As of late i purchased and beat both games.I ask whats your opinion on the question, which does the best realistic graphics on the wii?it certainly has been a point of contention among reviewers(some say Extraction was best wii looking game, and now say the same about darkside).
Personally i love the facial animations of Extraction, properly depicting the emotions and action. The reflections look neat, and the effects look quite nice while dismembering. It also blends lighting and shadows in a satisfying way.But sometimes, there were some visual irregularities.
Darkside, at the other hand, does a magnificent job with normal mapping, bloom, wall textures, wood, all sorts of textures look propper and in place. The fire looks a lot better in my opinion, the dynamic lighting is more detailed and the texture resolution is top notch.It looks more often than not a 360 game in a SD tv, but models (like many PS360) games look somewhat plastic.Thats still an achievement because is result of the higher polygon count with complete normal mapping, a feature not found in last gen games. Open environments in Operation Javier and the painstaking detail in the huge bosses earn my personal vote. Water in Darkside looks fantastic, but in Extraction is passable.
So what do you think?
