Beyond Good & Evil | Original VS Remaster | Gameplay Graphics Comparison | Analista De Bits

- The versions in this comparison belong to the PC version with maximum settings.
- The remastering of Beyond Good & Evil stands out mainly for its new textures, lighting and modeling of characters and enemies.
- The improvements in texturing apply to practically the entire game. From the smallest items, to the characters or even the sky.
- New shadows and ambient occlusion make a difference in lighting.
- New assets have been added to the environment and some 2D sprites have been replaced by 3D elements, such as vegetation.
- Some aspects of the graphic section have not been changed, such as the animations or the geometry of the environment. This means that some bugs related to animations and collisions are still present.
- The original version dragged framerate problems during some cinematics that have been solved.
- There are some problems with vertical synchronization causing stuttering on PC.
- La versiones de esta comparativa pertenecen a la versión de PC con settings al máximo.
- La remasterización de Beyond Good & Evil destaca principalmente por sus nuevas texturas, iluminación y modelados de personajes y enemigos.
- Las mejoras en el texturizado se aplican prácticamente a todo el juego. Desde los ítems más pequeños, hasta los personajes o incluso el cielo.
- Las nuevas sombras y oclusión ambiental marcan la diferencia en la iluminación.
- Se han añadido nuevos assets en el entorno y se han cambiado algunos sprites 2D por elementos 3D, como la vegetación.
- Algunos aspectos del apartado gráfico no han tenido cambios como las animaciones o la geometría del entorno. Esto conlleva a que algunos bugs relacionados con las animaciones y colisiones siguen presentes.
- La versión original arrastraba problemas de framerate durante algunas cinemáticas que han sido solventados.
- Hay algunos problemas con la sincronización vertical provocan stuttering en PC.

[@PokyBallinBabo]

I wonder, who's that one person at Ubi (who's gotta be pretty high up) that still cares about this franchise... Michelle has left long ago.

[@SanjiGenial]

Michel. 😒 He's a guy, Michelle is the same name for girls.

[@billyfraiser6298]

I don't get that vibe at all from this anniversary edition. The vibe I get from this, is that it's a money grab. It's only a remaster, not even a remake. They're trying to bring in more money to put toward the sequel that is never going to happen. I guarantee we see new footage of the sequel later this year (funded by this remaster), to keep the hype up and bring in more revenue for the developers..... only to go another 5 years with 0 news about the sequel. THAT'S the kind of vibe I get from this game releasing. FAR FROM someone caring about the franchise.

[@64-96]

@@billyfraiser6298 Agreed, but at the end of the day, this is a really decent remaster and the original PC port is 100% broken. I'm glad I now have a way to play it properly on PC.

[@joe--cool]

@@64-96 The GOG version works fine. The delisted Steam version was broken and had broken Tages DRM. This video is also strange. The old version definitely has shadows. It looks like some driver issue or it was recorded on low settings.

[@64-96]

@@joe--cool The GOG version has exactly the same issues as the Ubisoft Connect version, the Steam version is just even more broken, but on a modern PC all of the versions are utterly irreparably broken from audio sync issues to broken graphical effects. The launcher has a multitude of options but offer no perfect solution to the issues as it's always a trade off between broken in one way or broken in another. There is no fan patch available either that attempts to rectify the state of the game. I have tried for years to play this game on modern PCs and it just doesn't work properly, it always ends up being broken in some way and a worse experience than the original console versions or the HD ports on Xbox 360 and PS3. Infact, you can emulate the PS3 HD version on RPCS3 and have a WAAAAAY better experience.

[@RD-dt7us]

Actual new texture work instead of crappy AI upscaling has to be applauded.

[@Pikastation28]

I honestly thought it would be AI upscaled and I'm glad that it isn't AI because doing it from scratch is the best way to go plus we need more of it.

[@EC-mg4gb]

Unlike that Tomb raider remaster 🙄

[@Roooonsguy]

It's a bit of both; you can see AI upscaling being used on some parts, like the posters in the cities - especially those with text, or many metal surfaces on the Black Isle.

[@PokyBallinBabo]

How do you deduce that they did it by hand?

[@RD-dt7us]

@@PokyBallinBabo Because they're entirely new images, not the old ones, but upscaled.

