The Cutting-Edge Tech of Rise of the Tomb Raider

[@raresmacovei8382]

Is it just me or is this the most technically complete review DF ever done for a game ?

[@lacrossewacker]

+Rares Macovei It was refreshingly in-depth, I mean that's why we watch digital foundry... This game is a technical bag of treats though, it's more than your "look at our 4k textures". There are ground breaking rendering techniques and animation models in this game worthy of praise. Seems DF is adapting a new format of "what works, what doesn't work." Maybe they're still finding their stride.

[@hakim10080]

+Nicholas Plummer That's what devs should care about, not that bullshit resolution. Lighting is the key for beautiful graphics :)

[@XgamerdaveX]

If you follow the link in the description they've always had a very in depth analysis on the website.

[@genghiskhan5206]

nx gamer was embarrassing them **in his videos** so they stepped their game up

[@gtone339]

Yes, but I prefer NXgamers performance review instead.

[@godmachine06]

These videos are old but I still enjoy watching DF's analysis.

[@nickabbott319]

Fr

[@BlindBison]

Same bro

[@andreatoppi5627]

Old wine is the best

[@ellietheworstgirlever5896]

SAMEEE i literally watch this every night

[@zombiedeutsch]

As well

[@crumesd]

Horizon, Tomb Raider, and Uncharted.....all wonderfully done games

[@djlbergg]

you cant deny this game looks fucking stunning.

[@TheVanillatech]

+davey - bgames (dave) Yes I can. This is Digital Foundry.

[@jippalippa]

+davey - bgames (dave) Agreed! Can't wait to play it (rather soon) on PC

[@katsup_07]

+davey - bgames (dave) it looks really pretty. everyone's gonna wanna sex it

[@djlbergg]

+JayGamesOnPC as long as the pc dudes buy it and not pirate it like alot of poeple do. The dev team deserve the money from the sales.so far in my eyes its a work of art. great game.

[@djlbergg]

+JayGamesOnPC i totaly agree with you man

[@jippalippa]

I'm AMAZED by how gorgeous this game looks on xbox one. This shows that, given that the current gen consoles are obsolete, expert developers can make miracles. This feels like the xbox one's (at least for now) uncharted 4. Well done! Can't wait to play it at 60 fps on pc

[@NickHunter]

+Sabi Teodosiev "TrEssFX" You been playing Witcher 3? ;-)

[@NickHunter]

***** aye, I didn't find it worth the FR drop on tomb raider 2013. Or the witcher 2/3

[@jippalippa]

***** Decrease treesfx antialiasing in the ini files. it only changes the hair antialiasing and without noticeable visual changes you get much higher FPS

[@JJsiN84]

+JippaLippa I cant wait to get this on my PC. What i don't get, how TressFX looks great with not much impact but play Nvidia hairworks on the witcher 3 my GTX 980ti goes up more than 10 degrees! Not to mention the FPS drop. WTF Nvidia! Get your shit right.

[@JJsiN84]

***** Yes I agree it does.

[@JustOneGuy]

If only more games were made with such care and focus.

[@16xthedetail76]

TressFX looks super nice!. Well done AMD, well done!.

[@14supersonic]

It is better than Nvidia's shitworks they want to jam down everyones throat.

[@seanmendoz9630]

+C Ziggy that's not tressfx anymore that's hair physic ... tressfx was back in 2013 on pc.. they've changed it after definitive edition

[@seanmendoz9630]

+C Ziggy that's not tressfx anymore that's hair physic ... tressfx was back in 2013 on pc.. they've changed it after definitive edition

[@Neeraye295]

+sasan m Tressfx 2.0 + ass and boobs simulator 2.0 .

[@seanmendoz9630]

Neeraye Manish That ass is smooth 10/10

[@Der-Kleine]

I hate how you always talk about the lack of motionblur as a negative point. I hate it when everything in a game becomes blurry just because you moved the camera a little. Motionblur is fine when it's used to highlight an action, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who hates it when it's used all the time. It almost always looks incredibly fake and really doesn't do that much to make a game look smoother.

[@prsnmvp]

+XDerKleineX you're absolutely right!

