Resi 4 GC/PS2 comparison pictures (56k No?) [Archive]

Retro_Link

13-10-2005, 10:45 AM

It's funny to see just how much has to be dulled down and removed for the PS2 version! Trees, vegetation, lighting etc... and the fact that although it is daytime on the GC version, the same section of the PS2 game looks like it's dusk!
Basically the PS2 doesn't have the GC advanced lighting or polygon count;

http://ruliweb3.dreamwiz.com/ruliboard/read.htm?main=ps&table=img_screen_con&page=1&num=8547&find=&ftext=&left=h&time=

Still doesn't make up for the 5 hour Assignment Ada!!
Doh!!

Nintenchris

13-10-2005, 10:56 AM

Oh yeah... the GC version is the better looking game alright!
The extra 5 hours of Assignment Ada doesnt make up for the time us gamecube owners have had this AWSOME game for already! imo

kav82

13-10-2005, 11:02 AM

Well as much as we like saying this here, all the PS3 owners will be able to say the same about the Rev.

I think this could be the difference in what we'll see next-gen.

The3rdChildren

13-10-2005, 11:16 AM

Yet it will still sell amazingly well. Guess when it all boils down to it, these things really don't matter too much, huh? I'm looking at these screen shots and there really isn't a great deal of difference, is there?

We must all still be bitter it's being ported over.

Schpickles

13-10-2005, 11:36 AM

They've done a fantastic job porting it, by the looks of things. You have to bare in mind it wasn't designed for the PS2 in the first place.

Darv

13-10-2005, 12:00 PM

It's quite a difference overall isn't it. I knew it wouldn't stand up to the gamecube version but I didn't realise how different it would be.

I'm not bothered about the extra Ada missions, sure they'll be fun, but I'm glad to have had a better looking game so many months earlier.

RedShell

13-10-2005, 12:56 PM

Capcom have done a very good job with the port by the looks of things, although there clearly are a lot of differences (especially in terms of texture quality and lighting). I'm yet to see it in motion so I still wonder about the quality of the frame rate too.

I find comparing these two images very humorous though:

http://img422.imageshack.us/img422/2811/1058257fb.jpg

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/5237/967156kj.jpg

It looks like Dr Salvador has been on a chainsaw swinging rampage, I mean where are all the trees!? :grin:

Retro_Link

13-10-2005, 01:24 PM

I couldn't get the PS2 pictures to show up for some reason when i posted (only the GC ones); so in the end i just linked to the site!

But yeah that is probably the best comparison of the lot you've shown there 'Redshell'; the trees look terrible!!
- Also on the picture with Leon entering the house; notice how the logs have been removed aswell as pretty much all the vegetation on the ground!!
- The picture with Leon diving through the window is another GREAT example of just how beautifully well the GC can do lighting!

Hellfire

13-10-2005, 02:20 PM

You cant deny that Capcom did a great job on porting the game it looks marvelous, even if its not on GCs level.

Strider

13-10-2005, 03:17 PM

cube one looks alot better with the weeds *tut

gorrit

13-10-2005, 04:30 PM

cube one looks alot better with the weeds *tut

Lot's of stuff look better with weed :P

Seriously tho, the PS2 version looks great (for a PS2 game) but sure, the Gamecube version looks alot better.

MunKy

13-10-2005, 04:39 PM

Who turned out the lights? Resident Evil 4: Forest fire and solar eclipse edition.

That Guy

13-10-2005, 04:58 PM

Wow, didn't realise it was going to be that different. Its a class game and I hope it sells well on the PS2 even though I do wish it could have stayed a GC exclusive.

The-Ironflame

13-10-2005, 05:12 PM

It doesn't look too bad but still it's taking out what made Resi 4 so good it's attention to detail and it's lighting effects now I'd like to see the framerate considering they had to take out some stuff.

kav82

13-10-2005, 06:38 PM

It's funny to see just how much has to be dulled down and removed for the PS2 version!

I find comparing these two images very humorous though: ...It looks like Dr Salvador has been on a chainsaw swinging rampage, I mean where are all the trees!?

Who turned out the lights? Resident Evil 4: Forest fire and solar eclipse edition.

