This game is ugly

[TheSeigneur1]

Seriously, after RDR 2, maybe my expectations are a tad high. But the landscapes are so ugly, with the sole exception of Mexico (Nuevo Paradiso). Otherwise, everything is just brown. Finding animals or plants is hurting my eyes, I cannot see the enemies in detail, its hard to actually see them at all. Everything is just brown, brown brown.
Okay, I know they tried to emulate those stupid Spaghetti-Western they shot in Spain, but I actually know how Nevada and California landscape is supposed to be, and it is nothing alike that soup of dull brown and beige. And its RAINING ever single darn day.

[SgtScum]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Sporzart:

Try "Reality Redemption - Overhaul Project" on Nexus Mods. Comes with an auto-installer and everything. Been enjoying my playthrough with it so far, even after coming from RDR2.

Absolutely.

https://www.nexusmods.com/reddeadredemption/mods/219?tab=description

Drags the game into modernish standards and still has more to do. But currently it very much makes the game look loads better.

[TheSeigneur1]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Sporzart:

Try "Reality Redemption - Overhaul Project" on Nexus Mods. Comes with an auto-installer and everything. Been enjoying my playthrough with it so far, even after coming from RDR2.

cool thanks!

[TheSeigneur1]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Misaki:

ur so silly

How so?

[Gordo]

average private profile opinion

[Elvisquestly]

I'd argue that for a 15 year old game, it looks gorgeous.

Also, you're recently coming from RDR2, arguably one of the best looking games ever made. It'll make almost any game look ugly by comparison.

[joey]

It's supposed to be "ugly", and not all bright and colorful like RDR2. That's the visual style of the game. Personally I find it much more memorable and it gives the game a nice moody and gritty feel.

I'm really tired of people not understanding that there is such a thing as artistic direction and not everything needs to aim for hyper realism and "conventional beauty" (i.e. making things colorful kitsch).

[SgtScum]

I play the game with saturation turned up a couple of notches because I dislike the drab look even if its supposed to be an artistic direction.

[Foxhound]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย TheSeigneur1:

Seriously, after RDR 2, maybe my expectations are a tad high. But the landscapes are so ugly, with the sole exception of Mexico (Nuevo Paradiso). Otherwise, everything is just brown. Finding animals or plants is hurting my eyes, I cannot see the enemies in detail, its hard to actually see them at all. Everything is just brown, brown brown.
Okay, I know they tried to emulate those stupid Spaghetti-Western they shot in Spain, but I actually know how Nevada and California landscape is supposed to be, and it is nothing alike that soup of dull brown and beige. And its RAINING ever single darn day.

Looks fine in 4k

[ChikI]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย TheSeigneur1:

Seriously, after RDR 2, maybe my expectations are a tad high. But the landscapes are so ugly, with the sole exception of Mexico (Nuevo Paradiso). Otherwise, everything is just brown. Finding animals or plants is hurting my eyes, I cannot see the enemies in detail, its hard to actually see them at all. Everything is just brown, brown brown.
Okay, I know they tried to emulate those stupid Spaghetti-Western they shot in Spain, but I actually know how Nevada and California landscape is supposed to be, and it is nothing alike that soup of dull brown and beige. And its RAINING ever single darn day.

this has actually got to be rage bait. this game is older than half of the people alive. This isn't a remaster, it was never advertised as one. It is a port, and rockstar made it very clear it was.

[TheSeigneur1]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Chiki-🐣-Nudu:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย TheSeigneur1:

Seriously, after RDR 2, maybe my expectations are a tad high. But the landscapes are so ugly, with the sole exception of Mexico (Nuevo Paradiso). Otherwise, everything is just brown. Finding animals or plants is hurting my eyes, I cannot see the enemies in detail, its hard to actually see them at all. Everything is just brown, brown brown.
Okay, I know they tried to emulate those stupid Spaghetti-Western they shot in Spain, but I actually know how Nevada and California landscape is supposed to be, and it is nothing alike that soup of dull brown and beige. And its RAINING ever single darn day.

this has actually got to be rage bait. this game is older than half of the people alive. This isn't a remaster, it was never advertised as one. It is a port, and rockstar made it very clear it was.

No, I am dead serious. For years people told me how amazing and great it was. But its UGLY. What is so inconceivable in my words? It was ugly to begin with. A brown mess of muddy brown, ocre, and mossy green. The landscape is ugly. Monkey Island is of a much higher beauty and its an early 1990ies point and click. I am not talking of a port or anything.

[TheSeigneur1]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย SgtScum:

I play the game with saturation turned up a couple of notches because I dislike the drab look even if its supposed to be an artistic direction.

actually a good idea thanks!

[TheSeigneur1]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย joey:

It's supposed to be "ugly", and not all bright and colorful like RDR2. That's the visual style of the game. Personally I find it much more memorable and it gives the game a nice moody and gritty feel.

I'm really tired of people not understanding that there is such a thing as artistic direction and not everything needs to aim for hyper realism and "conventional beauty" (i.e. making things colorful kitsch).

Artistic direction? What is artistix with boring, unrealistic dull colours? You know the Spagetthi Western are very bright and colourful, in their limited "all is dusty" look? And to start with the fact those Italian Western are utter crap, including the Morricone soundtrack.

[joey]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย TheSeigneur1:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย joey:

It's supposed to be "ugly", and not all bright and colorful like RDR2. That's the visual style of the game. Personally I find it much more memorable and it gives the game a nice moody and gritty feel.

I'm really tired of people not understanding that there is such a thing as artistic direction and not everything needs to aim for hyper realism and "conventional beauty" (i.e. making things colorful kitsch).

Artistic direction? What is artistix with boring, unrealistic dull colours? You know the Spagetthi Western are very bright and colourful, in their limited "all is dusty" look? And to start with the fact those Italian Western are utter crap, including the Morricone soundtrack.

Why are you talking about spaghetti westerns? Why do you keep bringing up how you don't like them? This game is it's own thing.
Also, the games biggest aesthetic inspiration is There Will Be Blood, no spaghetti western.
And about "spaghetti westerns being colorful and bright", this is not a blanket statement you can make. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly certainly isn't colorful. And even if it were so, its irrelevant. You talk as if the game is obligated to look the same as spaghetti westerns, which makes no sense. You are operating on some mind-bogglingly backwards and stupid logic.

[SgtScum]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Foxhound:

Looks fine in 4k

Looks better in 4k than the lower resolutions for sure but you do need the reality redemption mod to up the base textures a bit. That mod is getting an update sometime near the end of the month so even more pretties to be had.

[alteredStateOfTheEast()]

I think this is your opinion, this game has outstanding art direction and amazing use of effects given the constraints. Lets remember that Androids and iPhones are now more powerful than Xboxs