I hate to say it, but perhaps you failed at your attempt because its not true. they haven't invented anything new. Its more likely that their level of graphics makes it seem more photo like or like the person taking the pohoto is putting more effort/art into it. But people have used video games in this way for a long time. Even using the halo example, it has been used to produce short film/comedies, many rpg have great screen shots taken that can look like photos too. not sure why this would be considered new. Games have had photo modes before, video modes, option to take pics with in game cameras etc. Yes its art, but nothing new.

Sounds like you don't have a clue about Wind Waker.

The photography features of that game are much more social-media oriented. Not better or worse from Infamous - just different.

From what I see of these Infamous screens, it's quite evident they did put substantial effort into a great photo mode.

And who is to say people who took those photos didn't apply real world photo knowledge? And how in the world would you know whether or not those photos say anything about whoever took them? lol. They could be based off some real life experience for all you know. I mean please, enlighten us. What exactly do the photos in your OP "say" about who took them? I think most of those photos are beautiful. And I think most of the Pikmin ones are personal and beautiful as well. Don't try to speak in such absolutes about things so wildly open to interpretation.

dats purdy

allow me to preface this with saying this is an interesting thread and the pictures do seem artsy, but I have to point out the obvious here.

Is taking a picture of art, art? let's say I walk into the museum of modern art and take a picture of starry night with a an artsy angle and filter, is that art? or is it simply the art shown off in a specific way?

certainly not new..

..but the best photo mode i've ever seen. being in-game instead of a separate mode already makes it better than anything else i've seen but the options are very robust. i hope a lot of games this gen put in a photomode. soo much sexy.

What Sucker Punch did to this game is nothing less then astonishing. In game graphics are as good if not better then most cut scenes ive seen so far. Sucker Punch also proved to critics who said that game is not art. These images proves that video games is art.

infamous has the best visuals ive ever seen in a game, TBH ive not seen any pc games that are much better than this

You're literally contradicting yourself. It can't both "have a level of photorealism" and "not be about resolution or polycount." You can't have one without the other.

And if you seriously think that this:

...or this:

...says nothing about the photographer, then you either very obviously know nothing about photography or you're trying too hard to beleive that Infamous did it first. It didn't. Get over it.