PantherLotus
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I'm not interested but it is one of those moments when we can't overlook that crap like this and the other recent exclusives are EA's way of acknowledging Nintendo's recent successes.
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EA Playground coming to Wii- "Wii Sports inspired"
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polyh3dron
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STOP THE PRESSES!!
EA is actually copying something that was successful.
OMGBBQ.
EA is actually copying something that was successful.
OMGBBQ.
chibcicylist
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Now that you out it that way...JDSN said:
Smiles and Cries
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ethelred said:
Yes MySims Sports would sell
Troll Demons from Hell in EA Playground not so much
DefectiveReject
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I think the one thing to take note is its another exclusive
Another exclusive from EA. If EA are working on all this stuff I'd expect other devs are too.
Another exclusive from EA. If EA are working on all this stuff I'd expect other devs are too.
Baron Doggystyle von Woof
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OMG, this is officialy the worst screenshot for Wii. Yes it's even worsen then Escape from bug iisland.
Scalemail Ted
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Is this game being released on VC?
Eteric Rice
Member
EA has some good teams, and we've seen games from their A teams before.
This is their Z team.
This is their Z team.
Moz La Punk
Member
At least TRY to make the graphics look on a Cube level?
_Alkaline_
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Moz La Punk said:
Fixed.
Art director = Roger Rabbit reject? The characters definitely remind me of some Nickelodeon cartoon that insults and mocks the idea of Saturday morning television enjoyment from my childhood.
On the other hand, dodgeball and even tetherball on my Wii = YES. If the controls manage to capture 90% of the simplicity and accuracy found on most of the Wii Sports games this will be in my collection.
And yours, you just won't admit it. I'll learn to play with my eyes closed like that scary guy on the other thread playing SMB 1-1 on DS. And I'll smack you (or maybe my plasma TV) between the eyes with my insane (aka screen destroying) throwing ability (really ought to replace that 1st gen wrist strap).
On the other hand, dodgeball and even tetherball on my Wii = YES. If the controls manage to capture 90% of the simplicity and accuracy found on most of the Wii Sports games this will be in my collection.
And yours, you just won't admit it. I'll learn to play with my eyes closed like that scary guy on the other thread playing SMB 1-1 on DS. And I'll smack you (or maybe my plasma TV) between the eyes with my insane (aka screen destroying) throwing ability (really ought to replace that 1st gen wrist strap).
I really, really hope these are early, almost proof of concept screenshots, because if they are not, well, EA have been developing possibly the worst looking game since around 2000, seriously horrific looking game.
Also, a note to all saying "it's not aimed for us, but for kids, so it's ok" remember that kids have eyes too, this game in its current state should carry a health warning, it looks that bad.
Edit: N.B Lets hope against hope that someone at EA gets the memo that MySims style avatars for this game would work, so well, and the current stlye, does not, at all.
Also, a note to all saying "it's not aimed for us, but for kids, so it's ok" remember that kids have eyes too, this game in its current state should carry a health warning, it looks that bad.
Edit: N.B Lets hope against hope that someone at EA gets the memo that MySims style avatars for this game would work, so well, and the current stlye, does not, at all.
Baron Doggystyle von Woof
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Mar_ said:
let's laugh at this guy.
Stop It said:
In my experience, kids can be hard to please in that regard. If the game is a tie-in they may play make-believe with character representation, but in no way they'll excuse poor graphics (my 5 yo was offended by cooking mama).
If anything, aestethics are something that _can_ be judged by kids as their little experience of the world and critical capabilities do not allow them much more than that.
Honestly...what is EA thinking? They'd be better off not releasing any screens at all instead of that crap, and if the game will still look that bad when it's released, they shouldn't even bother. Even a 5 year old, the demographic which this game is targeted towards, could tell that it looks like crap. For the first time this gen you disappoint me EA. Madden, Godfather, and Blur have been cool. Boogie and My Sims look promising, but I've played flash games online that look better than this.
Hopefully they spruce up the graphics, get the controls right, and add online support. Wii Sports is huge. Expanding on the idea is a no-brainer. There's tons of potential here, but it looks disappointing so far. Then again, we've hardly heard anything. Let's just hope that these screens are of the game in its utmost infancy.
Hopefully they spruce up the graphics, get the controls right, and add online support. Wii Sports is huge. Expanding on the idea is a no-brainer. There's tons of potential here, but it looks disappointing so far. Then again, we've hardly heard anything. Let's just hope that these screens are of the game in its utmost infancy.
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The thing about it is that people aren't even trying to make the games looks good.
Moz La Punk
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The Wii should be able to handle the graphics of that art picture with ease. Damnit EA!
Medieval tournament on Wii, please. Slap some helmets on the ugly kids and roll out the jousting, archery and sword-fighting (single combat and melee). Let me customise a knight and take him online. It's a better place to take the sports preoccupation than this playground gear.
What I don't seem to understand is why third parties are trying to compete in Nintendo's strongest ground instead of trying to find their own market outside the tyipcal Nintendo offering. I mean, why would you want to compete against Nintendo when you can offer totally different games that will cater to a difference audience, thus having a chance of not being beaten to a pupl by the big N.
If third parties tried to create an audience among Wii owners, I'm pretty sure they'd see the profits, but they insist in competing with Nintendo face to face, and none can win at that in a Nintendo console.
If third parties tried to create an audience among Wii owners, I'm pretty sure they'd see the profits, but they insist in competing with Nintendo face to face, and none can win at that in a Nintendo console.
Oh god, how in the hell are we still getting this visually-worse-than-pstwo-launch games. I don't get it, even I could do better with my basic skills on 3Dsmax, no kidding.
Nintendo, WTF, ban this shit (and ban DK bongo super party or whatever its name is).
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Just for great justice:
RE-VOLT (you remember that game, right?)
RE-INCARNATION OF HITLER (aka EA Playground)
Nintendo, WTF, ban this shit (and ban DK bongo super party or whatever its name is).
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Just for great justice:
RE-VOLT (you remember that game, right?)
RE-INCARNATION OF HITLER (aka EA Playground)
Magicpaint
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Wow, this game looks horrible, even though I like the sound of it, this is simply unacceptable. Bad art + graphics = terrible combo.
I can't believe how terrible Wii developers have been so far. It's a big shame.
I can't believe how terrible Wii developers have been so far. It's a big shame.
.sp0rsk said:
sp0rsk said:
Which is what?
As someone with a couple of young nephews, this is a game I know they'd eat up.
It's obviously targeted at a young demographic (as evidenced by the title) and looks a TON better (content) than 99 percent of the games targeting them.
I have to give EA props on this. EA has well earned my hatred of them, but this is another good decision they're showing. It's unique, leverages the system, and has a well thought out demographic.
And I personally approve of the graphics. Are you guys playing different Wii games than me? The graphics in general suck. If you've got a large screen HDTV, cell shading/stylistic games are mandatory to tone down the horror. I think EA staff must by and large have big HDTVs, because they're smartly recognizing that stylized graphics are mandatory on Wii whenever possible.
_Alkaline_
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I've come to the conclusion that Re-Volt looks better than this game.