RE4... Horrible graphics! Did someone throwup on my TV?

I picked up RE4 today since I am a fan of the series and the reviews of RE4 were extremely high. I can not beleive my eyes... these graphics are a joke. I bought my wii a week ago and realized I would not be getting anything great in the graphics department. The first game I played was Mario Kart. Not good graphics, but damn atleast its playable.With resident evil 4 it looks like someone threw up on my television. It is to the point where it affects gameplay. I can not see items. A pack of ammo is just a red blotch on the screen.

Now I realize this game was made quite a long time ago, but I have played games such as world of warcraft which was released even before re4. World of warcraft looks like CRYSIS compared to re4. Kind of a shame since the gameplay is pretty cool, but I am sorry I can not take graphics this bad. :(

Maybe the PC version looks better?

Please tell me Zelda and mario galaxy do not look this bad!!!

I picked up RE4 today since I am a fan of the series and the reviews of RE4 were extremely high. I can not beleive my eyes... these graphics are a joke. I bought my wii a week ago and realized I would not be getting anything great in the graphics department. The first game I played was Mario Kart. Not good graphics, but damn atleast its playable.With resident evil 4 it looks like someone threw up on my television. It is to the point where it affects gameplay. I can not see items. A pack of ammo is just a red blotch on the screen.

Now I realize this game was made quite a long time ago, but I have played games such as world of warcraft which was released even before re4. World of warcraft looks like CRYSIS compared to re4. Kind of a shame since the gameplay is pretty cool, but I am sorry I can not take graphics this bad. :(

Maybe the PC version looks better?

Please tell me Zelda and mario galaxy do not look this bad!!!

Jermone123

while yes, that is a GameCube game from 2005, what do you expect from a console in general that is essentially a GCN 1.5?

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I picked up RE4 today since I am a fan of the series and the reviews of RE4 were extremely high. I can not beleive my eyes... these graphics are a joke. I bought my wii a week ago and realized I would not be getting anything great in the graphics department. The first game I played was Mario Kart. Not good graphics, but damn atleast its playable.With resident evil 4 it looks like someone threw up on my television. It is to the point where it affects gameplay. I can not see items. A pack of ammo is just a red blotch on the screen.

Now I realize this game was made quite a long time ago, but I have played games such as world of warcraft which was released even before re4. World of warcraft looks like CRYSIS compared to re4. Kind of a shame since the gameplay is pretty cool, but I am sorry I can not take graphics this bad. :(

Maybe the PC version looks better?

Please tell me Zelda and mario galaxy do not look this bad!!!

DeeDeeDee-er

You have one thing wrong, Zelda TP doesn't look better than last gen

it is a last gen game

its on the GameCube

For real... I must havhe something wrong with my hook up. You guys dont understand.... it looks HORRIBLE. Its lauphable its so bad. BTW I am using the cables that the wii came with.

The sad thing about it is....

if you think that RE4 looks horrible.... play 90% of the other Wii games out there because developers don't seem to mind releasing poop looking games.

There are some gems, but mostly not.

My suggestions are to buy component cables, and look at Haziqonfire's thread towards the top of the board (sticky). It shows you what games are coming out, and what the look like.

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is quite a looker just as a heads up (for a Wii game)

I think it looks pretty good.

For real... I must havhe something wrong with my hook up. You guys dont understand.... it looks HORRIBLE. Its lauphable its so bad. BTW I am using the cables that the wii came with.

Jermone123

while yes, that is a GameCube game from 2005, what do you expect from a console in general that is essentially a GCN 1.5?

darth-pyschosis

well i am playing it on a widescreen 32 inch 720p tv

It doesn't look bad at all. It looks better than most current gen games tbh.

well i am playing it on a widescreen 32 inch 720p tv

Jermone123

Are the cables that came with the wii component? I just rented Super Mario Galaxy and it looks OK. Nothing great, but I know its a wii so thats ok. Super mario galaxy looks far better than re4

my cables are red, white and yellow

Are the cables that came with the wii component? Jermone123

is it really going to make that much of a difference? I checked the settings and it is on 480i. Guess I will have to pick some up... there goes another 20 bucks :?

is it really going to make that much of a difference? I checked the settings and it is on 480i

Jermone123

well ofcourse WoW has better graphics then re4 its the best online pc game and has been the best ever since it was realeased, I dont have re4 so i dont know about the graphics although i can assure you super mario galaxys graphics are great for the wii zelda isnt bad either

is it really going to make that much of a difference? I checked the settings and it is on 480i. Guess I will have to pick some up... there goes another 20 bucks :?

Jermone123

is it really going to make that much of a difference? I checked the settings and it is on 480i

Jermone123

Composite (the cables the Wii comes with):

Component cables:

Yes, it's THAT noticeable. Component cables are MANDATORY if you are going to hook up your Wii to an HDTV.

