3D Vision Blog

The game Blur is now available and as I’ve written some time ago this is one of the titles for this summer that we all had high hopes for good results in stereoscopic 3D, and although it is a bit better than Split Second that also came out a few days ago, Blur is still not completely problem free when played in stereo 3D mode. Blur is yet another game game developed for console and ported for PC gamers, so the the default controls are a bit weird and you don’t get good graphic options that will allow you to have finer control over the graphic details and effects in the game…

The game Blur uses quite a lot of bright blue and white colors on dark backgrounds and that tends to create ghosting, especially if you decide to increase the depth level from the minimum setting. There is also an issue with rendering some lights at correct depth, and you can notice lighter halos around objects (the cars for example), especially if you increase the depth level a bit more than the minimum. And due to the lack of options to control the graphic details and effects and just having a quality level slider with a few levels, you’ll have to go to the lowest graphic settings to get rid of the halos, but this also makes the game graphics look way too simple, so it is not an option.

As I said by default the game needs to be played with the lowest level of depth that 3D Vision supports in order to minimize ghosting and light halos around objects, you can however tweak the convergence level a bit to have a slight pop-out effect, but still with low depth levels. You can try my custom convergence settings below if you wish to as currently thee is still no official 3D Vision profile even in the latest drivers for the game. But other than the ghosting, wrong lights rendering and the “glowing” halos around objects the game looks quite nice in stereo 3D mode and some people even find how Blur looks in stereo 3D great, but you should be aware that there are still some issues in the S3D mode. Maybe we’ll soon get a patch to fix these as the developer seems to be quick on releasing updates for the game, so we’ll be able to really enjoy the game in stereo 3D mode without visual issues and with higher depth levels…

- to download my custom convergence settings for the game Blur…

Square Enix has just announced that that the PC version of their upcoming game Just Cause 2 will feature a suite of advanced graphical enhancements supported by NVIDIA GPUs (taking advantage of the CUDA technology), including next-generation lighting and water routines and full support for 3D Vision, adding further immersion into the graphically rich game.

The developer Avalanche Studios has incorporated support for NVIDIA CUDA technology which helps to deliver a higher level of visual fidelity within the game’s environments. CUDA-enhanced features in Just Cause 2 include incredible in-game effects, with rivers, lakes and oceans beautifully rendered with realistic rising swells, flowing waves and ripples, while advanced photographic Bokeh lens techniques add an additional cinematic quality to the look and feel of the game. Just Cause 2 has also been optimized to take full advantage of NVIDIA 3D Vision technology on compatible hardware, creating an incredibly immersive 3D experience.

In Just Cause 2 you’ll be taking the role of Rico Rodriguez, the Agency’s most powerful weapon. You’ll take on the island of Panau and its military regime in order to track down Rico’s former boss and mentor, Tom Sheldon, who has gone rogue with millions in Agency cash and intel. Using an unique grapple and parachute combination, there is no vertical limit as the air becomes your playground: grapple a passing plane in flight, hijack helicopters, BASE jump from the tallest buildings or mountains and leave a trail of chaos and destruction in your wake. Just Cause 2 offers players the freedom to tackle missions any way they choose and, with over 100 vehicles and countless upgrades and collectibles, the choices for relentless adrenaline-fueled action are limitless. And all that combined with great stereoscopic 3D support is very promising.

The game Just Cause 2 will be available in-stores on March 23rd, 2010, in North America and March 26th, 2010, in Europe, Middle East, and Australasia and is already available for pre-orders for everyone willing to get is as soon as it is released.

- The game Just Cause 2 is available for pre-order at Amazon for $49.99 USD…

Ok, we all know and have heard a lot how great the upcoming James Cameron’s Avatar movie will be, be we have to wait until 16th-18th December before we can actually see the movie in 3D, but a little bit before that will come a game based on the movie. Now James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game is supposed to be also Stereo 3D compatible and playable on S3D capable hardware like Nvidia’s GeForce 3D Vision (at least for the PC version), but probably the top two consoles – Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 will also have some sort of 3D mode. Now what puzzles me a lot is that there is a complete lack of information on what to expect from the game, but there is a lot of information about the movie… hell the game is supposed to be out before the movie and to serve as to some sort of good promotion for it, but that is only if you know that there is going to be a game based on the movie. The game is supposed to come out on 24th of November for all of the following consoles: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Sony PSP, Nintendo DS and on 1st of December the PC version should come out. Actually the PC version is the most interesting one, because we all hope and expect that it will be 3D Vision compatible, meaning it will not only work in Stereo 3D, but will also look great out of the box. Unfortunately there is still no information coming from either Nvidia or Ubisoft on Stereo 3D support like there is already a lot of talk about the upcoming Resident Evil 5 game for PC, which will be the first 3D Vision optimized title. The official website of the game not only lacks updates, but there is even not enough of the essential information about the game that everyone is looking for and there are just a little more than 3 months left before the game actually comes out on the market. The guys making the game are keeping everything a total secret and nothing more that just some talk on what to generally expect and some game art are circling around. There is no official trailer or anything that even seems to be like gameplay footage available so you don’t actually know what to expect and this at the end may turn to have more negative that the probably expected positive effect. After all nowadays most of the people expect to have at least some general idea on what are they giving their money for before doing so, in order to not be completely disappointed afterwards that they were totally mislead… ;)

- To the not very regularly updated official website of the game…
- If you want to get the full game James Cameron’s: Avatar the Game…