Author Topic: Good games on the wii (Read 59073 times)

Minister Polarius · « **Reply #25 on:** December 02, 2009, 01:08:43 AM »

Wii is what I want in a console: multiplayer fun and adventure games. I've got a computer for everything else.

NotOfThisWorld66 · « **Reply #26 on:** December 02, 2009, 09:47:13 AM »

Quote from: Minister Polarius on December 02, 2009, 01:08:43 AM

Wii is what I want in a console: multiplayer fun and adventure games. I've got a computer for everything else.

Even your dishes?

All I could say in response to those who don't like the Wii has probably already been said. Nintendo focuses more on good gameplay and good storylines rather than flashy graphics.

It's like buying a new car. If you had a choice between a car that could look a LOT better but drove very well and a car that was really super-flashy but drove like junk, which would you choose?

Lamborghini_diablo · « **Reply #27 on:** December 02, 2009, 08:47:37 PM »

Quote from: edsnotofthisworld on December 02, 2009, 09:47:13 AM

All I could say in response to those who don't like the Wii has probably already been said. Nintendo focuses more on good gameplay and good storylines rather than flashy graphics.

So do plenty of other groups, but they focus on graphics as well.

Graphically, Crysis dominates everything else to date, but they took the time to make the game actually worth playing as well. I refer to flashy graphics with no gameplay as "Tech demos"... Crysis was not one of them. Neither was Bioshock, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Oblivion, Fallout 3, Halo, Half-Life 2, the game with Kratos, etc...

Having good graphics doesnt mean the gameplay and story suffers. However, there is an increasing amount of bland games with flashy graphics, since engines like Unreal 3 are being licensed out to everyone and their brother.

Still, my main point is that Nintendo could have at least pushed the resolution to 720p... 480 just looks aweful on todays large TVs... jaggies out the wazoo. $:-\$

TheKarazyvicePresidentRR · « **Reply #28 on:** December 02, 2009, 09:27:52 PM »

Quote from: Lamborghini_diablo on December 02, 2009, 08:47:37 PM

Quote from: edsnotofthisworld on December 02, 2009, 09:47:13 AM
All I could say in response to those who don't like the Wii has probably already been said. Nintendo focuses more on good gameplay and good storylines rather than flashy graphics.

So do plenty of other groups, but they focus on graphics as well.

Graphically, Crysis dominates everything else to date, but they took the time to make the game actually worth playing as well. I refer to flashy graphics with no gameplay as "Tech demos"... Crysis was not one of them. Neither was Bioshock, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Oblivion, Fallout 3, Halo, Half-Life 2, the game with Kratos, etc...

Having good graphics doesnt mean the gameplay and story suffers. However, there is an increasing amount of bland games with flashy graphics, since engines like Unreal 3 are being licensed out to everyone and their brother.

Still, my main point is that Nintendo could have at least pushed the resolution to 720p... 480 just looks aweful on todays large TVs... jaggies out the wazoo. $:-\$

Maybe they wanted to keep the price a little lower than Rumpelstiltskin's?

Lamborghini_diablo · « **Reply #29 on:** December 02, 2009, 09:36:04 PM »

The original Xbox had the ability to do 1080i... I dont think it'd have been THAT hard to put 720p or 1080p support in the wii. :-p

Warrior_Monk · « **Reply #30 on:** December 02, 2009, 09:40:00 PM »

Quote from: lightningninja on December 01, 2009, 09:26:59 PM

You play SSBB and Mario Kart for a few months, you get bored, and then you want a system that can REALLY play games.

hahahahahaha. right. honestly, all the other game systems have is FPS's. of which I really don't need, and I get board of in a few weeks. it's all the same, aim and shoot.

Lamborghini_diablo · « **Reply #31 on:** December 02, 2009, 09:53:24 PM »

Quote from: Ring Wraith on December 02, 2009, 09:40:00 PM

Quote from: lightningninja on December 01, 2009, 09:26:59 PM
You play SSBB and Mario Kart for a few months, you get bored, and then you want a system that can REALLY play games.
hahahahahaha. right. honestly, all the other game systems have is FPS's. of which I really don't need, and I get board of in a few weeks. it's all the same, aim and shoot.

PC owners would like to have a word with you... as PC has pretty much everything except sports games, which I never play anyways.

