You guys are so awesome. No annoying youtuber voices. No ads being shoved in our face. No clickbait. Nobody is trying to be the coolest person on the screen. No begging for likes or subs. Just dudes talking video games. I love it. You guys are a diamond in the rough in terms of gaming KZread channels.

@studior3dd

6 ай бұрын

Right on. They are truly something els. Their knowledge holds weight.

@ThunderingRoar

6 ай бұрын

they have quite a few sponsored videos but sure carry on

@Caucasian60

6 ай бұрын

@@ThunderingRoar You really put me in my place dude.

@tgreg9542

6 ай бұрын

Bro your the definition of everything you said😂😂😂

@grim..sentinel9500

6 ай бұрын

I got a FORTY-FIVE second ad before the Avatar bit. 😒

DF best graphics video is always a highlight of end of the year festivities. Fun fact, DF honored this years games longer than the 3.5 hr game awards did 😂

@filip9587

6 ай бұрын

Crazy how it was as long as this year's COD Campaign yet they still messed it up.

@JessSmithlynn

6 ай бұрын

Why is the comment saying 4 days ago when it's uploaded 2hrs ago 🤨

@Jirizo1

6 ай бұрын

No shit, its a youtube channel with longform content versus a show produced with a strict schedule and time limit

@T3H8

6 ай бұрын

a specular highlight, if you will

@BrotherKnowledge.

6 ай бұрын

​@@JessSmithlynn I think this was released to the Members first. And to everyone else today.

Oliver is such a great enrichment to the team.

@parasolo89

6 ай бұрын

Very bespoke addition to the team.

@razvandavid1510

6 ай бұрын

In the here and now, though, we can safely say that this is a top-tier cast.

@grzegorzkubicki9411

6 ай бұрын

I disagree, dont like the dude. Too much tongue and it sounds too, it annoy me cant watch videos with him on

@no-barknoonan1335

6 ай бұрын

​@@grzegorzkubicki9411Wrong, Oliver is definitely cromulent

@mancbiker17

6 ай бұрын

@@grzegorzkubicki9411I have what I have only just discovered is a genuine disorder. I can’t stand listening to a lisp, it goes through me like nails on a chalkboard. I don’t know why and I feel bad about it, but it actually makes me skip his parts.

I just love watching Alex sit in strained silence while John and Oli gush over switch games. Peak entertainment.

@hugostiglitzracing866

6 ай бұрын

That's his loss. Switch had the best game this year hands down and it's not the first time it's had some of the best games of the year.

@livewallberg

6 ай бұрын

​@@hugostiglitzracing866 Agreed. I had more fun with Mario Wonder than any other game this year

@JustFun-ho6qy

6 ай бұрын

I think Metroid Prime is the only game in my entire collection that is still at version 1.0. I think that is worth something as well.

@Eedorian

6 ай бұрын

I can't stand that guy. Heavily biased, doesn't hesitate to push his political agenda when no one asked (Stellar Blade) and him ignoring the best gaming system right now is just the icing on the cake.

@CTBell-uy7ri

6 ай бұрын

I hear your point of view and that makes sense. But Alex is my favorite. Like me, he tends to be most interested in the computer science side of things so his focus is less often on switch. Though I agree Switch does have some S tier games from a gameplay perspective.@@Eedorian

Avatar is a standout for me. Not only it has almost zero fanfare, but it also came out smooth with near zero bugs. Great content as always DF team.

@WamblyHades

6 ай бұрын

With an Engine that I thought went dead, still is way more scalable and with way better hardware usage than Unreal Engine games…

@Doug_Hannon

6 ай бұрын

Hard agree with you on that. Releasing polished games is something that should definitely be praised nowadays. Outside of flagship first-party games, it is disappointingly rare.

@KaliU-ix2kf

6 ай бұрын

Movie more good

@Broformist

6 ай бұрын

Looks like just another boring Far Cry game to me..

@BluePieNinjaTV

6 ай бұрын

@@Broformist Far Cry has ruined the open world genre

So glad that Hi-Fi Rush actually takes one of the top 10 spots. Games don't have to emulate realism to be insanely cool looking

@applehazeva2739

6 ай бұрын

Hi-Fi Rush unironically looks better than most Anime Style Games out there. I don't know what it is. Maybe that it isn't so plasticy looking?

