Insomniac made a great decision dropping 60 Frames Per Second for better visuals

a few months ago Insomniac announced they are dropping 60 Frames per second and instead will focus more on better visuals and i couldnt be happier. I honestly wish more Devs would do this. All the best looking games this gen are all 30 FPS.. Killzone 2, Gears 2, Motorstorm and Uncharted 2 to just name a few. while Ratchet and Clank and Resistance are ok looking games, they could look much much better if not held back by 60 FPS.. Unfortunatley the current gen consoles arent capable of mind blowing visuals WITH 60 frames per second. MW2 is proof, the game moves silky smooth but the visuals are very bland and lifeless.

Bad Company 2 is another prime example.. 30 FPS but looks amazing, i much much rather have better visuals. I never really got all the excitement over games that run 60 FPS, very overrated IMO.

Thats why i think Epic and Naughty Dog are the best devs this gen, they know gamers like much better visuals than higher Frames per second and you can tell they are delivering in their games.. Uncharted 2 and Gears 2 are 2 of the best looking games this gen.

I like my games to be very responsive, especially my FPS games for example. I think they should rethink this strategy

60 FPS is always better for fast paced game especially a game like Resistance but idk ........ better graphics is always a plus. Nonstop-Madness

In a shooter, I'd rather have FPS then overall visuals to keep the action faster.tehsystemwarior

Perfect Dark is going to be in 60 Frames Per Second.

People notice graphics before frame rate, that's true.

[QUOTE="Nonstop-Madness"]60 FPS is always better for fast paced game especially a game like Resistance but idk ........ better graphics is always a plus. Kennysolidsnake

As much as i like graphics, i'd go with FPS in this case. Just more room when huge FPS drops happen.

Didn't Resistance 2 aready run at 30 FPS ? I have not played the game, but I never heard anything good about its graphics.

Resistance 2 looked decent if you consider the size of the maps and the amount of players in it.

how bout 45fps, and good visuals?, i cant tell 45 and 60 apart anyways.

Playing COD then playing BFBC you will notice the framerate drop, I also think BC is lower than 30, maybe in the mid 20's. I don't mind though, you get used to it.SaltyMeatballs

CoD is hardly ever 60 frames on consoles.

[QUOTE="SaltyMeatballs"]Playing COD then playing BFBC you will notice the framerate drop, I also think BC is lower than 30, maybe in the mid 20's. I don't mind though, you get used to it.heybooboo19

CoD is hardly ever 60 frames on consoles.

a few months ago Insomniac announced they are dropping 60 Frames per second and instead will focus more on better visuals and i couldnt be happier. I honestly wish more Devs would do this. All the best looking games this gen are all 30 FPS.. Killzone 2, Gears 2, Motorstorm and Uncharted 2 to just name a few. while Ratchet and Clank and Resistance are ok looking games, they could look much much better if not held back by 60 FPS.. Unfortunatley the current gen consoles arent capable of mind blowing visuals WITH 60 frames per second. MW2 is proof, the game moves silky smooth but the visuals are very bland and lifeless.

Bad Company 2 is another prime example.. 30 FPS but looks amazing, i much much rather have better visuals. I never really got all the excitement over games that run 60 FPS, very overrated IMO.

Thats why i think Epic and Naughty Dog are the best devs this gen, they know gamers like much better visuals than higher Frames per second and you can tell they are delivering in their games.. Uncharted 2 and Gears 2 are 2 of the best looking games this gen.

Kennysolidsnake

Uncharted2 and gears might be two of the best CONSOLE games for graphics, but Crysis and Crysis Warhead are much better looking.

With that being said, Uncharted2 sometimes seems like its much more then 30FPS, they did an amazing job. Sometimes I cant notice 30FPS and other times I can definatly notice it (TF2 on ps3/360 compared to PC version... my oh my.... such a difference in FPS)

Some games do 30 FPS better than others. For example Uncharted 2 I cant really tell the game is running at only 30FPS. While games like gears and Halo 3 you can easily tell the frame rate is locked.

