Gaming Zelda BOTW - Low-res textures?

[KingpinSlim]

Figured I'd share this here. Even though it's a phone pic, it does look spiffy. I did have to scale it down, though, since my phone is set to take 4K images...

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That location seems to have great draw distance.
Looks amazing.
I don't even get half that draw distance on foliage in areas like kakariko.

 

[Arecaidian Fox]

That location seems to have great draw distance.
Looks amazing.
I don't even get half that draw distance on foliage in areas like kakariko.

Really? The grass draw distance doesn't seem to drop for me, regardless of location.

 

[KingpinSlim]

Really? The grass draw distance doesn't seem to drop for me, regardless of location.

Kakariko has a different kind of foliage. Not nearly as lush as that.
Have you noticed these tiny little green things sticking out of the ground?
Go to the pumpkin/carrot patch and look at the ground.
Now look at how small they are and how far away from you they stop.

 

[Arecaidian Fox]

Kakariko has a different kind of foliage. Not nearly as lush as that.
Have you noticed these tiny little green things sticking out of the ground?
Go to the pumpkin/carrot patch and look at the ground.
Now look at how small they are and how far away from you they stop.

I'll be sure to do so once I get this tower activated. Been fighting my way toward it for 45 minutes, lol.

 

[KingpinSlim]

I'll be sure to do so once I get this tower activated. Been fighting my way toward it for 45 minutes, lol.

Doesn't really matter anyway.
Either it gets patched, or it doesn't.
Eventually there will be the option to play it on CEMU with vastly superior... everything and then no one will even remember what the game actually looked like on the system.

 

[Arecaidian Fox]

Doesn't really matter anyway.
Either it gets patched, or it doesn't.
Eventually there will be the option to play it on CEMU with vastly superior... everything and then no one will even remember what the game actually looked like on the system.

I will agree completely on that count. Once CEMU has 100% support for it and at least 1080p, I'll more than likely switch to the emulator.

 

[RowanDDR]

I am blown away by the graphics, and the size of the map, and the weather.. everything, on the WiiU version. I kept pausing to take photos because every 5 minutes, I'm looking at something beautiful. Here are 6 photos I took so far (WiiU, 1080p output, 4k TV... crappy Galaxy S4 camera lol - but it still looks good!)...

 

[Arecaidian Fox]

There really needs to be a screenshot homebrew...

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[Luckkill4u]

I am blown away by the graphics, and the size of the map, and the weather.. everything, on the WiiU version. I kept pausing to take photos because every 5 minutes, I'm looking at something beautiful. Here are 6 photos I took so far (WiiU, 1080p output, 4k TV... crappy Galaxy S4 camera lol - but it still looks good!)...

Do you really think it looks that good? I don't say your blurry photos do it any justice but I find the textures way too pixilated and the frame drops make it look like it's running at 20-30fps. It's definitely playable and a good game but I expected a more polished experience from Nintendo. Hopefully a patch will come in the future to fix the issues.

I game on the PS4 and PC so I'm more accustomed to a higher quality experience. I think using this game to bridge the gap between the WiiU and Switch a bad idea. I know they did it with Twilight Princess but Gamecube and Wii have a smaller gap in power afaik. It would be even more upsetting to see the Switch version just as bad as the WiiU.

 

[RowanDDR]

Do you really think it looks that good? I don't say your blurry photos do it any justice but I find the textures way too pixilated and the frame drops make it look like it's running at 20-30fps. It's definitely playable and a good game but I expected a more polished experience from Nintendo. Hopefully a patch will come in the future to fix the issues.

I game on the PS4 and PC so I'm more accustomed to a higher quality experience. I think using this game to bridge the gap between the WiiU and Switch a bad idea. I know they did it with Twilight Princess but Gamecube and Wii have a smaller gap in power afaik. It would be even more upsetting to see the Switch version just as bad as the WiiU.

I'm usually very critical if a game has a low framerate or blurry textures.. but this game.. for some reason it doesnt seem important. I think the level of detail (i.e. the amount of objects that make up each scene), draw distance, and spectacular weather/light effects help make everything look great. The art style isn't hyper realistic so its not important for the graphics to be "realistic". That said, I do think everything looks realistic (for a game) and natural.. like a real landscape. Also, this is not a PS4. And even PS4 has its limits.. my brother has one and showed me a launch title (some skating game) and I was shocked by how the framerate kept changing between 60fps and 30fps. At least with BOTW the framerate is more consistant, I find.

p.s. my photos are not that blurry, the game textures arent expecially blurry.. maybe its your TV? Does gbatemp look blurry lol. Disable any SOA your TV has and enable 1:1 pixel mode ("full").