[@oak8194]

2:17 Remastered NPC A.I. 🤣

[@TU7OV]

bro can't find the way

[@WAGLB]

I just want that Sony sees this and make something similar with Jak and Dexter and Sly Cooper, but...I doubt

[@ZeeConstantine]

Things that could be better: 1. There's a softness in the original artwork that I wish was preserved across the remaster. It's preserved in the remake's water, but it's not present in Jade's hair and the vegetation, it's harsh and weird instead. 2. Architecture cornices and arches. They missed the depth effect in MANY textures in the city. The shadows are supposed to be painted longer to give the right effect. Buildings are looking flat in the remaster. 3. The remake is missing the yellow/orange warmth of some areas, sunny spots, hut's roofs, Jade's skin.

[@AasaaL]

Yes! This lack of warmness is what's annoying me in this remaster

[@ZeeConstantine]

​@@AasaaLYeah, it makes me admire how the original vision created the best aesthetic they could using all the limitations of the hardware of the time.

[@clint9040]

Tottally

[@alexsilva28]

The fog depth effect is also broken on the remaster. The silhouette of distant buildings looks bright

[@femto8402]

It looks like Ubisoft released a good remaster for once

[@allstarcom0615]

Stop the cap

[@piotrlisowski2012]

It's hard to believe after so many years of disappointment

[@PokyBallinBabo]

Yes! Changing the actual models is SO rare in remasters!!

[@franciscobutte]

Switch version run like crap, worst than the PS3 HD Remaster

[@Johnatansutton]

Instead the destiny of pop remake was terribile

[@HUNK_TZ]

Everything looks pretty good the only thing I didn't like is the water the original one is like a mirror it's such a vibe

[@pascalparis5239]

Gracias analista por tu enorme trabajo, eres el mejor de España! saludos compañero.

[@RSSPLOTER]

Si le hacía falta, porque más allá de lo visual, la versión orginal da muchos problemas al jugarlo en una PC moderna. Lástima que Ubisoft siga con sus prácticas cuestionables de obligarte a vincular una cuenta de Connect para jugar en Steam y ni siquiera dar logros, no lo va a jugar casi nadie.

[@doom33469]

El juego necesita un Remake, es que envejeció muy mal..y eso que yo sigo jugando juegos de PS1 y PS2 xq los gráficos no me importan mucho, pero este necesita algo más que solo texturas nuevas e iluminación, en PC si te da problemas podés jugarlo en emuladores

[@xXGregzXx]

Juegalo en consola ahi si hay logros

[@DiegoParedesHD]

En pc si hay logros pero los logros son solo de la ubisoft connect logros de steam o de epic store no tiene

[@mdtvuzumnar5890]

We need Prince of Persia trilogy on PS5 😁😊

[@whitetiger3697]

Sands of time remake soon

[@franciscobutte]

They are already as a HD remaster on PS3. Stop asking for every single game to be re-released on each generation.

[@TheRealLone]

​@@franciscobutteWhy not. It would be awesome when old games are playable for everyone. And the sot trilogy on PS3 is one of the worst ways to play these games.

[@Johnatansutton]

@@whitetiger36972026 😢

[@nitishaggarwal3739]

​@@TheRealLonetrue , they removed fog from the game which looks so atmospheric in original versions

[@Jeustful]

The colors in the original are more vibrant compared to the darker tones in the remaster. The artstyle seems to have suffered with trying to make the game more realistic. Despite that, it seems good.

[@legaiaflame]

I feel the same way. The original art style was like a vibrant watercolor painting (Same with the Rayman series). Now they just plastered realistic textures everywhere!

[@Qassimov1]

Nostalgia❤️

[@williamportasul]

é bom esse jogo?, não conheci ele na época

[@smoothshot9562]

Childhood classic

[@Nebluviona]

Do we know if we can come back to Hyllis after the boss is defeated this time ?

[@Inieel]

Looking at them side by side, I know for sure that I prefer the original looks

[@clint9040]

Mee tooo

[@crestofhonor2349]

It looks like an early 7th gen game where in many ways they still resemble a 6th gen game but have some nice enhancements to lighting. It's a good remaster that doesn't overdo some effects

[@thiagomda123]

Did you test the frame rate on consoles? Should be smooth 60fps, but you never know

[@TheRealLone]

It is. In performance mode at least. Didnt testet it in resolution mode.