@ThePreciseClimber

6 ай бұрын

@@applehazeva2739 High-quality animation, probably. They even went out of their way to animate characters in 24fps during cutscenes which feels so right. Much more right than regular 30fps cutscenes in games like Sonic Frontiers.

@sega_kid4288

6 ай бұрын

I agree style can go a long way

@corey2232

6 ай бұрын

@@applehazeva2739 A lot of those other anime looking games try to simulate that 24 fps look throughout gameplay, which Hi-Fi rush smartly avoids. The characters aren't overly boxy or boldly outlined during gameplay either, so it looks way more fluid & blends everything together. Then in cutscenes, it commits to that anime look a lot more, which probably comes across as very natural to average anime watchers.

@zodwraith5745

6 ай бұрын

Just proof that "graphics" don't necessarily mean "most realistic". What they achieved was difficult and deserves the attention. I just don't agree with the Metroid nod when it's hardly what I would call "great graphics". I get the feeling it's getting too much attention from pure nostalgia vs a purely graphical standpoint. It looks good, but not OMG I NEED NEW HARDWARE FOR THIS GAME amazing. It's not CP2077 and shouldn't even be in the same discussion when you're talking graphics.

After playing Avatar I cannot wait for the new Star Wars Outlaws game because it seems Ubisoft Massive have a lot more engaging A.I. to play against and this is a big reason Avatar did not feel like another Far Cry game.

@sovereignsammy8528

6 ай бұрын

Yes I love how they flank around and actively go LOOKING for you. Reminds me of an evolution of the Ai behavior from the division 2. Having gotten to all 3 regions of Avatar, has got me way more excited for the Star Wars Outlaws game, I had wondered if the retail would stand up against the reveal trailer but now I know it definitely will.

I was blown away by Alan Wake II on how it managed to make the worlds look realistic in a game focused on horror, that's a real challenge because most horror games make the environment look too dark and unsaturated to add more suspense to scenes but AW2 does it different

@Jean-jk4zv

6 ай бұрын

I’m enjoying it a lot atm, half way through I think 🤩 it goes under 60 on my 4070 but it’s beautiful

The most impressive thing about Avatar for me is when I saw that amount of detail on screen, I almost expected streaming related stutters to hit but they never did. Its an open world game that runs better than many recent games with a much smaller scope. Similarly, hoping UE5 solves the CPU problems UE4 had.

@mag3slay4

6 ай бұрын

None of the top 3 really stutters in a way that detracts from the experience. Coincidentally, none of them are unreal engine.

@KaliU-ix2kf

6 ай бұрын

UBI mark bxg again

@AndrewH9999

6 ай бұрын

​@@mag3slay4🤔

As great as UE5 is, it's interesting that the top 3 best graphics in 2023 were all using bespoke engines.

@angryjoe98

6 ай бұрын

UE5 is going to be a game changer for studios who actually know the tool set well like ninja theory and the coalition. It is really cool though to see other engines coming along and actually matching or even beating it.

@BasePuma4007

6 ай бұрын

UE5 hasn't really been that impressive with actual games. Lots of nice looking static environments, but not a lot of finished games. We will see with Hellblade 2 and Stalker 2 if it lives up to what has been expected. I wonder how the Witcher 1 UE5 remake is coming along.

@rodrog2915

6 ай бұрын

The issue with Unreal Engine (it doesn't matter 4 or 5) games is that the development studios need the time, budget, and a C++ specialized team to customize and adapt the engine source code to the needs and requirements of the game project. Using stock/default Unreal Engine will probably lead to severe hitching, stuttering, or streaming issues.

@OverJumpRally

6 ай бұрын

@@rodrog2915 In UE5 stuttering has been fixed, so you are wrong.

@SimonBuchanNz

6 ай бұрын

​@@OverJumpRallythat's an overstatement. There's mitigations in 5.1 and 5.2 that make things easier, but it still requires developer care.

