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[krizzx]

Resident Evil Revelations still looks better. Play it if you haven't.

I'd have to disagree with that. Revelations certainly looked nice, but it was piled into cramped corridors with little environmental detail. Anyone can make things look really nice if there isn't a whole lot more going on.

Technically, that is what I'd always expected giving the 3DS's hardware feature set.

This game is using a large amount of effects simultaneously in large open areas with far more entities on screen at once textures with a with far more variability and a much higher fidelity.

This games tech demo dwarfs anything I've seen on the 3DS to date by a large margin. Its yet to be seen if the final product holds up though.

I remember the GOW2 tech demo showcasing a plethora of enemies on screen at once but the final game coudn't pull off a 4th of those number in actual real time combat with other things going on onscreen.

EDIT:

Looking through the video again, I can see why its pulling off so much. Its made in 100% assembly language.

Also they are pulling off 7million polygons per second at 60 FPS. Certainly not GameCube levels (GC pulled of 20million at 60fps) but it is impressive.

I think we may have another Shin'en here.

 

[Hale-XF11]

I did not believe this possible on the 3DS. Live and learn.

Makes me wonder what would have been possible on the Wii with better devs.

After seeing Portal on the DS, I feel like anything's possible.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

After seeing Portal on the DS, I feel like anything's possible.

holy shit!! never know about this. where are the developers now?

 

[Nilaul]

holy shit!! never know about this. where are the developers now?

Its basically a one mans job (and another person helping with graphics there and there). Its made by smealum (http://smealum.net/). A homebrewer. Official site of game: http://smealum.net/ASDS/

 

[xxbrothawizxx63]

Just a few small tidbits coming from their Facebook page:

Game is now 30fps in 3D, 60fps in 2D

We have decided to have the game running at 30 fps when the 3d slider is turned on, and 60 fps when it is turned off (in real time), that allows us to put a lot of enemies (sometime 30 or 40 enemies, at 60 fps. If the game is a success we will work on the multiplayer

6-7 Hours for Completion, 10-20 for 100%, Extra Modes

Hi, our goal is to have a main campaign between 6 and 7 hours (you'll have a lot of things to do), we are also working on game modes (available when the main campaign is finished), a 100% walkthrough of the game will take between 10 and 20 hours

 

[rjc571]

Just a few small tidbits coming from their Facebook page:

Game is now 30fps in 3D, 60fps in 2D

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No point in ever turning on the 3D slider now

 

[xxbrothawizxx63]

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No point in ever turning on the 3D slider now

I probably won't be playing in 3D all the time anymore, but I'll still have it on around half the time if my time with Dead or Alive is any indication. I like the effect too much.

 

[Zomba13]

Really looking forward to this. It might not turn out to be the best game but even so it'll look amazing for a 3DS title and worth it to see it in person and support devs actually getting the most out of systems.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

totally worth it if that means 30-40 enemies on screen at times.

really impressive

 

[rjc571]

totally worth it if that means 30-40 enemies on screen at times.

really impressive

No, it is totally not worth sacrificing the game's playability in 3D mode just so they could shove more enemies on the screen. Having more enemies doesn't make the gameplay fundamentally better, running at a higher fps does.

 

[Aostia]

No, it is totally not worth sacrificing the game's playability in 3D mode just so they could shove more enemies on the screen. Having more enemies doesn't make the gameplay fundamentally better, running at a higher fps does.

it depends on the game genre.
we'll see in this case, but up to now it seems very solid tech-wise.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

if it's a solid 30 with 3D turned on it will still be perfectly playable.

the game doesn't look like it'll be a twitch shooter, and I imagine the number of enemies is also related to the game's design, therefore effecting gameplay too.

I don't think they decided to go with a higher enemy count just as an added bulletpoint. They wouldn't have done it unless they felt it improved the gameplay.

 

[XPE]

30 or 40 enemies, pity this game doesn't have a survival mode.