[@Alex-pk1iy]

Switch is 30fps

[@idakev]

The textures are actually a lot better - they put some effort in. Besides Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown, I mostly hate modern Ubisoft but might get this.

[@tomasin8357]

At least they don't ruined it ! But if you own the HD Version already i don't think it's worth buying it !

[@XWXS2]

For me its worth it becauae the hd edition only has 200 gamerscore instead of 1000

[@VergilHiltsLT]

Textures look really good but not the lighting and shadowing, also character faces are not good. Pey'J looks way too rubbery and Jade looks off, especially Pey'J's eyes, too big and don't look where they're supposed to. He looks angry and confused the entire time lol. The sky is too cloudy / gray the whole time, colours have been toned down. Water reflections were better in the original. The added vegetation and extra detail needs to be applauded though.

[@TheNameIsSR]

At least the character model changes aren't as drastic as the FF8 remaster

[@samflood5631]

Great comparison. If Legend of Dragoon’s remaster or remake could have a huge graphic update that actually shows all of the characters, monsters and setting in a PS5 look, while keeping true to the anime esc art style.

[@coramunro95]

Do the PS3 HD Remaster looks like the PC-version?

[@ezequielsimbron3647]

¿Ya salio?, genial, ojalá reciba una 2 oportunidad

[@flickering_wick]

What is the frame rate on PS4? I'm trying to decide whether to buy it on Switch or PS4. I'd rather have it on Switch unless the PS4 performance is better.

[@rozzAugust]

What the heck, it actually looks good

[@R0m41ks]

Just pulled 4k textures, added some polygons, and you're done... is this normal? You can achieve this with mods, sometimes even better

[@kingwarrior8098]

İt actually looks trash

[@kingwarrior8098]

​@@R0m41ksbro nevermind. He's just little kid

[@Immudelki]

@@R0m41ks redoing the entire lighting system and thus replacing all lights within the game ? I can assure you this is not something you can achieve with a simple mod >->. (I'm not saying this is perfect in the remaster tho..) Besides, if mods were easy to do on BG&E, I'm pretty sure at least one or two would have popped in 20 years.

[@double-cheesemcqueeze6315]

​​@@R0m41ksYou can rewrite the entire lighting system, manually replace light sources, and add bump mapping with mods? News to me, since the game isn't open source. Not to mention how expensive it'd be for a modder to hire a full orchestra.

[@demono4934]

Para que tenga la versión original hay que pagar en la Xbox?

[@MrLVujovic]

Fog needs to be added or tweaked here and there, but other than that it looks very good!

[@BigBossBr4z1l]

I'm surprised. It looks pretty good! Better than i was expecting. There's something weird in this console generation. A lot of games being remastered and remade. And some of them are better than actual releases. Anyway, this game is awesome and i gonna play it again. Don't know if the gameplay aged well but i'll give it a try.

[@tonybone1889]

i got HD version for about £2 on a xbox sale few years ago never got far into it. ive picked up the new one anyway

[@WithoutNumbers]

Oh, new music. Sounds better than the old.

[@Jpro88]

This is great

[@twinberwolves4231]

Very interesting game this is.

[@d3v1z0r]

soundtrack name , please

[@Mr.Ditkovich.]

I played less than an hour of this game on PCSX2 a couple of months ago. I am so glad I didn't continue playing and waited for the remaster.

[@Mr.Ditkovich.]

Never mind. There is Denuvo.

[@pixelpiet4211]

Früher haben es Modder gemacht und musste nicht das Game noch mal kaufen. Ob einem die 20€ Wert ist muss jeder selbst wissen. Wer das Game noch nicht hat der kann Remaster kaufen aber für die Leute die es als Original haben sollten es sich zweimal überlegen. In der original PC Version kann man auch in 4k spielen, die Remaster Version hat nur bessere Texturen und Shader. Die Geometrie ist geblieben.

[@crust5909]

Good remaster

[@SpyderZT]

A Lot of Color / Vibrancy was lost in the Remaster (Particularly in Monster Design), which seems to be pretty common in "HD Remasters". Not sure why "HD = Muted Colors"... -.-

[@thiagovidal6137]

They've learned something from Nightdive.

