Gnizmo on 13 April 2008
| DMeisterJ said: Is it just me, or does anyone else think that 'Art Direction' is a cheap way of saying 'System X is not as strong as System Y, and the games aren't even close to one another graphically, but as an artist, this games looks excellent'. It reminds me of comparing a pretty girl/boy to an ugly girl/boy and instead of someone being ashamed of being with an ugly person [which they should (sorry I'm so shallow)], they point out personality. It's just a cop-out. Graphics are graphics. The thread is graphically, the best game of 2008, but somehow, we got into art-direction. /rant. |
That is just not true. It is very possible for a game to be technically more impressive but less pleasing to the eye. The uncanny valley has yet to be jumped, and it likely won't happen within this generation of consoles. The most technically detailed human models will look the worst as a result. Animations, and atmosphere also play a big part in it.
