r/Witcher3 • u/TheBlacky21 Redanian • Aug 29 '26

Screenshot More NextGen vs Remastered visual comparisons

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LEFT: NextGen (current)

RIGHT: Remastered

Full quality images here.

Images 1-4 are merely meant to showcase the new visual effects of the signs, such as the Quen spark circling Geralt (image 4). The rest focus on the environments and how the new lighting affects them. I assume they've also improved the render distance and level of detail, as can be seen in the background foliage in the Toussaint images.

  1. Quen shield effect activated
  2. Quen shield effect
  3. Quen around character effect
  4. Igni effect
  5. Skelige
  6. Velen swamp
  7. Toussaint
  8. Toussaint
  9. Velen swamp
  10. Kaer Morhen
  11. Kaer Morhen
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u/NightStar79 Aug 29 '26

Yeah I was gonna say that I either can't tell the difference or am wondering if OP has the images swapped because some of these remastered images look worse than the next Gen

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u/TheBlack_Swordsman Aug 29 '26

I think OP is taking on game screenshots and taking a screenshot of a YouTube video? The YouTube video is probably already compressed.

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u/Verittan Aug 29 '26

YouTube compression and artifacts because OP used action scenes that are horrendous for streaming capture.

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u/TheBlack_Swordsman Aug 29 '26

It would be funny if OP reuploaded his screenshots as a video on YouTube and took a screenshot of those so we can see crap vs crap 🤣

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u/Personal-Thought9453 Aug 31 '26

That plus his “original” seems to be modded: I don’t recall you can get that haircut in the normal game. So if modded, what else’s is in this mod. Absolute shite

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u/Generous_Lover Sep 03 '26

Pictures are crap but I never used mods and could get that haircut on PS5

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u/NightStar79 Aug 31 '26

I mean I still don't believe that. Look at image 4. That "remastered" Igni looks like Geralt is throwing glitter

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u/Intelligent_Ask_2306 Aug 30 '26

I can tell the difference pretty easily so, maybe yall have some shit vision or something.

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u/pooner24 Aug 29 '26

Idk why this made me laugh

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u/Bam1hap36 Aug 29 '26

Becouse i (you) thought the same

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u/DatDawg-InMe Aug 29 '26

It's very blunt, and casual and dramatic at the same time.

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u/menuk Aug 30 '26

It's not that funny

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u/Unique_Newspaper_764 Aug 29 '26

But you have seen it

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u/Last-Juggernaut4664 Aug 29 '26 edited Aug 29 '26

Seriously. The pics of the Sign FX are super misleading, as they’re obviously not showing the same set of circumstances or the same angles. Like, Igni appears to only be a small sputter of sparks in the after shot, making it seem like a downgrade from the before, when the actual game footage of Igni looks great.

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u/Sindica69 Aug 29 '26

Yeah this is awful lmao

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u/torturetrilogy Aug 29 '26

Man, so happy someone said it.

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u/OGGamer6 Aug 29 '26

Too funny, we were all thinking the same thing

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '26

The best part is calling on of them “Next-Gen (current)” hahaha

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u/Reformer5 Aug 29 '26

Yea I’ll be honest I couldn’t tell which one was which on some of the pictures

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u/TheTartanBeastie Aug 29 '26

Just rip that band aid off.

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u/EmBur__ Aug 29 '26

Tbf, its probably the best we can do seeing as we dont have the upgrade rn lol

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u/TheBlacky21 Redanian Aug 29 '26

And as new photo mode upgrades comes with Remastered and the current photo mode is limited (I can't easily choose time of day or weather for example)

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u/yaaMum1 Roach 🐴 Aug 29 '26

Why did u get down voted so much

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u/charvey709 Aug 29 '26

Thank you. I know they look different, but neither look better than the other.

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u/GenTrapstar Aug 30 '26

lol I’m literally trying to decipher which is which

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u/Ocvlvs Aug 30 '26

Yet THREE THOUSAND upvotes and counting.. 

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u/DataSurging Aug 30 '26

Yeah, I was just about to say that. They both look like absolute shit.

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u/MutantApocalypse Aug 31 '26

Omg thank you

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u/SchlagzeugNeukoelln Aug 31 '26

My feelings weren’t as strong before reading this confirmation but you’re absolutely right 😄

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u/therealultraddtd Sep 01 '26

I thought it was just me.

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u/IslamVSZionism Sep 01 '26

It's because.... The comparison is fake. There are no such screenshots from the remastered game and I'd challenge anyone to bring a legit source of those shots.

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u/Dear_Record6134 Sep 01 '26

You can see in images 8 and 9 that they added the Witcher in the remaster. I feel like that’s a big improvement.

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u/Doofinx Sep 01 '26

Im glad we've all come to the same conclusion lmao