… On a mainstream system, our mainstream optimised settings can offer a 57 percent performance increase over the game's default extreme settings on a Ryzen 5 3600 and RTX 3070 test system at 1440p DLSS Balanced, moving from 58fps to 91fps. …
… This latest entry marks a significant technical leap, transitioning to Unreal Engine 5 and prioritising current-generation consoles to unlock both gameplay and graphical innovations. What's changed then, and how does the game fare on PS5, PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X/S? …
… Technically, Denshattack! is beyond reproach, with consistent 60fps performance across PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and Switch 2 - despite its large-scale levels and high-speed gameplay. …
… Thankfully, the technical improvements are substantial. Looking back at the original Switch release, the game suffers from poor image quality, significant pop-in and blocky shadows. …
… Real-time level streaming was retrofitted to suit the continuous nature of gameplay: Historically, the Glacier Engine was designed for discrete, level-based loading as seen in Hitman . …
… This technique offers a cool visual flourish that is less common in modern games, so it's nice to see it here. …
… In our Steam Machine game testing , native 1440p with optimised settings emerged as a preferential target for these more demanding titles, balancing the need to stay GPU-limited in order to have fairly flat frame-times and keep performance in a reasonable window. …
… More importantly, an Nvidia RTX tile on an Intel SoC would allow for DLSS technologies to be used, particularly upscaling and frame generation, which ought to outclass Intel's equivalent XeSS techs given appropriate hardware support. …
… Finally, they emphasise that the goal with Resynced is to deliver a Black Flag that feels exactly like the game players remember, but rebuilt with the fidelity, responsiveness and technical ambition expected of a flagship current-generation release.
… From the stellar facial capture tech to object destruction, cloth physics and even decapitations, there's plenty that sets this game apart. Despite this technical prowess, the demo does have some graphical limitations. …