It is true that one of the most significant and transcendental leaks in recent gaming history was the early footage of Grand Theft Auto 6 found online. An hour's worth of gameplay and many images revealing the female lead, maps, and many more were compromised after a massive hacker’s attack (who is now being prosecuted by the FBI.)
Not only did this leave the entire gaming community (even those who work for it) in shock, but the response against this attack was equally powerful. The reaction against the leak was divided between those who believed the early footage looked promising and those who were sure the video showed a final and poor version of the title. The second group couldn’t help but roast the leaked content and vastly criticize it online.
An infamous tweet online stated that "visuals are one of the first things done" in video game development. As expected, this perspective on the matter led many experienced video game developers to disprove this claim by showing early footage of their titles.
Think it was this person. pic.twitter.com/N7msLwKLA1
— Drewcifer (@Drewcif56150773) September 20, 2022
One of the most memorable examples can be found on the official Twitter account for Cult of the Lamb. The post portrays a side-by-side comparison between the game's early build, showing some blocky visuals, and its current state. The video proves successful games don't always look amazing in their early builds.
"Graphics are the first thing finished in a video game"
— Cult of the Lamb (@cultofthelamb) September 20, 2022
Here's what early versions of Cult of the Lamb looked like pic.twitter.com/F5EyEH6M9r
Other games also shared their beginnings to support Rockstar against the people who think the GTA 6 title should already have the best visuals. For example, we saw some early development footage of Control, Remedy's 2019 action-adventure game.
Since graphics are the first thing finished in a video game, and CONTROL won multiple awards for excellence in graphics, here is footage from the beginning of development
— Paul Ehreth ⚓️🌱🌺🥀💀✨ (@bacon_sanwich) September 20, 2022
Full video here: https://t.co/l2g7oPhtk7
🔻 pic.twitter.com/cGnmJZXF5E
We also found an early version of the Thunderjaw from Horizon Zero Dawn online, which looked like a kid’s LEGO creation.
"Graphics are the first thing finished in a video game"
— Cian Maher (@cianmaher0) September 20, 2022
Here's a Thunderjaw from an early build of Horizon: Zero Dawn pic.twitter.com/Xq6fw5fS0e
This is more of a lesson in patience for those who don’t work in the industry and don’t know much about the development process. Hopefully, some will get the message and change their mind.
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