I think the problem is the price of the hardware. People don't have the money. I think it is a big deal that multi core systems are now the standard for home computers. I think the need for better games to please gamers though has improved the use of 3d software by huge leaps. Compare Max, Maya or Xsi to how they were a…
Seeing the graphics of games today even from the perspective of myself around 2002 or 2003 would be mind blowing. I still marvel at how good the resident evil remakes on the gamecube look. I think graphical improvements will have less and less impact as things evolve based on the principle of diminishing returns. Not much…
By this point, I would have thought realtime raytracing would be king of the hill, but we're still using rasterizing based engines and hardware. It's sort of a bummer, since raytracing would open the door for a lot of graphical goodies. I thought AI would actually be intelligent, not getting stuck on trees or jogging in…
TWilson even if agree that the mind's googles can make one nostalgic of games now visually laughable, you're being a bit unfair here. Your q3 : Real q3 : So yeah it holds up pretty well. I think Indie games could still use it and pull out great stuff if done correctly. Regarding visual evolution, what really got me excited…