Valve models vs everything else Created 20 years ago2004-08-21 21:14:21 UTC by Coolfat3459 Coolfat3459

Created 20 years ago2004-08-21 21:14:21 UTC by Coolfat3459 Coolfat3459

Posted 20 years ago2004-08-21 21:14:21 UTC Post #52653
Why do you think valve models are so "cartoonish"? Think about it, compare them to cs models or The Specialsts models etc... weird, I mean they do look good but I was just thinking about it.
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-21 21:15:44 UTC Post #52655
yeah, i found that too, maybe they didn't have good modelers back then?
i dunno, but if you do compare a cs model with a reg hl one it is more detailed.
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-21 21:16:38 UTC Post #52657
Valve models look 'cartoonish' because dedicated people have decided to push the engine to its limit and create better models. I'm guessing Valve had no idea it could use those models when Half-Life was created.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-21 22:00:05 UTC Post #52669
The cartoony-ness of the models gives Half-Life it's own quirky personality that I haven't seen in any other game.
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Posted 20 years ago2004-08-21 22:05:11 UTC Post #52671
yes, but look at:
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compared to:
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big difference.
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-21 22:07:42 UTC Post #52673
Like I said, when Half-Life was created, they probably didn't know the engine could be pushed that much.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-21 22:15:30 UTC Post #52675
And as I stated, the cartoonish look of the HL characters gave it a distingushable personality. The TFC models, on the other hand, had more of a grim look to them and look a lot like many other FPS games.
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Posted 20 years ago2004-08-21 22:26:23 UTC Post #52677
Exactly.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-23 18:06:26 UTC Post #53316
Well its manily just weapon models so it might not be that they dint know the limts of their own engine, maybe they just thought it looked good, i mean seriously, look at Gargantuas, look at icthyousaurs (which scare the crap out of me by the way, especial in the second part with them after you egt the crossbow, you know, when theres the big flodded tank and theres like 6 of them)
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-25 16:19:35 UTC Post #54008
5 years ago those models looked amazing, there was no need to make them better. Simple.
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-25 16:46:00 UTC Post #54026
Also, PC's couldn't cope with models that flashy. I thought that'd be sufficiently obvious for me not to have to post it.
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Posted 20 years ago2004-08-25 17:55:52 UTC Post #54063
Hmm, good point didn even think of that. But my computer terrible, TERIBLE, I mean, strobe lighs of 3/4 battery-power0left flashlights make my computer lag like a big gallon full of turd... err... yeah.. The models dont do anything to me.
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-26 03:42:06 UTC Post #54134
Er... what about your computer lagging?
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