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The first thought that came to mind was JJabrams boner for lens flair. Not games related..but yeah.
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Games that tastelessly overuse graphical gimmicks
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NinjaMuffin
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I was surprised Far Cry 3 SSAO hasn't been mentioned yet.
Wow I was not aware of that the knob goes to 11 >_<
It really puts into perspective just how well done the animations in the Rayman games are after playing games like Super Frog HD or the Prehistorik reboot that go for a similar look
Those are the things that make it great. It's not an easy mode, your enemies stand out like a sore thumb, and nothing ever effects your aim or crosshairs, press LMB to kill shooter.
Bloom (still) and chromatic aberration are the two things that stick out to me as typically shitty in games these days.
Chromatic aberration is by far the worst effect in modern games. I can see its use in limited situations, like when you're actually supposed to be looking through a shitty camera's lens or for certain special effects (see: Teleglitch) but it's a disaster in virtually every other situation.
I also get annoyed by depth of field effects when used outside of directed cutscenes. Don't tell me where I want to focus my eyes, game. The Phantom Pain is especially bad with this, frequently blurring out the incredible player model/textures.
I also get annoyed by depth of field effects when used outside of directed cutscenes. Don't tell me where I want to focus my eyes, game. The Phantom Pain is especially bad with this, frequently blurring out the incredible player model/textures.
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Uh, not only. Performance was a smart positive side to it, but it is a different composition ratio and other games have used it, along with the whole GAF thread about it, and most movies
Seconded. I'm not really grasping what that poster means.
True enough. The developers were looking into removing it, if possible, meaning the ratio wasn't that critical for "framing" purposes.
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I enjoy the 21:9 aspect ratio, but only on my 21:9 screen. I hate being forced to have a 21:9 ratio displayed on my 16:9 TV because the device the game is running on can't output 21:9 ratios otherwise I'd hooked it up to my 21:9 screen.
Hence why I used the word "forced"Don't use a 21:9 ratio if the device it's going to run on can't output that ratio, if you do at least give us the option to render it in 16:9 (I'd gladly take a graphical hit for that). Otherwise I'll just skip your game no matter how great it might be.
Yeah, for people who would actually play it on a 21:9 screen it's a downer, but since it is made for PS4 which is generally a 16:9 and the segment who owns actual 21:9 screens is relatively very small. Obviously they would have discussed this since they are using it in a rather uncommon way as both a composition element and a performance enhancer, and decided the downsides were too low compared to their interests in using it.
Dictator93
Member
There are different boob physics settings?
I think the poster is talking about characters/objects like in Rayman Origins/Legends, Valiant Hearts (and probably countless others) where 'sprites' are made out of multiple sprites and put together much like a pin puppet. Each sprite mainly rotating around its axis. In contrast to sprites where each frame is drawn separately.
Chubzdoomer
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Yeah Battlefield, we get it, the GoPro on the soldier's head is dirty as fuck. Very realistic and cinematic.
This... so much this. Can't stand it when FPS games do that shit!
zephervack
Member
Fucking color filters, worse offenders:
Codemasters and DICE
Piss filter
Battlefield 3 with and without the blue color filter, thank God you can mod it out on PC.
Other offender:
Deus Ex:
just why!????
Codemasters and DICE
Piss filter
Battlefield 3 with and without the blue color filter, thank God you can mod it out on PC.
Other offender:
Deus Ex:
just why!????
Rogue Legacy comes to mind. I've only seen gameplay and not played it myself, but it seems to apply.
Yup and there is even the off option which is not in that gif. Gotta wait for the new version of that gif since they are using new tech for Last Round current gen versions.
Rodney McKay
Member
RAGE was ATROCIOUS about it's colored filters, so much so it put me off playing the game entirely for a time.
One of the first enemy areas I went into suddenly just turned everything green, even the black shadows!
Green:
Blue:
It's a damn shame too, because the game can look gorgeous when it doesn't apply a shitty color filter over the screen in a lazy attempt to add atmosphere.
Little to no filter:
Apoleptica
Banned
Color filters and chromatic aberration need to be an option that you can turn off in the settings for all games that have them.
