Doom 2016's classic maps was a great example of that: This isn't even anything unique to Doom: ambient lighting on any engine will make models without built-in shading look awful. Is it possible that at some point, a more professional community effort will finally emerge? Should there be another attempt at a 1:1 voxel project? If a legitimate market develops for modding, might that encourage a more streamlined result?Īmbient sector shading is the big limiter to 3D models looking good.

This makes for an awkward translation to polygons, whereas Mario, Link, Sonic, and even Street Fighter characters, given their unambiguously cartoon rendering, look appropriate. Doom's sprites are composites of both pixel art and photographed models, in stark contrast to the more overtly cartoonish, less detailed sprites from other games. It has also been discussed on here how sprites don't always translate well to 3D. Why is this? Is it because community efforts are less cohesive than say, a small group of artists working in the same office building? Is it because the id fellas were simply more talented, considering the 3D models from Quake still look decent? The effort is certainly there, but consistency and skill, not so much. I saw a comparison video on YT showcasing what I believe are the only two completed model packs, both of which look.kind of terrible.

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