'Not a chance' to The Conduit hitting other platforms

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dib8rman said:
Eureka!!!!!

Holy crap, I figured out what this games art style is missing!!!!

Filler particle effects; like fog of war and fire embers raining for the sky or soot falling from the ceiling, unknown dark spots floating around, basically visual ambient noise.

The game looks bland basically because there is too much white space basically.

 

I'm pretty sure I've seen random floaty particles in some videos. I'll have to see if I can track down some visual evidence for you.

On topic:

HVS knows it doesn't have the resources to compete with mega-projects like Gears of War, Halo 3 and Killzone 2. They don't stand to gain anything by investing heavily in the highly competitive HD shooter market only to get crushed by the latest Call of Duty release. So they targeted an audience which was cheaper to reach and underserved, where the kind of effort they can afford to make has a chance to get noticed and be a real success.

It's a smart plan. Let's hope it pans out for them.

Edit: Pics for dib8r. I don't want to clutter up this thread with screenshots, so I'd rather not embed if it's all the same to you:

http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/14248157/the-conduit/images/the-conduit-20090514020052459.html

http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/14248157/the-conduit/images/the-conduit-20090514043259558.html

http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/14248157/the-conduit/images/the-conduit-20081029113032988.html

Smoke in the background of this shot:

http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/14248157/the-conduit/images/the-conduit-screens-20090115115003804.html