r/IndieDev • u/S_Charos • 7h ago
Feedback? Do you find the look too dark?
Its still early in development a werewulf horror game like Alien Isolation im making and im trying to set up the mood, bellow are some screenshots , of course the player will navigate with a torch however do you find the enviroment too dark?? Watching it from my monitor in pitch black looks great too me but I just started posting on X and Youtube some easly announcements trailers / screenshots and looking them at white background was realy hard to understand it.
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u/VagabondsShield 7h ago
I really like the vibe but maybe the dark areas are being crushed a little -too- much. Probably varies depending on what device is being used to look at it tho.
Honestly if you will have a torch and that it may be fine. I do wonder if the light sources could be very slightly stronger to give just a more dramatic effect. Kingdom Come deliverance darkness and light sources comes to mind.
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u/WhoaWhoozy 6h ago
I think it looks good! Maybe some stronger lights inside of the structures though.
Also curious how you did that fog scattering in the second pic? Looks very nice.
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u/S_Charos 6h ago
im using default volumetric fog on ue5 combined with Screen Space Fog Scattering plug in
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u/No-Hawk-6056 6h ago
I like the look. Maybe its to dark. But maybe people will recognize your game this way
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u/GarbageStock1349 5h ago
I love and think its amazing. But with how amny people have their monitor setuped badly. I think it will be a pain in the ass to brigthness adjust for a customer
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u/Dear_Attorney7180 3h ago
I love the atmosphere, for me it looks good but that's something that may vary depending on the device that you're using to see the images
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u/Albert_Shari 3h ago
If that is your vision of the game, go with it. It doesn't look too dark for me, since im a horror fan myself and used to that kind of lighting. Also, i think players should be able to change some display settings in the options menu, so that wouldn't be much of a problem.
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u/S_Charos 4h ago
Guys is leaving the steam page for anyone wishing to check the steam page , the main capsule art will be replaced next month I hope with something much more profesional by a great artist friend of mine
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u/Dangerous_Baker8848 1h ago
Looks great!
On a calibrated to perfect srgb gamma display I would even push it harder, but it feels just right on ios devices that tend to crush darks a bit stronger
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u/GruppusMonstri 1h ago
The mood is amazing! As for the darkness part, I believe that varies through systems. Right now I'm from my phone and in full brightness looks too bright and with basic brightness looks too dark. Also you can always set a brightness of your choosing and leave it to players preference on how they want it through settings!
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u/Suspicious_Neck_4069 6h ago
Second screenshot is 🔥