I can see these comments being said back to you when the Revolution and PS3 are out!

It's differences like this we'll most likely be seeing!

There's no point laughing...

Retro_Link

13-10-2005, 08:46 PM

I can see these comments being said back to you when the Revolution and PS3 are out!

It's differences like this we'll most likely be seeing!

There's no point laughing...You already said that!

With the Revolution though Nintendo will have innovation on their side; and IF it does lack in any ways, this should make up for it! Just look how well the DS is doing!

That Guy

13-10-2005, 09:04 PM

I can see these comments being said back to you when the Revolution and PS3 are out!

It's differences like this we'll most likely be seeing!

There's no point laughing...

How can you come to that conclusion before any titles have been revealed. Its quite possible you will see this, but at the same time the Rev could be easier to develop for and get the most out of than the PS3. Therefore you could still see the same thing happen.

Shazman

13-10-2005, 09:07 PM

nice pics, gooo GC

Retro_Link

13-10-2005, 09:09 PM

the Rev could be easier to develop for and get the most out of than the PS3.And if development cost are kept low and Nintendo can bring their games out for £40 (instead of the expected £50+ for next gen), that's sure to help Nintendo when it comes to people buying games (especially kids/teens who can't afford much).

kav82

13-10-2005, 10:04 PM

For me (my preference) the Rev will be the best of consoles i'd guess, Nintendo make my favourite games, and have a brand new and exciting control method. i'm not disputing that!

I'm just commenting on the graphics side of things, I'll be happy if the Rev graphics are as good as Res Evil 4 at minimum (cube version), i wouldn't mind if they're even just on par with it, but i want to know if you'll be mocking the Revolutions graphics if the PS3 puts them to shame?

note: i said IF! ha ha

RedShell

13-10-2005, 10:05 PM

Ever since Satoru Iwata spoke at E3 about how technical specs aren't important anymore a lot of people have assumed this means the Revolution will be vastly inferior in the graphics department.

I think those people are going to be in for a big shock when the final games are made public and the visual capabilities of the Revolution are revealed.

Just look at Twilight Princess, it will be on last generation hardware by the time it gets released, but it will still be a fantastic looking game. Its proof that even with reduced hardware specifications Nintendo's artistry can still get great results, and I’m sure that they and other high profile developers (especially Capcom) will be able to do the same on Revolution.

Blackfox

13-10-2005, 11:15 PM

BREAKING NEWS!! BREAKING NEWS!!

WHO ACTUALLY GIVES A FUCK ABOUT TREES?!

Shazman

13-10-2005, 11:18 PM

EVEN MORE BREAKING NEWS !!!!!!!!!!!!!

PEOPLE WHO CARE FOR THE WORLD WOHOOOO AND DONT WANNA DIE WOHHOOOOO

RATM_4_EVA

14-10-2005, 12:04 AM

BREAKING NEWS!! BREAKING NEWS!!

WHO ACTUALLY GIVES A FUCK ABOUT TREES?!
....I like trees. Their nice.

pedrocasilva

14-10-2005, 12:14 AM

GC
http://cubemedia.ign.com/cube/image/article/534/534489/resident-evil-4-20040729030255030.jpg
PS2
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/527/re4ps2015mn.png
Look at the enemy's head, GC has probably more than triple the poligons along the body.
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GC
http://cubemedia.ign.com/cube/image/article/541/541874/resident-evil-4-20040824022050114.jpg
PS2
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3024/re4ps2028uc.png
The lightning and textures on the wall... all gone
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the enemies are also drastically simplified/cutted down, after all... each regular enemy in RE had from 4000 to 5000 poligons, as much as snake in metal gear solid 3... that brings the question... Leon had 10000 poligons plus bump mapping...
http://www.capcom-europe.com/Resources/Images/c3e190e3-c2d6-4dc5-b476-40ab677ae657.jpg
I doubt the model is intact too for PS2, the bump mapping was taken and the textures toned down, but... Are the cut scenes in PS2 still done with the in-game graphics engine? or FMV? I heard people talking about it being FMV and thus probably show less edges in the final version than the gamecube version :X

I'd like to see the water scenes too and see how the framerate is hold along the game, I never experienced slowdown in beggining of the game, but the PS2 version aparently had it, look at the explosion... that blur... must be to cover the frame skip, caused by a mere explosion. let alone the rest of the game, it's already running stiff down there in the very beggining.