Oliver has been a great addition to the team. Thank you all for the consistently great content this year!

Would be great if DF Retro could do a 'best graphics' of years gone by. Merry Christmas all at DF

@gavinderulo12

6 ай бұрын

That sounds interesting but I think it would be a ton of effort for videos that not many people would watch.

@n64fan60

6 ай бұрын

Best graphics of the year for every year since gaming began. Just one game per year.

@drawfull

6 ай бұрын

Isn't that the description of DF Retro vids? Joking aside, I'd love to see some (I believe John does DF Retro off his own bat, but will happily corrected).

@RazorEdge2006

6 ай бұрын

It would probably be Sega arcade domination from the mid-80s to the late '90s.

@amnril

6 ай бұрын

Just watch previous years videos instead 😂

This video is a real highlight of the year for DF content. I love the appreciation for technical know-how as well as great art direction. Happy holidays DF Crew!!

I think I agree with the order of the top two. Avatar is proof of Massive Entertainment's technical achievement. Alan Wake II is proof of Remedy's artistic craft. Also, I enjoy this new format where you have a transparent debate of the top three.

@albanier8426

6 ай бұрын

And that's why Alan Wake 2 should be #1 in my opinion, it mixes technical brilliance with a precise artistic vision, while Avatar may be brilliant as well on the technical side, but it's missing a style, to me, it looks fairly bland and not as visually striking. Especially the lighting in Avatar looks really flat compared to AW2 and Cyberpunk with PT enabled.

@Chocapic_13

6 ай бұрын

​@@albanier8426 The material quality is also pretty poor in Avatar. Rocks, cloth, dirt and characters materials really look like they are from early ps4/xb1 era The material response to lighting is just so realistic in AW2 as Oliver said

@No-mq5lw

6 ай бұрын

@@albanier8426 If Avatar more or less matches the movies' artstyle, that's good in my books

@RAMPED

6 ай бұрын

@@Chocapic_13I agree. I'm playing through both games right now and Avatar can be incredible in some areas, but the visuals break down all the time, there are polygonal shapes everywhere, the GI shimmers and blotches, the sky isn't very great. I'm constantly seeing a video game. Alan Wake 2 is just so cohesive visually.

@mmpg34

6 ай бұрын

@@albanier8426 AW2 is #1 just by the fact that remedy is dedicated small studio (contrast to Ubi) to put out the quality and technical art. compared to Ubisoft, just throwing many codevs to make Avatar frontiers. As with many ubisoft games so inconsistent of quality ,given so many hands touching the game during its production

I'd give Dead Island 2 an honourable mention. That game was popping visually

A note about Avatar that's easy to forget is that 2019's The Division 2 is still a BEAUTIFUL game with lush vegetation, amazing looking structures and really impressive lighting for an older version of the Snowdrop engine. Can't wait to see The Division 3 with an even more advanced Snowdrop.

@kraenk12

4 ай бұрын

This!

I just picked up Avatar and it's insanely good looking. the audio is also unreal, i'm constantly turning around and looking voer my shoulder and what not , very realistic audio.

Can’t believe I actually watched the entire 1 hour 34 min of this DF video. Thanks for compiling all the beautiful games of this year! I’ve played Jedi survivor, Hifi rush, cyberpunk, super mario bro wonder but haven’t completed any of these yet 😅. Need to find some time or motivation or discipline or maybe all of those to at least finish one 😂

The fact that CP2077 is still in the Top 3 best-looking games 3 years after its release is a testament to the devs at CDPR and their willingness to be the early adopters of gaming technology. But I agree Alan Wake 2 and Avatar are Top 2 as well.

@eternalbeing3339

6 ай бұрын

Yeah it is still one of the best looking games of all time.

@MrVoland44

6 ай бұрын

only on PC though

@CrackedTubeGamer

6 ай бұрын

True, but I'm sure we would all count CP77 as in active development.

@faultier1158

6 ай бұрын

@@CrackedTubeGamer Keeping a game in active development so long after release is a choice not many companies make though. Especially for pure single player games.

@RicochetForce

6 ай бұрын

@@MrVoland44 It's really the only place that matters, to be perfectly honest. Console owners know what they're buying when they purchase a PC. And it's not power or fidelity.

