• _core@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    14
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    1 day ago

    Ray tracing is cool but the screenshots in the video just destroy the atmosphere by making everything day bright.

    • MoonMelon@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      16 hours ago

      Yeah it’s technically better (crisper, higher res, etc) but the visual language is totally different and IMO worse. That fire just doesn’t look as hot, for example.

      Lighting as an art form is highly coupled with the given tech. Something as small as just changing the shadow method can require artists relighting a whole game. My guess is they aren’t doing this or maybe are pushing the stark lighting the same way depth of field, colored lights, lens flares etc got juiced in previous generations.

      That’s always wrong. The tech should service the art, not the other way around.