legacyzero

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• Oct 13, 2012

• #1

I don't know if it nostalgia goggles, or my deep love for the previous generations in games, but I REALLY miss games that utilized Pre-Rendered backdrops.

There's a certain level of charm in games that had this. Can you imagine a a game this gen, or next that utilized only these?? Super hi-res backgrounds!

Games like the old RE's, of course Final Fantasy, Chrono Cross, Parasite Eve, Dino Crisis, etc! I miss those days, and perhaps games THESE days could benefit from such a method.

Let's talk pre-rendered!

 

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Salsa

Member

• Oct 13, 2012

• #2

in 2012? not really

there was a certain charm but in this day and age it would be hard to see through the shittyness that pre-rendered backgrounds would mean. The disconnect between 3D models and 2D backgrounds is just too great now, specially when you count modern lighting/shading/etc

 

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Dennis

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• Oct 13, 2012

• #3

Also, inb4 REmake

 

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SniperHunter

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• Oct 13, 2012

• #4

No we don't....consoles these days are powerful enough to render great environments and characters together.

 

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John Rabbit

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• Oct 13, 2012

• #5

we LITERALLY just had this thread, the OP even has a screen from the same game.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=491994

 

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Rickenslacker

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• Oct 13, 2012

• #6

Prerendered means one optimal resolution which means fuck that.

 

legacyzero

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• Oct 13, 2012

• #7

John Rabbit said:

we LITERALLY just had this thread, the OP even has a screen from the same game.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=491994

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Holy crap..

So I'm not the only one? lol as much as I'm on GAF, you'd think I would have saw that.

 

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- J - D -

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• Oct 13, 2012

• #8

John Rabbit said:

we LITERALLY just had this thread, the OP even has a screen from the same game.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=491994

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Hey, my thread!

legacyzero said:

Holy crap..

So I'm not the only one? lol as much as I'm on GAF, you'd think I would have saw that.

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Nope, you're not, though in the days since I first made that thread, I've been wavering on the idea of bringing back pre-rendered backdrops in games. Like I said in that thread (and like Rickenslacker says just above), pre-rendered backgrounds are hindered by advances in screen resolutions. They upscale poorly.

I've come to accept that part of the reason why I loved pre-rendered backgrounds was because of the locked camera and predetermined camera angles. I think we should see more of that in games.

 

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Durante

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• Oct 13, 2012

• #9

Rickenslacker said:

Prerendered means one optimal resolution which means fuck that.

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You can just prerender at the highest feasible resolution and then downscale that.

I think Project Eternity is in a good position to pull it off since they don't have to consider memory-challenged platforms such as consoles or tablets.

 

legacyzero

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• Oct 13, 2012

• #10

WonkersTHEWatilla said:

Hey, my thread!



Nope, you're not, though in the days since I first made that thread, I've been wavering on the idea of bringing back pre-rendered backdrops in games. Like I said in that thread (and like Rickenslacker says just above), pre-rendered backgrounds are hindered by advances in screen resolutions. They upscale poorly.

I've come to accept that part of the reason why I loved pre-rendered backgrounds was because of the locked camera and predetermined camera angles. I think we should see more of that in games.

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Durante said:

You can just prerender at the highest feasible resolution and then downscale that.

I think Project Eternity is in a good position to pull it off since they don't have to consider memory-challenged platforms such as consoles or tablets.

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This was what I was thinking. Why not just have it at a super high resolution that just scales to fit?

 

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SoulPlaya

more money than God

• Oct 13, 2012

• #11

Dennis said:

Also, inb4 REmake

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What game is this?

 

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Nemo

Will Eat Your Children

• Oct 13, 2012

• #12

Prerendered scenes today could easily be used without there being that disparity you saw in older games. I mean even oddworld today still looks absolutely amazing, the scope of that game was unreal. People saying it's not needed with today's tech are delusional

There's room for it, it's just not being used

 

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• Oct 13, 2012

• #13

legacyzero said:

This was what I was thinking. Why not just have it at a super high resolution that just scales to fit?

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Like Durante said, at least for consoles and the like: memory.

I'd love to see pre-rendered backgrounds made in 8K or something.

 

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Llyranor

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• Oct 13, 2012

• #14

SoulPlaya said:

What game is this?

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Project Eternity, the kickstarter RPG by Obsidian

 

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Neo Child

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• Oct 13, 2012

• #15

makes me want to play final fantasy 8, the first final fantasy i got into <3

 

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Unicorn

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• Oct 13, 2012

• #16

legacyzero said:

This was what I was thinking. Why not just have it at a super high resolution that just scales to fit?

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Yeah, I isn't that the whole point of pre rendered? Something so grand and detailed it can't be rendered real time, ie something so dense in detail that it would be super high res.

 

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injurai

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• Oct 13, 2012

• #17

Llyranor said:

Project Eternity, the kickstarter RPG by Obsidian

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Wow, this is shaping up just swell.