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Three-Way Comparison Shows PCs Slaying Consoles In Dragon Age Inquisition

Posted by Soulskill on from the as-expected dept.

MojoKid writes: "BioWare's long-awaited Dragon Age Inquisition has dropped for the PS4, Xbox One, and PCs. A comparison of the visuals in key scenes between all three platforms shows that while the PC variant clearly looks the best in multiple areas (as it should), there's evidence of good, intelligent optimization for consoles and PCs alike. After the debacle of Assassin's Creed Unity, Inquisition could provide an important taste of how to do things right. As expected though, when detail levels are increased, the PC still pulls away with the best overall visuals. The Xbox One and PS4 are largely matched, while PC renders of characters have better facial coloring and slightly more detailed textures. The lighting models are also far more detailed on the PC version with the PS4 following behind. The Xbox One, in contrast, is rather muddy. Overall, the PC and PS4 are closest in general detail, with the Xbox One occasionally lagging behind.

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  1. Except for the PC mouse+keyboard controls... by Halo5 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Apparently, it's pretty bad. I bought this for my wife yesterday and she's pretty frustrated with the mouse+keyboard controls on the PC. Apparently, it was developed with a console controller in mind. She HATES controllers; it's one of the reasons she is strictly a PC gamer. Here is a thread about it on Reddit:

    http://www.reddit.com/r/dragonage/comments/2mnbyl/dragon_age_inquisition_not_enjoying_the_pc/

    I'm thinking about getting her a Razor Orbweaver for her machine; I'm hoping that it may solve some of the problems:

    http://www.razerzone.com/gb-en/gaming-keyboards-keypads/razer-orbweaver

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    1. Re:Except for the PC mouse+keyboard controls... by Luckyo · · Score: 3, Interesting

      If I may make a recommendation, consider trying out logitech G13 before going for orbweaver.

      It has a few significant advantages over orbweaver, like actual analogue joystick (orbweaver's "thumbstick" is just a directional pad). It's also shaped differently, and I found it to be a much better fit for my hand. It's also significantly cheaper.

  2. Parity by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Interesting

    The fact that Xbox One consistently now either has lower fps, resolution, or slightly reduced gfx quality kind of makes you wonder how much the MSFT Parity for cross platform development is tying the PS4 team hands on getting closer to PC quality. A game made for consoles and PC even is most likely limited graphically on the PC to make console parity less of an issue/obvious.