Horizon Forbidden West Reveal (2021) vs Retail (2022) | Direct Comparison

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Direct visual and feature comparison of Horizon Forbidden West 's original gameplay reveal in 2021 and the final retail product released in 2022.
Everything discussed in this video is based on my own personal experience with the game in its current state on the PlayStation 5 and do not reflect the views and opinions of Sony Computer Entertainment.
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Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
01:29 Jungle River
05:52 Beach
07:02 Clawstrider Chase
11:32 Underwater
14:01 Crashed Plane
15:39 Erend's Camp
17:18 Lombard River
18:22 Golden Gate Bridge
19:27 Tremortusk Fight
21:12 Conclusion
#HorizonForbiddenWest #StateofPlay #Comparison

[@Nick930]

Thanks for tuning in!! I was pleasantly surprised with the results of the final game here. The lighting was changed (which is most apparent in the underwater section), but the large amount of detail in every environment is still there. The only thing that is a bit disappointing is the removal of the Tremortusk fight on that beach, though there is at least other instances of these fights throughout the rest of the game. As for the quality of the game itself, I've been really enjoying my time with it. It has some issues here and there that I've detailed in my final review, but it's a solid game otherwise. You can find additional coverage for Forbidden West with the following links. Full Review: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2HcnKOBlNyEn5I Zero Dawn vs Forbidden West: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4bTgXmhjsuLers Next up! We have Elden Ring, GT7, and the long-awaited "History of Halo" that i've been working on :)

[@immortalkombat9289]

Will u be working on history of Spider man next?

[@ilikevideogames8807]

You must be new ;) you do realize they made the demo brighter to show off the detail, right? ;) and the retail isn't bright because you are inside a giant stone building ;) and the whole area is surrounded by tall buildings .. it doesn't matter where the sun is, the majority of it is blocked ;) curse you Sony for having accurate illumination. ;) did you even think before releasing the video or I guess that doesn't suit your narrative ;)

[@AosZ]

I really love the retail release. Its everything I hoped for and more.

[@calbgreenbeane]

@@ilikevideogames8807 no reason to be a cynical asshole ;) theyre literally just doing a comparison ;)

[@FenixPajarito]

I'm disappointed that the game can't do 4K @60...that HDMI 2.1 is maybe pure marketing to sell...

[@canaryguycrazy7729]

Would've loved to see the more colorful saturated look for the ocean in the final retail version it really impressed me in that state of play presentation

[@BettercallRaf445]

Fr fr that underwater in the demo got me hooked

[@pascalswartjes1878]

WAIT for pc version and use Re-shade to make the game even more beautifull

[@victoralistein2481]

Agreed.

[@MrColinHostile]

@@pascalswartjes1878 no pc version for you. buy a ps5.

[@ingamedetails]

Now it looks muddy and like you are swimming through a sewer. Man they downgraded it to dog s//t. Looks f//king horrible

[@shannonsmith924]

My biggest saddened part is the vibrant colors in the water. I really missed that in the actual game play. However I was impressed with the mission with Poseidon. The lights and colors made up for it a bit. The darkness in the gameplay made it quite hard to play at times not knowing were to go. Other than that and lost visuals they did a fairly good job with the game.

[@aaronsmith7143]

Did y'all just stop playing before making it to the ocean? It may not be as bright in the sense of lighting but it is still blue and one of the most impressive water systems for an ocean we've seen other than maybe that pirate game on xbox.

[@dimensional5282]

@@aaronsmith7143sea of thieves?

[@K.C-2049]

@@aaronsmith7143 I'm playing the game now on PC and hot damn the ocean is amazing. there's actual tides and currents that kind of push Aloy around, super cool!

[@WoolleyGamer]

So much effort put into this. Massive props Nick

[@RomeGoLARGE]

Woolley!!! What up my bro!

[@WoolleyGamer]

@@RomeGoLARGE my brother! 👊🏼❤❤

[@vgnvideogameninja2930]

This happens with every video game. Some visuals get nerfed, others buffed. Interesting to note the differences though.

[@BigBrotherMars]

WE SHOULD KISS WOOLLEY

[@BigBrotherMars]

@@vgnvideogameninja2930 NO

[@grandmasterj5]

I think the thing that makes it so impressive on the final release (and even still on the first game on previous gen) is being an open world game, the large scale detail that all of this is carried over the entire game, and not just the state of play demo area.

[@Morpheus-pt3wq]

Still, open world games with linear storylines make no sense. It´s just like watching the same movie or reading the same book over and over again. Impactful decisions would´ve enrich the gameplay a lot more, than just graphics.

