Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: candycanearter07 Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Subject: Re: CRAP Poll: Does The Tech Still Impress? Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 06:20:04 -0000 (UTC) Organization: the-candyden-of-code Lines: 25 Message-ID: References: Injection-Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 08:20:04 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="2837c1d5b04960403d7af42939d017de"; logging-data="1518436"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+TfiAV8okKc/0hXNJFeVx0dwvKPVjX99pK7VOS8k0Jjg==" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:sQie1H+SUeOTYkSqKMXYK8YLw5k= X-Face: b{dPmN&%4|lEo,wUO\"KLEOu5N_br(N2Yuc5/qcR5i>9-!^e\.Tw9?/m0}/~:UOM:Zf]% b+ V4R8q|QiU/R8\|G\WpC`-s?=)\fbtNc&=/a3a)r7xbRI]Vl)r<%PTriJ3pGpl_/B6!8pe\btzx `~R! r3.0#lHRE+^Gro0[cjsban'vZ#j7,?I/tHk{s=TFJ:H?~=]`O*~3ZX`qik`b:.gVIc-[$t/e ZrQsWJ >|l^I_[pbsIqwoz.WGA] wrote at 10:16 this Monday (GMT): > On Sun, 23 Jun 2024 16:09:24 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson > wrote: > >>Does the technology in games impress you anymore? > > By and large, it hasn't impressed me in a long time, because in > general technology matured (by that I mean a number of factors seemed > to plateau, such as GPU speeds, 3D modeling technology, game design > creativity etc) compared to the rapid progress being made in the 90's > for example. > > One standout title that is impressive visually (graphics/physics) and > in many ways does feel "next level" is a game called Bodycam. A > tactical multiplayer shooter based on Unreal Engine 5 where the > players view is from the perspective of a body cam: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-YGXZHNDOo > > But it does feel 50% tech demo and 50% actual game. That sounds like it would give me a headache. -- user is generated from /dev/urandom