A real next genration video game is a game having :
next generation graphics
next generation physics and collision detection
next generation animations
next generation AI
So we could define a next generation video game by the following :
a game that has :
1/ HDR, Self Shadowing, High Rez normal mapping, Displacement Mapping, decent Anti Aliasing, and anisotropic filtering.
2/ Better physics engine than what we have seen in Half Life 2.
3/ Better animations than what we have seen in MGS3, and better facial expressions and face modelling than what we have seen in MGS3 cinematics or Half Life 2.
4/ A real complete AI engine, simulating humans in a lot of domains. ( the Dream of peter molyneux for Project Ego).
5/ New styles of innovative great gamaplay al la SHENMUE in the year 2000, ( inventing QTE used recently in God of War, Resident Evil 4 and fahrenheit, after 4-5 years from shenmue ! or the FREE system, or building a complete realistic 3D town, seen in GTA3 and the getaway after 2-3 years from shenmue release, but in shenmue we still have more details and the capability to talk with people...etc )
Now lets see if xbox360 launch games supposed to be next generation, are really next gen compared to our benchmark...
1/ KAMEO :
this is practically and arguably the most interesting launch title for xbox360, almost done for GC than converted to xbox also almost done than converted to xbox360 !
unfortunately we dont see revolutionary gameplay, nor animations, nor physics, nor AI...the only thing that is next gen in this title is the big number of enemies in the same screen.
2/ Perfect Dark 0 :
if we use the videos we have seen, the physics and animations in half life 2 are better, and there is no revelutionary gameplay or AI. the character models and facial expressions in HL2 are far better which is a big shame for this game only the graphics of the decors and surroundings are a little bit next gen, though no intensive use of HDR, self shadowing or displacement mapping...VERY DISAPPOINTING.
3/ Project gotham racing 3 :
the graphics are good, but the cars doesent look real, because honestly after GT4 we cant expect less than real cars in next gen games. the collision between cars is maybe better done in Forza for xbox1...and this is really not acceptable for a next gen game. The only thing that is next gen in this game is the complete modelling of cars from the interior to the exterior to the mirrors...but is this sufficient to consider this game a real next gen game ? NO.
4/ Dead Or Alive 4 :
this is the most disappointing game of the xbox360 launch :
the graphics arent far better than DOA 3 in 2001 !!! no innovation, no revolutionary animations or physics...catastrophic, there is nothing next gen on this game.
Also there is games like gears of war, elder scrolls, call of duty 2...etc
BUT all those games will also be out for PC, and there is nothing new in their gameplay...
so we must wait for HALO 3, and unfortunately there is 2 scenarios for halo 3 launch :
1/ forcing bungy to realease it in unfinished in march 2006 to counter ps3 launch, and in this case halo3 will be disappointing for 1 and a half year of development and will not be a real next gen game.
2/ halo3 will launh in 2007...but its late for us gamers who want to play real next gen games in 2006...
For PS3...It will be really disappointing to dicover after all that the first real next gen games of ps3, will be MGS4 and GT5 ! in fall 2007...so the first 2 years of ps3 life will see no real next generation games...I hope this will be not true, and that we will see a great next gen killwone, LAIR, MOTOR STORM...in 2006...I really hope that...
or what if our dreams comes true and a real new next gen game will launch with PS3 in march 2006..maybe a new TEKKEN with endorphin technology ?!!...lets hope...and pray to GOD...
Conclusion :
next gen hardware console releases doesent mean that we will play out of the box real next gen games...and there is a big fear that we will celebrate the next generation consoles only in fall 2007...and if this is the case its really disappointing...really...
what do you think ?
next generation graphics
next generation physics and collision detection
next generation animations
next generation AI
So we could define a next generation video game by the following :
a game that has :
1/ HDR, Self Shadowing, High Rez normal mapping, Displacement Mapping, decent Anti Aliasing, and anisotropic filtering.
2/ Better physics engine than what we have seen in Half Life 2.
3/ Better animations than what we have seen in MGS3, and better facial expressions and face modelling than what we have seen in MGS3 cinematics or Half Life 2.
4/ A real complete AI engine, simulating humans in a lot of domains. ( the Dream of peter molyneux for Project Ego).
5/ New styles of innovative great gamaplay al la SHENMUE in the year 2000, ( inventing QTE used recently in God of War, Resident Evil 4 and fahrenheit, after 4-5 years from shenmue ! or the FREE system, or building a complete realistic 3D town, seen in GTA3 and the getaway after 2-3 years from shenmue release, but in shenmue we still have more details and the capability to talk with people...etc )
Now lets see if xbox360 launch games supposed to be next generation, are really next gen compared to our benchmark...
1/ KAMEO :
this is practically and arguably the most interesting launch title for xbox360, almost done for GC than converted to xbox also almost done than converted to xbox360 !
unfortunately we dont see revolutionary gameplay, nor animations, nor physics, nor AI...the only thing that is next gen in this title is the big number of enemies in the same screen.
2/ Perfect Dark 0 :
if we use the videos we have seen, the physics and animations in half life 2 are better, and there is no revelutionary gameplay or AI. the character models and facial expressions in HL2 are far better which is a big shame for this game only the graphics of the decors and surroundings are a little bit next gen, though no intensive use of HDR, self shadowing or displacement mapping...VERY DISAPPOINTING.
3/ Project gotham racing 3 :
the graphics are good, but the cars doesent look real, because honestly after GT4 we cant expect less than real cars in next gen games. the collision between cars is maybe better done in Forza for xbox1...and this is really not acceptable for a next gen game. The only thing that is next gen in this game is the complete modelling of cars from the interior to the exterior to the mirrors...but is this sufficient to consider this game a real next gen game ? NO.
4/ Dead Or Alive 4 :
this is the most disappointing game of the xbox360 launch :
the graphics arent far better than DOA 3 in 2001 !!! no innovation, no revolutionary animations or physics...catastrophic, there is nothing next gen on this game.
Also there is games like gears of war, elder scrolls, call of duty 2...etc
BUT all those games will also be out for PC, and there is nothing new in their gameplay...
so we must wait for HALO 3, and unfortunately there is 2 scenarios for halo 3 launch :
1/ forcing bungy to realease it in unfinished in march 2006 to counter ps3 launch, and in this case halo3 will be disappointing for 1 and a half year of development and will not be a real next gen game.
2/ halo3 will launh in 2007...but its late for us gamers who want to play real next gen games in 2006...
For PS3...It will be really disappointing to dicover after all that the first real next gen games of ps3, will be MGS4 and GT5 ! in fall 2007...so the first 2 years of ps3 life will see no real next generation games...I hope this will be not true, and that we will see a great next gen killwone, LAIR, MOTOR STORM...in 2006...I really hope that...
or what if our dreams comes true and a real new next gen game will launch with PS3 in march 2006..maybe a new TEKKEN with endorphin technology ?!!...lets hope...and pray to GOD...
Conclusion :
next gen hardware console releases doesent mean that we will play out of the box real next gen games...and there is a big fear that we will celebrate the next generation consoles only in fall 2007...and if this is the case its really disappointing...really...
what do you think ?
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