xenoblade x visuals getting better

[curl-6]

fatslob-:O said:

curl-6 said:

A billboard wouldn't work in that shot, as it pans, thereby making a 2D piece of mountain obvious.

Even putting an extremely low detailed mesh would work too for minimal impact on performance ... 

Mesh LOD is standard across virtually all modern 3D games, no?

My point is, they have still added terrain features that weren't there before. That's more than just a pallette swap.