Ubi: 'No point' doing realistic Wii games.

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LordTheNightKnight said:

Zucas said:
But that defeats the purpose of graphics in video games. The purpose is to convey the atmosphere, setting, and central themes of a game in visual format. If you create the graphical style separate from that of the original purpose, then you just have a game that feels misplaced... which is the case for a lot of Wii games. It's funny how Wii is supposed to be the system where you can expand your creativity and ideas, yet developers seem to be trying to do the exact opposite in limiting themselves.

This is part of how many are missing the point of the Wii. They just see limitations, and try to pass off those limitations as reasons not to support it, when their supposed freedom on the HD systems is just throwing money at it.

Previously mentioned games like Madden are supposed to be as realistic as possible because they are supposed to be made to match a real life person's likeness. Many people still buy the PS2 versions of Madden simply because they are accustomed to its controls, even though much better looking alternatives are out there. The graphical change of Madden 10 Wii turned people off - me included. It served as a cop-out, at a time where Wii Maddens were improving, saleswise and graphically.

 

Also like mentioned before, Resident Evil 4 used realistic graphics effectively. Although most areas were quite drab (brown/gray) I remember the underground room of lava, which was well-designed. If anything, I feel like making "HD" or whatever games can cause limitations do to over-complexity. Look at FF13, more linear as a result of difficulty making more varied environments. This complexity is also the reason it would take 10 years for a remake of a 13 year old game. FF13 may be better, more streamlined perhaps, but there is obvious limitations brought upon by bleeding-edge imagery.

This guy from Ubisoft, Jason, does not seem like a bad person, so he isn't trolling. However, he unfortunately has yet to see too many companies try the realistic approach effectively perhaps on the Wii. His statement is much deeper than it appears.