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Nah, but I played Far Cry 2.
Good enough.
Seems interesting. The whole waking up to see your enemy and not being able to do anything is such a cliche these days, but it still came off pretty cool.
the intriging thing though is that the rendering is mostly procedural, which accounts for its small size of just over 3 gigs. since the games supports procedural rendering(4d graphics according to some) i was surprised to hear of the framerate issues with the ps3, especially since procedural rendering requires a lot of processing power(where the cell shines), i guess optimisation is the name of the game.
sorry about the long comment.
*back to playing the game, and so far so good, also the AI seems in tact*.
Which is ART. This game actually looks like a painting, a masterpiece. Not a sterile technical gfx-engine promotion.
And yet, it still looks better technically too, nicer thicker grass, nicer trees with individual branches that break off, no grainy blocky pixellated leaves. Amazing character shaders that actually looks like skin, not plastic. Character models that are smoother than anything ive seen before..
And its actually playable, runs extremely smooth. I could go on, but i wont.
Another example of how new developers, actually impact a game franchize in a GOOD way. Old devs of games are overrated.
But.. apples and oranges really. I love both games for very different reasons.
Which is ART. This game actually looks like a painting, a masterpiece. Not a sterile technical gfx-engine promotion.
And yet, it still looks better technically too, nicer thicker grass, nicer trees with individual branches that break off, no grainy blocky pixellated leaves. Amazing character shaders that actually looks like skin, not plastic. Character models that are smoother than anything ive seen before..
And its actually playable, runs extremely smooth. I could go on, but i wont.
Another example of how new developers, actually impact a game franchize in a GOOD way. Old devs of games are overrated.
the AI is nowhere near that of crysis either, it's not bad, but it's definitely not as great.
when it comes to art direction and gameplay it's debatable, i guess it's just a matter of personal preference, i like both crysis' gameplay and art direction.
another graphical feature i always look out for in games is fluid effects, and FC2's suck, when the water is shot at, walked through, or interacted with in any way, it looks awful, even FEAR has better water effects. resistance 2 and gears 2 are sporting some really promising water effects, i can't wait to see them in the final build of the games.
i guess we can agree to disagree, but the bottom line is that imo FC2 is a good looking game but certainly not the best.
Which is ART. This game actually looks like a painting, a masterpiece. Not a sterile technical gfx-engine promotion.
And yet, it still looks better technically too, nicer thicker grass, nicer trees with individual branches that break off, no grainy blocky pixellated leaves. Amazing character shaders that actually looks like skin, not plastic. Character models that are smoother than anything ive seen before..
And its actually playable, runs extremely smooth. I could go on, but i wont.
Another example of how new developers, actually impact a game franchize in a GOOD way. Old devs of games are overrated.
Crysis has incredible art...this game has a bigger scale, but there is no way the graphics are better... The last level in warhead is absolutely epic..... goddamn..
Still this looks nice, Ill be able to play it on my pc tomorrow hopefully. I enjoy these open world games!
if you hide in a bush and shoot ememies from a good distance, do they automatically know where you are and start shooting back with incredible accuracy?
if you hide in a bush and shoot ememies from a good distance, do they automatically know where you are and start shooting back with incredible accuracy?
it's a good game but i guess i was expecting alot more, hype and expectation are a bitch.lol
Yep, that was the deciding factor indeed.
I find that EXTREMELY frustrating and just ruins everything for me.
Yep, that was the deciding factor indeed.
I find that EXTREMELY frustrating and just ruins everything for me.
Yep, that was the deciding factor indeed.
I find that EXTREMELY frustrating and just ruins everything for me.
edit** what droe said up above me, defo m8!
Go night-time shanking! .... and stalking ;D
Yep, that was the deciding factor indeed.
I find that EXTREMELY frustrating and just ruins everything for me.
im a stealthy bastard and they cant even see me in the dark while im wasting their buddies right beside them.... buuuutttt if u go out in the day with a sniper with no equipment camo upgrade then they will absolutely shoot your ass even if your behind a bush lol
I think it's one of the best looking games on the PS3, perhaps *the* best in places.