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"The real war after E3: Reggie Vs. Dringo"

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Sun 16/05/04 at 19:34
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So he thinks he can hype up Nintendo and insult the competiton better than me does he?

He thinks he can claim the brilliance of DS better than I can?

He thinks his speech was good? Damn he made David Gossan look good.

I tell you I should work in Nintendo PR.... ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You all agree? Right?
Tue 18/05/04 at 21:29
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Ok; the levels are very detailed. With animals running around and many foes attacking you. When you damage your enemies, they actually grabs the place they are hurt. The lighting system works fine and creates a good atmosphere. The characters are even better detailed than the previous installments of the franchise. And the whole world is made in 3D, not just the characters. Just look at the graphics, they are some of the best I have ever seen. But I can not know if it would be better on the xbox, since it is not in development for the xbox. I do not know much about explaining why the graphics are good, but I can say that RE4 has an impressive engine. You just know when something are great or not.
Come up with some exclusive xbox games that has better graphics than RE4.
Tue 18/05/04 at 22:01
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Bonus graphic's work differently to Gameplay.... you have to have a reason why Gameplay is good... with Graphics they are either good or not.

I've seen several videos and I see lighting stream through trees, the lit tourches send shapes against the wall and shadows loom over the buildings as it moves from day to night.

Lighting bad? It's as good if not better than the original Resident Evil.

Yes the X-box can do better but then you don't need better graphics than this. Doom 3 and Resident Evil 4 prove to me that Graphics have reached their maximum.
Tue 18/05/04 at 22:18
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Graphics have not reached their maximum :D

Doom 3 on the PC and Half life 2 puts this to shame :D

Anyway, the light you've seen streaming throgh trees on Resi is a cheap on the hardware trick ;)

For the simple fact that it is a rendered alpha blended texture :D

When a games console can do that sort of thing in real time, then things start to get more interesting.

We can get into comparing the graphics of Xbox and Gamecube games if you like. I still would like to point out that I don't think that the graphics of Resi are bad, no where have I said that, I just feel they can be better. If you guys are insistent on bringing this down to a level where we are actually arguing over what games look better than anything else, we look at PC games, because the technology has advanced to a level where consoles just can't compete.

So, I'd like you to start actually looking at what I am saying, and stop looking to bring this down to a console specific fight. Resi 4 would be better with dynamic lighting effects (not cheap tricks), proper real time shadows (not grey blobs which have no relevence to any light source in the frame) and the atmosphere which those effects create.

The issue is whether that would be possible on the Gamecube with the level of detail already present in other parts of the renderer, but no where does that mean I am trying to slate what the game has already achieved in terms of its looks, or trying to compare it to what the Xbox can or can't do. A console can only do what the developer has the ability to program. I don't personally feel that the GC or the Xbox have been pushed to their limit, and regardless of whether the hardware can cope or not, Resi 4 would look better with the effects I have been trying to get you guys to think about.
Tue 18/05/04 at 22:41
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Bonus you miss my point....

Graphics with Resident Evil 4 make me feel like there is no need for no other console at all.

Their doesn't need to be an Xenon or a Revolution.... a PS3 maybe but not with the specs they are discussing.

Graphics are beautiful now... sure they can get better but then they don't need to be. You are the only one to moan about Resident Evil 4's lighting... all I hear from gaming publications and reports on the videos is that the Graphics are unbelievable for a Gamecube title.

Nintendo and Microsoft openly stated that software is their future, not better graphics and hardware.
Wed 19/05/04 at 01:48
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Reggie will always rule. Why? Can you speak like this Dringo? [URL]http://www.cubed-3.co.uk/staff/tempo88/Reggie_Fils-Aime_Opening-Words.mp3[/URL]
Wed 19/05/04 at 09:14
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I know what Reggie said...

He is no Dringo.
Wed 19/05/04 at 17:29
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Who cares what techniques they used in Resi 4?

Fact is, it looks incredible and boasts the best console graphics of this generation.

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