29th January 2003, 2:08 PM
the ZOE2 graphics recall to me, memories of that Neon Genesis game for N64. they used flat, solid colors in that game to give it an anime look and that's how this Zone of enders game looks.
also, the screenshots of SH3 to me, seem very small...and far from complex, given the size of the environment. metroid prime shows off comparable complexity but in enivronments much much larger. the main plaza of the chozo ruins comes to mind. then again, metroid prime was running very basic lighting...and SH3 seems to have very dynamic lighting, but still, the MP environments are huge.
also, and this is sort of nit picky, the dog on the table in the one SH3 shot looks absolutely terrible. the texture is muddy and the model extremely blocky, mostly at the feet. it just fits very poorly with the rest of the picture.
i won't deny that the game has a great atmosphere and an impressive style, it has both, but technically it just doesn't impress me much, when compared to GC and XBox games. by Ps2 standards though, they're both lovely. but that's Ps2 standards.
i won't talk about RE4 because i haven't seen enough of it to know exactly how great it looks.
also, the screenshots of SH3 to me, seem very small...and far from complex, given the size of the environment. metroid prime shows off comparable complexity but in enivronments much much larger. the main plaza of the chozo ruins comes to mind. then again, metroid prime was running very basic lighting...and SH3 seems to have very dynamic lighting, but still, the MP environments are huge.
also, and this is sort of nit picky, the dog on the table in the one SH3 shot looks absolutely terrible. the texture is muddy and the model extremely blocky, mostly at the feet. it just fits very poorly with the rest of the picture.
i won't deny that the game has a great atmosphere and an impressive style, it has both, but technically it just doesn't impress me much, when compared to GC and XBox games. by Ps2 standards though, they're both lovely. but that's Ps2 standards.
i won't talk about RE4 because i haven't seen enough of it to know exactly how great it looks.
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