No one has really shown it for spoiler reasons, but some of the later areas of Avatar are very different from the jungle areas and are equally impressive.

@Kira-qc4qi

6 ай бұрын

I thought the first two main areas were stunning and unique but the third basically felt like a worse version of Kinglor Forest. Same general aesthetic but significantly less detail and interesting things to look at it

@sean7332

6 ай бұрын

The season pass areas gonna look neat

@JustFun-ho6qy

6 ай бұрын

Kinglor is also the place they clearly put the most work in in terms of traversal mechanics. It's significantly more entertaining to traverse on foot for that reason at least.

@ras6794

6 ай бұрын

@@Kira-qc4qiI prefer coniferous forests to deciduous ones so for me the Clouded forest feels and looks amazing

@TheAziriusShow

6 ай бұрын

​​@@user-le2hu1ct4tUE5? Avatar isn't built on UE5. Idk if I misunderstood your comment or you genuinely didn't know.

It's Avatar to me. Alan Wake 2 is an amazing looking game but I literally had to stand up from the desk a few times when I first saw sheer amount of detail Avatar throws at you. It's unbelievable, especially if you also consider how well it runs.

@zenful7487

6 ай бұрын

Agreed, played on a RTX 4090. Multiple moments made me pause and just stare in awe at some of the views

@Airbender131090

6 ай бұрын

Waiting for the crack to try it

@Nathan99924

6 ай бұрын

@@Airbender131090Probably a year or 2

@Sheen334

6 ай бұрын

​@@Airbender131090🔔 🔚

@Kira-qc4qi

6 ай бұрын

​@@zenful7487also played on a 4090 and had those experiences. I will say though, the whole thing falls apart when you're on the Ikran. Yes it's fun to fly, but the Snowdrop engine, and maybe just 3d rendering more broadly, has seriously distracting pop in and lod switching. It goes from looking like a modern crysis when you're on foot to basically a switch game in the air. Very immersion breaking

Yeah Avatar it is for me, too. Besides the gorgeous visuals you can play it at 4k max Details at locked 120 fps without any stutter using FSR3 Quality +FG or even better with DLSS Quality +FG (With mod) with a 4090.

Honourable Mentions: Dead Space Remake 2:08 Horizon Forbidden West DLC 4:47 Jusant 7:12 Armoured Core VI 10:15 Metroid Prime Remastered 13:20

You should add a best HDR implementation. award.

Best graphics on console is Horizon forbidden west. A marvel from a technical perspective. And jaw-droppibg art-design as well as storytelling.

Love that the more in house game engines made the top 3. It’s amazing what can be done without needing to use Unreal Engine.

Top 3 are in house engines, not UE5. Just saying

I love that DF has well over a million subscribers. For a tech channel it's impressive but they're certainly one of if not the best there is.

Amazing job as usual DF Gents! Congrats to Ubi Massive! Trying to curb my expectations for Starwars Outlaws and The Division 3, finding it very difficult after such an impressive showcase of capability with Avatar. So I'll be honest with myself...'I AM STOKED!' Happy Holidays and looking forward to more of some of the best content for gaming in the New Year!

Excellent year in review ! I agree on the top 3 ranking. Thanks to all 3 of you guys and have a happy Christmas holidays. God bless you all ! :)

Great clip. Very nice listening to these 3 dudes and their tech talk. Really like that you explain why these games stand out, makes me appreciate some of them even more.

Loved the format of the video, really enjoyed that. Actually went and bought Jusant after the positive words on it. Oh and love Oliver in the videos he's a great addition to the team.

Loved this format, loved the analysis and I think the top 3 was spot on! Excited to see what 2024 brings in gaming.

Top 3 for me: Alan Wake 2, Avatar, and Jedi Survivor. Robocop is my #4 best looking game this year. Teyon have really levelled up. I'd love if they took their new UE5 skills and revisited Terminator or even got a crack at Aliens.