[@grandmasterj5]

@@Morpheus-pt3wq I've only played the first one (plus expansion) but there's plenty of side missions and quests on the side of the main mission. It wasn't a linear experience for me at all because of that as I picked and chose what I wanted to do next. It depends on how you play it, that's one of the good things about it being open world too. There has to still be a linear element to it if you're going to have a stronger story, otherwise it's just a survival game with no direction, which isn't what Horizon is.

[@Lampboi-jp6dt]

@@grandmasterj5 Not sure if you've been able to play the game yet, but Horizon Forbidden West seems to have even more side quests, that also seem to carry through much better. I haven't completed the game (mainly because I've been doing a bunch of side content), but the game does well to make the side quests actually feel impactful. It won't change the way the story goes, but the amount of side info that you learn about is great. Plus a lot of quests seem to have the same thought put into them as the actual main story quests, which is a welcome change.

[@grandmasterj5]

@@Lampboi-jp6dt not had the chance yet, but that all sounds pretty good to me. Still really enjoying my second playthrough of the first one, so I'll wait till I'm done with that then grab the next one 👍

[@jesuslovesyou2616]

Jesus Christ loves you u u u

[@1mrmrc265]

In 9:45, the rolling animation shown is still in the game, but it is an automatic animation, on the retail footages, you probably pressed the circle button when Landing, thus performing the dodging animation, that’s why it seems so unatural and clunky, if you do it again without pressing anything, Aloy will just roll as in the state of play gameplay

[@Nick930]

Really? I have not had her auto-roll before - that's interesting. Usually she just does a superhero drop. Must be a very precise requirement to trigger the animation.

[@Duckpo988]

@@Nick930 only from above certain height and horizontal displacement.

[@Omarized160]

@@Nick930 really?! I've had her rolling and poppin all over the place.

[@rayvintankerson6818]

@@Nick930 i can confirm this its rare but she rollz

[@cordisdie5578]

Yes I just play tonight she roll really rare though I only see once I think

[@TheScure]

Something i noticed in these trailers, E3 footages. Much more light sources, even at far distances. Crisp shadows and overall better ambient occlusion. Even small details cast a shadow and again, even at far distances. Plus everything is lit so brightly. It makes such a good feel, the retail always looks so... regular compared to it. Like the usual video game look.

[@BeerBourbonandGames]

It's incredible how closely this mirrored the state of play. I'm so used to watching the Ubisoft downgrade videos. This was a nice change of pace.

[@collegebro85]

Nothing about Ubisoft has a “downgraded video,” or are you still stuck on the initial Watch_Dogs trailer of the game before it was redesigned after a postponement!? Far Cry, Rainbow 6, last 3 AC games and even the past 2 WD trailers have been near identical to retail as well! Then again, who cares how great a game looks of the story is crap!? Have you all forgotten Cyberpunk already??

[@BeerBourbonandGames]

@@collegebro85 go watch his Division 2 comparison videos. Watch Dogs isn't the only thing that changes.

[@habadasheryjones]

Ubisoft is their own shady beast, but other than them I feel like people use the word "downgrade" too flippantly when talking about games. For every piece of genuine pre release bullshot, we get a case of people just over reacting over visual stuff that doesn't matter in the grand scheme of the game (see puddlegate for spiderman 2018). Honestly any game that changes art styles, mechanics or assets over development (or in other words, any game at all) could be considered a "downgrade" with how people use the word. If a downgrade happens and there's no pre release trailer to compare the post release game to, does it cease to be a downgrade?

[@BeerBourbonandGames]

@@habadasheryjones omg Puddlegate was hilarious. When they added the puddle sticker to photo mode that was brilliant trolling.

[@4jup4ter4]

@@collegebro85 The Division 1

[@RobOngrui]

I wish there was an ingame option to turn on the hero lighting from this state of play instead of the toned down one we got. I think it looked awesome.

[@KillahMate]

A lot of people complained strongly about the hero lighting as shown in the State of Play - pretty sure they toned it down as a response to that.

[@Lucasssssssss_]

@@KillahMate FOCKING PPL! NOOOOOOO

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

I disagree, hero lighting is kinda of a weird effect, immersion breaking

[@RobOngrui]

@@RRRRRRRRR33 I said: I wish there was an option in the menu. I did not say: I wish it was like in the demo

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

@@RobOngrui I can't care less about what you wish, I was talking about the end of your sentence, saying the effect looks awesome. It's pretty much 50/50, some people like it, others dont

[@talalahsan6824]

Surprising it got upgraded in many places.. not common nowadays.

