i feel finally the wii is reaching its visual potential

I think it took a long while ,compared to other systems but is refreshing to notice at large the vast visual improvement regarding this console.
If we look back for years we had only M galaxy and Prime 3 as examples of visual capabilities.And while galaxy is king it wasnt really letting people know if the wii could or not handle more realistic visuals.While prime had a great design, it had just a modified last gen engine(and a lot of last gen features).

I feel that suddenly more devs are unlocking the wii potential, partially(as i said last year), due to inability to merely port from PS2(as its finally losing its last support). This year i could experience the finest realistic wii experience thanks to Silent Hill SM, i suggest anyone unsure to rent and see for themselves.On railed newer games have unbelivable visuals(again, rent them to truly understand,youtube wont give you the true experience).NMH 2 was a huge visual leap on the first one.2d fighting games like guilty gear look a whole gen behind tvc.

Red steel 2 is using a powerful engine that looks really promising on the wii as well and the press has been very positive with the visual prowess of the upcoming Prince of persia game.And i mean extremely so. Monster hunter is hitting us fairly soon as well, and we all know how well respected that game is(graphicwise). A honorific mention goes to the polished but a bit shallow Crystal Bearers(another game i got).I couldnt try Innocent aces myself but others told me its the best looking wii flight simulator.The call of duties are looking better every time(they just suffer from short dev times), regarding the wii.

All of those games(theres more to be seen from Another M so i hold my opinion-is good so far), are coming en masse,together, and all of them look a step foward from the early third party wii games. In a serious way ahead.

To put it in perspective:

RS 1:used unreal 2.5 engine, a cube era engine.RS2:uses Lynx engine, developed for upcoming HD games.

POP 2 thrones used a PSP and PS2 engine. POP is exclusive and uses a way newer engine.

I dont know how its going to be from here but its sure nice to have the system take its propper place.Not the horsepower of the decade or anything by far, but is good to take care of all fronts of the gaming package, and to have developers doing what they can.

Well I expect Zelda to blow our minds on the visuals.

Looking back, Twilight Princess, had it been released mid-Gamecube era (as it was supposed to) was fantastic. Who would thought the gamecube could push those graphics. Of course by the time the Wii came out, the 360 had been out for a year it wasn't so amazing.

Nonetheless, the 3d Zelda games have always been pushing graphical limits of a console, I expect nothing less this time around.

So to answer your question, no, I don't think we're there yet.

i feel the wii is reaching its visual potential

Intro94

Heck yeah.

Thanks to games that creatively push the Wii to it's graphical limits (like RS2) the Wii is finally stacking up to the X360 and PS3 (visually).

Well I expect Zelda to blow our minds on the visuals.

sonic_spark

Same.

I wouldn't be disappointed if it didn't though.

Before Galaxy, I kind of thought that those were the Wii's graphics. Never going to get better. I didn't have a problem with it, but it would be nice to get some better ones.

I just finished No More Heroes 2 (Which was amazing!) and at some parts, the graphics were great!!! (While others were really bad).

The graphics for the Wii defiintely have improved just as much as they have for the PS3 and 360, but not too many people realize it.

Graphics are definitely starting to improve on the Wii. I don't know ifI would as of yet put them on the same level as PS3 or X360, but it's definitely a much appreciated change.

The Wii reached it's visual potential a long time ago with Mario Galaxy. Sadly it'll never reach Xbox potential which was reached back in 2001. It's also hard to say if the visuals have really improved or have they just reached GC level.

The Wii reached it's visual potential a long time ago with Mario Galaxy. Sadly it'll never reach Xbox potential which was reached back in 2001. It's also hard to say if the visuals have really improved or have they just reached GC level.

zaku101

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The Wii reached it's visual potential a long time ago with Mario Galaxy. Sadly it'll never reach Xbox potential which was reached back in 2001. It's also hard to say if the visuals have really improved or have they just reached GC level.

Devil-Itachi

The Wii can do shaders via a different method. There was this long discussion on this board about it when the Wii originally came out..

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i feel the wii is reaching its visual potential

wes008

Heck yeah.

Thanks to games that creatively push the Wii to it's graphical limits (like RS2) the Wii is finally stacking up to the X360 and PS3 (visually).

The new upcoming games look really promising.

[QUOTE="Intro94"]

i feel the wii is reaching its visual potential

wes008

Heck yeah.

Thanks to games that creatively push the Wii to it's graphical limits (like RS2) the Wii is finally stacking up to the X360 and PS3 (visually).

no its not really stackin up..

the graphics have definetly improved but it definetly isnt around ps3 and 360

The Wii reached it's visual potential a long time ago with Mario Galaxy. Sadly it'll never reach Xbox potential which was reached back in 2001. It's also hard to say if the visuals have really improved or have they just reached GC level.

zaku101