod" increase the npc density which also allows for more variation with npc interactions.
Graphic speaking, the games lighting had been re-done alongside rain and particle effects, reflections, and the way ambient occlusion interacts with the geometry. I've also noticed that the "windy fall/winter tone and coloring" got replaced with a more warm and summer tones, which could possibly be fixed by reshade but I'm not sure. There is also a great mod team lead by a guy named KAOS who is attempting to add pretty much all of the original E3 effects, even the ones that havent been added in other mods, and I look forward to when it gets released. But I wouldn't hold your breath. Modding watch dogs is verry hard and time expensive. They have been in development for over 3 years or so.
All in all, I think watch dogs is a good game. Just sadly got overhyped. I like to call it the Halo 2 syndrome. The dev's push so hard to make a fantastic looking game, with a brand new engine, physics, and game play. Only to find out that hardware wasn't progressed enough to run it outside of the
" dev super computers" and "dev console's". Though I can see why people felt upset and felt like they where lied too, and I think ubisoft should have been more transparent with these changes, but I Cannot fault a game developer for trying to push the boundaries on game engines and system barriers.
@@zachb1706 Honestly Watch Dogs looks pretty good on its own. But when we show it next to the E3 version, it's laughable how bad retail is in comparison.
in 1:01 the roof lights were just textures in final game
Ceiling
Lmaoo
dang that is some shady sh*t
Bruh
Lol ubisoft is fucking annoying. Idk why I've even given them 300+ in the last 2 months with all these damn assassin creed games and watch dog games. They often disappoint me but WD2 was fire. And most of the AC's are fire.
So, basically:
0:32 Cloth physics downgrade
0:38 SweetFX shader removed and ambient occlusion downgraded (look at the floor)
0:44 Smoke effects on the streets removed
0:59 Textures less detailed (look at the floor)
1:14 Steam and smoke particles removed (again)
1:34 Jagged edges (No AA)
1:42 Way less NPCs
1:56 NPC behavior less advanced, looking robotic
2:11 Rain splash removed
2:24 rain no longer affects car lights
2:36 Cloth physics and NPC behavior again
3:04 Amazing depth of field effects - removed on the final version
3:10 Compare both of the explosion effects - Nothing to say about that
So, no downgrade after all, right, Ubisoft?
The lights at 0:58 are actual geometric bulbs in the 2012 build, but are just a flat texture in the final release.
Can anyone do these for a mod, I wanna play this game when there's a mod for this, I really need it
try the worse mod.
@@SirNoobWulf The worse mod can't fix the entire game.
While this is just a small part of the game, for me the 2012 build seem cinematic and blurry and the final build more gameplay friendly. I agree that the 2012 looks better but I would rather play the final build because it's more clear.
Plot twist: Game was downgraded on all platforms to make Wii U version look the best
I would actually laugh... Really would!
Dun dun DUUUUN
I really like Wii...to be honest it has the titles I want to play the most (except for The Last of Us)
Looks like shit on all platforms
Test _01 I disagree, the game doesnt look bad, it looks good, but not as good as we were led to believe.
Say thank you to shitty consoles
More to PS3 and 360 not to new gen
Gran PEPITO to both
No... The PS3/360 is what held this game back. It's not that hard to understand.
iceboy15 but a new Gaming Pc for 500€ is 1.5 times better than a Ps4 / Xbone
In comparison the PS4=GTX 760 and XOne don't remember
Infamous second son was open world and took a shit on this games graphics
that's because infamous concentrate only one platform
ACdeyz hahaha and watch dogs on pc not?
Henry Adda Chaisritha watch dogs - xbox one\ps4\ ps3 \xbox 360\pc idiot
***** idiot I already know that
to be fair infamous' city is damn near empty and doesn't have nearly as much NPCs walking around at any given time as this game. Also the weather in this game is better. A lot more stuff going on in watch dogs which is actually trying to mimic a living breathing city (they did an OK job but not as good as GTA) than infamous which is just a sandbox game. It's apples to oranges really even though they are both open world games.
