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starcraft on 04 March 2009
mrstickball said:
Asmo said:
starcraft said:

In gaming terms a "corridor" does not neccessarily mean a "hallway."  IT refers to a guided experience.

Killzone 2's corridors are not particularly wide at all.  Certainly not compared to the open world environments found in much of Mass Effect.

But that has no influence on the graphics. If you talk about map size or how far you can see then yes, but in Killzone 2 some maps are pretty big and you can actually see very far.

How much is onscreen vs. what's in Mass Effect? I haven't played KZ2 to make an apt comparison, but from my understanding there are no trees, are there? Are there any large, presidium-like areas with many different objects on screen of varying geometry and colors?

No.

There are sizeable areas certainly, but none nearly as large as the presidium, and many are not revisitable once you pass through them.  And no trees or organic life.

 



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Asmo on 04 March 2009

But there's a lot of things happening on the screen all the time, the number of particles is pretty impressive, more than in any other game IMO.



starcraft on 04 March 2009
Asmo said:

But there's a lot of things happening on the screen all the time, the number of particles is pretty impressive, more than in any other game IMO.

More than any other console game with the possible exception of Gears of War 2.

But I agree with the above posters that Mass Effect still has the best, most detailed and graphically stunning character models of this generation so far.

But yeah Killzone 2's environments are more detailed.  Smaller environments, higher funding, a bigger development team and an extra year's work will do that for you.

 



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selnor on 04 March 2009
S.T.A.G.E. said:
antfromtashkent said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
antfromtashkent said:
to tell you the truth i actually dont see how Killzone 2 is better graphics than Masseffect.... maybie its just me... *ponders*

 

 Are you serious? Killzones graphics destroy ME's. ME was a gameplay and storyboard achievement but was still visually pleasing. The next one should be better.

Lol im sorry but i honestly dont see it... Maybie the enviroments in KZ are better... but the charecter models in ME are second to none.... except for the original skipper.... i will say that maybie...since i played the game a while ago my preception might be a bit squed, because the first time i saw ME charecters i was in awe

 

 

 LOL bro, the in-game graphics of KZ2 is still better than ME's cinematics. ME's graphics were a visual achievement for the time that it came out. I can't blame you really when I think about it in that perspective. The graphics of ME2 should be much better.

Sorry. I have to stop you there. KZ2 is better on the whole. But characters are better in Mass Effect than KZ2. But I kinda understand what ant... is saying. Mass Effect - KZ2 isnt that BIG of a jump. Yes it's a jump, but I think we all get carried away sometimes. Anyway without a doubt Mass Effect 2 will be one of if not the best looking game this year without a doubt.

Mass Effect

KZ2

 



Beoulve on 04 March 2009

Can't wait for this game!! XD Probably have to wait a year though.... DOH!



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DMeisterJ on 04 March 2009
mrstickball said:
Any game that has the scope of Mass Effect vs. the scope of KZ2 can't really be compared. One has all the fighting done in small, tight corridors, the other is beyond epic, spanning star systems, planets, and cities.

I wonder if this 30 person addition is to push for a November-December 2009 timeframe?

Or the 30 person addition is for the PS3 port.



big_boss on 04 March 2009

This game and Dragon Age Origins are games that are already paid off at GS so now I play the waiting game.



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selnor on 04 March 2009
DMeisterJ said:
mrstickball said:
Any game that has the scope of Mass Effect vs. the scope of KZ2 can't really be compared. One has all the fighting done in small, tight corridors, the other is beyond epic, spanning star systems, planets, and cities.

I wonder if this 30 person addition is to push for a November-December 2009 timeframe?

Or the 30 person addition is for the PS3 port.

 

 One problem with that. IGN have taken all PS3 stuff to do with ME2 down. Also March 2 2009 IGN's main article about this new 30 people states on their homepage " The 360 exclusive Mass Effect 2" so it looks like there will be an announcement shortly. I wonder if IGN will be in trouble for doing it early?



badgenome on 04 March 2009
DMeisterJ said:
mrstickball said:
Any game that has the scope of Mass Effect vs. the scope of KZ2 can't really be compared. One has all the fighting done in small, tight corridors, the other is beyond epic, spanning star systems, planets, and cities.

I wonder if this 30 person addition is to push for a November-December 2009 timeframe?

Or the 30 person addition is for the PS3 port.

Sounds like a lot of people for a port. Especially for a nonexistant one.



DMeisterJ on 04 March 2009
badgenome said:
DMeisterJ said:
mrstickball said:
Any game that has the scope of Mass Effect vs. the scope of KZ2 can't really be compared. One has all the fighting done in small, tight corridors, the other is beyond epic, spanning star systems, planets, and cities.

I wonder if this 30 person addition is to push for a November-December 2009 timeframe?

Or the 30 person addition is for the PS3 port.

Sounds like a lot of people for a port. Especially for a nonexistant one.

Well, PS3 would have to get ME1 also, and you know how notoriously hard the PS3 is to work with.