TumbleGeorgeI still don't like how the light looks visible as a material object. So, the illuminated parts seem to be covered in "paint, like a glowing fogg or dust", rather than just illuminated.
Specifically the window itself and its curtains.

TumbleGeorgeOh, there are similar badly recreated lighting effects on other still shots. A ray of light in which you are afraid not to hit yourself. With density, it's like a laser beam. It is clear to everyone that similar effects in reality are produced by illuminated dust particles or vapors that have fallen into the path of the light beam. Still, the rooms can't be that dusty, as if there's some powerful activity kicking all that dust into the air. Also has some artefacts(horizontal lines) on part of way of light.

dyonoctisIt's called "art direction". Movies and games don't actually try to be as realistic as possible, there's always a bit of stylization going on to make the scene more dramatic, have a particular mood. An actually realistic game could be very dull, or fail to bring a visual hierarchy (tweaking the light to put the focus on a particular object, path etc...)

dyonoctisIt's called "art direction". Movies and games don't actually try to be as realistic as possible, there's always a bit of stylization going on to make the scene more dramatic, have a particular mood. An actually realistic game could be very dull, or fail to bring a visual hierarchy (tweaking the light to put the focus on a particular object, path etc...)

TumbleGeorgeI'd agree if it's certain that this is an artist-drawn and pre-intended effect, and not just bad ray tracing thrown into the frame. :)

Xex360That's why I feel the attention given to RT is exaggerated, I hate when some so called reviewers talk about how realistic the lighting is while having monsters on display.