E3 gas station explosion: KRAKATOA!!!!
Retail gas station explosion: *poof*
It’s 2020 and it still pisses me off
Some say the rtx 3080 still can't do these graphics 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@thealien_ali3382 what graphics? looks like trash
@@waw1537 the e3 graphics
@retr0 same :(
@@waw1537 use graphics mod for wd
Watch Dogs is a fun game, the missions are cool and the graphics are OK but it would've been a hell lot better with the graphics from the E3 2012 gameplay.
@Stix N' Stones Well the bigger issue no one seems to bring up is they waited way past when they had to know thise visuals wouldn't work to show the final build in action. Crap happens, stuff gets changed in development all the time. The problem is that unlike, say, Nintendo or CD Projekt who show trailers of the actual, current version and thus allow you to see the downgrades, upgrades, or changes as they happen, Ubisoft and Ea and Activision like to delay as long as they can, showing bullshots and dolled up video long after they know it'simpossible. It's a matter of transparency.
All of the E3 2012 high quality textures are actually in the games files, and there's now a mod to unlock them on PC, which is great :)
@Source Dasher people still had xbox 360 and ps3 at the time
@Source Dasheryea they should have given some upgrades to pc, ps4 and xbox one
@@Whaterman1 E3 hd textures can be unlocked in the files via a mod
E3 2012: So realistic.
Final Version: "The most cinematic 30 fps game ever." #Ubisoft.
+RetardedSoldier Im just waiting for Watch Dogs 2, I'm pretty sure Ubisoft just couldn't optimize Watch Dogs properly
One123 :P
+One123 Im pretty sure that they had to downgrade due to the consoles
+One123 Im pretty sure that they had to downgrade due to the consoles
Abyss How come game nowadays look better and run better?
Honestly, I would have gotten the 2012 game, broken or not, over the actual game
+Aaron Shields It would be even better than the default Ubisoft "24fps cinematic experience".
Can their pc run club penguin at solid 2 fps ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Honestly, my pc would probably crash upon start up
They should release watch dogs on ps4/xbox one/pc without downgrade graphics
And not for ps3 and Xbox 360
@@massimogiorgini6193 well we got better looking stuff on consoles today
i guess watch dogs came out at the wrong time
You can see the proof of a downgrade at 0:59 . While the bulbs on the roof where real objects in 2012, now there is only a fuzzy texture left. This is just one example for a clear downgrade. I don't understand why ubisoft did not simply add another preset called "extreme", where even a GTX Titan Black with an Intel 6 Core CPU just gets 15 FPS. Just for future PC configurations. To prevent gamers to complain that they are not able to play with highest settings ubisoft could hide this option in a .ini file.
whoa
lmao i guess 6 cores was a lot a decade ago
how to unlock it?
For real it couldve been ran with nowadays technology
@@JaseHDXmost pc’s are 4 cores dumbo
The explosion in the original looked incredible in the original. And that was from 2012. Sad how much it got downgraded. I remember this being one of the most impressive E3 demos I had ever seen at the time. It's a shame it was downgraded so much.
Nobody knows the reason explicitly, but I remember Ubisoft stating that the main reason was that the hardware that was around at the time wasn't good enough to support Watch Dogs and there are some saying they got some money from Sony and Xbox in order to reduce the game's graphics It even works fine on devices
funny cuz a ps4 can run this, they just couldnt optimize it in time. Look at Horzion Forbidden West. I know that game came way later but it was still possible. Zero Dawn looked great too, and so many titles like Killzone, Uncharted, just look insane.
