Images of Mafia 2
2008-04-12 02:36:25 by Snoopers
Illusion Softworks releases four new images of Mafia 2. We don't really know if these screenshots are truly representative of the actual state of the game, but it still looks right down awesome.
4 images (PC)
Since 510 Days
2008-04-12 02:57:13 Images of Mafia 2
If this is what the game truly looks like, brilliant ...
But I think it may just be too good to be true.
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Since 1124 Days
2008-04-12 02:59:00 In reply to blmbox (2008-04-12 02:57:13)
But I think it may just be too good to be true.
Since 925 Days
2008-04-12 03:15:53
stylish cars and clothes, someone has an eye for details
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Since 438 Days
2008-04-12 03:42:53
I would rather buy this then GTAIV.
Since 529 Days
2008-04-12 04:31:10
Are these shots labeled as PC shots when distributed? I only ask because it would tell how committed they are to decent console versions. The console versions were a complete afterthought for Mafia 1, of course they came later too.
I wonder if the game will have changing time of day, because with those soft shadows and the view distance in these shots, it's unlikely any PC could pull of that (soft shadows for the entire city at that resolution, using shadow mapping presumably). Otherwise if there is no time of day and the environment shadows are just lightmaps of course that's possible.
It could turn out like Crysis where they scaled down many effects and give the reason that no current PC could handle those effects, too.
Since 1179 Days
2008-04-12 05:42:29
the crysis of sandbox games
but given the platform .....rockstar utilized every drop of next gen power for gta
you just cant have these types of graphics on a console....its impossible
Since 853 Days
2008-04-12 08:22:32
They're a little too much touched up. @philly, neither on a pc.. its impossible. I can say the same thing.
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Since 620 Days
2008-04-12 10:08:11
O.o
Looks amazing
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Since 1590 Days
2008-04-12 10:21:11
DX10 Power?
Since 504 Days
2008-04-12 10:30:01
Looks sweet, but WAY too much bloom.
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By Crom!
Since 1002 Days
2008-04-12 11:29:26
Well, if these are genuine, then I'm impressed.
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Since 750 Days
2008-04-12 11:32:40 In reply to phillymantis (2008-04-12 05:42:29)
Since 326 Days
2008-04-12 12:13:58
More
http://games.tiscali.cz/clanek/screen.asp?id=12318
Just because GTA IV looks inferior,doesn't mean that X360/PS3 can't handle this.
Since 945 Days
2008-04-12 12:42:43
The city is alot smaller then GTA IV's(not to say the one in Mafia 2's is small but GTA IV's is huge) allowing for the graphical boost. I have no idea why its so hard for people to understand how game development works.
Rockstar might've used every bit of power but not all the potential of the consoles. In the same context that both Gears of War 1 and 2 are using all the power but GOW2 uses it in a more efficient way.
Mafia 2 and GTA IV have very different engines that were built with different objectives. GTA IV's engine was built to have huge landscapes while Mafia 2's engine didn't have to cater to large landscapes so they freed up more power for graphical improvements.
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Since 798 Days
2008-04-12 13:42:58
Holy cow this game looks brilliant, that last screenshot :O
Since 946 Days
2008-04-12 14:13:12
The first game looked awesome too and run really well. So I would think this will too.
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Since 529 Days
2008-04-12 16:09:58
GTAIV does a lot of stuff that this game probably won't do. Deforming car crash physics, the new AI systems, dynamic IK based animations...
All of those things in GTAIV are going to be WAY more impressive when seen in motion...
Since 945 Days
2008-04-12 16:35:34 In reply to Jigen (2008-04-12 16:09:58)
All of those things in GTAIV are going to be WAY more impressive when seen in motion...
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Since 648 Days
2008-04-12 16:41:43
hmm, Ive noticed in those images that car plates are AAAAAA, I got a feeling you will be able to customise them with your own? Maybe something to do with online multiplayer? :)
In other images other cars have a plate number etc, but the car belonging to THE player has just AAAAAA....
Since 529 Days
2008-04-12 16:42:54 In reply to FordGTGuy (2008-04-12 16:35:34)
Since 954 Days
2008-04-12 16:49:12
I'm just stunned! It looks so great. I absolutely loved the first one. And I'm pretty sure this one will be even better. Graphics look already good so early in the development and I'm sure they will stay this way. I just hope the game got the same linear storyline as the first game.
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Since 1133 Days
2008-04-12 18:42:30
Looks great. I wonder if it'll stress PCs like Crysis.
Since 615 Days
2008-04-12 22:16:55
from what i see in these shots, GTA IV has more stuff going on. like more pedestrians and more cars. thats not much of an improvement u might think but when you add rocket launchers and a shit load of police raining down on you, u will see.
Since 291 Days
2008-04-12 22:36:16
scans removed
Since 945 Days
2008-04-13 05:49:11 In reply to Jigen (2008-04-12 16:42:54)
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