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Assassin's Creed Shadows delivers one of the most substantial PS5 Pro upgrades we've seen
DF's Oliver Mackenzie analyses the PS5 Pro version of Assassins Creed Shadows versus the base PS5. Is this the most substantial Pro upgrade we've seen yet?
Foliage is a particular sore point, with the baked GI lighting solution on the base PS5's performance mode failing to capture the subtle occlusion you get from bunches of leafy greenery, giving it a dull, artificial look. Despite the performance mode on base PS5 using an evolution of the baked GI solution from prior Anvil Engine titles, it largely fails to capture the kind of lighting detail that we've seen in recent AC games like 2023's Mirage. There are so many neat technical touches here - from the dynamic wind and particle systems that make the world feel alive, to the Metal Gear Rising style environmental slicing, to the headlining virtualised geometry and RTGI effects.
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