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"Games to look out for?"

We all know the obvious games that we should be on the look for when released, the games that are set to be a great experience to play.

The likes of:

Gran Turismo 4
Killzone
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
Driv3r
Metal Gear Solid 3
Rainbow Six 3
Resident Evil Outbreak
Hitman Contracts
Syphon Filter Omega Strain


Just wondering what other games you expect to turn out great.

Can someone link me to some Mercenaries coverage? I know nothing of this game.

Legendary Link wrote:
> i dont really like the idea of those multi-layerd textures, instead of
> making low res multi-layerd ones that chip and change according to
> your distance y not make high res 1's?
> seems like their blagging their way through to suit the PS2, some
> would say thats good, but y not excell the technology? they have got
> sony behind them.

Killzone would look sooo much better on Xbox.

Legendary Link wrote:
> i dont really like the idea of those multi-layerd textures, instead of
> making low res multi-layerd ones that chip and change according to
> your distance y not make high res 1's?
> seems like their blagging their way through to suit the PS2, some
> would say thats good, but y not excell the technology? they have got
> sony behind them.

Well there are a few reasons, first being that of memory. The amount of VRAM for the PS2 is rather small, especially compared to the Xbox (which is customisable); if constant hi res textures were used throughou, even when looking from afar, that would mean more work than is necessary for the GPU - which can be better handled, or probably necessary to be used in other things such as buildings. As you get closer there is less of the world to see, and therefore textures on walls and surfaces can be focused on more.

It's rather clever, constantly changing the texture level according to the distance from the player.

Wakka wrote:
> beanz wrote:
> just saw a gameplay video of killzone and frankly it looks a bit
> cr*ppy. the AI seems very dubious...as does the weapon damage.
> halo
> beater....doubt it.
>
> They can fix that before release though.

well you better bloody hope so...surprised they'd release footage of it when it's looking as dodgy as it does. i guess they still have a good few months. fingers crossed.

i dont really like the idea of those multi-layerd textures, instead of making low res multi-layerd ones that chip and change according to your distance y not make high res 1's?
seems like their blagging their way through to suit the PS2, some would say thats good, but y not excell the technology? they have got sony behind them.

beanz wrote:
> just saw a gameplay video of killzone and frankly it looks a bit
> cr*ppy. the AI seems very dubious...as does the weapon damage. halo
> beater....doubt it.

They can fix that before release though.

just saw a gameplay video of killzone and frankly it looks a bit cr*ppy. the AI seems very dubious...as does the weapon damage. halo beater....doubt it.

Siphon Filter 4.

UNITEDLEGENDS159 wrote:
> Wakka wrote:
> Gran Turismo 4, the next Grand Theft Auto, Hitman: Contracts,
> ShellShock: Nam '67, Burnout 3, Onimusha 3, Call of Duty: Finest
> Hour, FIFA 2005, Jak and Daxter 3, Kingdom Hearts 2, Lord of the
> Rings: The Trilogy, Mercenaries, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater,
> Pro
> Evolution Soccer 4, Ratchet and Clank 3, Silent Hill 4, Star Wars
> Battlefront, The Getaway 2 and Timesplitters 3 are all games that
> I'm
> looking forward to.
>
> You don't expect many good games this year then :D

I know. :D

Wakka wrote:
> Gran Turismo 4, the next Grand Theft Auto, Hitman: Contracts,
> ShellShock: Nam '67, Burnout 3, Onimusha 3, Call of Duty: Finest
> Hour, FIFA 2005, Jak and Daxter 3, Kingdom Hearts 2, Lord of the
> Rings: The Trilogy, Mercenaries, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Pro
> Evolution Soccer 4, Ratchet and Clank 3, Silent Hill 4, Star Wars
> Battlefront, The Getaway 2 and Timesplitters 3 are all games that I'm
> looking forward to.

You don't expect many good games this year then :D