[@lockedine]

I’ve bought and 100% this game many times. Starting with release date on PS2. I’m glad to have another reason.

[@celicynd]

i like everything except Jade... wtf did they do to her face? (edit: the cinematics it seems to match, but when looking at the gameplay footage, it's like her face is stretched or something... it looks taller and thinner)

[@TioRata]

Todo muy lindo, pero yo digo, ¿para qué meterle Denuvo a una remasterización de un juego de hace 20 años?

[@keaton718]

Original still holds up. But the remaster looks better!

[@dantefitts]

La atmósfera ha abandonado el chat... Las texturas y resolución bien, pero hay algo en la luz y atmósfera que sigue siendo mejor el original.. Y los momentos del bote en el agua sí es preocupante. El original parece agua, y el nuevo no..

[@antonzakariavichius8503]

This game need full remake on UE5. This is cult classic masterpiece!😢

[@rolandoa.rosalesj.1661]

0:50 Literalmente tienes una lámpara encima tuyo y lo que se ilumina son los elementos alrededor tuyo. Buen trabajo Ubisoft xd

[@WithoutNumbers]

3:15 How could it be made worse than it was before? This new haze on the buildings in the distance looks simply ridiculous.

[@JoseCarranza]

Sería bueno que hicieras una comparación con la versión qué salió para xbox 360 llamada beyond good and evil HD. A menos que sea la misma que la original pero con más resolucion.

[@696969deadman]

Nunca podré con los remaster

[@jackpurchase45]

I would love if capcom did this for the original Resident Evil 4!🔥☹️

[@Portal_Gun]

Re4 HD project

[@mightymorphingpo]

@@Portal_Gunmine Rules ok listen to Tommy

[@jackpurchase45]

@@Portal_Gun yes but it's not avaliable on consoles☹️😢

[@OvelhaRosa418]

I wonder what the hell happened to the second game 😅

[@SINftare]

И если сравнить HD версию, которая была ранее, то разница будет минимальная 😅

[@SolidBoss7]

Yea no…this is the HD version on PC verses the new remaster

[@PaweleBozy]

Time for Rayman 2

[@Mistyshade]

It's OK, espacially for the price (20$).

[@sacrificelife0608]

included Battle Eye and third party launcher lol

[@joe--cool]

And BattlEye. WTF?

[@sacrificelife0608]

@@joe--cool yup, for a single player game 20 years ago lol

[@tzuno2068]

I never played the original Good thing I can play it now

[@riccardobortolin4120]

Ps2 vs OG Xbox comparison be like. Btw, the remaster in general looks better, still mantaining the original 6 gen vibes and estethic. The only 2 things i say still looks better on the OG, are the vehicle and water reflection in the city

[@lambasted6886]

It's a pet peeve of mine when your environments have more detailed materials than your main character. Even the normal mapping of the creature NPCs stand out next to Jade. I'll keep playin' on the Xbox.

[@poeticalbliss7882]

I'll keep not playing this game I played a long time ago. Nobody is playing this lol.

[@franciscobutte]

Switch version run worst than the PS3 HD Remaster released back in the day.

[@saurabhpathakYT]

How in the world of all Ubisoft has made a remaster ? Like Really ? from ubisoft ? That looks good! Seriously. Can you believe it ? They can listen, care and deliver good ? How?

[@real13D]

Неплохо

[@simseezy]

Wonder why they made her face thinner

[@editor0range]

4:40 where did her shadow go in the remaster? I mean the original shadow is wrong, but the remaster doesn´t show it at all. rest of the game looks very polished and the re-copmosed soundtrack is also nice. I will play it on ps5 cause I read about crashes on steam and I don´t want denuvo, cheat-protection or other DRM crap on my pc for a remade single player game from 2003. this is from a time when ubisoft was still doing good games. 20 euros worth!

[@FromTheAtticTV]

Literally the only thing I don't like is the water.

[@CyberClu]

Maybe it's me, but it looks like something similar to a reshade filter. And also made the characters slightly darker. I'll wait for a sale at $10....when they remove Battle Eye drm. Bad enough you have to have an Ubisoft account.

[@peterkoncz6744]

I like the old PS2 version more, maybe NOSTALGIA, I don't know.