Dcubed

14-10-2005, 07:59 AM

Yes it's true. Someone ripped the game and examined the contents and, surprise surprise!, they found all the cutscenes in FMV form. Pretty much every cutscene in the game is now a recording of the GC version, LOL GC graphics are PS2's FMV!!!

Jordan

14-10-2005, 08:15 AM

No way O_o If thats true then thats pretty damn funny :D!

Maxi678

14-10-2005, 09:11 AM

Retro_Link

14-10-2005, 12:04 PM

Here is a 'weapons' gameplay video of the PS2 version; showing off the game and the new 'laser' weapons;

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=7925&type=wmv (22.8mb)

I thought this new weapons was supposed to be a 1 hit kill on ALL enemies as it removes the parasite from the host; however, whilst it seems to kill off villagers etc... when FULLY charged up in 1 shot; the same can't be said for El Gigante!!

The Magnum is capable of taking down El Gigante MUCH quicker (either at full upgraded 25 FP or maxed out 50 FP); you can finish him in 2 shots!
Therefore i don't see the point of the new (futuristic and out of place) weapon!

MonkeyPunch

14-10-2005, 12:40 PM

You already said that!

With the Revolution though Nintendo will have innovation on their side; and IF it does lack in any ways, this should make up for it! Just look how well the DS is doing!

...and the PS2 has way more games than the cube also.
Don't you think that makes up for the minor difference in graphical capabilities between them? I certainly think so.

The3rdChildren

14-10-2005, 12:48 PM

Any excuse to bash what will REMAIN a great game, hey guys? I hope this sells better on the Ps2 than GameCube to simply spite people who are bashing the port.

Shazman

14-10-2005, 12:53 PM

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

It most likely WILL sell more on the ps2, more ps2's out there

Mizuti

14-10-2005, 01:04 PM

Wow, big difference, like Killer 7 on GC and PS2...
Didnt like the game (resi that is)..

Retro_Link

14-10-2005, 01:20 PM

...and the PS2 has way more games than the cube also.
Don't you think that makes up for the minor difference in graphical capabilities between them? I certainly think so.
We weren't talking about the PS2 and GC in the discussion you posted;
We were talking about whether the PS3 will be suppior to Rev next gen and whether the situation would reverse; hense my comments!

Anyways i fail to see your point; how the PS2 having more games makes up for it having worse graphics!!
Personally i'd rather have fewer games on a console and each one be superior; than loads of games that aren't all that good!

That Guy

14-10-2005, 02:45 PM

Any excuse to bash what will REMAIN a great game, hey guys? I hope this sells better on the Ps2 than GameCube to simply spite people who are bashing the port.

Lol. I don't think anyone is saying it will be a bad port, I think its just that people are glad to see how much more capable the GC is than PS2. Game will be just as good.

MonkeyPunch

14-10-2005, 02:49 PM

We weren't talking about the PS2 and GC in the discussion you posted;
We were talking about whether the PS3 will be suppior to Rev next gen and whether the situation would reverse; hense my comments!

Anyways i fail to see your point; how the PS2 having more games makes up for it having worse graphics!!
Personally i'd rather have fewer games on a console and each one be superior; than loads of games that aren't all that good!

I just don't understand why your bashing the game that's all.
RE4 on PS2 looks way better than anyone expected and it IS a port afterall.
The DS is way underpowered compared to the PSP, same for Revolution compared to PS3. But you're not bashing either system, just the PS2.
That's what I was saying.
And as for 'superior' games: PS2 has got them too and probably even more of them aswell.

Dcubed

14-10-2005, 03:58 PM

Of course it's good that the PS2 is getting RE4, it means that more people will get the chance to play this fantastic games. Though the PS2 version's graphics aren't as good as the GC's, it does have Seperate Ways to make up for it.

