Website screenshots entry thread

[WarWeeny]

You are missing the character shadows. Just use the software rendering. Hardware rendering with DQVIII has a several issues.

but that way it isnt hd thus not really good to promote pcsx2 now does it?

[Laraul]

but that way it isnt hd thus not really good to promote pcsx2 now does it?

It's also not "HD" everytime it cuts to in game cinematic that's pre-rendered. These are normally indistinguishable from the rest of the game. But they stick out like a sore thumb when you have the game set to run at a higher resolution than intended. And if it can't draw shadows what else isn't it drawing?

[Bositman]

Just shadows. GSdx has shadows issues in most games.

It's also not "HD" everytime it cuts to in game cinematic that's pre-rendered. These are normally indistinguishable from the rest of the game. But they stick out like a sore thumb when you have the game set to run at a higher resolution than intended

So uh because the cutscenes are pre-rendered and look like crap, you prefer playing the whole game looking crap so they don't make a visible difference now and then? That's...weird

It's a matter of preference really, but as warweeny said, no point promoting PCSX2 with screenshots from software rendering

[WarWeeny]

Just shadows. GSdx has shadows issues in most games.

So uh because the cutscenes are pre-rendered and look like crap, you prefer playing the whole game looking crap so they don't make a visible difference now and then? That's...weird

It's a matter of preference really, but as warweeny said, no point promoting PCSX2 with screenshots from software rendering

to each their own, right?

[Laraul]

Just shadows. GSdx has shadows issues in most games.

So uh because the cutscenes are pre-rendered and look like crap, you prefer playing the whole game looking crap so they don't make a visible difference now and then? That's...weird

I'll put it too you this way... I think it looks worse without the shadows and in "HD" than with the shadows in "SD". I just would want the game too look the way the artists (aka the development team) intended. Maybe you should play thru the entire game first on a PS2. Then again using PSCX2. And tell me which you enjoyed better.

I don't use PSCX2 for when I want to play PS2 games. I use my ancient 60GB PS3. Does this game look better with it's screen smoothing? Well I'll just say it has shadows.

[Bositman]

I don't even notice shadows missing in most games, but I do notice the huge pixelation on everything. Still I know other people who just can't bear not having shadows so as I said before, just a matter of preference.

[WarWeeny]

most games do have shadows tho, look at kingdom hearts eries or final fantasy 10 / 10-2 they have excelent shadows

just depents on the game really.

[rama]

Go to the GSdx hacks section and set skipdraw to 1. This should bring the shadows back, iirc.
And yea, the game hugely benefits from upscaling. Playing it in SD is such a waste

[WarWeeny]

Go to the GSdx hacks section and set skipdraw to 1. This should bring the shadows back, iirc.
And yea, the game hugely benefits from upscaling. Playing it in SD is such a waste

depending on what game you were talking about but i have been fidling with the settings but i cant seem to return the shadows in dq8 unless i go software mode... (skipdraw 1-10 even tried alpha hack but no avail)

[rama]

It works on my Nvidia card but we know it may not work on some configurations. The destination alpha stuff is a bit random..