Love your videos! I think this one might have been a little bit better if you showed more footage of the games though; this one seemed like it spent 50% on footage and 50% on the team, but on a graphics-focused video, I think the ratio could easily be 80/20 or even more. :)

Fantastic video! It's amazing quality content like this (and somehow ad-free) which demonstrates the exceptionally high level of quality the DF team brings with every video! Thank you so much for fantastic content like this. ❤

best graphics this year for me is avatar .. Alan wake and cyberpunk are very good but the world in avatar is jaw dropping.

Loved the Debate Format. Thank you

Great technical roundtable discussion as always. I agree with all the picks of these great games. Thanks John, Alex and Ollie!

Always nice to see Hi Fi Rush mentioned, truly an underrated gen.

If I told you A Ubisoft game and Alan Wake would be next years Graphics powerhouses last year I don't think you'd believe it. And 3rd place for 2023 came out in 2020? Odd lot for sure but well-debated and i agree 👍 💯

It makes sense that Massive, Remedy and CDPR round up the top 3. These developers have always been very solid in terms of graphical fidelity making these gorgeous future-proof games. Great video!

Great video! Loved the debate format especially since there were so many great contenders this year. Hopefully 2024 has some great offerings as well.

Epic video, thanks guys for delivering this extremely well thought out list! Learn so much each time I tune in!

Glad Jusant got a mention. Its a gorgeous game to look at, play and, even more so, hear! Best audio game this year imo

@scytob

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for spelling out jusant, I had never heard of it, now I was able to wish list it :-)

@zachstraw8832

6 ай бұрын

​@@scytobit's an absolutely stunning game and definitely worth trying out. What's most amazing is that it has virtually no textures, everything is just polygons and lighting. It uses lumen and nanite so well that even all the small vegetation on screen is polygon-based and not sprites and every one of them is lit and shadowed impeccably without pop-in. Most demos just show the first level or two of the game, but the graphics get significantly better in the latter levels of the game.

I enjoyed this and appreciate the professional opinions from the team at DF I'm glad AFOP got 1st.Well done Ubi Massive.

The quality of these videos is amazing. All the way down to how each host speaks. Very clear, precise and articulate. Very good audio quality also.

very much enjoyed the debate format. you guys gave us a good list of games to play for, probably, the next 6 years :P

Great video, guys. Thanks for it. To me something that called my attention is that the top 3 games all used proprietary engines. Congrats to the winner. I fully agree.

As a pc graphics snob i was consistently BLOWN AWAY by how good Mario wonder looked. It was definitely bringing out some child like joy in me.

amazing job as always. have a great new year df people

Shoutout to Alex for knowing about the black hairstyles LMAO! Great video as always from the team overall tho!

I'm so happy you acknowledged Avatar with best graphic of the year. It deserves it a lot. I hope Ubi will use it in more of their games but start to employ real artistes with imagination, like these who created Elden Ring. We also need open world version of Armored Core.

I love how DF brings attention to the little things, I don't appreciate them until they point them out, and then I feel bad lol. Once you notice whatever they point out. It's like... How did I not see this? You don't appreciate something/someone until they are gone. Thank you DF.

thanks for this episode guys - like to hear your opinions on these games. It would be lovely to hear you talk about most interactive/ emergent games, e.g. with destructive environments, I think the more we focus on and mention that aspect of gaming, it’ll be more appealing for devs and gamers alike. Happy holidays all!

I can't believe a product from Ubisoft it's within the best game graphics titles. Usually it's always stuff pulled together in a rush.

@zorastin

6 ай бұрын

yeah they have really done a miracle here and its also a very fun game. its funny watching all the cringe bot sheeple spamming its just another lame farcy in the comments sections of many videos when its actually good for once.

@kraenk12

4 ай бұрын

The Division 2 by the same team still looks amazing!

Just finished Jedi Survivor on PS5 in performance. Switching to quality had a profound lighting improvement especially on Coruscant. I would have loved to have played it with RT at 60fps and less FSR artifacting (TAA instead).

I like it the way you made the graphics of the year in previous years , where you prepared a video talking about all the good stuff on each video game . Now is a bit more podcast like

Excellent work guys! 👍🏽 Merry Christmas 🎄

I was surprised to see Alan Wake 2 not win. Then I played Frontiers of Pandora for the first time today. Wow, just wow.

