Originally Posted by Wormerine
Originally Posted by CJMPinger
Arguably, for cRPGs, the graphics are actually a lot.
Absolutely. But I have little sympathy for sinking money into features which IMO make the game worse.

Originally Posted by Nyloth
All I can think of is Dragon Age or Mass Effect. And to be honest, I think animations in these games are worse than in BG3. (...) I think the technique of creating animation is different when you can create your own hero, so I don't take games like The Witcher, where you have a static hero.
I really disliked Dragon Age: Origins - and BG3 reminds me a lot of it. A confused title which doesn't know what it wants to be, and at best might become a gateway for better games down the line. ME cinematics, on the other hand. are good. Lets even stick to ME1, which is the least developed and most rough. Let's take this conversation. It's basic in many ways, but it's well put together. Characters are framed well. Animations might be limited, but it uses what it has well. BG3 on the other hand. It's even less of "why don't you do more" and more of "why do you do what you do". Why there is no continuity between shots. Why the rolling on the ground. Is it meant to be awkwardly funny?

And yes, Mass Effect and Witcher3 have somewhat/completely pre-defined and somewhat/not customisable charcters. But that is the point. Different tools, for different games. I don't see a reason to praise Larian, for trying to shove a circle into a cube shaped hole.

But it really doesn't matter if it's a good or bad idea at this point - Larian will have those cutscene, and either they will improve before release, or they will not. But the bard thing reminded me strongly of DA:O camp scene, and this is not a fond memory. At least, I trust Larian not to try to sell me a crappy DLC on launch through an NPC in the camp.

Well, unfortunately for you, DAO is considered the most successful in the Dragon Age series.

And you need to know with which games you need to compare BG3. Otherwise, you get another Witcher with a static character. And you know what I don't like? That's right, an RPG with a static character. I don't care how good the animations are in such games if I can't create my own characters, which in turn can affect quality in animations.

I also find it difficult rate cutscene from BG3, first of all, it has already been slightly changed since October. Secondly, did you choose lowest graphics video on YouTube? It just affects the perception.

I've already said that cutscenes aren't perfect, especially cutscenes in motion, but dialogues in camp? They are made really well. And believe me, the number of frames doesn't affect my animation score. Look at Shepard's face in ME1, it's a BRICK. Stone. There are no emotions on it. That's why I love BG3 animation. The characters of BG3 have emotions on their faces, there are hand gestures that allow you to convey their mood, their personality, their manners. That's what I appreciate about BG3 animation, not how bad Astarion stabs Gur.

We rate animation level on different things.

I don't speak english well, but I try my best. Ty