The photo mode is my new games obsession

Infinite Nikki and Assassin's Creed Shadows They have become my twin obsessions for their meticulously detailed environments, textures and weather. With open world costume game Infinite NikkiI remain an exhag in how the textures of the clothing with so many details and fidelity are rendered that, in a mere view, I know exactly how a piece of fabric will feel. For Assassin's Creed ShadowsAn action game through feudal Japan, I am constantly in a state of astonishment before the natural beauty of the Japanese field, a feature that has been widely celebrated Since its launch. Both games are so visually dazzling that they made me fall in love with a basic video game element that has never cared for me: photo mode.

The photographic mode, which generally stops the game to give players the ability to take professional grade images of their video games, is a characteristic of modern game that has existed enough time to become a standard inclusion, especially in the AAA Games. But I have never seen its appeal. It is a video game, not a fleeting moment of life. I'm not going to luck with my gallery of PS5 media in five years: “Aww looks at the moment when Yasuke cut his arms and went to that guy”, as if he were looking at the photos of the babies of my grandchildren. I definitely appreciate the ability with which others have taken full advantage of photos, such as my friend does with Deception – But it was always something I ignored.

I have not played shortage of games so interesting that their moments demand to be captured and shared, but that compulsion is at another level with Infinite Nikki and Assassin's Creed. So, starting with the dress game, I opened the photo mode, I started playing with openings and vignettes and I really surprised the results. The photos looked good! The photos no Fashion Quality, but they began to resemble the images that are voted on the moon in the Infinite Nikki Subbreeddit. Although I really do not care to publish my own photos there, it is exciting enough to know that I am developing a talent for something that I did not know I was in me to start.

I took that success with Infinite Nikki and translated it Assassin's Creed. In fact, I'm glad that the game does not have the characteristic of the last Assassin's Creed where your horse automatically follows the road. Without her, I am forced to enjoy the game Impressive weather and foliage While I lead to Ole 'Kikai instead of looking at my phone after configuring it on the autopilot. This is how I found my first photo. I was wandering while Yasuke and I mounted a long road flanked by Japanese maple in deep red autumn foliage. (At least I think they are Japanese maids. The Codex could withstand some more entries of flora and fauna, Ubisoft.) The colors were so vibrant and the sound of the wind through the leaves was so stimulating that I felt that I had to preserve the moment despite the fact that none of that was real. The impulse was strong enough to completely change my feelings about photographic mode completely.

I saw that completely false landscape made of pixels and code and immediately opened the photographic mode as if it were capturing real natural phenomena. I put the camera behind him and moved away to see both foliage and I could fit in the shot, while keeping Yasuke as the focus of the image. Then I played with lighting to cheer the leaves and saturation so that their colors explode. He wanted it to look like a shot that Akira Kurosawa could have composed for one of his Samurai epic, a kind of thought that I have never had while taking photos in real life or in the games. This moment completely changed my perspective on video game photography. What once looked like a great party trick was now felt as a true way of creative expression.

Put the photo modes in Nikki and Darkness Through his steps, I discovered that the photograph of the game is now something that I can really do sincerely and I want to do more. I hope to improve so that one day I can carry those skills to capture video games to capture real life.