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True its all about the gameplay, but its going to be slightly annoying to have to Mod it to make it look like a 2015 tile.
**** Pre-Official Fallout 4 Thread ****
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It may be many things, but it's a stretch to go to awful especially as you're a fan of the series.
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Just remember people, graphics aren't everything. Bloom, lens-flare, etc. doesn't make a game look "good"; it's about conveying a mood, establishing a believable setting, etc., and I certainly got those vibes from the trailer.
Always wanted a more fleshed out pre-war aesthetic, seems like we're getting it this time round. Also looks like a weather system is in play...
Always wanted a more fleshed out pre-war aesthetic, seems like we're getting it this time round. Also looks like a weather system is in play...
Fallout games have never used the 'best' looking engine. You also don't know how big the world is going to be.
I don't see how they should have a free pass for having outdated graphics just because their last 2 games also had unimpressive graphics. Frankly given that FO3 and NV have reputations of being bug riddled with sub par graphics and janky animations, you'd think they'd make more of an effort to wow people.
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I actually like the dated graphics for some reason, it just adds to the character and quirkiness of the game. Can not wait!
Yeah, most likely a big factor. That and you've got a trained staff on hand who know how to use it, and all your game assets already in it. Fair point.
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But when the dogs move like robots, it kind of kills the immersion...
Unless its a cyborg dog, then that makes sense.
Forget the bloom and lens-flare.. would be nice to have some high res. textures right from the off for once!
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Leave my mum out of this you.
Very much so, but retro games were mostly made to the highest capability of the systems of the time. Developers not all, but most, pushed the game in ideas, playability, music and much more fitting it to the size of a tape or a small disk. From the amazing front covers, to the loading screens they made you go wow I must buy this for my C64 etc.
Thankfully a lot more people are coming forward about the detail in the trailer, we've moved forward in time, yet this trailer has gone back. So again, it may well come down to modders fixing it.
I will leave further judgement until the game play trailer is available
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Fork the graphics guys. It's Fallout 4. Today was a great day.
Well, the Gamebryo engine IS capable of very good looking visuals. So really that won't be why it looked the way it did. I have issues with the Gamebryo engine, but the way it looks isn't really one of them.
Just look at how good Skyrim can look with mods, it shows what the engine is fully capable of. My issue is one of stability.
Some parts actually looked very good, and some parts looked really janky. There was something off that suggested it not all parts were necessarily in engine, especially with the dissidence between certain parts. It almost look like it was clips of things in various stages of development.
The reason I'm interested is simply because they've officially announced it.
I think it is important not to judge things on a single short trailer. I just as much as anyone want this to look and play good. Yet at the back of my head, as I've mentioned in an earlier post elsewhere I am concerned about Bethsahdda skimping out on the game quality so modders can bridge the gap.
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After the abomination that is Elder Scrolls Online, no thanks.
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It's funny, because the hoo-hah about The Witcher 3 'graphical downgrade' soon went away when people played the game and realised how brilliant it is.
The game looks good enough to me. It's Fallout for gods sake! It certainly looks better than Fallout 3 and New Vegas!
The game looks good enough to me. It's Fallout for gods sake! It certainly looks better than Fallout 3 and New Vegas!
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Well I guess it's a standard reveal trailer with 0 gameplay, however the graphics looked very dated but the fact that Fallout 4 is confirmed should be satisfying enough.
P.S I hope the dog doesn't die. I don't know why games lately that feature dogs have them die in some emotional way.
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