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Insane Metal said:
Jesus Christ Blim, that is the best motorstorm vid I´ve ever seen. Awesome !
Wait for the 720p version, it will be online in a bit more than one hour and it's one of the best looking videos I've ever done :)
 
Blimblim said:
Wait for the 720p version, it will be online in a bit more than one hour and it's one of the best looking videos I've ever done :)

O__O

Jeez. I believe this game will score a 9 - 9.5 on IGN. It´s too awesome :D
 
Also 1080i guys...

Sony's new PlayStation 3 has encountered problems displaying high-definition visuals on HDTV sets that do not support 720p. Today Sony Computer Entertainment America confirmed the problem to GameDaily BIZ:

The SCEA spokesperson went on to assure us that Sony is working on a solution. A timetable for the fix wasn't provided, but it will be a simple firmware download when ready.

http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/news/?id=14518
 
I need help with connecting my 20GBer to the internet.
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Help me please!!!
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Great vid Blim :) The Motorstorm demo makes me really wish the game had that "record to HDD" feature. I've often been racing and wishing i could get a video of it. Particularly those races that have lots of "perfect moments"..
 
While I still think Genji II plays pretty bad (it's like Sonic, you hate playing as everyone except the lead, and the lead guy is still mash-a-thon), I'm playing through it now in between breaks of Zelda and OH MY GOD the graphics are INCREDIBLE. Okamoto is soooo good at visuals even if he can't make gameplay to save his life. If you have an HDTV and a PS3 it's worth a rent and an endurance of the first stage in order to see the gorgeous visuals.

If Ninja Gaiden 2 or Onimusha 5 look this good I will be MORE than satisfied with them visually. Playing Genji 2 I can't help but think of how cool it will be to play games with GOOD gameplay in these environments :P
 
Bebpo said:
While I still think Genji II plays pretty bad (it's like Sonic, you hate playing as everyone except the lead, and the lead guy is still mash-a-thon), I'm playing through it now in between breaks of Zelda and OH MY GOD the graphics are INCREDIBLE. Okamoto is soooo good at visuals even if he can't make gameplay to save his life. If you have an HDTV and a PS3 it's worth a rent and an endurance of the first stage in order to see the gorgeous visuals.

If Ninja Gaiden 2 or Onimusha 5 look this good I will be MORE than satisfied with them visually. Playing Genji 2 I can't help but think of how cool it will be to play games with GOOD gameplay in these environments :P


I thought you said it looked average?
 
Bebpo said:
While I still think Genji II plays pretty bad (it's like Sonic, you hate playing as everyone except the lead, and the lead guy is still mash-a-thon), I'm playing through it now in between breaks of Zelda and OH MY GOD the graphics are INCREDIBLE. Okamoto is soooo good at visuals even if he can't make gameplay to save his life. If you have an HDTV and a PS3 it's worth a rent and an endurance of the first stage in order to see the gorgeous visuals.

If Ninja Gaiden 2 or Onimusha 5 look this good I will be MORE than satisfied with them visually. Playing Genji 2 I can't help but think of how cool it will be to play games with GOOD gameplay in these environments :P

Okamoto should hire Kamiya and Inaba and just give them their own team.
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The most recent Motorstorm vid you created was amazing Blim. I like how the camera is fixated on the back of the motorcycles. Also, 1st person seems to be the sweet angle when it comes to driving in cars, it just seem to feel much faster. I also love how the video ended with you panning around the mid air wreckage.

Also, it sucks that your PS3 is malfunctioning. I would also be extremely pissed if I were in the same situation as you. Hopefully everything goes well with your second one.

Thanks for the continuing support in regards to media like this. Its greatly appreciated :)
 
Actually Genji's graphics are a real mixed bag. Some sections look stellar, others ok. Some effects awesome, some...not so awesome. A few characters look good...most not so good.

But at least the gameplay is constant in it's awfulness!
 
So I read this over at PS3forums.com, and I was wondering if anyone could confirm or deny it:

None of the Component to VGA box listed above will work.
They are all YPP to VGA converters.
PS3 don't output YPP analogue component.
It only do YCC digital component.
The best chance to go VGA with PS3 is via RGB scart.
But you limited to 480p max, PS3 won't output above 480p via RGB.
And I doubt they will change this in future firmware.
Since this is control by AASC not by sony.

