God of War is the best looking game we’ve ever played, but don’t just take our word for it – the experts at Digital Foundry have also heaped praise on the PlayStation 4 exclusive, suggesting that it “elevates real-time visuals to new heights while pushing the PlayStation hardware to its limits”. The end result is an absolutely staggering achievement from Sony Santa Monica, which spans hyper-realism through outright fantasy.
We’ll let you read the full article for yourself, but it talks about the title’s insanely detailed character models, as well its animations, motion blur, and texture quality. It also notes that the checkerboard 4K solution used to deliver a 2160p image on the PS4 Pro is practically imperceptible from native resolution in motion. There are framerate drops on both the supercharged system and the base model, however, but in our experience these are rare.
There’s also a video from Digital Foundry, but it does include some minor spoilers, so beware if you’re sensitive to that kind of thing:
Are you impressed by what Sony Santa Monica’s achieved here? Do you think it can be topped? Let us know in the comments section below.
[source eurogamer.net]
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The game sold out on amazon. Twice. How does that even happen?
@Enuo Amazon have a bad supply pipeline?
@Enuo The standard edition is sold out now on Amazon (US) after the reviews were released. Pre-orders were still available before that.
Yeah it's looking like it's going to sell an absurd number of copies.
Of course it is playa.god of war is the best.and the graphics is of the chain chief.kratos the icon .the man.the legend.word up son
@DLB3 Yeah, I noticed the availability for games like Spider-man, Days Gone, Detroit have been on and off. Very strange.
I think I may have to buy the digital version of this. I haven't pre-ordered yet (was waiting for the reviews) and am now worried anywhere I pre-order from won't be able to fulfill my order for release date.
I can't even begin to explain you guys how scared I am about my PS4 messing up God of War! Is certainly my most anticipated game and I feel like my old PS4 is going to blow it!
I'm having a HORRIBLE experience with Uncharted Lost Legacy, all cutscenes put characters into T pose and cut the audio! Far Cry 5 worked perfectly yesterday but Uncharted became this (hilarious yet awful) mess where I have to see cutscenes on youtube!
If GoW breaks my heart will break with it!
@AFCC How did that happen!?
@Octane it all started when I installed FC5 digital. When I used planes/bikes/cars the game would feeze and a loading symbol would appear in the top corner! It become worse and worse and then yesterday worked perfectly lol
Noe Uncharted doesn't load any cutscene since a specific one happened! The characters just wander around in t pose and stare at each other!
I did the Rebuild Database thing...I REINITIALIZED the system (had 2 tb of games) and nothing seemed to be better in FC5...so yeah, I'm a little worried my goty will be ruined
@DLB3 yeah I'm sorry too!
Like...Fortnite only chuggs when I die don't know why!
Fifa had some weird frozen screens! Yeah I think my PS4 has some kind of trouble...thing is I bought the Collector's Edition of GoW, Yakuza 6 and FC5 all around the same time...so I kinda don't have money for a new PS4
@Enuo Glad I already have mine pre-ordered then!
Why is time moving so slowly? I'm trying to avoid watching any kind of video, but having just watched this and the IGN video review I'm literally poised to soil myself in excitement.
Saved the video, I'll watched it later after I finished the game next week
@Neolit haha well said playa.kratos is back.with axe.dont take no slack.chilling like a villain with a son.second to none.god of war is playstation 2018 big guns.word up son
@AFCC Sorry you're having such issues with your OG PS4 man. I have a 2015 Gen-2 PS4 and I downloaded a digital copy of Far Cry 5 a few days ago. I haven't had time to play yet, but I hope there isn't some kind of older system-breaking bug in FC5... I do hope you get your situation sorted out before GoW drops though, it seems it's going to be epic.
Wit woo! The game sure does look graphically astonishing.
@Turismo4GT thanks!
I'm hoping since I'll have the bluray disc that it will work better :/
My PS4 is from day 1 so I must confess that I'll be sad if it breaks/have to sell it for parts or something!
After Uncharted 4, The Lost Legacy, Ratchet & Clank and Horizon, I can't imagine how beautiful is God of War.
Sigh, I just can't wait anymore!
@get2sammyb Seems there are some people who got hold of an early copy of God of War and are streaming it on YouTube, etc, so you may want to put up a post warning people that don't want to have the game spoiled to avoid such streams. Really it should be up to the individual, but just a suggestion.