[@Tcatracing]

It's jarring when it flips on and off at random

[@sebianoti]

first thing I do on PC when I launch a new game is turn off motion blur before anything else, I absolutely hate it!

[@iriasu1667]

+XDerKleineX Actually in the context of games that lock at 30fps, motion blur used as way to smooth up the action and not seems laggy. At 60fps, you no longer need it as it naturally smooth. Your right though, I turn off motion blur all the time. Of course, if a game locked at 30fps, I just skip it if there is no unlocking option without adverse effect on physics etc.

[@KonstantinosEgarhos]

+XDerKleineX He didn't state the lack of motion blur as a negative point. He just said that motion blur exists in light performance scenes and not in heavy performance scenes which creates an incosistency.

[@aussiepatriot1073]

Really beginning to like the in-depth analysis of each game you showcase. I love to hear about the technical detail and appreciate the fact that you guys are as crazy about the details as me!

[@alejandroz1606]

Love the tech analysis you do to the games. No other channel does this like this one.

[@ihaveanosthedirector]

AlejandrO Z NXGamer does

[@mcrsit]

As always, you guys did an excellent breakdown of this game's technical aspects. Keep up with this glorious channel!

[@JDSPonYT]

This is by far the best DF video, the amount of information, detail and explanation is wonderful! I cannot find a fault with this upload, 10/10!

[@xalmak]

For anyone having input lag problems. I usually use 1 HDMI cable for all my consoles and plug it into the console I want to use at the time. Recently, I found out that using the original Xbox One HDMI cable that came with the console completely eliminated any input lag I had. Hope this helps.

[@KnightMD]

Wow. This is the first video I've seen on your channel, and your breakdown is incredible. Thank you! Waiting for the no-compromise PC version.

[@childrenofbodomfan74]

Great video. I like that you went a little more in depth with the technical aspects. At least that's the impression I got compared to the other videos I've watched before.

[@MGsubbie]

With this game looking this good on Xbox One, I can't wait to see what they will deliver with the PC version. Especially seeing how well optimized the 2013 game was and that they have several months where they can solely focus on the PC port.

[@gonadbuster5025]

+MGsubbie Trust me. This game runs like shit. I'v been playing it a few hours and you notice the graphics are inconsistant throughout. At times it looks like the last Tomb Raider game. 25-30fps all the way through is fucking annoying too. At least with PC you get to play it on ultra with 60fps. When it's out that is.

[@AI_HDR]

+Gonad Buster You dont own the game, since i do own the game and it plays just fine, so far is looking amazing... i own a PC, Xbox One and the PS4... so from me there is only objective analysis. The game does look spectacular, so much better than the first one definitive edition and it does not runs like shit. Take care little kid.

[@gonadbuster5025]

UltraHD 4K I don't own the game? haha ok then,. Considering iv been playign it for 5 hours. ok then.

[@weiyangli9619]

+Gonad Buster I have no idea how he came up with that conclusion. lol.

[@MGsubbie]

UltraHD 4K It has poor performance and serious input delay on Xbox One.

[@benson827]

The depth and passion you guys have to bringing this kind of information to tech savvy gamers like us is really amazing. Thank you so much for these type of videos. Really enjoying the direction you guys are going especially with bringing together a package for console and PC gamers ranging from budget to higher range.

[@Reclaimer07]

Great job Crystal Dynamics, can't wait to play this beauty!!! also good work on the in depth analysis DF.

[@Supermanohman]

"Result in some truly beautiful scenes as you can see here." Dude's carrying wire that you strangle people with... Truly beautiful scene.

[@Blingblingham]

If anyone ever asks you if videogames are art, ask yourself if you've EVER heard anyone talk with this level of interest, knowledge, appreciation, and pensiveness about any painting or other piece of physical art. I've never seen a more thorough, involved, and technically excellent analyzation of any piece of art. Thank you. I'll be looking to your videos more often.