[@Flamuski]

Dying Light 2 was a disappointment in that regard

[@Rilumai]

With so many awful game releases lately, am I a cynic for thinking some game developers are now going to purposely downgrade their demos so the retail release ends up looking better? Not saying Guerrilla Games did that with Forbidden West, but it's a thought that crossed my mind.

[@leonard3374]

@@Rilumai that tbh would be much better and more honest. Set yourself certain standards and release a demo with graphics you already know you can achieve with modern hardware.

[@8000_k]

But downgrade in lightning

[@BlazeAlien]

tbh most sony exclusives for the last many years look better on release than when they first reveal it, could be due to youtube compression though.

[@samoerai6807]

Tbh I’m quite fine with how the game is now. Although I am a little bit disappointed about the game being darker and less vibrant colours. And I’m really disappointed the underwater scene isn’t even half as beautiful as the demo. But if I put those 2 points aside. I’m very satisfied with the final game :)

to be fair, all the colors and vibrations are there under water, it's really just the light missing. you can see in this clip when the adjusts the time of day, light traces in the background hit the coral and it looks as nice as in the demo. there's just way less light actually hitting something. missing global lightning is the bummer here

[@photonboy999]

Color/darkness is going to vary by the screen you have. It looks far different on a good OLED with HDR than it does on a typical LCD panel with no HDR (or crappy HDR). Now, obviously you can watch the VIDEO and see differences from the game on the same screen but the video would be carefully tweaked around SDR probably. So I guess what I'm saying is don't judge if you haven't seen it on a good OLED... obviously there's things like global illumination or whatever that you can tell are just missing. It's a bit complicated.

[@kingsking2816]

That might be your tv

[@samoerai6807]

@ yea. I would love some more global lighting

[@matatoto9805]

The foliage is not even half as beautiful as the retail. But hey, let’s hate on the bad side.

[@Emi-pj3bc]

I think it looks amazing, and the difference on Aloy is due to a "hero lightning" rig attached to her always, that makes the characters pop up more on screen, but for me now is looking much better, as before it was too exaggerated.

[@randomnpc4915]

Exactly. In most games it's the opposite situation like the character blends mroe naturally into the environment in the demos while in the retail version the character pops more because of constant lighting on the playable character(s).

[@burcopresents]

Exactly like her hair is wayyyyy too shiny in the state of play for me. Although it technically DOES look better that you can see the details of her hair more, it makes Aloy more blended in the game.

[@nava6474]

it looks garbage

[@randomnpc4915]

@@nava6474 This isn't the edgy, stand-out comment you thought it was. HFW is easily top 3 best looking games rn. Far from anything bad.

[@Mytrz]

@@nava6474 bcuse you haven’t played it, i played and finished the game in ps4 AND ps5 and i found it ONLY smoother in ps5 with less bugs, if you think it looks garbage u might need a check

[@togrulalekperov1335]

Apart from minor indirect lighting and color grading adjustments, pretty much the same versions, retail looks less saturated/vibrant. Although prefer brighter underwater from SoP gameplay.

[@imnotmike]

The saturation could potentially be differences in video settings in the game, or in the recorder used. When I first started the game my game was ridiculously over-saturated and looked awful. I had to fiddle with the settings to reduce the saturation to make things look less cartoony. I had just gotten a new 4k HDR capable TV, and the HDR required considerable tweaking in the game's video settings to get it looking right. Obviously the global lighting reduction is not a game setting issue.

[@outlander5425]

I like the lighting and colours of the state of play version more but retail still looks good. Also the brighter water looks considerably better in my opinion.

[@Clay3613]

Your TV has color settings...

[@outlander5425]

@@Clay3613 Changing my color settings just for one game isn't worth it and you can only do so much to emulate it. The lighting also changes the colors somewhat and you can't change that with tv/monitor settings without it ruining it in different lighting.

[@MaxC_1]

@@outlander5425 idk what monitor you have or even TV but most monitors and TVs now have custom profiles so you can adjust as you wish and save it. Might not be worth the work to you, for a lot of us, it absolutely is The thing you see in the state of play version is color graded artificially to make it look more poppy and vibrant and all. Here the comparison image is just the raw image, not the color graded one. Change your settings, does the same thing. The final version has colors more suited to general use and more realistic

[@outlander5425]

@@MaxC_1 I have no idea what kind of monitor/tv you have but mine can't change the lighting especially underwater because no matter how much you tweak your tv it won't look like state of play version.

[@MaxC_1]

@@outlander5425 well I use monitor anyway and I can get the colors pretty poppy for underwater. As for if you are talking about the extra high contrast underwater along with the whole "hero lighting" thing. Yeah that isn't part of the game, that was just to put emphasis on the character and exploration

[@jamsta_1052]

I’ve changed my monitor settings to a more cool tone as opposed to warm ones, and I can get a pretty close image to the one in the state of play. Looks phenomenal!

