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So is Digital Foundry biased?

Yes they are a bunch of anti-Nintendo fanboys 43 31.62%
 
Maybe a little bit but Ni... 13 9.56%
 
They don't prefer one ov... 12 8.82%
 
Maybe they like Sony more 14 10.29%
 
Maybe they like Microsoft more 37 27.21%
 
Of course Ninjablade secretly works for them 16 11.76%
 
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ninjablade on 27 August 2013
dsgrue3 said:
It's far more likely that you're simply upset by their verdict than bias having occurred on their behalf.


exactly, worst textures, worst loading times and worst frame rate is clealy a vaild reason to give it last place, look at the sonic all star racing comparison, the ps3 was 720 pwhile the wiiu version was 680p yet they still gave the wiiu the nod cause of the better framerate and gameplad,



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oni-link on 27 August 2013
dsgrue3 said:
oni-link said:
dsgrue3 said:
It's far more likely that you're simply upset by their verdict than bias having occurred on their behalf.


It's not that...I would respect their review if it made sense.  However, most of their comparisons mostly mentions the deficiencies in Nintendo's version while downplaying their advantages.  Would it kill them to say that SC:Blacklist and Trine 2 was superior to their sub-HD counterparts?

They consider more things than just the image itself. If that's all you base your decision on, then you probably won't agree. They factor in many aspects including frame integrity, aliasing, etc.

They did conclude that Trine 2 looked better on Wii U so I don't understand what upsets you there. With SC it came down to whether you put an emphasis on visual beauty or integrity - if you prefer better textures with some tear then Wii U is not the best choice. If you prefer worse textures with no tear, then it is.


Their Trine 2 comparison never stated that Wii U version was better.  They reluctantly implied the Wii U's advantages but never stated it was better than the PS360 versions (just like NFS:MW).



ninjablade on 27 August 2013
dsgrue3 said:
oni-link said:
dsgrue3 said:
It's far more likely that you're simply upset by their verdict than bias having occurred on their behalf.


It's not that...I would respect their review if it made sense.  However, most of their comparisons mostly mentions the deficiencies in Nintendo's version while downplaying their advantages.  Would it kill them to say that SC:Blacklist and Trine 2 was superior to their sub-HD counterparts?

They consider more things than just the image itself. If that's all you base your decision on, then you probably won't agree. They factor in many aspects including frame integrity, aliasing, etc.

They did conclude that Trine 2 looked better on Wii U so I don't understand what upsets you there. With SC it came down to whether you put an emphasis on visual beauty or integrity - if you prefer better textures with some tear then Wii U is not the best choice. If you prefer worse textures with no tear, then it is.


they also said need for speed wiiu was the best version, so i really don't know what he's going on about.



Badassbab on 27 August 2013

Nah not biased, fanboys will always read bias where there isn't any. They have the most thorough analysis of games from any website you can care to mention and are far superior to their nearest competitor Lens of Truth which is basically run by part timers with limited technical knowledge and inferior hardware (just compare screenshots between LOT and DF- it's like a night and day difference in IQ in DFs favour).






ethomaz on 27 August 2013

Who wrote the articles?



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oni-link on 27 August 2013
ninjablade said:
dsgrue3 said:
It's far more likely that you're simply upset by their verdict than bias having occurred on their behalf.


exactly, worst textures, worst loading times and worst frame rate is clealy a vaild reason to give it last place, look at the sonic all star racing comparison, the ps3 was 720 pwhile the wiiu version was 680p yet they still gave the wiiu the nod cause of the better framerate and gameplad,


Wow look who's here!!! What an unexpected surprise...I guess we might hear about how Red Dead Redemption is again superior to X when X has not even been released yet!!! Man your sig is epic troll dude!!!



oni-link on 27 August 2013
ethomaz said:
Who wrote the articles?


Ninja blade



dsgrue3 on 27 August 2013
oni-link said:
dsgrue3 said:

They consider more things than just the image itself. If that's all you base your decision on, then you probably won't agree. They factor in many aspects including frame integrity, aliasing, etc.

They did conclude that Trine 2 looked better on Wii U so I don't understand what upsets you there. With SC it came down to whether you put an emphasis on visual beauty or integrity - if you prefer better textures with some tear then Wii U is not the best choice. If you prefer worse textures with no tear, then it is.


Their Trine 2 comparison never stated that Wii U version was better.  They reluctantly implied the Wii U's advantages but never stated it was better than the PS360 versions (just like NFS:MW).

"The Wii U version also deserves credit, of course. The game not only features many of the graphical upgrades found on the PC, but does so while delivering better image quality than the 360 and PS3 without compromising on the solid frame-rate."

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-trine-2-face-off

See, nothing to worry about. 



ethomaz on 27 August 2013

oni-link said:

Ninja blade

lol



WrathofTank on 27 August 2013
oni-link said:

I think Digital Foundry is a biased especially against Nintendo.  Their comparison's especially don't make sense (a tie for visuals on Trine 2?  NFS:MW write up was a lukewarm and was still kinda' downplaying the improvements of the port and now downplaying SC:Blacklist Wii U advantages) especially when looking at screens and having played diffrent versions of the games they compare. That's why I don't take their review/comparison as the only source of reference.  Why do you guys think?

Digital Foundry has always seemed pretty fair to me.  In their most recent write up on Splinter Cell Blacklist I think they accurately stated the pros and cons of the Wii U version.  It seemed pretty clear to me that the Wii U version is the weakest.