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Rpruett on 14 August 2010
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dtewi said:
rakugakist said:
dtewi said:
Boutros said:

Well if they can do it, why not? It's very prestigious for them.

And it's a damn good thing that some company are pushing the technologies to the max. Otherwise, we wouldn't be so advanced technologically speaking.


Awesome graphics is advanced tech? Since when?

And they can do it. But I think they shouldn't.


Honestly, what do you have against good graphics?

I totally agree that good gameplay should come before graphics, but when a game series has already proven excellent game mechanics and gameplay, what's wrong with them pushing the limits in the graphical department?

You'd rather them not put any money into the game at all?  If it wasn't for graphics, we'd still all be playing NES.

I totally hate when people put words into my mouth.

What's wrong? They're spending an unnecessary amount of money on polishing everything to the last details. These details won't even be noticed in-game. So I ask, why? Why do we need to waste millions of dollars on such frivolous shit?

There is no 'We' in this discussion.  You don't have to waste a simple penny.  If there is a market for it, then so be it.  People buy Wii games with absolutely horrendous gameplay/graphics for no reason.  People support the Wii despite it having not nearly as many great titles as the 360/PS3.  

In a racing simulator having great graphics means almost everything.  How can you believe in a 'simulator' if it looks like Mario Kart?   The answer is you can't.  Every single, little detail that makes it closer to real-life makes it a better simulator, period.   There is a market for it.  People love cars, collecting cars, looking at cars, driving cars (virtually) that they will never have a chance to touch.  By addressing every single small detail in this game they make the experience as immersive and real as it can possibly be.    

As long as there is a market for it, how can you talk about how much $$ they wasted?    Is that any different than saying why do we even make 3D games nowadays?  They cost more money to make and are a lot more in depth but it's just a waste.  What happened to the good old days of Battletoads and Mario and Sonic and Earthworm Jim.   Seriously, why does Nintendo Wii make 3d games?  Why not go exclusively 2d games.  That's so stupid for them to push motion controls on a 3d system.  Motion controls on a 2D system is where it's at.