ReShade

[RingsOfReznor]

Anyone else tried applying ReShade to    or  ?

I spent way too much time on the FFvTTR tutorial and still don't like the results!

Base game / ReShade comparisons

If anyone has presets that look good please share!

UPDATE:
I had some success but also encountered some odd behaviour... the correct character/object shadows only appear at certain angles and distances. This may be a limitation of the shader itself, the weird way the sky sits in this scene or just the overly detailed ground providing too many things to bounce light off of. Heavy temporal accumulation was required to mitigate the noise of shading an already dark environment.

Regardless, you've all waited long enough. Here's my preset tested to perform at ~55-60fps on a RX580 

Shader preset
Comparison screenshots

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UPDATE 2:

After further tinkering I realised the shadows cast were largely due to the sky rather than local lights. I've created a new preset for anyone interested in developing this further. Per the previous shader, please include this in your preprocessor definitions: RESHADE_DEPTH_INPUT_IS_REVERSED=0

Screenshots

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[MarvelHero]

Is there one specifically made for FFVT3R?

I tried a similar thing like Cel Shader plugin back then but it distorts the portraits.

[RingsOfReznor]

The screenshots are from my own attempt at ReShade to make the game look more dramatic - reducing saturation, darkening unlit areas, adding screenspace raytracing, and anti aliasing for those horrid edges.

I haven't quite got the desired result yet but will post my preset when I'm done tweaking. If anyone else has attempted similar I'd love to see!

[MarvelHero]

Is it possible to make shadows on it?

Like, if I disable the shadows on FFVT3R and replace it with reshade?

[RingsOfReznor]

Disclaimer: I'm inexperienced with graphics so take anything I say with a grain of salt

The Depth Buffer drives ReShade's 'RT' shaders but from what I can see in  it's all top-to-bottom. Compare that to your average first / third person AAA title (which these realism shaders are marketed towards) where depth is how far you can see from your point of view, and the only noticeable effect is shading under trees and fire escape ladders, which can already be achieved with simpler methods like Ambient Occlusion.

There are local sources of light, and their contribution to local lighting is driven by how saturated they appear on-screen. So if I brighten whites and a red car is brightened as a consequence, that red is also added to the nearby pavement to appear as if it reflects off the car due to the incident streetlight. This can also paint the light of a hero power to nearby objects, per the screenshots. However this will not generate shadows off models - it's more like a selective bloom.

There is a more onerous 'raytracing' shader that takes into account multiple light bounces - this may produce some live shadows if properly configured, however it's only available by subscribing to a certain Patreon, which I don't think is desirable for most people.

[MarvelHero]

I get what you mean.

I've tried one of those they use on San Andreas on FFVT3R. It works but I did not get the desired effect.

They have dedicated coders that makes GTA looks like a modern game now. (cleo scripts)

[RingsOfReznor]

Is it possible to make shadows on it?

Like, if I disable the shadows on FFVT3R and replace it with reshade?

Achieved now (sorta) - check original post

[MarvelHero]

Wow! I will try this when I get on my PC.

This is the thing they are doing to make GTA Vice City and San Andreas look realistic.

[RingsOfReznor]

Updated again to remove sky light influence. Note most street-light sources are at the ground level and don't do much - standing man-bot under them will grant some height and enable them to cast some neat shadows.