Why do the hand crafted, slightly stylized models of the 2000s usually look so much better than the face scanned, realistic models of today? Something like Bloodlines still has top tier faces despite being over a decade old.
Why do the hand crafted, slightly stylized models of the 2000s usually look so much better than the face scanned...
actual fucking art direction.
I wanna fuck that art direction
One thing I've been noticing, character models in-game look AWFUL these days, whats up with that?
Bloodlines or pic related?
it's almost like fantasy (3d or 2d) is better than boring and ugly realism
Lack of balance. Either the models try to hard to be realistic and fall into uncanny valley, or are too abstracted/stylized.
What was with that period and producing high tier cuties?
Bad faces or lack of faces in general is one of my red flags. Usually in western games you will see
>Entire cast decked out in Masks or Helmets.
Easy way to know no good artists worked on it and that the game is probably not worth your time. Anyone can model objects, helmets and masks but a believable face is on another level.