Also, I know the Xbox/360 and PS2/3 have FPS, Racing, Fighting, RPG, Action, Sports, RTS, Music/Rhythm, and even some platformers... they honestly do have a LOT of different genres.

NotOfThisWorld66 · « **Reply #32 on:** December 03, 2009, 01:28:16 AM »

But the Wii graphics aren't bad at all. They're amazing-especially SSBB. Which games are you talking about?

Lamborghini_diablo · « **Reply #33 on:** December 03, 2009, 10:59:30 AM »

TBH the only one I have seen for more than a passing glance is Wii Sports Resort, and I saw jaggies like crazy, flat textures, etc...

The only decient looking wii graphics I've seen so far from screenshots are Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid 3, and SSBB...

Compare those to this though:

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/2531/crysisdownsampling6400xl.jpg
http://www.crymod.com/uploads/mediapool/fanart/shajbot_panorama/shajbot_panorama_1_large.jpg

http://images.eurogamer.net/assets/articles//a/6/0/1/7/6/7/uncharted1.jpg.jpg

http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/838/838893/race-driver-grid-20071130040347269.jpg

I have two of those three games, and I can verify that they really look that good.

Cameron the Conqueror · « **Reply #34 on:** December 03, 2009, 11:50:12 AM »

The Wii is only 480i while the xbox 360 and PS3 are 1080i. It is a big difference.

Lamborghini_diablo · « **Reply #35 on:** December 03, 2009, 12:03:19 PM »

Quote from: Cameron the Conqueror on December 03, 2009, 11:50:12 AM

The Wii is only 480i while the xbox 360 and PS3 are 1080i. It is a big difference.

While PC is only limited by how big of a monitor you have.

Example... the Dell 30" monitor can do 2560x1600, while 480p is a mere 640x480 pixels.

Cameron the Conqueror · « **Reply #36 on:** December 03, 2009, 12:08:42 PM »

Yes, but the limiting factor for PC games isn't what the max resolution of the monitor is, but the max resolution the game supports.

BubbleBoy · « **Reply #37 on:** December 03, 2009, 03:57:37 PM »

You know, I'm not big on "well-animated" people, because the designers never seem to be able to fully capture all aspects of human physiology and emotion. It's always just a little off, and that little makes a big difference to me. That's why I think animation which is obviously not supposed to be realistic typically looks better.

Warrior_Monk · « **Reply #38 on:** December 03, 2009, 05:30:18 PM »

Quote from: Lamborghini_diablo on December 02, 2009, 09:53:24 PM

Quote from: Ring Wraith on December 02, 2009, 09:40:00 PM
Quote from: lightningninja on December 01, 2009, 09:26:59 PM
You play SSBB and Mario Kart for a few months, you get bored, and then you want a system that can REALLY play games.
hahahahahaha. right. honestly, all the other game systems have is FPS's. of which I really don't need, and I get board of in a few weeks. it's all the same, aim and shoot.

PC owners would like to have a word with you... as PC has pretty much everything except sports games, which I never play anyways.

PC's have smaller screen's, typically. but really, what do PC's have over Wii's besides the graphics and FPS's? I suppose for racing games, yes, graphics would be a good thing.

Lamborghini_diablo · « **Reply #39 on:** December 03, 2009, 11:51:13 PM »

Quote from: Ring Wraith on December 03, 2009, 05:30:18 PM

PC's have smaller screen's, typically. but really, what do PC's have over Wii's besides the graphics and FPS's? I suppose for racing games, yes, graphics would be a good thing.

Smaller screens, but higher resolutions, meaning better image quality.

Also, PC's have RTS (Starcraft,AoE, etc...) Racing (Need for Speed, GRID, etc...) FPS out the wazoo, Puzzle, Action, adventure, RPGs... they have some of everything, considering PCs basicly just have one HUGE catalog of games, unlike current gen consoles, which cant play every game for the previous system, and the ones before that, and before that... whereas I can play old DOS games on my computer if I want.

The main genres PC's lack in are action, fighting, and sports, but IMO, its more than made up for by FPS's, lol

The Schaef · « **Reply #40 on:** December 04, 2009, 07:56:20 AM »

In the several different situations in which I have had a chance to play the Wii with someone, I have never once done it on a hi-definition television or anything that supports progressive scan at all.

