Ultra realistic winter forest

[yoli]

Check this out folks, realism is fantastic, imagine the TLD UI on top

 

[A Lamp]

If i remember correnctly, someone was talking about HL switching to unreal engine 5 but take this as a pinch of salt.

Looks awesome and would make TLD into a different yet beautiful game, but please have mercy on my +8 year old pc.

[Leeanda]

Have you checked out Expedition Zero?   It.looks kind of similar..  

[conanjaguar]

On 8/24/2022 at 2:18 PM, yoli said:

Check this out folks, realism is fantastic, imagine the TLD UI on top

 

That looks very realistic indeed. However, a large part of TLD’s appeal is its unique and (dare I say) comforting art style.

23 hours ago, A Lamp said:

If i remember correnctly, someone was talking about HL switching to unreal engine 5 but take this as a pinch of salt.

Looks awesome and would make TLD into a different yet beautiful game, but please have mercy on my +8 year old pc.

This is indeed true. Some/many of us have older machines (we still have a functioning Windows ‘95! With DOS!), and to upgrade/overhaul the graphics to this standard would likely mean that, between the cost of hess. kinds of graphics, and buying a new computer for that specific purpose, TLD would become out of many people’s price range.

[Stinky socks]

23 hours ago, conanjaguar said:

Some/many of us have older machines (we still have a functioning Windows ‘95! With DOS!), and to upgrade/overhaul the graphics to this standard would likely mean that, between the cost of hess. kinds of graphics, and buying a new computer for that specific purpose, TLD would become out of many people’s price range

I don't mean to sound selfish, but holding back a project because some/many people have older systems is not a realistic approach. Custom settings are included for a good reason.

I think TLD went with artistic approach because making realistic graphics requires a lot of talent and resources. 

[Leeanda]

I think tld is done in exactly the right way.  I love the atmosphere of the game.  It would be more like a horror if it was realistic but I can see it working in a  sequel.

10 years later......  TLD2.  Molly's revenge🙂

 

[yoli]

On 8/26/2022 at 7:40 PM, Stinky socks said:

I think TLD went with artistic approach because making realistic graphics requires a lot of talent and resources. 

Today realistic resources are very easy to find, photogrammetry is wide spread and the demo I posted above is a pack you can get for a few dozens of dollars. I would say that nowadays a stylized environment is actually more difficult to produce than a realistic one!

Anyway I am not after super realistic graphics for TLD, stylized is fine and I am very happy with the style they chose so far. I guess for the next games they will get into something more sophisticated but that doesn't mean realistic or with absence of art style.

[stratvox]

I believe the relevant quote from @Raphael van Lieropis something along the lines of "I wanted to create a moving painting that's trying to kill you" or something like that.

From my POV as a Canadian who knows and sees the references in the game to Canadian paintings, I think that the art style is pitch perfect.  Recognise this? 

That's a famous painting by Tom Thomson, arguably the most famous Canadian painter and the inspiration for the name Thomson's Crossing. Or recognise this?

This painting's called The Little Indian Church, and is certainly the inspiration for St. Christopher's Church in MT.

There are others, I see people like Lawren Harris, A. Y. Jackson and Arthur Lismer in various places and overall motifs in the game; for example the mountains around ML and the various places on the coast where ice piles up is definitely strongly influenced by Harris.

I say no to converting the game to realistic graphics. I love the art style.

FWIW.

[Stinky socks]

To me, that looks like third grader drew it.

This is beautiful:

Edit: also, if anyone seen vanishing of ethan carter exploration game, scenery is super gorgeous. It doesn't have to be ultra realistic to be beautiful. 

Edit2: also plague tale innocence has gorgeous art style. And very attractive characters.

If Astrid and Will looked like characters in this game, it would be uber awesome!

 

Edited August 29, 2022 by Stinky socks
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[Stinky socks]

To be super fair to TLD, I really like their gameplay idea. Not many games like what they created. (>gameplay<)

[stratvox]

12 minutes ago, Stinky socks said:

To me, that looks like third grader drew it.

You should maybe go learn what you're talking about.

[Leeanda]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder... 

[conanjaguar]

2 hours ago, Stinky socks said:

To me, that looks like third grader drew it.

The painting, maybe so. But, have you ever seen a third grader draw/paint an Aurora Borealis?

[Stinky socks]

No.

[conanjaguar]

23 minutes ago, Stinky socks said:

No.

All righty then .

[acada]

On 8/26/2022 at 7:40 PM, Stinky socks said:

I think TLD went with artistic approach because making realistic graphics requires a lot of talent and resources.

I think different. I really like the cartoonish look of the TLD. I think almost everyone can use photo realistic meshes. Create artwork which actually works like in TLD is not easy and not everyone can do it. I have seen many cartoonish games which were rubbish. 

[Stinky socks]

You are right, it does work.

[hozz1235]

As much as I like the detail of that video, I also believe the TLD's art style is unique and should remain.  Let other games go for realism.

[Glflegolas]

The art-style of this game has grown on a lot of players I think. It's grown on me, that's for sure.