[@xXBlackxMoonXx1]

Just take good care of your eyes from the blue tint

[@mangkyou]

XD

[@Padawan333]

I use warm, it's more accurate colors.

[@caezero2072]

then its still not a true color and they should fix it still

[@SchradeDemise]

@@caezero2072 that's why he changed monitor as an effort to match the demo. Until the devs themselves fix it, of course

[@WallemBrothers]

I wish we could turn on that body lighting from the demonstration. Makes Alloy pop more, even though it’s not as realistic.

[@myfavoritemusic2428]

Kinda looks like a spotlight shining on Aloy at all times. To me, it looks good, but I do understand why it's not present in the final build, it can look very distracting.

[@piero_0912]

there was some criticism when they showed it, it's still there but they reduced its intensity

[@aninfinitemindofmusicandreams]

I liked it too. On the PS5 version it's toned down but active during both gameplay and cutscenes while in the PS4 version it's only active during cutscenes. I like this effect. Not everyone will like it but to me it makes the character more pleasing to the eye and makes the presentation look more like an animated movie.

[@theplayer_]

Very much hoping for a lighting mode option where the underwater section specifically, looks like it's counterpart in the demo,I'm just way too much of a sucker for vibrant textures and lighting in games

[@basictutorials3325]

That looks like a mental problem buddy to be a sucker for vibrancy of the textures that you are probably not even gonna explore like the underwater section you mentioned

[@robertrichards9565]

Can’t wait till it gets to pc so we can mod it in.

[@robertrichards9565]

@@basictutorials3325 where did he say he wasn’t going to explore. Talk about mental problems, you can’t even comprehend that people can enjoy aesthetics.

[@popjibbletz]

I really hope you are making a ton of money. You put so much work into your videos and you clearly always know what you are talking about

[@ezpzjayzaar]

Really great video. Shows how much time and effort you've put into recreating every detail perfecly.

[@KalkuehlGaming]

I wish developers would implement a "demo" mode like changing the light to the demo light version. Even if it would look bad at certain spots, it would calm down everyone who would like to know "what could have been".

[@limo_was_here]

in demo's things are usually orchestrated in a much more controlled way, a mode like that would probably break the rest of the world's lighting.

[@BigBrotherMars]

nah

[@BigBrotherMars]

no

[@ASSASSIN19923]

underwater light is much better on demo version

[@photonboy999]

Was the "demo" trailer rendered on the console or a PC? Games are made on PC which is why they often look better compared to the final game. You take the most POWERFUL PC hardware and render a nice trailer. You aim to make that on console but often don't get there. So if it's mainly a PROCESSING POWER issue there's no point in adding a "demo" mode that is really low FPS. And if it's NOT a processing power issue then why not have the features there? The game will almost certainly get UPDATED in a couple years as devs learn more about the hardware. There is likely going to be something similar to DLSS that frees up some processing power that they can then use for improved lighting.

[@Manjawline]

Some parts of the game can almost pass off as photorealism

[@arrownoir]

I strongly disagree.

[@BlazeAlien]

@@arrownoir How so?

[@davewills6121]

No, as humans we develop a quick keen sense for what's real, and not for one second would anyone with good vision or life experience mistake a video game for real life...get out more

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@BlazeAlien Mostly the characters still look wonky. Aloy downright looks worse than her 2017 self. Some others still look very cartoony as well.

[@darkoale3299]

@@TheStraightestWhitest Aloy look much, muchhh better. What are you on about???

[@erenyeeagah204]

6:55 another thing is that the tree animations are much more noticable in the retail version. But idk if having more animations like this is more taxing and if the wind changes depending on the weather or not

[@Nick930]

The wind is variable. Sometimes the trees move less as shown in the demo.

[@BigBrotherMars]

@@Nick930 NICKYY I LOVE YOU

[@SouthBayLA1310]

@@BigBrotherMars W

[@gameindustryinsider6450]

Hi, the hair underwater have actually improved. It no longer have the screen door effect but is just as detailed. If you look at it under different lighting conditions you’ll see the detail is still there :)

[@user-do5xe7ks1e]

imagine how much effort this man puts into his vids, every single one is top quality banger with constant uploads on interesting stuff, not much more i could ask for.👌🏼

[@mimamo]

Surprised it wasn't mentioned at all that now all vegetation is heavily swaying in the wind, whereas it was almost or completely static in the demo. Huge improvement to atmosphere!

[@nebula0024]

Great job comparing this stuff! Good to see a game where the final version is actually pretty darn close to what we saw pre-release.

