Escapist Podcast

Is Photorealism Needed for Gaming to Advance?

This week, we discuss 2K Games' comments about gaming needing photorealism to mature. We also discuss game localization and the announced third Hobbit film.

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The cast this week: Susan Arendt, Justin Clouse, Mike Kayatta and Steve Butts.

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00:00 - Sound Check: The Surrogates
04:35 - Introductions, Serial Killer Neighbors and Scout Pets
17:31 - 2K Games Photorealism and Other Non-visual Gaming Disconnects
50:50 - Visual and Audio Cues and How They Differ for Cultural Localization
1:04:53 - The Third Hobbit Film
1:23:14 - Recommendations for When to Buy Consoles.

Running Time: 1 hours, 32 minutes

Music This Week:

Super Metroid 'Ashes to Ashes' by Zircon courtesy of OCRemix.