Games Inbox: Best indie graphics for Stray, F-Zero expectations, and The Last Of Us Part 1 price
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Super indie Since it’s free I’ve been playing Stray on the PlayStation 5 and I have to say the thing that grabs me most about it is just how amazing the graphics are. I can see some issues with the cat animation, and its face doesn’t look quite right, but it’s still very impressive and the best I’ve see for a four-legged mammal, except for the various game horses.
What’s beyond criticism though are the backdrops, which are so good I can’t believe this is an indie game. The credits show there’s only about 30 or so core team members and yet the whole thing looks amazing. It’s not totally open world but the cyberpunk parts are not small either, which is really impressive.
Which makes me ask the question: is this the best looking indie game ever? I can think of a few other very impressive ones, like Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, What Remains Of Edith Finch, and Subnautica, but I think this may be the very best. People talk about the return of AA gaming but I think ‘super indie’ is a much better way to describe these new games. Well done to the team and I look forward to whatever they do next.Wrekster
Zero to go on Reading your article on the Nintendo Insider hinting at F-Zero news, I momentarily had my hopes up. A new F-Zero game! Imagine F-Zero in 2022! As you rightly pointed out though, the Insider says to, ‘Manage expectations’.
I’m guessing it’ll be more F-Zero themed Mario Kart DLC. That seems the most plausible. I don’t think we’ll be getting GameCube games on the Switch for a while, and while they could remaster GX I
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