Hype > 9000
Frankie also said on NeoGAF that the lady was trying to sugar coat things within the 140 Twitter character limit to her colleagues. So my guess would be it’s very close to the best looking game, but not easily the best looking game ever on the Xbox 360.
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That’s one employee’s personal opinion, not a press statement.
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The actual quote says “best looking game…we ever made”, as in a personal accomplishment as opposed to an industry comparison
maybe of 2012 but forza 4 has the best graphics of all time
As far as consoles go I think it is:
Crysis 2/1 > BF3 > Uncharted 2/3 > Killzone 3 > Gears of War 3 > LittleBigPlanet > Halo Reach > MW3/BO > Every other CoD title > Halo 3 > halo wars (all IMO)
I find it hard to think that Halo 4 will be significantly better than Reach in graphics.
But it shouldnt matter. As long as Halo 4 feels smooth with good controls like the Halo series then I’ll be happy. Crysis 2 has uber graphics, but it feels buggy. Same with BF3.
> Just remember:
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> 1. That’s one employee’s personal opinion, not a press statement.
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> 2. The actual quote says “best looking game…we ever made”, as in a personal accomplishment as opposed to an industry comparison
Hmm now that you point that out, it isn’t so much as over confidence as I thought. I read it wrong before, very wrong. I wonder why Frank was trying to lessen the hype about that statement. What other game that they’ve made would best their latest, in terms of graphics? Reach isn’t counted. So it should be the best looking game they’ve made right? hmmmmm
> maybe of 2012 but forza 4 has the best graphics of all time
Crysis called, It wants to have a word with you.
> > Just remember:
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> > 1. That’s one employee’s personal opinion, not a press statement.
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> > 2. The actual quote says “best looking game…we ever made”, as in a personal accomplishment as opposed to an industry comparison
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> Hmm now that you point that out, it isn’t so much as over confidence as I thought. I read it wrong before, very wrong. I wonder why Frank was trying to lessen the hype about that statement. What other game that they’ve made would best their latest, in terms of graphics? Reach isn’t counted. So it should be the best looking game they’ve made right? hmmmmm
Well, if I recall correctly, the person who made that statement worked on MGS4, so, if she was comparing it to her overall body of work, well…
> Just remember:
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> 1. That’s one employee’s personal opinion, not a press statement.
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> <em>2. The actual quote says “best looking game…we ever made”, as in a personal accomplishment as opposed to an industry comparison
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> Oh, stop being a Negative Nancy:
> She meant that herself and the entire team equally believe that this is the best looking game any of them have made in the past.
> Considering she also stated that each employee there is from “…AAA studios” I would say that is a pretty strong statement and in no way was considered a solely personal accomplishment of her own, but instead, the team as a whole.
> Have some faith people. -Blam-
> > Just remember:
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> > 1. That’s one employee’s personal opinion, not a press statement.
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> > <em>2. The actual quote says “best looking game…we ever made”, as in a personal accomplishment as opposed to an industry comparison
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> > Oh, stop being a Negative Nancy:
> > She meant that herself and the entire team equally believe that this is the best looking game any of them have made in the past.
> > Considering she also stated that each employee there is from “…AAA studios” I would say that is a pretty strong statement and in no way was considered a solely personal accomplishment of her own, but instead, the team as a whole.
> > Have some faith people. -Blam-
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I honesly don’t care about graphics, so long as a game plays well. However, most people, and as seen, every game news outlet, tend to over react.
> > > Just remember:
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> > > 1. That’s one employee’s personal opinion, not a press statement.
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> > > <em>2. The actual quote says “best looking game…we ever made”, as in a personal accomplishment as opposed to an industry comparison
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> > > Oh, stop being a Negative Nancy:
> > > She meant that herself and the entire team equally believe that this is the best looking game any of them have made in the past.
> > > Considering she also stated that each employee there is from “…AAA studios” I would say that is a pretty strong statement and in no way was considered a solely personal accomplishment of her own, but instead, the team as a whole.
> > > Have some faith people. -Blam-
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I honesly don’t care about graphics, so long as a game plays well. However, most people, and as seen, every game news outlet, tend to over react.
