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Gamerace on 30 November 2007
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rocketpig said:
naznatips said:
rocketpig said:

You're completely ignoring the fact that this generation is barely getting rolling. Two years into the sixth generation, we were still seeing games that were marginally better than the PS1 generation and the Xbox/GC still hadn't even released.

There is still three to four years left in this gen and games will continue to look better and better.

PS. If you don't see huge advancements from GoWII (last major release in the previous gen) to Heavenly Sword, Gears, and Mass Effect, you aren't looking very hard. It's not only the graphics; the physics, environments, AI, and number of things onscreen are making huge gains. 


This generation may be young, but it's already run its course graphically.  We already have Crysis above even the possibility of being run on any home console and Mass Effect pushing the hardware past what it can really do.  I don't think you should be expecting much if any graphical improvement in the future.  

As far as AI leaps, what games are you talking about?  Because a few big next gen games come to mind for me:  CoD4, Assassin's Creed, and Heavenly Sword.  None of those have AI better than last gen.  Some of them arguably much worse.  I know theoretically AI should be better this generation, but it simply isn't.  Not yet. 


I'm sorry but saying that the generation has run its course graphically is silly. Just because some games hiccup and have bad framerates, screen tearing, etc. at the expense of graphics now doesn't mean that future improvements won't be made when dealing with the hardware. Most companies are still on their first game with this generation. You can't expect them to suddenly stop improving this generation when every generation in history has shown steady graphical improvement over its life. Do you seriously think that Gears 2 won't look better than the original?

As far as AI, I can't think of a game last generation that offers the AI immersion and intelligence of a game like Assassin's Creed. It's definitely not perfect but there is an improvement there, without a doubt. Older systems couldn't even handle the crowds of the newer games, much less the improved AI. 


I think the point is there IS a lot of incremental improvement and those will continue as developers master the new systems. However, the change from PS2 to PS3 or Xbox to 360 is nothing compared to the change from 2d to 3d environments or other changes that a new generation of systems have brought in the past.   I look at a game like Virtual Fighter 5 and yeah, sure, it's pretty, but does it play any different than VF4? Most, if not all, games so far, have been the same games we've already played, just prettier, more crowds, lighting, etc. 

The one game that in my mind might really seem 'next gen' is Force Unleashed.  If your not familiar with what LucasArts is doing with that goto IGN and check it out.  But still, although it'll make the world seem 'real' gameplay may remain essentially the same.