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The Get Even Problem: Should Developers Be Aiming For Photorealism?

GameZone's Mandi Odoerfer says: "Polish developer The Farm 51 recently released a teaser trailer for their upcoming game Get Even. The video is predictably vague, and wouldn't be remarkable at all save for one thing -- the graphics. The shooter seamlessly mixes live-action and gameplay footage in an attempt to make viewers question what's real and what isn't."

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Pandamobile3754d ago

Should game developers actively be pursuing photorealistic graphics?

Yes, there is a definite need to have more and more realistic environments in game. They can add tension, atmosphere and a sense of immersion that stylized graphics sometimes cannot achieve.

Should ALL game developers be pursuing photorealism?

Obviously not. Photorealism is just like any other art style for a game (i.e, cartoony, fantasy, painterly, sterile, etc). If too many games are using a realistic art style, everything will start to look the same.

Variety is good. Over saturating the industry with realistic looking games isn't very imaginative or fun.

Keep a balance.

LOGICWINS3753d ago (Edited 3753d ago )

"Over saturating the industry with realistic looking games isn't very imaginative or fun."

I see what you're saying. If photorealism became the new standard, games like Rayman would be shunned as the characters and environments are unrealistic, making it almost impossible to make the game look photorealistic as there isn't anything in reality to compare it to.

Still, every game (assuming they have the manpower and resources to do it) should be going for photorealism whenever possible. Especially if I'm paying $60 for a game. Take God of War for example. Although Titans never existed, devs still tried to make them look realistic by giving them human facial expressions.

Sony_Fan3753d ago

IMO only PC developers should be trying it because only they have the hardware to pull it off.

Mikefizzled3753d ago

Coming from a self entitled Sony_Fan surely you would have faith in companies like Naughty Dog and Rockstar. Looks what they pulled off on 7 year old hardware which wasn't even high end at its time.

Godmars2903753d ago

No. But everyone on the hardware side is focused on it so there's little choice.

McScroggz3753d ago

I'd take great artistic design over photorealism almost every time. Of course, I have no problem with a decent amount of photorealism games; but I play a wide enough variety of games that I don't think I get as tired of it as many do (even if I do WANT more creative stuff).

BABY-JEDI3753d ago

How about a compromise? Something like 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit?'
I personally wouldn't go for this option though.

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Seven Video Games We'd Love To See Get TV Adaptations

The WellPlayed team has come together to share which video games they’d like to see turned into a TV show.

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Battlefield-like shooter World War 3 back from the dead with a very promising update

World War 3's long-awaited overhaul has been in the works for over a year, and The Farm 51 is finally ready to show it off.

Konopelski1013d ago

World War 3, the indie shooter from Chernobylite developer The Farm 51, was one multiplayer shooter Battlefield fans were especially excited to play. The game replicates much of what Battlefield is known for, and, in the absence of a recent modern military Battlefield, many looked to WW3 to scratch the same itch.

CorndogBurglar1013d ago

I'll definitely keep an eye on it. Battlefield has been pretty bad for a few years now. BF4 wws the last great BF game, and I don't expect 2042 to go back to its roots. But we'll see.

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Chernobylite PS4 Physical Release Announced For Late Summer 2021

The upcoming survival horror game Chernobylite officially has a PS4 physical edition coming down the pipeline later this Summer.

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REDGUM1034d ago

Cool. I'm hoping then that the Chernobyl 2 game comes to ps5 in the end too. At this stage all I can see is a xbox & p.c. release for it. This announcement here makes me think the C2 game will also come to playstation but probably a timed release. Here's hoping anyway.

Greenholt211034d ago

This game presents itself as the next Stalker. But every time I look at reviews on steam it seems like everyone is pretty polarized on it. I love the setting and the base building is always welcome. But it seems to be painfully generic. Can anyone elaborate on what is holding this game Back?