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THE FUTURE OF GAMING...upon us?
What with all the hype surrounding all of the next generation consoles, there are so many new games said to be in development each and every day. Many of these games do indeed look impressive, and sure enough probably do play just as great as they look, but how many of them are really up to scratch?
We're all talking about the future of gaming and where the industry is heading in the next week/month/year/decade and each day are a step closer to reaching what many would call their idea of perfection in a game.
I must confess to finding the Metal Gear Solid 2 demo absoloutely amazing. Initially, my feelings were that nothing would ever come close to beating MGS2. Taking MGS2 as an example, the Playstation 2 is preety much resting on the shoulders of Hideo Kojima. The success or failure of the PS2 (mass market we're talking here remember!) will be determined in some form by the outcome of MGS2. It's inevitable that the so called "biggest game ever" will have an effect on the future of the PS2. So, is MGS2 the future of gaming?
Some months back, a little title caught my eye, and i've been watching it closely ever since. Each month eager with anticipation, I rushed out to buy the latest PS2 magazines just to get a glimpse of the game on the DVD. Could anything possibly bring as much entertainment as MGS2? Two words for you...Silent Hill. In my opinion what is looking to be, at this point in time, what i'd consider my ideal game. Probably that of many others too. From the DVD clips, it looks amazing. Graphically, maybe not advanced as some games in development, but as far as I can tell, it's still very very impressive. And the soundtrack? An amazing audio selection right across the board. From the sound effects (anyone get a deaf feeling in their ears from the screeching?) right through to the theme song. An amazingly appropriate soundtrack to accompany the visuals.
I simply could not beleive what I witnessed as I sat and watched the trailer once, twice, three times over. I'm sure it's got quite a following out there already, but really i'm not sure what more I want from a computer game. When you talking about the next generation, and the future...as far as i'm concerned it's upon us. This is the sort of thing I want to be playing day in day out, hour after hour.
If someone would develop me any game I wanted, with anything in it I wanted...I think my answers would summate to Silent Hill 2. How on earth this one has been pulled out of the bag, I just do not know, and I honestly think this is the game to challenge MGS2 and make it look puny. I know that's a rather brash statement to make, but in all honesty who would rather take MGS2 over Silent Hill 2 right now? MGS2 is by no means an ordinary game, but I feel Silent Hill 2 has something we've been needing for so long in this industry.
Where can it progress from this? How much more real, and emotional can a game become?
Silent Hill 2 frightening? Damn right, and in more than one way!
What with all the hype surrounding all of the next generation consoles, there are so many new games said to be in development each and every day. Many of these games do indeed look impressive, and sure enough probably do play just as great as they look, but how many of them are really up to scratch?
We're all talking about the future of gaming and where the industry is heading in the next week/month/year/decade and each day are a step closer to reaching what many would call their idea of perfection in a game.
I must confess to finding the Metal Gear Solid 2 demo absoloutely amazing. Initially, my feelings were that nothing would ever come close to beating MGS2. Taking MGS2 as an example, the Playstation 2 is preety much resting on the shoulders of Hideo Kojima. The success or failure of the PS2 (mass market we're talking here remember!) will be determined in some form by the outcome of MGS2. It's inevitable that the so called "biggest game ever" will have an effect on the future of the PS2. So, is MGS2 the future of gaming?
Some months back, a little title caught my eye, and i've been watching it closely ever since. Each month eager with anticipation, I rushed out to buy the latest PS2 magazines just to get a glimpse of the game on the DVD. Could anything possibly bring as much entertainment as MGS2? Two words for you...Silent Hill. In my opinion what is looking to be, at this point in time, what i'd consider my ideal game. Probably that of many others too. From the DVD clips, it looks amazing. Graphically, maybe not advanced as some games in development, but as far as I can tell, it's still very very impressive. And the soundtrack? An amazing audio selection right across the board. From the sound effects (anyone get a deaf feeling in their ears from the screeching?) right through to the theme song. An amazingly appropriate soundtrack to accompany the visuals.
I simply could not beleive what I witnessed as I sat and watched the trailer once, twice, three times over. I'm sure it's got quite a following out there already, but really i'm not sure what more I want from a computer game. When you talking about the next generation, and the future...as far as i'm concerned it's upon us. This is the sort of thing I want to be playing day in day out, hour after hour.
If someone would develop me any game I wanted, with anything in it I wanted...I think my answers would summate to Silent Hill 2. How on earth this one has been pulled out of the bag, I just do not know, and I honestly think this is the game to challenge MGS2 and make it look puny. I know that's a rather brash statement to make, but in all honesty who would rather take MGS2 over Silent Hill 2 right now? MGS2 is by no means an ordinary game, but I feel Silent Hill 2 has something we've been needing for so long in this industry.
Where can it progress from this? How much more real, and emotional can a game become?