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I picked up RE4 today since I am a fan of the series and the reviews of RE4 were extremely high. I can not beleive my eyes... these graphics are a joke. I bought my wii a week ago and realized I would not be getting anything great in the graphics department. The first game I played was Mario Kart. Not good graphics, but damn atleast its playable.With resident evil 4 it looks like someone threw up on my television. It is to the point where it affects gameplay. I can not see items. A pack of ammo is just a red blotch on the screen.

Now I realize this game was made quite a long time ago, but I have played games such as world of warcraft which was released even before re4. World of warcraft looks like CRYSIS compared to re4. Kind of a shame since the gameplay is pretty cool, but I am sorry I can not take graphics this bad. :(

Maybe the PC version looks better?

Please tell me Zelda and mario galaxy do not look this bad!!!

darth-pyschosis

You have one thing wrong, Zelda TP doesn't look better than last gen

it is a last gen game

its on the GameCube

[QUOTE="Jermone123"]

is it really going to make that much of a difference? I checked the settings and it is on 480i. Guess I will have to pick some up... there goes another 20 bucks :?

TheColbert

yes it is

hey thanks for the help guys! I will pick some new cables up tomorrow and let u guys know how it works out :D

maybe something is wrong with your tv because its beautiful on my screen

Nah bro. like I said, its BAD. Ha mario kart and galaxy look OK, but RE4 is just horrible. I am not a graphics nut either. It does not take a whole lot to please me. I am really hoping these cables will make a difference in re4 for me

For real... I must havhe something wrong with my hook up. You guys dont understand.... it looks HORRIBLE. Its lauphable its so bad. BTW I am using the cables that the wii came with.

Jermone123

I think it looks really good to me.

OK i got the cables and its on 480p now... no difference : ( It just looks real blotchy and the resolution dont seem right. There are little black bars on each side of my tv when I play re4. Is that normal?

I dont have bars on the side of the screen when I am at the wii menue and I do have it set to widescreen

OK i got the cables and its on 480p now... no difference : ( It just looks real blotchy and the resolution dont seem right. There are little black bars on each side of my tv when I play re4. Is that normal?

I dont have bars on the side of the screen when I am at the wii menue and I do have it set to widescreen

Jermone123

it just says 480

it just says 480

Jermone123

I fail at uploading pics... lol

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it just says 480

bob_newman

Amen! to this because RE4 I have to say is one of the most realistic looking game on the Wii (and its a GC port)

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Jermone123

These dont really show it well... the game looks good in these pics lol also you cant see the bar on the left and right side.... its like an inch thick

OK maybe I was being a little to critical... I am starting to like this game

It's the resolution. No way does it just say "480", no Wii says that, it's either gonna say 480i or 480p. Just change it to 480p and problems should be solved.

There's also a possibility that the game is defective or something is wrong with your TV, in which case, we can't help you.

sounds like your tv is the problem.

Part of the problem is that you don't have these (wii component cabels)

Also mabey you're expecting too much from a Gamecube game... even if Resident Evil 4 it is probably the best looking one (well top 3 anyways).

It's the resolution. No way does it just say "480", no Wii says that, it's either gonna say 480i or 480p. Just change it to 480p and problems should be solved.

There's also a possibility that the game is defective or something is wrong with your TV, in which case, we can't help you.

DeeDeeDee-er

Its just the textures look very low res.... maybe I am just not use to it since this is only my 2nd wii game. I am already getting use to the graphics and having fun since the gameplay is fun. Even with World of warcraft I was playing at a much higher resolution so yea its prob just I am not use to playing at 480p. O well, the controls make up for the poor graphics. Lol it will just make crysis look THAT much better when I get my new PC in a few months ha

Thanks for the help guys... but is it normal to have those two black bars on the side of the screen while I am playing re4? Its like the bars when you watch a movie.

Thanks for the help guys... but is it normal to have those two black bars on the side of the screen while I am playing re4?Jermone123

Some games have no bars, other games have tiny bars, and other games have relatively bigger bars. RE4 and PES 2009 are the only games I can remember that have bars that big. Though they aren't THAT big. You are overreacting a little.

EDIT: You may want to turn down the sharpness on your TV. That may help with the jaggies.

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It's the resolution. No way does it just say "480", no Wii says that, it's either gonna say 480i or 480p. Just change it to 480p and problems should be solved.

There's also a possibility that the game is defective or something is wrong with your TV, in which case, we can't help you.

BrunoBRS

Here we go again complaining about the Wii's graphics. I thought Satora Iwata said from Day 1 that the Revolution (codename for the Wii) was not going to focus on graphics and horsepower.

If graphics are that important to you, then get a PC, XBox360, and/or a PS3, and pick up RE5. No need to complain.

Sorry.:oops:

But, I mean c'mon, I couldn't help it!!:cry:

I have found that Vaseline mixed with brown food colouring smeared over the TV screen gives a far more HD-Gen look to Wii games ...

while yes, that is a GameCube game from 2005, what do you expect from a console in general that is essentially a GCN 1.5?

darth-pyschosis