Thief: Next Gen vs. Current Gen Graphics Comparison
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Skipperlipicus
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Uhh it seems common sense that a game designed for older consoles isnt going to all of a sudden have awesome graphics when played on newer machines.
It's more of a hardcore stealth game. In Thief games your character sucks at fighting so you're best off just avoiding confrontation altogether.
I somewhat agree. I still think the xbone version is a little too dark, but the other versions just look washed out for a game that is about using darkness to your advantage, moving from shadow to shadow, dousing candles to remain undetected and so on.
I have the PC version and at the default brightness it just didn't look good to me so I had to turn it down a little.
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Next-Gen Face-Off: Thief • Face-offs • Eurogamer.net
If you've just bought a next-gen console, this Thief reboot is likely not your best choice for showing off its strengths. Visually, the PS4 should be the front-runner given its 1080p presentation, but through the virtues of effective anti-aliasing, the 900p frame-buffer used on Xbox One holds its own in practice. However, the PS4's weaker texture filtering does factor into the comparison more visibly, with assets appearing blurrier than they should at a distance, and asset pop-in proving slightly more evident. Given that all other settings are a match between next-gen platforms, the Xbox One release - surprisingly - stacks up favourable against a maxed-out PC playthrough.
All in all, it's hard not to be disappointed on a technical level with Thief. It's often our refrain, but in this case we'd strongly urge opting for the PC release if it's an option. If you're committed to buying for one next-gen platform or another, the superior texture filtering on Xbox One means it carries itself slightly better in the visual stakes - but frame-pacing aside, for the most part all three versions match up very closely indeed.
If you've just bought a next-gen console, this Thief reboot is likely not your best choice for showing off its strengths. Visually, the PS4 should be the front-runner given its 1080p presentation, but through the virtues of effective anti-aliasing, the 900p frame-buffer used on Xbox One holds its own in practice. However, the PS4's weaker texture filtering does factor into the comparison more visibly, with assets appearing blurrier than they should at a distance, and asset pop-in proving slightly more evident. Given that all other settings are a match between next-gen platforms, the Xbox One release - surprisingly - stacks up favourable against a maxed-out PC playthrough.
All in all, it's hard not to be disappointed on a technical level with Thief. It's often our refrain, but in this case we'd strongly urge opting for the PC release if it's an option. If you're committed to buying for one next-gen platform or another, the superior texture filtering on Xbox One means it carries itself slightly better in the visual stakes - but frame-pacing aside, for the most part all three versions match up very closely indeed.
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Dont listen to the reviewers. ive been having a blast with this game and so have a lot of other people.
All the points made in reviews are due to the "slowness" of the game. Its meant to be a slow game, its a stealth game ffs.
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Hah, they're trying so hard to shill the (slightly) inferior XBO. The review should just read "Both consoles make compromises, stick with PC".
Same here. I bet it is hard to match monitor verses TV settings for true fair comparison.
This vid makes the Xbox One look the worse
the fucking background music in that video reminds me of an old porno