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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's full ray tracing upgrade is beautiful
Digital Foundry gets to grips with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's full RT upgrade on PC. What does it do and is an RTX 4090 really required?
Moving forward and backward in the game shows big visual discontinuities, flipping between blocky shadow map representations very close to the camera in a highly distracting way. RT sun shadows, on the other hand, are calculated on a per-pixel basis, giving each and every rivet, blade of grass or little trinket perfectly sharp and accurate self-shadows, capable of dramatically increasing the object's apparent quality and material look. The improvement to material quality can be substantial: polished hardwood floors now look a lot more like the real deal, showcasing very subtle reflections of bright light sources, like the sky.
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