PS2 is too colorful.

[Chronic]

It needs more of a modern art direction:

Before

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7176/20120307planetside215.jpg

After

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/6363/20120307planetside25.jpg


Improved cinematic contrast:

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/6363/20120307planetside25.jpg

[Barracus]

Nailed it.

[Sephirex]

I stopped by here to flame. Obviously I wasted my time. Well done.

[Otleaz]

Too much grey in your example, needs more brown.

[Aurmanite]

Needs more lens flare.

[RodenyC]

It looks bland the way you put it.Just boring.

[GreatMazinkaise]

Needs about 20% more eye cancer.

[Hmr85]

I'll take the before picture please.

[Aurmanite]

I'll take the before picture please.

That's the joke.
*Picture of Wolfcastle from the Simpsons*

[Landtank]

Hmm I respectfully disagree. The colors are pretty, and look way better than unsaturated poopy.

The first picture is literally better in every way imo haha.

[Talented Maori]

So do we pick our fav pic? In that case, the 'before' shot looks better to me. The 'after' has that stupid lens flare effect, seems washed out and generally not that appealing, to me.

[Sephirex]

It looks bland the way you put it.Just boring.

Hmm I respectfully disagree. The colors are pretty, and look way better than unsaturated poopy.

The first picture is literally better in every way imo haha.

http://arch.413chan.net/thats-the-joke-(n1310676564413).jpg

[SergeantNubins]

Absolutely not. Ive had enough of bland looking modern shooters thank you. The colour in these environment is exactly what makes them stand out. We are starved of colour in games these days.. why?! Do you walk into a forest in the sunshine and see watered down sepia colours like the above? In the desert is the sand a dull brown or a rich multi tonal batch of yellows, reds, browns and oranges contrasted with deep blue skies? It's ok for colours to be muted in low light conditions or heavy cloud cover, but if the skies are blue, then the colours need to be vivid. It just isn't realistic any other way.

Also, human eyes dont have lens flare.

Here's a photo of what similar environments look in the real world...

http://img1.photographersdirect.com/img/17846/wm/pd1621076.jpg

[Landtank]

I don't think you understand (http://arch.413chan.net/thats-the-joke-(n1310676564413).jpg)

Hmm I don't think he was joking. Hence the edit.

[Angry Beaver]

To those who don't get it:
http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=222

[Bravix]

/facepalms at the people who don't get it

[Winfernal]

He's doing a parody of the BF3 (and other modern games) art direction, guys. ;)

- Captain Obvious

[Otleaz]

Hmm I don't think he was joking. Hence the edit.

It is an inside joke for gamers.

[capiqu]

Its all about preferences. Would be nice if you could change color in settings. I'm not really a computer person but wonder if Soe could give us this choice.

[Chronic]

Hmm I don't think he was joking. Hence the edit.

I am joking... I changed the thread title to attract more people who don't get it.

[Satch]

Like what you've done OP and see what your getting at, but ill still stick with the 'before' picture. Take a look at original planetside, the colours are so much more vibrant and it wasnt an issue, atleast PS2 looks more gritty than original.

[ChookWantan]

Holy balls, the number of people who didn't get it....

[BigBossMonkey]

I am joking... I changed the thread title to attract more people who don't get it.

It's amazing how many people fell for it.

10/10 would read again

[SergeantNubins]

Holy shit.. the number of people who dont read the websites you do!

[Aurmanite]

This is ridiculous.

Here lies proof that there are a lot of dumbasses out there.

No offense to anyone who didn't get it... >.>
<.<

[Broadside]

Needs moar tan/brown/grey.

[Otleaz]

Holy shit.. the number of people who dont read the websites you do!

This has been joked about on just about every gaming website in existence, and even a couple major gaming tv channels.

[Landtank]

Never heard of it, damn hipsters.

[Khrakhan]

Holy shit.. the number of people who dont read the websites you do!

This. I didn't get it, and I'm actually laughing at all those who did get it and had to make a post just to point out that others didn't get it....:groovy:

[Bravix]

Holy shit.. the number of people who dont read the websites you do!

I never read it on a website, I just thought it was kinda obvious what the point of it was :p

That and if you've played a game that does this, it makes it all the more obvious

[Sephirex]

I don't know about these websites you guys are talking about, but I got the joke immediately.

