So, has it been dumbed down?

nuggetz · 03-20-07, 10:00 PM

Been reading a few posts on eye candy and lack of immersion, but is it really that way? If it is, it's starting to scare me. Lots of game companies putting out nothing but eye candy with HDR this and Motion blur that. I know they want to appeal to a larger market but what's wrong with a small niche for simmers? I mean UBI or any other company wouldn't go broke if they targetted 1 out of every 20 games towards a smaller market.. Sure, we all love eye candy and most of us are looking forward to the added visuals in this game but not at the expense of immersion and game play innovation. This is why the WII in the console wars is wiping the floor with the PS3. People starting to realize that it's no just about better graphics.

The same thing is happening in the simracing world. I hate how today's generation is poisoning PC gaming and forcing game companies to focus purely on games that require no thought. I'm sure this doesn't apply to SHIV, at least I hope not but until I get the game I felt the need to vent a little.

stabiz · 03-20-07, 10:15 PM

Havt to disagree on the simracing bit. Its going well, if you ask me:

GT Legends
GTR2
LFS
Race
rFactor
NetKar Pro

Soon:

Race 2007

Soonish:
The (unnamed) sim from the guys who made the original GTR (Not SimBin)
Ferrari-sim (SimBin)

CCIP · 03-20-07, 10:18 PM

False! Absolutely false!

There's been leaps and bounds for improving immersion, it's a shame it hasn't been maintained in all areas. The campaign, however, is already looking quite improved; new mission types, map, and briefings certainly make it quite worthwhile.

In terms of realism, some issues are starting to pop up. It's already much better than vanilla SHIII out of the box though - and mods/patches will help it along.

CoolHand · 03-20-07, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stabiz

Havt to disagree on the simracing bit. Its going well, if you ask me:

GT Legends
GTR2
LFS
Race
rFactor
NetKar Pro

Soon:

Race 2007

Soonish:
The (unnamed) sim from the guys who made the original GTR (Not SimBin)
Ferrari-sim (SimBin)

and not to mention..the soon to be released nascar 2006-2007 game based on the the best nascar racing sim yet...nascar 2003

difool2 · 03-21-07, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stabiz

Havt to disagree on the simracing bit. Its going well, if you ask me:

GT Legends
GTR2
LFS
Race
rFactor
NetKar Pro

Soon:

Race 2007

Soonish:
The (unnamed) sim from the guys who made the original GTR (Not SimBin)
Ferrari-sim (SimBin)

And i-Racing's effort, also due this year, which [edit] CoolHand may be alluding to in his post...

03-20-07, 10:00 PM	#1
nuggetz Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 11 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	So, has it been dumbed down? Been reading a few posts on eye candy and lack of immersion, but is it really that way? If it is, it's starting to scare me. Lots of game companies putting out nothing but eye candy with HDR this and Motion blur that. I know they want to appeal to a larger market but what's wrong with a small niche for simmers? I mean UBI or any other company wouldn't go broke if they targetted 1 out of every 20 games towards a smaller market.. Sure, we all love eye candy and most of us are looking forward to the added visuals in this game but not at the expense of immersion and game play innovation. This is why the WII in the console wars is wiping the floor with the PS3. People starting to realize that it's no just about better graphics. The same thing is happening in the simracing world. I hate how today's generation is poisoning PC gaming and forcing game companies to focus purely on games that require no thought. I'm sure this doesn't apply to SHIV, at least I hope not but until I get the game I felt the need to vent a little.

03-20-07, 10:15 PM	#2
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Havt to disagree on the simracing bit. Its going well, if you ask me: GT Legends GTR2 LFS Race rFactor NetKar Pro Soon: Race 2007 Soonish: The (unnamed) sim from the guys who made the original GTR (Not SimBin) Ferrari-sim (SimBin) __________________

03-20-07, 10:18 PM	#3
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	False! Absolutely false! There's been leaps and bounds for improving immersion, it's a shame it hasn't been maintained in all areas. The campaign, however, is already looking quite improved; new mission types, map, and briefings certainly make it quite worthwhile. In terms of realism, some issues are starting to pop up. It's already much better than vanilla SHIII out of the box though - and mods/patches will help it along. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)