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Well until a few days ago I was a self confessed Nintendo fan. I had played a PS2 courtesy of GA*E and I didnít think it was too special.
At a mates birthday sleepover a few days ago there were 6 of us and 3 had PS2ís. One brought along their PS2 and the others brought their games. WE DID NOT DRINK :o)
Ok, we set it up in a matter of seconds on his big widescreen telly and in went International Track and field. Boom! It hit me, the button bashing crazy had latched onto a new victim, me. We had a great laugh and after a 2hr stretch we stopped because our wrists were killed! In went This Is Football 2002, Boom! It hit me, but not the button bashing, the graphics. GA*E must have had a demo of the game, of their telly was pants because the graphics were so smooth, so crisp.
I was blown away by how fast the game actually ran, I mean its one thing to have good graphics but its another to play it at a high speed. The players looked so real, it was just so realistic. The controls were a bit fiddely but after 5 mins they were easy, and thatís coming from an n64 owner!
You know in a real match, when corners are getting ready to be taken, the keeper sort of like bends down and points to his front and back post and shouts ìMark up!î Well, what do you know, this game recreated it so beautifully.
We didnít have a multi-tap but we had teams of two, one person played the first half and the other played the second. It worked very well.
After a few world cups, a lot of LEMONADE drinking :o) and some nokia game fun we played crazy taxi. This was a bit annoying because its only one player, so one person played while we went off to do something else. After a LOT of waiting I had my go, I have played the Dreamcast version so I wasnít a newbie to the game but still, the graphics were top class, the game ran so smooth, so crisp.
I basically sum up the PS2 as being better than the consoles out there at the moment and I wouldnít say no to a free one :o)
I was until a few nights ago a self confessed Ninty, I didnít have a grudge against Sony but they reminded my of some wordÖ. Whats it againÖ AH, its that word, SEQUALS :o)
MY advise to those out there who donít like the PS2 I say is play it again, and again. You will like it. Playing a PS2 has now totally changed my view on Sony and their consoles.
They have a lot of quality games out on the market but the PS3 beckons so donít shell out for one just yet. If Sony tried to stick to one console for a while like PSX they would be the best, but they release a new console every time the opposition brings out something that might better their current console. So if they put more effort and more time into PS3 any maybe put some expansion slots into it, it could work, but still they might go overboard and put to many slots in and release a new expansion ìThingî every week!
I played ISS98 on my n64 last night and I thought, what the hell is this? The graphics were poor, and thinking about it, the game is solid. You canít outpace other players, and the camera is not the best.
We didnít get to play on GT3 but we had it, so I could of compared the graphics, If they are the same as the graphics on the advert or even better I will be impressed, very impressed.
So basically if Nintendo canít pull it together and make GameCube something special Iím afraid I will be changing to the more popular choice. Sony. Thatís another thing, ALL my mates have a playstation of some sort, so I do feel left out. When they come round I say ìBring you playstationî PSX is just moreÖ Easier.
I want Nintendo to succeed and I thought Zelda could be amazing but I can see straight away that it is already being called childish from the kiddy Zelda graphics. Resident Evil looks ace so with lots of 3rd party games on the way it should be a better success than N64.
I haven't been converted yet, but I am slowly leaning to that dark Sony side.
But as always, like I always say, lets just wait and see.
Thanks for reading
GasMask
At a mates birthday sleepover a few days ago there were 6 of us and 3 had PS2ís. One brought along their PS2 and the others brought their games. WE DID NOT DRINK :o)
Ok, we set it up in a matter of seconds on his big widescreen telly and in went International Track and field. Boom! It hit me, the button bashing crazy had latched onto a new victim, me. We had a great laugh and after a 2hr stretch we stopped because our wrists were killed! In went This Is Football 2002, Boom! It hit me, but not the button bashing, the graphics. GA*E must have had a demo of the game, of their telly was pants because the graphics were so smooth, so crisp.
I was blown away by how fast the game actually ran, I mean its one thing to have good graphics but its another to play it at a high speed. The players looked so real, it was just so realistic. The controls were a bit fiddely but after 5 mins they were easy, and thatís coming from an n64 owner!
You know in a real match, when corners are getting ready to be taken, the keeper sort of like bends down and points to his front and back post and shouts ìMark up!î Well, what do you know, this game recreated it so beautifully.
We didnít have a multi-tap but we had teams of two, one person played the first half and the other played the second. It worked very well.
After a few world cups, a lot of LEMONADE drinking :o) and some nokia game fun we played crazy taxi. This was a bit annoying because its only one player, so one person played while we went off to do something else. After a LOT of waiting I had my go, I have played the Dreamcast version so I wasnít a newbie to the game but still, the graphics were top class, the game ran so smooth, so crisp.
I basically sum up the PS2 as being better than the consoles out there at the moment and I wouldnít say no to a free one :o)
I was until a few nights ago a self confessed Ninty, I didnít have a grudge against Sony but they reminded my of some wordÖ. Whats it againÖ AH, its that word, SEQUALS :o)
MY advise to those out there who donít like the PS2 I say is play it again, and again. You will like it. Playing a PS2 has now totally changed my view on Sony and their consoles.
They have a lot of quality games out on the market but the PS3 beckons so donít shell out for one just yet. If Sony tried to stick to one console for a while like PSX they would be the best, but they release a new console every time the opposition brings out something that might better their current console. So if they put more effort and more time into PS3 any maybe put some expansion slots into it, it could work, but still they might go overboard and put to many slots in and release a new expansion ìThingî every week!
