realism posts

Crysis. The name just means photorealism in graphics these days. It's what people expect from Crytek now, and there's no going back for that company. They've built their brand around the latest and greatest rendering technology, so full of buzzwords that it virtually takes a degree in advanced mathematics just to understand how amazing the tech is.

But is all of that realism worth the effort? Does it really matter if you can see individual grass stems waving in the wind? Sure, the ability to see individual pores on your opponent's face is kind of cool, but does it make for a better game?