 

[L~A]

You actually forgot an important tidbit :

Hi, In the menu we have added an option that allows you to play the game at 30 fps (in 2D) with antialasing 4x. Thats cool for the 3ds XL owners

 

[Yanikun]

No, it is totally not worth sacrificing the game's playability in 3D mode just so they could shove more enemies on the screen. Having more enemies doesn't make the gameplay fundamentally better, running at a higher fps does.

Playing the game in 3D doesn't make the gameplay fundamentally better either. If it's choosing between sacrificing the 3D effect or sacrificing crucial game elements like enemy count, to me it's an easy choice. Play the game in 2D, problem solved.

You actually forgot an important tidbit :

Hi, In the menu we have added an option that allows you to play the game at 30 fps (in 2D) with antialasing 4x. Thats cool for the 3ds XL owners

Nice! I'm tired of aliasing and the 3DS XL's screen sucks. As our framerate-obsessed friend above mentioned, 60 fps is more important, but Resident Evil Revelations wasn't 60 fps and it did not bother me.

I'd have to disagree with that. Revelations certainly looked nice, but it was piled into cramped corridors with little environmental detail. Anyone can make things look really nice if there isn't a whole lot more going on.

How much more power-demanding IronFall is compared with Revelations is irrelevant to a graphics discussion. Even if it's easier for Revelations to look nicer because it takes place in tighter environments, at the end of the day it still looks nicer.

Besides, I think the closeness of the environments in Revelations is blown out of proportion. There are quite a few large environments in the game.

 

[xxbrothawizxx63]

You actually forgot an important tidbit :

Yea, just came here to post that. I was the one who asked the question they answered. I asked them what AA solution they are using as well.

Regardless. I like that they're giving us so much choice.

 

[Portugeezer]

You actually forgot an important tidbit :

Really nice.

 

[krizzx]

How much more power-demandingIronFall is compared with Revelations is irrelevant to a graphics discussion. Even if it's easier for Revelations to look nicer because it takes place in tighter environments, at the end of the day it still looks nicer.

Besides, I think the closeness of the environments in Revelations is blown out of proportion. There are quite a few large environments in the game.

I don't see how you came to this conclusion. Power is never irrelevant in anything that has to do with electronic hardware. Whether it be graphics or otherwise.

Ironfall not only looks better to me, but it does it on a larger scale.

 

[Permanently A]

Can someone explain why "100% coded in assembly" is impressive/important?

 

[fredrancour]

Can someone explain why "100% coded in assembly" is impressive/important?

More efficient usage of hardware power at the cost of being excruciating to program.

 

[Weng]

New Interview with VD-Dev.

 

[XPE]

Nice interview nothing really new about the game

 

[KemoSabe]

shiieeet, thats looks insane.
day one buy!

 

[Horseticuffs]

Still looking forward to this. it'll be nice when we get a concrete date.

So is online multiplayer a sure thing? It'll be cool if we can have a GAF game when it launches!

 

[XPE]

Still looking forward to this. it'll be nice when we get a concrete date.

So is online multiplayer a sure thing? It'll be cool if we can have a GAF game when it launches!

It wont have multiplayer at launch, which is unfortunate as the amount of enemy ai it can have on screen would make for a great survival mode.

 

[fakie]

VERY impressive stuff, though I think the lack of anisotropic filtering really hurts the look of the game.

 

[Immaculate]

IronFall gameplay video coming this month, some code redone to bring “AAA AI to the 3DS”

 

[jufonuk]

The 30 fps switch doesn't bother me so long as it runs like silk and doesn't drop lower than thirty, plus the gameplay and design are awesome.
When is release date likely to be ?

 

[Zornica]

The 30 fps switch doesn't bother me so long as it runs like silk and doesn't drop lower than thirty, plus the gameplay and design are awesome.
When is release date likely to be ?

probably around summertime?
Seems like they are progressing quickly.