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Mass Effect Andromeda Graphical Downgrade
- Thread starter Wishmaster92
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I don't find this surprising at all, considering BioWares evidently mediocre engine talent. Frostbite could allow so much better visuals even in a large scale game.
What I find most surprising is the very noticeable texture pop in even on the PC footage they've been showing. Looks really ugly, and I can't imagine it would be any better on console.
What I find most surprising is the very noticeable texture pop in even on the PC footage they've been showing. Looks really ugly, and I can't imagine it would be any better on console.
thepenguin55
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STILLethal
Member
Such an beautiful face, wish I had the knowledge to make him in the character creator but will prob come up with some derpy looking dude, but will prob still be better than the pre-made, so plain and generic imo, how is that the best they could come up with?Is there a way we can recreate the face of my beloved Shepard?
Triggerhappytel
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Reveal
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One thing I'm finding odd about all footage of FemRy is that she seems to have this awkward smile the entire time. Maybe that's why it looks like she's got botox in her cheeks?
noot noot
Yeah, this looks really weird. Where did you capture this from? Seeing as we're going to be listening to hours and hours of conversations in the game, this is one thing they've gotta fix. It's so distracting.
Stiler
Member
I think one of the huge differences is that Dice made extensive use of photogrammetry in both Battlefield 1 and Battlefront.
It doesn't seem Bioware is using this at all (at least from what I've read/seen).
So they are relying solely on an artist instead of using actual real-world props to give things unique and highly detailed textures which just can't compare to photogrammetry.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
Some if you guys are starting to sound like "boy who cried downgeade"
It was a freaking cinematic CGI trailer using some ingame models. In all trailers release by EA it even said "THIS VIDEO IS NOT REPRESENTITIVE OF INGAME FOOTAGE" below the screen.
Nobody was lying here.
And holyshit thw hate hardon some of you have for this game is turning into incredible stupid levels.
I thibk the animation is really bad, the eyes are dead and that the whiteness in ot is seriously affecting the look of the game. I probably have stated that in the majority of threads that we were talking about grapics in the game. But some of you are going the extra mile to hate everything on it when they actually have shown very promising stuff gameplay wise (thay doesnt resemble DA:I).
The game being crap could be a possibility, but every thread being a hurr hurr dragon age infinty, hurr hurr face animation kills the whole game, it starting to get stale.
It was a freaking cinematic CGI trailer using some ingame models. In all trailers release by EA it even said "THIS VIDEO IS NOT REPRESENTITIVE OF INGAME FOOTAGE" below the screen.
Nobody was lying here.
And holyshit thw hate hardon some of you have for this game is turning into incredible stupid levels.
I thibk the animation is really bad, the eyes are dead and that the whiteness in ot is seriously affecting the look of the game. I probably have stated that in the majority of threads that we were talking about grapics in the game. But some of you are going the extra mile to hate everything on it when they actually have shown very promising stuff gameplay wise (thay doesnt resemble DA:I).
The game being crap could be a possibility, but every thread being a hurr hurr dragon age infinty, hurr hurr face animation kills the whole game, it starting to get stale.
Let's. We are looking at the same picture and come to a different conclusion
Let's agree to disagree.
noot noot
That's plain bad. How is that even possible? I don't remember Mass Effect having so bad mouth animations
nelsonroyale
Member
I am liking the humour in this game more than previous entries. Impeccable timing by your squadmate to lighten the scene. Making a last ditch attempt to play to the Ketts humour. Valient effort in the midst of battle!
alexanderftw
Banned
I think this is going to be the new Shepard "sexy face" moment, courtesy of the Easy Allies Stream, running on a PS4. I imagine we'll get a lot of screen captures of custom Ryders making this face...
When Ryder first seesHer Ship
Some (hell, a lot) of the art in this game is amazing, it almost feels like Bioware is making their faces bad on purpose now. I just don't understand it.
lol is Bethesda doing the character models? Srsly though thats creepy as hell..not to mention pretty bad.
Stilton Disco
Member
Let's agree to disagree.
No, Miranda is a terribly pale, plasticky imitation of the real woman, but that was almost a decade ago with last gen tech holding it back, and the result still looks better than anyone in Andromeda.