The devices in question were:

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-2q-77-3-49-en-15-vga-70-1d2s.html

http://www.vdigi.com/index.php?option=content&task=blogcategory&id=67&Itemid=28

There was a third, but it was obvious from the cable that it simply wouldn't work.

So is what this guy says true? Will component -> VGA not work?
 
Bebpo said:
Actually Genji's graphics are a real mixed bag. Some sections look stellar, others ok. Some effects awesome, some...not so awesome. A few characters look good...most not so good.

But at least the gameplay is constant in it's awfulness!

seems like they shipped the game in transition ie not complete...especially on the gameplay side

peace
 
Bebpo said:
If Ninja Gaiden 2 or Onimusha 5 look this good I will be MORE than satisfied with them visually. Playing Genji 2 I can't help but think of how cool it will be to play games with GOOD gameplay in these environments :P

Oh lordie...NG2 and Oni 5...brain exploding with hot aciton goodness.

I'm finally playing through Resistance today, as I didn't get any time to play with my PS3 since I got it. I'm having a blast. It's just a rock solid, fun FPS. Great stuff. I wish places near me rented PS3 games, but none yet. I would like to try Genji, Ultimate Marvel Alliance, and Tony Hawk Project 8.

Motorstorm demo is ****awesome. So gorgeous too.
 
RaijinFY said:
Well like almost all PS3 launch games...

I think this is characteristic of alot of launches...that or most launch games are just plane crap...having said that I would only buy one or two games at launch...so if there is one or two good games, then it is pretty good to me

peace
 
neojubei said:
congrats. i think there is an online instruction manual somewhere. i'll try and look for it.

edit: found it

http://www.us.playstation.com/content/sites/176/info/default.htm

The following types of files can be played under (Video).

* Memory Stick Video Format
MPEG-4 SP (AAC LC)
H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Main Profile?AAC LC?

* MPEG-1 (MPEG Audio Layer 2)

* MPEG-2 PS?MPEG2 Audio Layer 2, AAC LC, AC3?Dolby Digital, LPCM?

* MPEG-2 TS (MPEG2 Audio Layer 2)
Thanks, I'll play around with the video settings in Quicktime and see if it works!
 
I finally tried using the browser. Nice that back is mapped to L1 and forward to R1. Also the L2/R2 window swapping is really sexy.

Text is too small though, changing text size in options didn't do a thing :\
 
wow -- genji 2 really does suck. everything good about the first game has been ruined. yoshitsune's original weapon feels laggy, his first alternate weapon is much worse, benkei literally has no combos, the combo counter is gone, the awesome kamui mechanic has turned into a stupid minigame, and practically every encounter feels tedious. i don't know what happened here. in places it's one of the prettiest games i've ever seen, though.
 
drohne said:
wow -- genji 2 really does suck. everything good about the first game has been ruined. yoshitsune's original weapon feels laggy, his first alternate weapon is much worse, benkei literally has no combos, the combo counter is gone, the awesome kamui mechanic has turned into a stupid minigame, and practically every encounter feels tedious. i don't know what happened here. in places it's one of the prettiest games i've ever seen, though.

Yeah, I don't really get how they thought removing the slow-motion kamui -> issen system and replacing it with a "press the buttons that blink" mini-game was a good direction for the game to go in.... :\ The core mechanics are really bad. Some of the boss fights are tough and annoying because you can't see the attacks if they're off-camera and because of the core mechanics.
 
Montreal alert.

People looking for a PS3 in montreal, I stumbled upon a few at GameBuzz downtown in front of Futureshop. It's a 20GB model though. It should still be there, you have 37 minutes to claim it, have fun.
 
i don't think so Darko. i dont think the game will recognize it. im sure they only made it Sixaxis compatible. also the singleplayer has a bit of autoaim which i think would negate the mouse.
 
good lord -- on top of everything else, genji 2 is full of moronic "puzzles" that are only puzzling in their combination of horrendous camera angles and stupid design. i've quit playing twice, and i haven't even finished the first level. i think i need to sell it and cut my losses.
 
KillJade said:
i don't think so Darko. i dont think the game will recognize it. im sure they only made it Sixaxis compatible. also the singleplayer has a bit of autoaim which i think would negate the mouse.

i gotten it to work with a logitech usb controller, i havent tried a usb/ps2 adapter but if a dual shock works with that then it should work with smartfrag.. and u can turn auto aim assistance off..only prblem even if it does work is tilt controls :P
 
drohne said:
good lord -- on top of everything else, genji 2 is full of moronic "puzzles" that are only puzzling in their combination of horrendous camera angles and stupid design. i've quit playing twice, and i haven't even finished the first level. i think i need to sell it and cut my losses.

