The main reason why it looks so unpolished is because it is not even done yet. If the PS3/Xbox 360 versions are choppy why does these have to be labeled as finale shot? If this game was done then I fear for the other versions (I hate bad choppiness in games it ruins the experience for me).

They need to up the strength of those beams in the second video, I know they're just trying to demo the technology but good god those things are fragile.

 That's what I was thinking.  How could they posibly support a building like that?

That video on the Euphoria was kinda boring. Perhaps a better situation would have been better.

The DMM thing is quite fascinating. I must not pay enough attention in games because I don't think I ever see wood break like that. How does the boxes in Super Mario Galaxy break? They always seem, at least, "good enough." And that's all I really need. Anyways, I can barely afford the $50 this game will cost, anymore than the $60 it will cost on the PS3/360. And yes, I know that's not all that much, but... after 5 games, those $10 bucks less can buy you a 6th game. Also, I feel for those people who have to pay like $100 on games.

Wow the wii could do alot better than that. I think this is another example of developers trying to save money by not making the best graphics they can. I don't even think the wii was even halfway utilized in games like corruption and smg and they looked what the wii should look like. I expected after seeing smg that 3rd parties would take this as a hint to not make ps2/gc graphics on a console that could do more just to save money. I also think its a bummer that the wii version won't have the type of AI or realistic effect as the other versions are having which I think this game is based on. Imo the wii could be pushed at least 4-5 times better than what I see in those pics and still run at high framerates.

Those tech demos are a bit old btw, so framerates and jitteryness is expected.

There's another vid about how Euphoria's animation system works...Euphoria is the engine in GTA4, I'll find that later.

Here's a good video that shows Euphoria in motion:

The combination of ragdoll physics and animations makes it a very smooth system to use in games.

The ragdol physics in these videos are ridiculously unrealistic. Living people don't relax all their muscles when airborn. They flail. A dead person sure, and that's why Half-life 2 was okay with ragdol, but it looks absolutely ridiculous in this game and in that demo Ben just posted.

Looks fine to me.