[mckmas8808]

I think this game looks ok. I couldn't get any sound though.

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/spor...ed3/media.html

[BTOA]

Honestly, it looks like a Xbox game in 720p.

[PARANOiA]

Agreed, could be much better.

Out of curiosity, does anyone remember the Amped shots pre-Xbox release which were touched up with generic Photoshop effects (eg, lens flare)? A classic.

[AlStrong]

*shrug*

What is there to add to a game that is mostly...snow?

[mckmas8808]

Originally Posted by Alstrong

*shrug*

What is there to add to a game that is mostly...snow?

A lot really. People just have to use their imagination.

[AlStrong]

examples?

I have no imagination for a game that is focused on one player going down some black diamond. I suppose you could add a ton of people in the area, but that's not a focus. Spectators are at the bottom of the mountain... and so are animals and most trees.

[Tap In]

this game isn't about graphics (what's there is nice looking) but it's about CONTROL and style and on line LIVE play and net code (spectator mode maybe?) and sound and feel and maybe even a good physics model.

None of which are measured in screen shots.

[jvd]

its using a supped up xbox engine . which is why it looks like an xbox game in a higher res

[Tap In]

I can imagine some kickazz particle effects and snow powder in the air.

[Tap In]

one more there, hope this is not too big.

[mckmas8808]

I can't wait to see the real version. I wonder what SSX next gen will look like?

[AlStrong]

so....imagination, mckmas

[Acert93]

Meh.

Needs more particles.

Also, the pic Tap In posted: The Rock/Snow transitions are really poor IMO for next gen. Smeared pixilation... ewww! The background mountains look flat and undetailed as well.

This looks like a hi res Xbox port as JVD noted. If it plays well and has great features the graphics suffice... but judging only the graphics I would have to say I am not impressed.

Also: Where are the trees?

[BTOA]

So gamers can expect most first wave Xbox360 games to be high res xbox games. I think I'll hold off for more impressive games to show up, before dropping some cash on a Xbox360.

[SanGreal]

Amped 2 was a hi-res xbox game.

[london-boy]

Good god, what u mean you can't get any better? Yes it's snow, but does that snow look like real snow? No. Even the rock bits look flat. Next gen consoles will be able to do much better than that. I can even see flat polygon edges on the terrain! On machines that can push more polygons than pixels in a frame!

Really, it can only get better until we get this in realtime:






So let's stop with this "what more can you do with a game set in snow environments" nonsense.

You can always improve on everything in life.

[jvd]

the particales in the first shot would kill either next gen system ... just those particals alone not taking into account anything else in the scene

[london-boy]

Originally Posted by jvd

the particales in the first shot would kill either next gen system ... just those particals alone not taking into account anything else in the scene

Obviously, i wasn't talking about next gen consoles Jeeves, i was talking in terms of what can be achieved in the future.

[AlStrong]

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[AlStrong]

Originally Posted by Alstrong

*shrug*

What is there to add to a game that is mostly...snow?

Originally Posted by london-boy

Good god, what u mean you can't get any better? Yes it's snow, but does that snow look like real snow?

WTF, I'm actually asking!

So let's stop with this "what more can you do with a game set in snow environments" nonsense.

You can always improve on everything in life.

Yeah... manners would be one thing. Or how about not jumping on people for asking questions. If arrogance is an improvement to life, I'll stay right where I am now then.

[scooby_dooby]

at first glance it looks pretty damn sweet, on close up the rocks are pretty ugly.

on the plus side though, take a look at the character model, he looks awesome

[jvd]

Originally Posted by london-boy

Obviously, i wasn't talking about next gen consoles Jeeves, i was talking in terms of what can be achieved in the future.

na its what u hope can be achived . There is no proof we will ever get that far .

[PC-Engine]

Originally Posted by jvd

the particales in the first shot would kill either next gen system ... just those particals alone not taking into account anything else in the scene

I disagree...anyway the lighting looks really flat...maybe this is just a low budget game since it's not one of the high profile games.

[jvd]

Just so you know i'm responding to l-bs pictures . Not the pictures of the game

[PC-Engine]

Originally Posted by jvd

Just so you know i'm responding to l-bs pictures . Not the pictures of the game

I know since the game pictures don't have any particles whatsoever. Well not as much as the pictures, but the pictures are not airborne shots.

Anyway I don't think next gen consoles will have any problems with snow particles that look like smoke since we already have that kind of stuff this generation. A snowboarding game isn't going to tax a console anyway so you can dedicate a bunch of resources to snow particles. Think about it snow particles are exactly the same as dirt particles in rally racing games except it's white.