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Zekkyou on 07 March 2017
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Chazore said:
Zekkyou said:

SC has some amazing technology backing it, but I don't consider the overall package visually mind blowing. For all its amazing tech, it often (especially when indoors) makes inefficient use of it. The end result is something i often find bland and uninspired. The end product may be different, there are certainly parts of the game that already look genuinely stunning, but overall its use of tech feels very inconsistent. It feels like a game that's trying to brute force its way to looking nice/

I can understand why someone would disagree, just as i value the tech side of games more than many, there will be others who value tech even more (and the art is obviously subjective), but the end result for me is the same.

Don't get me wrong, even at its blandest i still think SC is a damn nice looking game, but rarely would i say it "blows away" Horizon as an overall visual package.

Like you said, the art is subjective, but I would also like to  add that so is the feeling of being blown away. You and I are blown away by completely different tech, art styles, and ideas.

There are some parts of HZD that look nice, but I've also seen parts that other games have executed as well. To you, HZD blows you away, but to me it's more SC that does based upon the scope, visuals, tech and cast behind it, as well as the fans, the people who helped make the game a reality, as no other big AAA publisher thought there was a good enough market for space sim action games for PC.

We seem to be on the same page then. You just appeared to be confused as to how someone could not believe SC's visuals "blow away" Horizon's, so i thought i'd add my opinion.

And i should note, while i do think Horizon is one of the prettiest games I've ever played, I don't think its king in either art or tech. I've seen plenty of other games that achieve their own visual goals just as effectively. I just don't believe any of those games are so far ahead that they "blow away" Horizon.