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| Re: It's all about polish | |
| Posted By: gspawn <bob20407@hotmail.com> | Date: 4/28/07 10:14 a.m. |
In Response To: Re: It's all about polish (Justinian) : To see the evolution of Halo 2's graphics in multiplayer - just follow any of : the alpha and beta shots Gravemind linked. The beta shots released 6 : months from release look much less tight and polished than what was in the : final release. Some of the alpha shots look downright ugly. The final game : didnt look drastically different, but the added textures, the polish and : the lighting escalated the game from ugly to quite striking. The other big thing is that Halo is a "clean" game. It won't have the wow factor that "dirty" games (Gears of War) has until viewed in its full glory and in person- For example, even in low-res, GoW has a lot of stuff that screams graphics at you. Blood globs, dirt on characters' faces, cars on fire, tattered clothing... Compare that to Halo, where it's all about intricacy. Not only does (insert weapon) have a rubberized grip that really LOOKS rubberized, but you can even see 3d detail and almost make out individual pores in the material. The rubber has the right sheen. It just has the right feel. The Assault Rifle doesn't just pop up on the screen- Cheif picks it up, he thumbs the safety, he slams the bolt into place to load a shell. Looking up at the sky doesn't just give you a lens flare, it gives you HDR so authentic that you almost squint from the brilliance. And as we've seen, the animations for all movements in this title are already lightyears ahead of the competition, even this early- the smoothness of the character riding "backseat" (heh) on the Mongoose is thrilling to see in action even when the character isn't really doing anything except, er, BEING. And et cetera.
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| Graphical evolution of the Halo series. | Gravemind | 4/28/07 2:58 a.m. |
| Re: Graphical evolution of the Halo series. | ajenteks | 4/28/07 3:07 a.m. |
| Here's the thing... | stan | 4/28/07 3:16 a.m. |
| Sorry about that. | Gravemind | 4/28/07 3:20 a.m. |
| He might have been kidding ;) *NM* | Hawaiian Pig | 4/28/07 5:23 a.m. |
| Re: He might have been kidding ;) | DangerousHippo | 4/28/07 12:28 p.m. |
| Re: He might have been kidding ;) *NM* | doober187 | 4/28/07 7:36 p.m. |
| Nope *NM* | DangerousHippo | 4/28/07 8:49 p.m. |
| Blah! | Gravemind | 4/28/07 3:17 a.m. |
| Still can't seem to fix that link. | Gravemind | 4/28/07 9:42 p.m. |
| Re: Still can't seem to fix that link. | Rockslider | 4/29/07 3:13 p.m. |
| Re: Still can't seem to fix that link. | Gravemind | 4/30/07 5:00 p.m. |
| Beautifully written! Well done. | Avateur | 4/28/07 4:45 a.m. |
| Bravo! | madcowjim | 4/28/07 4:53 a.m. |
| Re: Graphical evolution of the Halo series. | RVideo | 4/28/07 5:12 a.m. |
| Re: It's all about polish | Justinian | 4/28/07 7:53 a.m. |
| Re: It's all about polish | gspawn | 4/28/07 10:14 a.m. |
| Re: It's all about polish | macegac | 4/28/07 12:07 p.m. |
| Re: Graphical evolution of the Halo series. | sillymikey | 4/28/07 5:03 p.m. |
| Re: Graphical evolution of the Halo series. | Rockslider | 4/29/07 3:10 p.m. |
| Re: Graphical evo... Teabagging | Red_Breast | 4/29/07 6:18 p.m. |
| Wish I'd never asked | Rockslider | 4/30/07 4:32 p.m. |
| Re: Graphical evolution of the Halo series. | Gravemind | 4/30/07 4:53 p.m. |
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