Mastodawn

[P] Hm. I don't understand the slop aesthetic. I don't get why companies are trying really hard to make thinga look authentically like AI slop. The latest entry doing this is Guild Wars 3. Now, fair disclaimer? I'm not a Guild Wars fan. I think it has some of the most bland lore, setting, and narrative writing I've seen in a game. It's no Elder Scrolls. But what onboarded people with GW2? It certainly wasn't the writing.

#psychology #actuallyautistic #videogames #gamedev #art #guildwars3

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Weary Wulf

[P] I swear the slop aesthetic, where they try really hard to mimic the look of AI slop, is a big part of the reason why the games industry is failing. It's SO important now for devs, even the tiniest of indie devs, to have PROPER artists on tbeir teams. And they need to make sure that those artists don't use genAI "tools." Having an artistic voice, even if it's just a silly one like Little Gator Game's, is necessary.

#psychology #actuallyautistic #videogames #gamedev #art #guildwars3

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