Do you think Metroid Prime 4 will have realistic graphics?

[Nuvendil]

Aeolus451 said:

Nuvendil said:

Metroid Prime 1, 2, and 3, Other M, and Samus Returns all fall on the realistic side of things.  And all on weaker hardware than Switch.  

 

Seriously, did everyone just forget all the realistic style games on the PS3, 360, Wii U, and even the Wii from time to time?  The idea that they can't do a more realistic style because the Switch is too weak is beyond silly.

It depends on what they want to do in the game. People forget that quite a few games were showed at first with realistic graphics then downgraded to a "stylized" version later on. If they wanted realistic graphics, something would have to sacrificed. The NS will limit what they can do with the game since it's not a true home console. It all depends on what exactly nintendo wants to do in the game and what want to prioritise on. I think they'll go with a stylized look so they can do more in other parts of the game.

Quite a few meaning one, that one being Breath of the Wild, which wasn't downgraded because the tech demo was a TECH DEMO.  It was two rooms and a giant spider.  And on a technical level, not all that impressive compared to later games on the Wii U.

And then there's the case of Xenoblade.  A series that has stylized characters to varying degrees but features a realistic or pseudo-realistic approach to its environments in terms of textures, folliage, etc.  Including XCX, which was the most realistic of them all and released only a few years ago.  And that game featured an enormous open world.  

And honestly, if the "levels" or regions are the size and complexity of Prime 1-3, that would be plenty good enough.  I would look at Prime 3, that's where the graphics will probably land at.  Mildly stylized mainly in the area of character models and use of color.