I don’t think it’s Unreal as much as it is a wave of safe visual decisions prioritizing rendering & technically accurate data.
Where are the art and creative directors with a strong vision? Why are their voices stifled & game visuals normalized?
The industry chooses safe visuals to maximize sales.
my one big takeaway from this years pile of Showcases is that Unreal Engine 5 has co-opted or sort of, I dare say, polluted the visual language of games, where nothing stands out
theres a kind of mediocrity that comes with being "photorealistic I guess". PBR substance everywhere, but not distinct