@@waitisthatcobalt bro it came on ps3 lol
what?@@DailySwapnil
in the final version i dont think that just the graphics is downgraded but the physics/animation and lighting are changed
+The Gaming Station not sure if joking or dumb
npcs look terrible in final version
김백호 Yeah 8 years ago the graphics in this game blew my mind! Looking at it today it looks like garbage! Especially the NPC faces.
lighting is a part of graphics, but I agree.
Lighting is part of graphics
Sooooo was it downgraded ? Short Answer - YUP !!
Less people... that's the only difference I see...
No smoke in the club... :'(
***** You must be pretty fucking blind then.
***** then you better go see a doc to chek your eyes cause there is far more than that.
Kunal Bhatt less smoke, more lighting effects.
E3 2012=Realistic and what it should be
Final PC Game on Ultra=Looks like a damn cartoon
It's really because they had the game made for PS3 and 360. Imagine what that game would look like if it was a current gen and PC exclusive. We all got ports of a last gen game. That's the way it worked. But you would have expected them to at least upgrade the graphics for current gen and PC with that 9 month delay that they had
Arkham Knight That's not exactly the best reasoning, I do agree with the upgrading graphics thing. But they could have done it like rockstar, delayed the PC release so it can perform well and not have issues. But you know this and AC Unity were their big failures
+Arkham Knight Yes, actually ubisoft is one of the companies that go for the money, they get waaay more money from console than from PC, they just want more people playing on consoles...
lol cartoonish should been on PS3 and 360
@@Pharaoh_01 That is really the dumbest thing ever. I mean, if they had to make a new build for 360/PS3, why not make the new build... but ALSO release the 2012/2013 build for PS4/Xbox One? I doubt it would have been much harder. Just release 2 different versions. Voila, everyone's happy.
I truly believe this game was cut back on what it could do because of the xbone. I think Microsoft was and has been getting the shit kicked out of them on not being able to run games as good as the ps4 and of course the pc will be even better than both the consoles. but Microsoft couldn't afford to look like the final release while the ps4 an pc was looking more like the e3 2013 trailer. so I think Microsoft threw a fuck ton of money at watchdogs to get them to dumb the game down so that all platforms look the same...why else would a pc version not look better than the console version. and why else would the ps4 version be playing at the same level as the xbone when we all know that it can run games better.
and this is why a game like infamous looks better. Microsoft cant stop a dev from making the game look and run better if it is not on a system they have any control over.
titanfall felli into the same deal. it doesn't look or run any better on pc as it does on xbone. if I was a pc gamer. id not be pissed at sony at least they are trying to build better looking games that run at higher fps. id be pissed at xbone for holding back the new games that are coming out.
I pretty much hate the Xbox, but i don't think that was it.. I think it was Ubisoft's process of making it work on ALL the consoles, particularly last gen, that made it look as much worse as it does..
So what was a next gen looking game, got downgraded to a last gen game, for the sake of profit.. And it payed off, as I heard the sales were very strong.
I hear you. but that doesn't explain why the pc cant play the game any better... we all know who is the big dog in the pc world...Microsoft...Im telling you. if I was Microsoft and I wanted the xbone to start selling why wouldn't I try to get the devs to dumb down all versions so ppl cant say one system looks better than the other...cause with this game and with titanfall both the console and pc version were the same...that never happens in gaming.
That's the dumbest theory I have ever heard. If you want to blame someone then you should be pointing at Ubisoft for putting WD on last-gen consoles.
not only the graphics even the AI and the animation downgraded
Do you have the mod for ai animation?
"Artistic choices" more like "Autistic choices"
You tried, and failed
+Ken Rodbender Saltiness detected.
+norem43 lol yeah!!
+Lance Chang correct
That explosion was comparing a Minecraft TnT to a nuke lmfao
That sad ass explosion for the final product at the end...
Anal Fixation Yeah have to admit that was pretty pathetic
I actually laughed so hard xD So pathetic it seemed like they were joking
+Squidzilian at first i thought people were trolling because i couldn't find the explosion LMFAO
LMFAOOO
+FurryAmongUs :))
I cant believe this video is on my recomended section. This is already 2019.
