Naturally, you're in the clear if you load a save file before the climactic showdown. Just like the main game, the expansion's more-modest price tag compared to its peers ($6.99) places it in an odd spot for comparison and brings up an important question: how does the quantity and quality compare?īefore getting into the plot synopsis, it’s important to understand the pre-placed quest hurdles to unlock The de Vespe Conspiracy.
Fast forward ~1.5 years after its release, now the team's first ever story-based expansion coincides with a 9th-gen upgrade further, there's also been a Gold Edition re-release. The foremost example being the 1 million sales bar GreedFall eventually vaulted post-launch. Since the release of its latest RPG, developer Spiders has been breaking new ground.
Reviewer’s note: if you'd like to know more about the main game, feel free to check out my thoughts on it here. I’m taking 1/2 point off because it’s very expensive.By Lee Mehr, posted on 22 July 2021 / 2,223 Views I’m going to give this a 4 1/2 out of 5 rating. Let me know your thoughts in the comments! If you see these as just a gimmick, then hold off until next September when the iPhone 11 comes out. If the new camera features and improved audio are important to you, it’s definitely worth a look. Overall, it’s a nice incremental upgrade. I’m noticing it has some issues generating a hotspot and some confusion about authenticating Google when in hotspots vs wireless. The Face ID is faster and the phone unlocks quicker. I really didn’t notice any difference in battery life, but I didn’t conduct a deep test on it. I’m going to leave you with a photo shot on the iPhone X and the identical photo show on the XS so you can see the difference and judge for yourself. You can see, well hear that on the video. I also performed a simple audio test, where I set up both phones and talked and tinkled on the keys a little (piano) so you could get a basic idea of the microphone sound, without using ideal placement etc, which is typical of run and gun audio anyway. (take note of the less realistic way it’s blurred and also the edges) (below) Portrait mode from older iPhone X) with fixed background blur. My suggestion is add a subtle blur and don’t crank it all the way up, or it’ll look fake.
However, it’s not perfect and you will see areas that should be blurred that aren’t and vice versa. The edge detection is very good, better than the iPhone 7-X. This only works in portrait mode and only if the phone can read a good subject, so every photo won’t give you this ability, even in portrait mode. It simulates bokeh, which turns bright areas in the aperture shaped balls. It uses the 3D info to build a realistic depth of field and works a lot like the camera blur filter in Photoshop. This isn’t just a flat, foreground/background blur. It uses this map to build depth of field. This uses the AI chip and dual cameras to analyze the subject and create a 3D depth map. Maybe it’s different because its doing it entirely digitally (think, optical zoom, vs digital zoom). The Lytro field camera has done this for around a decade. Apple claimed that “no other camera has ever done that.” In a age of hyperbole (read, overuse of words like “game-changer”), this isn’t entirely true. This feature allows you to move a slider and have the depth of field change (background blur) as you adjust the settings. The other biggie is adjustable Depth of field. (On the video, you can see comparisons to the iPhone X). These are straight out of camera with no adjustments applied. Here are some nice, large photos directly from the phone for you to look at. (I would leave it on, because I like the results) For a deep dive in HDR, check out this Smart HDR, shoots multiple frames and then merges them on the fly.
(See the video above to see the adjustable depth of field in action). This is needed to do the smart HDR and Depth of field calculations. The main thing that is sped up is the “bionic” AI chip. For the most part, it is the same, but it’s faster. On the outside the phone looks identical to the iPhone X. The audio is really important if you are recording video and using the phone for blogging, or for capturing background and ambient sounds that you can use in the videos (I often do this). Another notable feature is improved audio with stereo microphones. In this review we take a look at the new iPhone X3 which boasts the new smart HDR and adjustable depth of field.