Since the weekend GTA 6 leaked has proliferated across digital superhighways like someone weaving a stolen car that eludes us all, there are those who believe the graphics are the first thing perfected in the process. game development. This is not the case. The developers know that, so some have shared early footage of popular games you and I most likely played in a very different form.
The issue of when the graphics were finished surfaced on Twitter on Monday. While that GTA 6 footage looks raw, that’s because it was taken from an unfinished game. That was pretty standard during development, and it’s highly unlikely that the game will be the same when it’s released years from now. This is the team that did it Cult Of The Lambe.g. showing an early version of their ritualistic spoof:
“Graphics are the first thing perfected in a video game”
This is what the first version of Cult of the Lamb looked like pic.twitter.com/F5EyEH6M9r
– Cult of the Lamb 🙏🐑👑 OUT NOW (@cultofthelamb) September 20, 2022
That also looks a bit confusing and not at all interesting as the end result. Also Control in its early days, lead designer Paul Ehreth noted:
Since the graphics are the first thing perfected in a video game, and CONTROL has won many awards for outstanding graphics, here’s the shot from the start of development 🙂
Full video here: https://t.co/l2g7oPhtk7
pic.twitter.com/cGnmJZXF5E– Paul Ehreth (@bacon_sanwich) September 20, 2022
So very gray. Here’s a comparison between versions of the upcoming indie visual novel The body of the shipshared by developers:
“Graphics are the first thing perfected in a video game” https://t.co/RwNcjnb3WY
– 💥 The Wreck Wishlist ♥ ️ (@ThePixelHunt) September 20, 2022
I think my favorite is the word Our Lastlooks not even at all different from the remastered version if you really squint, really, really hard:
Well..this is what Last of Us looks like in its development stages.
Every game you’ve ever played goes through this. pic.twitter.com/acNFSRjIAo
– Naughty Dog Center (@NaughtyNDC) September 20, 2022
There is certainly an argument here, that consumers would be more aware of the game development process if the developers were open and transparent while they were working. There’s also the counter-argument that people won’t care about the bad footage of games that are in development years before they’re released and are likely to be scrapped altogether. I know I want to see a polished game in playable form, but you’ll have your own way.
GTA 6 is real but it’s out when is it done?, you. Doing all of the above well also gives enough time in the oven.