[@victorkaranja1420]

Nah for me while I'm split I like ps2 better as well, I think it's due to the conflicting nature of the style in the new one, they are mainly focusing on realism as their design philosophy when the og was clearly more cartoony. It's a major issue with many of these remasters

[@poeticalbliss7882]

@@victorkaranja1420 The PS2 version looks and plays like ass lol. They were never going for pure cartoon, and there is nothing uber realistic about their texture work now either. Welcome to textures in 2024.

[@victorkaranja1420]

@@poeticalbliss7882 I get all that, did I read too absolute or vague in my comment or was it just badly worded?

[@Pircla]

Cool to see a real remake, with at least a bit of real work ! (not only upscaled textures like some studio are doing hum hum) and with a reasonable price

[@chrisbrown113096]

This is definitely not a remake. ex: Dead Space/RE4. This is a clean remaster.

[@Pircla]

@@chrisbrown113096 Honestly I don’t really know the difference between remake and remaster. But yes it’s a bit lazy, I should pay attention to what I say. But I mean it not at least only upscale textures and just bigger render resolution for 50 or 60 euro lol !

[@spongebobfan78]

​@@PirclaNot even publishers make the definition easy. -Remaster: The same game basically ported but new visual stuff on top of it (GTA Trilogy DE, Metroid Prime Remaster, Bluepoint's Sony "remakes", the cancelled Goldeneye remaster for 360) -Remake: Built from the ground-up, aiming to imitate the original. Almost nothing is reused from the codebase (basically the skeleton) of the original game (Oddworld: New n Tasty, Dead Space Remake, Crash N.Sane Trilogy, MediEvil PS4, SpongeBob BFBB Rehydrated, Tony Hawk Pro-Skater 1 + 2, Resident Evil 1 remake, the cancelled Goldeneye fanmade remake) -Re-imagining: Some much is altered that it's an entirely new game but has the same core ideas as the original (Oddworld: Soulstorm, Resident Evil "remakes" starting from RE2, Ratchet and Clank 2016, Alone in the Dark, Silent Hill 2 "Remake", Goldeneye Wii)

[@Plinious]

@@Pircla It costs 19,99€.

[@manolytovivi3090]

I like it.

[@Nerd.Immunity.]

It's a PS3 game now

[@anjooficial1846]

No sei que gamer e esse aí 😅😊

[@jkwolf1295]

is i just me or did they pull a tomb raider and change her body type

[@legaiaflame]

Yup, they made her ass smaller and gave her an uglier uplifted nose. God forbid if Jade has any sexy or feminine aspects to her character! The D.E.I. Sweetbaby police got to her!!

[@poeticalbliss7882]

Looks decent but who is this even for IDK. I won't replay unless it's a complete remake. I sure as hell am not paying for some texture and lighting upgrades that make it look like a high-res PS2 game.

[@alibabaschultz352]

Its for people like me. I enjoyed it when it first came out, but haven't played it since. And im not into emulation, like most people.

[@Onask.]

Curiosa remasterización. Especialmente en las texturas más "realistas" que me parecen a ratos un poco fuera de lugar, que no me termina de encajar pero tampoco me desagrada. Para mí el original siempre tuvo una clara tendencia hacía un estilo tipo cómic por cosas como las texturas de Jade. Yo hubiera tirado más hacia un estilo tipo Sly Cooper: Ladrones en el tiempo o algo así, pero bueno, al menos tenemos el clásico de vuelta y en mejor forma que nunca.

[@slapnut892]

Ubisoft must have given the remaster project to another studio, there is no way they could have done a good job like this.

[@krzysztofdeoniziak5618]

I don't know who was the art director on this "remaster", but he's an idiot. Those textures didn't need the detail from normalmaps, they needed a resolution boost, eliminate mirroring where it is visible, and that's it, what was done with it is some kind of misunderstanding

[@S_I_a_y_e_r]

It looks like regular game on Switch vs consoles. 😅

[@alibabaschultz352]

Yup. It looks good

[@ShadowMan64572]

HD textures on low poly assets and models like these will always look trash to me.

[@G1Grimlock94]

Remaster version

[@moonknight7802]

Разницу не видно почти !

