San Andreas Definitive Edition Analysis & Comparisons Topic

[Bigglo145]

33 minutes ago, TTGMR said:

Yes with an option to turn it off and on

 

Wow what are the odds. I literally uninstalled the game earlier today, gonna redownload to look around.

[SquoniX]

Vertical Bird:

 

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[CynicalMexican]

55 minutes ago, SquoniX said:

Vertical Bird:

 

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One thing I like is that things are now 3D models rather than just flat textures.

[SquoniX]

The difference in the environment around Blueberry Acres (I love how lights inside buildings reflect on footpaths):

 

Before (modded game with 2DFX on):

 

 

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Edited December 1, 2021 by SquoniX

[YufflesGaming]

8 hours ago, SquoniX said:

The difference in the environment around Blueberry Acres (I love how lights inside buildings reflect on footpaths):

 

Before (modded game with 2DFX on):

 

 

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Nice man.

[Peteryeeter]

Anyone else finds it wierd how they added distance fog to 3 and vc but not sa?

[CynicalMexican]

9 hours ago, SquoniX said:

 

Before (modded game with 2DFX on):

 

 

Black Keanu Reeves

[Havi]

Left side is previous patch and right side is new patch
(Red basically means that it's removed/changed in the new patch)

Edited December 1, 2021 by Havi

[Havi]

File T_SanAndreas_LegalScreen_BC was removed


File SM_minigun is removed and replaced with 2 new models:

SM_minigun2 & SM_minigun_barrel
So if you want, you can put a custom model on the minigun now

[Havi]

Cesar's Hair changes in Cutscenes

[Havi]

[videotech_]

These logos still look upscaled, why... sigh. It's good they're being corrected but the the other words still look like paintings.

[CynicalMexican]

53 minutes ago, VideoTech said:

These logos still look upscaled, why... sigh. It's good they're being corrected but the the other words still look like paintings.

 

With a few of the shops signs I think the quality is intentionally bad. Remember in the early 90s the process of creating a store sign was much different so it often came out looking different.

 

Though a few shop signs and such are still weird looking.

[BS_BlackScout]

2 hours ago, VideoTech said:

These logos still look upscaled, why... sigh. It's good they're being corrected but the the other words still look like paintings.

Quote

EDIT: It's not this but look:
Gameface/Content/SanAndreas/Textures/gta3/Signs/T_billLA02_BC.uasset

 

hahahaha that was made by Rockstar, I'm sure of it.
EDIT2: excuseme.gif
 

Spoiler

Here, a bit lazy but yeah...

Edited December 2, 2021 by BS_BlackScout
done

[SquoniX]

San Fierro:

 

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[SquoniX]

Highjack:

 

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[CynicalMexican]

On 12/2/2021 at 5:55 AM, SquoniX said:

San Fierro:

 

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San Fierro overall needs more props regardless of the version, it always looked so empty.

[MekhiSkyline]

23 minutes ago, CynicalMexican said:

 

San Fierro overall needs more props regardless of the version, it always looked so empty.

I can definitely say the same for many other areas

[Cutter De Blanc]

On 12/2/2021 at 11:04 AM, SquoniX said:

Highjack:

 

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Safe to say Toreno's ranch is a nice ass looking place regardless of the version

[SquoniX]

Dirt:

 

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[SquoniX]

Flint County:

 

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[Midnight Hitman]

^ those are examples how good this game could look if GSG used the OG version with all those OG effects and fog. Imagine having the PS2 or Xbox version as base version, combined with all those foliage and texture improvements. That's how the remaster should have looked like.

Edited December 4, 2021 by Midnight Hitman

[SquoniX]

14 minutes ago, Midnight Hitman said:

^ those are examples how good this game could look if GSG used the OG version with all those OG effects and fog. Imagine having the PS2 or Xbox version as base version, combined with all those foliage and texture improvements. That's how the remaster should have looked like.

 

This is from the DE version without mods btw, just saying in case you got the wrong impression.

[Midnight Hitman]

@SquoniX Yes, I see that. That's why I've written that. You see Bone County in the background (too high draw distance), fog is not really dense, etc...

 

So much potential. If R* won't fix this, hopefully modders will restore the OG atmosphere and OG effects on PC. But then again, it's still the mobile port...

[NightmanCometh96]

6 hours ago, Midnight Hitman said:

So much potential. If R* won't fix this, hopefully modders will restore the OG atmosphere and OG effects on PC. But then again, it's still the mobile port...

 

It could very well be possible. When the Android version of SA was ported over to PS Vita earlier this year, the developers were actually able to restore the PS2 lighting (and disable the gloss over character models). It makes that port look much better than stock PS3/360/mobile:

 

However, I’m not getting my hopes up for the DE. I just don't think GSG is willing to go above and beyond with these games aside from improving the performance and fixing the more notorious bugs/oversights/textures/etc. It would be really nice, though.

Edited December 4, 2021 by NightmanCometh96

[Cutter De Blanc]

They've added hydraulics to the Sandking, so you can jack it way up, not an unwelcome addition,  but an odd one

Edited December 4, 2021 by Cutter De Blanc

[Ivan1997GTA]

11 hours ago, Cutter De Blanc said:

They've added hydraulics to the Sandking, so you can jack it way up, not an unwelcome addition,  but an odd one

That's not a new feature, that was in the original game too.

[CynicalMexican]

On 12/4/2021 at 8:29 AM, NightmanCometh96 said:

 

It could very well be possible. When the Android version of SA was ported over to PS Vita earlier this year, the developers were actually able to restore the PS2 lighting (and disable the gloss over character models). It makes that port look much better than stock PS3/360/mobile:

 

However, I’m not getting my hopes up for the DE. I just don't think GSG is willing to go above and beyond with these games aside from improving the performance and fixing the more notorious bugs/oversights/textures/etc. It would be really nice, though.

 

A few bugs from the original release were actually resolved in the last patch, and Rockstar appears to be assisting Grove Street Games in this, so I have cautious optimism.

On 12/4/2021 at 2:48 AM, Midnight Hitman said:

^ those are examples how good this game could look if GSG used the OG version with all those OG effects and fog. Imagine having the PS2 or Xbox version as base version, combined with all those foliage and texture improvements. That's how the remaster should have looked like.

 

The countryside for the most part looks amazing, it brings back the "road trip" feel.

 

But I digress a bit on the OG fog; I tried the fog distance mod and I didn't like the look of it too much; it made it look like there was a constant wildfire across the map. If that's what was going on during the limited QA, I sort of understand why they may not have gone with the distance fog; it may not have looked to good with the new engine. Hopefully R* is working to address this issue further.

[Havi]

I just now played the new patch but i noticed something. Is it me or did the Tank Top actually change now since they added new torso's for CJ, Fat/Muscle, etc.

 

These dents weren't there before

New Patch

 

Before:
(You can see that that rectangular block is there

Edited December 8, 2021 by Havi

[-Gaming4Life-]

5 hours ago, Havi said:

I just now played the new patch but i noticed something. Is it me or did the Tank Top actually change now since they added new torso's for CJ, Fat/Muscle, etc.

 

These dents weren't there before

New Patch

 

Before:
(You can see that that rectangular block is there

Yeah but the 2d boxers and jeans kept the same 2d belt, pockets and loops since 2004

Edited December 8, 2021 by TTGMR