Digital Foundry had an analysis on KZ2 and it usually runs at around mid 20's fps. Nonstop-Madness

Some games do 30 FPS better than others. For example Uncharted 2 I cant really tell the game is running at only 30FPS. While games like gears and Halo 3 you can easily tell the frame rate is locked.

GTSaiyanjin2

Well Resistance 1 and 2 both run at 30 don't they?

The Ratchet games already looked fantastic, no need for a big visual improvement. they need to improve other aspects of that series if they plan on making new entries.

[QUOTE="Kennysolidsnake"]

a few months ago Insomniac announced they are dropping 60 Frames per second and instead will focus more on better visuals and i couldnt be happier. I honestly wish more Devs would do this. All the best looking games this gen are all 30 FPS.. Killzone 2, Gears 2, Motorstorm and Uncharted 2 to just name a few. while Ratchet and Clank and Resistance are ok looking games, they could look much much better if not held back by 60 FPS.. Unfortunatley the current gen consoles arent capable of mind blowing visuals WITH 60 frames per second. MW2 is proof, the game moves silky smooth but the visuals are very bland and lifeless.

Bad Company 2 is another prime example.. 30 FPS but looks amazing, i much much rather have better visuals. I never really got all the excitement over games that run 60 FPS, very overrated IMO.

Thats why i think Epic and Naughty Dog are the best devs this gen, they know gamers like much better visuals than higher Frames per second and you can tell they are delivering in their games.. Uncharted 2 and Gears 2 are 2 of the best looking games this gen.

rockzo

Why are you consolites content with settling?

Why not have both top notch graphics AND 60fps?

[QUOTE="rockzo"]

[QUOTE="Kennysolidsnake"]

a few months ago Insomniac announced they are dropping 60 Frames per second and instead will focus more on better visuals and i couldnt be happier. I honestly wish more Devs would do this. All the best looking games this gen are all 30 FPS.. Killzone 2, Gears 2, Motorstorm and Uncharted 2 to just name a few. while Ratchet and Clank and Resistance are ok looking games, they could look much much better if not held back by 60 FPS.. Unfortunatley the current gen consoles arent capable of mind blowing visuals WITH 60 frames per second. MW2 is proof, the game moves silky smooth but the visuals are very bland and lifeless.

Bad Company 2 is another prime example.. 30 FPS but looks amazing, i much much rather have better visuals. I never really got all the excitement over games that run 60 FPS, very overrated IMO.

Thats why i think Epic and Naughty Dog are the best devs this gen, they know gamers like much better visuals than higher Frames per second and you can tell they are delivering in their games.. Uncharted 2 and Gears 2 are 2 of the best looking games this gen.

SaltyMeatballs

Why are you consolites content with settling?

Why not have both top notch graphics AND 60fps?

I think that was the point of my post.;)

I think that was the point of my post.;)rockzo

Resistance's graphics were so terrible I could barely tell it ran at 60. Where as Cod and even rachet you can clearly tell how well it runs. So as long as the next one doesn't look like a screen full of vomit then thats a plus

Slideshows are one reason I don't play consoles anymore.

well on pc you can have both :D of course by tweaking your settings you can sacrifice fps for visual fidelity and vice versa most of the time i'm gonna go for better fps crysis being the exception. and i feel like the difference between 30vs60fps is much bigger on pc then it is console especially for fps its feels smoother and is much easier to aim if your playing at 60fps+. idk about console gamers but i can easily tell the diffrence between 30 and 60fps.

[QUOTE="heybooboo19"]

[QUOTE="SaltyMeatballs"]Playing COD then playing BFBC you will notice the framerate drop, I also think BC is lower than 30, maybe in the mid 20's. I don't mind though, you get used to it.SaltyMeatballs

CoD is hardly ever 60 frames on consoles.

he's probably talking about split screen where the framerate can go under 15. It used to happen in the first when you dropped an airstrike. Here's what to do if you don't believe me though, get four controllers, do 4 player split screen, let 1 guy have a riot shield and another guy just shooting it up.. framerate will go into the gutter.