That bottle lighting effect in Indiana Jones… am I missing something?

I thought the bottle effect scattering light looked cool at first, but maybe I’m just imagining it? Thoughts?
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What’s so special here? Looks like basic blurring to me.

Marlow said:
What’s so special here? Looks like basic blurring to me.

Probably marketing hype. That stuff’s addictive.

Harper said:
Refraction shaders are nothing new. Half-Life 2 did it way back in 2003. Link

And Alyx took it to another level later. They can’t seem to let go of their obsession with physics.

Marlow said:
What’s so special here? Looks like basic blurring to me.

It might look better in motion. Feels like OP just grabbed a screenshot without thinking it through.

Morgan said:

Marlow said:
What’s so special here? Looks like basic blurring to me.

It might look better in motion. Feels like OP just grabbed a screenshot without thinking it through.

Do you think OP even played the game?

Marlow said:
What’s so special here? Looks like basic blurring to me.

Maybe OP just wants to point out something positive about their new game. Let them, haha.

Ripley said:

Marlow said:
What’s so special here? Looks like basic blurring to me.

Maybe OP just wants to point out something positive about their new game. Let them, haha.

Then why don’t they actually say what’s good about it?

Not sure about this. The bottle kinda looks like flat glass.

Micah said:
Not sure about this. The bottle kinda looks like flat glass.

It only blurs the background objects but doesn’t show any proper refraction or reflection.

Poe said:

Micah said:
Not sure about this. The bottle kinda looks like flat glass.

It only blurs the background objects but doesn’t show any proper refraction or reflection.

And it looks solid, not hollow like a real bottle.

Micah said:
Not sure about this. The bottle kinda looks like flat glass.

It looks weird because there’s no transparency difference at the edges. Maybe OP is being sarcastic?

Micah said:
Not sure about this. The bottle kinda looks like flat glass.

There’s no curvature on the sides. It lacks any real thickness.

This game has so many cool mechanics. Why focus on a mediocre glass shader?

If you block with bare fists, Indy’s knuckles go white. It’s subtle, but cool someone added that detail.

This game must’ve been made by top men.

Nori said:
This game must’ve been made by top men.

Who?

Sonny said:

Nori said:
This game must’ve been made by top men.

Who?

Top. Men.

Zade said:

Sonny said:
Nori said:
This game must’ve been made by top men.

Who?

Top. Men.

Right away, boss.

Zade said:

Sonny said:
Nori said:
This game must’ve been made by top men.

Who?

Top. Men.

Wait, what?