Dawntrail character graphics update - opinions, requests and discussion megathread

[BigCheez]

The problem is, and I appreciate your perspective, but it really doesn't matter if the characters looked next gen and beautiful across the board. I don’t think they do. Model complexity hasn’t increased much despite facial features changing sometimes dramatically. Many textures on characters changed without becoming any higher resolution. The way new lighting illuminates characters is often odd, unflattering, and buggy. Some characters look better than others for sure.

But even if all those details were higher resolution, higher polycount and calibrated perfectly, it was never the issue. We’ve spent years loving our characters and building a connection to them. In real life, familiarity and connection is one of the most meaningful and important aspects of humanity. If your family were taken and replaced with “more beautiful” imposters you would have to be a psycho to just think “oh, my family is better now”. Obviously characters aren’t as important as family, but the point I’m making is that there are important aspects beyond just beauty that people care about and are sensitive to. Losing that familiarity we feel for our characters is too uncomfortable and upsetting a blow for a lot of the player base. Pretty much everyone in here is mourning. That’s an awful thing for a product meant to be enjoyed to make people feel.

Yeah, not sure about comparing pixels to your family members, chief. One of these things should be markedly more important to you than the other.

[cutestfox]

Yeah, not sure about comparing pixels to your family members, chief. One of these things should be markedly more important to you than the other.

Not sure where your argument is, chief
The character isn't same person, "technical glow up" or not. I don't wanna play someone elses character, it's not that hard to understand

[Cheapshot]

Yeah, not sure about comparing pixels to your family members, chief. One of these things should be markedly more important to you than the other.

Obviously characters aren’t as important as family, but the point I’m making is that there are important aspects beyond just beauty that people care about and are sensitive to.

Uhhhh yeah dude, I know. I said exactly that. I guess you missed it in your rush to reply to me condescendingly. I kinda regret also saying this now:

and I appreciate your perspective

Why do the majority of people coming into this thread with a conflicting opinion act so antagonistic? I wasn’t rude to you. I tried to explain my point of view respectfully. I’m getting tired of giving people the benefit of the doubt and having it be a wasted effort.