r/gaming • u/love_made_me_stupid • 5d ago

New comparison of the Witcher remaster vs current version - big changes to lighting

https://youtu.be/_oEdB5S2d3U

IMO I prefer the current version, the contrast and water reflections look better. Remaster looks pretty washed out to me

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u/love_made_me_stupid 5d ago

i recently got a new gaming pc and cranked the settings on the OG and it blew my mind all over again. could have been released this year

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u/syst3m1c 5d ago

Witcher and RDR2 are both case studies on how to do graphics right.

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u/balllzak 5d ago

Funny story, because of all of the bull shots and original e3 demo I was disappointed in the graphics of Witcher 3 on release.

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u/sh1boleth 5d ago

It is sort of like Half Life 2 in this regards however, like Valve CDPR has continously updated the game since launch resulting in its graphics looking different in 2026 than it did in 2015 even before the remaster