nkarafo
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So, i decided to dust off my Wii and replay some of my favorite games. The idea was to see how good (or bad) some of them have aged (graphically) because on this particular console i never replayed a single game more than once when they were new, so i almost forgot about how they look.
I was expecting some very bad results tbh. I mean, even when the Wii was brand new, it wasn't exactly a powerhouse. And for about a year now, i enjoy the best looking games on my new gaming PC. So with these standards, i was expecting those Wii games to look like a joke to me. Well, Silent Hill proved me very, very wrong.
I remember that this game impressed me when i played it. But somehow, it impressed me even more now, so much so that it made me want to do this thread. I will go as far as to say it is THE best looking game on the console, at least technically.
Just about everything about it is impressive. The geometry detail is so good that when you enter a building, it has everything you expect it to have inside, from every furniture to small details on tables, shelfs, etc, all in full 3D. The texture quality is amazing too, mostly because there is a huge quantity of them at any given scene. The quality is great too, they even use textured signs that you can clearly read by zooming in a bit, instead of pressing a button to read a text. Making the whole thing more immersive. The mirror effects are also some of the best i have seen, current gen games included. The lighting is also very good, with real time shadows, although i feel that the flashlight is unrealistically strong, casting shadows miles away.
The game also runs at 60fps! I didn't even remember that and i was surprised... although it drops to 30's/40's when you open your flashlight but still, it's damn impressive, especially considering how this game is one of the best looking on the console, when today people can't stop talking about visual sacrifices and how 60fps make games look like shit...
But i left the best part for last. Those damn snow particle effects! These are like the best i have seen so far. Even the most graphically revered games today can't come close to this. I mean, not only they animate like real snow. Not only you can see each individual particle settling on the floor before it fades away. But they even cast real time shadows when they pass in front of your flashlight (they also shine realistically)! I remember this effect being impressive for me then and it still drops my jaw today. Mostly because i still haven't seen a game with a similar thing and this is a freaking Wii game released in 2009!
Now i know i talked only about the graphics, but seriously, you have to see this guys. I wonder what Climax is doing now, i mean if they managed to create such thing on the Wii, what could they do on a PS4? I also wonder how this game will look on Dolphin... too bad i can't connect my Wiimote on the PC yet, damn...
I was expecting some very bad results tbh. I mean, even when the Wii was brand new, it wasn't exactly a powerhouse. And for about a year now, i enjoy the best looking games on my new gaming PC. So with these standards, i was expecting those Wii games to look like a joke to me. Well, Silent Hill proved me very, very wrong.
I remember that this game impressed me when i played it. But somehow, it impressed me even more now, so much so that it made me want to do this thread. I will go as far as to say it is THE best looking game on the console, at least technically.
Just about everything about it is impressive. The geometry detail is so good that when you enter a building, it has everything you expect it to have inside, from every furniture to small details on tables, shelfs, etc, all in full 3D. The texture quality is amazing too, mostly because there is a huge quantity of them at any given scene. The quality is great too, they even use textured signs that you can clearly read by zooming in a bit, instead of pressing a button to read a text. Making the whole thing more immersive. The mirror effects are also some of the best i have seen, current gen games included. The lighting is also very good, with real time shadows, although i feel that the flashlight is unrealistically strong, casting shadows miles away.
The game also runs at 60fps! I didn't even remember that and i was surprised... although it drops to 30's/40's when you open your flashlight but still, it's damn impressive, especially considering how this game is one of the best looking on the console, when today people can't stop talking about visual sacrifices and how 60fps make games look like shit...
But i left the best part for last. Those damn snow particle effects! These are like the best i have seen so far. Even the most graphically revered games today can't come close to this. I mean, not only they animate like real snow. Not only you can see each individual particle settling on the floor before it fades away. But they even cast real time shadows when they pass in front of your flashlight (they also shine realistically)! I remember this effect being impressive for me then and it still drops my jaw today. Mostly because i still haven't seen a game with a similar thing and this is a freaking Wii game released in 2009!
Now i know i talked only about the graphics, but seriously, you have to see this guys. I wonder what Climax is doing now, i mean if they managed to create such thing on the Wii, what could they do on a PS4? I also wonder how this game will look on Dolphin... too bad i can't connect my Wiimote on the PC yet, damn...
