2013-06-28, 11:23 AM
"Sometimes I wonder if people who obsess about realism in games do it because they are deprived of natural environments like these. "
Totally agree here.
"So why suddenly realism becomes so important within the context of a video game or anything I still can't figure out."
As much as I enjoy seeing good looking assets in games, I dont appreciate photo realism in games. Theres no style or skill in just replicating a photo image of leaves onto a photo-textured tree. When I think about games that left an impression on me the most, are the likes of KF2, and I first played that on my PS3.
I think the effort is needed to find a balance between something recognisable for what it is, and that still looks pleasant on the eye.
Totally agree here.
"So why suddenly realism becomes so important within the context of a video game or anything I still can't figure out."
As much as I enjoy seeing good looking assets in games, I dont appreciate photo realism in games. Theres no style or skill in just replicating a photo image of leaves onto a photo-textured tree. When I think about games that left an impression on me the most, are the likes of KF2, and I first played that on my PS3.
I think the effort is needed to find a balance between something recognisable for what it is, and that still looks pleasant on the eye.