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post pics of the graphical evolution of a series.

LCfiner

Member
shrapnelmagnet said:
Need for Speed: Shift (In Development 2009)
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God I hope these Shift screens don't turn out to be Bullshots.

looks so damn slick.
 

DeadTrees

Member
stuburns said:
Is there a series that's older than Final Fantasy that is still going on high end PCs or HD consoles?
The first Might & Magic game was released in 1986.

If you're not too strict with the definition of "high end PC" you can also count Ultima (via Ultima Online) and Rogue.

If you're also not too strict with the definition of "HD console" you can add Pac-Man (Championship Edition on Xbox Live).
 

-PXG-

Member
Teetris said:
I knew you all would forget Oddworld.

Abe's Oddysee
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Abe's Exoddus
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Munch's Oddysee
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Stranger's Wratch
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The illegal stuff I would do to get the first two remade in HD or a sequel is beyond imagination.

I'm with ya on that :lol
 

-PXG-

Member
[Nintex] said:
F-Zero
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F-Zero 2
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F-Zero Maximum Velocity
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F-Zero GP Legend
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F-Zero Climax
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F-Zero X
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F-Zero GX
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Got all of them. Maximum Velocity is AWFUL. Climax (only in Japan) was amazing. F-Zero 2 for the Satelliteview is more of an expansion than a stand alone game.
 

Slacker

Member
Fire Emblem games released in the U.S.:

Fire Emblem
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Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
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Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
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Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
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Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
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jett said:
Here's my own Metal Gear Solid evolution

MGS pics

The old games are kinda cheating with being in hi-res and all though. :p

I'm glad you used an MGS1 for PS1 pic. I was about to remake that MGS one cause the first one had The Twin Snakes one. Just shows how much of a graphical hop was taken from MGS1 to MGS2. Honestly, this series is so badass with its graphical evolution. Someone should just post MGS:pO as well. I swear, after playing that and then replaying MGS3, MGS3 looked even better than the first time.
 

RaidenZR

Member
-PXG- said:
Got all of them. Maximum Velocity is AWFUL. Climax (only in Japan) was amazing. F-Zero 2 for the Satelliteview is more of an expansion than a stand alone game.

Climax was indeed overlooked. Really amazing rendition that blended all kinds of F-Zero stuff (visuals, systems, characters) without becoming generic or offensive. I was shocked at how well they pulled off the Lightning stages from AX/GX. It's a damn sin that Nintendo didn't bring it out in the US (or Europe?).
 
DarkUSS said:
LOTS OF LAURA CROFT AND TOMB RAIDER PICS
Am I the only one that just skipped ALOT of these pictures.

I remember trying Tomb Raider on PSX and thinking this handles like ass despite having a decent looking protagonist to work with. Never ventured into Tomb Raider country since.
 

Monocle

Member
I don't think Burnout's been done yet.

Burnout 1
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Burnout 2
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Burnout 3
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Burnout Revenge
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Burnout Dominator
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Burnout Paradise
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I didn't include any portable installments of the series, or the 360 version of Revenge. Apologies if some of the pictures are less than great, or if I included too many. This was sort of a rush job.


Danielsan said:
Devil May Cry 1
http://i39.tinypic.com/2mz9y5d.jpg

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Devil May Cry 3
http://i40.tinypic.com/2py7qj5.jpg

Devil May Cry 4
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DMC3 looks really rough in stills.
I always thought DMC1 was the better looking game though, especially when it comes to art direction.
You win the prize. :lol

Also, I agree with you about the art direction. From a design perspective, DMC1 is the greatest of the series by far. Marionettes are still my favorite standard enemy type from any action series, and the macabre atmosphere of Mallet Island, particularly inside the castle during the early missions, is unrivaled by many modern titles

whitehawk said:
Er, no.
 

Shoogoo

Member
Front Mission

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Front Mission : Gun Hazard (not tactics)

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Front Mission 2

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Front Mission Alternative (rts)

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Front Mission 3 (omg omg)

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Front Mission 4

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Front Mission 5 : Scars of the war

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Front Mission Online (not tactics)

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eso76

Member
needs ace combat and soul edge-calibur
can't think of much else now and i can't do it because i'm on subnotebook
 

dark10x

Digital Foundry pixel pusher
TheExodu5 said:
I'd say Silent Hill is more of a standout in that regard. Silent Hill 3 is well above its sequels, even the sequel on HD consoles.
I dunno about that. SHH actually has pretty solid art direction overall and looks surprisingly good while playing. The area where it falls the hardest is in its cutscenes, which do look worse than SH3.
 

adelante

Member
TTP said:
Tetris (1985)
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Gomibako (2009)
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Lol wtf kind of bastardization is this? I mean, is Gomibako any good...haven't heard of it before. But to juxtapose it with the original tetris as if to imply its a direct evolution of the series hahahahah cute:lol
 

Fafalada

Fafracer forever
Ok I'll play.
In order of progression:

Master Of Orion 3
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Starlords (MOO1 Alpha)
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Master Of Orion 2
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Master Of Orion 1
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b.e.r.g said:
The only one of these I don't love is the 4th one.
There was no 4th one!


adelante said:
Lol wtf kind of bastardization is this? I mean, is Gomibako any good...haven't heard of it before.
You'll understand when/if you play it. It's the first real evolution in the genre since - well, since original Tetris.
 
-PXG- said:
Got all of them. Maximum Velocity is AWFUL. Climax (only in Japan) was amazing. F-Zero 2 for the Satelliteview is more of an expansion than a stand alone game.

You are right my good sir, you are right.
Climax has the best music of all the saga. GX is an incredible game but has the worst music (saving some themes) of all the games. Sega, take out your fucking techno from my rock f-zero.
 
Splinter Cell(Xbox)
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SC: Pandora Tomorrow(Xbox)
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SC:Chaos Theory(Xbox)
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SC:Doube Agent(360)
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Can't believe no one had done this one yet. Maybe people don't care about this series anymore... :(

I wish I had the ability to capture my own direct feed images. These aren't ideal, there's only so much time to be spent browsing the web for watermark-less, perfect resolution screens of the exact environment and camera angle I want, but you get the point.
 

jpd44

Neo Member
Super Mario Bros.
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Super Mario Bros. 2 (N. America)
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Super Mario Bros. 3
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Super Mario World
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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
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Super Mario 64
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Super Mario Sunshine
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Super Mario Galaxy
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EschatonDX said:

Being a big Jedi Knight fan I Just thought I'd make this a little more viewer friendly:

Dark Forces

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Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2

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Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith


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Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast

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Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy

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Hcoregamer00

The 'H' stands for hentai.
Houston3000 said:
Yeah, I know... hence the "ugh" after SC:S. SimCity 4 was beautiful, amazingly high quality graphics considering it's 2D.

I really really want a SimCity 5 :(

What? I thought that Sim City 4 was the first 3D sim city.
 

Aquanox

Junior Member
Ghost Recon (Xbox)
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Ghost Recon 2 (Xbox)
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Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter (Xbox 360)
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Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (Xbox 360)
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