:lol

Yeah I gave up on the first level as well :P

Anyhow, play at least to the 2nd level. It's during the day in a forest/river and it looks NICE. Worth the pain of getting their. Also funny to see the SLOOOOWDOWN in it :P
 
Bebpo said:
:lol

Yeah I gave up on the first level as well :P

Anyhow, play at least to the 2nd level. It's during the day in a forest/river and it looks NICE. Worth the pain of getting their. Also funny to see the SLOOOOWDOWN in it :P

I don't actually know what to DO in that shitty game. Benkei and the other guy are together now, but I don't know where to go. Should I go through the FIRE LEVEL or the DARK BLUE ONE TEXTURE level?
 
Y2Kevbug11 said:
I don't actually know what to DO in that shitty game. Benkei and the other guy are together now, but I don't know where to go. Should I go through the FIRE LEVEL or the DARK BLUE ONE TEXTURE level?

^^; Yeah the design is shit and it took me a while to figure out where to go (it still does at times >_<). Here is my mini-walkthrough:

1. Go back to the Benkei side and have him kick with O the cart away from the temple you came from. Then when it can't go any further have Yoshitsune jump on the cart and then go over it.

2. Kill guys. Go towards big doors and kill guys and get blue seal.

3. Open blue door

4. Kill guys

5. Kill 3 glowing things. To get to roof two, go to the only non-locked door, aka. door to the slight left of main north door, go upstairs and get other two.

6. Kill guys

7. As non-Yoshitsune people, go back upstairs, and break a fence wall instead of going out on the roof. Hit a switch and then run outside and under the gate in time.

8. Go through all the stuff until you get a SEAL DESTROYING ITEM

9. Go all the way back out to where you were in step 2 and go east to the temple in the distance.

10. Use seal on door and on seal.

Level 1 complete!
 
i just finished level 1. so much confusing bullshit! so little fun!

one thing bebpo missed:
when you first take control of shizuka, search a dead soldier in the courtyard -- he has a key you'll need
 
ant1532 said:
My friend wants to know if Target is getting PS3's in tomorrow, anyone?

When I asked the guy at my local one all he could say is that they were getting some "before Christmas". The chance of actually finding one tomorrow would most likely be worse than going in on random days because if they have them they will be gone within 30 secs of the store opening.
 
Darko said:
i gotten it to work with a logitech usb controller, i havent tried a usb/ps2 adapter but if a dual shock works with that then it should work with smartfrag.. and u can turn auto aim assistance off..only prblem even if it does work is tilt controls :P

oh. i know you can turn auto aim off for multiplayer but i havent found a way to do it for singleplayer.
 
drohne said:
i just finished level 1. so much confusing bullshit! so little fun!

one thing bebpo missed:
when you first take control of shizuka, search a dead soldier in the courtyard -- he has a key you'll need

Thanks, guys. My PS3s at school (and I'm at home for the weekend), so I will have to check it out when I get back.

Actually, I'm way more interested in finishing Zelda and Resistance, so maybe I will get to Genji in like...500 years or so.
 
Btw while recording the motorstorm video yesterday (took about 30 minutes) 2 times I had the controls "stuck", eg my car going forward and not responding for like 1-2 seconds. It also happened once with resistance.
I hear there are some bluetooth issues (not a surprise, bluetooth always sucked in my experience), did it happen to other people here too?
 
Blimblim said:
Btw while recording the motorstorm video yesterday (took about 30 minutes) 2 times I had the controls "stuck", eg my car going forward and not responding for like 1-2 seconds. It also happened once with resistance.
I hear there are some bluetooth issues (not a surprise, bluetooth always sucked in my experience), did it happen to other people here too?

1 time in Resistance, many times in Motorstorm.
 
Blimblim said:
Btw while recording the motorstorm video yesterday (took about 30 minutes) 2 times I had the controls "stuck", eg my car going forward and not responding for like 1-2 seconds. It also happened once with resistance.
I hear there are some bluetooth issues (not a surprise, bluetooth always sucked in my experience), did it happen to other people here too?

I've had it happen more than once in Resistance.
 
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