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Mario Kart 8 is beautiful.
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Garrett Hawke
Member
Screens don't do it justice - the jaggies ruin them.
THIS. I expected screens, thread does NOT deliver.
I saw MK8 yesterday in Gamestop and the jaggies were clearly there even in motion.
I own a Wii U but i know it is what it is: an underpowered last gen console with some amazing games.
Gotta buy Pikmin 3 soon
MisterGrey3000
Member
Err...
Every company/console-specific group on GAF's gaming-side does this to some extent...like there is seriously no point in getting flustered or uppity about it.
:/
1.21Gigawatts
Banned
I was impressed by the gifs, but when I actually played the game it didn't impress much.
Its a good looking game, but I'd say impressive only by last gen standards.
There are a lot of things that show you that the hardware is definitely lacking.
Its a good looking game, but I'd say impressive only by last gen standards.
There are a lot of things that show you that the hardware is definitely lacking.
protomouse
Member
It's a trade-off between frame-rate and image quality. Nintendo opted for the former. Jaggies are unpleasant but I'd imagine frame-rate issues would have done much worse things to this game.
hmmm.. some of the textures in Pikmin 3 are really kinda meh, and it shows especially in the first person photo mode.
I think you're thinking of AA.
Jaggies suck, but in a fast paced game they're not very noticeable. Textures becoming a blurred mess when they're 2 inches in front of your player, otoh, is terribly distracting. I'd have rather seen them sacrifice some lighting or shadow quality before killing texture filtering.
Windom Earle
Member
I agree that it looks fucking amazing. The art is soo good.
"Change your settings to get rid of jaggies" is stupid though. This is not how it works. Not gonna destroy my textures.
"Change your settings to get rid of jaggies" is stupid though. This is not how it works. Not gonna destroy my textures.
1.21Gigawatts
Banned
It has some frameskipping.
Only when playing with the CPU
TheAdmiester
Member
The OTT bloom combined with the beady look of the aliasing makes this absolutely hideous to me. Aliased glow on the edges of stuff has always looked awful.
I does look pretty. Great art direction putting everything together and great use of the hardware to keep everything running at 60fps while still looking gorgeous. And about the jaggies, it might be my set, but I can never notice them during gameplay. I'm only able to notice them if I specifically look for it during the replays and stuff, and still it is so minimal that it wouldn't bother me if I could see it while playing. Which is kind of weird, because I can see jaggies in other games (like my much, deeply beloved TW101, or even SM3DW sometimes), but not in MK8. Funny.
Sharp Barrels / 10
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
I don't know how anyone could go back to an older console Mariokart after this.
I've been playing a lot of Double Dash and Mario Kart DS lately. It's pretty easy when you care about more things than the graphics.
pinkurocket
Member
It looks great in motion, not only because of the graphics but mostly because of how well animated everything is and the amazing attention to detail. In screenshots.. All of that falls a bit flat. The way everything interacts with eachother is just beautiful. It's a game made to be played and optimised for gameplay, it's really impressive.
MisterGrey3000
Member
Yeah.
Kart was never a great looking series; MK8's leap in graphical quality is quite jarring in all honesty.
I never wanna go back to that cheap spin-off look the other games had. I'm expecting Kart 9/whatever to look just as good if not a little better than 8.
Edit: Also live recorded music is something that should be standard in MK from now on.
Darth Ghandi
Banned
Poetry in motion!
16x AF or texture filtering is almost free performance wise.
EdwardTeach
Member
It is a beautiful game, though to be honest when i am racing I barely notice. The replays re great for spotting the nice animations.
lightchris
Member
If it were it would be enabled in almost all console games. It may often be free on PC, when other factors are a bottleneck, but it's obviously not free in current console environments/games.
Captain Europe
Member
It's the best looking game so far IMO, the attention to detail is insane. The jaggies are hardly noticeable on my TV.
They are getting closer and closer to that Disney look.
Yeah, I never liked how DD, MKWii and MK7 looked. I was pleasantly surprised when they first revealed MK8, wasn't expecting anything like this at all. And the live recorded music is amazing. MK was always fun, but MK8 is so much more, wonder what got into the MK team lol.
They are getting closer and closer to that Disney look.
Yeah, I never liked how DD, MKWii and MK7 looked. I was pleasantly surprised when they first revealed MK8, wasn't expecting anything like this at all. And the live recorded music is amazing. MK was always fun, but MK8 is so much more, wonder what got into the MK team lol.
Alcoholikaust
Member
"oh my fucking dog" had me in stitches
yes it's beautiful
yes it's beautiful
Yeah, it looks incredible for sure. I hope that the next 3D Mario game gets this kind of treatment in the graphics department. Mushroom Kingdom is better realized on these tracks than in any other Mario game. 3D World is a nice looking game, but the lighting alone in MK8 makes it look leagues better. Also, the jaggies are very minimal on my TV.
WeAreStarStuff
Member
Just saw this game being played for the first time two days ago. My thought was "that looks pretty good." I wasn't blown away or anything.
How in the world is a positive post about a nintendo game "self" fellating? Sorry, but this post comes off as so bitter. It's fellating maybe, not sure where the self part comes in. Seems like you just want to be an ass.
protomouse
Member
Yes, sorry. Haven't really noticed/payed attention to anything else to be honest.
For me, that's not an issue the same way inconsistent dips are.
You mean like a 30 fps/720p game? I'm pretty sure Mario Kart is there.
Captain Europe
Member
This is a current gen MK though.
Wolfgang Jr
Banned
One of the best looking games I've ever played. I still get a slight 'wow' feeling each time I play it (which is several times a week still).
I don't really notice the jaggies while playing, but could see the aliasing being quite apparent if playing on very large tv's and/or when sitting quite close to your TV.
I had forgot about the frame skip issue, probably because I don't play against CPU often... even before I didn't really notice it unless I was really looking for it though.
It's consistent 60 fps against other players and unless you play against CPU more often than against real players, it's still average 60 fps.
I don't really notice the jaggies while playing, but could see the aliasing being quite apparent if playing on very large tv's and/or when sitting quite close to your TV.
I had forgot about the frame skip issue, probably because I don't play against CPU often... even before I didn't really notice it unless I was really looking for it though.
It's consistent 60 fps against other players and unless you play against CPU more often than against real players, it's still average 60 fps.
While the game itself is beautiful, I'm more impressed by details such as moustaches flowing in the wind and the famous angry faces.
Aww yeah all dat 60fps 720p goodness... if only!
Broken Hope
Member
You do realise that the Wii U doesn't support full range RGB right, so if you're using it with a monitor expecting full range RGB then your black levels are going to be screwed and things will look too grey, so before talking about calibrating your display etc I'd be sure to be using a display that's even displaying the image as intended first.
riceandpea
Neo Member
I do think MK8 is a bloody good looking game, and that's mostly art direction than actual graphical fidelity.
But I don't get the same awe that so many others seem to get for the game - I mean, it looks lovely and is always a pleasure to play. But there are jaggies and it can be a little rough every so often - fidelity wise, not visually - and that does kind of disappoint me.
Still, I don't care so much about that as long as the core game is great. Which it is.
But I don't get the same awe that so many others seem to get for the game - I mean, it looks lovely and is always a pleasure to play. But there are jaggies and it can be a little rough every so often - fidelity wise, not visually - and that does kind of disappoint me.
Still, I don't care so much about that as long as the core game is great. Which it is.
Self-fellating? Have you ever been to a Naughty Dog related thread?