[Aurmanite]

Holy shit.. the number of people who dont read the websites you do!

You read Planetside Universe. That is the only website required to 'get it'.

[WolfAlmighty]

The way I look at it is, anyone who didn't get it likely never played BF3, which as far as I'm concerned is a positive thing. So to those who didn't get it, good on ya! :)

I, sadly, got it. =/

[Otleaz]

The way I look at it is, anyone who didn't get it likely never played BF3, which as far as I'm concerned is a positive thing. So to those who didn't get it, good on ya! :)

I, sadly, got it. =/

The joke is quite a bit older than that. I think it dates back to the original modern warfare...

[maddoggg]

It needs an intense blue filter.
Also the sun is not bright enought.
It should completely blind you to the point of where you see a big flash filtered by the blue filter.

[SKYeXile]

http://tf2wiki.net/w/images/thumb/c/c8/Pyro.png/300px-Pyro.png

nevermind, false alarm here.

[Bags]

Wasn't familiar with the comic but this was a pretty damn obvious joke.

[Xaine]

This is the best thread.

EU.

Ever.

[Littleman]

These forum base here sucks. 3 pages and no one calls out the images as all being total fail because of the TR getting killed?

J/K Love you guys ;)

I think 1 and 3 look good. Prefer 1 for play, 3 for desktop.

And yes, I'm aware it's a joke on "realism" shooters, so don't go there.

[SixShooter]

To those who don't get it:
http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=222

I'm at work so I can't see the pics in the OP but, this is some funny shit and I get the jist.

[Doxy]

great thread. i approve =]

[ChookWantan]

I don't know what websites you are talking about... If you have played a modern shooter in the past five years you should understand this.

[Madcut]

It's a sign of a person who doesn't understand sarcasm very well when they boast that they "got it".

[PvtHazard]

Needs more blue tint. :)

[Gogita]

I like the colors because this is what makes Planetside stand out from many modern games. So many modern games have such grim colors that do not make your eyes enjoy it.

[PredatorFour]

Needs more of a banana hammock tinge on the filters. Also the sepia tones suck compared to the unsaturated byzone canvas that lies in the original.

Could also do with abit more colour in it somewhere around the axis pivot and BANG .. it would look damn good.

[Malorn]

Draining the color out of the world doesn't make it "modern."

Bright vibrant worlds are lively different and refreshing. They don't want gloomy-post-apocalyptic-world-#49532945.

[Crator]

Bloom hurts my eyes...

[Zebasiz]

I love the direction you're going with.
TOTALLY need more Realism in this game. BUT! You missed a VERY important detail: That soldier is getting shot!

Here, I helped fix the realism. :cool:

http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/4184/realism.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/845/realism.jpg/)

[Talented Maori]

I love the direction you're going with.
TOTALLY need more Realism in this game. BUT! You missed a VERY important detail: That soldier is getting shot!

Here, I helped fix the realism. :cool:

http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/4184/realism.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/845/realism.jpg/)

Joke you say? Well then, needs more strawberry jam on screen. Sort of like how this poster has done it.

[ChipMHazard]

I love the direction you're going with.
TOTALLY need more Realism in this game. BUT! You missed a VERY important detail: That soldier is getting shot!

Here, I helped fix the realism. :cool:

http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/4184/realism.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/845/realism.jpg/)

Looks about right.

Job well done Chronic, job well done.:D

[NewSith]

As stupid as it may sound but I would actually love to have an option to turn the color down a bit. Not to a Grand Bazaar level of course, but sometimes when I had a light headache I found it hard to play PlanetSide even if I wanted to simply due to it being extremely colorful.



TL;DR BF3 sux, but a gamma-like slider to change the colorfulness is an innovation.

[IgloGlass]

Nope, nay and nah. Colors are good and T-Ray knows best

[Exodan]

Too many games these days seem to have a colour palette of greys and browns, making them look dull and lifeless. Games need more colour. I love Planetside 2's colourful look!

[Aurmanite]

Draining the color out of the world doesn't make it "modern."

Bright vibrant worlds are lively different and refreshing. They don't want gloomy-post-apocalyptic-world-#49532945.

I bet you catch a ton of fish...when you go fishin.

I hear it's all about the bait.