I am actually starting to wonder if they're this ugly on purpose infact. Maybe they decided to go for a 'down to earth, average folks' look, in contrast to the superhero like characters from the original trilogy, and just really overcompensated. I mean as obviously terrible as that idea would be, it at least makes more sense than a studio this big having no competent character artists and renderers on staff.
But then again, that wouldn't explain how the animations have also seeming worsened too...
SomedayTheFire
Member
my god i can't believe this nonsense still gets posted here.
Hobestly I never really saw the resemblance
Let's agree to disagree.
thepenguin55
Member
That's baffling. Well one that I'm sure we can both agree on is Ashley. Her in game model doesn't even come close to looking right.
Ivory Samoan
Gold Member
That's baffling. Well one that I'm sure we can both agree on is Ashley. Her in game model doesn't even come close to looking right.
Not sure if you're joking or not, I reckon she looks spot on like Ashley!
Been watching some game snippets and I think the world looks amazing, some seriously good graphical effects going down too all over the show during combat and exploration: I'm content for sure.
wesleyshark
Banned
You're serious aren't you
dr_rus
Member
Tbh these screenshots Shinobi posted look very average when compared to the current greatest like Horizon or for a better example SWBF/BF1.
I don't think that makeup is the issue here, proportions on in-game models are just all wrong and different from the real life base - the eyes and mouth are a lot bigger for example.
Lol that's a movie punch. Haha
I mean...
Ragnar Blackmane
Member
Take a look at the eyes. The difference is like night and day.
Triggerhappytel
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I mean...
Goddamn it, when I realised what this was I burst out laughing at my desk and had to pretend I was laughing about something else!
You can have your punches connect Bioware. They are real people.
I mean...
Oldest Snake
Member
I mean...
I've not seen the trailer this is from but are we sure this isn't her deliberately holding the gun the wrong way? The character has been described as a bit of a ditz so maybe it's intentional?
Lockjaw333
Member
1) Just looks like changes in the art to me, not really downgrades
2) Regardless the faces in this game are some creepy shit.
2) Regardless the faces in this game are some creepy shit.
Fredrik
Member
Such a bummer really. The eyes are the most important part. I'm currently playing Horizon and the eyes are the most impressive thing about the characters, they're so beautiful and moves like in real life where they kind of shift where on the characters face they focus (left eye, right eye, mouth etc), it looks sooo real.
Stilton Disco
Member
Nope, she shoots a drone out of the air moments later. They just put one of their most iconic pistols, the design of which was even in ME1, the wrong way around.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
The hell happened?
That's a good comparison actually. I thought the faces in that game were pretty good.
That screenshot isn't in game, but it certainly looked fine.
Darkstorne
Member
Yeah that's the only real downgrade though. Everything else is just lighting/TOD changes. Fingers crossed modders can fix the reflection maps for the eyes. At the very least new eye textures will be easy to create.
thepenguin55
Member
Alright, I think it's time for me to get off the train to crazy town. Also, while it's not unreasonable to expect better from Bioware at this point people acting like the animation jank in this game is somehow inconsistent with the rest of the series probably haven't played a Mass Effect game in awhile. Anyways, everyone enjoy your trip to crazy town!
Nope, can't find the exact trailer were it appeared, but I remenber clearly that she was actually shooting it, and a gun flash came from there lol
Edit: found it
Officer.Sanchez
Member
I think this is going to be the new Shepard "sexy face" moment, courtesy of the Easy Allies Stream, running on a PS4. I imagine we'll get a lot of screen captures of custom Ryders making this face...
When Ryder first seesHer Ship
Some (hell, a lot) of the art in this game is amazing, it almost feels like Bioware is making their faces bad on purpose now. I just don't understand it.
Fredrik
Member
Wow how can they miss a fault like that??
Oldest Snake
Member
wapplew
Member
Budget constrain. Game is super ambitious, with 1000 NPCs. Unless they hire a lot more animators and modelers, something gonna give.
Everything about this game looks like they cut corners. It spent too much time in development and for some reason they had nothing to show for it for years, then suddenly they decide to release it with little fanfare and it doesn't look great. Seems like they hit a deadline and just put together whatever they could and just called it a day.
It's not like this is some random NPC. It's one of the main party members, the one who appears the most in the marketing material. If this is the attention they paid to her, I can't imagine what the standard for the rest of the content is.
There is no spoon.
Facial animations are still pretty rough, but going by the recent streams they've improved that particular issue