I liked "heroes of might and magic 2" alot until the 1st ugly 3d models appears in HMM3... then the models got better...
I think it was joke when i hear phone gonna replace PC many years ago... and now...
I still stay with PC for gaming most of the time though... i still hate handphones, but i cant live without them!
Ai is just a tool, a new technology and it will get better.
In the past you stitch your own sweater, now they are factory made.
There are some good looking AI games already in this forum and of course there are a lot more AI slop too.
But as developer learns to use AI and as the software gets improved, it will change for the better.
Real arts should still be hand crafted, but does a game requires real art?
It is definately a bonus for a game to have real artist creating unique arts.
But not all game developer can draw and not all artist will draw for games and time is limited.
For example some say DOL has limited lewd poistion animation in game, what if AI can copy one and create other type of lewd animations?
As long as these new animations are of acceptable quality, and edited by real artist, why not?
Do you really need these pixel animations to be real art?
If Ai can create more clothing types animation for game, you will have more clothings variety to choose from in the game.
Is it important that clothings are created by real artist?
As long as the important aspect of the game are handle by real people, it will be fine.
This is a text game and animations are a bonus.
I am not pro AI or anything and thinks it is better that real arts are handle by real people, and animations handcrafted is better than AI.
But using AI can save time and effort for the less important stuff, and AI for good or for worst is going to stay.
Learn to adapt to new technology or get left behind...
Just like my own grandma... she can only watch while we click on our handphones...