RUclips keeps reminding us to this sinful ubisoft downgrade...
2020 and in the middle of the pandemic. RUclips loves to remind us of haunting images like this one.
watching from 2020. That downgraded graphics looks better than ps4 cyberpunk
I would rather buy this demo than the final version
I remember seeing the E3 demo and was excited to see a nice big jump between current/next gen.
Maybe it was done to push next gen sales as well as the actual game. This is why I take all demo's with a pinch of salt now.
e3 watch dogs = latest ps4 aaa games
@@jputraaa158 Batman Arkham Knight did what Watch dogs couldn’t done
@@tahmidislam7652nobody believes that. not even yourself
the E3 reveal actually made people believe that it will be better than GTA 5 back then
Graphics not make a good game. Ubisoft never good in graphics and physics(ragdoll)
the hype is real, why people never learn, wait for the games to come out be reviewed before saying things like GOTY!, preordered!, best game ever!.
I played it and really like it
That's my thoughts too. I don't agree with the 'fact' it was downgraded but it's the consumers fault for getting pissy about it, giving into the hype and buying it on launch on day. People are too impatient and will then justify their actions for why they couldn't wait even 2 days after launch.
Unless it's Doom Eternal
consoles fault?? they sure are shitty, but lets keep in mind that they are the ones deciding to release it for 360 and ps3...............
Lets be real ps4..xbone..not all that but enough to handle complex mechanics. I would can't see those 2 consoles hold back gaming in any way.
In a few years they will be just as bad as the 360 and ps3.
You know that watch dogs was in developement since 2009 and they didn't know about ps4 or xbone until late 2012
AssassinoZockt *ahem* bollocks. This was an attempt by ubi to con folks for preorder and sales records. I'd love refunds and trade-ins by individual outlets on this game.
***** If you think consoles are holding back gaming I got one title for you...crysis.
***** You'd be surprised how much more they can handle if you get rid of antialiasing. Sure, they'd be a bit more edgy looking, but most of the other things could have stayed in some capacity. The did a lot with what little the PS3 and 360 had, no reason they can't do the same for the PS4 and XB1.
Aidan pierce reminds me of christain slater from Mr. Robot
I don't give a shit about the graphics as long as there are dynamic coat physics.
***** It has, i know. I was also joking.
*****
Rip cloth simulation :(.
Lewis Jones It's still in the final version of the game. Just not as good as in the E3 demo.
I actually might not hate this game so much, if Ubisoft was just a lot more honest with us.
+Andy Sze Not only Watch Dogs, Far Cry 3 and Far Cry 4 were also downgrade terribly.
+Frag Wall What do you mean? Far cry 3 wasn't downgraded, the graphics were upgraded
This is why I always tell people Never pre order games. Wait till they come out, reviews are done and you make an informed decision
Andy Sze dude it's because of consoles Only
@@pastordonkoh7692 Especially if its Ubisoft, EA and Activision. Now, Insomniac Games and Naughty Dog they are companies you can trust. Even if Naughty Dog wont make anymore of our favourite game series's.
The Xbox 360 version looks like an atari game. The graphics really really suck!
***** LOL
How the heck would xbox 360 handle pc or e3 graphics?
@@Whaterman1 Exactly
Good thing I pirated, lol.
Good thing your the reason there DRM and the mess starts.
HeyImLarry DRM hurts you not us.
HeyImLarry
its the other way around m8
*****
why the hate?
*****
lol, nope.
Pirated so many games, still going.
This is nothing compares to the scam cyberpunk gave us
The amount of shaders and particles used in the E3 demo is simply impossible to achieve on current gen consoles especially OG xbox one.
I believe if this game was built with ps5/xsx in mind it would've looked as good as the demo
You telling me the E3 version can’t run on current gen? Are you good?
