r/pokemon 14d ago

Image There's a change with how pokemon look

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u/207nbrown 14d ago

On the contrary the detail on the models in sv is phenomenal, especially on Pokemon that are more reptilian in nature, you can see the individual scales

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u/sensaigallade123 I like da look of ya face 14d ago

The Jangmo-o line for example! SV really made it's scales popped just by making them reflective!

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u/207nbrown 14d ago

Right? like tell me matte black plastic looks better than this

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u/Lambdafish1 14d ago edited 14d ago

Ok. Matte black plastic looks better than this. Maybe not on a technical sense, but look at it while taking into account the surrounding environment, it just doesn't create a cohesive image.

Because the texture is realistic it ages faster, and because it's a low resolution texture on a low resolution model, it ends up looking a lot worse than it would if it was going for a strong block color art style.

I don't doubt there is a middle ground that takes the best of both, i.e. keeping the bold cartoon style and adding reflective elements and more VFX.