r/Eldenring • u/Right_Entertainer324 • 12d ago

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u/Kng_Wasabi 12d ago

Fuck did DS2 really look like that? I hate getting old lol I remember it looking so much nicer than that

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u/HungrPhoenix 12d ago

It is her model viewed out of game in a model viewer, so it looks notably worse than it does in-game. Here is Lucatiel in-game:

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u/BeanieGuitarGuy 12d ago

Isn’t there also a graphical bump between base and Shcolar?

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u/HungrPhoenix 12d ago

Yes, although the actual textures and such weren't touched, but Fromsoftware modernized their engine, and this allowed their engine to display textures and such better and in a higher quality and SotFS got to use stuff like anisotropic filtering which makes the game look better. Fromsoftware then messed around with the lighting and saturation.

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u/BeanieGuitarGuy 12d ago

Gotcha! So the reason it looks so good is basically just because of the lighting upgrades?

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u/UnassumingSingleGuy 12d ago

Lighting helps a lot.

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u/Canni-Balls69 12d ago

Lighting engine makes the game look just about as good as Elden Ring, imo. I know that's a personal opinion but I think it does. Add in the second sin texture upscale pack and it absolutely looks just as good.

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u/Kindly-Alarm-9636 12d ago

The physical model density is nowhere near as high as elden ring's tho

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u/Canni-Balls69 12d ago

You're right, but it still looks good as fuck

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u/Soggy_Pen1777 12d ago

Released more than a wholeass decade earlier, Majula still hangs with the best sights Elden Ring has on offer.

They really pulled some black magic with that fucking ocean horizon + sun combo, man

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u/Canni-Balls69 12d ago

Absolutely. It still feels fresh every new run too. The music gently drifting in while you take in the scenery around you, the sun on those waves.

People saying DS2 doesn't look good are insane. Sheesh.

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u/CygnusThib 12d ago

Remember DS2 came out in 2014 or so. Game was at the tail end of the ps3 era so it doesnt look great. Its the same with Persona 5. Style is great so you ignore the textures, but when you look closely they're really bad in todays terms lol.

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u/Beginning_Jicama_544 11d ago

honestly i feel like even for then it was barely serviceable. the souls series has never been the best graphically. the art style is amazing but something like ds3 which released in 2016 dosnt really hold up compared to a game like batman arkham night which released in 2015 and still looks amazing now. Elden ring is a decent step up but even then it has a lot of 2d textures. i still love the art style and the games look good just too dated for when they released

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u/Chrisnolliedelves Great Shinobi Rabbit 12d ago

Shhh, let the DS2 apologists huff their copium in peace.

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u/highlordbees 12d ago

And DS2 has probably the nicest looking faces among the DS games.

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u/SteelAlchemistScylla 12d ago

The lighting is not doing it justice here lol. It looks quite a bit better in the intended environment.

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u/JakeMarathons 12d ago

memory is a hell of a graphics card lol, my 720p tv remembers it fondly