Even better
@@NoVanity_ By current gen he meant PS4/XB1, I guess
@@ivorza yeah but why the fuck would you release a game on Xbox one and ps4 just to be played on ps5 and Xbox one series x where the fuck is he’s logic?
@@NoVanity_ I dunno 😂
Infamous second son looks better than both versions anyway..
top kek
AMD FANBOY yep...Looks way better than watch dogs...even the e3 version.
Fact
i.imgur.com/oTxfBki.jpg
i.imgur.com/MeMrVDq.jpg
Better textures , better particle effects , better animation , better graphics...Sure it runs at 1080p...But resolution has nothing to do with poly counts... In a perfect world , Infamous SS would run at 4K....
clasifi1 thats the trailer version -_____-
go type in "infamous second son graphic downgrade" and then talk about the real game and not about the trailer
AMD FANBOY Reality check
this is in-game
i.imgur.com/W4f1V8y.jpg
And so is this
i.imgur.com/zFtClan.jpg
or this
imgur.com/gallery/U7agc
Watch dogs doesn't look this good. Not on PS nor on the E3 demo. As a matter of fact , the PC version looks as shitty as the PS4 version. Only it can run at 4K.
AMD FANBOY The final game looked better than the E3 trailer by much
That Graphics during E3 2012 was way ahead of its time! Then the downgrade happened! 😂😂
pretty sure it was a pre rendered cgi , the graphics never existed back then
@@murkymischief3811 they did, and you can unlock it for yourself (google it)
The hate for this game is largely overblown. Like, yeah, the lighting and effects suffered, corporations are bad, yadda yadda. By and large, the graphics still hold up today, even on consoles.
I just got the game for PS4 after enjoying Legion, and must say: I resent the community for putting me off trying it all these years far more than I ever resented Ubisoft's devs. It's an astoundingly great game.
This comment is accurate. My first Watchdogs game was Legion on PS5. Went back and played 2 when it got FPS Boosted on Series X. Avoided 1 because of all the hate and claims of downgraded and ‘shit graphics’. Bought it today as it’s also now FPS Boosted on Series X, and honestly I am amazed at how well this game holds up in nearly 2022. It’s kind of insane.
I don’t know how people were not used to devs putting out mocked up trailers, it happens all the time and was nothing new back then, and this isn’t even the most egregious. I think people just had way higher expectations of what the One and PS4 were capable of as this game released going into a new gen. But overall the game still looks phenomenal for the time, and I think it looks better than 2 in many aspects. I stopped trusting critics and other players’ opinions a long time ago though, and glad I am finally getting around to this one.
The games still look great, even if they're not exactly how they were in trailers. First game I played was watchdogs 2, then got watchdogs on sale. Only game I was disappointed about was Legion because I pre-ordered it and it had a ton of performance issues at launch. Other than that, mostly solid entries. My ranking is 2, 1, legions.
The graphics look great by todays standards because they haven't ever been able to reach the E3 2012 standards of graphics and animiation quality. Leading me to believe everything from the "gameplay showcase" was likely pre-rendered and made to just look like someone was playing it in real-time.
@@mandrews6282 got it randomly because on sale, have no clue what it is got it really cheap only to test what my xbox series s is capable of and holy shit this game is guudd and it has fps boost too on this tiny machine
@@NamesZKP you clearly joking look at horizon forbidden west on ps5 that e3 trailer is nothing compared to that
Damn that explosion was so unsatisfying
I agree, explosions aren't good in watch dogs 2 but that shows that the next game isn't perfect but can improve even before release. I hope that is the case because I'm like you, I love a good explosion. ;)
+Bosschanceforonce Larpon I agree with you
This game's demo showed ray tracing in gameplay before it was even a thing
ray tracing was used in movie-making (or animations from pixar/disney) for years before RTX 20x0 series was even announced
@@aleksaleks8342 I meant in video games forgot to mention that
This demo did not have ray tracing anywhere.
