Re: graphical engines
Not to toot one game's horn, but I really enjoy Rainbow Six. Its got a game
depth thats VERY good. It has strategy, a storyline, and even some first
person shooting. Probably one of the best games I've ever played. Best
part, U only need a p166. p133 if u have a 3d card. Highly recommended. I
know this isnt Eu related, but it is an example of a game where it isnt all
eye-candy (although the graphis are IMPECCABLE).
Adam Weeden
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From: Pickl Juic <pickljuic at HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 1999 4:31 AM
Subject: Re: graphical engines
> >Well, I wonder what percentage of the market the "older" PC systems
> (like
> >yours) make, because almost every game coming out these days
> requires a 3-D
> >card and PII. I'll admit that maybe I'm not really in tune with the
> PC games
> >market, but it seems as though game companies are saying, keep up or
> keep
> >out.
>
> Well, that is EXACTLY what they are saying. You never see anymore
> games with great gameplay. They are all after the looks, and while
> that does infact improve the experience of the game, it does
> virtually nothing for the gameplay. I was very dissapointed with Quake
> (2) when I finally got to play it, because it sucked (IMO). Dont get
> me wrong, it is an ok game, but the framerate is way too low, on a
> 200mhz pentium system i need to reduce the screensize to a tiny
> square to get a decent framerate from it. And while thats not too bad
> for most of todays games, i was very surprised that it is so
> demanding for the time that it came from (quite an old game)
>
> ...I actually get very angry at the game companies, because while
> they should be using their imagination on a game, they are just
> saying "Hey, lets just add a bunch of pretty lighting and rake in the
> dough from all of the un-demanding gamers out there" ...I could make
> a game off of the top of my head that could put Unreal, Quake1/2/3,
> and Halflife to shame. Infact, I could come up with any game from any
> genre that could put any game to shame, all that I would need is to
> know what genre, and then an example of one of the best games in that
> genre,(to get my imagination in gear) and I can take it to the next
> level and then some. Its not that difficult to do, you just think and
> use your imagination; Quake2 was a big dissapointment in that they
> didnt do much anything new, and they wasted the precous resources on
> lame things like the gun and how it moves from your character holding
> it, that was a ridiculous feature that was totally unneeded. I also
> noticed how it rendered light surrounding a travelling rocket, which
> is unneeded as well (it looks somewhat nice, but is pretty much a
> 100% eye-candy feature)
>
> Sorry, i am rambling now. But back to the point...
>
>
> Gaming companies DO push the envelope, even to the very top
> computers. And while for alot of people it is a large demand for our
> slow computers, it doesnt matter because it will keep going that way.
> The gaming industry dpends on the fast PC users for the sales, and
> they have to, otherwise they will get pumbled by the ones who make
> the next-generation of eye-candy. The fast PC users are accustomed to
> eye-candy, and if they see a game that doesnt look appealing enough,
> they will just look the other way.
>
>
> Well, thats my opinion. And while I dont mind the high demands, I
> just really wish they would work more on the game play as well,
> because 75% of the games out there arent even worth the system
> demands.
>
>
>
>
> Later all,
>
> PicklJuic
>
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