[@LeocaprioDinardo]

Two things: 1. I was skeptical because but GG are fucking beasts and they, overall, upgraded what we already saw. 2. Congrats to you because you made such an amazing job with this video.

[@r6scrubs126]

how do you see this as an upgrade? Everything looks either the same or worse

[@jackreeves7]

@@r6scrubs126 It looks better mate, just look how lifeless the world looks compared to how alive it is in the retail. The artistic changes I think make it look better also

[@michalvalicek]

Super job! I appreciate your time spent comparing the videos. Professional approach. Thank you :)

[@chili2165]

I've been using the photo mode lately and I'm just so impressed with the details and the overall world building in this game. Guerilla should be proud of what they have accomplished with this game.

[@augenlutschen]

It's beautiful

[@jirehpsalmpaule6077]

preach

[@megamanx1291]

I’ll let em know, I live 5 mins from there 😂

[@suverene2759]

I think Gorilla delivered. The changes in the final version are 95% artistic and/or influenced by environmental effects/time of day/weather.

[@TuGyy]

One of the best comparison showcase. Amazing job thank you!

[@Keivz]

This is the comparison I was looking for. Bravo! And thank you

[@samoerai6807]

Wow I love the amount of effort you have put in this, thank you so much 🔥🔥❤️

[@jevinski95]

I wonder if the change in lighting is an artistic choice or a technical one. As much as I wouldn’t have preferred the more vibrant underwater stuff, either way the game we got overall looks the same in comparison to this demo. Drop dead gorgeous. Guerrilla really nailed this.

[@pse2020]

I would guess the demo was probably made for ps5 only. Once they started finnishing the game they probably had to change a few things so the game would also work on ps4.

[@jackreeves7]

@@pse2020 That's definitely not true mate

[@billybadass7718]

Very well done. The fact that they kept the damage done to the environment during the trailer is kind of amazing

[@spurslegacy]

As for the water I did notice those differences too, and I would’ve enjoyed the hero lighting only in this situation and an overall brighter visual as well given how beautiful the underwater world is. But I will see that the perhaps more realistic darker setting underwater built up a lot more suspense in certain parts of the game for sure

[@kiskumen2]

A greatly detailed analysis. As one of the pre-ordered or day one gamers of this game, I feel what you mentioned in regards to some of the removed assets and the mission itself 💪🏼

[@jesuslovesyou2616]

Jesus Christ loves you u u u

[@jaystilo8387]

Damn, you do some hard work on this channel . Thank you.

[@747simmer4]

Finding your channel 2yrs ago was probably one of the best things i’ve done on youtube

[@arkhamsquadgaming6192]

I always look forward to your comparison videos great job

[@patrick22014]

Textures seem to be better in the retail version and the underwater zones are darker, then rest looks about the same. Great work by Guerrilla.

[@litt420]

Better? 😂 Lmao

[@know1827]

@@litt420 yeah, seems so except for under water which still looks good.

[@litt420]

No demo is on super powerfull pc retail is underpowered ps5 yal dont have eyes or smthing?

[@patrick22014]

@@litt420 Textures look better, it only got worse underwater.

[@litt420]

@@patrick22014 i dont think so i wd say the better lightning is actual raytracing set on ultra And on ps5 its like medium ye the textures look good but they r same As b4.. Aloy looks BETTER THN THE variation of textures u can clearly see in retail its all Grass on demo its everything im not hating or nitpicking i just think thats how it is

[@EMADEYAD]

I have been waiting for this video from a long time

[@AntonioWengratt]

I was waiting for so long to see that. I game that was released exactly as it’s presented (sometimes even better) Good job Guerrilla, and nice video!

[@njuey]

Wow it is rare to see comparison video with in depth detail and commentary. Noice 👍

[@make.one.studio]

Game looks great and I have been having an awesome time with it! Kudos to Nick for always bringing us awesome comparison videos.

[@existentialselkath1264]

Vertical slice demos will never look the same as the final release, there will always be tech limitations on prebaked lighting and geometric detail that's only apparent later in development when the entire world is being used. Its definitely interesting trying to figure out the causes or reasons behind these changes though, and the game still looks amazing so it's hardly a watch dogs 1 scenario or anything

[@gianttacogod]

It was watch dogs 1 that had the massive change from demo to game.

[@deyokes5562]

you mean watchdogs 1? because the second game looked pretty much exactly like the trailers

[@Kevin-fl7mj]

@@deyokes5562 Trailers always use far superior volumetric and ray casting effects,they are just absurdly taxing and not that many people notice them

[@existentialselkath1264]

@@gianttacogod just edited the comment to 1 instead of 2. My phone keyboard is a bit small, I meant 1, thanks for pointing it out

[@wth1is1this]

It's clear it take a great deal of time to make these but I truly find them fascinating. Thank you.

