Why no xBRZ?

[Anon1024]

Pixel art is nice, but some of us also like FullHD 2D graphics.

For those who don't know it, xBRZ is a pattern-based filter that turns low-res graphics into high-res, detecting lines at many angles, circles, blurred patterns, etc. Sadly, it cannot be implemented with shaders, so no ReShade.

Sonic 3 A.I.R. has it as one of its killer features, and it makes Sonic 3K look better than Sonic Mania ever did in the HD department, even with out-of-focus backgrounds, smooth rotations and other features.

Best of all? xBRZ is open source nd very easy to implement, and it's also cheaper to run than HQ4x, which means anything will run it.

So I wonder, why all the various CRT filters that make it look old, and no xBRZ filter that will make it look new?

[ZylpheRenuis]

Possibly best DM Christian Whitehead about this.

[Axanery]

xBRZ sucks and looks terrible. Sonic Mania is a finished product. There won't be more updates. If you want to implement it, do it yourself by programming it into the Sonic Mania decompilation. And no, definitely do not "DM Christian Whitehead"

[Anon1024]

Originally posted by Axanery:

xBRZ sucks and looks terrible. Sonic Mania is a finished product. There won't be more updates. If you want to implement it, do it yourself by programming it into the Sonic Mania decompilation. And no, definitely do not "DM Christian Whitehead"

CRT or raw pixel art sucks and looks terrible for me. Strange different people have happen to have different preferences, I know.

[Axanery]

If you don't like pixel art then don't play a game with stylized pixel art

[Anon1024]

Originally posted by Axanery:

If you don't like pixel art then don't play a game with stylized pixel art

Or find a way to enjoy better a game I otherwise love.
Just like I loved Xenogears on the PSX but I'll take every chance to improve its visuals if I play again.

[Rabbid4240]

Well now that the decomps are a thing, someone as blind as you can add the filter themselves :^)

[NBOX21]

Although - the idea of modern graphics for a game like this sounds like a really cool idea.
Imagine Mania or the next classic styled 2D Sonic game with graphics and an art style that looks on par with the likes of Rayman Legends or the Ori games?

But I'm also fine with pixel art myself, and I can appreciate it with several indie titles I've happened to stumble across that also use pixel art like this game does - so long as it's fun to play, I don't mind it one bit. Give me fun gameplay over fancy graphics any day.

[BrochachoTB]

Originally posted by Axanery:

xBRZ sucks and looks terrible. Sonic Mania is a finished product. There won't be more updates. If you want to implement it, do it yourself by programming it into the Sonic Mania decompilation. And no, definitely do not "DM Christian Whitehead"

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[Ikagura]

xBRZ makes me throw up.

[PaldinoX]

xBRZ looks absolutely god awful, if you want a smoothing filter i"m sure theres a mod for it.