What software do you think made these games? CarnEvil/Madwave Motion Theater

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#1

This has been bugging me for a while, but there are several older games from the late 90’s I think or early 2000’s that have a very specific look to them that I really like. One is the Madwave Motion Theater, and the other is CarnEvil.


There were other games I think around the same time that had a very similar style, but these are the only two I can remember.

If I had to guess, it looks like scanline rendering, but the lighting/atmosphere is really nice. Perhaps it’s 3D Studio Max, or Maya? Any thoughts. My real question is how would you go about reproducing this look in blender?

Thanks!

#2

It’s just good lighting/texturing. Keep in mind we are talking about a game of the year 1999. (source: System 16)

#3

Very true… The pre-rendered scenes do look very similar though. I suppose with so much focus on realism in rendering lately, that really good artistic looks stand out differently from the past - if that makes sense?