[@AngryApple]

For reasons of this it would be nice if developers would implement different looks which you can choose. A State of Play Color Grading would be nice, I like that way more than the more realistic one

[@justiceforallthepeople2642]

Exactly

[@vicentesalasii1480]

I'm actually one of those who enjoys the fact that reveal "gameplay" isn't like for like with the final product. I love watching a reveal but at the same time want to get a good idea of what I'm going to be experiencing without spoiling epic moments of story or actual gameplay.

[@nayankumar2418]

This is actually really interesting, the mission seems to have been cut weeks before the game launched. An IGN reviewer played this exact same mission but instead of talking about raiders riding machines she's in tbe grass talking to sylens and he questions her if she can take them out. This possibility is the reason why the trees from the tremortusk are still scatterd around. Also lots of ppl criticised the hero lighting and said it looked unnatural possibility why this changed alot.

[@johnmecca9008]

Wow!! Very well done Nick. Very, very well done.👏🏽👏🏽

[@ShinigamiArts69]

is that a epic armor ? where i can find that ?

[@Phelaidar]

Interesting how the vertical slice was a realistic goal, not only a show-off to get people hyped.

[@Omarized160]

Same with the 1st

[@timholloway8821]

I was playing the game waiting on this mission and never found it, I was like how did I miss it I did almost every side quest lol.

[@boldnbrash7028]

Thank you for the time and dedication

[@jongarza9459]

I can't imagine how long it took you to Make this video. Thank you for your time and videos PERFECT

[@Esoteric-ns2tz]

Simply amazing I can't remember the last time I felt this way about a video game😍

[@nBasedAce]

This is the second game that I wish I could play that is on the Playstation 5. The first is the recent Ratchet and Clank game. The character faces are so realistic in this game that I mistook a screenshot for an actual movie not a video game.

[@toaster4693]

I've played it on PS4 and I'm doing new game plus on PS5. It's really exactly the same aside from PS5's controller hurting my hands.

[@moustiboy]

crazy effort and video damn good job

[@justiceforallthepeople2642]

Glad to see this video , I was thinking that my ps4 was not being able to render the underwater graphics properly

[@0xccd]

Impressive analysis. An OLED tv with HDR makes a lot of difference too

[@beezusHrist]

Definitely, the game looks very vibrant

[@jesuslovesyou2616]

Jesus Christ loves you u u u

[@_Paul_N]

The graphics in this game will completely blow you away and I have yet to see this on a OLED display! I’m also happy that Guerilla Games went balls to the wall with the PS4 version. A lot of game developers do a half assed job with previous gen consoles.

[@RawHeat100]

I have a LG C1 and this game does not look better then foraza horizon 5 Doom and the newest gears of War

[@kasjamm]

@@RawHeat100 Ratchet and Clank looks better than those

[@grtcara8386]

Huge downgrade, watch Vincent Teo he tears it apart

[@dawensci7134]

@@darkshadow6556 not at all but keep dreaming

[@Geekoo85]

Funny how people can still complain and say that the game looks bad, even though it looks phenomenal. I'm impressed by many new PS and Xbox games that came out. Some developers are finally throwing a lot of effort in their games, compared to the BF2024, Vanguard and Cyberpunk drama.

[@MoneyShifted]

I like the state of play best some people really like a shaper texture but smooth skin textures are way more realistic.

[@nasersiddiquee7253]

Thank you for the wonderful work,

[@codyeivers10]

Man it's beyond refreshing to see a company actually maintain a demo's visual fidelity, and even enhance it for the retail build in some cases here. We always hear about how this company or that company downgraded their visuals in the final build - not these guys. This is how games should be made

[@ryanlunzen9794]

Most Playstation exclusives are like this. They are the last hope for us since companies like CD Project failed. God of War, The Last of us, and Horizon Zero dawn are masterpieces and worth every Penny. Didn't play Ghost of Tsushima so far but it's the same quality.

[@codyeivers10]

@@ryanlunzen9794 yep. There are only a handful of devs I trust anymore. Can guarantee the majority are Sony first party studios

[@ryanlunzen9794]

@@codyeivers10 I really trusted CD Project. My devs would be also Rockstars RDR devs and Anno devs.

[@mclovinjr9086]

@@ryanlunzen9794 You can trust Rockstar to deliver and amazing single player story with a brilliant open world, however their practices when it comes to online gaming are pretty predatory nowadays

[@ryanlunzen9794]

@@mclovinjr9086 Tbh I don't know about this. I think GTA V Single Player wasnt that good. And what they did with the franchise with no Story DLC and don't Trust them anymore. RDR2 was such a superior game in every aspect.

