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Mr.Mattress

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Frostbite3789 said:
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Oh hey look, an unbiased source came to save the day.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/120790-Digital-Foundry-Challenges-Wii-U-Graphics-Claims
... Ahem, that is for Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2... Which uses neither Cry Engine 3 or Unreal Engine 4. Regardless, I have seen Black Ops 2 myself: It does look better then the Xbox 360, but only very slightly, not as the "Leaps and Bounds" like Reggie said. That is exactly what the article says too. So thanks for proving my point.
 

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Mr.Mattress said:
... Ahem, that is for Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2... Which uses neither Cry Engine 3 or Unreal Engine 4. Regardless, I have seen Black Ops 2 myself: It does look better then the Xbox 360, but only very slightly, not as the "Leaps and Bounds" like Reggie said. That is exactly what the article says too. So thanks for proving my point.
And you linked a video...which made the same claim you were at the time. That Black Ops 2 on the Wii U looks leaps and bounds better than it does on the PS3/360 and PC. An outrageous claim you've now backtracked on apparently.

Considering it's on par with the 360 in looks and not performance and can't even begin to measure up with the PC version.

Nice try guy.
 

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Hammeroj said:
...Scary? Wow, okay. Here's what I think. The reason you don't want games to look like that is because you don't want to spend money on new hardware. Otherwise, do you think the way the current animations/models are is actually better?

Oh, thank god it can use those engines. What's that? The Xbox360 and PS3 can use Cryengine 3 and the mere fact that it supports the engine doesn't mean anything? Who would have thought.

The WiiU is not much stronger than either of the current main consoles; it's not even remotely the leap one would expect from a new generation of consoles, and it's going to barely scratch the surface of either of the engines' capabilities. The fact of it being able to run the engine means next to nothing to me, the same way it does with the Xbox360 and the PS3.
Or, it's scary looking. That can't be a reason because? I can't think that looks weird? Have you ever heard of Uncanny Valley? I will give you that the animations are a lot more detailed then current stuff, but it still looks really really creepy.

Can the Xbox 360 or PS3 use Unreal Engine 4? No? My point still stands: The WiiU is much stronger then current consoles.

Frostbite3789 said:
And you linked a video...which made the same claim you were at the time. That Black Ops 2 on the Wii U looks leaps and bounds better than it does on the PS3/360 and PC. An outrageous claim you've now backtracked on apparently.

Considering it's on par with the 360 in looks and not performance and can't even begin to measure up with the PC version.

Nice try guy.
Yes, I did, but I only backed off of it because it falsely includes the PC. However, The WiiU's version is still graphically superior to the 360/PS3, as this non-biased video shows [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvLeg6SLt_M]. Also, is the Xbox's version of BLOPS 2 in 1080p? No? I thought so...

Also, I'm going to say that Digital Foundry is wrong. No [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBAkVzTuHr0] One [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVUtq_G-jHQ] Else [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCsFEmPT28w] Has said anything about it bad Gameplay wise. These are the first guys to say anything negative about it, so I think they're just making stuff up, or making mountains out of anthills.
 

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Eri said:
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Darmy647 said:
Im curious about something, and im Defidentally sure the escapist community would be happy to fill me in, but isn't the wii u cpu on par with the 360 and ps3?? I have not been keeping up, pc gamer elites and what-not.
It should noted that the Wii U is a new system so having hardware equivalent to last gen's systems is nothing to be proud of.
I wish more people understood this fact instead of stupidly defending a blatantly underpowered console.

You should note I'm not calling it a terrible system, I'm calling it 6 years late to the party.
2 or three by my count. Admittedly no one was talking next gen until Nintendo showed up a little unexpected with an HD Wii people were winging about.

That said, yeah this console does give me pause. even if it was lower end I expected it to be an economy option for this generation. I'd be okay with reduced graphics if the physics and enemies on screen and so on weren't on the chopping block. Also this has been the loudest hardware and software failure they've had for awhile. What was before this the Other M broken saves?

It really does feel they've adopted all the terrible aspects of modern gaming industry in their step to be more mainstream losing that quality. they may need to release a WiiU2.0 or redesign ala the PS3 did or the 360 skus.
 

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@Kmadden2004 Don't put yourself with the game/system take a step back. I don't think you're doing wrong, just general advice on these things.

As for the WiiU being a tougher sell. You're damned right.
I don't think we'll see another Wii super sellout.
At ALL.

