Frame analysis

This is a list of "frame analysis" blog posts, i.e. posts which dissect how a game does its rendering.

Engines

AnKi 3D

• http://anki3d.org/anatomy-of-a-frame-in-anki/

Games

A Plague Tale: Innocence

• https://gamingbolt.com/a-plague-tale-innocence-graphics-analysis-one-of-the-best-looking-games-of-this-gen

Batman: Arkham Knight

• http://morad.in/2020/04/03/unmasking-arkham-knight/

Battlefield 3

• https://www.slideshare.net/DICEStudio/directx-11-rendering-in-battlefield-3

Battlefield 4

• https://www.slideshare.net/DevCentralAMD/rendering-battlefield-4-with-mantle-yuriy-o-donnell

BioShock Infinite

• https://solid-angle.blogspot.com/2014/03/bioshock-infinite-lighting.html

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

• https://www.elopezr.com/castlevania-lords-of-shadow-2-graphics-study/

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

• http://www.adriancourreges.com/blog/2015/03/10/deus-ex-human-revolution-graphics-study/

Doom 2016

• http://www.adriancourreges.com/blog/2016/09/09/doom-2016-graphics-study/

Doom Eternal

• https://simoncoenen.com/blog/programming/graphics/DoomEternalStudy.html

Far Cry 5

• https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1025480/Terrain-Rendering-in-Far-Cry

Gears of War 5

• https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2019-gears-5-tech-interview

Ghost of Tsushima

• https://blog.selfshadow.com/publications/s2020-shading-course/patry/slides/

God of War

• http://www.mamoniem.com/behind-the-pretty-frames-god-of-war/

GTA V

• http://www.adriancourreges.com/blog/2015/11/02/gta-v-graphics-study/

Killzone 2

• https://www.guerrilla-games.com/read/deferred-rendering-in-killzone-2

League of Legends

• https://technology.riotgames.com/news/trip-down-lol-graphics-pipeline

Metal Gear Solid V

• http://www.adriancourreges.com/blog/2017/12/15/mgs-v-graphics-study/

Metro Exodus

• https://aschrein.github.io/2019/08/11/metro_breakdown.html

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

• http://www.elopezr.com/the-rendering-of-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor/

Ni No Kuni 2

• https://blog.thomaspoulet.fr/ninokuni2-frame/

Red Dead Redemption 2

• https://imgeself.github.io/posts/2020-06-19-graphics-study-rdr2/

Resident Evil 2

• https://aschrein.github.io/2019/08/01/re2_breakdown.html

Rise of the Tomb Raider

• http://www.elopezr.com/the-rendering-of-rise-of-the-tomb-raider/

Supreme Commander

• http://www.adriancourreges.com/blog/2015/06/23/supreme-commander-graphics-study/

The Witcher 3

• https://astralcode.blogspot.com/2018/11/reverse-engineering-rendering-of.html

The Witness

• https://blog.thomaspoulet.fr/the-witness-frame-part-1/
• https://blog.thomaspoulet.fr/the-witness-frame-part-2/

Total War

• https://gpuopen.com/anatomy-total-war-engine-part/
• https://gpuopen.com/anatomy-total-war-engine-part-2/
• https://gpuopen.com/anatomy-total-war-engine-part-3/
• https://gpuopen.com/anatomy-total-war-engine-part-4/
• https://gpuopen.com/anatomy-total-war-engine-part-5/

Wind Waker

• https://polycount.com/discussion/104415/zelda-wind-waker-tech-and-texture-analysis-picture-heavy