Chubzdoomer
Banned
Color filter is a great choice. RE5 without a filter for the most part looks much, much better.
That's sad. The Default screenshot looks like something you'd see on a CRT that's going bad.
The game that this made the most gameplay sense in was Metroid Prime 3. You actually felt, "shit, gotta get out of hyper mode before it's too late!"
VisceralBowl
Member
CA looks pretty damn good if done well, so, me.
An example then?
The bloom in Syndicate 2012 is utterly bizarre
http://www.gamesradar.com/56-eye-me...the-top-bloom-lighting-in-video-game-history/
€: I see it has been mentioned already. Well done.
http://www.gamesradar.com/56-eye-me...the-top-bloom-lighting-in-video-game-history/
€: I see it has been mentioned already. Well done.
Jesus Christ. I couldn't look at it for more than 10 seconds.
Uncle Rupee
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I don't want to name names (they are indie developers after all) but if you look up tools like Spine and Spriter you can see what I'm talking about. Basically they are taking something which should be used to make animating big bosses or incredibly detailed sprites possible, and using it on tiny player characters and enemies simply because it's faster and easier to do.
Chubzdoomer
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Neither do I. Not only does it obscure your vision, but it also doesn't provide a clear indicator as to how close to death you actually are. Just a terrible mechanic overall. I'm glad that Wolfenstein: The New Order bucked it in favor of the oldschool numerical system, which is better in pretty much every way.
Imp the Dimp
Member
Oblivion is the single ugliest game I've played in the past 10 years, thanks for the reminder. Fucking trainwreck of a game.
Do you mean...aliasing? that's not a graphical gimmick. That's a limitation of hardwares capability to render software. Unless you mean specularity? Specular highlights are an effect to make things appear to have a gleam or shine to them.
Like this
edit: actually heres an example from the actual game in question.
Do you mean like how the pillars in this area look shiny?
VisceralBowl
Member
Well considering I think it looks good, you probably won't agree, but GTA V, Crysis 3 (with a slight adjustment), and various other games using tools such as ENB or ReShade/SweetFX.
Subsurface scattering is already in vogue. I'm under the impression that it makes skin look closer to reality vs the previous waxy models.
timetokill
Banned
This is going to disappoint people, or they won't believe it, but the honest truth is because players too often don't realize they're being damaged/hurt. You wouldn't believe how many playtests have players dying and wondering how the hell it happened, that they had no idea they were getting hit, and so on.
The response to such focus tests is to hit the player over the head with the fact that they're taking damage, otherwise the metrics don't look right.
JordanN
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I don't think previous games had wax since they had little means to calculate how light actually penetrates a surface. Instead, light would just bounce off, making it more comparable to plastic.
The new Samurai Warriors highlights this.
Top: PS3 Bottom: PS4
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Color filter is a great choice. RE5 without a filter for the most part looks much, much better.
I really like the no filter look, but I actually loved the film grain unlockable filter.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
I think the only good example of this that I've ever seen was the cave in Metal Gear Solid 3.
The reason why many people won't agree is that chromatic aberration isn't attempting to simulate how eyes actually work. It's a camera lens effect and professional photographers/cinematographers typically go out of their way to eliminate it.
Now, if the game is simulating a crappy camera or security camera footage or something like that, it's absolutely welcome. ..but once you start putting it into an FPS like Payday 2, you've made a mistake.
Dictator93
Member
Waxy looking people would happen when thedevs have no idea how to implement SSS. Eith er that or they are using a crappy implementation.
Then what are we talking about here? Subsurface scattering more accurately represents what happens to real skin. Some of the results are really great and waxy in the same way Madame Tussauds is waxy.
JordanN
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See my edit on the previous page.
Not all SSS behaves the same. Skin is more complex for being made of several layers. Hence, improper care can give it a wax appearance instead (which is still based on SSS, but not desired for humans).
Last gen had no wax because you weren't seeing light go through the character itself and scatter.
Piss Filters
Bump mapping
Chromatic Aberration
Bloom
SSAO
I think subsurface scattering is next. Get ready for human characters who look closer to wax than actual human skin.
Piss filters are literally the worst, here you have a bunch of artists that create assets and then some graphics effects dude just goes ape with an ugly filter.