Gamepost Dragon Age Origins comparison!

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="sleepingzzz"]Maybe that's true, but even if they did spend another 5 years on it there is still no way it would look as good as it could be on a newer PC. At some point there is just no getting around the limits of the hardware on the consoles. sleepingzzz

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If anything the comparison just shows the PC is miles ahead of the consoles. Too bad the game wasn't made exclusively for the PC. Bioware could then really up the visuals without having the consoles hold them down.

Jandurin

[QUOTE="sleepingzzz"][QUOTE="Jandurin"] Well... okay?Jandurin

[QUOTE="sleepingzzz"][QUOTE="Jandurin"] Well... okay?Jandurin

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="sleepingzzz"] Look I don't mean to come off as an a PC elitist. My favorite games are still on my old consoles. That still doesn't change the facts that the consoles are using hardware from 3 years ago. It's pretty common knowledge that in 3 years time technology has more than doubled in speed/power.sleepingzzz

Looks miles better on the PS3 than the 360. Color saturation, shading,textures and lighting are all much better on the PS3. PC screens look by far the best of course.djsifer01

Its funny, he docked ME for framerate problems and yet its perfectly fine for the PS3 version of DAO?GulliversTravel

Texter sharpness and detail are the same on ps3 and 360. 360 version just looks more washed out which I am sure could be fixed with adjusting contrast. Other than that there is no real difference.

[QUOTE="GulliversTravel"]Its funny, he docked ME for framerate problems and yet its perfectly fine for the PS3 version of DAO?Jandurin

I'm not a graphics whore at all andI'm playing on the PC on the highest settings and I'm pretty shocked at how bad it looks, so that can't bode well for the console versions. Other than camera issues, meh graphics, and some party AI stupidity, a good game so far.

Texter sharpness and detail are the same on ps3 and 360. 360 version just looks more washed out which I am sure could be fixed with adjusting contrast. Other than that there is no real difference.

dinb

Who the **** plays RPGs for graphics anyways?...only on system wars.

[QUOTE="GulliversTravel"]Its funny, he docked ME for framerate problems and yet its perfectly fine for the PS3 version of DAO?Jandurin

Who the **** plays RPGs for graphics anyways?...only on system wars.

Kandlegoat

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="GulliversTravel"]Its funny, he docked ME for framerate problems and yet its perfectly fine for the PS3 version of DAO?DragonfireXZ95

I dont at all expect the same kind of experience.h575309

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="GulliversTravel"]Its funny, he docked ME for framerate problems and yet its perfectly fine for the PS3 version of DAO?GulliversTravel

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Who the **** plays RPGs for graphics anyways?...only on system wars.

DragonfireXZ95

why don't you look up "Kandlegoat"on PSN?....but don't do that..I want you to be ignorant and assume I own DA:O on the 360 ;)

O.o I must be blind, because I don't see the "huge" difference between the PS3 and 360 version. The PS3 version has better contrast and AF...the difference is rather minimal.killab2oo5

The difference isn't huge. Was it meant to be huge? If it were, i'm sure it would have been more than a .5 reduction.

They are practically both the same.

The only difference is that the PS3 version might be brighter because of some tweaks that were probably made in the system settings.

Saying which version is better would be completely opinionated.

They should have really received the same score because it seemed that they both had their problems which the other didnt; visual glitching in one version, and not in the other. Because of this the 360 and PS3 versions seem like a puzzle that was dropped on the floor and broke into two pieces and should have scored the same; whether the score is 8.5 or 9.0 it woudn't matter.

As far as the PC version goes; well that version is the COMPLETE puzzle and has its score justified. :)

[QUOTE="killab2oo5"]O.o I must be blind, because I don't see the "huge" difference between the PS3 and 360 version. The PS3 version has better contrast and AF...the difference is rather minimal.lundy86_4

The difference isn't huge. Was it meant to be huge? If it were, i'm sure it would have been more than a .5 reduction.

[QUOTE="PearlOfHeaven"][QUOTE="spinecaton"]

Meh, just looks like a contrast issue/lighting

The textures for the most part are identical.

spinecaton

Oh sorry, I am just a huge fanboy this morning :P I said I see the difference in lighting and the cobblestone but not much else. I don't really see how that makes me a fanboy.

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[QUOTE="killab2oo5"]O.o I must be blind, because I don't see the "huge" difference between the PS3 and 360 version. The PS3 version has better contrast and AF...the difference is rather minimal.killab2oo5

The difference isn't huge. Was it meant to be huge? If it were, i'm sure it would have been more than a .5 reduction.

I know it;s hyperbole on your part, but from the review I wasn't expecting the difference to be huge, just there definitavely. It maybe should have scored the same, but that's neither here nor there. It didn't.

this is the biggest difference i have seen so far from multiplat games.

360 version is missing so much detail on the ground, lighting, colors, etc..

Going the review you would think the 360 version looks like a PS2 game, but they're pretty much identical. Kevin V said the difference was definate and there's been more than a few people in this thread calling the difference "huge". I don't see this though.

