RE 4 Impressions..?..
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interesting, does RE4 support progressive scan (there's no mention on the back of my case)?
well, judging by the jaggies i've seen in game i'm quite sure the game isn't using any AA. maybe it's all of those TEV effects forcing the game to run in16bit.
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RE4 does support progressive scan, most games that do don't mention it on the box.(but they do in the manual) RE4 is actually the only one of the resident evils to support it too.
Every nintendo 1st party game except wario ware supports it(but the gameboy player does support it), and about 1/3 of all 3rd party games.
There's only one part in RE4 where the framerate drops below 30. It's when you're standing outside that stage with the many wooden bridges in the rocky surroundings. It only happens when you're outside the gate in the area where you first meet the arms dealer. After you enter the gate, the framerate goes back to normal.
Well so much for the lingering doubts anyone fostered about a concurrent PS2/GC RE4 development cycle. Studio 4 did in fact push the GC's architectural strengths, it wasn't all simply "art assets." RE4's framerate is basically an extremely stable 30fps, anyone stating the contrary is apparently a high-end PC gamer, or nitpicking. Halo, Halo 2, Fable, KOTOR, Ninja Gaiden, Splinter Cell
T, MGS3, SOL, Jak 3, GTA:SA, RS3, RE4, TWW, MP, etc. all have some slowdown in various environments & some gameplay situations. There is no such thing as a completely "locked" 30-60fps. Especially in games technically pushing their respective platforms, the only truth is how consistently these games can maintain this refresh rate. You can even create slowdown, this is esp. true in games like Halo/Halo 2 when manipulating the vehicles for instance.
T, MGS3, SOL, Jak 3, GTA:SA, RS3, RE4, TWW, MP, etc. all have some slowdown in various environments & some gameplay situations. There is no such thing as a completely "locked" 30-60fps. Especially in games technically pushing their respective platforms, the only truth is how consistently these games can maintain this refresh rate. You can even create slowdown, this is esp. true in games like Halo/Halo 2 when manipulating the vehicles for instance.As an avid MMORPG player, slowdowns tend to make me yawn unless they go under the 10FPS barrier for ten seconds or more. I haven't met the competent console game yet that slows down in any way I'd consider seriously impacting.
I haven't met the competent console game yet that slows down in any way I'd consider seriously impacting.Johnny_Physics
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Are there any pre-rendered sequences in RE4?
I know that it has been discussed earlier, but I got that impression during the QTE(quick time event) with Krauser(I don't know if this is a spoiler or not, but the footage of this loops if you let the game idle at the initial start up screen, and it has been in a previously released trailer).
The reason I got this impression is because of how the shadows from the enviroment fell over the characters, something that isn't present in the actual game. I also thought that the lighting/shading in general was better, more per-pixel like, less vertex like.
But I don't know, that's just the impression that I got and it was around 4am when I played it so I was a bit tired. I also seemed to notice something that looked like compression artifacts but that might just be the banding that everyone talks about, or it might just be the sleepy-ghosts playing tricks on my eyes.
But I'm really just talking about this sequence in particular as it stood out from the games other cinematics.
If it's realtime I'm impressed, it looks really good, if it's pre-rendered I'm impressed over how subtly they weaved it into the game.
I know that it has been discussed earlier, but I got that impression during the QTE(quick time event) with Krauser(I don't know if this is a spoiler or not, but the footage of this loops if you let the game idle at the initial start up screen, and it has been in a previously released trailer).
The reason I got this impression is because of how the shadows from the enviroment fell over the characters, something that isn't present in the actual game. I also thought that the lighting/shading in general was better, more per-pixel like, less vertex like.
But I don't know, that's just the impression that I got and it was around 4am when I played it so I was a bit tired. I also seemed to notice something that looked like compression artifacts but that might just be the banding that everyone talks about, or it might just be the sleepy-ghosts playing tricks on my eyes.
But I'm really just talking about this sequence in particular as it stood out from the games other cinematics.
If it's realtime I'm impressed, it looks really good, if it's pre-rendered I'm impressed over how subtly they weaved it into the game.
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I know what you are talking about.
But when you play the game using S-VIDEO or Progresive Scan most of the graphics faults are seriously minimized. A normal TV using composite makes the game look really ugly and not so special.
Also, im not saying you saw it in substandart TV, im talking about my expirience with the game.
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It is present in the actual game.
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Well the shadow thing is present in the game but in some select places.
For example the armor fight for the Kings glass and the Krauser room. But is not something like Splinter Cell or Silent Hill 3.
For example the armor fight for the Kings glass and the Krauser room. But is not something like Splinter Cell or Silent Hill 3.
my tv is nothing i would consider "high end" by todays standards. it's a 25" Sharp (ntsc 4:3, not high def), and i'm using s-video. i've come to notice certain paterns with the current generations IRT color, where the ps2 and xbox have better overall accuracy most of the time, but the xbox looks very washed out unless i adjust the brigtness/contrast of my tv to compensate. the brightness/contrast setup for the ps2 and gc are pretty similar.
i don't want people to think i'm down on the gc, or resident evil 4. the game is great, one of the best single player games i've played in a long time. my only complaint was the removal of the first person mode. anyone who doesn't own a gamecube should pick one up anyway, they are only $60 used.
something i think people who play the ps2 version will miss out on is the excellent control system the game has with the gc controller. it's damn near perfect, with every button where i feel it should be.
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I agree with the controller coment, the A button makes a great action button.
Make an effort to at least watch the game running on progresive scan, its really impresive. I saw it runing in pro scan in a 4:3 Panasonic Tau, it is another game that way.
Make an effort to at least watch the game running on progresive scan, its really impresive. I saw it runing in pro scan in a 4:3 Panasonic Tau, it is another game that way.
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