Graphics look too Clean, not getting true Stalker vibe

[Clu]

Does anyone else agree with me?
It does look impressive, but it doesn't capture that dark depressive doom and gloom of the original trilogy.

[Seamus, That's the Dog]

It's just weird to see an eurojank franchise with new shiny expensive graphics
Hopefully the art style and the atmosphere of the original games isn't lost. It's pretty easy to get a "generic" look with UE if they're not careful

[Syllo C-137]

Niev eredeti hozzászólása:

Metro Exodus is the most brilliant FPS I've ever played, I don't understand why you think it's bad that it looks a bit like it.. it's clear to me that the stalker devs always wanted to make a cinematic game but just couldn't due to limitations, it seems that they now have true artistic freedom and are following what they always wanted to do..

Because I don't want another Metro Exodus, I loved stalker for it's dark immersive world while Metro Exodus is nothing like that except for few parts of the whole game. Also let's not make up "theories" of what are devs intentions, devs are not the ones making trailers and deciding what's in them...

[Niev]

think about the dream sequences, the terrible in-game cutscenes (like beginning of agropom), it always felt to me like they really wanted to make it cinematic but just couldn't due to limitations, I'm happy to see what story they're trying to tell here and with the amazing quality of those cutscenes (the characters look unreal to me)

but you're right about specualtion about a trailer.. it looked great but that's all it was, a look, so I'm always a bit skeptic but very hopeful

I especially liked every single bit of dialogue, it's just so natural and it screams stalker to me.. "don't treat your friends like this" "if anything, there's no real friendship in the zone"

[pahla]

Completely agree with OP. That was my first reaction as well.

Are the graphics impressive, clean, glossy, meeting modern standards - ABSOLUTELY

Is it stalker graphics where things in the zone are supposed to be old, rusty, worn out giving a distinct atmosphere of gloom and depression - NO.

[DukeoftheAges]

Yeah i get what you mean, it looked off.

[Niev]

pahla eredeti hozzászólása:

Completely agree with OP. That was my first reaction as well.

Are the graphics impressive, clean, glossy, meeting modern standards - ABSOLUTELY

Is it stalker graphics where things in the zone are supposed to be old, rusty, worn out giving a distinct atmosphere of gloom and depression - NO.

are you serious man? watch the damn trailer again, where in the hell do you see glossy clean enviroments? in a whole scene where everything is muddy and rusty you pick a little detail and start to get deflated? jesus christ man

[insta†.Nefer]

OP realy realy hates specular maps

good thing is you can turn those off manual in video driver

[Niev]

the sun makes mud shiny at certain angles even in the real world, are we really trying to say that they're making the game glossy and shiny like freaking fortnite? can we go back to planet earth please?

[VERMUT]

Too glossy surfaces

[sere]

Clu eredeti hozzászólása:

https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/1643320/ss_98c6c34249e944e42fcb46481cac1f5d43457729.jpg
Look at the brick here, its shining. The tires which only shine if they're new.
This is meant to be the zone with years of decay.

https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/1643320/ss_3b56a4aea69f1d49d4871eeb1913f460f067a138.jpg
The grass/moss on the roof is shiny.... the concrete edges reflect more light than they should.
https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/1643320/ss_15c0d1940c6c3872e0d4e455f4d2da32c2028a18.jpg

The gloves shouldn't reflect that much, the rest is pretty nice though

https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/1643320/ss_b9375dc730cb8a050e9da36e4fe779b34e5f44c5.jpg?t=1623618098
Shiny mutant skin???????

https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/1643320/ss_6a0d30d5fad86c12df46e59042efb55c9a4a3b53.jpg
Stalkers who live in the zone but their clothing is in perfect condtion.
Also that shiny tree...

https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/1643320/ss_f88983d15a47aca6905b1d8b4ca093c81096c8d6.jpg
Almost perfect, shiny mutant.

https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/1643320/ss_1d8fd0eb5c837f702f57abcdc9e66f8b6008c83a.jpg
Shiny walls and floors

https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/1643320/ss_4cd83e653302f30b22bfeff5b0c897d803d77662.jpg

A lot of textures here are just too clean

And you'll says its just small details, but those small details create a very different atmosphere to the originals. And if its

You do realize that 80% to 90% of the "shiny" surfaces in your screen grabs are due to obvious presence of moisture in the frame? The first pic shows heavy condensation and no roof where water would have run down or hit the brick wall. The "shiny glove" is due to the swamp like environment where leather and cloth will absorb light amounts of moisture hanging in the air, will absorb sweat, and are bound to come into contact with wet surfaces. Second to last pic shows heavy rainfall in the background where moisture will enter the tunnel. I also think you are overblowing the "Almost perfect, shiny mutant".

I agree, though, that the clothing is too new and some of the props don't indicate the degree of decay that time and zone would have imposed upon them. Finally, the artists are probably not done creating and tweaking materials and textures.

[Blood.at]

the atmosphere must be on point, like the other STALKER games. the atmosphere is most important for me in this game.

[Niev]

how in the hell do you watch that trailer until the end and think "this looks too clean"

they show enviroment after enviroment of ♥♥♥♥♥♥, muddy, broken dusty old places, everything covered in dirt and grime, then the sun reflects a bit of light and all of a sudden it's become fortnite, get real guys for the love of god

[Gunslinger ☢]

The shine in everything is just Unreal honestly, it does that by default

[Seamus, That's the Dog]

nah but op is definitely right about the clothing looking too clean at least
still there's one more year to go so those probably aren't the final versions of the textures

[Clu]

☢ Gunslinger ☢ eredeti hozzászólása:

It does that by default

This, it can be changed really easily.
At a guess they have too much specular reflection