This have nothing to do with consoles, this is gay Franch Ubishit, they make this alltime. At E3 2006 in Assasins Creed they promise and show awesome walk through the crowds. And in final game it was shitty glitchy animation. Far Cry 3 graphics too and a same shit I expect from The Division final game.
Sadly, The Division will get a massive downgrade like Watch Dogs in order for it to be on consoles.
Bullshit. If companies stop showing us random shit that they can't make then it will be downgraded for both PC and Next-Gen.
Adolf Hitler Come on this is Ubisoft we are talking about.
***** Ya I know they also pulled this crap on Far Cry 3 and other games so don't expect future games to look like the game which was shown at E3 or something.
you should be happy that they are releasing it on PC since it was planned as a console exclusiv.
silencer122 I smell Bullshit.
Ubisoft's gameplay demos keep looking better, but the final products are always the same shit lmao.
I hope some day soon they announce a remaster with the graphics of E3's demo.
and then cyberpunk 2077 happened and people like yongyea praised the game before it even launched
If they will ever do a remastered version, which we totally deserve, I am eager to see glass reflections!
3:15 This was the saddest gas station explosion I've ever seen.
they were using mods at E3
Gotta understand, back then they thought the next gen consoles where gonna be much more powerful. When they finally received the final kits they realized the demo wasn't doable on such weak hardware. PC could have done it but not the consoles. CPU limits were current gens biggest downfall.
But but...maybe PS5 can
Some devs said that dev-kits were much more powerful than final consoles. I doubt that, I think they made a deal and tricked people into believing they were powerful. Also it's a cross gen title also released on PS3
@@TheyWantMeGone69 that's like 7 years after.
@@TheyWantMeGone69can't even cath up to wd2
E3 2012: OMG LOOK AT THE GRAPHICS SOO REALISTIC.
Final: WTF IS THIS SHIT?!
Stessa reazione xd
ikr
It is a huge difference... What the hell happened to this game?
UbiCrap
I REALLY hope they don't do this for The Division.
oh they will lol.. and when it comes out im only renting it...
they will, why do u think they delayed the game??
ubisoft is on a mission to disappoint gamers lol
No they said in a recent article that they aren't changing any aesthetics, they are going to have the next gen consoles at a frame lock of 30 Fps but the game will never change how it looks. Here's the link to the article: www.totalxbox.com/78262/the-division-is-30fps-because-graphical-fidelity-is-more-important-to-us-than-frame-rate/
well as long as the game look great and plays well im 100% fine with that..
Looks Like Ray Tracing On vs Off, It is possible with GPU's Like 4090 to have these kind of graphics now
no. the ray tracing even on games like 1998 quake 2 or 2007 portal which coridor games kill the even 4090 with best cpu 64gb ram. so basicly watch dogd e3 like game with ray tracing on 4k resolation now imposible unless you spend on air more like spiderman and prototaype stlye game. the matrix demo not look better than watch dogs normal version forget about e3. there is e3 mods for watch dogs on pc you can try that.
I really don't understand why to downgrade the graphic on PC...
Because PC versions nowadays are pure ports. There's no graphical difference other than the ability to spice the engine slightly compared to the original console version.
It's made for consoles because they are all the same and easy to optimize for, and the developers will make compromises graphically to meet the necessity of the "target devices", or consoles if acting corporate doesn't help.
In other words, they give zero shits about PC gamers because console gamers are more abundant.
Zach Webb In E3 it was a gameplay not a cinimatic cutscene; altough the gameplay shown on PS4 the graphics can be in the PC version.
they fucking made the code e3 graphics go down if u saw some people found that e3 graphics where in the game but only for e3
FalloutFuture e3 settings were in the files but not everything was there
Because Miscrosoft and Sony pay developers to gimp the PC version so they dont look better.
Ur not a true gamer if U don’t play the game because of its graphics.
