Oh for sure, and I think I made it clear that is my my opinion on what it was that made "BG" so special. I am definitely interjecting my own expertise as an art critic as well, but trying not to be pedantic or "herp derp, i have a degree". We all have taste that differs. Everything I posted in the OP is my taste.
3d models and environments can be done very well, I think Pillars did a great job. But still, Pillars looks like BG ... BG3 does not. Pillars is 3d rendered in Unity, but even Obsidian talked about how they made hand painted and rendered objects for their game world. You can especially see it in the opening scene with the Adra machine right after Odema's camp is raided.
edit: some people call BG outdated, but I would argue that it is the hand painted beauty of the art that makes it ageless. It won't ever change, unlike early 3d games like the first Tomb Raider or the action RPG "Die By The Sword". BG has *never* aged, by those technical standards.
Last edited by kungfukappa; 04/03/20 06:39 PM.
