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Comment on Video Games Can’t Afford to Look This Good: The gaming industry spent billions pursuing the idea that customers wanted realistic graphics. Did executives misread the market?

thingsiplay@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Realistic does not equal to good looking. In example Zelda Breath of the Wild looks good, but its hardly realistic. And if all games are very realistic, then it gets a little bit boring, as all games start to look the same. The AAA gaming industry is too much focused on lip sync, realistic faces, grass and puddles. I don’t feel like getting lost in a game, but more like watching a movie. It’s so boring to me (I’m looking at you Red Dead Redemption 2).

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FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Rdr2 was a fanatic game though…

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- Mondez@lemdro.id ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I think the point is that it would have still been a fantastic game if it hadn’t sunk a load of money into looking like a movie.
  
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  - FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    I disagree. The art design and realism was one of the reasons why it was so good. It’s still one of the best looking games of all time. It also proves that you can make a good looking game that also is fun and fulfilling. It’s honestly a success story all around.
    
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  - socsa@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    In fact, the "cinematic" shit was the worst part of it IMO. There were gameplay segments where it got very tedious.
    
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  - jarfil@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Ok, but… shrinking horse balls. That’s realism!
    
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- Default_Defect@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I had the good fortune to have a medical emergency that allowed me to be on sick leave long enough to play through it at a leisurely pace.
  
  Worth it.
  
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JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I’ve always disliked how washed out BotW looks. It’s like they could only process limited colours so they reduced the contrast and everything is light grey with a hint of colour.

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- DdCno1@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  It’s actually a deliberate stylistic choice. The colors are washed out with a post-processing filter. Textures are actually much more colorful. You can fix this in an emulator, but the problem is that it’s difficult to find a color preset that works in all lighting conditions. BotW has a consistent, almost painterly art style, even if it’s relatively muted.
  
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  - Azzu@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Yep, did this, looked great and I loved it.
    
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