[PS3] Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
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It's in the US PSN store. Just make a US account to get access to it.
I dont' know, most people (casual players) think that CoD4 looked "real" because it was "so smooth". I think frame rate has a big impact on someone's perception when their viewing a game, and I think for some people, 60fps in Ratchet will just make it all the better (especially since they are gunning for that prestine animated "pixar-esque" look).
That's just my opinion though, nothing scientifically proven
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I dont' know, most people (casual players) think that CoD4 looked "real" because it was "so smooth". I think frame rate has a big impact on someone's perception when their viewing a game, and I think for some people, 60fps in Ratchet will just make it all the better (especially since they are gunning for that prestine animated "pixar-esque" look).
That's just my opinion though, nothing scientifically proven
The 60fps had way more impact in terms of controls for COD4 than visuals, and while it had its moments, COD4 wasn't exactly an amazing looking game.
Proper lighting and shadowing is paramount to achieving the Pixar look, and it's the lighting and shadowing that's been the biggest weakness in games from Insomniac, it's not like Pixar movies ran at 60fps.
No, people don't look for these specific things, people also don't count frames either, most people just see the overall picture, and it's the lighting and shadowing that really bring everything together.
While I'm getting the game day one and I'm sure you are too, it's hard not to realize that their engine really does need a bit of an overhaul. They purposefully avoided effects that would be more expensive to support at the beginning, things like HDR lighting, more dynamic shadowing and properly reflective water, and yes it did give them better performance in terms of IQ and framerate, but it's coming back to haunt them because your overall scene does not look as immersive and convincing.
Silent_Buddha
Legend
Heck, most casual gamers don't care about...
High texture resolution. Accurate shadows. What the framerate is. Whether it has aliasing or not. Whether the game uses Anistropic Filtering. Whether the lighting is truly HDR. Whether the resolution is 720p, 1080p, 540p, or whatever. Etc...
Things like that are far more important for enthusiasts and those that can appreciate the technical efforts put into a game. As well as, how shall we say? Forum console "warriors."
As long as a game is fun to play and doesn't look like arse, that's enough for the majority of casuals...
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SB
And how do i do that? Please help.
I just tried the demo very quickly. Didn't finish it because I want to play more DS before going home.
I think I see some of your points. However I also think that the issues may be overblown.
* Demo not fun, only a tutorial. This is quite true. But the concept is rather deep. I kinda like it, but at the same time, as I suspected, it's not really a casual casual game. It seems to require a fair amount of thinking.
* Graphics. Yeah, not as stunning as Uncharted 2 and not as atmospheric as Demon's Souls or Batman. Not really a big problem. But it will be a disappointment for some core gamers. I think people should reserve their judgment until they see the full game. Also didn't really notice any framerate drop.
* Sound. They changed my favorite tinkering sound when collecting nuts. I assume this is because they want to compress the demo ?
Overall, I am curious about the time-based gameplay and its variation. Already pre-ordered the game. Will have more impressions after I played the real thing. At least this demo helped me to understand their gameplay more. So it's not too bad (compared to just regular shooting).
The demo alone most likely won't do much to sell the game though.
I think I see some of your points. However I also think that the issues may be overblown.
* Demo not fun, only a tutorial. This is quite true. But the concept is rather deep. I kinda like it, but at the same time, as I suspected, it's not really a casual casual game. It seems to require a fair amount of thinking.
* Graphics. Yeah, not as stunning as Uncharted 2 and not as atmospheric as Demon's Souls or Batman. Not really a big problem. But it will be a disappointment for some core gamers. I think people should reserve their judgment until they see the full game. Also didn't really notice any framerate drop.
* Sound. They changed my favorite tinkering sound when collecting nuts. I assume this is because they want to compress the demo ?
Overall, I am curious about the time-based gameplay and its variation. Already pre-ordered the game. Will have more impressions after I played the real thing. At least this demo helped me to understand their gameplay more. So it's not too bad (compared to just regular shooting).
The demo alone most likely won't do much to sell the game though.
But Pixar's only 24 fps !
Billy Idol
Legend
No, people don't look for these specific things, people also don't count frames either, most people just see the overall picture, and it's the lighting and shadowing that really bring everything together.
While I'm getting the game day one and I'm sure you are too, it's hard not to realize that their engine really does need a bit of an overhaul. They purposefully avoided effects that would be more expensive to support at the beginning, things like HDR lighting, more dynamic shadowing and properly reflective water, and yes it did give them better performance in terms of IQ and framerate, but it's coming back to haunt them because your overall scene does not look as immersive and convincing.
Hmm, what I experienced: I have the possibility to play games on a 1080p projector with a huge (don't know the exact numbers, maybe 3.5m x 2m screen). But you know what, I often switch to a classic LCD TV, because bad IQ is somehow ampliefied, so that all games look "better" on the LCD TV. Up to now, I found only two exceptions (for me): Killzone 2 and guess what: R&C. A 1m large R&C with his flattering ears is one of the coolest things I have seen and I am expecting the same "Pixar movie feeling" from the new R&C
It's not that hard. Simply create a new user on your PS3, and sign that user up for PSN under a different E-mail address, and a US address.
You can also make a Japanese account to get earlier access to even more stuff, but you'll probably need to find a guide on the internet for that.
I tried the demo today and the game doesnt look as good as the previous Rachet and Clank on the PS3.
I am convinced that it is sub-720p. The image is blurry and there are jaggies everywhere. I am pretty dissapointed since the original looked much better and I was expecting drastic improvements in this one's visuals. Instead based on the demo it looks worse
I am convinced that it is sub-720p. The image is blurry and there are jaggies everywhere. I am pretty dissapointed since the original looked much better and I was expecting drastic improvements in this one's visuals. Instead based on the demo it looks worse
Absolutely no QAA, it is 2xAA in a framebuffer of 1280x720p rendering in a 960x702p window, a particular technic owns by insomniac, the same used in the previous episode just Quaz51 last quote.
This one's IQ looked worse though.
I wonder why. The other one looked crisp and clean and had less jaggies despite the sub-720p resolution.
I couldnt tolerate much what I was seeing on this demo though despite the nice lighting and reflections. It is ruined by the blurry/aliased image.