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		ikrenji on Dec 10, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Matrix Awakens: Unreal Engine 5 Techdemo [vide... you can have a good game that plays well and you can have a good game that looks pretty. but the truly great games both play well and look pretty...

bullen on Dec 10, 2021 [–]

Yes, but my game will have real modeled characters with silky smooth AAA animations, and still scale!

Roblox and Minecraft could only build the future by spending less time on fidelity, hence the awkward animations and "ugly" characters.

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