Silent Hill 2 frightening? Damn right, and in more than one way!
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That Silent Hill demo was so good.
AD: I am going to prod you later.
AD: I am going to prod you later.
I didn't think the MGS2 demo was all that.
Yes the charactes and weather effects were good but the textures used for the surroundings are nothting the PS1 couldn't handle. Maybe this is due to the lack of video memory the PS2 has.
Take Giants, on the PC, the graphics eclipse everything around. I think only the XBox will give us virtually perfect graphics, but graphics aren't everything.
Yes the charactes and weather effects were good but the textures used for the surroundings are nothting the PS1 couldn't handle. Maybe this is due to the lack of video memory the PS2 has.
Take Giants, on the PC, the graphics eclipse everything around. I think only the XBox will give us virtually perfect graphics, but graphics aren't everything.
Pop
The future is bright for gaming, never had so many huge companies had an interest in it, but then never before have so many companies been up against one another in such a way, the competition is good, and the games are getting better, games will never actually become a part of us, Virtual Reality is a long way of, and even when it does get here I don't feel it will ever be that real, there will always be bugs and glitches in the game.
Sure gaming is moving so fast now that in five years time we will look back on Perfect Dark and admire it for being an old classic, then we will look back on Mario Bros 1 and laugh at its 10 pixels per inch, but gaming is not all about the reality and dpi.
Gaming is all about the enjoyment the gamer gets out of the game, the game that s/he knows they can put down at any minute and go downstairs for a drink, just by pressing pause they can relax and think about there next move, I don't want this to change in the gaming world, and neither should you.
I have noticed many gamers actually move with the game, try to see something around a corner, something obviouslt they can't see but tilt there head to try and look, then they realise what they are doing a feel stupid, its this sense that gaming will try and overcome in many years, the sense of being one with the game, but I don't think this will be received to lightly, already we have parents and adults killing the market of violent games, if the gamer was allowed into the game, imagine playing something like Kingpin, it just won't be allowed, but then again imagine playing something like Mario 64, were you are Mario, able to jump on enemies head, the sheer excitment and joy you would inherit would be amazing.
For now though we will have to be content with the dreams we have at night, and the imagination of what is to come in the gaming world...
...lets just wait.
Thanks
er-no
Sure gaming is moving so fast now that in five years time we will look back on Perfect Dark and admire it for being an old classic, then we will look back on Mario Bros 1 and laugh at its 10 pixels per inch, but gaming is not all about the reality and dpi.
Gaming is all about the enjoyment the gamer gets out of the game, the game that s/he knows they can put down at any minute and go downstairs for a drink, just by pressing pause they can relax and think about there next move, I don't want this to change in the gaming world, and neither should you.
I have noticed many gamers actually move with the game, try to see something around a corner, something obviouslt they can't see but tilt there head to try and look, then they realise what they are doing a feel stupid, its this sense that gaming will try and overcome in many years, the sense of being one with the game, but I don't think this will be received to lightly, already we have parents and adults killing the market of violent games, if the gamer was allowed into the game, imagine playing something like Kingpin, it just won't be allowed, but then again imagine playing something like Mario 64, were you are Mario, able to jump on enemies head, the sheer excitment and joy you would inherit would be amazing.
For now though we will have to be content with the dreams we have at night, and the imagination of what is to come in the gaming world...
...lets just wait.
Thanks
er-no
Well, I could do this I suppose.
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Access Denied wrote:
> Jak and Daxter.
Access Granted.
Probability of success:
> 0.998.
Visual rating: 99%
Shut up AD, you're just annoying everyone.
> Jak and Daxter.
Access Granted.
Probability of success:
> 0.998.
Visual rating: 99%
Shut up AD, you're just annoying everyone.
I actually pointed out that visually (at least in game) it wasn't that impressive.
But deep down, Silent Hill brings a whole new world to life. When a trailer can engross the viewer in the storyline like the Silent Hill trailer does, you know it's going to be good.
I'm not arguing that it's fact, but in my opinion this is where gaming goes forward. This is where we are drawn into the lifes of characters, where we become part of the fantasy world.
But deep down, Silent Hill brings a whole new world to life. When a trailer can engross the viewer in the storyline like the Silent Hill trailer does, you know it's going to be good.
I'm not arguing that it's fact, but in my opinion this is where gaming goes forward. This is where we are drawn into the lifes of characters, where we become part of the fantasy world.
ADH wrote:
> Sure the future of gaming isn't solely on the PS2, but the point was
> Silent Hill 2 really is touching upon something unbeleivable. Where
> reality and fantasy begin to merge.
No, it just looks good! Completely different to touching....
> Sure the future of gaming isn't solely on the PS2, but the point was
> Silent Hill 2 really is touching upon something unbeleivable. Where
> reality and fantasy begin to merge.
No, it just looks good! Completely different to touching....
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