A thread to talk about all things related to art style, graphics, and lighting in Project Rene.

I'm curious what art style and lighting Project Rene will end up with? As a side note, I wouldn't read into the prototype we saw in the Sims Summit as confirmation of anything.We've had the Sims 4 style for a while. In terms of my taste, I liked it at the beginning but I am a visually tired of it. In my opinion, it has a very happy, family-friendly, utopian look to it. I would be very interested in something different.This art style feels very "Disney." I'd be curious to know if textures like the grass could be improved in Project Rene.https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/caFKhb2J8vkFYhobN5YMeV.jpgI do not think Project Rene will go for something hyperrealistic. Creatively and technically, this does not seem to be a match for the brand. But In terms of lighting, I think something more contrasty and dramatic would be very interesting. This is what I mean (shown in different art styles for clarity). Note that this light style can still work in games that are cartoony and not hyperrealistic.https://thumbs.modthesims2.com/img/1/0/5/6/1/1/MTS_dDefinder-817613-2.jpg

I like the art style and lightning of TS4 because it's muted, hope TS5 will be similar. TS3 had shiny textures and very bright lightning which made the game unplayable for me. Playing inside the houses during daytime was Ok, but at night it was too dark, even with lights on, and outside during daytime everything, even sims, just sort of glowed and reflected light everywhere like they were made of plastic.

Many people call TS3 "ugly" but sometimes that game can be so dang beautiful. The indoor lighting can also be atrocious though, but I digress xD I would like a mix of sims 4 indoor lighting and sims 3 outdoor lighting. I saw LBY outdoor lighting and it was really lovely, had a really cozy feel. I remember seeing prototypes for Rene and i will be honest, i kind of liked how that art style looks, at least for the furniture and object textures. Idk about the sims obv since we didn't see a fleshed out version in their prototypes.

I wouldn't mind a slight realistic feel. In fact, I prefer it haha. The graphics of TS4 are nice, but I actually prefer TS3 graphics (when they are all set to ultra high, not the pudding pixel mess when it's on low settings :D ) I hope they make a slight change in direction for graphics for Rene compared to TS4. It seems like they might, but who knows. With unreal engine 5 I think it could definitely be a possibility.

Rene Speculation: Art Style, Graphics, and Lighting

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ck213
Legend
2 years ago
I wouldn't mind staying with the TS4 art style.
But with more detailed meshes and textures, and also get rid of the doll house esthetic. Everything is so thick and blocky in The Sims 4.
It should be a mixture of thick and thin elements.
OldeSimsFan
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
Roughly mid-way between the current cartoony and realish. Real enough to be taking advantage of the improvements in graphics technology, cartoony enough to stay light-hearted and fun. The 'sims' of in/enzoi are too close to looking like real people.
rjssim
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
I personally like TS4 style. The cartoon-look has aged well IMO. Maybe they can add more details on the sims themselves. Higher quality models etc, but the overall look of TS4 is just great and colorful.

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