3D gameing on DS (and methods of improvement?)

As most DS users know 3d can be an eyesore (esp. when compared to PSP) so..

1. What do you think?

2. How can improvements be made.

Personally I want Nintendo or some other game company to build off of the example of .kkrieger (do reaserch on your own time).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.kkrieger

Well, the DS has shown it can handle strong 3D graphics and large, detailed environments with Metroid Prime Hunters and SM64, among others. It's just a matter of developers sinking more money into their products. I wish we would see more 3D platformers and purely 3d games on the system, but it doesn't seem to be going that way.

Well, the DS has shown it can handle strong 3D graphics and large, detailed environments with Metroid Prime Hunters and SM64, among others. It's just a matter of developers sinking more money into their products. I wish we would see more 3D platformers and purely 3d games on the system, but it doesn't seem to be going that way.

thinner6

Most 3d DS games just don't turn out well so developers are turned away but if they did the same thing as .kkriger I think 3d games would be much better therefore developers would make more 3d games. (it's all supply and demand)

Most 3d DS games just don't turn out well so developers are turned away but if they did the same thing as .kkriger I think 3d games would be much better therefore developers would make more 3d games. (it's all supply and demand)

dz117

I've never seen it used on the DS, but the DSi has a cool lighting effect that looks near identical to the soft, glowy lighting of Super Mario Galaxy. Minimalistic textures(allowing for a slightly higher polycount) and and this lighting could make a pretty good looking game.

I also think devs should do more work with the cel shader. Without a texture filter, having lots of textures doesn't work too well on the DS. Creating art sty*les that require few textures would be best imo.

Gameplay > Graphics

Graphical worries are for my console:P

Gameplay > Graphics

Graphical worries are for my console:P

TaMuK711

True, but if an improvement can be made, then why not?

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Gameplay > Graphics

Graphical worries are for my console:P

Redonkulous_D

True, but if an improvement can be made, then why not?

It just doesn't seem like it would be a dramatic difference.. if the next gen of handhelds came out and they still looked like they do now it would be a problem, but is extra time trying to push a few pixels worth sacrificed time on the gameplay?

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Gameplay > Graphics

Graphical worries are for my console:P

TaMuK711

True, but if an improvement can be made, then why not?

It just doesn't seem like it would be a dramatic difference.. if the next gen of handhelds came out and they still looked like they do now it would be a problem, but is extra time trying to push a few pixels worth sacrificed time on the gameplay?

Why does anything have to be sacrificed? Read my first post. The only thing that needs to be done is to find an artstyle that works around/hides the system's weaknesses. No need to push the hardware any further, they just need to take all features into consideration when designing the visuals.