Watch_Dogs Legion RTX demo

Driftwood
Saturday, August 24, 2019 | 10:26 AM
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Earlier this week, we played a short demo of Watch_Dogs: Legion showcasing Ray Tracing on the latest Nvidia GPUs, now is the time to see it in action. Thanks to b-roll footage Nvidia made available on their press's site, we edited a short video so you can see the accurate reflections on puddles, windows and cars. Enjoy!

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Ray Tracing in Watch_Dogs Legion

nostradamus

Commented on 2019-08-24 11:16:19

body shots don't even make wounds/marks... wow. typical ubisoft jank.

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unknownuser0001

Commented on 2019-08-24 11:47:00

Puddles are static

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der_ton

Commented on 2019-08-24 12:41:15

Not even basic lighting is done right. So many missing shadows for even static objects. Look at 1:09 - 1:11, the red and purple lights are the main lightsource in that scene, and there are no shadows anywhere, neither dynamic nor static. Lighting-wise that looks like 1998!

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Driftwood

Commented on 2019-08-24 13:25:28

I know it's Ubisoft so basically, it's not like we can expect unbiased comments here, but you guys do remember this is an alpha version of a game which will come out next year right?

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Sdarts

Commented on 2019-08-24 13:52:08

Posted by Driftwood

I know it's Ubisoft so basically, it's not like we can expect unbiased comments here, but you guys do remember this is an alpha version of a game which will come out next year right?

Unfortunately, some people conveniently skip that thought process. The game looks amazing imho even now. Graphics, concept, animations, etc. Also, no game is perfect. But some people are more interested in talking shit about a game that's about 7 months away than being excited for what the game has already accomplished.

Recently, some journalists were talking how they talk passionately about what they love and what they don't like, they just ignore it because it's not even worth their time. Yet many people in gaming sites feel the need to waste their time by going into a news or thread of a game they don't like or care at all just to write bad things about it for no reason.

Sometimes I wonder if these jaded people even like games any more, or if they're just interested in creating drama where there's none in order to feel any sort of inclusion derived from a "hate bandwagon" situation or if they believe they will seem cool by hating something. Either way it's pathetic.

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[quote=Driftwood]I know it's Ubisoft so basically, it's not like we can expect unbiased comments here, but you guys do remember this is an alpha version of a game which will come out next year right?[/quote]
Unfortunately, some people conveniently skip that thought process. The game looks amazing imho even now. Graphics, concept, animations, etc. Also, no game is perfect. But some people are more interested in talking shit about a game that's  about 7 months away than being excited for what the game has already accomplished.

Recently, some journalists were talking how they talk passionately about what they love and what they don't like, they just ignore it because it's not even worth their time. Yet many people in gaming sites feel the need to waste their time by going into a news or thread of a game they don't like or care at all just to write bad things about it for no reason.

Sometimes I wonder if these jaded people even like games any more, or if they're just interested in creating drama where there's none in order to feel any sort of inclusion derived from a "hate bandwagon" situation or if they believe they will seem cool by hating something. Either way it's pathetic.

nostradamus

Commented on 2019-08-24 14:16:19 In reply to Sdarts

Posted by Sdarts

Posted by Driftwood

I know it's Ubisoft so basically, it's not like we can expect unbiased comments here, but you guys do remember this is an alpha version of a game which will come out next year right?

ugh, not a wot again?! ya keep fallin' of the wagon, no hope for you.

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[quote=Sdarts][quote=Driftwood]I know it's Ubisoft so basically, it's not like we can expect unbiased comments here, but you guys do remember this is an alpha version of a game which will come out next year right?[/quote]
Unfortunately, some people conveniently skip that thought process. The game looks amazing imho even now. Graphics, concept, animations, etc. Also, no game is perfect. But some people are more interested in talking shit about a game that's  about 7 months away than being excited for what the game has already accomplished.

under02

Commented on 2019-08-24 14:30:24

RTX only used on some transparent surfaces and puddles but not on diffuse surfaces.. UGH

Hope they will fix it by launch

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supra21

Commented on 2019-08-24 14:43:16

Horrible aliasing, low resolution, blurry and 30fps. No thanks I'd rather 1800p/4K@60fps without RTX effects. While the RTX effects themselves look good the hardware just is not there yet, needs another 2-3 years before it is viable at 4K.

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warmech25

Commented on 2019-08-24 18:07:28

The character looks abhorrent

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GunsnSwords

Commented on 2019-08-25 00:48:42

and even still it looks less like the first watch dogs.

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snortingfrogs

Commented on 2019-08-26 09:23:42

It looks really good for being at this early Alpha stage.
But since it's UBI people must complain and talk smack.

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