[@JAYCEREALM]

Not a remaster a filter edition 😂

[@Red-Revolution708]

Not for me I played this years ago.

[@MrScottyToo]

First

[@nayyabmughal1123]

Shut it

[@victorio681]

Texturas bastante más realistas y mejor sombreado; Por lo demás el mismo juego. Si jugaste el original no sé si merece la pena, si no lo jugaste lo veo totalmente recomendable

[@deathstick7715]

The 360 version on series x looks just as good

[@Alexei_xyz]

They can't even make beyond good and evil 2 game and they remastered the old one lol😂

[@pulco3]

The original one looks better.

[@Cibbic]

Now you know damn well that's a lie

[@clint9040]

​@Cibbic original lightning looks warmer. In daylight scenes

[@doom33469]

That game need a Remake not a Remaster

[@poeticalbliss7882]

This. I don't even understand why they do this honestly. It looks okay, but it's not something I will ever pick up and play again unless completely remade.

[@Immudelki]

​@@poeticalbliss7882 Because you're not the intended audience. It's for people interested into playing the original (because not everybody knows how to do emulation) with a wider scope of accessibility (controler support, improved readability, new translations and so on).

[@R0m41ks]

можно было и лучше

[@user-fy4rn9mf1p]

Something about the original makes me prefer it for some reason

[@crestofhonor2349]

Nostalgia probably

[@zz1516]

They did a lazy sharpen filter job on the textures and ruined the look of the game... It ain't nostalgia. The dreamy look from the original has more room for your brain to fill in the details.... The new one lacks color and has too much contrast.

[@crestofhonor2349]

@@zz1516 It's pretty obviously redrawn textures. Sharpening filters don't raise the resolution and detail in the textures, especially in such low res art work

[@yosleyktv996]

Original better, they did it wrong on remaster

[@kmykun]

Mejores texturas, sombras, más polígonos y framerate, peor efecto de niebla y el agua se ve mucho peor.

[@Wenai]

Parece que colocaram um filtro só kkkkkkk

[@hugorego3888]

Nada a ver.

[@mightymorphingpo]

@@hugorego3888Eyes on her breanna tell her stay listen it was Breanna I’m very passed off her listen marvel Spider-Man 2 PS4 it’s not 5 she’s Bad

[@luxoflux5064]

I'm sure the mods would be better off for the original version, just leave this cash grab for consoles.

[@kennethbergan]

PROPAGANDA

[@furbi963]

De qué 🤷

[@marnesvidalazanalu2149]

Creo que el original se ve mejor que el remaster en ocasiones creo que Ubiwoke no le hecho mucha gana, qué más se puede esperar de esta empresa progre 🤷‍♂️

[@mightymorphingpo]

ELAnalistdebits mine Rules Breanna marvel Spider-Man 2 PS4 stay delete new channel delete profile

[@kingwarrior8098]

Trash gta remaster vs trash this remaster

[@thunderboltproductionsshpk]

That's really not enough, a game like this needed a complete remake and not a lame remaster. This is lazy and a waste of time, they should've done something special. Im not even mad at them at this point, they're a complete failure and disappointment.

[@mada_faka]

hahaha original look more better, what a worst remaster

[@crestofhonor2349]

The original looks worse

[@Plinious]

Absolutely false, the remastered version looks way better in textures, lightning and effects.

[@niloticshadow]

​@@crestofhonor2349 As with any remaster, people are going to have mixed feelings about it. Personally, I prefer the more simplistic, cartoony look of the original. I always feel iffy about remasters whenever they mess with the original textures because then you're still left with the original clunky gameplay, animations and low poly world and character models. Often times they just don't go well together. It's why I never apply high-res textures to any games I play via emulation. What's the point of changing the textures and lighting if everything else is going to remain the same? Around 1:35 for example, the Rhino for me looks out of place with the overall aesthetics that the game was originally going for. It can certainly look worse but high-res textures doesn't always mean a better end result. If the game at least took the whole approach that the Destroy All Humans remakes did then perhaps we'd have an overall better product. But in general, it's fine. I can think of worse looking remasters.

[@napoca7586]

Sure it looks better, but still a joke. They should have done a remake of this instead.

[@LubomirTomaszewski-pc4dz]

Wow, its looks... mid?