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> > > /end grammar -Yoink!-
> > > <em><strong>Studios put just as much thought into gameplay mechanics as they do graphics so, I’m sure that is not lacking in anyway. Wouldn’t you agree with me that a game with both great gameplay and phenomenal aesthetics is more enjoyable than a game with great gameplay and mediocre graphics? With that said, I’m sure you do care (at least a tiny-little-bit…) about graphics. Everyone does.</strong></em>
> > > We would not watch a VHS because you get annoyed by the terrible menu layouts of some movies on a DVD or Blu-Ray, would we? No. Because graphics enhance the overall experience.
> > > > Just remember:
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> > > > 1. That’s one employee’s personal opinion, not a press statement.
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> > > > <em>2. The actual quote says “best looking game…we ever made”, as in a personal accomplishment as opposed to an industry comparison
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> > > > Oh, stop being a Negative Nancy:
> > > > She meant that herself and the entire team equally believe that this is the best looking game any of them have made in the past.
> > > > Considering she also stated that each employee there is from “…AAA studios” I would say that is a pretty strong statement and in no way was considered a solely personal accomplishment of her own, but instead, the team as a whole.
> > > > Have some faith people. -Blam-
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I honesly don’t care about graphics, so long as a game plays well. However, most people, and as seen, every game news outlet, tend to over react.
> > > > **
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Too… many… commas… cannot…compreheeeeend…**
> > > > /end grammar -Yoink!-
> > > > <em><strong>Studios put just as much thought into gameplay mechanics as they do graphics so, I’m sure that is not lacking in anyway. Wouldn’t you agree with me that a game with both great gameplay and phenomenal aesthetics is more enjoyable than a game with great gameplay and mediocre graphics? With that said, I’m sure you do care (at least a tiny-little-bit…) about graphics. Everyone does.</strong></em>
> > > > We would not watch a VHS because you get annoyed by the terrible menu layouts of some movies on a DVD or Blu-Ray, would we? No. Because graphics enhance the overall experience.
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I’m not gonna lie, I’d be straight up pissed if they ever took us back to the Stone Age, where Chief models were walking blocks. A may be over exaggerating, but you know what I mean lol.**
Problem:
<mark>“343 Industries has stated that Halo 4 will deliver the “best looking game” ever on the Xbox 360.”</mark>
This is coming from the same company who:
Brought out TU, cut the community in half. Then cut the half into quarters by changing TU.
Removed nearly everything in reach (AA’s, power weapons, power vehicles).
Had to change maps/weapons because of imbalances caused by TU and removing AA’s.
Takes easy fix steps to fix a problem an end up creating more problems (Bulltrue betrayal glitch fix. solution 1. remove betrayal boot. new problem 2. betrayals promoted. Solution 2. Remove friendly fire. Proper fix: look into coding find source of problem, patch).
343 need to realise while graphics may keep a person in awe for a few seconds they will soon grow tired of pretty graphics when they realise every other aspect of the game was neglected.
The biggest things a developer need to address are:
Gameplay - is it balanced?, is it fun?
Customisation/Personalisation (within reason) - How much can I do with this game?, how much replayability?
Rewards (within reason) - Is this game going to keep me addicted?, Am I going to want to play this game again and again?
Stability/Debugging - <mark>Is this game ready to ship?, Are frame rates running good in all conditions?, Are there any game breaking bugs?, Is this game going to need patching?</mark>
When the above questions are answered properly the game is ready to ship not before. What I highlighted was the problems that bungie left with reach when it launched.
That was a very, very silly thing to say.
When Halo 4 is revealed, and it doesn’t look as good as other games, it would be a big shame to the Halo community.
Very, very silly.
You don’t intentionally hype something so subjective, it is going to stab you in the foot 2 seconds later.
Everybody Please, read what she said properly, as well as Frankies response’s. Not best looking game ever on consoles, but best looking game the team specifically has made. And like Frankie said, its subjective, what looks great to them may not to others.
Finally, remember Best looking does not mean great graphics. How a game “looks” involves graphics, but also animation, physics, particles, camera movement, scale, lighting, and even frame rate. An average graphics game can look great with a decent frame rate, yet a beautiful looking game graphically can “look” terrible with a bad framerate. Taking all of this into account, the Halo games have always looked amazing, and i dont doubt for a second Halo 4 will be anything different
Graphics are totally one thing. I mean i think Reach has great graphics, but in certain maps the drop in frame rate ruins everything.
Technology gets better everyday and 343 is a great company. Lets -Yoinking!- have the 360 go out with a bang!
Between this and the music in the 343i video, I’m so hyped for tomorrow!