Because it is flat.
It's just lighting and shading tricks that makes it look 3D/tesselated if seen from above angles.
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The best looking texture you saw so far
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It's just lighting and shading tricks that makes it look 3D/tesselated if seen from above angles.
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
The textures in Horizon 2 are pretty low res compared to Forza 5 or 6.
pinkurocket
Member
I love people trying to argue with examples when the topic title clearly states "The best looking texture you saw so far" ... It's subjective.
mcz117chief
Member
Remember Goldeneye on the N64?
Remember this part with the modem thing?
Here's how it looks if you zoom in on the modem with the sniper rifle:
Pretty crazy right? And yeah, it looks this way on the real N64. I remember being impressed by this, i think it was the first time i was ever impressed with this whole texturing deal.
Is this real? I can't imagine this is real, it looks way WAY too advanced for N64 or maybe I am just a noob and I don't understand a lick of graphic engineering.
Can't believe this took 47 posts to show up.
It's just a very small patterned texture tiled over and over. The very small model it's on along with the UV map makes sure it doesn't get all stretched out, and is repeated instead.
But they are. Don't try to be such a special snowflake and post something that possibly looks better from the same time period.
It's a tiny texture that's just repeated a whole bunch, so it won't burn much memory.
It's also not being layered with any other textures, and it's being used just like all the other textures in the game, so the sampling cost shouldn't be unusually high.
There's nothing technically crazy going on.
mcz117chief
Member
It's just, when you compare it to those huge pixels right next to it it just feels so out of place, like a partially done HD remake.
My words exactly!
Member
Remember Goldeneye on the N64?
Remember this part with the modem thing?
Here's how it looks if you zoom in on the modem with the sniper rifle:
Pretty crazy right? And yeah, it looks this way on the real N64. I remember being impressed by this, i think it was the first time i was ever impressed with this whole texturing deal.
My man!
Also on the same game, the walls on the Aztec level or the videotape you have to pick up at several missions (like Bunker 2) has a GoldenEye movie VHS texture applied onto it and even after maximum zooming in with the sniper rifle/camera ingame, it still looks really detailed. RARE really knew how to advantage of the N64.
Pyramid head
Banned
Eh? What are you even looking at? The model everyone is referring to has a completely matt, fabric look to it. You can tell the difference between glossy, matt and metal materials right?
Anyway, I wouldn't identify that Smash doll as an example of impressive texture work, as it's the lighting and the basic material shader doing all the work in making it look as nice as it does. The texture itself isn't much more than a flat block of green.
I've been replaying Darksiders 2 recently and the texturework is that game is great. In particular, the quality of the normal maps they have baked down from high poly assets are super impressive.
How About No
Member
On the contrary, you're literally looking at textures all the time!
WarlockTheWise
Member
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
The vanishing of ethan carter have awesome ground textures.
That's not really a game, but that's in-engine stuff : everything Koola did inside Unreal Engine 4.
He is even actually creating a game, here is the blog.
If you want to try these crazy quality things on your PC, you could also check the Benoit Dereau portfolio. His last stuff called Lucid Arch is mind blowing.
Well, anyway, even without textures you can create good looking things on UE4 (as well as other actual engine I imagine), as long as you know how to master the lights I think.
I saw this on Unreal Tournament forums. And I doubt there's any textures here. I know it's not the subject (more an overture...) but damn, everyday I can see some good indie UE4 stuff.
He is even actually creating a game, here is the blog.
If you want to try these crazy quality things on your PC, you could also check the Benoit Dereau portfolio. His last stuff called Lucid Arch is mind blowing.
Well, anyway, even without textures you can create good looking things on UE4 (as well as other actual engine I imagine), as long as you know how to master the lights I think.
I saw this on Unreal Tournament forums. And I doubt there's any textures here. I know it's not the subject (more an overture...) but damn, everyday I can see some good indie UE4 stuff.
Woody Invincible
Banned
ummm, you do know of the age and specs of that hardware, don't you?
other people have complained as well, this thread is about best looking textures in games. the dude posting a pic of a simple model, that looks like shiny plastic, saying it's the most impressive thing he has ever seen in a game. when even textures from ps3 games are far more impressive, like the uncharted pic or kratos model.
Er... what? The texture for Substitute is clearly a matte fabric. What are you looking at? And while we're at it, that God of War screen is as mediocre as you can get. The lighting is nice, but what textures am I supposed to be looking at?
ninjablade
Banned
Übermatik;193738950 said:
who cares? if matte or not, there is nothing impressive about those textures, its flat, and has no detail.
the krotos model is not really high poly, the reason it looks so good is cause of the texture work, in terms of character model on last gen consoles and wiiu, this is clrealy the best.
