i heard a rumor,, welll more like a blurb of a rumor...that crytek (makers of crysis) are working on something for the wii...

i also heard a blurb that a game from the dev's of god of war is coming to the wii.


we are in for some sweet wii games in the next year or so i think.

He is basing what they say on art direction then on raw graphics. If you watch Gears on a 720p TV and GT5 on 1080P then watch MP3 on 480p you will shit yourself at the difference. There is just no way the wii can come close to what the 360/PS3 can do, but MP3 is great for a wii game just not 360/PS3 level.

the second party sony devs will make a wii game? yea right. ready at dawn is staying sony for a while, santa monica is sony owned, and eat sleep play will stay forever a sonysecond party dev.

To the topic, okami has the best art direction of any game ever. that is why it is still the most visually impressive game i have ever seen (only folklore even attempts to want to challenge it). i cant wait to see what seeds does. their next gen game should be awesome. everyone needs to watch out for it.

Hi all.

Why Graphics Don't Mean As Much Anymore

http://www.popzart.com/?page=view&topic=73

(the original edition with pics)

http://www.n-philes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22174

John Lucas 

I think stof's first reply had it right...

Well said NeoRatt.

Totally agree. Seeing Sonic and the secret rings after playing Gears of War on a buddy's XBOX360 I found it a little hard in the eyes. Just get over it people. By owning a Wii, you agree that graphics aren't everything; Wii was not made to output the best of them. It was manufactured on novelty and freshness (although 3rd party devs have made it look like mouldy cheese :p).

^^ Yet playing The Wind Waker after playing Xbox 360 games made me smile. I was relieved when I saw such mind blowing art direction. WW can proudly stand next to any xbox 360/ps3 game and outshine them in the art direction by far. Let alone Okami and by the looks of it Metroid Prime 3...

I also prefare SPM's art style than any other realistic shooter out there.

Wind Waker is in a different category all together, I really think that game is going to look good (to me) for a while to come. Galaxy is giving off that vibe too.

Too be fair, there are some other games that I feel that way about on other consoles or from other publishers. Dreamcast 2D fighters running with no slow down, Viewtiful Joe 1 + 2, Alien Homonid and ZoE come to mind, but not as high up on the list as WW. Also Mario 64 and Banjo really held up well, better than LoZ or any ps1 game, but no where near some of the stunners from last gen. Super Metroid, Link to the Past, Secret of Mana, Final Fantasy VI, Most 2D Sonic games. Especially in 480p for the ones on VC. I play those games and I am still impressed. Viva Pinata might do well, What else?

BTW I am a very biased Dreamcast Fanboy :P

 Certainly true, but we're talking art direction here, not sharpness, resolution, etc even WW textures were incredibly blurry even more in today's standards. Don't get me wrong, I love the game and it's graphics and I'd rather play that and Okami over any HD game so far any time; it's just that you cannot compare sheer image quality between the Wii and PS3/Xbox360.