Star Wars Outlaws sidesteps Resident Evil 4 Remake and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's yellow paint discourse by making it optional
Wash away the yellow paint in "Explorer Mode"
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Star Wars Outlaws' developer has come up with a solution to sidestep that never-ending ‘yellow paint’ discourse.
Bright yellow paint - or any sharp coloured paint - shows up in many games to guide players to points of interest. In Uncharted, paint markings might alert you to a windowsill you can clamber onto. In Resident Evil 4 Remake, yellow paint signals breakable boxes. In Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, the same divisive markings signpost climbable ledges and whatnot, but all examples attract some pretty heated discussions.
Yellow paint defenderswill argue that it’s a good tool for readability - most modern games are too photorealistic, and if these bright markings didn’t exist, players wouldn’t be able to properly differentiate intractable objects from normal set dressing. Meanwhile, someyellow paint detractorsreckon that it’s …
