[QUOTE="ballasteve"][QUOTE="ShawDowFX"][QUOTE="gp19"][QUOTE="ShawDowFX"] [QUOTE="gp19"]skip this generation... you don't deserve to call yourself a gamer, if you only play for graphics you're missing a lot.ShawDowFX
Yet, i get this sorry ass answer. "It isn't about the graphics. It's about the gameplay." While, the FACT remains that SONY and Microsoft adverticed On two things about their systems. -Graphics
-High Defination.
Look, the gameplay will never change from the PS1 days. I haven't seen one game that has made a BIG Revolutionary step from the PS1 days. Fighting games still play the same, with the same controls. Racing games still play with the same controls and so on. Maybe Wii has done something big. But, that's a different take on the subject. I'm only talking on what Sony and Microsoft told to the public in 2005 on how games look realistic.
But still, you have to give them credit because games are looking A LOT better than last gen. I played a little of Resident Evil 4 last week (one of the best looking games for the PS2) and now it looks horrible, I remember the first time I played this game I was completely blown away.
Remember what sony showed during their first E3 with the PS3? How Tekken 6 looked soo good, how Motorstorm looked crazy, how killzone 2 looked next to a pixars movie? What happened to that? Why they have to hype us up with this "reality graphics", when they can't even pull them off? I think, game will look better, but wont take any major leaps from what we see now. For example, FFX compared to FF12. The textures looked a bit better, but, nothing breath taking.
Oh, that crysis and Bioshock game? The only thing i see in those games are better shadowing and abstract coloring. Bioshock Environment looks great, but the monsters still doesn't give me that "oh wow, that looks real!"
dont you understand? what makes graphics graphics is how light hits them and reflects color off of them! you just proved yourself wrong by saying that. thereal majorplace graphics can really go now is for better shadows, colors, and lighting. and perhaps some more AA, but thats besides the point.
What about Animation, physics, reactions to certain objects, better AI, Skin that looks like real skin and muscle movement? Right now, when you look at the skin textures and when the camera gets real close to the character. Why does the skin texture seems to get blurry and weird. Please tell me?
In Heavenly sword, the makers have taken a good step in makeing the facial expressions as close as it is to reality. Even the mouth moves exactly when they talk. But, the lips, the way the cheeks on the face react to some certain words. Makes it look like it isn't real.
I mean, compare that to Final Fantasy Advent Children? Why could they make the facial expression look better and react better?
Yeah, I know where you're coming from. I'm extremely critical when it comes to pointing out bad textures and unrealisitc elements of video games. I wouldn't worry too much about it though because there is nothing you can actually do about it. The point where games reach CGI quality probably isn't too far away. I actually give credit to the devs who have that progressive attitude that results in better looking games. I can't imagine how tideous and time consuming it would be to mimic human life to the T. I get a headache just thinking about it :| 
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