God of War III: Graphics, From the Demo to Retail

ObsessiveSketch

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maybe video games have different "rules" than traditional art, but I have to admit that after looking through ll the other comparison, I thought his was a joke of some sort. MOAR BLOOM EQUAL BETAR doesn't really fly with me, and the motion blur shots, to me, obscured an awful lot of artistic detail and significant outlines that had much more importance and impact when viewed clearly.

In contrast, I'm betting that the game itself, while being played, will be absolutely phenomenal because of these changes, and I will admit that the textures and lighting of the Titan (and ONLY the Titan) impressed me to no end. I'm just saying that as far as still shots go, they probably shouldn't have chosen these to showcase their progress.
 

Shy_Guy

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ObsessiveSketch said:
maybe video games have different "rules" than traditional art, but I have to admit that after looking through ll the other comparison, I thought his was a joke of some sort. MOAR BLOOM EQUAL BETAR doesn't really fly with me, and the motion blur shots, to me, obscured an awful lot of artistic detail and significant outlines that had much more importance and impact when viewed clearly.

In contrast, I'm betting that the game itself, while being played, will be absolutely phenomenal because of these changes, and I will admit that the textures and lighting of the Titan (and ONLY the Titan) impressed me to no end. I'm just saying that as far as still shots go, they probably shouldn't have chosen these to showcase their progress.
I don't really see how this is a "MOAR BLOOM EQUAL BETAR" change to the game aesthetics. They added a little bit of bloom lighting, and I would say quite tastefully. And, for the record, I am very much against excessive blooming. This is more "How to do Bloom Lighting Well" than anything.

I do agree that all that motion blur in stills is a negative though. Kind of odd that they didn't just turn it off for promotional ads.
 
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Slightly OT but I like the way there are blood spatters on Kratos. I'm not saying this to be a gorehound but it makes combat a bit more authentic.