I just had a look at the trailer, and I'm trying not to poo on it's parade, but this thing looks... disappointing - worse than most in-game cut-scenes these days. It doesn't even feel "Artistic", and I'm definitely not a snob for "hyper realistic" types of looks.
The distant and "landscape" views look very nice, and in stark contrast to the game-like and amateur rendering of close up scenes with the animals. They don't even have anti-aliasing and the things look "blocky".
I hope this thing won because of the story and characters, and not its visuals.
I watched Flow in the theater. On the big screen, the less-polished look definitely comes across as an artistic choice, enhancing the otherworldly quality of the world and scenes it depicts. Combined with the great animation of the animals and the audio, you leave the theater in wonder. I suspect the visual roughness becomes more jarring in a less immersive environment.
The distant and "landscape" views look very nice, and in stark contrast to the game-like and amateur rendering of close up scenes with the animals. They don't even have anti-aliasing and the things look "blocky".
I hope this thing won because of the story and characters, and not its visuals.