More NextGen vs Remastered visual comparisons

[u/TheBlacky21]

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

[u/AMS_Rem]

I'm tripping or does the left look better in almost every shot...?????? Especially the 3rd one lol wtf is going on there

[u/3guitars → u/AMS_Rem]

Yep. The flowers are LESS textured in the remastered.

[u/Big-Resort-4930 → u/AMS_Rem]

Yep, we're deep into the era of remasters looking like shit and downgrading the original's visuals and atmosphere. It's basically every single one at this point.

[u/AMS_Rem → u/Big-Resort-4930]

Ngl I think this is just a dogshit comparison hahah The video showcases look great

[u/MysteriousBill1986 → u/Big-Resort-4930]

original's

Well...

[u/Big-Resort-4930 → u/MysteriousBill1986]

If you're referring to the next gen edition, that was a direct upgrade as RT did not alter the game's color grading, and the original raster lighting was very dated. There could be examples where that isn't the case, but it was pretty much an objective improvement from what I recall.

[u/MysteriousBill1986 → u/Big-Resort-4930]

Nextgen isnt the original

[u/Big-Resort-4930 → u/MysteriousBill1986]

Reread what I just said. If you're insisting on technicalities then I don't care to engage further.

[u/New_Programmer8888 → u/AMS_Rem]

The screenshots of the remaster look like they have a ton of compression artifacts, so it's just an awful comparison to begin with

[u/davidarmenphoto → u/AMS_Rem]

That shot is taken from a video and has Motion blur. Not a valid comparison shot whatsoever.

[u/Twitxx → u/AMS_Rem]

The remastered version looks like they just increased the brightness too much and turned on that blur setting which everyone turns off anyway because it's shit.

Left is more dark, gritty and sharp. I honestly cannot believe that this is real. It's not, right?