Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Suggestions & Feedback Camera Angles and Cinematography

I feel like there are too many angled and distanced shots in cutscenes now. Characters stand pretty far away from the player and it feels unnatural in some scenes.

The shots with the npc's head angled slightly away during dialogue causes problems as well. The neck can spin at an exorcist like angle, or they are looking in an entirely different direction. People tend to face each in conversations so to have that angle there so often when it causes issues doesn't seem worth it to me. I miss the more zoomed in shots and scenes where the characters faced you instead of looking a little off to the side.

There's also a shot that seems to be coming from the ground and pointing up from a distance... it makes me feel like an outsider spectating on the scene rather than the person being spoken to. Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

It’s still a bit messy, but I find cutscenes to be far better then they were before. Having constant closeups was distracting to me. Now close ups happen to emphasise stuff, as it should be. I don’t remember characters ever talking “at you”. It was always third person camera - it’s not first person game, and we never see things through character’s eyes. Cutscenes still could use more work, so we will see how they will look in the end.

I agree. I wonder if it's experimental because of how weird some of those camera choices seem.

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I also think we should not see Tav's face that often.
1) Their facial expression sometimes just seems off
2) It prevents the player from enjoying the properly acted characters
3) Most importantly, their facial expression might not fit for RP reasons (!)


It was fine in previous patch when the camera stayed on Companions/NPCs and we could just see our character from the back, just tilting their heads or crossing their arms was enough (in my opinion).
Again, as it is now, Tav's given facial expressions don't necessarily match for RP reasons. Which breaks immersion at times.

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Something else on the matter of what is displayed and how it is displayed …although my thoughts aren't fully made-up about this...so please, do bear with me :

• I think that some of those nude shots do feel a bit "crude"/unnecessary/odd(?) at times (to me at least).
  The way the game works, (1) with dialogue options that force the camera to linger and (2) with those scenes following the gentle/lingering flow of the soundtrack, is probably why it hits extra weird for me in this case(?). I would appreciate the fully released version of the game to present those scene in a "better way". It's subjective, of course, but some shots could be improved.
• In truth, I'm not that impatient to learn about what is under the "under construction" sign (most of it at least) 😅.
  Thing is, I'm usually not a fan of in-depth nude/s*x scenes in media that are otherwise not meant to be erotica or p*rn.
  In cases like this one, I would usually prefer implicit over explicit. Namely, showing what leads to it and the after. Maybe (at most) a glimpse of the beginning. The rest usually feels gratuitous since it's unlikely it would add any characterization.
  
  On the other hands, I'm willing to accept however they decide to present those scenes anyway (the artist's choice). It's not that big of a deal. I just wanted to share my thoughts on the matter 🙂

T.L.D.R : Ideally for me, in terms of nude/s*x scenes, show less...but what is shown should be well "presented" (better camera angle, "cinematography", be artful).