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TEH-CJ said:
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AltogetherAndrews
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OldJadedGamer said:
Which it does, if by no other measure than by matching it at what it does, and then doing more.
Absinthe (Permed)
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That's a great score overall, but that score dedicated to graphics is laughable.
Shpeshal Nick
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TEH-CJ said:
You're 100% right, I'm not speaking on my behalf. I'm just stating what I believe will be going through a reviewers mind.
I remember reading numerous reviews for Gears when it was released, and it was given perfect scores for graphics for that exact reason. Because it stood up to and BEAT pretty much every PC game out there.
So it IS obviously a consideration for some reviewers. Now apparently, I've read that the console ports of COD4 look as good if not a touch better than the PC version, hence the 10.
See what I'm getting at? I'm not saying it's right, I'm just....saying.
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OldJadedGamer said:
Have you played the game? I mean, if you had not then your last sentence is all good.
If you have, then I have to wonder about your eyesight.
On every technical level, Uncharted supercedes Gears and many other games that have released this year.
Lord Error
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dollartaco
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AltogetherAndrews said:
Rating a game for its graphics is sort of silly anyway unless they significantly add or detract from the experience. Other than that, he may just be a poor reviewer and that's the end of that.
OldJadedGamer
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Cold-Steel said:
Not yet, it's in my gamefly Q. My post was more of response to other people who kept bringing up Gears over and over again. I find it disgraceful to compare a high quality game from a first party top developer to a game that was released over a year ago. Compare it to something now but it's insulting to Drakes (and every other top title) to compare it to Gears.
That would be like a baseball team saying that even though they didn't make it to the playoffs this year, at least they beat the team that won last year.
Shpeshal Nick
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TEH-CJ said:
Don't know about Heavenly Sword. I own both Gears and Heavenly Sword, and while HS looks great, it doesn't look as good as gears. But yes, there is a TONNE more happening in HS and so forth.
But the fact is, you get someone off the street to look at both games, they'll pick Gears every time over HS.
Rand al Thor 19
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Who cares if the game didn't get a 10 in graphics??? All that should matter to anyone is that it's a good game and is fun to play. Bitching about one point here or there is freaking stupid.
GauntletFan
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AltogetherAndrews said:
It seems every thread I enter I find you trolling COD 4's graphics. Can't you just shut up about it, I think we get your point?
DevelopmentArrested
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I didn't know two was considered a ton now.
While it is a great score overall and not really that important as we've all seen and played the game for ourselves, the 9.0 for graphics is pretty double standard.
Taking into account the animation layering alone should bring the graphics factor much higher. The fact that IGN gave Heavenly Sword a 9 for graphics too is pretty boggling, as it's easy to see the difference between that and Uncharted (which most likely Heavenly Sword will have even more screen tearing and framerate problems).
It's annoying, because I don't really care about the score, but I do :lol. It'd just be nice for some consistency across the reviews. I can understand docking points for tearing (texture popping is a new one), but hold that standard to all games.
Taking into account the animation layering alone should bring the graphics factor much higher. The fact that IGN gave Heavenly Sword a 9 for graphics too is pretty boggling, as it's easy to see the difference between that and Uncharted (which most likely Heavenly Sword will have even more screen tearing and framerate problems).
It's annoying, because I don't really care about the score, but I do :lol. It'd just be nice for some consistency across the reviews. I can understand docking points for tearing (texture popping is a new one), but hold that standard to all games.
OldJadedGamer
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DevelopmentArrested said:
Well, technically a ton is 2 thousand pounds. He's getting close, he has the 2 part down.
Shpeshal Nick
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TEH-CJ said:
Look, HS does look great, don't get me wrong, I just wouldn't put it 'up there'. That's all.
I find that happens a lot with game with overdrawn multiplatform development cycles. Too Human will be a great example of that. As was Kameo.
AltogetherAndrews
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GauntletFan said:
Crazy that, I haven't said anything false about it, it's relevant to this review for reasons I've stated, yet it's supposedly trolling. It's not my fault that IGN can't seem to figure out some reasonable standard for its "professional" game critics to operate by.
TTP said:
It does, holy shit does the game look good on PC. I expected some improvement, but the increase in detail and framerate is bloody crazy.