For all that we know the E3 clip could have been (and I really believe it was) fully scripted, happening in a small demo area. This would use much less resources (when the "random factor" is taken out). And of course they have a killer rig when they're shooting these demos.
I remember this😂 so excited for these next gen graphics and all we got was another 360 mop up
How in the world they did they get away with false advertising
A lot of people seem to get offended by this game. To me this was a great game, mostly because I never watch trailers of games before they release, Marketing mostly lie to make sales and it should be expected at this point. This is still one of the best games I played during 2014. I also noticed how someone compared this to GTA 4. I Played both three weeks ago and felt offended for the first time by a comment. GTA 4 Ai textures and vehicles felt below watchdogs. People need to learn to adapt and accept that the E3 trailer was a cinematic fake. Watchdogs was great except the fact they did not have many particle effects or smooth/ ambient lighting. I also hear people complain about the characters but compared to most game plots, they were actually good.
It wasn't a Cinematic fake, it's called pre alpha gameplay, don't make assumptions, this isn't the first Ubisoft game that got downgraded
@@damxcv Gta 5 also did a pre alpha gameplay but had to remove a lot of the tree's and props because the game only rendered at 9fps in real time. People don't get upset at this however which is why I don't understand it when people get upset at other games for doing the same thing.
@@staticbuilds7613people hated watch dogs because youtubers told people to do that
i know im 2 years late
The original version definitely looks more gritty, the new version looks more clean, but otherwise the original looks way better, only thing I prefer the new version to the old in is that the new version isn't as excessive with the depth of field in some effects, it is utilized somewhat more intelligently, but other than that, the E3 2012 version looked amazing.
if the pc version looks good but the gloss version of e3 is very good in effects such as the effect of smoke on the streets of Chicago or the effect of car headlights, rain sun people without envargo version e3 as pc have their good things
1:00 the e3 version had vents
It was downgraded, yes.
Its with all their games instead of just bringin the E3 grphics as a dlc
They can still remaster it
God damn that explosion is so disappointing😂
That's Watchdogs on Ultra? I bet if Ubisoft really optimized the game, this shit could run ultra on a ps3. It just looks bad...
+Wave The current gen consoles or atleast PC are fully capable of running the E3 version, lets just hope Watch Dogs 2 will look as good or better than the E3 version of Watch Dogs
+One123 dont get your hopes up, its ubisoft were talking about here
Luca Aminoff I've never bought an Ubisoft game for $59.99, and never will
Explosion on E3 = 😨😰😍👍💪
Explosion on retail = 😒👎
That tiny explosion made me lol!
+tek87 Your profile pic annoys me :D
Yeah
this is partially the reason why i boycot ubisoft. trashy copy and paste games which really are just dlc for the last title, downgrades.... simple ai that makes no sense. nah ubiflop is boycotted , probly forever. horrible optimization is also 1 of those reasons
Bro i didnt even notice the explosion on the retail version at first. That was dissapointing
This is why people got trust issues.
Y’know , I heard about this but didn’t take much stock into it; however, I see it now and damn - what the hell happened to the LIGHTING. The graphics are somewhat similar, but omg it’s 1000% the lighting that’s completely altered the mood like who approved this
The 2012 is more "Cinematic", the final looks like a "Game"
Downgraded for sure...
By the way, I like the music :)
If they want to remaster watch dogs just use the e3 version lmao, big brain
While Watch Dogs still looks pretty good, the E3 build was definitely better but it was most likely running on a super computer of some sorts cause if that version was on the Xbox one and PS4 at the time, the console couldn’t handle it and would dip In framerate frequently.
But thankfully there’s a mod to get all the stuff that was removed back In… As long as your PC can handle it lol.
where?
Here after the Matrix Unreal Tech Demo just dropped...
