Redfall was a key 2023 Microsoft exclusive that didn't land especially well with players or critics. Many aspects of th…
Redfall was a key 2023 Microsoft exclusive that didn't land especially well with players or critics. Many aspects of the title were controversial, from the sparsely populated open world to the relatively basic quest design, but the title's performance was perhaps the most obvious missed target.
Redfall sees a range of improvements over its dismal launch form and 60fps mostly works - but can any amount of patching make it a good game? Redfall suffered from some lighting oddities in its initial release. The game had issues with shadow pop-in, which could occur at uncomfortably close range, and occasionally featured very odd-looking lighting setups that didn't really correspond with reality. Unfortunately, these issues are mostly still present in the updated version and there are further issues, as you can see in the video.
Foliage is thinned out too, though it's not hugely impactful. Meanwhile, volumetric lighting is of a lower resolution, while textures are visibly poorer than the Series X equivalents, with comically poor results on certain objects. One welcome - and unexpected - change is that the Series S version now enjoys screen-space reflections, just like Series X, which were absent from version 1.0 on Series S.