Crytek went so overboard on the Crysis tech it created a whole blushing system, implemented nose shadows, and sent devs to photograph leaves in Haiti to get the translucency right: 'We went over bonkers on this one'
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"The shader work that came out of this was mind-blowing at times."
  • Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    28 days ago

    Which is why I put “peak” in quotes. They’re more like spikes in capability.

    Well I would definitely agree with that, things are not linear.

    Right now we live in a time of hidden gems and lacklustre AAA. The actual underlying technology has gotten better, but overall due to increase investor pressure and general focus on safe bets, we get mostly meh content while the great technology and creativity available goes to waste.

    I hope the next spike is just around the corner but we are during times of low innovation, so I think the economic drive needs to be there first.