#TheWitcher3Remastered Vs Original. I think the biggest and most obvious visual upgrade is the lighting quality, which has improved significantly. The addition of GTAO and better shading also helps elevate the overall presentation. On the flip side, Global Illumination is currently broken in some areas (Beauclair is a clear... example). additionally the gamma is completely off, making some areas look extremely washed out. Disabling Bloom and lowering the gamma helps a bit, but it still doesn't make the image look accurate or consistent with the original version. Overall, just like STALKER 2’s Update 2.0, I expect the visual changes here to be divisive. The original still has its strengths, but the improvements particularly in lighting and shading are substantial.show more

I honestly prefer the original. Not in every aspect, but as a whole.

I dont understand why people were divided on stalker 2s change because it was closer to the intended design and the leaked builds.

Do trees still blow like they’re in a tropical storm?

Yeah, it’s still pretty windy on the Continent.

Any noticeable improvements to geometry/asset/model quality?

Nope, no real difference in the models or geometry.

Oh, that's quite disappointing :(

Since the patch notes mention that they updated several textures and models based on the HD Reworked Project, I did some digging and found a few minor geometric and asset changes, but the differences aren't particularly noticeable. Most likely because the Next gen version already includes assets from the HD Reworked Project.

Oh yeah those are indeed very minor changes, though they're better than nothing I suppose, especially for a free update. Thanks for your considerable efforts as always brother!

I love the way you present these before & after videos. Side by sides, as well as overlaying & flipping between them quickly is absolutely perfect.

Washed out colors 😬

One of the best quality comparisons I have seen today. Honestly, I would say lighting does look much much better, but it feels like it looks just different.

The original you put in the video isn’t the original at all, but the next gen 2022 update that fucked the colors from the original game. The remaster seem to be more in line with the original game itself.

I appreciate them for giving us this update for free but i cannot help but prefer the old version. The remaster seems to lose the original atmosphere with how extremely bright everything is.

at best theres no difference, at worst its just this

Hi king I know it's to early to say this 😅 But when the video will drop

Can't say exactly when, but it should be available soon. Probably within the next 2-3 days.

فيه تحسن باداء تتبع الاشعة يا ملك؟

لا بالعكس. هناك تحسن في جودة تتبع الأشعة و لكن بطبيعة الحال هذا التحسن يأتي بتكلفة. أداء RT بشكل عام منخفض مقارنة مع النسخة السابقة.

Why in some clips the remastered looks so washed out?

When will the video be posted, is the game running well?

Can't say exactly when, but it should be available soon. The remaster runs slightly slower than the original, but performance can shift in favor of the remaster when using lower graphics presets. RT is still extremely demanding, especially on the CPU side. The 5700X3D can drop into the 40s when using RT in some parts of Novigrad. I'll post about performance and RT/PT soon.

Thank you, much appreciated

so far graphic wise i dont like the remaster at the slightest, i'm really hoping that modders make a mod to bring back the next gen visuals

The washed out look you are describing is because of they changed the tonemapper probably. It was in the list of "improvements".

But version 4.04 isn't the original; it's the next-gen version. Don't mislead people.

Stutter situation ?

Nope, performance is stable, no noticeable stuttering.

Even with RT / PT ? (stutter not perf cost)

Yeah, even with RT/PT enabled.

Thank you !

New one looks like ass. Really tired of people pretending it doesn't.

IT LOOKS WORSE THAN RDR2.

Can they do this to cyberpunk pls

so now during the day, shadows are dark as noon, f-ing great. did you know, that such crap is achievable with post processing? it's looks like sharpening + fakeHDR ReShades

Why is everything either so fucking blindingly bright or so dark you can't see it on the Remastered version? Hell they even remade textures for no reason 0:26 That's a completely new building that clashes with the rest of the environment This fucking sucks

Velen is less ugly that’s certain. But Toussiant’s lighting now produces strong contrast, it’s a bit off brand to me tbh

will RTX 4060 laptop be enough to run the remastered at Ultra + RT off?

Are you familliar with the memory leak in the Next Gen update? I could start with 60fps and in about 10 minutes it will drop to about 20. Especially occurs with RT+. Is it possible for you to see if that's been fixed?

Witcher remastered next next gen is gonna slap

how big the update size in steam ?

Can we shut it off?

Didnt know that Rotfiend can do Backflips now in Remastered instead of exploding...

Me pregunto si estas cuentas tienen algun posgrado en bellas artes. Porque critican el diseño artistico como si fuera un error técnico.

Finally someone who knows how to show comparison lol , remastered looks way better

It feels there is more Sharpness with the remastered version. Is there a way to modify this? Or is the difference I see is due to the new lighting improvements?