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Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Certainly not saying its the best, but Blue Dragon's use of it was really pretty good, went with the art-style perfectly:
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Games with the Best Depth of Field.
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blue dragon
What!? I loved it..
Blue Dragon had some excellent depth of fielding. One of the first games on console where I really noticed it.
Prophet Steve
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Haha, I used Ctrl+F for hands down and got ten results, then I noticed your post.
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
Pikmin 3 <3
so good.
The effect is very nice in Blue Dragon but it really doesn't bother you guys that the game doesn't allow you to see clearly into the distance? Look at that dungeon(?) shot! That gauge isn't even 10 feet away from your character and it's already out of focus!Certainly not saying its the best, but Blue Dragon's use of it was really pretty good, went with the art-style perfectly:
Bill Squabber
Member
DoF =/= Field of View
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
I hate all depth of field in gameplay and cutscenes still have issues with alphas and character seams so those tend to look like shit too. Let's make this thread when games hit the quality level of an actual lens.
johnhmarshall
Neo Member
^ is that soul caliber? It's beautiful
So that's what I'm talking about, those Blue Dragon shots ... Stuff RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU and it's pure smear fest, just seem like a blur with a set distance of 5cm. Why would the robot in the hallway be completely blurred out? Her ... Its focal point isn't even sharpened and the robot is well within vision and range.
Just seem like excessive blur.
Just seem like excessive blur.
This.
johnhmarshall
Neo Member
But it looks so pretty!!!! I think it works rather beautifully in blue dragon
Lion Heart
Banned
I turned it off in Witcher 2 when I couldn't see the bricks on a building 15 feet away.
See You Next Wednesday
Banned
The camera is closer to the character in that dungeon shot making the illusion of DOF closer as well.
Blue Dragon is the best.
It really doesn't bother you that most of the frame is out of focus? You can't even see the details of the other character models unless you're right on top of them. This is regular gameplay, mind, not a directed cutscene.
I don't understand this at all.
Shadow Hog
Member
It's like those Red Faction screens from the Lowest Setting PC Gaming thread...
Yup it is but to be honest I find the motion blur more impressive though you need to see that one in motion at 60FPS to really appreciate it.
Cjdamon042
Member
Whilst The Witcher 2 does have some pretty impressive depth of field at times, that shot there is bordering tilt-shift levels. It almost looks like that catapult and those people are tiny, sitting on top of a small ledge in a garden...
Hahahahahahahahaha. The entire time I was playing this on my HDTV, I was looking over at my wife playing Kingdom Hearts on the PS2 and wishing Xenoblades looked like that. Xenoblades looks fucking horrible. Even the bones that control facial animations are a step below Kingdom Hearts. Xenoblades has larger environments definitely but looks ugly as a result of stretching resources thin.
Dolphin doesn't count.
And if we're talking strictly Wii games, Skyward Sword wins because of art style alone.
iNvid02
Member
it was during a battle scene i think, coupled with the bad camera angle yeah, it does look pretty funny
also the guy left his face at home
JordanLMiller
Member
I like the fog in old n64 games 
Alex Connolly
Member
Krater has delightful and, for my money, sparing use of DoF. Fatshark always seem to, and this is no exception. I particularly love the overworld map.
Pikmin 3 <3
Pikmin 3 needs better water. There, I said it. Even Galaxy impressed me more than what I saw in the trailer for Pikmin.
With advanced shaders and lighting techniques, I'd have hoped Nintendo had stepped it up a little. Ah well, they've done well so far with what is essentially a Wii port.
Spat_triate
Member
The Anno series has beautiful depth effects.
Littlegator
Banned
no dof is best dof
Yeah, I'm hoping they'll continue working on the graphics, since right now it is still clearly an up-port. Certain parts of it are looking nice though, like the rockmin.
As for the topic, Skyward Sword is the one that immediately comes to mind.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
I really liked the use of DOF in Kameo. On the first level when you're storming the castle, you've got tons of shit going on in the background. Glorious.
Fix The Scientist
Member
Those Witcher 2 shots look horrible.
Dictator93
Member
OK. I humbly disagree.
Metalmurphy
Member
blue dragon
What!? I loved it..
That's CG. Right?
This thread just reminded me of one game that had a depth of field type filter that really bugged me at times. Skyward Sword. Sometimes it was like walking in one giant blurred out world. The filter was kind of cool as an imitation of impressionism but also way overdone at points.
someguyinahat
Member
Does the boy in the background of that pic hang around with a religious talking dog? Just asking.
Like the hat?
Banned
IMO wind waker and skyward sword
SS more than ww
SS more than ww
Face it Tiger..
Banned
Some of the ENB Mods for Skyrim, make that game soo cinematic.
Rodney McKay
Member
Any game with enough sense to disable it during gameplay. The developers have no way of knowing what the player will be looking at at any given time, blurring out parts of the screen that the player might be focusing on just doesn't make sense. Unless next gen consoles include some sort of advanced eye tracking system, DOF should stay in cutscenes.
Angelus Errare
Banned
Skyrim w/ TheForceWithin's ENB
indigo-cyclops
Member
WOw, where can I find this?
That is seriously the best DoF I've ever seen.
Pseudo_Sam
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Well presumably a developer might employ DOF as a way to tell the player what they should be looking at, i.e. what's important.