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The developers of STALKER 2 have discussed the game’s first hands-on at gamescom 2023, and addressed a “downgrade” debate sparked by the release of a new gameplay trailer. https://t.co/xojrSPW4Tb pic.twitter.com/Ff1dsUrwXu
— IGN (@IGN) September 6, 2023
GSC Game World, Bocharov explained, is still figuring out all the technologies Unreal Engine 5 makes available, for example its Lumen Global Illumination tech. “It needs to be adjusted,” Bocharov said. “The engine got constantly updated. Then there are certain aspects which can look slightly worse than they were in terms of lighting. I guess a lot of people are referring to that dog scene — certain things can look like they're downgraded in the moment, probably they are because it's work in progress. We are getting there.
“Certain things, they look exactly like they looked back when we showcased the gameplay demo. So I guess what we are aiming for, despite all the ups and downs, our goal in terms of the overall level of graphics on the release is the gameplay video we released in 2021.
“That's our target visuals, and we are getting there, we are seeing that we're getting there, but there can be certain humps on the way.”
