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Posted by: Will 043
Posted by: Justin Bieberr
Posted by: Will 043
It's all about where and how the system resources are being spent.
I felt the same way about the textures in Dead Space 2 compared to the first they seemed higher resolution/more defined. They gave up some of the sharpness and gained a whole lot more, but resolution isn't everything. Realistic animation and better physics for one not to mention the rendering in Reach is capable of up to 4 times as many polygons in any given model. If anything, everything in Reach has that much more detail crammed into it. Aliasing becomes more apparent. The only thing you can really do about that is having a higher definition display that can effectively cram all of that stuff in better.
If you don't believe me here is a very good vidoc where they go into depth about the development process. They get to these points about half-way in. Do watch
I agree. Geometry in reach is superior. However, I think textures, color, and details at long range are too much to sacrifice for a higher polygon count.
I hate the way Reach renders things long range.
And your point about the physics engine is irrelevant. Physics in reach are worse than ever before. And it has nothing to do with the engine. It has to do with the choices the designers made regarding gravity, weight of objects, trajectory of nades etc etc.
They need to take some time to think about what REALLY matters.
Making it prettier?
...and not specifically physics, I was just naming other things system resources are spent on. Yes, aside from things that go boom, and fall to pieces, there are virtually no physics in Halo titles compared to something like Red Faction or Battlefield. I was leading into animation and rendering when I was listing general items.
I'm not sure if we are arguing now or what....but....
All I am trying to say is, the game doesn't look as good, and it doesn't play as good.
The 360 has reached it's limits and so everything a trade-off.
We can go further into how and what they did wrong but who cares I will never buy another bungie game again after what they have done to Halo.