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Another reason for the low-poly video games is that it enables small/indie developers to make a 3D game without worrying about the insane overhead of getting ah

by hbn 3y ago

Another reason for the low-poly video games is that it enables small/indie developers to make a 3D game without worrying about the insane overhead of getting ahold of fancy-looking models that probably will look like garbage anyway if you don't animate them properly. A low poly model isn't gonna so easily stumble its way into the depths of the uncanny valley.

mywittyname 3y ago
Also, they fix a lot of the issues that early game consoles had. For example, affine texture mapping and the pixel popping that really gave the PSX its distinct flavor is completely gone from modern games that try to emulate it. Or the SNESes texture warping in mode 7. Or the N64s very monotonous textures (or essentially black and white video due to compression). If a game really tried to replicate the PSX or N64, I don't think people would like the result. Modern sensibilities appreciate the idealized aesthetics, but not the rough edges.
- codetrotter 3y ago
  > affine texture mapping and the pixel popping that really gave the PSX its distinct flavor is completely gone from modern games that try to emulate it > […] > If a game really tried to replicate the PSX or N64, I don't think people would like the result. I have some terrible news for you my friend. https://danielilett.com/2021-11-06-tut5-21-ps1-affine-textures/ https://danielilett.com/2021-11-06-tut5-21-ps1-affine-textur... PlayStation 1 Affine Texture Mapping in Shader Code
  - mywittyname 3y ago
    That's not bad news at all. I'm not surprised that someone reinvented it. In fact, I love it. I love "demakes", where someone tries to recreate a modern game on actual old hardware. However, I stand by my assertion that people who didn't experience these effects first hand wouldn't like it. Valheim is beautiful, no doubt, but it's not really authentically old school. It's an idealized throwback - its what 20 year olds think a PSX looked like. There's also zero chance it would look nearly as good if it had to run on actual PSX hardware.
- shahar2k 3y ago
  https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/649039-whatever-you-now-find-weird-ugly-uncomfortable-and-nasty-about https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/649039-whatever-you-now-fin...
pazimzadeh 3y ago
And it makes it easier for the environment to be more interactive/destructible

by hbn 3y ago

mywittyname 3y ago

Also, they fix a lot of the issues that early game consoles had. For example, affine texture mapping and the pixel popping that really gave the PSX its distinct flavor is completely gone from modern games that try to emulate it. Or the SNESes texture warping in mode 7. Or the N64s very monotonous textures (or essentially black and white video due to compression). If a game really tried to replicate the PSX or N64, I don't think people would like the result. Modern sensibilities appreciate the idealized aesthetics, but not the rough edges.

codetrotter 3y ago
> affine texture mapping and the pixel popping that really gave the PSX its distinct flavor is completely gone from modern games that try to emulate it > […] > If a game really tried to replicate the PSX or N64, I don't think people would like the result. I have some terrible news for you my friend. https://danielilett.com/2021-11-06-tut5-21-ps1-affine-textures/ https://danielilett.com/2021-11-06-tut5-21-ps1-affine-textur... PlayStation 1 Affine Texture Mapping in Shader Code
- mywittyname 3y ago
  That's not bad news at all. I'm not surprised that someone reinvented it. In fact, I love it. I love "demakes", where someone tries to recreate a modern game on actual old hardware. However, I stand by my assertion that people who didn't experience these effects first hand wouldn't like it. Valheim is beautiful, no doubt, but it's not really authentically old school. It's an idealized throwback - its what 20 year olds think a PSX looked like. There's also zero chance it would look nearly as good if it had to run on actual PSX hardware.
shahar2k 3y ago
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/649039-whatever-you-now-find-weird-ugly-uncomfortable-and-nasty-about https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/649039-whatever-you-now-fin...

pazimzadeh 3y ago

And it makes it easier for the environment to be more interactive/destructible