Besides, the game has been on the GC for over 6 months now, think of how the PS2 fans feel by having to wait all this time just to play it. We should be happy that we've had it exclusive for so long considering how fantastic it is.

Eddage

14-10-2005, 09:15 PM

[QUOTE=MonkeyPunch]
The DS is way underpowered compared to the PSP, same for Revolution QUOTE]

I'm sorry do you work for Nintendo? Do you know the specs of the Revolution? No? I don't get why people are assuming that graphically the Revolution is going to be so inferior to the PS3, no-one knows whether this is the case or not so whats the point in saying it?!

Caris

14-10-2005, 09:44 PM

i noticed the fire was soooo much better on the gamecube, it stood out alot.

david.dakota

14-10-2005, 10:15 PM

Its pretty fair to say that the ps2 version is looking good. Tjos ewho will be playing the PS2 version will not notice the differences - infact a great many will beleive the PS2 is more powerful than GC, and thats something we can't change.

I'm very pleased with how RE4 turned out on Cube, howveer, i'd definately love an Ada Assignment add on for Gc. Afterall, us Nintendo gamers do hark on about "game over graphics", don't we?

Dan Dare

14-10-2005, 10:48 PM

pedrocasilva

14-10-2005, 11:33 PM

hey guys, just get this in perspective a seccond, it dosent really matter that the ps2 version isnt as good because at the end of the day resi 4 is one of the finest games ever made and capcom should be applauded for making it available to as many people as possible. cut the fanboyism and just go for it kids :wink:I agree with you, but no one said it was a bad port, today I showed it to some PS2 owners and they were making it look even worse than it is, and I recall telling them that the graphics are awesome for PS2, because they are, it's just that the gcn version is so much better, but on that account a PC version could allow bigger resolutions, better textures, better filtering, still I dont think the game would feature the same diference as in between GCN to PS2, because the game was made from ground for gamecube, it doesn't lack much in any department, but still, of course gamecube is not the most powerful hardware available today, that's the PC; so if I just wanted good graphics I'd play PC games, which I dont and it's not because of lack of horse power in my machine, it's just because I'd rather buy a nintendo console because of those AAA games that always grace it.

Anyway... I'd love them to release the "resident evil 4: Separate Ways" on GCN, or even on revolution as a patch, I want it bad :'( do you guys think that if we do a petition or send some mails to capcom they'll carry the word?

DiemetriX

15-10-2005, 12:58 AM

I hate the Laser gun thingy in the PS2 versjon... just look how powefull it is.. this better be a unlockable you get when you have completete the game.
I had a realy hard time fighting that big Orc thing.. 3shots my ass ... fuck... :/ Glad i have the cube versjon :)

Mike_C

15-10-2005, 05:32 AM

overall it ported ok... but doesn't even hold a match to the cube version.. ps2 version loses alot of the feeling and ambiance.... lighting... less trees... and what is with all the magenta...

Retro_Link

15-10-2005, 03:08 PM

I had a realy hard time fighting that big Orc thing.. 3shots my ass
I killed him in 2 shots with the upgraded magnum!
1 shot to bring El Gigante down and 1 shot to kill the thing on his back, and that's it; done!

Haver

15-10-2005, 04:23 PM

Nintendo are dead :(

gorrit

16-10-2005, 06:05 PM

Nintendo are dead :(

Huh? What do you mean?

The3rdChildren

16-10-2005, 06:56 PM

IMJ

18-10-2005, 12:03 AM

Wow, they've cut down a lot of scenery details there. Still looks good in its own right though, just don't go compare it with the GC version. I'm very curious about the framerate too.

Btw, I just finished RE4. What a great experience it was! Already started a second round and finished the Ada mission.

Mokong X-C

18-10-2005, 02:20 PM

if your looking at screens you can see a diferance but when its footage i don't think it shows up as much.

but with the added stories sceens and stuff i get a feeling Capcom when they scrapped RE3.5 always wanted to make a PS2 version all along but didn't want to piss Cube owners too much makin us wait for the PS2 port to have them come out at the same time, so we get a down graded (storywise) version but get it early, and they get a downgraded (graphically) with full story :mad: