By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close
LeroyBrown on 25 July 2007
Edit Thread
Kwaad said:
Game_boy said:

"Graphics come and Graphics go. Today's graphics are tommorow's dull remnants of generations past. Every generation will have better graphics, if you want better graphics, all you need do is wait, if you want better games though, you look for innovation and immersion, not pretty eye candy alone. I'd rather have games I can play years from now rather than games whose selling points are how they looked this current generation."

In terms of graphics, I feel we are at a point where they are good enough. In fact I believe they were good enough during the last generation. Even HD is not much of an improvement from that standpoint.

What we need are technologies that are immersive, and Wii's fully (SIXAXIS really is a gimmick) motion-sensitive controller. With Wii, I am Link; I am Mario; I am Samus.


 Yeah, Six Axis is a Gimmick, and Wiimote is the future... same chip tho.

 

Actually I feel that graphics for the 'next gen' games are about as good as they will ever get on average. Like said in another old antique thread. Games last gen cost 20-40 million. Games this gen 'could' cost upwards of 100+ million. More than a full fledged blockbuster movie! The power of the PS3/360 can be tapped, useing crude pure polygon pushers, and such, but the problem is a true amazing quality model takes so damn long to make, and costs so damn much. To immerse the player beyond a PS3/360, game budgets will beging to pass Blockbuster movies almost every time.

The graphics on the PS3/360 are for keeps, while the graphics on the Wii, isnt even a full generational step. The Wii is 5 years older than the GC, the Wii should be ~8x faster. Not *at best* 3x faster. That's a generational step. Every 18 months a new generation of hardware comes out. Meaning the Wii would be a fitting 'next' gen at best, 1 year before the 360 came out, which did a skip-generation. (like the PS3)

I'm willing to bet I'll be looking at the amazing new next gen graphics on a PS4, while others are looking at the... Idunno what feature added, for the Wii4. 


Wiimote is far more versitile than the six axis which is just a copy-cat gimmick that at best inhibits gameplay and doesn't even come close to doing what the Wiimote does. If they're the same why does the Wii-mote make the Wii sell like hotcakes and the six-axis make Sony fanboys cry like little girls when they find out its going to be made manditory on their next upcomming title? 

I'm somewhat bemused by the fact you say the Wii isn't even a real generational step forward then contradict yourself by saying it is the only system that is really current gen while the 360/PS3 took an extra jump forward this gen.

I also can't get enough of the fact that you claim the PS3 graphics are here to stay but then nullify that by saying you're all excited about the amazing next gen graphics of the PS4.

Of course if you could actually keep your story strait then we might actually have to take you seriously as a contributor to the forum and not just a fanboy novelty of sorts for VGchartz.

P.S. Why would the Wii's successor be called the Wii4?