A video game developer named Ready at Dawn has been working on a video game that uses "movie-like techniques"to make the game look and feel like a film. Film has been around much longer than video games have and had more time to develop as a form of art. Lately, video games have been coming out that use motion capture and GGI that look good visually, however Ready at Dawn's new game: The Order 1886 is utilizing simple cinematography to create their masterpiece. This includes copying the attributes of a physical lens used in movies. This way they can change the depth of field we see and change the focus of the camera while also adding the little things that people tend to overlook like lens dirt, etc.
Alright, well this has my attention, and as a gamer I am really looking forward to seeing this beautiful masterpiece of cinematography and gameplay. I've played many a game where there is a really nice looking cut-scene and cool camera angles, maybe a lens flare, but then the gameplay kicks back in and everything looks dull again. So if this game actually does what it says it does, then I'm sold. I know that games have been recently trying to look more like actual movies and have done rather well in that sense, but it's usually at the cost of good, fun, gameplay. Many reviews of Beyond: Two Souls stated that most of the game, although visually appealing, felt like a cut-scene with little actual playing in it, and that it lead to some disappointment in the gaming community. So hopefully this game will be as good as it sounds.
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