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The Wii U Speculation Thread VI: The Undiscovered Country
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Why?
Nobody reads post on GAF during the conferences, everybody is too busy watching and making post.
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It actually reminds me a bit of Final Fantasy hehe. I mean, "Final/Last", as making it sound like it will the be only game in the serie.
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Hot Coldman
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Well, Naughty Dawg are probably working on another new franchise for PS4, sooooo chances are it'll be a while before a TLOU2
That's kinda why I offered people to come into the gaf tinychat room. I mean sure you cant record the reactions (Not sure why your doing that) but it's still good for voice chatting reactions.
True. I'll be on the sofa, iPad on the coffee table, during the conference. No time for posting - I want to pay full attention to the event we've waited for for so long. I mean, these come along but once or twice per decade.. this may very well end-up being something we remember for a very long time!
In a good way
The hype is good and we're still nine days away. It's all good.I can't believe you banned my friend Dave
Fake Dave or real Dave?
One Dave to rule them all.
Stop making me doubt my ideas!
Well the offer is out there. We will be linking it in the official threads anyways.
Actually, if you give me the link, I'll put it in my OP.
nordique
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I can already imagine the "Wii vs Wii U graphics comparison" threads
A precursor:
(bonus lighting fx)
I mean, this difference alone is pretty neat:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wruBogE-AHE (Twilight Armogohma battle on Wii)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27Lf4uVuE50 (Wii U tech demo)
Surely if they sent one for Direct.
We'll possibly see or hear something. I don't see why they wouldn't try and steal some of Nintendo's thunder this E3.
I can already imagine the "Wii vs Wii U graphics comparison" threads
A precursor:
I never noticed before, but I guess Link is officially right-handed now.
PS4, no. I genuinely don't believe Sony is ready and I think showcasing more new hardware at a time when they really need to convince people the Vita isn't a complete failure would send the wrong message. The only way I can see Sony announcing the PS4 this year is if they effectively cut their losses on the Vita, and I don't seriously expect that to happen.
Microsoft I can totally see unveiling the NextBox, sure. I think a sighting of the next Xbox coupled with the UE4 reveal would work really well for both Epic and Microsoft and give Microsoft a real mental and perceptive edge and upper hand in terms of "Next Gen" mindshare. I don't buy their insistance that they won't be showing new hardware and I never have done. I wouldn't be even remotely surprised if Microsoft reveal their next system - or at least, the core visual and service ideas behind the new system if not the hardware itself - as well as price cutting and bundling the hell out of the 360 for the Christmas holiday period to counteract the Wii U and place more pressure on Sony.
I can already imagine the "Wii vs Wii U graphics comparison" threads
A precursor:
(bonus lighting fx)
I mean, this difference alone is pretty neat:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wruBogE-AHE (Twilight Armogohma battle on Wii)
&
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27Lf4uVuE50 (Wii U tech demo)
To be honest, I can't wait to see direct feed screenshots of Wii U games...
damn!! one more week!!!
They sent out for Nintendo Direct and one year anniversary
I have to imagine we'll get new sta.. I mean messages for e3
I'm in.
TheCongressman1
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He just doesn't look right being so tan with bleach blond hair. Come on, his eyebrows are brown! At least make them match.
Anyway, that comparison is completely night and day. It's really hard to believe that's the kind of jump we're getting. I'm extremely hyped.
Link doesn't work.
I'm rather enjoying the IRC chat that's been set-up. It's been a long, long time since I've been an IRC regular.. very smooth.
but facial hair isn't always the same color as hair.
TheCongressman1
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That's true, but I've never seen anyone with that light blond hair and dark brown eyebrows, without being the result of dyeing it.
Usually it's brown hair with black facial hair, or dark blond hair with brown facial hair. Not that drastic of a change.
Wait, why are we discussing this? They aren't going to reuse those assets... lol
Nintendo has been expanding aggressively, lots of new blood. Hopefully that mitigates the droughts, well that and the work that nintendo's studios have been working on for ages, which is the only explanation that I have for the Wii drought. If they stagger the projects that they've been working on they should be able to release a quality game every little bit to keep the momentum if 3rd parties don't cut it.
This is definitely one thing that Nintendo needs to work on.. staggering games releases.
But I suspect there's a profit motive that keeps them following this pattern. Since their games tend to have longer legs than most other games, the earlier they can get a game out on the shelves, the longer they get to collect revenue from its sales.