It's the same difference as in most multiplats. The superior version usually just has better contrast, slightly better textures, and better framerate, but usally score the same. Going by the review you would think the 360 version looks like a PS2 game, but they're pretty much identical.killab2oo5

And thats what is so weird about the scores, the PS3 doesnt have a better framerate to go along with the "better graphics".

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Ps3 version has visual hicups while the 360 doesnt.

The PS3 has "better graphics" while the 360 version has better framerate.

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They really should have gotten the same score.

Yeah there is definitely a noticeable drop in texture quality for the 360 version. Seems to me Bioware shafted us 360 users just so they didn't have to pay for a second disc. Very poor customer service imo, I hope this game doesn't sell much on 360. There is no excuse as to why the quality is lower I have no doubt the 360 version could have looked as good as the PS3. It's like the company's are thinking lems will buy the game anyway, and if the PS3 version is higher quality maybe it will get some extra sales as well. While I can understand this type of thinking imo you should reward the people who buy your products the most. Will be interesting to see the sales numbers for this one since it's going up against other games that did not make the same mistake.

Yeah there is definitely a noticeable drop in texture quality for the 360 version. Seems to me Bioware shafted us 360 users just so they didn't have to pay for a second disc. Very poor customer service imo, I hope this game doesn't sell much on 360. There is no excuse as to why the quality is lower I have no doubt the 360 version could have looked as good as the PS3. It's like the company's are thinking lems will buy the game anyway, and if the PS3 version is higher quality maybe it will get some extra sales as well. While I can understand this type of thinking imo you should reward the people who buy your products the most. Will be interesting to see the sales numbers for this one since it's going up against other games that did not make the same mistake.

nosedive7

Bioware didn't do the console porting. It's probably just a problem they had, I doubt they have ulterior motives and purposefully sacrificed the graphics.

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[QUOTE="PearlOfHeaven"] Nice avatar. You'll just need to remove that fanboy shade off and it'll be a very cute avatar.ZoomZoom2490

Oh sorry, I am just a huge fanboy this morning :P I said I see the difference in lighting and the cobblestone but not much else. I don't really see how that makes me a fanboy.

You missed my other posts where I said the cobblestone is better on PS3 :P

[QUOTE="GulliversTravel"]Its funny, he docked ME for framerate problems and yet its perfectly fine for the PS3 version of DAO?Jandurin

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="GulliversTravel"]Its funny, he docked ME for framerate problems and yet its perfectly fine for the PS3 version of DAO?JediRiff

See where the 8.5 came from and haters/doubters be humbled!

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I guess the staff at GS had to prove their claims about the 360 version because the lems were in uproar.

Espada12

[QUOTE="killab2oo5"] Going the review you would think the 360 version looks like a PS2 game, but they're pretty much identical. Kevin V said the difference was definate and there's been more than a few people in this thread calling the difference "huge". I don't see this though.

It's the same difference as in most multiplats. The superior version usually just has better contrast, slightly better textures, and better framerate, but usally score the same. Going by the review you would think the 360 version looks like a PS2 game, but they're pretty much identical.Trmpt

And thats what is so weird about the scores, the PS3 doesnt have a better framerate to go along with the "better graphics".

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Ps3 version has visual hicups while the 360 doesnt.

The PS3 has "better graphics" while the 360 version has better framerate.

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They really should have gotten the same score.

I agree, what nonsense to give different scores to the console versions. I'd give both the ps3 and the 360 8.5, cause Pc deserves a +1. pc destroys the console versions in every possible way. Ps3 gets 9 and Pc 9.5? No, just no. this time gamespot failed big, imo.pitty8982

[QUOTE="pitty8982"]I agree, what nonsense to give different scores to the console versions. I'd give both the ps3 and the 360 8.5, cause Pc deserves a +1. pc destroys the console versions in every possible way. Ps3 gets 9 and Pc 9.5? No, just no. this time gamespot failed big, imo.Jandurin

Well I have put in no hours of either version so I think I have a fair assessment of the graphical differences.

Well I have put in no hours of either version so I think I have a fair assessment of the graphic differences.

spinecaton

[QUOTE="pitty8982"]I agree, what nonsense to give different scores to the console versions. I'd give both the ps3 and the 360 8.5, cause Pc deserves a +1. pc destroys the console versions in every possible way. Ps3 gets 9 and Pc 9.5? No, just no. this time gamespot failed big, imo.Jandurin

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="pitty8982"]I agree, what nonsense to give different scores to the console versions. I'd give both the ps3 and the 360 8.5, cause Pc deserves a +1. pc destroys the console versions in every possible way. Ps3 gets 9 and Pc 9.5? No, just no. this time gamespot failed big, imo.pitty8982

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See where the 8.5 came from and haters/doubters be humbled!

link

I guess the staff at GS had to prove their claims about the 360 version because the lems were in uproar.

pitty8982

The textures are better on ps3 though..

it looks better on the wii