2012 called it wants its graphics back...

[Fast]

no but really, i like the game, but my god, the visuals...it looks so dated and more often than not, the "right lighting" isnt happening....

Anyone else managed to get them looking even remotely nice?

[Kryone]

I thought my computer had an issue. I'm not the only one

[nakoda]

Show me some side by side photos of unmodded games from 2012 next to Starfield.

Starfield lacks a lot of modern options like HDR, FOV sliders, etc, and relies heavily on upscaling like a crutch like ALL modern games do,

but it's not actually 2012 graphics. You're just remembering with rose coloured glasses.

Bethesda's marionette animations never help.

[Firmamento]

You need a lut mod to remove the color filters, and a Reshade helps too. Looks incredible on my 6950xt Framerate tanks to 70-90 frames in big city but there is a mod for that called 60fps in cites but I like keeping my setting on ultra.

[SMK]

Okay

[Sharkon]

nah, it looks cool enough in the handcrafted envoirments. the procedural generated content is dull. at least it's not necessary to touch any of it. I haven't build any outposts, scanned planets or did build a spacecraft. yet I'm already 60 hours+ in game without even playing the main quests and it get's better and better the longer I play because there is so much to do.

[Caduryn]

OP needs to visit Eye Doctor....

Even Far Cry 3 (a 2012) Game looks way worse

[Fast]

Originally posted by Caduryn:

OP needs to visit Eye Doctor....

Even Far Cry 3 (a 2012) Game looks way worse

the difference between artistic style, poly counts, colour palette , lighting and textures matter tbh, I would say fallout 4 looks better than this game, in all those things, and skyrim was a more artistically sound and visually more appealing aesthetic, the characters whilst they dont match poly counts, were artistically and stylistically better looking than what we got here..

[LegacyXI]

Guild wars 2 released in 2012. Have you seen that game?

[Sal]

Ya I was thinking: geez it is not 2013 anymore.

[Micas]

No HDR? How is that even remotely possible? (he asks in a rhetorical fashion)

[Birdii]

Originally posted by Caduryn:

OP needs to visit Eye Doctor....

Even Far Cry 3 (a 2012) Game looks way worse

Starfield is butt ugly, even maxed out. Starfield looks like a souped up 2012 game. Halo 4 came out in 2012. Regardless of opinions on gameplay and art direction choices, it's still on of the best looking games from that era. Other examples would include Borderlands 2, Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Mass Effect 3.

Crysis 3, The Last of Us, Bioshock Infinite came out in 2013.

All of these games either look on par with, or better than Starfield.

[NegativeZero]

Looks bad and still runs bad. Great combo. GOTY

[Wybrem]

Originally posted by Fast:

no but really, i like the game, but my god, the visuals...it looks so dated and more often than not, the "right lighting" isnt happening....

Anyone else managed to get them looking even remotely nice?

it indeed looks like hot trash. compare this to horizon forbidden west and it's a absolute joke from xbox, once again.

[Snake]

Lol 2012 , is it really that bad?

[MostlyPanda]

Originally posted by nakoda:

Show me some side by side photos of unmodded games from 2012 next to Starfield.

Starfield lacks a lot of modern options like HDR, FOV sliders, etc, and relies heavily on upscaling like a crutch like ALL modern games do,

but it's not actually 2012 graphics. You're just remembering with rose coloured glasses.

Bethesda's marionette animations never help.

https://imgur.com/a/nwHZrp9 <--- Here you go, 2013 game. notice how they have actual expression on their faces? not this... Ghost from the Grudge movies death stare we have in this "2023" next gen game