http://news.spong.com/detail/news.asp?prid=8152
Now this is a game that is looking really, really shitty at the moment.
Now this is a game that is looking really, really shitty at the moment.
New Dynasty Warrior PSP Screens
- Thread starter Shard
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Wuster said:
Seriously. KOEI always makes ugly games.
But one thing that I cannot excuse is that shitty, shitty interface that this game has. It takes up like one third of the screen!
Shard said:
You tell me. The fact that handheld games are even at this point is quite impressive, don't you think? We went from GBA->ShittyKoeiDynastyWarriors
That said, IGN had a part about it. The polygon models are lower than their console cousins obviously and their are fewer characters on screen at once, and there's some nasty dithering. Also, occasionally some slow down.
But it still plays exactly like Dynasty Warriors, which I suppose is a good or bad thing depending on your perspective. I dislike DW.
mashoutposse
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It looks lots better in person, but it's still not gonna wow people. It looks good to me.
Kuro Madoushi
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Man does this game look UUUUUUUGLY!
Yeah you make a good point!
KiNeSiS said:
Yeah you make a good point!
Mike Works
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mashoutposse said:
WTF is the point of programming a game like DW on the big screen PSP if you're gonna waste one of the system's greatest assets with that horrendous interface?
I shudder to think what stupidity they're doing to the NDS version. Power down the 2nd screen to save on batts and use that same interface on the 1 screen? Jeez.
I shudder to think what stupidity they're doing to the NDS version. Power down the 2nd screen to save on batts and use that same interface on the 1 screen? Jeez.
Mejilan said:
I dunno. They just said that they would be using the SD characters. Koei seems to have a firmer grasp of DS hardware than PSP hardware so maybe they'll be able to do something that is impressive in its own right for DS.
Although nothing KOEI makes is ever visually impressive...
mashoutposse
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Mike Works: The graphics aren't wowing anyone, even in person. It still looks better than those pics, and could even be classified as "good" when in motion with twenty guys on screen. I wouldn't classify the graphics as a dealbreaker.
mashoutposse
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In person, the game looks like a System 12 game. Not the best textures, not the most complex character models, but still a decent looking game. The screen is definitely doing it favors...
mashoutposse
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You can rest assured that the number of onscreen enemies is comparable to the home console versions (there does seem to be a hard limit, as some enemies will straight up disappear when it gets especially crowded). Although I haven't counted, I would estimate that fifteen guys can be on screen simultaneously. There are times when it seems that you can't even see the ground because there are so many people around (battlezones with a "Level 8" number of enemy troops, like the main enemy base).
The following pics are pretty representative of the average headcount in a medium-scale melee:
And again, looking at these pics, it looks quite a bit better on the PSP screen.
The following pics are pretty representative of the average headcount in a medium-scale melee:
And again, looking at these pics, it looks quite a bit better on the PSP screen.
mashoutposse
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BTW, graphically, the game looks a lot closer to these screens as far as pure aesthetics are concerned (use of color), but with the lower polygon count:
Granted, these screens aren't exactly impressive, either, but they look far better to the eye than the Spong screens and are much more representative of the complete visual presentation of the PSP version.
Granted, these screens aren't exactly impressive, either, but they look far better to the eye than the Spong screens and are much more representative of the complete visual presentation of the PSP version.