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[JaseMath]

Great news. I wholly expected 720p to be a WiiU standard.

 

[EatChildren]

Great news. I wholly expected 720p to be a WiiU standard.

It will be.

 

[Medalion]

It will be.

From a first party perspective, more than likely yes.

 

[Mariolee]

I'm getting a Mass Effect in my pants.

Spoiler

Have never played Mass Effect, so I probably won't get this on the Wii U. :/

 

[foogles]

It will be.

Yep. A lot of people don't remember this, but Sony touted the PS3 when they announced it as being a "Full HD" (read: 1080p) console as opposed to the 360, which of course the vast majority of developers didn't take advantage of.

And the 360 is capable of true 1080p rendering too. Just, again, most developers don't even try to touch it since it cuts frame rates basically in half over 720p, and makes already very limiting memory restrictions even worse.

 

[Axiology]

"The Wii U will be getting the mass effect possible on a console."

I think they accidentally a word.

Also, I absolutely hated the game part of the first Mass Effect and think that the sequel was leagues better. I haven't played 3 yet, but when I do it'll be on Wii U.

No, their legal team warned them that using the word "best" in conjunction with the Mass Effect series might qualify for illegal advertisement in some regions.

 

[onQ123]

there's also the ram issue. 1080p assets are gonna have a real hard time squeezing into a gig of shared memory.

What you talkin bout willis?

 

[CambriaRising]

Yep. A lot of people don't remember this, but Sony touted the PS3 when they announced it as being a "Full HD" (read: 1080p) console as opposed to the 360, which of course the vast majority of developers didn't take advantage of.

And the 360 is capable of true 1080p rendering too. Just, again, most developers don't even try to touch it since it cuts frame rates basically in half over 720p, and makes already very limiting memory restrictions even worse.

Also the fact that when the 360 launched you literally could not put it in 1080p even on the dashboard. That didn't come until the first software update in spring 06.

 

[FatalMuzza]

1080p, 60fps, AA, Done.

 

[soulassssns]

Definitive disappointment

-1

 

[SMT]

Will there be a save translator from PC to WiiU?

 

[EatChildren]

1080p, 60fps, AA, Done.

720p, fluctuating 30fps, FXAA, .

 

[jerd]

It's EA. I expect From Ashes, Leviathan, and the Firefight Pack to be sold separately, alongside a full priced Wii U port. There's a reason the only DLC they're marketing as "ON THE DISK!!!" also happens to be the 100% free DLC for everyone.

And when this doesn't sell, it means "hardcore games" can't sell on Wii U. Ah the joy of test games.

 

[CambriaRising]

720p, fluctuating 30fps, FXAA, .

Absolutely ruthless.

 

[Pineconn]

If Straight Right successfully ports ME3 to Wii U in 1080p, they have my respect. The lazy dev would make as few changes as possible, but it sounds like they're doing pretty well.

EA Sports and Madden, however...

 

[BurnOutBrighter]

All the pixels in the world can't change the ending.

 

[Anth0ny]

720p, fluctuating 30fps, FXAA, .

You played Arkham City: Armored Edition too?

 

[Ryoku]

I'll judge by direct-feed videos. I still expect 720p, but I'm not completely ruling out 1080p.

 

[Van Owen]

lol, I have serious doubts it's native 1080p.

 

[Ryoku]

It's a "next-gen" console, of course 1080p should be achievable... as a bare minimum, shucks.

I was waiting for something like this.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Nintendo power losing credibility?

 

[soulassssns]

720p, fluctuating 30fps, FXAA, .

1080p, 60fps, AA,

 

[Zoramon089]

there's also the ram issue. 1080p assets are gonna have a real hard time squeezing into a gig of shared memory.

What...

 

[soulassssns]

You played Arkham City: Armored Edition too?

That is not indicative of the WiiU hardware though. It is more likely the developer fault.

 

[CambriaRising]

1080p, 60fps, AA,

 

[Ryoku]

The only thing keeping me from completely discrediting this is this part:

For the first time on a home console, Mass Effect 3 will run in full 1080p resolution

 

[Black_Stride]

Textures still 480p.

Pretty much.
If the PC version got shitty textures i doubt the WiiU version will get better.
The higher resolution just makes the shit textures that much more prominent.