[@pony_destroyerxboxwon8233]

graphics look awesome,the XBO has done a great job

[@raresmacovei8382]

Years late, after this video, game got improved in a few areas: Consoles: game got 4K, HDR and Dolby Atmos. PC: besides all the upgrades over the consoles already, game got: DX12 which makes it run better than DX11. Better real time reflections, which also reduces shimmering, VXAO which improves the already excelent HBAO+ present. Things that are disappointing after all these years: 1. No proper NG+ a la Shadow of the Tomb Raider, only a chapter replay feature 2. While DX12 runs better than DX11, it also requires significantly more VRAM 3. Snow texture on clothes at the beginning mountain section is still low resolution 4. FXAA implementation still gives way to a lot of shimmering 5. No HDR or Dolby Atmos on PC 6. Still high input lag on X1/X1S, compared to PC and other consoles 7. VXAO unfortunately only ever got implemented on DX11 and not DX12 8. Exclusive Fullscreen feature reduces performance and increases input lag unfortunately. As far as everything else regarding the console and especially the PC version? Top notch for late 2015.

[@renbry]

AWESOME video! I've been waiting for this sort of technical review since the very first Tombraider!

[@goomonrocks]

If anyone could tell me the name of the music that begins at 13:45 I would really appreciate it, thanks!

[@r3tr4d]

I freaking love these analyses! As a layman in technological field, I find them extremely interesting and well produced. Very impressive stuff.

[@clarenceboddicker6679]

At first the random disabling of the motion blur did indeed appear to be a very strange phonimu......phenumi.......phenonumi.....phenomeni.....phenomen......thing.

[@NicB-Creations]

This is the most visually impressive and immersive game I have played to date. Absolutely amazing.

[@Shloeb]

I have been playing this game nowadays and it just absolutely looks fantastic. What a beautiful game!

[@sanmattew7221]

keep doing theses technical reviews for upcoming games pls! They are great

[@vintatsh]

That Lara Croft GO soundtrack though

[@StevenOyston]

This is the best youtube channel I have found in ages!!!!! Really great content guys.

[@itsTyrion]

Very good video as always, why don't you have more subs. I also need to say: your english is very clear, I'm a 16 year old stundent from germany, I understand everything.

[@aeugnewtype]

Just watching this video makes me in awe. Can't wait to actually be able to play and interact with these environments. This video just may have pushed me over the edge to purchase this. I think I will tonight, actually.

[@ahoymateeez]

9:40 - I think it's called radial blur.

[@jordanleipzig]

Love the analysis guys, even years later. Would also love to know what music you use in the background. Thanks!

[@stephencroft1612]

it’s from the soundtrack of the game

[@totty2524]

Amazingly well made video, good job, digital foundry! :3

[@lacrossewacker]

What's that song used in the background? Very relaxing. Beautiful game btw.

[@gigigigiotto1673]

i don't understand why anisotropic filter is setted low, it doesn't have a big impact on the performance

[@BlitzvogelMobius]

The motion capture coupled with TressFX on Lara looks amazing. It's too bad the rest of the game I think falls a bit short when you consider the aliasing, and inconsistencies in the physically based rendering system. Can't wait to see how much better it runs on PC and PS4.

[@SteelSkin667]

That's a gorgeous looking game. Very in-depth analysis, too, well done.

[@TheZealo]

Im really impressed with the solutions the devs found to bypass the console limitation and still make a great looking game. Using a mesh with tess for the snow deformation was brilliant.

[@victorsullivan9107]

Please make highly in-depth videos, such as this, for other games in the future.

[@AstralFrost]

Great work with the interactive snow. The hair is also the best I've seen. I wonder what the PC version will look like maxed out! Better AA solutions will help, along with the bump to 1080p.

[@SickDnA]

will he AA subpixel issue be solved in the pc version? it really bothers me.

[@vertedintro]

I love the music in this video.. I almost just paid more attention to the music..

[@EXHellfire]

So I guess what we can learn from this is that this approach to lighting that's cubemap based with PBR can look incredible in outdoor scenes but the specular maps start to behave really unrealistically indoors. That's what makes stuff like CP2077 and Metro Exodus so comparatively beautiful both outdoors and indoors when the raytraced lighting is on.

[@DaveSimonH]

The input latency is the only thing that would really concern me. Hopefully responsiveness will be improved on XB1, and when it makes its way to other platforms.

