| Soundwave said: Keep in mind though not every Japanese game requires massive graphics. I'd say Metal Gear Solid V looks better than Dragon Quest XI and that runs on a 250 GFLOP XBox 360. Dragon Quest has never been about pushing graphics anyway. They made a PS4 version because they thought/hoped PS4 would revive Japanese console gaming and take things back to the PS2 days ... so far it's failed horribly in that regard. |
I dunno about the pushing graphics thing. I would say DQ VIII got a lot out of the otherwise weak PS2 hardware. The cel-shaded style certainly helped it age gracefully, but as far as PS2 games go, it pushed out a lot more performance than many other titles except for the likes of KH2 and FFXII nearer the end of the system's life. In recent years its much harder to say after development shifted to mobile for so long between the 3DS, iOS, and Android.
I also won't dismiss the potential for substantial improvement between the build we were shown and the final build. Even FFXV made quite a few enhancements between its Gamescom presentation in August and the release at the end of November. A few months can provide the chance to make a big difference.
I don't expect the PS4 version to push the PS4 to its very limits. It isn't like Naughty Dog is making the game. But I don't expect them to make what may even be considered a last gen experience when they finally opted to move away from simultaneous PS3/PS4 development.
