*Comes back from Lunch* *Sees comments*
Oh boy, this thread turned out waaaaaaaaaaaaay too negatively. You guys are focusing wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too much on competition. This isn't a thread saying that x games look better than Nintendo's entire catalog. I, for instance, think Odyssey looks better than Uncharted. This is a thread of me just saying "Wow, it would be cool if Nintendo showed off the specs by showing what realism can be accomplished even with a small tablet!" Maybe I could have made that more clear, the original title was bad and didn't communicate that properly...
But LITERALLY nowhere in any of my posts did I actually say that it looked better than all Nintendo games, or that it was a better benchmark for Switch, or that it was technically more efficient. So unless you just read the title and commented ... I don't know how you could interpret it that way. In fact, I even said the opposite, that Breath of the Wild is a better benchmark for Switch than Uncharted would be for Switch(if it had been on the system of course). To be fair I can't really blame you guys, I can't expect people to read past a thread title. And a thread title can make something look one way even after you read the thread. Oh well, I'll try better next time.
So when it all comes down to it it's about art style... and on that I've gotten two answers, both of which I take issue with.
The first is that cartoony art styles are just better or that Nintendo should only use that art style. While I agree photorealism is not something to always strive for, talk about a generic reply. Do we need this standard for EVERY Nintendo game? I don't think so. It would be cool to see a Prime game more in line with a more realistic style, or a new IP. In fact, I mostly made this thread to highlight how cool a New IP using this style would come off as. This is the exact reason I dreaded posting this thread in the Nintendo discussion, because I knew the replies would be so one sided. Maybe general discussion would have been better!
The Second is that this comparison is misplaced (@Ljink) which again, really just shows that one title can knock off people's entire reasoning. I don't think the comparison is misplaced ... because it's *NOT* a comparison. It's a thread stating that realistic game being made for Switch hardware would be cool. Nowhere do I compare it to anything, or say that it's superior to any game graphically in the Switch library. The point of the thread was that making a game that looked like that would be cool. I might have compared it to cartoony games, but that is incidental, since the entire basis of the distinction that I want a realistic looking game is that it isn't portraying the antithesis of a realistic looking game.
I also wanted to make this thread because I think a lot of people would be sold on a Switch if a game that looked more realistic would come out. The general market is full of people who could probably be shown a new Uncharted game running of 2's engine, and they would still gasp in awe as if they had just seen a tech demo for the PS5. I even said this (in a simplified way)in the OP.
Even though I appreciate different viewpoints and everyone's input, it's also sad when you have to argue against ideas you generally agree with. I generally like cartoony visuals more, but I was set back at how good UC2 still looked, and it made me want to play something like that on Switch. I really try to make all my threads about interactions and discussion pieces. I'm sorry if my opinion seems too dumb or rude or far off , I guess.
Last edited by AngryLittleAlchemist - on 26 October 2017
