Why do video game cutscenes look better than the actual game?
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If the cut scene is pre rendered, then its because its pre rendered.
If the cut scene is “in game” then its often because its a close up shot, so you can show more detail on the character models.
Games often use what is called LOD (Level of Detail) to scale down the detail of models the farther away from the camera they are, or depending on the needs of computational power.
Other things can include how much control you have. Its quite hard to make a character move correctly when they can move in any direction, at any time, in any order. Feet slide, animations get clobbered, etc. During a cut scene there is no player input, the developer can tweak everything perfectly for the cut scene. Your mind will subconsciously notice the difference and the polish.
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