King Kong - Prettier on XBOX 360 than PC?
Kahn
I played the 360 demo in the store, and it looked nice, and although
admittedly I have not seen the PC version, I did not see anything in
the 360 version that could not be done on the PC.
It seemed to have some very nice, "glisteny" lighting effects using
High Dynamic Range or something similar.
Is there something else the 360 version has that I missed? Is the
fact that it looks better on the 360 strictly due to the fact that the
lighting effects on the PC version are not taking advantage of the
latest and greatest PC hardware?
Andrew
>Is there something else the 360 version has that I missed? Is the
>fact that it looks better on the 360 strictly due to the fact that the
>lighting effects on the PC version are not taking advantage of the
>latest and greatest PC hardware?
It looks better on the 360 than the PC version that you haven't seen?
Mmmmmkay.
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Kahn
wrote:
>On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 11:39:42 -0500, Kahn <n...@spam.com> wrote:
>
>>Is there something else the 360 version has that I missed? Is the
>>fact that it looks better on the 360 strictly due to the fact that the
>>lighting effects on the PC version are not taking advantage of the
>>latest and greatest PC hardware?
>
>It looks better on the 360 than the PC version that you haven't seen?
>Mmmmmkay.
Pay attetion - I didn't state it was, I asked a question. Because
everything I've read, including magazine reviews, say the 360 version
looks better.
Andrew
>Pay attetion - I didn't state it was, I asked a question.
Pay "attetion" to your own post which stated "Is the
fact that it looks better on the 360".
Kahn
wrote:
>On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 12:54:52 -0500, Kahn <n...@spam.com> wrote:
>
>>Pay attetion - I didn't state it was, I asked a question.
>
>Pay "attetion" to your own post which stated "Is the
>fact that it looks better on the 360".
Yes, but that statement is still valid if the assumption is that
everyone who has seen both has stated that it looks better on the 360.
Whether or not I have seen something does not distinguish fact from
fiction. The assumption above was a given, considering I already
stated I have not seen it on the PC.
John Lewis
Download the PC demo. Obvious fast-track port from the consoles.
Nothing to do with PC hardware capability.
Yuk !
Anyway, from what I saw definitely a kiddies gamepad-jerking
exercise. Pretty graphics, no game-play depth. Avoid.
John Lewis
Smart Feet
The PC version you can buy online directly from the publisher has the
higher resolution textures of the 360 version and looks the same. The
store bought PC version has lower resolution textures and doesn't look
as good.
Magnulus
"John Lewis" <john...@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>
> Download the PC demo. Obvious fast-track port from the consoles.
> Nothing to do with PC hardware capability.
> Yuk !
It is pretty much the same as the XBox version. The reason that they did
not release the higher end version was probably economics- most people
wouldn't have a strong enough PC to run it. It requires a VERY high end PC
to run well.
>
> Anyway, from what I saw definitely a kiddies gamepad-jerking
> exercise. Pretty graphics, no game-play depth. Avoid.
No, it's actually more like a typical PC shooter. Thoroughly linear,
absolutely no replay value- not even unlockable content. It is a stupid
game, but because it's more like a typical PC shooter with a 60 dollar
pricetag. But what do people honestly expect from movie tie ins? The
gushing praise for this game IMO is due more to reviewer bias and the halo
effect surrounding any new console. To its credit, though, it does try a
few new things with the gameplay, but not enough to really stand out (it has
no HUD, for starters, and no crosshairs, but neither does it have that COD
style aiming).
Pluvious
Nice heads up.. I checked it out and sure enough you can purchase a version that
requires 2GB ram and 3.0Mhz+ Proc. That's the one I would want. They claim a
demo is downloadable.. but all you get is a 'program' to run that downloads the
6gig game. .. accept.. it says no trial available once you install it. hmmm..
Pluvious
BillL
"Pluvious" <Pluv...@knowhere.com> wrote in message
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Sorry, I know its a typo but presumably that's a 3 Ghz CPU? Oh and of course
it would only have to be 3 Ghz+ for an Intel CPU - the AMD equiv being a
3000+ AMD64?
BillL
Pluvious
It didn't mention AMD but the point is a super high end rig. ;)
Pluvious