Easy Mode Volume 2.6

[Crestfallen]

60 is total overkill. I doubt you could tell the difference between 40 and 60.
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[ObsoletE]

[Passa]

[Emuaust]

You know what sucks hard about Nintendo and the wii?
Paper mario has been finished sitting n there warehouse for weeks...
"We are waiting to time the release just right"

I mean WTF???
Modded Wii here I come.

[Qbert]

^It's legal to mod your Wii in Australia because it's not region free right? I'm still a bit unclear on the legalities of modding since the rule change last year or so (But that's for a differnet thread).
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[Passa]

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[Crestfallen]

[Frozencry]

The only time I notice my framerate is when I have VSYNC off. My fps is so high that there's tons of f**king tearing and it pisses me off.

And in games like UT I notice it when it goes below 30. But that's only when I'm, you know, not paying attention to the rockets and lasers flying at my face and dodging them for my dear life.

Otherwise, I played through FEAR on my old system at an average of 33 fps. Was beautiful.
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[ObsoletE]

[renegadesx]

Its been a while since I vented my frustration

I totally agree with alot of these statements. Except Zelda (and I would have been more blown away if it got released on cube in 05) this gen has had no real "wow" games except Oblivion. Bioshock and Corruption seem destined for GOTY nominations when you look at all the crap thats been spewed out recently. And I have a sneaking feeling that Halo 3 and GTAIV wont be as amazing as people are expecting.

And what the hell is taking MGS4 so long?

I know Nintendo has Brawl and Galaxy coming, but what else is coming for the Wii? Umbrella Chronicles? Great job Capcom, a House of the Dead clone. Cheap ports of Raw vs Smackdown, Tony Hawk and Need for Speed that could have done just as well on the PS2? For the talk of 3rd parties really jumping on the bandwagon, there seems to be a lot of talking and not alot of action.

Xbox 360 comments = right on. Games are only now starting to be done right on the system, what took them so long was the game of catchup because Microsoft wanted to spend a year with 100% market share. Great job guys, despite things turning around as far as the games go on the 360, what about the hardware? Microsoft's greed always leads them to break their own products and the industry they compete in. So why am I surprised:?:

Rare: Do I really need to say anything on this subject?

PS3: drop your ridiculous price and release some bloody games, nobody gives a s**t about HD movies, get over it, its too soon, the technology is too expensive

Sega: AMEN!!!!! Sega what is wrong with you? You spend all your attention making crappy 3D sonic games (Sonic should have NEVER been in 3D in the first place) and it took you this long to realise you had other franchises such as NiGHTS? Do you forget you have other franchises that you could ruin? or you know, maybe make good games? Burning Rangers? Even Master System titles on the VC is not asking for much and Where the hell is Shenmue III???!?!?!?! We have been waiting for this since the Dreamcast. What is the go?

Ok Im done
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[Passa]

[Kaboth]

It depends on the game really. Some games are naturally slower paced so having 60 FPS isn't as vital and you can afford the luxury of higher quality graphics.
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[fireflybck]

I admit I was generalising a bit too much. But a lot of action games are increasing the detail but dropping the frame rate to the point that movement is jerky.

I suppose a balance is needed.
God of War has that balance. Frantic action needs a higher frame rate.
Same with Fighter games.
RPGs probably don't need as much, though remember Final Fantasy VII? The battles ran at 15fps. But a game like Oblivion at least has to run smoothly given it's real-time.

I haven't seen examples of 40fps. If 40fps is all we need, why the hell don't the developers aim for that?

The good thing I liked about farcry was that it was detailed but also ran pretty well on a mid range system at the time. Halo 1 and 2 on the PC
should have a "Microsoft Certified: runs like a dog" sticker on the package.

[ObsoletE]

[thebigm]

One major thing with the 30fps - 60fps argument is that games are hardly ever dead set on the one number and as such a 30fps that contains any slowdown will be noticeable very quickly that it's dropped compared to a 60fps game dropping.

Also in a First Person Shooter for instance, the game is naturally more smoother and responsive with a higher frame rate. Also wasn't there a study recently (last couple of years) that showed hard core gamers have a response time similar to that of a figher pilot? Surely something can be attributed to the rate at which we process images in that regard.

Edit: forgot to mention good article Matt, definitely agree that "next-gen" was too early as well.

[ObsoletE]

actually, that's a good point re: slowdown. the reason we notice it is because the current framerate might still be at 55Hz, but it produces a "beat" effect if the framerate doesn't match the monitor's natural harmonic. the screen isn't physically capable of displaying this rate, and so we'll get stutters.

yeah, i remember reading something along those lines too - i'm not sure if it was fighter pilots, but it was definitely some high-stress job. however, i don't think it's so much their ability to process changes in images, which is essentially this argument, but their ability to recognise and react to something (typically a threat) onscreen.
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[Quin]

Oh finally, someone else who doesn't think much of Bioshock.

I think the sentiments expressed in this article pretty much cover why I haven't been bothered to get any "next-gen" console yet.

Roll on Brawl, only that will make me get a Wii.
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