 

[KingpinSlim]

I'm usually very critical if a game has a low framerate or blurry textures.. but this game.. for some reason it doesnt seem important. I think the level of detail (i.e. the amount of objects that make up each scene), draw distance, and spectacular weather/light effects help make everything look great. The art style isn't hyper realistic so its not important for the graphics to be "realistic". That said, I do think everything looks realistic (for a game) and natural.. like a real landscape. Also, this is not a PS4. And even PS4 has its limits.. my brother has one and showed me a launch title (some skating game) and I was shocked by how the framerate kept changing between 60fps and 30fps. At least with BOTW the framerate is more consistant, I find.

p.s. my photos are not that blurry, the game textures arent expecially blurry.. maybe its your TV? Does gbatemp look blurry lol. Disable any SOA your TV has and enable 1:1 pixel mode ("full").

I would highly advise against playing BOTW in that mode.
Blurriness really helps with that because every texture looks so sharp and jagged that you think you could cut yourself on them.
I believe BOTW needs blurriness to look good.
As blurry as possible, to be honest.

10/10, Game of the Year.
Wow, how did Nintendo do it?
Best Game of All Time Number 1 spot.

 

[RowanDDR]

Comedian! Charisma alert...

 

[VinsCool]

I would highly advise against playing BOTW in that mode.
Blurriness really helps with that because every texture looks so sharp and jagged that you think you could cut yourself on them.
I believe BOTW needs blurriness to look good.
As blurry as possible, to be honest.

10/10, Game of the Year.
Wow, how did Nintendo do it?
Best Game of All Time Number 1 spot.

You know, the same image but with the Okami drawing paper effect, would look pretty nice.

 

[KingpinSlim]

You know, the same image but with the Okami drawing paper effect, would look pretty nice.

Weird thing is... it DOES look kinda nice, doesn't?
I mean, sure, i overdid it for comedic effect, but... there is something to that really soft look, i suppose.

 

[VinsCool]

Weird thing is... it DOES look kinda nice, doesn't?
I mean, sure, i overdid it for comedic effect, but... there is something to that really soft look, i suppose.

It actually feels like I am looking to a stained glass.

 

[Arecaidian Fox]

It actually feels like I am looking to a stained glass.

^ This.

 

[Luckkill4u]

I'm usually very critical if a game has a low framerate or blurry textures.. but this game.. for some reason it doesnt seem important. I think the level of detail (i.e. the amount of objects that make up each scene), draw distance, and spectacular weather/light effects help make everything look great. The art style isn't hyper realistic so its not important for the graphics to be "realistic". That said, I do think everything looks realistic (for a game) and natural.. like a real landscape. Also, this is not a PS4. And even PS4 has its limits.. my brother has one and showed me a launch title (some skating game) and I was shocked by how the framerate kept changing between 60fps and 30fps. At least with BOTW the framerate is more consistant, I find.

p.s. my photos are not that blurry, the game textures arent expecially blurry.. maybe its your TV? Does gbatemp look blurry lol. Disable any SOA your TV has and enable 1:1 pixel mode ("full").

The lighting looks okay on the switch but the WiiU seems too washed out. I've seen mods on 6 year old game running on a potato have better lighting though... It just seems ridiculous having it run at 900p 30fps on the WiiU with frame drops being its a first party game. I haven't played the game myself but I will be disappointed if the game felt rushed. Maybe this what the WiiU can handle and this game was primarily developed for the switch?

Only a few more hours till reviews come in I guess that's when we find out.

p.s. your galaxy s4 photos look blurry on my galaxy s7, hard to see botw texture quality

 

[KingpinSlim]

The lighting looks okay on the switch but the WiiU seems too washed out. I've seen mods on 6 year old game running on a potato have better lighting though... It just seems ridiculous having it run at 900p 30fps on the WiiU with frame drops being its a first party game. I haven't played the game myself but I will be disappointed if the game felt rushed. Maybe this what the WiiU can handle and this game was primarily developed for the switch?

Only a few more hours till reviews come in I guess that's when we find out.

p.s. your galaxy s4 photos look blurry on my galaxy s7, hard to see botw texture quality

The Wii U version runs at 720p upscaled to 1080p.
The Switch version runs at 900p in docked mode, but there are problems with that.
You can reduce hardware-load if you set it to 720p and let your TV do the upscaling.
TVs nowadays usually do a better job of it anyways.
Lets just wait and see if they have a patch ready for release.
I would be surprised if they didn't.
At the moment the consensus is that the game is deeply flawed, but still fun.

 

[linuxares]

Well until Nintendo release the patch for BOTW with extra clockspeeds when in Docked mode, 900p shouldn't be an issue anymore...

 

[Clyzm]

Just hit the Village on mine. Can pretty much confirm the game runs like complete ass. 15FPS, maybe slower. It's a goddamn slideshow.

General running around is fine, towers are fine, 4+ enemies on screen is automatic lag, and weather effects are automatic lag. Honestly it's a bit unacceptable and I'm probably cancelling my preorder.