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Recent Examples of photo-realism
The same was true of trees, water, a medieval castle, the interior of Hogwarts School, and even an espresso machine: DLSS 5 added a new level of photorealism that traditional game rendering had struggled to achieve.
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
Aside from the out-there storylines, these movies look nothing like Studio Ghibli or the photorealism of a Disney/Pixar film.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
By eschewing dull photorealism for highly detailed and otherworldly vistas that are even more saturated than their movie counterparts, Massive's work on Frontiers of Pandora is transportive on a level that few (if any) big-budget video game productions have been able to capture.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
With each portrait, whether solo or group, bust or full-body, the photorealism from afar is stronger than the last, the close-up detail more astounding.
—Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
It is designed to accommodate multiple aesthetics, including photorealism, anime, and stylized 3D. Users can maintain consistency across campaigns and format outputs for platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Characters, though, came first, having to be modeled in cubic fashion and keyframe-animated with tactile photorealism.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 26 Apr. 2025
Rather than aiming for photorealism, everything in Minecraft, from the ground to the trees to the animals to the sun and moon themselves, is represented by large, chunky blocks.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2025
Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
Aside from the out-there storylines, these movies look nothing like Studio Ghibli or the photorealism of a Disney/Pixar film.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
By eschewing dull photorealism for highly detailed and otherworldly vistas that are even more saturated than their movie counterparts, Massive's work on Frontiers of Pandora is transportive on a level that few (if any) big-budget video game productions have been able to capture.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
With each portrait, whether solo or group, bust or full-body, the photorealism from afar is stronger than the last, the close-up detail more astounding.
—Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
It is designed to accommodate multiple aesthetics, including photorealism, anime, and stylized 3D. Users can maintain consistency across campaigns and format outputs for platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Characters, though, came first, having to be modeled in cubic fashion and keyframe-animated with tactile photorealism.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 26 Apr. 2025
Rather than aiming for photorealism, everything in Minecraft, from the ground to the trees to the animals to the sun and moon themselves, is represented by large, chunky blocks.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for photo-realism
Noun
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Lots of people don’t realize how much stylistic variety Wilson baked into his ten major plays, some of which are written in the mode of realism, others more akin to Greek tragedy.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Lots of people don’t realize how much stylistic variety Wilson baked into his 10 major plays, some of which are written in the mode of realism, others more akin to Greek tragedy.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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In this delightful piece of armchair naturalism, Henion’s goal is to change our vilification of darkness, to see it instead as a restorative balm, and to stoke curiosity about nocturnal landscapes and creatures.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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Spontaneity and naturalism characterize much of the album, even on songs by artists not necessarily known for those qualities.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
Pitchfork,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For a more complete base-building experience that still retains a reasonable amount of verisimilitude, Surviving Mars is the best choice.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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The power of the artwork is not just the verisimilitude of the final product.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Photo-realism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photo-realism. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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