what is it about old game CGI scenes that todays real time graphics lack?
I just cant put my finger on it
what is it about old game CGI scenes that todays real time graphics lack?
I just cant put my finger on it
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A e s t h e t i c .
solid color textures with no bump mapping
Raw combulbousness
low polygon count
I thought people played videogames to escape reality, but now videogames are trying their hardest to emulate reality.
there was some quote by Hitckcock I think about how when art is to realistic it becomes boring?
can't find it
what is drama but life with the dull bits cut out
nostalgia
Shitty visuals
old thing go od and SOUl
new thin g ba d SouLESS
Raytracing, human animation even if take movcap as base.
big breats?
When graphics try to look too real, you get uncanny valley.
Raytracing, it was the EXTREME GRAPHICS trend back then
People play videogames to escape THIS reality
Room for your own fantasy to run wild.
Just look at old Elite for BBC: simple wireframe graphics and it was massively engrossing. Or check out Skooldaze for Spectrum: simple sprites and primitive graphics that captivated you for hours.
All on 8-bit computers with pitiful audio and max 64 KB RAM. Those were the days.
nothing. literally nothing. it's just nostalgia. today's videogame CGI are better in every imaginable way.
raytracing
high polygon:detail ratio (things look simple, but are very smooth)
janky, hand-made animation
compression artifacts
Did someone say GAMES?!?
this, too
low res pixel art, fixed camera angles, low colour depth, wireframe/flat shaded 3d... all left plenty of room for imagination