>Moving cameras can be pre-rendered.
>in theory it's possible to have the camera walk backwards, as well as creating a branching path the camera can follow, making it completely seamless
>only one or two games in history use pre-rendered cameras

Time Commando:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acj1ewLSD9Y

>gaming conventions 30 years ago had booths to talk about the power of pre-rendering and the efficiency it could unlock
>literally 1 game made with it that is passable
wtf happened??

>better processors come along
>techbros go "you can just simulate everything! There's no need for efficiency!"
Except in 2025, everybody walks with a smarphone that works as a shitty weak computer.
There are now TVs with smartphone chips.
There are still people who own computers with no graphics cards.
And on top of that, pre-rendered games that were done well like Resident Evil Zero have aged spectacularly.

So imagine being able to play a game that looks like Resident Evil Zero, except with a camera that moves and follows you, on your TV or by having your smartphone plugged on your TV.

>>716259108 (OP)
we should honestly go back to pre rendered for some genres
boku no natsuyasumi is another example in another style on how to use these