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Booh! on 28 March 2010
thismeintiel said:
AbbathTheGrim said:
Alan Wake looks good, but I think Uncharted is pure eyecandy. But it has been proven that those pics are bullshots of cutscenes especially when true pictures of Alan Wake's actual gameplay have demonstrated that there is some difference between cutscenes and gameplay:

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/4145/awgameplay.jpg

LMAO!  Had a good laugh at that one.

Seriously, though what you said is true.  You can see in the footage there is a clear jump from gameplay to cutscene in Alan Wake.  This includes color and lighting.  However, in UC 1&2 there is no noticable jump.  In my opinion, UC2 definitely looks better, but Alan Wake still looks pretty good.  And not that it matters, but is Alan Wake confirmed to be 720p or is it going to be sub-HD?

@ coolbeans

Alan Wake was also being planned as a PS3 title in the beginning.  Not sure if it was once exclusive or if it was going to be multi-plat.  I still have a download somewhere of an ad for it with the old Spider-man font Playstation 3 at the end.  This was before MS partnered with Remedy.

It's confirmed sub-HD.



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arsenicazure on 28 March 2010

HR does look amazing but it doesnt have to deal with all those nasty things like super fast gameplay and physics that U2 and even AW have to deal with. My vote still goes to U2 although AW is so darn close.. its good to see the 360 can be pushed!



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gamelover2000 on 28 March 2010

I want side by side comparisons of the final build in differen't area's.. THAT is a true comparison.. but those screens of Alan Wake do look better then the screens and vids you posted of Uncharted 2.. just not Uncharted 2 itself



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STEKSTAV on 28 March 2010

People with 360 as their main console will pick AW
People with PS3 as their main console will pick U2

And most post will have the words "FAR" - "superior" and "game 1>game 2"

...it's the internet!

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Innotech on 28 March 2010

I really dont think the graphics of UNcharted 2 are that special.  For me it was the gameplay, and its REALLY fucking good actually. It feels like an Indiana Jones meets James Bond adventure, and thats just awesome. But visually, its still obviously from the world of the polygon and in some areas you can see it.  the ice cave area for example was very clearly making heavy use of texture and shading for the realistic effect because there were jaggged polygon edges everywhere.  It was convincing though and I have no complaints about it.  The village was nice and I do like how they modelled chunks of rock and brick in crumbling buildings.  What really makes Uncharted work is the masterful level designs.  Being able to climb  multiple floors of abandoned buildings, parcour style sign jumping to reach areas thought impossible...it was pretty brilliant stuff and I hope ND makes another one. 

As for Alan Wake, I think visually the lighting effects are unparalleled, but its a COMPLETELY different kind of game and it doesnt look like the sort of game Id like.  I hated the Heavy Rain Demo because it was QTE city and I like meatier games like Uncharted that emphasize crazy action and survival. Ive gotten tired of shooting games over the years, but Uncharted didnt focus on the shooting too much and thats why I like it. SO really, graphics were pretty much the last reason I enjoyed UNcharted.  Its just a well designed game that is easy to get into and understand.

I would say it is THE killer app for PS3.  Forget god of war.  I hate it. Its all about Uncharted.

 



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libellule on 28 March 2010

again these thread

why not wait for review ? IGN/gamespot/edge etc ... should be able to provide claer indication about alan wake technical achievement



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dahuman on 28 March 2010

Of course UC2 looks better, it's 25gigs of data with very little FMV and high poly counts with a lot of post processing effects done accurately and in clever ways using the Cell and RSX in conjunction. Alan Wake is more a dumped down PC game right now that fits on one single DVD, I don't know wtf people are expecting, hate threads like these, it's so meh.



Severance on 28 March 2010
libellule said:
again these thread

why not wait for review ? IGN/gamespot/edge etc ... should be able to provide claer indication about alan wake technical achievement

Lol Reviews



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Adobo on 28 March 2010

I have this sick feeling that AW will be the next Too Human...



Innotech on 28 March 2010

if Alan Wake looked like Uncharted 2 and vice versa Id still pick Uncharted because of the type of game it is.

The game could look like ass and still work pretty well because the design is brilliant.