I am happy to hear that Halo 5 will be getting a 4k update for xbox one x. But simply updating to 4k resolution is not very impressive visually.
I am speculating on this and I am no expert. But the Halo 5 Beta had far superior graphics compared to the final game (specifically lighting). But in order to bump up the resolution past 720p, 343 downgraded the graphics. Here is some screenshot evidence to refresh your memories.
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/za4xTlnjVfg/maxresdefault.jpg
I am assuming that restoring the beta graphics and increasing the resolution to 4k on xbox one x should not be very difficult. I hope 343 does this or something even better.
Yeah, I’m hoping 343 bumps the beta graphics back in. I honestly wish Halo would release for once will a realistic look and feel, instead of the shaded graphics that make it look semi-childish or cartoonist in nature. If that makes sense.
I’m actually glad I found someone else who thinks that the beta graphics looked better
Go to H2A graphics. I still stand by my opinion it was the best looking Halo ever made in all aspects.
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> I’m actually glad I found someone else who thinks that the beta graphics looked better
Don’t forget about the Nightfall armor in the beta, especially the helmet. No longer would it look bulbous and bugged-eyed, now it closely resembles the classic ODST helmet more accurately. There would be a huge uproar praising the overall design.
They also had to change some things from the beta because it was negatively affecting gameplay. The lighting in the bases on Truth is a good example.
The graphics did not effect my gameplay in the beta at all but that is anecdotal.
If the graphics truly affected gameplay, they didn’t have to downgrade the graphics. All they had to do is change blue teams color, which they did after release of the final game, and tweak the artistic choices. And no changes to the campaign were necessary, yet campaign was downgraded as well.
So clearly gameplay is not why the beta graphics were downgraded. Graphics were downgraded to increase the resolution.
I also agree that the graphics (blanket term) generally looked better during the Halo 5 beta.
I’ve come to point out that such a change is highly unlikely as individual lighting setups and likely shaders would need to be reworked to achieve a similar look. Although, I’m almost certain that the SSAO looks better in the retail copy.
It’s not something that can be done quickly in any case, so I don’t see it happening.
Will it make the game play better ? Maybe take some of the glitchy gameplay away ?
