De wereld kan niet wachten op Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, maar eerst krijgen we nog een warmmakertje in de vorm van Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection. Vandaag is weer iets duidelijker geworden hoe de Uncharted PS4-variant de originele trilogie gaat presenteren. Digital Foundry heeft namelijk een analyse gemaakt van de eerder verschenen Uncharted PS4 ‘verhaaltrailer’ en is tot een aantal conclusies gekomen:
“The original character models used in Drake’s Fortune look rather dated next to those used in Uncharted 3,” said Digital Foundry. “It makes sense to create a more coherent look across all three games by upgrading the models, and based on what we’ve seen in the trailer, that’s exactly what has happened. In addition to main character models, supporting detail also receives a boost. A significant number of textures are replaced with higher quality versions while special effects work, such as explosions and fire, are improved as well. Models with minimal screen-time receive a healthy increase in detail as do many of the backgrounds. Meshes used for terrain are modified significantly in a number of situations. The changes may not immediately leap out, but taken as a whole, the improvement is impressive.
All three games benefit from an increase in resolution to full 1080p with post-process anti-aliasing and operate at a near perfect 60 frames per second. Keeping in mind the complexity of this project, the results so far are highly encouraging. The evidence suggests that bringing in the experts at Bluepoint seems to be paying off in spades: over and above the accomplished performance level and new effects, what impresses us the most is the care and attention in improving even the most incidental of background detail.
The number of changes made to the original assets suggests an overhaul exceeding that of The Last of Us Remastered, with many of the improvements reminding us of the level of effort that went into elements of the current-gen versions of Grand Theft Auto 5.”
