S.T.A.G.E. said:
I wonder what your gamer standards are. I'm just about playing. |
What do you mean with gamer standards? It IS about playing.
I think load times of over 10 seconds to enter another area is completely ridiculous and significantly decreases the fun I have playing the game. It harms the gameplay. Especially in an RPG where you explore. Also framedrops just hurt the game-experience. Seeing a level load before your eyes also doesn't help.
I have been very unimpressed with the technical side of my HD games so far. Slow framerates, framedrops, pop-in, horrible load times, a patch for EVERY game I played so far. It seems like all gamers seem to care about is graphics, but for me graphics are a big third after gameplay and technical performance. I now automatically install everything on the HDD. Sometimes it helps a lot (Mass Effect) sometimes there are still issues (Lost Oddyssey).
On Wii I have very seldom have these issues. Most games run on a stable 60fps framerate without pop-ins and patches and the load times are significantly lower. Yes, it doesn't look as impressive, but at least I don't have technical annoyances while playing.