So what great benefit do I and the assorted people with whom I play gain from having a console and games that support graphical power which we would never see on the screens we use? No game would ever look better than 29.97fps @ 480i.

The decision for the Wii resolution was twofold: cost, and market penetration of HDTV. Five years ago the market was minimal. By the time they get around to announcing their next console, there will be many more HDTVs available and the console will almost guaranteed support those.

Warrior_Monk · « **Reply #41 on:** December 04, 2009, 09:57:15 AM »

Quote from: Lamborghini_diablo on December 03, 2009, 11:51:13 PM

Quote from: Ring Wraith on December 03, 2009, 05:30:18 PM
PC's have smaller screen's, typically. but really, what do PC's have over Wii's besides the graphics and FPS's? I suppose for racing games, yes, graphics would be a good thing.

Smaller screens, but higher resolutions, meaning better image quality.

Also, PC's have RTS (Starcraft,AoE, etc...) Racing (Need for Speed, GRID, etc...) FPS out the wazoo, Puzzle, Action, adventure, RPGs... they have some of everything, considering PCs basicly just have one HUGE catalog of games, unlike current gen consoles, which cant play every game for the previous system, and the ones before that, and before that... whereas I can play old DOS games on my computer if I want.

The main genres PC's lack in are action, fighting, and sports, but IMO, its more than made up for by FPS's, lol

the only thing that you mentioned that Wii's don't have is RTS's. IMO Fire Emblem and Brawl makes up for all of that.

Ironica · « **Reply #42 on:** December 04, 2009, 10:29:39 AM »

Also, PC has this extremely fun online game called Redemption

.

TimMierz · « **Reply #43 on:** December 04, 2009, 10:47:21 AM »

Quote from: Ironica on December 04, 2009, 10:29:39 AM

Also, PC has this extremely fun online game called Redemption .

Haven't heard of this... link?

Warrior_Monk · « **Reply #44 on:** December 04, 2009, 03:36:26 PM »

Quote from: Ironica on December 04, 2009, 10:29:39 AM

Also, PC has this extremely fun online game called Redemption .

I prefer face-to-face fellowship. I see many of the awesome players like Tim and Gabe 3-4 times a year.

Lamborghini_diablo · « **Reply #45 on:** December 04, 2009, 06:07:05 PM »

Quote from: Ring Wraith on December 04, 2009, 09:57:15 AM

the only thing that you mentioned that Wii's don't have is RTS's. IMO Fire Emblem and Brawl makes up for all of that.

Wii doesnt have nearly as many high quality FPS's as the other systems...

Also, what happens when you get bored with Fire Emblem and Brawl?

browarod · « **Reply #46 on:** December 04, 2009, 06:10:52 PM »

Quote from: Lamborghini_diablo on December 04, 2009, 06:07:05 PM

Also, what happens when you get bored with Fire Emblem and Brawl?

Well, what happens when you get bored with FPS's?

Lamborghini_diablo · « **Reply #47 on:** December 04, 2009, 06:28:02 PM »

I currently have 22 awesome FPS installed on my machine, with a ton more that I don't own. I won't be getting bored of my FPS's anytime soon.

lightningninja · « **Reply #48 on:** December 04, 2009, 06:29:31 PM »

And can a wii go to www.addictinggames.com ? Nope.

Lamborghini_diablo · « **Reply #49 on:** December 04, 2009, 06:34:22 PM »

Quote from: lightningninja on December 04, 2009, 06:29:31 PM

And can a wii go to www.addictinggames.com ? Nope.

TRUTH. PC's have the almost infinate catalog of flash games, which can be REALLY good at times. Example, Bloons Tower Defense 4 ate up way too much of my school time the last month.

Also, they have MMO's, something other systems seriously lack.

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Author Topic: Good games on the wii (Read 59073 times)

NotOfThisWorld66

Lamborghini_diablo

Lamborghini_diablo

Warrior_Monk

Lamborghini_diablo

NotOfThisWorld66

Lamborghini_diablo

Lamborghini_diablo

Warrior_Monk

Lamborghini_diablo

The Schaef

Warrior_Monk

Ironica

Warrior_Monk

Lamborghini_diablo

browarod

Lamborghini_diablo

Lamborghini_diablo