@AFCC what @Neolit said there is some very good advice. I use a 1TB hdd that i got off Amazon for 50 quid, and it works a treat. It's better to drop the extra cash on an external hdd that you can keep if You need a new ps4 than just buying a new ps4 outright. Either way, hope you get it sorted!
@Clutch_Nixon I think I will try the suggestions so I can pinpoint the problem! Maybe it really is the hard drive!
@Neolit Upgraded to a 2TB hdd, worked fine for more than a year (if it's indeed the hdd that is broken!
I do have an external hd from my girlfriend, but if I do that can I revert it back to work as an external on PC? (she needs it) But it would be a good way to test it! Also I have the old 500gb hard drive...so what should I do?
@AFCC You might have to find extra money somehow and buy a new PS4, even if that means going used/pre-owned/refurbished or using a charge card.
I'd be more than happy to help you find the best deals on a PS4 Slim console, should you desire .
There are short videos of Kratos just walking through snow and the way the snow breaks up aa he's walking through it is insane. Uncharted 4 levels of awesome.
@get2sammyb Don't know how much you care about such things but I pre-ordered God of War Sunday morning on Amazon US 24 hours after @WanderingBullet said it wasn't available. So it's back in stock, still says release date delivery, I'm on a free 6 month Student Prime. And it's the basic $60 version.
Sony owes you a commission.
@Neolit I will try and see if the game works on the old disk! I'll tell you guys after I try it!
@ToddlerNaruto if it's my only option I will go for a Pro! Any deals on that, mate?
@rjejr Haha, yeah. Even the Stone Mason Edition is available now as well.
@AFCC My old PS4 used to do things like that. I had to open it up and remove all of the dust with canned air. It worked a lot better after I did that. If you're planing on getting a new PS4 in the future that couldn't hurt.
It's risky though, and it worked for me, and it might not work for you.
@Enuo thats insane
@Constable_What I did use compressed air a month ago and trust me the noise went down a lot! It seemed like a plane before, I was going insane...
Now the only problem is the slowdow! I can still clean it again I guess...
@AFCC If you don't mind me asking, what's wrong with just upgrading to the Slim? Sure it's not as powerful as the Pro, but it's more affordable/within your price range, I imagine?
If you're still deadset on the Pro though, I'll start looking into the best deals currently available.
@AFCC Your problem does sound like a heat problem.. where the clock speeds are throttled back to avoid overhearting (laptops do this as their cooling is limited). Throttling will slow down your PS4s operation and create FPS drops. It may be that you still have more dust in the PS4, or more likely - the thermal paste which transfers the heat away from the CPU has become brittle and is not pulling enough heat out. It may be a time for a new PS4. You may not want to spend the extra for the Pro, but the slims are considerably less power hungry than the OG models, and you would literally be saving cost on electricity (unless someone else pays that).
@Party_Cannon hmm, I read about that thermal paste thing before! Maybe someone can replace it?
@ToddlerNaruto I don't know, like, if I have to spend money on another PS4 I might aswell spend some 100 extra and get the best I can, right? Also thinking of upgrading my tv later this year!
Edit: guys I confirm that my PS4 is all kinds of messed up! Can not enjoy Yakuza 6 like this! Cutscenes stop, subtitles appear before the image, it's ridiculous!
@AFCC You're from Portugal, correct? I'll start looking for the best PS4 Pro deals when I have time, this weekend most likely.
@ToddlerNaruto yes I am!
Thank you mate! I should start a new and my first work in a month so I'll be able to spend some more
@AFCC Portugal is part of Europe, so I should be looking for European PS4 Pro deals, correct?
@ToddlerNaruto yes
@AFCC Best I could find was GAME, google gave me nothing when I searched for European game stores.
@ToddlerNaruto Game closed in Portugal! (I had like 30 euros on a gift card and they closed lol)
@AFCC All I can recommend is eBay, Amazon, or CraigsList.
Sorry for getting hopes up, thought for sure google would give me answers you seeked.
@ToddlerNaruto it's alright man! I need to make some money first too
@AFCC I wish you best of luck with replacing your PS4 .
You might consider selling it online if you can't trade it in to GAME/GameStop etc.
@ToddlerNaruto Probably will sell it for 200 euros
@AFCC That should definitely help lower the price! Also maybe wait and see if there are any good May sales?
I know the next big ones will be in Summer, but that's months away.
@ToddlerNaruto now my ps4 works great with the old disk! So I might hold it back for longer
@AFCC I'm happy it's working fine! Glad you have more time now to save up for a PS4 Pro.
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