TheAdmiester
Member
I don't see how it's taken so long for someone to say this. I don't see what's impressive at all about it, it's a matte texture with some rim lighting and what looks to be a little translucent layer to represent fuzz. Nothing that hasn't been done before and it looks average.
UncleSporky
Member
It looks real. It looks like a plush doll I want in my house. That's all that matters.
5olid_5nake
Member
That jacket...that face...those teeth.
Let's not forget the wood on the left side. Amazing how good it looks.
Chris Metal
Member
This is one I took from The Uncharted Collection, basically textures res increases the closer you get. I know it's not 1 to 1 comparison as this is PS4 not PS3... I have another tree shot as well with a similar effect.
Dictator93
Member
Interestingly, I am pretty sure that normal map on the tree is not very high resolution even. Rather, the sun and lighting angle is doing most of the work.This is one I took from The Uncharted Collection, basically textures res increases the closer you get. I know it's not 1 to 1 comparison as this is PS4 not PS3... I have another tree shot as well with a similar effect.
Chris Metal
Member
Possibly, heres another tree later on, plus a moss covered car in same area I always liked.
Yautja_Warrior
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Übermatik;193738950 said:
GoW 3 does have some decent textures, that shot is not the best though. But then again, I think most big AAA games on PS3 had nice textures, for a console with only 256MB of vRAM.
That jacket...that face...those teeth.
Let's not forget the wood on the left side. Amazing how good it looks.
That's probably the best "gameface" that i have seen.
maquiladora
Member
Show me a better pizza!
Isn't that just a photograph of a pizza mapped onto a flat base?
kingwingin
Member
The puddles in killzone 2 always blew me away, cant find a picture tho
Dictator93
Member
Yes, which is why this and that GT texture are actually not the best of textures tbh.
Possibly, here’s another tree later on, plus a moss covered car in same area I always liked.
Thx. Yeah, nice art - not particularly high texel density or materials though. Still looks good though.
Sun Bather
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Despite being over 15 years old and low-res by today's standards...Silent Hill 2 & 3 still clearly had a damn lot of work put into their environment texturing.
Yes. Incredible far ahead of its time.
Imagine going from that, to 10 years later this
(no. the textures are not in the middle of loading)
Wtf? Kratos is definitely high poly. Look at his shoulders, hard to find the poly edges. Tons of smooth edges all over too. No way textures are AAing lol.who cares? if matte or not, there is nothing impressive about those textures, its flat, and has no detail.
the krotos model is not really high poly, the reason it looks so good is cause of the texture work, in terms of character model on last gen consoles and wiiu, this is clrealy the best.
5olid_5nake
Member
I always really liked the models and especially hand textures (you can see it when aiming) of Old Snake in MGS 4.
Unfortunately I can't find a proper example.
Unfortunately I can't find a proper example.
Chris Metal
Member
Yeah, does the job, can't think of any obvious games that stand out with high-quality textures that I own though.
thekiddfran
Member
Yes. Incredible far ahead of its time.
Imagine going from that, to 10 years later this
(no. the textures are not in the middle of loading)
Is your profile pic of Arthur Gies?
ninjablade
Banned
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/the-making-of-god-of-war-iii
It's has your normal poly count in a action games it's the texture work and lighting that's take him to the next level.
EroticSushi
Member
Some of the things in this thread is very soothing and satisfying to look through.
Battlefront
Battlefront
5olid_5nake
Member
True that.
That jacket...that face...those teeth.
Let's not forget the wood on the left side. Amazing how good it looks.
Is that RotTR?
OsirisBlack
Banned
Just about every texture from the Order 1886
whitemex88
Member
This strawberry always impressed me in Pikmin.
1.21Gigawatts
Banned
The Order 1886 definitely has the most amazing textures I've ever seen in a game.
Some of the materials are just soo good.
Also, skin:
The whole thing looks 1000 times better in motion, screenshots don't do it justice:
Look at that bottle *.*
Most photos by NeoGAFs xenogenesis. Here is his The Order album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/brendonlee42/albums/72157650532398740
Battlefront is a distant second.
Some of the materials are just soo good.
Also, skin:
The whole thing looks 1000 times better in motion, screenshots don't do it justice:
Look at that bottle *.*
Most photos by NeoGAFs xenogenesis. Here is his The Order album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/brendonlee42/albums/72157650532398740
Battlefront is a distant second.
What game is that? Please don't post great pictures without saying the game lol.
That jacket...that face...those teeth.
Let's not forget the wood on the left side. Amazing how good it looks.