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Old 09-02-2009, 02:12 PM   #41
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Yeah I still don't see it. Minimalistic to me is something like Pixeljunk Eden, Patapon or Blueberry Garden.
...You just proved my point...
Uhm...ok we agree. Because indeed they are the same.
So we agree...I think.
But back on topic real quick. I wonder if any games have been impacted by this restriction? Like not released or delayed?
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Old 09-02-2009, 02:31 PM   #42
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...You just proved my point...
Uhm...ok we agree. Because indeed they are the same.
So we agree...I think.
But back on topic real quick. I wonder if any games have been impacted by this restriction? Like not released or delayed?

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Old 09-02-2009, 02:38 PM   #43
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That was unique.

I'm with you though (if I interpreted that correctly), I don't see the connection.
This:



and this:



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Old 09-02-2009, 02:46 PM   #44
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There are different levels of a minimalist art style. Anyway it's a matter of opinion (although I did find some Wipeout HD reviews which specifically talk about the slick, clean minimalist look of the game so I know I'm not completely crazy).

Anyway this whole discussion started on whether the next gen will have 1080p games with all the whiz bang features which only sort of relates to the topic at hand.

In the end, I guess I really don't care what the resolution is as long as it looks good. People got their panties in a bunch when they found out Halo and COD weren't really running at full 720p but I didn't give a crap because the games still look good. Some games look amazing even at 480p (ex. Muramasa).

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Old 09-02-2009, 02:48 PM   #45
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There are different levels of a minimalist art style. Anyway it's a matter of opinion.

Anyway this whole discussion started on whether the next gen will have 1080p games with all the whiz bang features which only sort of relates to the topic at hand.
Agreed.

Resolution isn't really what matters, though it does help, it's art style that really makes a game look good. Next gen, though, I think 1080p will be the standard, but I don't see that next gen happening until at least 2012.
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Old 09-02-2009, 02:48 PM   #46
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That was unique.

I'm with you though (if I interpreted that correctly), I don't see the connection.
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and this:



are a far cry from this:

It seems to me he's equating "not overly complex" with minimalistic. Minimalism means that the art style attempted to do very much with very little, not that that didn't go balls-to-the-wall crazy pushing the limits of what's happening on screen. A "minimalistic" game has developers constantly saying "simplify, simplify, simplify!", whereas, from the screenshots, it seems WipeoutHD mostly said "Whoa, not too much. We don't wanna go crazy." Those aren't the same thing.
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Old 09-02-2009, 02:50 PM   #47
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I don't really see this as a big deal, they never really held anyone to it and considering they don't even pack in HD cables anymore...amIrite?
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Old 09-02-2009, 03:21 PM   #48
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Imagine a new Super Mario Bros. on the 360's hardware, or a new Legend of Zelda on the PS3..... Why the heck does Nintendo have to own these properties!!!!!!
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Old 09-02-2009, 03:50 PM   #49
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It seems to me he's equating "not overly complex" with minimalistic. Minimalism means that the art style attempted to do very much with very little, not that that didn't go balls-to-the-wall crazy pushing the limits of what's happening on screen. A "minimalistic" game has developers constantly saying "simplify, simplify, simplify!", whereas, from the screenshots, it seems WipeoutHD mostly said "Whoa, not too much. We don't wanna go crazy." Those aren't the same thing.
Not overly complex and minimalistic are not so easily defined, but it seems you would like them to be. Sorry, that sounds way more ass like than I wanted it to. I just mean taking those three pictures into account its easy to see how opinions vary.
For me. I just agree with the developers. And they did wonderful, as they wanted to.
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Old 09-02-2009, 03:56 PM   #50
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Not overly complex and minimalistic are not so easily defined, but it seems you would like them to be.
For me. I just agree with the developers. And they did wonderful, as they wanted to.
I don't even understand what your argument is at this point.
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I don't even understand what your argument is at this point.
That's because it all comes down to perception. There is no argument to be had to begin with.
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That's because it all comes down to perception. There is no argument to be had to begin with.
Well fuck me. Sylvia Plath in the flesh ladies and gentlemen.
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Old 09-02-2009, 04:37 PM   #53
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I don't even understand what your argument is at this point.
You probably didn't read close enough originally. I was simply agreeing with someone else and adding that I liked the design then agreeing with another person in fact I don't think there was much of a disagreement that I was involved in, just a matter of what someone else meant when they said minimalist. Then I said it looked good and it was a boon to developers then boom...I am not sure what happened after that.
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These claims that WipEout HD is not detailed is sheer poppycock.
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