How Much Detail Is Too Much For Games? [Slashdot]

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jones_supa writes "Gamasutra editor Eric Schwarz gives thought to the constantly increasing amount of graphical detail in computer games. He notes how the cues leading the player can be hindered too much if they drown in the surroundings, making it harder for the game to hint whether the player is making progress. Consistent visual language helps to categorize various objects, making their meaning more obvious. Paths through the game world can be difficult to read simply due to dense vegetation. For some cases 'obfuscation through detail' can also actually work really well. Schwarz challenges us to ponder how the amount of detail makes a game either more or less enjoyable."http://a.fsdn.com/sd/twitter_icon_large.png (http://twitter.com/home?status=How+Much+Detail+Is+Too+Much+For+Games% 3F%3A+http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FMzqQa4)http://a.fsdn.com/sd/facebook_icon_large.png (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgames.slashdot.org%2Fsto ry%2F12%2F08%2F01%2F2057224%2Fhow-much-detail-is-too-much-for-games%3Futm_source%3Dslashdot%26utm_medium%3Dfaceb ook)http://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/gplus-16.png (http://plus.google.com/share?url=http://games.slashdot.org/story/12/08/01/2057224/how-much-detail-is-too-much-for-games?utm_source=slashdot&utm_medium=googleplus)

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[buzz_n64]

Too much detail? No such thing, but gameplay should always be first, not at the expense of developers focusing too much on graphics and ignoring play mechanics and bugs.

[TonyTheTiger]

Too much detail can be a bad thing when it obfuscates the necessary visual cues as to what parts of an environment are interactive and which are just visual flair. Final Fantasy VII added that finger pointer thing because the prerendered environments sometimes made it difficult to find doors and shit. And we've all played those platformers where you can't tell what you can jump on and what you can't.

[SparTonberry]

Question answered:
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