I still have nightmares about the Cerberus troops.....looking at those textures at 2560x1600 is just blasphemous.

 

[boiled goose]

wait.

Mario is 720p?

WTF..

Disappointing. :/

 

[Replicant]

Textures still 480p.

LOL, I forgot about that. Yeah, this is lulzy alright. But at least some people will get to experience the RGB ending in FULL ECH-DEE!!!

 

[Antagon]

Mass Effect = 1080p
New Super Mario Bros U = 720p

wat

Maybe a choice beween 720p with 4xmsaa of 1080p without AA

 

[DonMigs85]

Maybe it's actually 960x1080p.

 

[lunchwithyuzo]

720p/60fps seems to be not that uncommon (NSMBU, Pikmin 3,TTT2, NG3, P-100, etc). Not everyone's pulling a Batman.

 

[Medalion]

wait.

Mario is 720p?

WTF..

Disappointing. :/

It's nsmb anyways, it doesn't need 1080p... It would make very little diff

 

[DonMigs85]

It's nsmb anyways, it doesn't need 1080p... It would make very little diff

I dunno, the angular, colorful 2D art could have looked sharper on a big 1080p TV.
Plus Rayman Origins was full 1080p.

 

[PumpkinPie]

At what framerate though?

 

[Boards of Canada]

It's not 1080p.

 

[Medalion]

I dunno, the angular, colorful 2D art could have looked sharper on a big 1080p TV.
Plus Rayman Origins was full 1080p.

Rayman is rayman
Mario's nsmb style is very simplistic...
Rayman is 2d but had lots of stuff going on a visual flair

 

[EatinOlives]

Yeah, I'll be pretty surprised if it's native 1080p

 

[Uncle Rupee]

Mass Effect trilogy = would buy (haven't played any of them yet)
Mass Effect 3 only = why would I bother buying?

 

[PhantomR]

Quick question,

I'm picking this up for Wii U and I've already finished Mass Effects 1 and 2. Does the save file from 2 have a major impact on gameplay/story in 3? I've been hearing that it has very little impact, but I was curious. Thanks.

 

[zoukka]

It's nsmb anyways, it doesn't need 1080p... It would make very little diff

It would make a huge difference in 2D assets alone. Native is native son.

 

[IoCaster]

I see, but my question is: Is this game worth it?

There's no excuse for the writing. It's atrocious and stupid. The first game played it mostly straight and didn't get outrageous with characters or plot. The second game had the player character killed and resurrected in the first 15 minutes of the start of the game. Yeah, no joke, just think about that for a minute.

ME3 just carries on from the idiocy of the second game and gets dumber as you advance. It then sinks to the level of incomprehensible gibberish as it tries to slap an 'artistic vision' label onto the worst comic book bullshit imaginable. The game is utter shit from any angle and should be avoided like the plague. Your time would be better invested in playing Mario, Zelda or any other classic Nintendo franchise.

 

[WrenchNinja]

Quick question,

I'm picking this up for Wii U and I've already finished Mass Effects 1 and 2. Does the save file from 2 have a major impact on gameplay/story in 3? I've been hearing that it has very little impact, but I was curious. Thanks.

Characters from 2 have cameos in 3 and some have major roles. A comic that let's you make choices for ME2 will come with the Wii U version.

 

[Medalion]

It would make a huge difference in 2D assets alone. Native is native son.

Once again, it's nsmb artstyle... It doesn't need it
Just becuz ya technically can, doesn't always mean that ya should... Allot the resources to other things

 

[- J - D -]

At what framerate though?

Probably 24fps.

 

[nhlducks35]

Once again, it's nsmb artstyle... It doesn't need it
Just becuz ya technically can, doesn't always mean that ya should... Allot the resources to other things

like...

 

[Pineconn]

It's not 1080p.

Please, do tell us what you know.

 

[Zoramon089]

Please, do tell us what you know.

You're going to be disappointed...he doesn't know anything. He just doesn't believe it

 

[DonMigs85]

I wonder why Nintendo couldn't have just gone with something at least 5670-level...
Anyway let's see how this turns out, and I'm also awaiting a scanning electron microscope analysis of all of Wii U's guts.

 

[demidar]

They should put some of that power into not making Anderson look like a ninja.