Just redressing the balance a bit ;P


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( HappyToast sorted on, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:32, archived)

I had a go on a Wii
and thought the graphics were poor for 1980s. Great concept, but needs a couple of generations before it actually becomes worth owning
( Milkman Dan, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:33, archived)

No denying it has all the graphics capabilities of a 3DFX card that hit the bottle
but it's still a blast at parties.
(Guineapiggy Fuzzeh!, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:34, archived)

it feels rushed
when it's had a few years as a concept to bed in, I'm sure it'll be great
( Milkman Dan, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:35, archived)

I agree
but I'd still rather own a Wii than a PS3. Screw it, Xbox 360 it is. They're gonna merge them with PCs anyway and shut out the market next time around.
(Guineapiggy Fuzzeh!, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:37, archived)

www.b3ta.com/board/7056185

photorealistic route = less artistic and more costly to create
a team of 200 are needed for a current next gen game
where is all the bedroom coder support?
where will the next generation of coders come from without it?

who want's to spend two years of their life creating something
which may flop at release?

there's more to it than just graphics
( The King of Hats The bigger they are, the Hadoken they fall!, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:34, archived)

shut it grandad :D
You can have shit hot graphics AND killer gameplay you know ;)
( HappyToast sorted on, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:37, archived)

hahahahahahahahahahahaha
I love the Happy Toast vs King OF Hats console arguments debates.
( mugatu what the deuce?, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:39, archived)

Best bit is we're in agreement on most of it
we just like to put on a show and bring the punters in ;)
( HappyToast sorted on, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:41, archived)

True. Remember Caber Wulf, the jungle maze/ Highland Games classic.

( Sea Tramp can't troll mumsnet ALL the time, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:40, archived)

needs less colour clash
:D
( Discomeats RUSK! FOR VICTORY!, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:43, archived)

it all comes at a cost
all the small developers are dying
soon all games will be made by 3 developers
and YOU WILL LIKE WHAT THEY MAKE OR ELSE!!!!

no one can take a risk in an industry where it takes
24 months to create a product

it's like a decent, raw promo tape
verses 200 mill spent on a sugar babe video

you're all being fooled that more money/better looking = the best
:D
( The King of Hats The bigger they are, the Hadoken they fall!, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:40, archived)

ahhhh, who says the games need to be massive
Blast Factor is a perfect example of super cool graphics and mad old skool gameplay.
I doubt it took more than a team of 10 to make in 6 months and it only costs £3.49 off the Playstation store.

Stuff like that (and the hope for regular bursts of more) is why I am loving the PS3 so far
( HappyToast sorted on, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:44, archived)

yes, there is hope left still
but tell that to lanning
creator of abe and munch
who recently left the games industry to chase
a career in film where he feels his creative
talents are less restricted.
( The King of Hats The bigger they are, the Hadoken they fall!, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:46, archived)

yup
Microsoft killed his dream :(

The poor install base of the XBox (actually I think it was the 360) meant that Microsoft were unwilling to spend money on his vision. Cnuts.
( HappyToast sorted on, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:49, archived)

^ this
One of my favourite games ever which I still play regularly runs smoothly on a Pentium 150 :)
Edit: Master of Orion II. Oh, and I forgot Civ, of course.
( pzyko is a whaler on the moon and carries a harpoon, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:38, archived)

One of my fave games of all time runs fine on a 486 DX2 66 with 8meg RAM :)
Doom
( mugatu what the deuce?, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:40, archived)

I have a BBC Master System
so I can play Elite
( Milkman Dan, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:41, archived)

I have a led that is attached to a battery
I CAN MAKE IT GO ON AND OFF AT WILL!!!!!

it's enough amusement for me :D
( Discomeats RUSK! FOR VICTORY!, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:46, archived)

i've started playing a PC port of Frontier recently
it am most woo
with openGL graphics and stuff
(-2D, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:59, archived)

true, all true
but I didn't like the Wii gameplay either... I think it'll get better as they improve the technology. As I say, great concept, poor execution this time round
( Milkman Dan, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:40, archived)

i just love games \o/

( - D - Onion-head-carrot-fingers, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:43, archived)

YES



Get your rocks off honey
(The_Queen_Is_Dead Scooter Is A Blonde Haired Fuck-monkey, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:33, archived)

:O
Blasphemy?
( the holly and the ivv, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:33, archived)

graphic whore
:D
( The King of Hats The bigger they are, the Hadoken they fall!, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:33, archived)

Alternatively I could go with this one


:D
( HappyToast sorted on, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:34, archived)

hahahahahahahaha

( mugatu what the deuce?, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:35, archived)

YOS!