Same, first thing that came to mind so i came here to ponder at what could have been
Man its all due to sthupid consoles .......they should have made improvements in consoles ...I remember how ps3 was a big thing over ps2 but ps4 and xbx 1 are no innovation .....they should have made better consoles
Dude that is wayyy easy for you to say. Now tell me what major innovations can they add available with the technology we have now? We already have online and other things, just wait as technology progresses in the next 6 years. You act like we have floating cars and holographic/virtual reality(ik oculus rift but that isnt shit right now)
***** dude -_- we have sooooo nice graphic cards that could have been used but they didn't use it......the manufacturing cost is cheap of any gpu but I dont know why the fuck they didn't use those gpus instead they added sthupid gpus .....
Ahmad Tariq yea they did. Maybe they are just leaving money for other innovation maybe? And if gpus are a problem for all of you people why not just go to pc gaming?
I have a gaming laptop already .....but the problem is watch dogs could have better graphics only if this console monoply wasn't there ....but still consoles are more fun ...
you mean a 1000$ console?
It was same with Far Cry 3.
In my thoughts they did an upgrade with the final graphics
the final version of far cry 3 looks a lot better than the e3 one
eTheBlack **old comment i know** fc3 looked better than E3 except that in E3 there were more trees
lol, that last explosion.
yup it was so sad
Should have done it like EA does it with FIFA. Amazing graphics for Nextgen and PC, downgraded for oldgen..
E3 2012 demo build ran on a single GTX 680 (similar to a GTX 770 or an R9 280X) and now look at the game.
Ubisoft fucked up. Again. That smoke in the club even looked like it was PhysX based. If they would stop catering to consoles as a primary and finish the games on PC then port them to console (like competent developers do) we wouldn't see such shitty, incompetent games from them.
Oh and if a shitty, incompetent PC game isn't bad enough, here, have some uPlay on top of it! Gee, thanks Ubicunts!
What bothers me the most is that they really could make it look like the e3 one, but they simply decided not to
So much of what was visually promised this generation didn’t happen. Announcements like Watchdogs, Witcher 3 (the original graphics), Anthem, and so on.
Honestly the version that came out was still pretty good just not as great as we were expecting.
even watchogs legion doesn't look as good as the demo
This isn’t as worse as the Witcher 3 downgrade
Why blame consoles if other developers can optimize graphics for different platforms? Ubisoft got lazy, that's why.
holy shit man that's huge difference
It's been 10 years...
They should release the e3 build now since pcs and consoles are much more powerful now lol
I did like those solid water streams going off roof at 2:05 in E3 demo and i surely can't find them nowhere in my game. They may mean they didn't downgrade much, because certainly things are missing.
The graphics are certainty different but I was more impressed with the Ai's and the physics
The only improvement in the final version is the lights in the nightclub. It actually makes that scene more energetic, dynamic, and colorful, vs the E3 version which is basically just people hanging out in a lot of fog. Everything else looks like a downgrade though.
This makes me wonder if the 2012 "gameplay" was actually a pre rendered cinematic. Deceptive tactics.
The car crashing physics in the trailer were clearly pre-rendered. The animation was so smooth and realistic and the actual game footage shows typical janky movement
It doesn't make sense what people are saying about consoles bringing ut down. They all ready had a build for the game , running on PC. For thr consoles just lower the settings and remove a few effects. Ubi made a realistic game demonstration but they used CGI on a low scale to make people believe heres the near final build. In reality they never got to that level on a game scale , that's why they lied , that's why the current game has no active reflections, that's why the game has no flare to it, because they never finished it, graphically plus they used a conpletely different lighting engine so it's very possible that the final build was based off something other than the game engine shown in E3
all these graphics are still in game. Just turned off and hidden n the game files. Fail UBISOFT
Where?
whatermen The Worse mod, search and learn about it on a reddit post, the archieves are literally in game all the time but for a suspect reason it’s blocked and no activated in the final version...Sorry for my bad english, I speak spanish and english just a little bit 😁 I hope I’ve helped