Lord Error
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Doubtful. HS is more impressive technically in any case, but yeah framerate suffers a bit because of that.Shpeshal Ed said:
AltogetherAndrews
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Marconelly said:
I don't know, Gears is a pretty nice looking game. Not just technically, but it's got a very appealing aesthetic
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff320/altogetherandrews/GOW_024.jpg
People need to relax:
1) Different people like different graphic style. Thus, you think something looks better than somebody else. The scores aren't based on any concrete measurements which can apply to all reviews.
2) People are complaining about COD4 scores. Upon close inspection, you will see the Uncharted and COD4 are reviewed by different people. Could be because of above, or if the same guy review both games, he might give COD4 a 8 or 9. We'll never know.
Instead of bitching about a review on a forum, why not just go enjoy the game. If you are still that upset, go write a review yourself, and maybe, start you own website.
1) Different people like different graphic style. Thus, you think something looks better than somebody else. The scores aren't based on any concrete measurements which can apply to all reviews.
2) People are complaining about COD4 scores. Upon close inspection, you will see the Uncharted and COD4 are reviewed by different people. Could be because of above, or if the same guy review both games, he might give COD4 a 8 or 9. We'll never know.
Instead of bitching about a review on a forum, why not just go enjoy the game. If you are still that upset, go write a review yourself, and maybe, start you own website.
Doublethink
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Better change that Core407
Marconelly said:
Not so doubtful, I always ask my family what they think of the games im playing in terms of graphics, just to see what the average non gamer thinks. No one picked HS over gears, the concensus was that HS looked great in the cutscenes and when nariko was performing a through or special move but that regular combat wasn't as impressive.
The current graphics favorites are CoD4 (I know some will bitch about textures, etc., but everyone seems to think it looks great, I'm in agreement there), and the uncharted demo, that turned some heads too.
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knitoe said:
Different reviewers writing reviews for the same collective, blah et blah. That excuse is old and invalid; if the site has no common official standards, then it shouldn't present official reviews. Which means that I'm all for concrete measurements, only that has only occurred in one of the two cases. Consistency and common standards would rock.
GauntletFan
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One thing Uncharted does really well is build up layers of convincing man-made and natural organic surfaces mixed with plant life. I can't wait to see more of this kind of stuff in-game:
Kaako said:
The reviews that have already been out have really regarded that as the one major knock against the game, based on what I've read so far. Various technical issues seem to be the main gripes, but the game itself looks great technical quibbles aside, and reviewers seem to be loving the gameplay.
Bioware games have always had some technical issues in my experience, to put it mildly, mass effect looks good enough that ill forgive such flaws. Anyway, 9.1 is a really great score for what seems to be a really great game.
I just watched the video review...
Back when this was first shown I made a hyperbolic comment that it would be one of the greatest games of this generation.. It looks like that's maybe not the case, but it certainly looks awesome.
It seems like there is more shooting than I expected. I wanted this to be pitfal in 3d or something, but still it looks very cool for what it is, and there looks to be plenty of platforming too. I'm intrigued by the comments on replay value.. One of these days, I'll have a PS3 and I'll probably buy this (and probably the sequel too, if it sells well enough).
I think it's one of the prettiest games in existence and probably should have gotten at least a 9.5 for graphics. It matches or surpasses any 360 or PS3 game visually, and a little texture pop in or tearing are a small price to pay when you're pushing the hardware like this.
Back when this was first shown I made a hyperbolic comment that it would be one of the greatest games of this generation.. It looks like that's maybe not the case, but it certainly looks awesome.
It seems like there is more shooting than I expected. I wanted this to be pitfal in 3d or something, but still it looks very cool for what it is, and there looks to be plenty of platforming too. I'm intrigued by the comments on replay value.. One of these days, I'll have a PS3 and I'll probably buy this (and probably the sequel too, if it sells well enough).
I think it's one of the prettiest games in existence and probably should have gotten at least a 9.5 for graphics. It matches or surpasses any 360 or PS3 game visually, and a little texture pop in or tearing are a small price to pay when you're pushing the hardware like this.
Green Shinobi
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Hell yeah. Between this and Mass Effect, it's going to be a fun next few weeks.
theREBELins
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Kaako said:
Do you really think the Mass Effect reviewer will go out for coffee and donuts with the Uncharted reviewer in order to compare notes to come to an objective conclusion regarding the point score in the graphics department of both games?
AltogetherAndrews said:
What would your standard be? Frame rate, textures size, texture quality, polygons, AA, AS, exact how much screen tearing and blah blah. After all that, it still comes down to "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." Which, you still can't exactly measure. It's like looking at a person. Someone can say that person is beautiful while someone can say average.