I my opinion FF16 looks worse in soem aspects then FF15

Great video, you three work well together.

Thank you John soo much for giving AC6 a shout out! It’s been such a fun game to play and the overall quality and stability has been excellent. Sad it’s been totally snubbed in a lot of rankings for the year and awards but it’s been one of my most satisfying purchases with a little over 120hrs that has been very satisfying.

The body movement and facial expressions in Alan Wake 2 were insane for me, and it's something that I haven't seen being highlighted as much.

@gronkymug2590

6 ай бұрын

They did in one place. But in my opinion, TLoU2 is still better in this.

@zacharyjordan399

6 ай бұрын

@@gronkymug2590I’d say TLOU is still the best I’ve seen of this, but Alan Wake II has fantastic animations, definitely above the standard

Thanks for the video! Already watched it through. And I did enjoy the format, thanks for asking. Very well discussed and great points on each game. Made me want to play some of them immidiately.

Thank you for making my afternoon interesting, great vid as always DF best KZread channel by far

Really good discussion! Thanks guys. Happy holidays!

Hey DF, do any of you guys know what Fumito Ueda is up to these days. I loved The Last Guardian but it definitely had some performance issues and a Bluepoint remake could make it the masterpiece it was always meant to be 😊

With Avatar they try to strike a balance and push everything forward, the consoles don't suffer too much in IQ as a result and that's something you can't say about most "next gen" presentations

Awesome video!

happy holidays keep up excellent job on your KZread channel enjoy it so far 🦊🎄

Recently finished AW2, obviously looks amazing. Only now started Jedi Survivor and was surprised how impressive it is graphically, looks so polished at that, amazing lighting, and the physics in the game are next level.

@adrianaguilar96

6 ай бұрын

On PC or console? If PC, are you experiencing the PC performance issues?

@Dezzyyx

6 ай бұрын

PS5 @@adrianaguilar96

@scytob

6 ай бұрын

@@adrianaguilar96I am 90% of way through on PC and the perf issues were minor, the RT crash issues seem to have been resolved in latest patch. I am using 4090.

It's a good balance with olie always bringing console in the conversation when the two other ones are so focused on pc. So cool for us console gamers ❤

It's funny because this video came out so long ago but you all make videos so easy to rewatch

I said it and I'm going to repeat it again: Avatar Frontiers of Pandora will become in the years to follow the biggest gem of this game's generation... when people will go beyond the "Far Cry" prejudice. You are not ready for its dlc regions

The Lord of Ring Gollum deserves a mention here

Personally I have to just barely give the edge to Avatar as well because it feels like something new --- we just haven't seen such a huge jungle environment with such gorgeous lighting, particularly the bioluminescent plants in dark areas where their light bounces around

@wingedhussar1453

6 ай бұрын

It looks good but I wasn't wowed

Great video guys. Merry Christmas all!

Man, I don’t get a lot of KZread time and DF makes it hard to keep up with all of their great videos.

I was most impressed by Avatar Frontiers of Pandora. I've never been so blown away by a virtual jungle like that, and I really hope someone makes a VR mod for it.

I don't like the phrase "decimated animation". It makes quantizing animation sequence interpolation values sound like a complex and hard thing to do for developers, when it's a line of code that could be added to most game engines. It is definitely a cool looking effect against the full framerate camera animation though.

With huge respect to the rest of the DF gang this is my dream team. Love it :)

Enjoyed this one! Currently playing Avatar on my PS5, that foliage though, been a while since I've seen graphics this good!

I make a Case for The Last of Us on PC. It suffered from technical issues as well but these got fixed with several patches. Runs super smooth on my 4070ti and 7600x. Detailed Textures, beautiful and athmospheric lighting. And some of the best animated facial expressions I've ever Seen 👍

@NorbertGanslmeier

6 ай бұрын

I agree, I love the look of The Last of Us. But I have a beast PC with a 4090 but couldn't get to run it completely stutter free even after several patches. Gave up and didn't play it through, even tried the framegen mod. Games have to run with zero traversal stutters locked all the time at 120 fps or I won't play.