[@OCGaming1]

They deserve the credit for making this game look so good. Even though lighting is not the same the game is still looks beautiful

[@user-yq5kw2gt8r]

Thanks for video Nick!

[@jimboslice3451]

Amazing video bro. Thanks

[@marufhassan634]

I think all of these will be easily achieveable as the state of the play build as soon as the game hits PC. The mod community has done a tremendous job on GOW with its lighting and environment and I hope they do it for HFW as well.

[@shafiee007]

Wind effect on the trees was kinda missing in State of Play's version. In this case, I definitely liked the retail one !

[@farihinhajimohdlisa9017]

impression job Nick as always, your hard work and effort deserve millions of viewer as this game one of the most anticipated game and still trending right now due to positive reviews. im still waiting for my physical copy to arrive at my locsl game store, my country slow AF T.T

[@xXJeReMiAhXx99]

nice, it holds up well though I'd like to mod in a bit of the extra lighting on pc in the future as the demo has some extra beauty.

[@shaunarthur5111]

Man I d like to ask u a question? Is enemy ai really as advanced as the state of play video looks it to be? I mean do they really go up and into the water to catch aloy

[@Nick930]

This is answered directly in the video

[@shaunarthur5111]

@@Nick930 sorry for being impatient.

[@Omarized160]

@@shaunarthur5111 now go sit in your corner boi!

[@Xpressnorton]

I'm playing this game in fidelity mode and it simply looks stunning! Nice video

[@TheFirstAtom]

I started in fidelity, but I can’t stand the 30fps. I’ve since been playing in performance.

[@ArchangelExile]

@@TheFirstAtom I started in fidelity mode too but went to performance mode within 1-2 hours of playing. I can usual tolerate 30fps just fine, but for some reason, I can't with this game. Plus, there's not much of a difference between the two modes here. At least, not that I can notice.

[@TheFirstAtom]

@@ArchangelExile The one big difference I notice with fidelity is that I can see like every crack in every surface, rock or mountain. The 3D Space seems to *pop* out more, making me feel like I’m this tiny person within a giant world. With performance, I feel like I can tell it’s more of a video game… not sure if that really makes sense, as I’m not too sure how else to describe the differences for me.

[@chuweevaliant5930]

This man is a legend. Happy I subscribed

[@Ratchetti]

The amount of effort you put into the vid is immense!

[@shaunarthur5111]

Fantastic job. Only can iamgine how much work was poured into it

[@duncanself5111]

It's a shame about all the nonsense that has surrounded the game post launch when it should really be celebrated by players for all the years of hard work by a group of very talented people

[@filletkabob1916]

@@duncanself5111 i think it is being celebrated, I mean look at metacritic scores, if there is nonsense post launch it’s just Xbox fanboys, and their failed attempt to review bomb the game. Lol

[@MagTheMercenary]

Honestly at this day and age of videogames, seeing the retail build having retained about 85-90% of what was presented in the demo is a remarkable achievement in and of itself. Too many companies have pulled off that bait and switch method with their game reveals - and it needs to stop. Glad to see Guerilla Games blowing other devs out of the water with expectations vs. reality.

[@batcat2338]

Yeah

[@jemmi20]

Dude it's a down grade lol

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

Yeah, I partially agree, because it's ironic for you to mention "blowing out the water" considering the underwater segments looks downgraded if compared to the scripted trailer. It's too goddamn dark, we can't judge if it got better or worse. But other than that, yep, 90% of the effects remain. Maybe in a future PC port the game will retain all the fanciness and then some more

[@royolaniye6643]

@@RRRRRRRRR33 the PC port will be amazing, plus, longer draw distances

[@cannotwest]

Isn't it cheating showing advanced lighting in reveal and cutting it in retail? It's also what happened in Dying Light 2. They show one thing, sell the other.

[@uptownbully7992]

Thank you for making these videos, I can only imagine the hours it takes to film let alone edit ✍🏽 so thank you.

[@jesuslovesyou2616]

Jesus Christ loves you u u u

[@johnvincentranopa7755]

Just found my answer here for a question I posted on the original State of Play haha. Thanks for this!

[@farihinhajimohdlisa9017]

everythings looks amazing and yes kind of disappointing about the water lighting and tremortusk beach fight but overall the game still looks beautiful :)

[@angelernestogonzalezfalcon2879]

You could make a direct comparison between Horizon Forbidden West vs Red Dead Redemption 2 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@UnfairHunter]

Love seen this videos,grateful for your hard work and effort 👌

[@jesuslovesyou2616]

Jesus Christ loves you u u u

[@mudaserali1862]

amazing work!!

