tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post2442430174803030996..comments2024-03-28T10:18:05.213+00:00Comments on Inventory Full: Art Lessons: WoW ClassicBhagpusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-89557271783896167022019-08-31T12:51:16.071+01:002019-08-31T12:51:16.071+01:00More grass and more flowers and more leaves on the...More grass and more flowers and more leaves on the trees, which is fine as far as it goes, but hardly gamechanging!Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-17598385759706650662019-08-31T12:00:26.494+01:002019-08-31T12:00:26.494+01:00I just wanted to say that I heartily agree. :) I&#...I just wanted to say that I heartily agree. :) I'm not counting polygons. I find it amazing how well the artists did with what limited tools they had to work with back in Vanilla, and it honestly still looks good today.<br /><br />(I also only noticed the graphics slider last night, but to me it felt like cranking it up just resulted in more grass, so I also put it back to 3. Suits me just fine.)Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-21620835641441078612019-08-31T09:06:51.554+01:002019-08-31T09:06:51.554+01:00I tried it out last night. I took a couple of scre...I tried it out last night. I took a couple of screenshots to compare. I can see the diference but it's not that significant, in my opinion. THe foliage is denser and more detailed and the shading/lighting is more nuanced. Edges are sharper. I kept it on 10 for about twenty minutes then decided I preferred it as it was and put it back to 3.<br /><br />I like the fuzzier, blurrier look. It feels softer and more in keeping with the idea of being in another world, somehow. I also like the way it makes the sky and distant scenery look ethereal in a way that evokes both impressionist and abstract expressionist memories.<br /><br />Not saying I won't bump the slider back up sometimes. I'm curious to see how different zones and areas look at different settings. For general gameplay, though, I'm sticking on 3.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-9935792707154201722019-08-31T09:00:51.963+01:002019-08-31T09:00:51.963+01:00Anyone who uses those criteria when reviewing a ga...Anyone who uses those criteria when reviewing a game for anything other than a technical journal or website is an idiot. It would be like the art reviewer of a national newspaper reviewing an exhibition by discussing the materials used inthe frames and the chemical composition of the paint.<br /><br />I very much doubt Syp would use those criteria, though, even if he has the reviewer's book, which I guess he might, being aprofessional games journalist. I think he's way over to the end of the "I know what I like" end of the spectrum, judging by the way he talks about aesthetics on his blog. I just don't happen to share his tastes in this particular instance.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-36009263958762945292019-08-31T08:52:35.511+01:002019-08-31T08:52:35.511+01:00I was comparing it in my mind to EQ. I considered ...I was comparing it in my mind to EQ. I considered bringing that into the argument but EQ gets enough stick for poor graphics when I still find much of the game both visually splendid and atmospheric. The sunsets and sunrises in the Desert of Ro are astonishing.<br /><br />That said, the stretched textures are hideous. WoW was built to age far better, graphically, than EQ and has done.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-52821468717031330912019-08-31T01:18:34.287+01:002019-08-31T01:18:34.287+01:00I find no small irony in this coming from Syp who ...I find no small irony in this coming from Syp who has expressed a fondness for pixelated retro titles and the like. But the "Perfect Ten" column should probably be the "Perfect Five" about half the time as they seem to run out of steam by six or seven. The graphics thing smelled of needing something to round out the column.<br /><br />My own graphical baseline is EverQuest, with ground textures that looked like bad linoleum and models with fewer polygons than I have fingers and toes. Most of WoW, even WoW Classic, even with the graphics set to 3, looks pretty damn good, even without EQ as a baseline. Wilhelm Arcturushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033496821708933394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-51716740357511596132019-08-31T00:44:47.610+01:002019-08-31T00:44:47.610+01:00What people, particularly games writers, mean when...What people, particularly games writers, mean when they say "The graphics are good" or "The graphics are bad" is not "These look nice" or "These look poor".<br /><br />They mean "The textures are the maximum possible resolution and have a crisp delineation, SpeedTree was run at the highest setting to create unique foliage with individual leaves and detailed bark, the aliasing is nonexistent, the water captures reflections and has individual trackable physics-affected ripples around my character's dynamically inverse kinematics-enabled feet", etc.<br /><br />No one cares if it LOOKS good. Is it pushing the limits of graphics card technology? If not, they are Bad Graphics.<br /><br />There's a lawbook that dictates this stuff. I threw it away when I left professional reviewerhood.XyzzySqrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07492223901575470508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-54786912076354756992019-08-30T22:30:43.485+01:002019-08-30T22:30:43.485+01:00Ha! One of the first things I noticed was the grap...Ha! One of the first things I noticed was the graphic slider set at 3, which I thought was weird, so I immediately cranked it all the way up to 10. I've found the graphics and character model animations to be considerably better than my memory of Vanilla WoW.UltrViolethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05336027624904067182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-24165137048460103262019-08-30T20:23:27.369+01:002019-08-30T20:23:27.369+01:00Hmm. Didn't even know there was a choice. I ju...Hmm. Didn't even know there was a choice. I just checked and I'm on 3 - Classic - which is the default. The game looks fantastic to me on that. I'm more than happy with it. I'm going to keep it as it is for now but it's interesting to know there's a slider. I might try playing with it and oing some comparison screenshots.<br /><br />I wonder what settings Syp had it on when he made those comments? Maybe he's on Classic too :)Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-70139597353009625802019-08-30T19:39:24.028+01:002019-08-30T19:39:24.028+01:00Are you playing on "classic" settings? T...Are you playing on "classic" settings? They are like 3/10 in the grade, game looks much better on 10.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com