Author Topic: Graphic sluts, what is the best looking console game you've played this gen? (Read 9681 times)

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #60 on:** February 22, 2008, 01:01:51 AM »

Hmm, who has more credibility? The college freshman or the CS Master with a high ranking job at the #1 computer tech company in the world?

Kyle · « **Reply #61 on:** February 22, 2008, 01:13:37 AM »

Assassin's Creed

TVC15 · « **Reply #62 on:** February 22, 2008, 01:23:19 AM »

There's really no argument: it's Assassin's Creed! It's gorgeous looking and it's got scale.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #63 on:** February 22, 2008, 01:42:21 AM »

GDC's Best Technology Nominees:
Halo 3
Crysis
Call of Duty 4
Portal
Assassin's Creed

Developers find Halo 3 or AC more technically impressive than Uncharted. Looks like Uncharted wasn't as technically impressive as Gaf thought.

Uncharted's DX8 graphical tricks

Rman · « **Reply #64 on:** February 22, 2008, 01:45:46 AM »

I was impressed with Uncha but the screen tearing was annoying.

y2kev · « **Reply #65 on:** February 22, 2008, 01:51:47 AM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on February 22, 2008, 01:42:21 AM

GDC's Best Technology Nominees:
Halo 3
Crysis
Call of Duty 4
Portal
Assassin's Creed

Developers find Halo 3 or AC more technically impressive than Uncharted. Looks like Uncharted wasn't as technically impressive as Gaf thought.

Uncharted's DX8 graphical tricks

Honest question: do you seriously think Halo 3 is technically more impressive than Uncha?

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #66 on:** February 22, 2008, 01:55:48 AM »

halo 3 does some graphical tricks (lighting model) that are pretty slick and trump uncha's weird combination of dynamic and baked lighting, but in the overall aesthetics department? lord no.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #67 on:** February 22, 2008, 02:00:46 AM »

Quote from: y2kev on February 22, 2008, 01:51:47 AM

Quote from: Smooth Groove on February 22, 2008, 01:42:21 AM
GDC's Best Technology Nominees:
Halo 3
Crysis
Call of Duty 4
Portal
Assassin's Creed

Developers find Halo 3 or AC more technically impressive than Uncharted. Looks like Uncharted wasn't as technically impressive as Gaf thought.

Uncharted's DX8 graphical tricks

Honest question: do you seriously think Halo 3 is technically more impressive than Uncha?

Honestly, I don't think that they nominated Halo 3 for its visual tech. I'm guessing the nomination have more to do with some of the video recording and sharing features that H3 brought. The only things that looked good in H3 were the lighting and the bubble shield. Many parts of H3 were butt ugly. I can't say that about Uncharted, except for the two main characters.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #68 on:** February 22, 2008, 07:54:44 PM »

Quote from: drohne on February 22, 2008, 12:07:02 AM

uncha's facial animation is stylistically similar to hl2's. which still holds up really fucking well.

NO.

HL2 simulated every muscle movement realistically and they even had a psychiatrist match the animation to the emotion. Compared to that, Uncharted character faces animate like those action figures that have like 3 expressions you can put on them. Uncharted had good graphics, but it's faces aren't comparable to fucking Half Life 2.

MCD · « **Reply #69 on:** February 22, 2008, 07:59:37 PM »

you know what? i am going with Viva Pinata.

oh yeah baby.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #70 on:** February 22, 2008, 08:08:44 PM »

I'll go with Assassin's Creed. The scale and attention to detail was just fucking mind-blowing. Mass Effect would be a contender if it weren't for those pesky things like framerate, tearing, and texture pop-in. AC has problems too, but fuck those cities were AMAZING.

Oblivion · « **Reply #71 on:** February 22, 2008, 08:24:52 PM »

Say what you want about the art style, but Kameo is damn impressive, graphically.

Rare

MCD · « **Reply #72 on:** February 22, 2008, 08:34:42 PM »

"RARE is gonna make some PS3 advocates shit their fuckin' drawers this year." - Professor Prole.

oh yaaaaaah.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #73 on:** February 22, 2008, 09:19:12 PM »

Did he really say that?

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #74 on:** February 22, 2008, 09:19:47 PM »

yes i did

brawndolicious · « **Reply #75 on:** February 22, 2008, 09:21:23 PM »

Quote from: Oblivion on February 22, 2008, 08:24:52 PM

Say what you want about the art style, but Kameo is damn impressive, graphically.

Rare

it was amazing for a launch game that was a port up (I think). I liked the art style personally.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #76 on:** February 22, 2008, 09:22:20 PM »

i'm not a fan of RARE's *games* -- although viva pinata had its charms -- but there's no doubting their technical abilities.