@Prodrummer1603

6 ай бұрын

@@NorbertGanslmeier Used the FG-Mod myself. Would run super smooth most of the Times but Sometimes the Performance would drop immensly. Without the Mod I didn't have these issues. But weird that you experienced more issues with more powerful Hardware 🤔

1. Avatar Frottiers of Pandora, 2. Cyberpunk 2077, 3. Star Wars Jedi Survivor. That was my guess

@damnkris

6 ай бұрын

LOOOOOOL, Jedi Survivor is one of the worst PC ports of the year, a stuttery mess.

@gavinderulo12

6 ай бұрын

​@@damnkrisalright, calm down 😂

@pedro.alcatra

6 ай бұрын

Cyberpunk? You guys are out of mind. The game is so low detail I don't know...

@gavinderulo12

6 ай бұрын

@@pedro.alcatra what are you playing it on?

@pedro.alcatra

6 ай бұрын

@@gavinderulo12 i7-12700 RTX 2080ti, gigabyte M32U

Man I love you guys always awesome to see this ranking

Dead Island 2 environments were the most photoreal for me.

I love that you included Metroid Prime Remastered - this game looks and runs unbelievable on the Switch and is a perfect remaster.

@hugostiglitzracing866

6 ай бұрын

yea that is awesome. Such a brilliant game and it did look amazing for Switch.

@JustFun-ho6qy

6 ай бұрын

And it's still at version 1.0.

@Graphichorizon

6 ай бұрын

Looks good but not so fun for fps gamer

@FuzzyDlop

6 ай бұрын

It's not an FPS and it's absolute fun.@@Graphichorizon

Awesome seeing Hi-Fi Rush & Metroid Prime Remaster get some love here! Seen too many people casually dismiss Hi-Fi Rush since it wasn't hyped up to be this major thing before releasing, acting as if that somehow negates how great it was. And Prime Remaster was the 3rd highest rated game on Metacritic this year (over everything but BG3 & TotK), yet no mention of it for any awards or end of year accolades. Maybe having "Remaster" in the title signaled it wasn't as impressive as a full remake, but anyone who's played it knows that's not true.

@hugostiglitzracing866

6 ай бұрын

Personally I don't think remakes should even be nominated. They should just have their own category. I think it's so disrespectful to new games to pretend like remakes should be able to take their slot. And I love remakes and remasters but they each should have a category. If they have dumbass esports categories no one cares about and influencer categories, there's no reason they shouldn't have categories for remakes, remasters, graphics, racing and sports (instead of combining them)

@JustFun-ho6qy

6 ай бұрын

While I'd say it would be debatable when making a best-games kind of list, I don't see why they should be excluded from receiving a graphics award.

yeaaaa getting me through my half day of work w another fun df video

Thank you DF your content is the cherry to end of my weeks

cyberpunks 2.1 update cleared up a lot of the problems with ray reconstruction little to no more smearing on moving objects anymore, they also gave the HDR a huge rework and looks a ton better now

@George-um2vc

6 ай бұрын

I’m just waiting for those incoming 4K 240hz OLED 32 inch monitors to drop, only then will I buy a 4090

@RowanSteyn3D

6 ай бұрын

@@George-um2vc running on my 4080 on my odyssey neo g8 in 4k i get around 60-70fps path tracing on with DLSS at balanced, looks unreal, with frame gen of course haha

Oliver has been doing amazing work this year, relay happy his videos go so well.

Love the format. This was a great watch

Great video ! Happy Xmas everyone!

Avatar is genuinely the most impressive game I've ever seen. I feel like I'm in Pandora and I have almost no notes for the visuals. Both as a consumer and a developer.

Funny enough the whole time I was playing Alan Wake I felt like it would be a great mini series or TV series. Wonderful looking game.

Awesome video, df is the real goty here 😊. Alan Wake 2 is my goty, I can't get enough of it. But apparently I can't sleep on avatar, will give it a go!

First thing; Alex, that screen saver takes me back. I completely agree with your choice about avatar... Looking at it only one word comes to mind "wow" it made me go back to crysis 3.

Thank you DF!