[NewSith]

Too many games these days seem to have a colour palette of greys and browns, making them look dull and lifeless. Games need more colour. I love Planetside 2's colourful look!

Everybody loves it. The thread is obviously a.. hell knows, you can't even call it a troll...

[SKYeXile]

I love the direction you're going with.
TOTALLY need more Realism in this game. BUT! You missed a VERY important detail: That soldier is getting shot!

Here, I helped fix the realism. :cool:

http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/4184/realism.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/845/realism.jpg/)

its....SO REAL!

[The Kush]

This thread is ridiculous

[maradine]

This thread is ridiculous

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t49/chezmaradine/clownboat.png

[Papscal]

I'll take the before picture please.

This guys hunts easter eggs.

[super pretendo]

I think OP is making a commentary on the state of modern FPS

[Khrakhan]

This guys hunts easter eggs.

This guy snitches on easter egg hunters......he hates children.

[Elude]

I demand StarTrek lens flares!

[Flaropri]

They don't want gloomy-post-apocalyptic-world-#49532945.

That's very true, but I hear gloomy-post-apocalyptic-world#49532846 is going to be awesome!

[Mr DeCastellac]

ATTENTION TOWARDS ANYONE POSTING FURTHER. YOU EVIDENTLY DIDN'T READ ANYTHING BUT THE OP SO HOPEFULLY THESE CAPS WILL CATCH YOUR ATTENTION.

It's just a joke. He's sarcastically suggesting that we should make it more like modern shooters. Make it brown and gross looking, put a lens flare on it, and apply major bloom. It's a joke. He doesn't really want them to do it, no one does. Keep that in mind, and don't post some stupid drivel saying "Luls yur rtarded itz sposed 2 b colurfull"

[moosepoop]

not enough lense flare

[Neurotoxin]

Way to a pick on a game that is still in Alpha! Wanna complain about how it isn't realistic that rocks and trees can't be seen beyond 400m but the rest of the world terrain can?

:p

Funny discussion though. I feel like empire colors would be the things that need to be muted to make the game more "realistic" because modern soldiers don't run around in bright red and purple armor. We haven't even seen all the volumetric lighting and environment effects yet, as I don't believe they were finished when we saw PS2 at E3.

The day/night transitions were really rough too, it looked like something out of a bad sci-fi or fantasy film. Thick volumetric fog pretty much covers the screen while the light rapidly brightens, or rapidly darkens. That could have just been someone messing with the day/night settings though. Too hard to tell, it was an alpha demo at an industry expo.

[Antivide]

The joke, people are missing it.

It obviously needs more blue.

[Rago]

Im okay with the Original Colors, Your Sshots are ,too bright.

I dont know why the Heck the People in the Last Years have a "so called need" for REALISM in Games.Whats the Deal with that, the last Years were the "worst" Years in Gaming for me, i like Games more unrealistic, if there is "more Fun" coming with that !

So, Remember FarCry 1 ? You could drive a Jeep and use the MG on it, it was FUN.
Or UT Shooting a Ball out of the ASMD ? Hit it with Primary Fire, Dodging on Walls, really COOL STUFF.But okay Thats all about Mechanics.(&Skill)

So back to the Graphics,(And the RED Screens on one really needs :P) The Planetside
Colors are nice how they are, The First thing i will do in Game is "Configure the Game in the Settings that i can "see" something, wich means turning off Unnecessary BLUR and Motion Effects".Dont get me wrong i like Explosions, High Details and Nice Graphics.
Just look at Battlefield 3, Graphics are a Joke .

Imagine, You are hiding Behind a Stone, someone is shooting it with a Sniper Rifle.
The Next thing you see is you Screen will be Blurry.WTF !

I really dislike that Stuff in Modern Games its not Funny and not very Satisfying not to See 300 Meters,...(How was the name again of this so called "Feature"?Was it DOF ?)

Back to the Realism Factor, im Living in The Mountains here, From The Mountain i have a very nice clear sight most even the Time.(If its not Raining) even with different atmospheric Conditions, i can also Look very Far and its not BLURD at all.

Pointing out the Frustration about "Realism" against Fun in Games, somehow :)
The Colors are Fine.Not Pale, its Useful.
In Fact i think PS2 looks really Good, happy that a MMO can also look GOOD.