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Zero999 on 05 May 2014
Zekkyou said:
Zero999 said:

"I've never had anything but praise for MK8's art direction. Despite it's lack of graphical fidelity"

OMG, I can't believe people are still saying this. Mario kart 8 is absurdly graphic intensive, get over it.

"I say it based on two criteria. The first is what the WiiU is capable off, the second is comparing it to the competition." - from my OT.

If MK8 is "absurdly graphic intensive", do tell how you would describe DC? ^^

I haven't seen a lot of driveclub but probably a tie.



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BenVTrigger on 05 May 2014
KHlover said:
Tbqh I wouldn't even want Kart models with that level of details in Mario Kart. Like all Mario games (and most Nintendo games) Mario Kart has a very stylized artstyle. Having stylized characters sit in overly detailed karts would look...jarring to say the least.


Why would using higher fidelity assets change the art style......

A game can be 4k with insane texture quality and still be highly stylized. There is no negative result of higher fidelity graphics.



Zekkyou on 05 May 2014
Zero999 said:

I haven't seen a lot of driveclub but probably a tie.

Sure sure Zero :P



TheLastStarFighter on 05 May 2014

Ermagerd!!!  MK8 is so much more detailed than Driveclub!!!



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mine on 05 May 2014

Does DriveClub feature a SINGLE Banana? Not to speak about a SUPER HORN...

So why should I even consider playing DriveClub on a INFERIOR console when I can play PROJECT CARS in ANY resolution AND graphics fidelity on MULTIPLE MONITORS or OCULUS RIFT on a PC?

But you can play Mario Kart 8 ONLY on a Wii U.

This is just another "pixel count" thread. And it will sum up as the other ones: what counts is GAMEPLAY. And Nintendo is king in that.



Skidonti on 05 May 2014
daredevil.shark said:
Zekkyou said:


Also this pic says a lot of things. While nintendo's main targe market is minor gamers, sony's playstation was always all about grown up gamers. There was a time when it was easy to get excited for mariokart. But I have grown up. So do all of my gamer friends. None of them plays mariokart.


I'm not sure how this shows one is kiddy and one is adult... is it that one of them looks colorfully imaginative and the other looks like a sheet of shiny metal?
I love shiny metal. It's so grown up.



IIIIITHE1IIIII on 05 May 2014

Well, this is one of the more absurd threads I've come across.

You are the only Nintendo fan that I recall stating that Mario Kart 8 is graphically disappointing, and far, far from "many" Nintendo fans suddenly think that art style comes second to graphics. If what you are saying were true, there would be more people like you who compared Mario Kart 8 to titles like Drive Club and then used the comparison's results as an argument for why Nintendo should focus less on art style and more on graphics. Yet here we are, and no such threads can be found while your thread is the only one to ever do this comparison.

A few hypocritical forum users that you've come across won't change this, and is never a good basis to judge an entire fan base on.



mine on 05 May 2014
NiKKoM said:

to be honest.. I'm with you..  Peach's butt looks less defined in the biker suit than it did in Mario Kart Wii


Rosalina is the hottest girl in town now... but if you're still in love with Peach it shouldn't matter how she looks.



Zekkyou on 05 May 2014
TheLastStarFighter said:

Ermagerd!!!  MK8 is so much more detailed than Driveclub!!!

I assume this is a joke? :p Anyway, i saw in your other comment you said i was being selective, so go and find the absolute best looking MK8 screenshot you can find (not a promotional art render :p) and i'll find the best DC one i can find ^^ then i can compare the AA, textures etc of each for you :)