[@sotohc96]

I can't wait to pick this up layer today!!!! I am ready

[@eSKAone-]

Why are cutscenes not just video files with fullHD 60 Hz?

[@s_for_short2400]

why do consoles use that low anisotropic filtering? i always put it on X16 because it doesent affect my fps, not 1fps difference.

[@florisr9]

Because the memory has not enough bandwidth for x16 anisotropic filtering.

[@s_for_short2400]

Floris R damn. Well they need to work on that. Texture quality for me is the most important setting, and anisotropic filtering just improoves textures further away

[@chrislee4496]

This game looks beautiful I could careless about shadows and textures in real time this game is awesome

[@rickybridges3465]

This is the most educational crowd of You Tubers I've ever seen commenting on games. Future Developers

[@4Razor10]

the game looks good but needs this on/off options: - lensflares - eyeball grime - water drops and dirt on screen - depth of field - cutscenes depth of field input lag and performance needs some good fixes, this problems shouldn´t exist in a released game.

[@ZyliceLiddell]

Film grain

[@weirdbutcool78]

looks gorgeous.

[@calsas]

Such a great video, guys. Well done. Now let's just wait and see if the PC version comes out nicely.

[@jordannavarro5357]

One thing I'm surprised you didn't mention was that on certain outfits for Lara the fabric of the clothing would actually move and wrinkle around her. Most noticeable with her tank top and the Henley's

[@warcrabcyber9908]

the performance in this game is awesome, i am impressed with the level of detail in this game. the game designers are brilliant to design a game with this amount of graphical fidelity and get it to run properly on xbox one hardware. gaming consoles this generation are very underpowered and ps4 is no different despite what people think. until this game comes out on pc there is no other game like this at the moment.

[@alicewalls2095]

This video was incredibly detailed. Great job! I subscribed.

[@Babelfish112]

Very interesting analysis - keep doing these!

[@ThimbaDM]

This was really really interesting video! Good job! Can't wait for this game, it looks damn great. I loved the 2013 reboot and it's still one of the favourites.

[@MrTheedarkhorse]

Love how you used the Lara Croft GO soundtrack

[@Bryan-T]

The characters look great.

[@tornikeumankoshvili7041]

Again a great technical analysis. Thank you!

[@DTWINING]

Great vid, enjoyed this much more than just frame rate tests.

[@VariantAEC]

+Digital Foundry Can you do an analysis of DriveClub Bikes?

[@WH250398]

+VariantAEC No real need for that... It's just driveclub with bikes

[@Blag_Cog]

+WH250398 but the bike models are ulttra high detail and can be played in the rain with a full track of racers. Would be interesting.

[@WH250398]

No, it's exactly the same as the cars, but with different handling. It's a locked 30 fps Jeff Quartz

[@Blag_Cog]

WH250398 What are you saying no to? The cars are also ultra high detail.

[@WH250398]

Jeff Quartz I mean that it's no use testing, i never said anything about the detail

[@azntigerpimp4]

I'm loving this game, one of my favorite games I've played. There was one major stutter that happened to me. Before an ambush fight, the game just froze for about 3 seconds. Than everything was normal again. Beautiful game though.

[@viixiconik]

already beat the game awesome game for sure.

[@mbsfaridi]

18 minute video from DigitalFoundry. YES!

[@ericbergfield6451]

Educational, this game looks way better than I thought it would be. Props for the underdog-console for having a 3rd party developer make such a solid looking game! The PC/PS4 versions are going to be wonderful.

[@Praxss]

This game was ahead of its time Those hairs looks beautiful

[@blackbassissac2635]

Rise of The Tomb Raider Is Amazing

[@smurfandturfer]

Really great analysis, thanks :D

[@ramirolaborda5557]

Great work on the video!

[@sweekly146]

Great video, John. A beautiful game, but that input latency is a bit concerning.