If they can't stagger more effectively, I'd love to see them partner-up with outside developers so that more titles are attracted to the platform. That'd be another decent remedy, I think.
nordique
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I never noticed it, but I suppose the secret behind the added graphics/lighting features of the Wii U GPU bg hinted at, must be a mini-Sun of sorts that Nintendo has managed to manufacture (through a complicated Hydrogen fusion method) and handed to AMD
this accomplishes the lighting wizardry, the secrecy, the reason why the uPad is not carrying a 1080p multi-touch touchscreen (to save costs; stars are not cheap after all), and explains Link's bleached hair and tanned skin, all at once
I had a hunch.
TheCongressman1
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Ahhh, that explains it.
Dude, it's Ganguro Link stylin' it up in Hyrulejuku Chapel, don't tell me he's too hip for you and your spunky scarf!
TheCongressman1
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Dude, it's Ganguro Link stylin' it up in Hyrulejuku Chapel, don't tell me he's too hip for you and your spunky scarf!
Ganguro, hip? I think you mean disturbing, haha.
Hey Nintendo has to get the teen audience back somehow right?! ;P
Just wait until you see Yamamba Zelda and Hydondorf.
I for one welcome our new stylin' Zelda overlords.
You just hate lefties, admit it now or the wrath of Dragona shall haunt you
or the other way around, i forgot, you find it out
TheCongressman1
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You take that baaaack...
I really like him. Unlike the other Link designs he actually looks like he has the gear to go adventure. Those pouches, and dat maille. If Toon link had had some pouches or something he would be fine.
CrAzYLeGzLU
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In terms of stylistic similarity, I believe SEGA provides a valid reference for the sort of leap Nintendo could make between this generation and the next.
(Sonic Colors vs Sonic Generations)
This does give a really good look at what we could expect in going from SMG to Mario HD (whatever it may be called).
I can't wait to see what Retro does with more horsepower. The attention to detail in their environments has always been amazing.
TheCongressman1
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One thing that doesn't impress me about this is the grass. I think it actually looked much better in Colors. That's more of a design choice than anything, just thought I'd point it out.
Everything else is amazing. The lighting, the geometry. Can't wait to see the difference from Nintendo.
Oh, no, I agree. In fact, I think it suggests that artistic choices are more important than horsepower...though having the extra power permits a greater degree of stylistic control.
I think some people are overlooking how much of a graphical showcase Pikmen could be too. Pikmen 2 was one of the most beautiful games of the GCN generation, and had a silky smooth framerate and a ton happening on the screen at once as well. The game could do alot to validate both the graphics, processing and the touchscreen. I think it will lo. ok stunning, and also displays a combination of cartoony characters, but also a realistic environment. If it looks anything close to the Bird demo it will already be on par with the best of this gen and surpass it in some ways, the conference demo doesn't do the on-screen demo justice, not sure why they showed the one on stage that they did. Retro's game should be everyones hope though if they are looking for something that looks a solid bit better than most of the prettiest games from this gen. They are maybe the most talented dev out there when it comes down to marrying technical wizardry with an amazing artistic vision. Give them a system, like Wii-U that for at least a year is going to be reasonably more powerful than the competition and I have no doubt that it will look better than games such as Last of Us, GOW Ascension or any other PS360 game, which is to be expected of any studio as technically and artistically talented as Retro working on the best Hardware.
I actually think it is important that Retro's game be shown well before PS4/720 really get rolled out, as it is the one thing (provided it is a more realistic/large scale game) that could really beat Wii-U's advantages on the hardware side into consumers heads before it gets overshadowed technically by the other console competition.
I actually think it is important that Retro's game be shown well before PS4/720 really get rolled out, as it is the one thing (provided it is a more realistic/large scale game) that could really beat Wii-U's advantages on the hardware side into consumers heads before it gets overshadowed technically by the other console competition.
CrAzYLeGzLU
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Yeah, the grass is really washed out in the Generations pic. Maybe it's the choice in colors of the grass or something like that.
EDIT: And as far as Pikmin 3 is concerned I think the biggest advantage of better hardware is better textures for the ground. Since you're so zoomed in on it being able to use higher resolution textures for the ground will do wonders for how the game looks graphically.
TheCongressman1
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Most definitely. For some developers I think the extra power makes them feel as though they don't have to work so hard on the art itself because it's already backed up with nicer lighting, and higher resolution textures, but I don't think this will be the case for Nintendo.
bgassassin
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I can already imagine the "Wii vs Wii U graphics comparison" threads
Yeah I think I made that same comparison in the first thread. It's a good example (and abasm's post as well) of what I'm talking about in using the same art style, but the tech improving on what can be done with it.
A travesty.
Haha. I don't think he's tan, just the lighting affects making him look darker (which is a good thing). Also OoT Link seems to have darker eyebrows.
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