The art is still beautiful, but it could have been more- that's all.
On this I think most people can agree.
It's like the PS2 never existed or something. Where were the complaints of ugly graphics back then?
It's like the PS2 never existed or something. Where were the complaints of ugly graphics back then?
It has the better battle system, the better growth system, better sidequests
Xenoblade fills that position, but is only available to people who own this 'casual' gaming device.
This Xenoblade Chronicles hype is getting ridiculous. It's a good game, but it is not good enough to be compared to FFVII. FFVII is the better JRPG. It has the better battle system, the better growth system, better sidequests, the better soundtrack, the better story, and the better cast of characters.
I respectfully disagree.This Xenoblade Chronicles hype is getting ridiculous. It's a good game, but it is not good enough to be compared to FFVII. FFVII is the better JRPG. It has the better battle system, the better growth system, better sidequests, the better soundtrack, the better story, and the better cast of characters.
It's because more people are playing their Wii on low quality LCD HDTVs instead of high quality CRTs for some reason. Wii games look terrific when you're not using display tech which makes all SD content look abominable.
It's like the PS2 never existed or something. Where were the complaints of ugly graphics back then?
This Xenoblade Chronicles hype is getting ridiculous. It's a good game, but it is not good enough to be compared to FFVII. FFVII is the better JRPG. It has the better battle system, the better growth system, better sidequests, the better soundtrack, the better story, and the better cast of characters.
This Xenoblade Chronicles hype is getting ridiculous. It's a good game, but it is not good enough to be compared to FFVII. FFVII is the better JRPG. It has the better battle system, the better growth system, better sidequests, the better soundtrack, the better story, and the better cast of characters.
You didn't say that but going but what you said in your article (aka what is actually reading comprehension) you do nothing but trash Nintendo and the Wii for the graphical capabilities of the system and mock the actual advancement in hardware that they did make with motion controls. You tout the NES and SNES as technical marvels but you never mention how behind the Game Boy was next to the Game Gear, which you conveniently ignored. Was a game like Link's Awakening hampered by the Game Boy? The answer is nobody gives a shit today because it's a great game. Where were your articles last generation when the PS2 was holding back third party games for Gamecube and Xbox because it was the target platform since it had the biggest install base?
I've already commented on your surprising ability to speculate on the future which you ignored, so to see you keep chugging along with shit like this is not surprising.
Oh man, how could I be so jaded not to see that you're fighting the good fight here? If it wasn't for you being a god champion of the people with such wonderful, insightful and groundbreaking articles straight from 2006 I don't think Nintendo would ever get it.
Maybe if you actually wrote more than complaining and bitching about a systems capabilities in its last year of life I could actually say you weren't a graphics whore but you haven't done or said anything to prove otherwise. The fact that you were so ready and eager to come on neoGAF to defend your opinion just shows how fucking pathetic you are that you can't let your piece stand for itself amidst criticism. Protip: If you don't like what people say in response to your opinion maybe learn how to write better or don't write shit at all.
I dunno, most of my last-gen games+Wii games look perfectly fine on my HDTV. Maybe I just have one of the good TVs?
You are an angry angry person, and I am sorry you have to live your life that way. Can I get you a nice cup of warm milk?
This Xenoblade Chronicles hype is getting ridiculous. It's a good game, but it is not good enough to be compared to FFVII. FFVII is the better JRPG. It has the better battle system, the better growth system, better sidequests, the better soundtrack, the better story, and the better cast of characters.
So essentially the pitch is: I love Xenoblade, I just wish it had a lot better "more realized" graphics, and damn Nintendo for holding back Xenoblade's and other IP's graphics with shoddy hardware for a casual audience.
Is that pretty much it? If so, massive logical flaws in the flow of rationale and carry through. First, by this logic EVERY single game ever released would be better with better graphics, more realized and more entertaining. And the most obvious exclusion of logical carry through is, where does Chris Warcraft draw the line? When does a game qualify as "meeting his visual standards", on 360, on PS3, on my $4000 gaming rig? Why not rail against other games on 360 or PS3 for not being acceptable hardware to showcase all of this visual flair?
We need a baseline set of acceptable standards I think (including res, frame rate, and maybe a few visual options to help avoid another article), so we can all rally Nintendo HQ to fulfill the wishes of Chris Warcraft. And to never again, never again let a godly game like Xenoblade suffer such an unfortunate visual/aesthetic fate.
The issue is that... 'HD tv' can mean a bunch of different things here.
You might have a 30" tv. You might sit super close or super far away from your tv. Too many variables for a super general statement of 'Wii games look like shit on my hdtv".