[@engrmoutassim]

State of Play revealed the Remastered Edition.

[@Cinderkin]

This is why I never get hype or excited for state of play trailers/gameplay footage, HOWEVER, I absolutely love when you do these videos!

[@downandup2012]

I mean.... the changes are minor. There's not some notable 'downgrade' (that a lot of you like to look for). The game looks as beautiful as promised with very few artistic changes (which happens with every game).

[@ExHyperion]

honestly the graphics got better imo. I get it if you don't trust trailers but this is one of the few times where the final product was better than the trailer.

[@merion297]

Thanks for the well-detailed comparison. 😊 I also found these locations but now I must go back and check the fire marks in the grass… 😁

[@FORASTERO100]

VIM DIRETO DO BRASIL PARA TE ELOGIAR, PARABÉNS PELO TRABALHO. CANAL TOP!

[@lemuriangamer220]

Im happy for that the game is close to the showcase. Somehow its a downgrade in lighting which results in darker disappointing underwater sections Why all the developers doing this, showing ammazing graphics to expect, but definite (atleast a little)downgrad in retail versions.Just show what u can achieve in retail version.

[@patriciomateluna2223]

yeah it resulted very close to gameplay trailers. The difference in "colour" is basically that gameplay trailers are using Raytraced Global Illumination.

[@hypermemes2821]

They just changed it. Everything is better except the lighting, which they turned the saturation down for.

[@jesuslovesyou2616]

Jesus Christ loves you u u u

[@gleam6370]

Easily among my favorite games of all time. I hope they fix the shimmering in performance mode and add NG+

[@Zakori]

In performance mode ur sacrificing having things like that for frames it’s most likely the ssr being lowered to a point where it will cause the flickering

[@gleam6370]

@@Zakori it’s an issue that gurrilla games have acknowledged and are working on a fix. Performance mode in other games don’t look near as bad as this. And this is 1800p. I’ve seen 1440p that look miles cleaner

[@Zakori]

@@gleam6370 of course 1440p would be clearer but atleast it’s an issue that will get a fix I personally game in 3840p so the clearness issue has never been an issue

[@gleam6370]

@@Zakori 1800p, Not 1080p Incase you misread it. I see a lot of misconception online that performance mode is 1080p. The issue seems deeper than we think. The last update which was yesterday stated “we’re still investigating this issue”

[@Zakori]

@@gleam6370 pretty sure qaulity mode might be 4k checkerboxed which isn’t even 4k and might aswell be 2k and performance is 1440p but it uses adaptive resolution so 50% of the time the game is playing 1080p you just don’t realise it pretty smart tech in the grand scheme of things

[@azizkurtariciniz]

This is probably a different branch of the project, so the things you see in the reveal version is newer than the ones in the final one. They probably changed couple of things separately in the trailer build to make it more charming.

[@mmo1733]

Love these videos! You do such a great job and I always look forward to when you post a new video! Where is this location in the game?

[@Nick930]

On the far left side of the map, on an island location.

[@mmo1733]

@@Nick930 Thank you so much! Also what is the name of the armor in the demo and how do you get it?

[@RubenKelevra]

Probably the best reveal-to-game progress I've ever seen.

[@stephencroft1612]

I like the retail version more, it just feels more alive, state of play’s version of the world was so static and the trees weren’t even reacting to the wind

[@tannersears7471]

I agree. The retail world feels more alive and looks more realistic.

[@nicdubonnet]

I missed these! Would like to see more!

[@Marlesden]

Missed them? He literally just posted the dying light video

[@nicdubonnet]

@@Marlesden right you are. I’m just enjoying having more of them recently!

[@aigami7928]

Are you playing it on a 4K tv? Because on my TV the horizon look colorful & vibrant on my TV jus like on the demo, maybe you need to adjust your settings better

[@ernestofernandez7471]

There some areas where they did a upgrade, amazing. I'm playing on ps5, and the game is breathtaking, its gorgeous. Your videos are fantastics, keep going nick! Greetings from Argentina!

[@JoseMonkeys]

Those kinds of downgrades don’t surprise me anymore; the industry has been doing this for ages. Still looks wonderful and those facial animations are the best I’ve seen along with TLOU2.

[@toxicrhythmz3718]

Have you played it yet?

[@JoseMonkeys]

@@toxicrhythmz3718 not yet! Too busy playing the Mass Effect Trilogy and Borderlands 3.

[@robbvanderstoel7725]

I just finished the game minus about 4 trophies and wanted to see a video exactly like this. Well done.

[@DashBlue]

3:47 Happy to see they realized this change was needed