MCD · « **Reply #77 on:** February 22, 2008, 09:24:44 PM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on February 22, 2008, 09:22:20 PM

i'm not a fan of RARE's *games* -- although viva pinata had its charms -- but there's no doubting their technical abilities.

the master has spoken.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #78 on:** February 22, 2008, 09:28:53 PM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on February 22, 2008, 09:22:20 PM

i'm not a fan of RARE's *games* -- although viva pinata had its charms -- but there's no doubting their technical abilities.

well Kameo was a good...*game* and VP was a weird-ass combo of a cartoon and pet sim that actually worked out well. I think they can come up with some interesting game mechanics and use them well, but I agree that they're technologyna is very strong and what very possibly what they're most well-known for.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #79 on:** February 22, 2008, 09:29:07 PM »

Yeah, even Star Fox Adventures was an impressive looking GC title.

y2kev · « **Reply #80 on:** February 22, 2008, 09:29:49 PM »

VP was prolly SEX on PC. It was great on 360 but hard to control sometimes.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #81 on:** February 22, 2008, 09:33:07 PM »

I wasn't even aware of a PC release.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #82 on:** February 22, 2008, 09:33:52 PM »

I thought they canceled the PC version?

y2kev · « **Reply #83 on:** February 22, 2008, 09:34:37 PM »

MCD · « **Reply #84 on:** February 22, 2008, 09:34:41 PM »

nope.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climax_Group

climax handled the port.

CurseoftheGods · « **Reply #85 on:** February 22, 2008, 09:41:31 PM »

Is the Perfect Dark franchise dead?

MCD · « **Reply #86 on:** February 22, 2008, 09:42:59 PM »

Quote from: CurseoftheGods on February 22, 2008, 09:41:31 PM

Is the Perfect Dark franchise dead?

no.

MCD · « **Reply #87 on:** February 22, 2008, 09:50:15 PM »

however i think it is not needed, PD2 i mean.

MS bought Rare for more family games not shooters and personally that is what i want.

drohne · « **Reply #88 on:** February 22, 2008, 09:58:43 PM »

the last rare game with really impressive graphics was conker on xbox. until further notice they're on the long list of former technical champs who've botched the transition to this gen. which is better company than they deserve, really -- i mean team ninja, kojima productions, namco, etc.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #89 on:** February 22, 2008, 10:00:07 PM »

viva pinata did some absolutely nutty things with shaders that even the ps3 (and its budget gpu) would be hard-pressed to pull off. they've racked up some crazy patents which should be paying out soon.

MCD · « **Reply #90 on:** February 22, 2008, 10:00:47 PM »

Quote from: drohne on February 22, 2008, 09:58:43 PM

the last rare game with really impressive graphics was conker on xbox. until further notice they're on the long list of former technical champs who've botched the transition to this gen. which is better company than they deserve, really -- i mean team ninja, kojima productions, namco, etc.

Kameo and VP were more impressive than Conker.

this is a fact.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #91 on:** February 22, 2008, 11:02:17 PM »

Quote from: drohne on February 22, 2008, 09:58:43 PM

the last rare game with really impressive graphics was conker on xbox. until further notice they're on the long list of former technical champs who've botched the transition to this gen. which is better company than they deserve, really -- i mean team ninja, kojima productions, namco, etc.

Kameo and VP look fantastic dude.

MCD · « **Reply #92 on:** February 22, 2008, 11:07:04 PM »

http://www.evilbore.com/forum/index.php?topic=17727.msg433730#msg433730

i think i found the problem, our beloved drohne has fallen to the enemy.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #93 on:** February 23, 2008, 01:40:13 AM »

well the only "current-gen" games that Rare made are VP, PDZ, and Kameo. PDZ and Kameo did look good as launch games and they were port-ups. Rare actually ported those games from GCN to Xbox to 360. And they were still some of the best looking launch games. Then take VP, it IS a graphically impressive game. whether you're insecure with your masculinity and hate the art style or not, the game is technically impressive.

what is Rare working on now?

drohne · « **Reply #94 on:** February 23, 2008, 01:41:36 AM »

it's entirely possible that the aesthetic wretchedness of rare's games has blinded me to their technical merits

brawndolicious · « **Reply #95 on:** February 23, 2008, 01:49:00 AM »

the number one rule of being a graphic slut is learning the buzzwords and learning how to use them in your favor as a fanboy, regardless of whether the game actually looks good or not.

one example:
Uncharted facial animation=Half Life 2 facial animation

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #96 on:** February 23, 2008, 01:50:03 AM »

Kameo has fugly art but VP doesn't. It's not that hard to see the technical merit of Kameo though if you've played it.

drohne · « **Reply #97 on:** February 23, 2008, 01:54:16 AM »

there aren't any buzzwords in that example. elsewhere in your post you've got buzzwords like 'graphics slut' and 'fanboy,' but i'm not sure they're working in your favor

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #98 on:** February 23, 2008, 01:57:21 AM »

don't worry, am nintenho doesn't speak english

y2kev · « **Reply #99 on:** February 23, 2008, 02:14:45 AM »

not RARE

RARE'S TEXTURE ARTISTS

I actually like Rare a lot though.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #100 on:** February 23, 2008, 04:38:47 AM »

Quote from: drohne on February 23, 2008, 01:54:16 AM

there aren't any buzzwords in that example. elsewhere in your post you've got buzzwords like 'graphics slut' and 'fanboy,' but i'm not sure they're working in your favor

the joke was that you could be so obsessed with buzzwords that "facial animation" is considered an all-encompassing standard for graphics.

if it sounds too complicated for you then don't..think..about..it.

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Author Topic: Graphic sluts, what is the best looking console game you've played this gen? (Read 9681 times)