[@eggydrums]

Will you guys do a similar treatment for Battlefront? That game screams for a graphical analysis to be done. Great videos

[@kung111cz]

Seriously....How can anything like motion blur be excelent? Any setting which makes your screen blury is an abomination and must be ended before you even start the game :-D

[@Blag_Cog]

I would say pretty much everything looks really good and the only thing i don't like is the contrast. There is no HDR from the looks of it. This is ofc just for the image in the whole.

[@SeiyaDLuffy]

15: 10 Name of the song?

[@IamAnthonological]

It looks better than I was expecting, but the aliasing still makes it remind me of Uncharted 2 or Halo Reach. The video compositing is interesting, weird to see how developers still haven't grown out of tricks like using prerendered material, but it looks really good so I can't complain. Crystal Dynamics have done a good job. I am curious if the PS4 version will be 60fps like TR2013 though.

[@andyward8430]

I just finished this last night. Overall I really enjoyed it and I agree with this tech analysis. Drthere were many moments that were absolutely stunning visually but there were also portions that felt rough in comparison. it almost feels like certain portions of the game didn't receive quite as much tlc when being created or had a less talented group of artists in charge or something. overall this game is great though.

[@StrazdasLT]

Motion blur getting disabled? Sounds like a lucky feature.

[@ArielJerseyJr]

I hope you guys will make this kind of video on Uncharted 4.

[@DrakeWingGaming]

Looks great, can't wait to play on PC eventually!

[@krishan7272]

Omg they even have the fucking sparkles in the snow when light reflects upon it, that's crazy.

[@HuebietheGuru]

Looking forward to the PC-Release next year. It looks good on XBONE, but imagine how it will look on a highend machine :O

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[@Hale_chp]

whats the music at 13:42?

[@Hale_chp]

Nvm Its Lara Croft Go I just remembered XD

[@jampl3689]

This is going to look amazing on PC. Will probably be a new high end benchmark.

[@Binxalot]

The graphics in this game are amazing, so I'm just curious as to what recent games would be considered to have better graphics than this latest tomb raider?

[@harrisonwent2822]

+Binxalot crytek games (crysis 3 and ryse) also the order and killzone shadowfall

[@Binxalot]

+Harrison Went quite true, but do you think this game is on the same level or just slightly below it?

[@azmihakam]

we need more videos like this :)

[@AnalogFoundry]

Can't wait for The Cutting-Edge Tech of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End :)

[@weiyangli9619]

how come is video look like its running at lower than 30 fps.

[@pyropro1000]

this game's looking stunning on xbox! can't wait to play this on 4k

[@soliquidsnake3990]

Anyone know the song from 2:57 to 3:30 and up?

[@Arexion5293]

I miss the PS1/PC titles, mainly because the platforming required some thought and precision from the player. Here platforming is effortless, there's no risk in it and traversing the environments requires little to no thought. Only the puzzle rooms offer something different, while the rest of the game is basically Uncharted.. Yeah, it really isn't my cup of tea. I prefer the tanky controls over the automated, effortless platforming. Although the combat in the older games suck.

[@Arexion5293]

OldsXCool Tomb Raider, niche? ... what?

[@osirmolar9614]

+Leto Williams that's the problem with only watching clips on KZbin....if you actually play the game you'll know that there are in fact 2 higher difficulty levels than what you see on KZbin. 1 doesn't have the instinct stuff + slow regen+ scarce weapons+ smarter & challenging enemies....reminds me of the good old days.

[@Old-Boy_BEbop]

oSIRmola r its exactly the same game as the previous game just with a few more added elements and different storyline... and this difficulty u speak of thats combat difficulty.... i aint talking about that level of difficulty i am talking about the game in general thats not difficult at all unlike older games. puzzles and health packs, no maps, no minimaps, some sonar crap... there is a survival mode where health doesnt regenerate at all, but my argument is about gaming in general.

[@MetalGamer666]

Okay, Digital Foundry... this is good stuff! More of this!

[@reng935]

This looks so much better when you are playing it. Looks weird watching this haha.

[@bobrocks95]

The input lag seems bad, though I wonder how much of that is the display you were recording the game on? Do you know how many ms of delay it has?

[@Fass47]

they really did good with this one!

[@thelastcopier]

This video is making it really hard for me to wait for the PC version. Beautiful game.