Remake VS Remaster - The Last of Us Graphics Comparison

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There's shots where Tess looks like an actual person. Incredible.

This just shows how far technology has come especially since u remember the original/remaster are "pre-render" cutscenes instead of real time in game. The expressions and view of small details like tears from shown videos are clear compared to remaster

Tommy’s face when Sarah died… that’s what got me this time. So much more emotion than the original

If anything, this shows how emotionally powerful the dialogue and voice acting was, despite the lack of high detail facial mapping in the original.

5:05 when Joel turns around to avoid the gunfire, you can briefly see his ear illuminate red because of the light shining through his skin. Its such a small detail but sells it so well.

The facial animation is on another level. The expressions and emotions really do elevate the scenes

Omg the facial expression on Sarah starting at 5:25 … my god. That scene has never touched me more than it did right now. Jesus - what wonders can better animations make. I was choking back tears

As much as I love the new graphics, I’ll always have a place in my heart for the OG graphics. New and old look like entirely different people in my opinion

You can actually really see the emotions in the characters’ faces, like when Sarah died, you can see Joel’s facial expressions with WAAAY more detail and same with Sarah. I cried when I saw that all those years ago, but watching it but with updated graphics ect, it was like watching it again for the first time because you can feel what Joel felt for real this time. And when Henry killed himself, you could see the really shock on Joel’s face when compared to the remastered version of the game. I can go on and on and on about how much better the game is from a realistic and graphical perspective, but you get my point

I'm only halfway through but Tess' eyes are SO visibly sad, I'm getting way too emotional seeing a cutscene I've watched a million times over. Absolutely mesmerizing to see them emote, especially in scenes that are already so fraught. Also, Sarah looked like a genuine real person when she showed up, I was shocked. I don't see myself buying it, but I do see myself appreciating from the sidelines, lmao

It's definitely an improvement on paper. I just don't know if I prefer it over the style of the original. Something about the look of late-PS3 games just feels a little more enduringly charming than a total focus on extreme realism to me. Either way, I'm interested to get my hands on this once the price comes down.

It's amazing how much improved the facial animations are, I really didnt expect that. The camera also feels a lot more dynamic. I love every bit of it.

The one thing that always bugged me about the original was the white fuzzy glow surrounding the main characters in cutscenes. Glad that has been rectified in the remake.

Why do i feel that joel in the remake version is always sad in his expression even when he is angry in the remastered version

7:17 the added reflection in the mirror, great. The entire "you have no idea what loss is" dialogue does work so well with the new facial expressions. Great work

I love how they look in the remaster/original more, though I can't deny the emotions come across better in the remake. It's weird though, because I feel like Joel's expression in the remaster always got really well across - in most scenes - even in the old style, but for instance Tess, ... she was kinda done dirty if we see the remake. The range of her faces got limited in some way. I wish there was a mix of both styles.

god, when the soldier fires and joel turns around, the flare of the gun has subsurface scattering in joel’s fucking ears. i’m so damn excited for this masterpiece.

I’ve gone back and forth on this remake a lot in the past two months. But these seemingly little differences make some of the most impactful moments of this game so much more powerful. Joel’s watch getting broken at the same moment that he was broken by the loss of Sarah. Ellie seeing herself in the mirror right before she brings up Sarah. The amazing performances shining through the facial animations perfectly. I can go on but I think you all get the idea.

3:26 I mean all the characters look visually alive and with much more visible emotion, but the the difference in Sarah is just on another league...