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As I sat down to play the 90-minute South of Midnight preview, I had one major question: Why does the framerate look like that? On top of all the lusciousness, the trailers display a purposefully choppy animation style that’s meant to be reminiscent of stop-motion, but it wasn't been clear how this effect would be applied in the game’s cutscenes, combat and traversal moments. After playing the preview, I’m still unsure.
I should state my bias at the top: I am super primed to enjoy South of Midnight. I’ve be
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As I sat down to play the 90-minute South of Midnight preview, I had one major question: Why does the framerate look like that? On top of all the lusciousness, the trailers display a purposefully choppy animation style that’s meant to be reminiscent of stop-motion, but it wasn't been clear how this effect would be applied in the game’s cutscenes, combat and traversal moments. After playing the preview, I’m still... Read more ›
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