Just to be clear, this is about games that go for hyper realism, not cute charming cartoony art styles like Mario. Mario is a timeless classic that will always have a place in gaming.
I can't stand cartoony graphics. My breaking point came with Diablo 3 - that art style had just as much to do with the game sucking as the horrible decisions about loot and taking away skill and attribute points. Goddamn that game is trash.
I want realistic graphics with a really gritty and/or gloomy feel. Kidtendo can make all the cartoony games they want, but PC and the other two need to step it up and make games that don't make you feel like you're watching Saturday morning cartoons with the kids if they want my money...
Games need to improve in other areas before graphics get any better. Always room for better, more immersive animation. Which imo is the they to true next gen.
Sure, we can improve animation, but higher on that list is AI. It's something no modern game gets right. No matter what game you play, something stupid and inappropriate always happens. The Xbox One and PS4 do afford Developers better AI, but it's up to the Engineers to make it happen, and they're clearly not capable of meeting the challenge.
I'm completely disappointed in the Xbox One and PS4. I just don't think cartoony visuals are going to get much better. I think in another 8-10 years, the Xbox Two and PS5 will be the same deal: slightly better textures, lighting, shadowing, and the like, and I'll have the same complaint then. Don't mistake me, some of the visuals are very impressive. Only two games have ever fooled me into thinking I was watching the real thing on TV: Driver: San Francisco's cutscenes of Jericho and Gran Turismo 5's NASCARs. But, I just don't see the Artists being able to push much harder. I think the next step is virtual reality and full-motion video (a retro concept) games. Discuss.
Follow the dream career of the NHL series greatest human Goalie. A hockey gaming living legend. You're sure to become a fan. Go Blues!
Name: Erick Colletti
Number: 9, but Paul Kariya wears it and I can't change it, so 99.
Position: Goalie
Play Style: Hybrid
Team: St Louis Blues
Current Overall Rating: 80
Average # of Shots Faced Per Game: 35 to 40
Skill Level: All-Star
Favorite Goalie Equipment Maker: Brian's
Best Save: Two-pad stack glove save on a breakaway against Flyers' Simon Gagne in the 2008-2009 Stanley Cup Final.
Number of 3 Stars of the Game: Too many; don't remember.
Position Score: A+
Team Stats: A+
Stats: A+
2008-2009 Stats
AHL
Games Played: 6
Minutes: 358
Wins: 6
Losses: 0
Shutouts: 4
GAA: 0.34
Save Percentage: 98.9%
NHL
Games Played: 45
Minutes: 2,669
Wins: 43
Losses: 1; a 0-1 loss to the Canucks in a great close game.
Shutouts: 16
GAA: 1.28
Save Percentage: 95.5%
NHL Playoffs (Game doesn't save these stats, so going from memory.)
Games Played: 18
Minutes: Don't recall.
Wins: 16
Losses: 2; both losses were against the Blackhawks and the CPU cheated and scored in double OT by forcing my players to stop trying, while they got all the PPs and would stay in our zone and take 10 shots on me per rush until I could no longer keep my wall up. So cheap.
Shutouts: 3
GAA: 1.61
Save Percentage: 94.6%, or something around there
2008-2009 Awards
Stanley Cup: St Louis Blues
Presidents' Trophy: St Louis Blues
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: St Louis Blues
Hart Memorial Trophy: Erick Colletti
Calder Memorial Trophy: Erick Colletti
Conn Smythe Trophy: Erick Colletti
Vezina Trophy: Erick Colletti
William M. Jennings Trophy: Erick Colletti
All Season Expectations completed with A+ marks.
6/21 Goalie Milestones currently achieved with all A+ marks.
2008-2009 Stanley Cup Final
St Louis Blues vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Game 1: W 4-2
Game 2: W 3-2
Game 3: W 5-4
Game 4: W 5-2
We, St Louis Blues, swept the series thanks mostly to Paul Kariya, Andy McDonald, Brad Boyes, and myself. The Blues aren't feeling so blue anymore. LOL Enjoy your first Cup, St Louis.
News
The St Louis Blues re-signed me to a 3-year deal worth 2.225 M and signed Mike Comrie for the 2009-2010 season. He should add some offensive punch to our lineup.
Other Info
If you want to know something else about my career, just ask. Don't ask me to be your EASHL Goalie. I don't play online or own a current copy of the game, because it's full of cheaters that exploit the game's glitches and makes such little progress every year and isn't worth the money. I play "NHL 09," so that's why you see 2008-2009 stats.
All games are played fair and square with 7 minute periods. The CPU is no joke on All-Star. It puts up one hell of a fight and makes me earn every save. Each game is extremely intense and heart pounding. I actually have a sweat towel next to me while I play. LOL Despite my super stats, the CPU constantly cheats on All-Star and especially Superstar, and 50% of the few goals I allowed never really went in. The opposing CPU Skaters also play much better than my players most of the time. They're great at cycling the puck and setting up quality scoring chances consistently, where as my guys are less skilled and will never even take a one-timer. All-Star is the most frustrating and unfair mode, but sometimes the CPU plays fair, and these make for great games. Superstar skill level is the same as All-Star except the CPU cheats a lot more and the intensity is a little higher. It's not realistic hockey, and so that's why I play All-Star.
P. S. Sorry for all the whitespace and bullet points; the GameSpot editor is a POS and puts a blank line after every text line and this is the only way I could find to make this post look right.
Another sad thing about EA is they actually have community managers that take consumer feedback...and the games STILL suck. The Developers are in the wrong line of work. That's the real problem with EA.
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