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GameSpy: "Perfect Dark Zero has some great graphics"

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Of course, Perfect Dark Zero has some great graphics. It exhibits something called parallax mapping, which makes bump-mapping look like a pile of puke. Flat polygons making up the floors, walls, and random objects come alive with a realistic sheen that changes as you rotate around them. The game is running pretty smooth at the moment, but we're told that it's only at about 30% speed now -- due to both alpha hardware and the fact that the build was several weeks old.
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Perfect Dark Zero should sit at the top of the hype heap. Its multiplayer shows great strides for the genre, and we haven't even seen story mode yet. The wait is looking like it will have been well worth it.
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PDZ seems to have improved quite a bit from the first screens we've seen. GameSpot, IGN, and GameSpy all had good things to say about the graphics, and they were viewing an old build at 30% power. I think PDZ might surprise when it's released.
 
That's some good news.

Ultimately I don't know why everyone is turning into one big graphic whore.

But yeah, yay for Rare, I guess...
 
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Has there been any screenshots or movies of this build of PD0 since IGN, Gamespot, and Gamespy are now touting it's graphical splendor?
 
PS2 KID said:
Has there been any screenshots or movies of this build of PD0 since IGN, Gamespot, and Gamespy are now touting it's graphical splendor?
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no. MS probably paid Gamespot, IGN and Gamespy to say that.
 
DCharlie said:
this board is full of fucking mongs.

Some of you need to shut the fuck up.
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And unfortunately B3D is arguing about Madden 06' videos for the XBOX because they think they're for the 360. Where the fuck are the people with common sense?
 
Malakhov said:
At first IGN had been given a moneyhat by MS, then Gamespot and now Gamespy :lol

You guys are hilarious :lol
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well, MS has alot of money!!!

:lol :lol :lol

man, i can't believe the tides turned!

X360 showing real games that look good, and PS3 showing it can play HD Gametrailers!
 
"At first IGN had been given a moneyhat by MS, then Gamespot and now Gamespy

You guys are hilarious "

It's just as hard for some to believe that the game looks better than what was indicated as it is to believe that most of the PS3 stuff was pre-rendered.

I never really understood the logic though...when all we've seen of the game are 3 crappy quality screens...and one crappy quality video...how can people just make up their mind about it?

It's amazing what power the media really has. Damn I want my own media outlet so I can post all kinds of crap that people will buy into.
 
Then why the heck won't anyone actually show the game? Its not like someone is going to release something that competes with it this fall. If it looks good, at least through out a screen shot for goodness sakes and put an end to all this bickering about how good/bad it looks.
 
jimbo said:
It's just as hard for some to believe that the game looks better than what was indicated as it is to believe that most of the PS3 stuff was pre-rendered.

I never really understood the logic though...when all we've seen of the game are 3 crappy quality screens...and one crappy quality video...how can people just make up their mind about it?

It's amazing what power the media really has. Damn I want my own media outlet so I can post all kinds of crap that people will buy into.
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That's true - we haven't really had access to a high-quality vid of the game. I am burning to know what the story is with (Allard? can't remember) talking up PD0 with a big introduction and then ashowing Kameo footage though. Mistake on behalf of the guys playing the media or last minute withdrawal for damage control?
 
I knew I should have never lost my faith in RARE and PD0. Damn they made it so hard not to crack. This last week has strengthened my resolve in xbotism!!! :D
 
Hard to believe it looks much better when there isn't any video footage shown at all on the floor. Isn't this a launch game? If any game should be shown it should be this....especially since it WAS shown previously in a crappy vid and crappy screens. If it looks much better why not just prove it to everyone?

But I don't believe this money hat bullshit either. :p I just don't understand M$ keeping something that looks better than stuff already shown to the public behind closed doors away from the public. Sure, let's reduce hype by showing less than stellar screenshots to everyone and gain it back by showing the good stuff to select media. BRILLIANT
 
Why everyone have to be so extreme? So it's either moneyhats or "OMFG it LooKz p3rfect!!1". Couldn't it be that in the presentation the game looked better that the crappy screenshots and since the journalists' expectations were very low they were excited? IGN is expected to overeact since most of them are fanboys and Gamespot although it said it looks better wasn't that excited.
 
They've got me confused, in one paragraph they say this "parallax mapping" makes bump mapping look like puke and that flat polgons are everywhere, and then they say that (the resulting mount of puke piled on flat polys?) looks great?

errrr...

Aren't they just being sarcastic?
 
looks "great" huh ?

6 months from launch and they are not ready to show the public also....the bullshit cover up over this game is amusing to say the least.
 
I wouldn't say the "tides have turned". Sony won the battle of the pressconferences, which means they're gonna get a lot of favorable reports from the press (we've all seen it start to happen already). MS was expected to win the battle of the showroom floor, the only games they're competing with are ps2 and gamecube games. In comparison they should be stunning. But winning the battle of the showroom floor rarely leads to winning E3 in the minds of the general gaming public. If that was the case then Sony would be considered the winner of at least the last 3-4 E3's, as they always had more good games on display than MS and Nintendo, yet MS "wins E3" because of a Halo2 trailer, or Nintendo "wins" because of a zelda trailer.

If you're someone that's gonna own a 360 you should be happy that the games don't suck, ande actually look really good. But if your just trying to figure out which system looks like it'll be the hot new item to own next generation, it's hard to make an argument against the ps3. It created far more positive buzz than anything MS or Nintendo did.
 
bionic77 said:
All the cool kids are at the OT. This place turns into GAMEFAQS before and during console launches.
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No kidding. This board is nearly unreadable.

Quite shocking considering how opposed GA was to an off-topic forum back in the day.
 
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