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Games Just Got "Real", Yo'Follow

#27 Sep 01 2011 at 7:42 PM Rating: Good
Iamadam the Malefic wrote:
Kavekk wrote:
I don't even care about this. I wish half the time spent worrying about graphical fidelity was spent on graphical style.


You're talking about 2 very different groups of people.

Think about this: eventually the fidelity will reach a point where it can't progress further, then the artists will be completely free of limitations to do whatever they want with the style.


Oh, I don't think that the same people do both, that these guys are artistic geniuses who gave it up to do tech. It's that everyone seems to spend a lot more time worryign and talking about relative poly counts.

I don't really think freedom is the problem, to be honest. Lots, maybe most, graphically interesting games come from smaller studios.

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Cutting-edge graphics don't work in opposition to artistic style.


No, obviously not.

Edited, Sep 2nd 2011 1:48am by Kavekk
#28 Sep 02 2011 at 9:02 PM Rating: Good
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Iamadam the Malefic wrote:
Think about this: eventually the fidelity will reach a point where it can't progress further, then the artists will be completely free of limitations to do whatever they want with the style.

That will never happen. It will always be possible to produce a higher quality image, and both marketers and consumers don't really care how much of an improvement humans are able to perceive.

It's just easier to sell polygons than it is to sell style.
#29 Sep 02 2011 at 10:19 PM Rating: Excellent
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Allegory wrote:
It's just easier to sell polygons than it is to sell style.


That's probably true, but I think there's definitely been a rise in successful, stylized games. It's something that's getting really popular in the smaller/downloadable/indy sector. Limbo, Outland, El Shaddai, Journey, etc...

Been seeing a lot more games lately that lean on the originality of their art style.
#30 Oct 07 2011 at 8:27 PM Rating: Default
That just blew my mind. Bet that was running one one of nasas supercomputers! LOL
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