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In order to see the difference, we captured a few screenshots of the same situations within the demo both on a PS4 Pro and on a standard PS4 console, matching camera angles as well as possible and saving the shots in lossless PNG to achieve the best possible comparison.
What you see here is a test level where we check characters’ animations to make sure they’re ready to go in the game. We also use this level to try out visual effects, like the sword arc you can see above, as well as special effects like clouds of dust, explosions and more.
Speaking of taste, this Tokyo Game Show marks the beginning of our Reader's Choice Award, voted directly by you. The response was much stronger than we anticipated, and you can expect to be able to express your preference like this at every edition of the DualShockers awards from now on. And since we're keeping the best thing for last, you can find the winner out at the bottom of the p
As usual, remember that the winners below reflect our personal feelings and opinions. It's perfectly ok if you disagree, and have your own list. As a matter of fact, feel free to post it in the comments.
And that's it for this year's Tokyo Game Show. As usual, it was a ton of fun, with 49,536 steps walked on a bruised ankle (because some genius decided that it was fun to bump on me at full speed with an overloaded luggage cart at the airport). That said, the show doesn't end just yet on DualShockers, as we still have a metric ton of content to deliver. Look forward to it over the next few d
Competition for all the awards won by Final Fantasy XV was extremely strong, but if the whole game is as good as the first 40 minutes we played, we're in for a treat that we'll remember for a long, long t
NieR: Automata  will release in Japan for PS4 on February 23rd, in North America on March 7th, and in Europe on March 10th, 2017. A PC version is also scheduled to come next year, but no release window has been announced for that one. It's definitely a hotly anticipated game. It won our staff-pick for Most Anticipated Game of 2017 , and it ranked third among our read
In a tight, closed space, sounds don’t echo very much. In a wide open room like the one above, though, echoes last longer. Echoes also change depending on the materials that make up an area: They’re louder when you’re surrounded by metal than when you’re surrounded by dirt, for example. Each area you explore in a game needs its own reverb settings to get these echoes just right.
Square Enix Japan doesn't seem to have trouble showing it off even in official promotional screenshots, as you can see below, and during the latest livestream, Producer Yosuke Saito even took some time to clarify that the white underwear worn by 2B isn't actually panties, but the bottom of a leot
While our "Biggest Shocker!!!" special prize is basically a honorable mention, this time around the name is quite appropriate (even more so to the adorably quirky nature of the game's creator Yoko Taro). The crazy action and the drastic perspective changes that were showcased during a stage event. literally made me shout "What the F...!" (in a very good way) in the middle of the press room where I was recording the show, with the obvious amusement of a few tens of mostly Japanese journali
They're also rather hellish to descend, because Steep is not an easy game. After all, you're tackling the Alps. It's supposed to be a challenge, and the game definitely doesn't shy away from putting a tree in your flight path.
Naval combat is absolutely fantastic. It's a mix of collaboration, tactical thinking and old plain guts. It definitely isn't limited to just shooting your cannons. The helmsman's prowess and the coordination of the men handling the angle of the sails to get the best out of the wind generate an extremely compelling gameplay mechanic.
The demo for Https://nierautomatafans.com/: Automata is contained to the mission inside the factory and took about an hour to complete, though 45 minutes is probably more accurate if the player isn't constantly taking screenshots. During the demo 2B has only one companion that only communicates with her a few times. The humorous bickering among NPCs in Nier was something enjoyable about that game, but I must stress that just because it was absent in the demo does not mean anything regarding its absence or inclusion in the final game, though it would be disappointing if we do not get anything comparable to Grimoire Weiss and Kaine going back and forth. Nier is a personal favorite from the previous console generation, but looking at it objectively, it did have a few rough edges. A game cannot be judged on a single level demo, but the content of the demo indicates that Nier: Automata will present a world that is different from its predecessor but will retain its essence but with more refinement. The odd motif of covered eyes seems like it will be more prominent, and the graphics look to be of a much higher relative quality than the original. The overall soundtrack cannot be judged based on a single level, but what was included in the demo sounded like the natural progression of its predecessor's score. So nier, far, wherever you are , if you were a fan of Nier, this demo indicates that we can be optimistic about the upcoming sequel.