I played ISS98 on my n64 last night and I thought, what the hell is this? The graphics were poor, and thinking about it, the game is solid. You canít outpace other players, and the camera is not the best.
We didnít get to play on GT3 but we had it, so I could of compared the graphics, If they are the same as the graphics on the advert or even better I will be impressed, very impressed.
So basically if Nintendo canít pull it together and make GameCube something special Iím afraid I will be changing to the more popular choice. Sony. Thatís another thing, ALL my mates have a playstation of some sort, so I do feel left out. When they come round I say ìBring you playstationî PSX is just moreÖ Easier.
I want Nintendo to succeed and I thought Zelda could be amazing but I can see straight away that it is already being called childish from the kiddy Zelda graphics. Resident Evil looks ace so with lots of 3rd party games on the way it should be a better success than N64.
I haven't been converted yet, but I am slowly leaning to that dark Sony side.
But as always, like I always say, lets just wait and see.
Thanks for reading
GasMask
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FinalFantasyFanatic wrote:
> no games have used the analog buttons yet either.
*Turbonutter beats FinalFantasyFanatic to death with his copies of GT3, Ridge Racer V, DOA2, Quake 3 and many, many others*
> no games have used the analog buttons yet either.
*Turbonutter beats FinalFantasyFanatic to death with his copies of GT3, Ridge Racer V, DOA2, Quake 3 and many, many others*
no games have used the analog buttons yet either.
None have been named at the moment, but I'd expect most if not all Sony titles to use it from now on.
cool, any ideas of which games use it?
It was me, yes.
The software is called the Performance Analyser, and shows exactly how much of the machine's power is being used at any given time. It allows developers to see exactly where there's any 'spare' power at any given point in the program, so that it can be harnessed.
They had a version for PS1, which enabled them to make the (then) graphical leap that was Gran Turismo. That was quite late in the PS1's life, though; the PS2 version has appeared comparatively early. And yes, they claim that GT3 "barely touches the sides" of what PS2 can do... so look forward to far, far better to come.
I hope that Sony don't just keep this tool for themselves and their 1st/2nd party developers, but licence it to anyone who wants it.
The software is called the Performance Analyser, and shows exactly how much of the machine's power is being used at any given time. It allows developers to see exactly where there's any 'spare' power at any given point in the program, so that it can be harnessed.
They had a version for PS1, which enabled them to make the (then) graphical leap that was Gran Turismo. That was quite late in the PS1's life, though; the PS2 version has appeared comparatively early. And yes, they claim that GT3 "barely touches the sides" of what PS2 can do... so look forward to far, far better to come.
I hope that Sony don't just keep this tool for themselves and their 1st/2nd party developers, but licence it to anyone who wants it.
Was it you Wookiee who said that new software is being introduced that finds spare power in the PS2 and puts it in the games. GT3 was put though it and they said it hadn't touched the corners of what the PS2 can do?
what happened to it, are they using it now?
what happened to it, are they using it now?
Strafex wrote:
> We know it's good (although it certainly wasn't 10 months ago, let alone 14),
The machine hasn't changed, so how do you work that out?
Assuming you mean the software, then maybe - based on your personal opinion - you're right.
I'd rank you alongside those people who walk into the cinema as the titles roll for the main feature, but miss the trailers telling them of the brilliance to come.
You know... the ones who wander around aimlessly looking for their seat, annoying the people already settled behind them, until an usher who knows their way around shows them the light and leads them by the hand to their seat.
At which point, all those ticked off people behind them begin launching popcorn at their head.
:-)
> We know it's good (although it certainly wasn't 10 months ago, let alone 14),
The machine hasn't changed, so how do you work that out?
Assuming you mean the software, then maybe - based on your personal opinion - you're right.
I'd rank you alongside those people who walk into the cinema as the titles roll for the main feature, but miss the trailers telling them of the brilliance to come.
You know... the ones who wander around aimlessly looking for their seat, annoying the people already settled behind them, until an usher who knows their way around shows them the light and leads them by the hand to their seat.
At which point, all those ticked off people behind them begin launching popcorn at their head.
:-)
Where? N64? I agree that the N64 has good multiplayer games. None are as good as 4 player Timesplitters, which was available over 1 year ago.
You can't be talking about the Gamecube. It's not released for 6 months, and the selection of multi-player games is errrm... minimal.
Open your eyes Nintys!
You can't be talking about the Gamecube. It's not released for 6 months, and the selection of multi-player games is errrm... minimal.
Open your eyes Nintys!
We know it's good (although it certainly wasn't 10 months ago, let alone 14), but we know we can find better elsewhere (well, what suits us more anyway), especially in the multiplayer department...
I bought a launch machine too. Ripped off was I? I don't think so... I've been playing timesplitters, SSX stc. for over 1 year now. I may have saved £100 by buying now instead of at launch, but I would pay £100 to have 1 whole year of watching DVDs and playing these games...
I'm not the sort to deny myself the top quality entertainment the PS2 provides for over a year.
I feel a bit sorry for those who are only just realising what the PS2 can do, you could have been doing this 14 months ago!
Finally, join me in pity for the poor Nintys that will never open their eyes to the PS2 running on a 32" widescreen. Face the truth!
I'm not the sort to deny myself the top quality entertainment the PS2 provides for over a year.
I feel a bit sorry for those who are only just realising what the PS2 can do, you could have been doing this 14 months ago!
Finally, join me in pity for the poor Nintys that will never open their eyes to the PS2 running on a 32" widescreen. Face the truth!
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