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curl-6 on 18 August 2023
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Slownenberg said:
curl-6 said:

Games wise I am quite happy with the way they make them already; Switch games like BOTW, TOTK, Mario Odyssey, Metroid Dread, Xenoblade 2 and 3, Splatoon 2 and 3, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, all terrific stuff.

I mean, it'd be cool to see them take things further with regards to scope and seamlessness, and for something like the next Zelda, even more in-depth physics and interactivity, but even with the Switch we're kinda passed the point where more power means radically more gameplay possibilities. Even on PS5 most games are essentially PS3/360 games with prettier pixels.

For sure at this point more detailed graphics isn't gonna improve gameplay, just makes things prettier. Obviously next gen everything will take a leap in graphical quality, but like you said with wanting gorgeous, lush, richly detailed worlds, I prefer that too over something like bumping up fps and resolution. So yeah give us next gen leap in graphics, and don't try to be the consoles with 4k/60fps instead using some of that extra power to make lush richly detailed worlds. Like you said Zelda could have even more in-depth physics....I'd actually disagree with that. I don't see any point in trying to do that, that's an area where Zelda really doesn't need any improvement, but instead use that power to fill out the flora and fauna of the world. That sort of stuff actually would make a difference, as opposed to just more polygons per item, higher res, higher framerate. I mean I expect next gen to put out higher resolutions when docked, but definitely don't want this seeming obsession with console gamers of demanding 4k/60fps, cuz that's just unneccesary.

Luckily because few of Nintendo's franchises go for the realistic art style I think we will indeed have Nintendo using excess power for more interesting things that actually add to the games, rather than just bumping up polygons per item, fps, and resolution.

I'm not saying they should put all the extra power into physics; filling out the world with flora, fauna, and rich detail should be a high priority as well. You can do more than one thing with a generational jump of processing muscle.

But yeah, the obsession with 4K/60fps is silly in my opinion. I'd be fine with the next Zelda being 1080p/30 if it had a gorgeous, detailed and highly interactive world.