That slate article on computer graphics

Post by **Arlos** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 8:33 pm

I'm sure I've seen this posted here before, so sorry for :repost:

but Nagina-SOEfanboi said he hadn't seen it, so I tracked it down again. http://slate.msn.com/id/2102086

Explains why many people, like, say, me, really don't care for EQ2 graphics despite the higher poly-count. (among other reasons)

-Arlos

10sun · Post by **10sun** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 8:44 pm

It has been something I've realized over time... precisely the reason why I couldn't stand the Final Fantasy movie.

-Adam

Captain Insano · Post by **Captain Insano** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:23 pm

this just announced... sony has all new models... you can see them here:

http://www.realdoll.com

rofl

Diabolik · Post by **Diabolik** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 11:35 pm

"The most horrifying kind of monster is a familiar friend, slightly transformed." - some Japanese dude

Witty · Post by **Witty** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 12:39 am

As video games have developed increasingly realistic graphics, they have begun to suffer more and more from this same conundrum

I thought it was because they stole the attention from gameplay and focused on graphics

Adivina · Post by **Adivina** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 7:45 am

I must have missed that article the first time around. It was a neat read, made a lot of sense too.

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 8:08 am

the Final Fantasy movie was pure ownage though

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 9:46 am

Holy shit Arlos do you sit around all day searching google with "I h8 eq2 stuffz" ?

Adivina · Post by **Adivina** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:09 am

The article isn't anti EQ2, Arlos just connects that to everything.

Naginataka · Post by **Naginataka** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 2:54 pm

That page makes some good points, but has nothing to do with EQ specificly. All it is really saying is that there is more work to do in graphics before we get it right. But thats no reason to not play a game that has better gameplay etc just because you are weirded out by the graphics.

When ARE they going to make a Peanuts MMORPG? I want to be Lucy and PWN charlie brown!!!

Naginataka · Post by **Naginataka** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 3:05 pm

lol. The guy who wrote that is HILARIOUS!

I did a search on his name. He has great articles doing things like explaining how useful and great prima guides are.

Some guides do nothing more than give you the facts. The best ones, though, are just plain fun to read. It's hard not to love the incredibly strange prose style. The text has to be surgically precise, like a dry, technical manual for an airplane engine. Yet it's also describing deeply weird fantasy environments filled with dripping goo and gibbering monsters.