the graphics look really bad in this game

[peter ian staker]

outside of cinematics whys it look so plasticy and clean and unironically kinda ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[Niknokinater]

I've been reading that this was an earlier build. Personally, I think that the lighting / material interaction wasn't particularly on point in some of this demo, as the cinematic is in-engine as well.

[VoreoTheDragon]

Originally posted by Niknokinater:

I've been reading that this was an earlier build. Personally, I think that the lighting / material interaction wasn't particularly on point in some of this demo, as the cinematic is in-engine as well.

They probably wanted to get a reveal out that had everything working , probably wasnt a concern to show completely finished design just yet. This is probably what playtesters are seeing.

[xmat123x]

Halo Infinite is being suffocated by a bunch of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ morons at Microsoft. It tries to do everything and will end up failing at everything. Being the Xbox' flagship franchise Halo Infinite was required to:

Run on 2013 original Xbox One hardware.
Run at 60 fps on original Xbox One due to Halo MCC and Halo 5 running at 60 fps.
Support campaign co-op in split-screen mode.
Innovate the Halo franchise by moving to open world.
Support 4K 60 fps with ray tracing on Series X hardware.

You can't have your cake and eat it too, something had to give and in this case it was the graphics, modeling, texture work, lighting, art style and overall visuals. Those giant Minecraft pillars clouding the landscape aren't there to look pretty, they're there because it's cheap to store a bunch of those in the Xbox One's limited memory interface.

[Niknokinater]

Originally posted by VoreoTheDragon:

Originally posted by Niknokinater:

I've been reading that this was an earlier build. Personally, I think that the lighting / material interaction wasn't particularly on point in some of this demo, as the cinematic is in-engine as well.

They probably wanted to get a reveal out that had everything working , probably wasnt a concern to show completely finished design just yet. This is probably what playtesters are seeing.

Wouldn't surprise me ^^ I'm sure nobody was expecting a final design, but I was definitely caught a bit off guard with the flatness.

[Worgen Freeman]

The graphics only look bad if you don't know what bad graphics look like. At worse they just don't look fantastic, they just look fine.

[2D > 3D WEEB 4 LIFE]

Might be an old build but if it isn't then all the animation and rubbery textures are certainly concerning.

[omegazeda]

Halo 5 and Destiny 1 look better!

[TheAwesomeOne]

I was feeling like the graphics were off too. Halo 5 looks better, based on the graphics alone, this game makes me want to pass. It looks like a model of the masterchief made for 3 year olds to play with. Compared to a model made for someone in college (much more detailed) to sit on a desk.

[Lord of Owls]

Originally posted by omegazeda:

Halo 5 and Destiny 1 look better!

Even if they had far better shader code the armor design was ass and ruined any good looking scenes that COULD have been

[TheAwesomeOne]

Right! The armor does look terrible!

[Lord of Owls]

Originally posted by TheAwesomeOne:

Right! The armor does look terrible!

Yea, in halo 4 and 5 it looked god aweful. Its good to see 343 going back to the better armor designs for Spartans

[TheAwesomeOne]

Originally posted by Rapadant Hosting | Tephra:

Originally posted by TheAwesomeOne:

Right! The armor does look terrible!

Yea, in halo 4 and 5 it looked god aweful. Its good to see 343 going back to the better armor designs for Spartans

I meant Halo 5's armor looks better than halo infinite. lol But I respect your opinion even if it differs from mine.

[TheAwesomeOne]

Originally posted by omegazeda:

Halo 5 and Destiny 1 look better!

I totally agree!

[Lord of Owls]

Originally posted by TheAwesomeOne:

Originally posted by Rapadant Hosting | Tephra:

Yea, in halo 4 and 5 it looked god aweful. Its good to see 343 going back to the better armor designs for Spartans

I meant Halo 5's armor looks better than halo infinite. lol But I respect your opinion even if it differs from mine.

I'll agree on respecting yours aswell ;p

[peter ian staker]

Originally posted by Worgen Freeman:

The graphics only look bad if you don't know what bad graphics look like. At worse they just don't look fantastic, they just look fine.

the issue is that the game has been hyped up with this whole "in-engine footage" type thing maqking a big deal of the graphics engine but it looks like something you'd see as a launch title for the xbox one