Before you get on with reading it I'm not a PS3 fanboy (you'll see why I say this later on) and I only have a 360, in fact.

My point is that I have been looking at scrrenshots and videos, well the few that have been published so far, but I just can't see that much of an improvement over a 2 year old game in graphics. Sure, the first one did look amazing but that was two years ago and when I turn Gears on now it just doesn't look that amazing anymore and now I as I was watching Gears 2 there's just not that much of an advancement and Oh my God is it brown. There's brown everywhere. Like when in one of the videos Marcus comes up to the edge of a building (I think) and sees the whole city falling down, it's an amazing or even breathtaking site, or it would be if it wasn't so brown. Sure they've added many technical things but these aren't seen directly like the 'meaty physics' etc.

To prove my point even further I am going to use Resistance 2. Now let's forget the platforms for a moment and only think about the games. I remember when the first Resistance came out it had great graphics but it was all grey and brown. So as I was looking at Gears 2 I thought I would compare it with Resistance 2, because they will be competing with each other when they release. I have to say Insomniac managed to work on the graphics and make the game look a lot better than the first one, just in general it looks better. Also, they gave it some fresh colours (now I am not going to list them) but the whole look of the game is a lot better. I have to say so far it looks like Gears 2 has more brown and Resistance 2 has generally better graphics.

So this is my arguement, it would be good to hear what you think. Hopefully I'm all wrong and Gears 2 will look amazing.

I mean, they showed the first teaser in 2005, that was three years ago, now i dont know exactly when they started developing it but I would imagine it was around that time. If it was in development for that long then why were the graphics average in the trailer that was released in 2007? We also have to note that Namco released SoulCalibur IV during this time which did not take as long as Tekken 6. I just don't understand and it is getting a little ridiculous now.

I think you dont but just asking you guys for a confirmation on that. I've got the first one for the XBOX and i play it on my 360 or i would play it but i just cant get into it because its just too last gen to me, like the graphcs and the load times after every two minutes of walking around. But dont get me wrong i love WRPG's and Fable II looks amazing. i just wana know how much the stories of the two will be connected if at all.

Thanks

First of all these are not the best cell shaded graphics, I've seen better (yes, I am pointing at Eternal Sonata for example), and it makes the game look rushed and just, I don't really know, I just don't think its being made with that same passion they made Sands of Time with. PoP ended up being just another cashcow though on the last generation.

I mean they have these powerful platforms to work with and they decide to go with half-assed cell shading? Yes, I know its not finished yet, but I don't think it will improve that much till the end of this year. Just imagine the graphics if they used a next-gen version of the Sands of Time engine (Jade Engine). Oh, yh by the way I still think that out of the last three PoP games Sands of Time looked the best.

I don't think this game will be half as good as the last ones, and I was and still am a massive fan of those PoP games, but I hope I'm wrong, anyway.

I just hope if they do make that Beyond Good and Evil sequel they will not use cell-shaded graphics.

It has been in the works for over a year now but only by a small team of Micheal Ancel's people, because Ubi is yet to give the green light on it. Apparently we should hear some more about it at the Ubi days which is on the 28th this month. Here is the link and now I am going to shed tears of happiness anyone who played this game will understand me

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=189067

I was cruising about the internet and I went on the official website of The Witcher and I found that they are looking for an !!!Xbox 360 producer!!! Although they do notmention what game they need the producer for but it is on the official website of The Witcher which to me suggests that they are looking to bring the game to the 360.

Anyway it's only a rumor if that, at all but it would be really nice if it was true, since this game seems to be really good, and got solid reviews but I havent got a good enough rig to run it and I am sure I'm not the only one who thinks that way about this game!!!

Link:http://www.thewitcher.com/community/en/career/producerx.html