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[Victor Omega]

This looks amazing... unreal Engine 5

but some of the biggest games in the industry are not realistic. in fact, i also would say most consumer prefer stylized graphic over realistic

Even a game like Fortnite must be acknowledged with it stylized graphics

 

[Kuranghi]

Dragon Quest XI is gorgeous, fully whacked up on PC its a sight to behold. I downsampled it from 8K and its insane (but not playable fps on my GPU unfort).

Abzu is probably my favourite looking non realistic game though, I just replayed it whacked up also and it was so glorious, just the way all the fish shoals look when cleanly rendered at a distance, also the fish balls look brilliant.

I would dream of them porting Abzu to UE5 actually.

 

[harmny]

ue5 is coming to fortnite so don't worry

 

[Clintizzle]

Yeah I'm hoping for more games with a different art style.

I want Rachel and Clank but with like a good story and depth in its combat.

 

[01011001]

Stylized graphics are always better IMO. there is a reason even with the huge render farms and all the time in the world, Pixar movies and almost all successful animated movies are stylized and not use realistic styles.

every time you see an animated character in a movie that tried to make said character look realistic, it simply looks off. what many movies do especially badly (which is kinda surprising) is physics. many big budget movies with 3D animated scenes of some building getting destroyed or a car having a crash etc. look so bad... like ridiculously bad considering I've seen many better examples in video games even.

fuck realism, gimme style! not only because it looks better now, but because it will also keep looking good if it is well made.

this still looks good:

while this doesn't:

this looks good:

and once again, this simply doesn't:

 

[Lethal01]

This looks amazing... unreal Engine 5

but some of the biggest games in the industry are not realistic. in fact, i also would say most consumer prefer stylized graphic over realistic

Even a game like Fortnite must be acknowledged with it stylized graphics

What about em?
The new features of unreal 5 will benefit stylized games just as much as realistic ones.

My favourite stylized games are Guilty Gears Strive, BoTW and Megaman legends.
for 2d you have Megaman Zero, breath of Fire 3, Dragons crown

 

[harmny]

Stylized graphics are always better IMO. there is a reason even with the huge render farms and all the time in the world, Pixar movies and almost all successful animated movies are stylized and not use realistic styles.

every time you see an animated character in a movie that tried to make said character look realistic, it simply looks off. what many movies do especially badly (which is kinda surprising) is physics. many big budget movies with 3D animated scenes of some building getting destroyed or a car having a crash etc. look so bad... like ridiculously bad considering I've seen many better examples in video games even.

fuck realism, gimme style! not only because it looks better now, but because it will also keep looking good if it is well made.

this still looks good:

while this doesn't:

this looks good:

and once again, this simply doesn't:

The first part of your post is entirely wrong lol. But the last part is right. Stylized graphics stand the test of time much better.

 

[elliot5]

Dishonored 2

Graphics and artstyle makes it look like a painting with the brushstroke textures and beautiful shapes and designs.

 

[Ladioss]

Realistic or stylized - in both cases, a good art direction makes or breaks a game.

 

[Kazekage1981]

blazblue, guilty gear, naruto ultimate ninja storm series

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Darkest Dungeon. Not just the cool art, but in fights the programmers do this stylish close up of attacks and defends. Slick.

 

[kyliethicc]

 

[Great Hair]

F*ck Photo realism. ART > TECH.

 

[01011001]

The first part of your post is entirely wrong lol. But the last part is right. Stylized graphics stand the test of time much better.

what's wrong about the first part? animated movies are almost always highly stylized. realistic looking ones are rare and look bizarre at best a few years later... Young Leia and Tarkin in Rogue One, they instantly looked weird

 

[Gameplay Gods Bless]

This looks amazing... unreal Engine 5

but some of the biggest games in the industry are not realistic. in fact, i also would say most consumer prefer stylized graphic over realistic

Even a game like Fortnite must be acknowledged with it stylized graphics

Dragon Ball FighterZ and Guilty Gear Strive run on Unreal Engine 4 and look insane.

 

[SlimySnake]

Dragon Ball FighterZ and Guilty Gear Strive run on Unreal Engine 4 and look insane.

Street fighter 5 too.

Too bad it never got Pro support because it looks amazing on PC.

 

[Type_Raver]

Astral Chain, loved these stylised graphics!

 

[ZywyPL]

Unity>UE when it comes to stylized games.

 

[itsjustJEFF]

I'll take art style over realistic graphics any day. Some I really like are Sunset Overdrive, Ghost of Tsushima, Shadow of The Colossus, Journey, and Ori to name just a few. But, I do think that some ppl have an easier time "appreciating" realistic graphics and hold that style up as the gold standard. I think it's mostly because it's easier for them to process realistic graphics, you have a reference point already... just look around you. We know what a marble is supposed to look like, wood, concrete, teeth, eyes, etc. What the fuck does an Ori look like?

 

[Black_Stride]

Unity>UE when it comes to stylized games.

What the fuck does that even mean?

Does Unity have a better NPR renderer than Unreal Engine, when Unreal can make full on Studio Ghibli "graphics".
Id argue making stylized shaders/renders in Unreal is easier than in Unity.

 

[Venom Snake]

Monster Hunter games. I wish they would stay as they are.

MH: Rise

 

[Coolwhhip]

Will BOTW2 on Super Switch finally look like that screenshot?

 

[Magik85]

there is a reason even with the huge render farms and all the time in the world, Pixar movies and almost all successful animated movies are stylized and not use realistic styles.

Sure theres reason for that. But its not about "looking better".
First reason is target audience. Pixar movies are made mainly for younger chaps. They are basicly new cartoons.
Other reason reason is that realistic CGI is just WAY more difficult to make. Slightest mismatch with lighting makes it look off.

 

[sublimit]

I can't wait to see DQXII running on U5. DQXI was drop dead gorgeous.

 

[Arcadialane]

The UE5 showing was disappointedly... brown, but you can certain have stylised colourful looks with UE

Dragons Quest 11 - With UE4 engine:

 

[Shodan09]

I love stylised graphics but my god, Fortnite has to be one of the ugliest games in creation.