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Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time preview and screens
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theignoramus
Member
These bullshots are your standard supersampled shots. I'd prefer direct feed, but I tend to save my ire for companies that tweak assets and the lighting model and do other, more deceptive things. (I wont name names.)
meh - everybody releases supersampled shots -- it's simply a matter of them looking better on the internet. they aren't meant to be technically analyzed. it's not like they're doing what codemasters/epic(gears) do, where they'll use in-game assets but have them heavily touched up (true bullshot) -- calling simple supersampling "bullshot" weakens the term.brain_stew said:
dfyb said:
True, at the very least these screens still give a clear indication on how the actual game will look on your TV. Sorry for derailing this topic with this crap, but anyway, game will still most likely be hella fun. Can't wait!
Psst, Insomniac, add trophies to your old games.
Ninja Moomin
Banned
So... looking at this... did they ever explain why 90% of R2 looked like ass when the same engine can do this?
Did they screw up their schedule or something?
RACF TOD was/is one of my fave ps3 games... cannot wait for this.
Did they screw up their schedule or something?
RACF TOD was/is one of my fave ps3 games... cannot wait for this.
For all those judging the graphics, just watch the new Clank gameplay in HD, and then judge.
Obviously those screens are not gameplay, but are in-engine cutscene type of shots (most of them anyway)..
Obviously those screens are not gameplay, but are in-engine cutscene type of shots (most of them anyway)..
Septimus said:
Pretty much this. Well, I have seen jaggies, and the IQ isn't as absolutely pristine as super-sampled shots, but they have been clean 'enough' relative to what I expect from this class of hardware.
There have been cases where I've complained about super-sampled screenshots misleading, in cases where games have come out with horrible IQ, but I've never felt cheated by Insomniac's PS3 shots. It might be a different matter if they had really horrible IQ, but they've always been 'clean' in the realistic realtime sense of the word, so they're not the worst offenders by far.
theignoramus
Member
No, these screens are bullshots. (The more deceptive bullshots are bullshit.)
My issue wasnt with that at all, it was with brain_stew singling out Sony for its bullshot practices. But I've seen the GoW3 screens and I was a lurker here during KZ2's prerelease drama.
Now maybe someone can point me in the proper direction, but I have not seen a single fucking direct feed screen from a major title from that other console manufacturer.
Kestastrophe
Member
Hopefully the graphics are less uneven than Tools of Destruction. Many of the environments in the last game looked like they could have came from a PS2 game.
Anyways, none of this matters if they don't make a fun game this time around. The weapons in Tools of Destruction were totally uninspired.
Anyways, none of this matters if they don't make a fun game this time around. The weapons in Tools of Destruction were totally uninspired.
PuppetMaster
Member
Need
Those graphics look fuckng amazing.
But I am a bit confused. I have Tools of Destruction, and I thought it was the only PS3 installment so far. However, when looking up Crack in Time on Wikipedia, it says this is the third game in the series. First was Tools of Destruction and the second being 'Quest for Booty'.
I looked up Quest for Booty on Wikipedia and it says it was released in NA on 8/21/08. However, I can't find it anywhere. Not on Gamestop's website or even on Amazon. What's the deal? I understand with these R&C games you want to play them in order as they do pick up after one another.
Edit: Oh, looking closer it was only released on PSN.
But I am a bit confused. I have Tools of Destruction, and I thought it was the only PS3 installment so far. However, when looking up Crack in Time on Wikipedia, it says this is the third game in the series. First was Tools of Destruction and the second being 'Quest for Booty'.
I looked up Quest for Booty on Wikipedia and it says it was released in NA on 8/21/08. However, I can't find it anywhere. Not on Gamestop's website or even on Amazon. What's the deal? I understand with these R&C games you want to play them in order as they do pick up after one another.
Edit: Oh, looking closer it was only released on PSN.
Goldrusher
Member
Wow.
Kazuma Kiryu
Member
looking awesome.
day 1.
day 1.
fistfulofmetal
Banned
This is actually the only game I'm really looking forward to playing this Fall. Don't get me wrong, I want to play the other big releases, I'm just not really hyped for them. I really hope I don't get burned by Insomniac twice.
Sampled shots or not, it looks fantastic.
And with most high priority games delayed till 2010 I'll definitely will be picking this game up straight away.
I also hope that Insomniac stops working on the Resistance IP. It's bland and boring and I want to see a new and exciting (and colourful) IP from them.
And with most high priority games delayed till 2010 I'll definitely will be picking this game up straight away.
I also hope that Insomniac stops working on the Resistance IP. It's bland and boring and I want to see a new and exciting (and colourful) IP from them.
RockmanWhore
Member
As much as I love the Resistance games, Insomniac should stop making realistic looking games. Those shots look insane
mysticstylez
Banned
Is it wrong to pleasure myself to these pics?
demosthenes
Member
polg said:
They should give people the option of printing a cover from their website for the game case :lol
BattleMonkey
Member
NinjaFusion said:
Resistence 2 tried to be realistic looking. The cartoony look really helps make it easier to get away with alot of things and makes for a more cohesive looking package.
R2's biggest problem was that it was such a mixed bag of visuals, you would have an amazing looking rock, sitting ontop of a muddy texture floor. I remember laughing at one spot in the later swamp level in R2 where you had an awesome textured wall that suddenly met a blurry ps2 era looking wall and it was all one wall. Perhaps with more development time R2 could have been more solid on the visuals, but the whole thing was just really mixed.
Opus Angelorum
Member
It looks great, period.
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theignoramus
Member
R2's problem wasnt muddy textures. Killzone 2 is chalk full of them and it still looked excellent because it had cohesive art direction.
COD4 PS3 had crap textures and it too looked quite good.
Crap textures are to be expected on a system with just over 200 megs of vram, R2's problem was its universally poor art direction.
COD4 PS3 had crap textures and it too looked quite good.
Crap textures are to be expected on a system with just over 200 megs of vram, R2's problem was its universally poor art direction.
brain_stew
Member
dfyb said:
Oh, now that's something we can definitely agree on, some of Epic's shots are utterly ridiculous, quite literally using a whole different lighting model, yet still people claimed they were in game. :lol
It was just the "better than Toy Story" and claims that they were realtime that irked me, they're simply not. The biggest reason, is honestly that the game would look spectactular even without all the added supersampling, the IQ in Insomniac's games has been generally quite good this gen. I just feel it takes away from what they've actually achieved is all, the game stands on its own just fine, so be proud of how it really looks.
Again, I'm a IQ whore above all else when it comes to graphics, so people brushing this stuff aside just doesn't wash with me, I personally feel it has a huge imapact on visuals.