( pzyko is a whaler on the moon and carries a harpoon, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:36, archived)

hey!
he IS cool!

:D *hangs*
( The King of Hats The bigger they are, the Hadoken they fall!, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:43, archived)

hahahahahaha
my missus wants a Wii for her birthday. She doesn't normally 'do conputer games' but thinks the Wii looks 'fun' and 'cool'

Nuff said.
( mugatu what the deuce?, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:33, archived)

it won't be fun when she throws her shoulder out or summat!

( ivesb Assistant Clinical Physiologist extraordinary, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:34, archived)

Lets face it, it's for non game players and drunkeness really
but theres no harm in that. Just a shame they charge so much for all the required add-ons and games that cost tuppence ha'ppeny to make.
( HappyToast sorted on, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:36, archived)

pffffffffffft
"charge so much"
says the PS3 owner.....

:D
any sytem that can get my nan into games is a good thing
anything that can get women into games is a good thing
the industry needs more new talent
rather than the elite few that pander to the 13 year old gun psychopath inside of us.

and just because the PS3 is £425
it doesn't make it any less of a toy
( The King of Hats The bigger they are, the Hadoken they fall!, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:38, archived)

I quite like that Nintendo are still doing the
Shiny, happy, pling pling bing bong, jump on a mushroom sort of games though. Well, in the main.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:40, archived)

*holds breath*
*jumps in*
^ this
(Twilight Fox thinks you need a new one, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:56, archived)

and that's why the Wii will be more succesful

( pzyko is a whaler on the moon and carries a harpoon, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:40, archived)

yeah... but that will continue to determine the type of game that wil be released for it based on that new target audience
and that type of game aint for me.
( mugatu what the deuce?, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:41, archived)

but they
have captured a much larger audience than just us types who are just in it for the shiny shiny graphics and physics engines that allow
you to throw your own hand over a rainbow, if you so please*.

*to be featured in the forthcoming 360 game, "Super Hand Rainbow Detachment Squadron 2021"
( The Neville : enjoying 'Splosion Man too much, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:55, archived)

I sat playing the gamecube all of yesterday
Can't believe I haven't picked up resi 4 before now.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:35, archived)

captain!!!
*BIG hugs and smooshes*
how the hell are you?
( ivesb Assistant Clinical Physiologist extraordinary, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:36, archived)

More wary of hispanic people
But fine! *hug*

you?
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:37, archived)

not too bad but i wish 4.30 would hurry up!!
what have the hispanics done?
( ivesb Assistant Clinical Physiologist extraordinary, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:38, archived)

Play resident evil four.
If anyone shouts anything at me in spanish/portugese/one of them type languages now I will be forced to shoot them with my shooty equipment.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:39, archived)

si

( ivesb Assistant Clinical Physiologist extraordinary, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:41, archived)

I'm well liking it.
Which probably means it's shit to everyone else.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:43, archived)

Ahoi, Skipper!

( pzyko is a whaler on the moon and carries a harpoon, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:45, archived)

pfffft!
the graphic's really SO last generation, but I still think more people will buy it than a PS3.
( pzyko is a whaler on the moon and carries a harpoon, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:36, archived)

of course they will
its cheap and is perfect for shutting up the kids and hoping they'll burn off a bit of energy.

Just not what I look for in a games and entertainment system
( HappyToast sorted on, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:39, archived)

Yep.
You can't find a cheaper blu-ray player, and Linux runs, too!
( pzyko is a whaler on the moon and carries a harpoon, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:41, archived)

Wii
is fucking clown shoes.
(OneTonTesti master of rubbish kung fu, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:38, archived)

and lo it was told that with this post the fanboy wars doth began :)

( prodigy69 Errapolis, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:40, archived)

ZOMFG GAMEBOY

( mugatu what the deuce?, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 12:44, archived)

Wii rocks, Wii play with girlies

(peetrus, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 13:22, archived)