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The video explores the technical performance and visual quality of the game "Dragon's Dogma 2" across various platforms, focusing on the recent patch released by Capcom. Key themes include the balance between visual fidelity and performance, platform disparities, and ongoing issues despite updates. The patch addresses variable frame rates and offers settings like disabling ray tracing, which improves performance but sometimes at the cost of visual appeal. It also introduces toggles for motion blur and frame caps, though implementation varies in effectiveness across the PS5, Xbox Series X, and Series S. Notably, the Series X benefits slightly more in GPU-bound situations, whereas the Series S has consistent performance but lacks features like ray tracing. The speaker laments persistent issues like broken image reconstruction and ambient occlusion problems and hopes for further refinements in future updates, noting a trend of Capcom games needing post-launch adjustments for optimal performance.
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In this segment of the video, the discussion focuses on the dual nature of the game “Dragon’s Dogma 2,” which, while technically advanced with impressive lighting, suffers from performance and configuration issues on both PC and console platforms. The developer, Capcom, has released the game’s first patch for consoles aimed at addressing variable frame rate issues and always-on motion blur, along with providing an option to disable ray tracing effects. The video explores the impact of the patch on the Xbox Series X version of the game, highlighting the most notable change—disabling ray-traced global illumination (rtgi). This change significantly alters the lighting presentation, making some scenes less visually appealing but boosting performance, with frame rates increasing from around 49 FPS to a stable 60 FPS in various scenarios.
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In this part of the video, the discussion centers around the performance and visual differences of a game on different platforms, especially focusing on GPU and CPU limitations. In naturalistic shots, GPU strain is evident, and while performance uplifts are noticed in city environments, they are smaller. The introduction of a 30 FPS cap option shows inconsistent frame times, making this mode less useful. Additionally, users can disable motion blur, though it generally helps smooth out the visuals. The default graphics configuration remains largely unchanged with persistent checkerboard artifacts on the Series X. On the PS5, ambient occlusion issues arise when ray tracing is off, but the overall image quality is better due to cleaner checkerboarding.
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In this part of the video, the performance differences between the PS5, Series X, and Series S during gameplay are reviewed. The PS5 and Series X produce similar results, but the Series X has a roughly 10% performance advantage in GPU-bound scenarios. The recent update results in similar frame rates for both consoles, with a slight performance win for the PS5 in some city runs. The motion blur toggle and 30fps lock options function similarly across the PS5 and Series X, though the 120Hz support is lacking on the PS5.
For the Series S, there is no ray tracing, and its performance is generally consistent with the previous patch, albeit with some noted visual differences in ambient occlusion and lighting compared to the Series X and PS5. The Series S struggles with lower shadow resolution and the lack of RTGI, suggesting potential improvements if Capcom adjusts rendering resolution and ambient occlusion settings. Finally, a quick look at the PC version shows a 7% improvement in CPU-bound performance with the latest patch.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the impact of the first patch on Dragon’s Dogma 2. They note cleaner frame time readouts and the addition of visual toggles and key quality of life changes, such as the ability to start a new game. Despite these improvements, several issues remain unresolved, including broken image reconstruction on Series S and X, a poorly implemented 30fps frame rate cap, ambient occlusion discrepancies on PS5, lighting quality on Series S, and performance problems in cities. The speaker highlights a trend in Capcom games launching with suboptimal configurations, using Resident Evil 4 as an example. They conclude by expressing hope that future patches will further refine the game.