Hell I think it will be eclipses if Kinect 2/3.0 comes out on the nextbox with glorious tablet integration.

Nintendo is playing a whole lot of catchup, yes catchup because they aren't going sideways they are jumping into the console rat race direct. And I expect there will be tears and heartbreak and tragedy with the online services, misleading on the hardware space, and the ports being a challenge as now freed of motion controls but having no ease with pad support. Maybe WiiU will be more a full implementations of the promises of the revolution, able to sell more individual interface products with games and piecemeal implementations. But that seems risky and Risky in my head says Microsoft, at least that kind of risky. Expect MS to release kinect controllers, tools at to attachments to make the best kinect and compensate for tracking and lack of feedback issues. Moreover their customer base can rely on the midlife tech upgrade from their days a pc gamers and from the 360's coming through

Nintendo however has been kinda doing their own thing and is now trying to out do the competition. Its like a jump from AA to the Majors. There will be screwups. Acknowledging the weaknesses of the console isn't a betrayal or a value judgement.

Mainly what I am hoping is even if graphically only as good as the best PS3 games on average that they keep superior assets and processing. That they figure out how to upgrade to stronger, longer distance, and enduring pads. I hope they mercilessly rip off the MS Glass idea like I proposed a year again (six months before I knew about glass)
I also hope their fans don't feel the need to defend them. Nintendo is a big grown ass company. Its founders are in threat of dying of old age, Miyamoto is RETIRING. They've lasted long enough and proved they know how to do their jobs.

That means its okay to say, yeah there are issues and fears with this design and they have lots to work out. but there is also plentiful good and promising here. But yeah they need to kick the ass of who made the ports they showcased on their floor that makes their console look shitty. They need to apologize for the QA, at the very least I haven't heard a bunch of service horror stories they can admit when they screw up. They need to start selling Hard drives or at least featuring harddrives that work with their consoles as their mandatory installations eat up all the space on their basic units.

Along with this, as they compete in the major leagues, its okay that you're a little tired of New Super Mario Bros (its the third release of this style in 12 months, getting sick of it is perfectly SANE REACTION DEMAND MORE, Nintendo can do better, IS BETTER, than this), for people not into the WiiU or a little sore about the Wii to be all wait and see. Own up to the hardware failures (take it as an opportunity to play up the response but don't deny)

I say this a Nintendo fan. We're in the majors now with a beloved champion don't fight for them BELIEVE in them. And part of that is putting away fear of acknowledgement of their failures.
 

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Eri said:
Xan Krieger said:
Darmy647 said:
Im curious about something, and im Defidentally sure the escapist community would be happy to fill me in, but isn't the wii u cpu on par with the 360 and ps3?? I have not been keeping up, pc gamer elites and what-not.
It should noted that the Wii U is a new system so having hardware equivalent to last gen's systems is nothing to be proud of.
I wish more people understood this fact instead of stupidly defending a blatantly underpowered console.

You should note I'm not calling it a terrible system, I'm calling it 6 years late to the party.
He wasn't defending the console, he was trying to confirm if the CPU was equal and didn't mention his opinion of the system at all. There is defending a console, and then there is confirming the facts. I wish people weren't so quick to pounce on statements and that they didn't make assumptions about where people stand.

It seems odd to me to develop for the Xbox 360 then not develop for another console that is at least on par. I think that they probably just don't have much faith in the Wii U and are saying that it's underpowered to justify not developing on it. If that's the case I can understand.
 

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Hammeroj said:
That can be a reason. I know what the Uncanny Valley is, but personally I very rarely if ever experience it, especially with video-games. Maybe it's the fact that I don't expect games to do the animations and such perfectly, maybe I'm more prone to enjoy the craftsmanship of such things over noticing the little details and so on. Thing is, it's not even close to universal. That's why I asked you a direct question - do you think the animations/details are better now? Go into detail if you can.

Well then your point is pretty vapid because I at no point said the WiiU is weaker than either of them. In fact I said in the very post you quoted that it's stronger.
The Teeth look like they were painted in his mouth, for example. The facial movements to frown were freaky. His eyes are super shiny. His flesh looks fake and papery. The shadows look off to me. Lastly, the hair isn't detailed enough, it looks fake.

I understand you didn't say the WiiU is weak, but you keep saying the WiiU is hardly stronger then Past-Gen consoles. I'm telling you that it is indeed a lot stronger.