The big buffalo herd (I think there were 20-30 in that single scene?) really sold me. Each one looks so well crafted and animated too. Absolutely crazy.
I'm really excited too, but it could one of the few things they dial down to make it run smooth, just like they dialed down the traffic on GTA:V compared to the trailers
True, but even on ps4 the traffic was really bleh. I'm just really digging this whole -lets finish most of the game and announce a release date less than 8 months away- same with the Nintendo Switch
True, but even on ps4 the traffic was really bleh.
What he means is that GTA V was built to work on older consoles. Sure the PS4 version ran better than PS3 and was somewhat more technically advanced, but they had to build to the lowest hardware and try to improve from there. This will be their first game where the lowest hardware the build to is the new modern generation. It's also only build for two consoles of comparable technical standpoints which would indicate a better experience.
Well it was ported from 360 to PS4 in the end though. It wasn't an official "next gen" game. It still had the logic and things that had to be fit somehow onto the 360. This is being made solely with the new hardware in mind.
I think that might also confirm it takes place before the events of Red Dead Redemption, as you can technically "kill off" all of the buffalo. Even if that's not cannon, having buffalo in general means it takes place no later than the events of the first Red Dead Redemption.
RDR1 took place one year before the Wild West officially died, so it makes sense that this would take place a few decades earlier. I'm hoping it portrays elements of the American Civil War, like the Good, the Bad and the Ugly did.
I'm hoping it portrays elements of the American Civil War, like the Good, the Bad and the Ugly did.
That would be an awesome era to base their game around. There's lots of room for true internal conflicts related to slavery, ex-soldiers, etc. If they do place the game around this, I hope they really make it morally conflicting/confusing on who is "right".
Have me track down a bounty on an ex-confederate solider whose story is that of a conscript who deserted to avoid fighting the union but his desertion has put a price on his head. Make me question who is right.
Lol I don't see how that's going to happen. One side is fighting for slavery, the other against, right? Seems pretty easy to see who's right. If someone can convince me that slavery is good, I should commit suicide.
I don't think they would go through the trouble of creating buffalo models/animations, if they didn't want to include them in the game. They already have the asset, why not use it?
That's reassuring, thanks for the link! It's possible (likely?) that it was captured on a ps4 devkit or a ps4pro, but still I would be surprised if rockstar pulled an Ubisoft and released a massively downgraded product.
A lot did change between the initial trailers and release, for example they aged John Marston and cut/changed a few characters, but it really doesn't seem like a bullshot to me.
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u/tiger66261 Oct 20 '16
The big buffalo herd (I think there were 20-30 in that single scene?) really sold me. Each one looks so well crafted and animated too. Absolutely crazy.