Dreamcast VS Playstation 2 - DEAD OR ALIVE 2 - Lets compare!
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Dead or Alive 2 is a great game, one I happen to own on Dreamcast and Playstation 2 (both in Japanese format) A course of action therefore presented itself to me - lets compare them!
Dreamcast is recorded from actual hardware through VGA into an OSSC then Elgato capture card. The PS2 version is emulated in PCSX2, but I turned all the settings to PS2 native, including the output resolution, however it still appears more anti-aliased than i remember PS2 games actually being back in the day - this maybe some Nvidia graohics card game mode thing on my PC.
The important thing is the game plays very well on either format. There are some noticeable graphical differences between the versions,
Lighting is changed between the the versions, with DC having more saturated/stronger lights in some cut scenes, and the lighting direction changed in some stages on PS2.
Textures - the PS2 has had some texture work done, a few new textures, reducing the contrast and saturation levels + some hue shifts to more earthy tones vs the DC game. The PS2 also gains some semi reflective / glossy floors in some stages.
Geometry has changed between the versions, with some additions to cut scenes, and more detail in some environment stages on PS2.
Environments - the PS2 has extra/different environments to DC.
VFX - the PS2 has added some overblown VFX to the final boss stage which makes it borderline unplayable. elsewhere there are some new glows which look nice.
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The dreamcast is such a weird thing. Living and dying right between end of the P s one but also the beginning of the p s two. Having a weird selection of games
@retrospiritsgaiden2643
2 ай бұрын
The DC certainly was ahead of it's time in a few areas, and the games i have on it are all high quality, shame it died in the way it did, and we didn't get a DC 2.
Looks like a lot more jaggies in the character models for the PS2 version. Colors also look different. I prefer the Dreamcast colors personally.
@retrospiritsgaiden2643
Ай бұрын
agree!
🤯🤯🤯 Amazing Sega Dreamcast
PS2 dientes de sierra, Dreamcast era increible 😍 SEGA no se que paso😥
Dreamcast looks vivid !
@retrospiritsgaiden2643
2 ай бұрын
its very saturated, i quite like that tho:)
@estebandanger25
Ай бұрын
Dreamcast en este juego gana. yo tengo las 2 versiones las conecto en el mismo 📺 y dreamcast va mucho mejor los gráficos son más llamativos y mejores.
@retrospiritsgaiden2643
Ай бұрын
@@estebandanger25Realmente me gustan ambas versiones, pero creo que prefiero el color de la versión Dreamcast a los colores apagados de PS2, por lo que probablemente diría que DC lo supera en un pequeño porcentaje. Me gustan bastante los pisos brillantes de la PS2
You need to compare console vs console not console vs emulation... I don't said that PS2 version locks better but doesn't lock that worse as you video neither with the original PS2 component cables
@retrospiritsgaiden2643
Ай бұрын
i don't have PS2 hardware to run the game unfortunately. TBH i was more interested in what they added or changed rather than which version looks better, the lighting colour for instance is very different, but i have no idea why they changed it for PS2, when the original looked pretty cool.
Do all the combos from the Dreamcast version work on the PS2 version?
@retrospiritsgaiden2643
2 ай бұрын
I'm a pretty low level player, everything i've tried on the Dreamcast also works on the PS2 tho.
@christophermarshall2362
2 ай бұрын
Thank you
@retrospiritsgaiden2643
2 ай бұрын
@@christophermarshall2362 no problem:)
Desde un movil es dificil apreciar la diferencia. Pero si tienes en cuenta el precio de las maquinas y del juego tienes un claro vencedor
@retrospiritsgaiden2643
Ай бұрын
you are right, it is probably difficult to see the difference on a mobile!
the arcade version is stunning and sounds amazing compared to both and I like it over the xbox enhanced version even.
@retrospiritsgaiden2643
2 ай бұрын
Not seen the arcade version, but from what i understand it was a Naomi arcade board (basically a Dreamcast) - so i'm surprised there's a difference TBH - interesting!
@DeanError
2 ай бұрын
@@retrospiritsgaiden2643 that is because people play down just how much a Dreamcast is cut down from a Naomi. Bandwidth i/o, memory,sound,vram,gpu are all more and better than dreamcast. The cpu being the same is not really a factor as the cpu was very special at assisting graphics for games so it could drive the more powerful and faster Naomi also.
480p vs 480i
@retrospiritsgaiden2643
26 күн бұрын
True!
Dreamcast looks way better here.
@retrospiritsgaiden2643
2 ай бұрын
I see you are a fan of colour saturation and contrast - nice:)
@southsidetherealest2860
2 ай бұрын
@@retrospiritsgaiden2643we are fans of a smoother look with less jaggies and vibrancy thats it thats all
@retrospiritsgaiden2643
Ай бұрын
nice:)
@user-wl3ch8dm4s
Ай бұрын
@@retrospiritsgaiden2643What about the bad jagged edges of the PS2 or the unwanted fog making the draw distance even worse.I love the crispiness of the Dreamcast version due to the antianylyzing.
@retrospiritsgaiden2643
Ай бұрын
@@user-wl3ch8dm4s PS2 does suffer from jaggys in a lot of games, and it's not nice. However i think the fog in the PS2 version is more of an artistic choice than a technical one, it adds some atmosphere to a couple of stages.
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@retrospiritsgaiden2643
Ай бұрын
awesome! thanks!
Dreamcast wins
Dreamcast looks like HDR compared to ps2
@ConnorlUvz
7 күн бұрын
The ps2 graphics look good for the sandy level
@retrospiritsgaiden2643
6 күн бұрын
@@ConnorlUvz some of the environments on the Ps2 have extra details which is a nice thing to have
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@retrospiritsgaiden2643
2 ай бұрын
Interesting!