And people can't argue that the character models (especially the faces) are probably close to early ps2 models. Shit is ugly as sinners.
Ahh come on. You know this isn't an argument. Times change.
I also wonder: why punch a kitten? Did the kitten produced Xenoblade?
Must be a pretty special kitten if that was the case.
I don't think Monolith is a big enough company to be able to create a game as massive as Xenoblade with high-definition assets. The irony is without a platform like Wii, I don't think Monolith will be able to create a Xenoblade in the first place.
Most appropriate username ever. You truly are a Hero of the Web.
This thread is not as entertaining as the Schreier "Prove this is a Photoshop" thread.
This is a fair and most likely accurate point that Chris is probably ignorant of. Not only that, but considering that Nintendo didn't even have faith in the title to give it a regular retail release in the west, I really doubt that if the Wii was an HD system Nintendo would have have let Takahashi and the rest of his team have their own game like they did due to the drastic cost of development.
Okay, I fucking love FFVII, but even I think your full of shit.
The guy explained throughly what was wrong with your godawful arguments, and that's what you reply back? Wow.You are an angry angry person, and I am sorry you have to live your life that way. Can I get you a nice cup of warm milk?
And yet you're the person who's throwing a shit fit over Xenoblade's graphics. lol irony
Yep. They also opened a new studio last year, so they seem to be expanding.aren't they currently making a 3ds game and a wii u game?
by they i mean monolithsoft.
i suppose i could have just typed monolithsoft instead of they because this is a forum post, but oh whatever i'm going to hit the submit reply button now.
I have a 50 inch Samsung DLP and the game is kinda a blurry mess... It would look better on a CRT? Or am I doing something horribly wrong?
To be fair he did address most of the stuff that's being said already, and stuff like what hero posted is either irrelevant to the discussion or just comes off as being angry for the sake of being angry.
There's not much else to be said at this point.
This Xenoblade Chronicles hype is getting ridiculous. It's a good game, but it is not good enough to be compared to FFVII. FFVII is the better JRPG. It has the better battle system, the better growth system, better sidequests, the better soundtrack, the better story, and the better cast of characters.
aren't they currently making a 3ds game and a wii u game?
by they i mean monolithsoft.
i suppose i could have just typed monolithsoft instead of they because this is a forum post, but oh whatever i'm going to hit the submit reply button now.
To be fair he did address most of the stuff that's being said already, and stuff like what hero posted is either irrelevant to the discussion or just comes off as being angry for the sake of being angry.
There's not much else to be said at this point.
To be fair he did address most of the stuff that's being said already
Do I get banned for agreeing with him? I'm as surprised as anyone to see this make 'article' status in GI, but it perfectly reflects how I feel about the game. I stopped playing because of the frustratingly poor graphics. Never before had I felt so strongly that a game's overall package was so wounded and shackled from true greatness by its visuals.
Poor punched kitten.
What is weird is that Chris' approval was sped-up, because he wanted to defend his stance..and yet, he has either ignored most replies or replied with meme pictures or just with irony and sarcasm. Nothing perosonal, but I doubt that's going to make things better. Seeing his responses, he doens't care what anyone thinks.
Granted, that doesn't make some from "the other side" right (i.e. the ones jumping on him, or insulting him just because "OMG he said something negative about Xenoblade/Nintendo").
Yep. They also opened a new studio last year, so they seem to be expanding.
There has never EVER been a more appropriate use for this gif. Magnificent. Sad that I didn't think of it first.
Really? I guess I failed to read between the lines of those Haters Gonna Hate Jpegs they way you seem to be able too. But whatevs.
When I see the titans fighting during the opening sequence, it fails to instill the grandeur of just how large they really are that you get later on in the game because the Wii flat out sucks at portraying it.
You are an angry angry person, and I am sorry you have to live your life that way. Can I get you a nice cup of warm milk?
Ugh ..you play football?..I came here to interact with the NeoGAF community. You guys are welcome to disagree with me, but it's hilarious to watch the posturing and posing coming from people who decry my methods yet use the exact same ones to make their own arguments.
I respond to legitimate questions with legitimate answers, I respond to troll questions with troll answers, and I've been gaming long enough to know the difference. It baffles me why some of you think that just because I play football somehow means I'm not a gamer; or that my writing style invalidates any points I make. I like hyperbole, I like ludicrous wordplay, and I like to write honestly. If that offends you, well, my apologies.
tl;dr Internets are srs bizness
All I see is herp derp herp derp
Game journalism.
This guy is a moron, "LOL games journalism" strikes again.
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Not really, he's a punter. *rimshot*Ugh ..you play football?..