CS2 looks just so bland (Wall of Gray) :(

[TEKK3N]

Unfortunately I am gonna refund it.
I could live with the bad optimization (I can pull 20 FPS on Highest Settings on 4k), but I just can't get over the fact of how boring this game looks.
The palette is just a bunch of different shades of gray, cities look so clean and sterilized, and the terrain looks exactly like in CS1, AKA very basic.

I own CS1 and almost all DLCs, I really don-t see a reason to upgrade to CS2.
Shame because I was really looking forward for this game.

[markornikov]

You're absolutely right, the game is terrible to look at. There is also very little variation in buildings. Simcity (2013) looks and runs better than CS2.

Please let someone make a decent city builder in UE5

[TEKK3N]

Not a real improvement from CS1 which in my opinion looks more colorful and nicer to look at.

[Captain Wolf]

I agree about the bland, grey, washed-out looks. CS1 looked like that on release too.

They have a long way to go, but the foundation seems interesting so far. Lots of neat changes. But, there are still many legit reasons to stick with CS1.

[General T.Montana Tropic Thunder]

Originally posted by TEKK3N:

CS2 looks just so bland (Wall of Gray)

True - Maybe Soviet Union 70`s art style ?

[arthurlewis]

Makes sure leave day/night on as makes a difference, Otherwise the sun is fixed overhead and never changing the light palette

[Devil Dog]

This crazy dev even has a DEMO

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1489970/Highrise_City/

[󠀡󠀡Warden]

They should have added some of CS2 mechanics like road tools, advanced economy etc. into CS1 instead of releasing a buggy and ugly looking game.

[Avalon Scorpion]

Originally posted by TEKK3N:

Unfortunately I am gonna refund it.
I could live with the bad optimization (I can pull 20 FPS on Highest Settings on 4k), but I just can't get over the fact of how boring this game looks.
The palette is just a bunch of different shades of gray, cities look so clean and sterilized, and the terrain looks exactly like in CS1, AKA very basic.

I own CS1 and almost all DLCs, I really don-t see a reason to upgrade to CS2.
Shame because I was really looking forward for this game.

just look at some screenshots and you will see allot of collure. maby you need to open your eyes while playing :p

[Devil Dog]

@Avalon Scorpion they also removed first responder animations. Pretty sure it's at the point where u don't even need to open your eyes anymore to enjoy the game.

[pete1051]

Yes, the shader style does make everything look flat. A stark contrast from UE5 titles. looks out of date.

[TEKK3N]

Originally posted by Avalon Scorpion:

Originally posted by TEKK3N:

Unfortunately I am gonna refund it.
I could live with the bad optimization (I can pull 20 FPS on Highest Settings on 4k), but I just can't get over the fact of how boring this game looks.
The palette is just a bunch of different shades of gray, cities look so clean and sterilized, and the terrain looks exactly like in CS1, AKA very basic.

I own CS1 and almost all DLCs, I really don-t see a reason to upgrade to CS2.
Shame because I was really looking forward for this game.

just look at some screenshots and you will see allot of collure. maby you need to open your eyes while playing :p

I am not just talking on how it look on the screen, I am talking on how it looks on the countless videos I watched on Youtube.

The game has a boring palette. There is way too much grey. Roads almost blend with the buildings colorwise as they use same color.
In real life there are few buildings that actually look grey.
I don't know what's the issue with the game artists and their love for the grey paint.

[pete1051]

I'll bet a lot are used to playing with tons of workshop content in CS1.
CS2 won't be good til the community makes good content for it, like with CS1.
They make it bland to appeal to as wide an audience as possible.
Plus the Unity engine is lagging behind in quality. Unity is on it's way out. They should have switched.

[Sansafia]

Absolutely Bland and dismal looking, the colours are awful.
the grass its a horrible puke green. the night is too dark.
wayy too much grey and everything seems very washed out.
its actually depressing to play. it makes me feel dull and sad.
need much more colour and pop.
game looks extremely outdated.

[Chromeo]

I mean bland and grey is kind of how modern cities look.