Comments on: Alan Wake Is “Done”, Being Polished http://www.gamercenteronline.net/2009/08/17/alan-wake-is-done-being-polished/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alan-wake-is-done-being-polished Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: KZThttp://www.gamercenteronline.net/2009/08/17/alan-wake-is-done-being-polished/comment-page-1/#comment-6699 KZT Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:14:15 +0000 http://www.gamercenteronline.net/?p=10927#comment-6699 The thing is though, many gamers see themselves as connoisseurs of gaming and consequently will overlook gameplay in favour of some perceived technical excellence. This demonstrably leads to utter asshats claiming one game has superiority over another simply because one has shaders and the other doesn't. <br><br>It's lamentable but but true that games which promise to be "cutting-edge" usually spend so much time in development that they simply turn out to be mediocre on release at best; over-ambitious and over-reaching at worst. You simply wish they'd just got the game out instead of messing about trying to be technically a cut above. A good game is a good game and 3+ years in dev is not a good sign of quality. Pretty, but not quality. The thing is though, many gamers see themselves as connoisseurs of gaming and consequently will overlook gameplay in favour of some perceived technical excellence. This demonstrably leads to utter asshats claiming one game has superiority over another simply because one has shaders and the other doesn't.

It's lamentable but but true that games which promise to be “cutting-edge” usually spend so much time in development that they simply turn out to be mediocre on release at best; over-ambitious and over-reaching at worst. You simply wish they'd just got the game out instead of messing about trying to be technically a cut above. A good game is a good game and 3+ years in dev is not a good sign of quality. Pretty, but not quality.

]]> By: Chase85http://www.gamercenteronline.net/2009/08/17/alan-wake-is-done-being-polished/comment-page-1/#comment-6667 Chase85 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:28:43 +0000 http://www.gamercenteronline.net/?p=10927#comment-6667 I have to agree with Andrew, the look of so many games does not really matter when it comes down to how much you enjoy playing it. I've seen so many games that come out looking great but because they have spent all there time on getting everything to look great, or over use of bloom/glow effects that the story suffered from it too much and thus killed the game.<br><br>I was a fan of quake 3 for so long... then along came quake 4 killing the online play of that game. And people wonder why quake 3 arena is still played way more...<br><br>If Alan Wake can pull it off being both then I will for one be impressed, but the list of games that have done that dwindle with each year, each 'new' game engine that makes the game 'unique' but really just takes it all from another game...<br><br>It's the year of the "megatexture" ... remember that. I have to agree with Andrew, the look of so many games does not really matter when it comes down to how much you enjoy playing it. I've seen so many games that come out looking great but because they have spent all there time on getting everything to look great, or over use of bloom/glow effects that the story suffered from it too much and thus killed the game.

I was a fan of quake 3 for so long… then along came quake 4 killing the online play of that game. And people wonder why quake 3 arena is still played way more…

If Alan Wake can pull it off being both then I will for one be impressed, but the list of games that have done that dwindle with each year, each 'new' game engine that makes the game 'unique' but really just takes it all from another game…

It's the year of the “megatexture” … remember that.

]]> By: Andrewhttp://www.gamercenteronline.net/2009/08/17/alan-wake-is-done-being-polished/comment-page-1/#comment-6666 Andrew Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:46:07 +0000 http://www.gamercenteronline.net/?p=10927#comment-6666 I totally agree. Who needs solid gameplay mechanics, an interesting concept, or an intriguing storyline? It's about the polygons.<br><br>Obviously. I totally agree. Who needs solid gameplay mechanics, an interesting concept, or an intriguing storyline? It's about the polygons.

Obviously.

]]> By: mragrotimehttp://www.gamercenteronline.net/2009/08/17/alan-wake-is-done-being-polished/comment-page-1/#comment-6665 mragrotime Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:28:41 +0000 http://www.gamercenteronline.net/?p=10927#comment-6665 Its still not even done yet, I remember being excited for this game when dual core cpu's just came out, they were touting the game engine as being so advanced as to do different things in different cores. Well now its 2009 where most pc "gamers" have atleast dual core cpu's. The graphics sure looked good in their demo's in 2005/2006, is this game really going to look that good in 2010? If the game itself is not fantastic, than this game that has excited so many hardware enthusiasts over the years will be mediocre. Just another so so game. Its still not even done yet, I remember being excited for this game when dual core cpu's just came out, they were touting the game engine as being so advanced as to do different things in different cores. Well now its 2009 where most pc “gamers” have atleast dual core cpu's. The graphics sure looked good in their demo's in 2005/2006, is this game really going to look that good in 2010? If the game itself is not fantastic, than this game that has excited so many hardware enthusiasts over the years will be mediocre. Just another so so game.

]]> By: Chase85http://www.gamercenteronline.net/2009/08/17/alan-wake-is-done-being-polished/comment-page-1/#comment-6650 Chase85 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:28:43 +0000 http://www.gamercenteronline.net/?p=10927#comment-6650 I have to agree with Andrew, the look of so many games does not really matter when it comes down to how much you enjoy playing it. I've seen so many games that come out looking great but because they have spent all there time on getting everything to look great, or over use of bloom/glow effects that the story suffered from it too much and thus killed the game.<br><br>I was a fan of quake 3 for so long... then along came quake 4 killing the online play of that game. And people wonder why quake 3 arena is still played way more...<br><br>If Alan Wake can pull it off being both then I will for one be impressed, but the list of games that have done that dwindle with each year, each 'new' game engine that makes the game 'unique' but really just takes it all from another game...<br><br>It's the year of the "megatexture" ... remember that. I have to agree with Andrew, the look of so many games does not really matter when it comes down to how much you enjoy playing it. I've seen so many games that come out looking great but because they have spent all there time on getting everything to look great, or over use of bloom/glow effects that the story suffered from it too much and thus killed the game.

I was a fan of quake 3 for so long… then along came quake 4 killing the online play of that game. And people wonder why quake 3 arena is still played way more…

If Alan Wake can pull it off being both then I will for one be impressed, but the list of games that have done that dwindle with each year, each 'new' game engine that makes the game 'unique' but really just takes it all from another game…

It's the year of the “megatexture” … remember that.

]]> By: Chadhttp://www.gamercenteronline.net/2009/08/17/alan-wake-is-done-being-polished/comment-page-1/#comment-9986 Chad Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:13:00 +0000 http://www.gamercenteronline.net/?p=10927#comment-9986 Remedy and is do out in spring of 2010.and is do out in springis do out indo outhahahahahohwow.jpg Remedy and is do out in spring of 2010.

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]]> By: beatdownBanehttp://www.gamercenteronline.net/2009/08/17/alan-wake-is-done-being-polished/comment-page-1/#comment-9985 beatdownBane Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:10:00 +0000 http://www.gamercenteronline.net/?p=10927#comment-9985 Who so ever wrote this needs to go back to grammar school. Who so ever wrote this needs to go back to grammar school.

]]> By: Andrewhttp://www.gamercenteronline.net/2009/08/17/alan-wake-is-done-being-polished/comment-page-1/#comment-6649 Andrew Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:46:07 +0000 http://www.gamercenteronline.net/?p=10927#comment-6649 I totally agree. Who needs solid gameplay mechanics, an interesting concept, or an intriguing storyline? It's about the polygons.<br><br>Obviously. I totally agree. Who needs solid gameplay mechanics, an interesting concept, or an intriguing storyline? It's about the polygons.

Obviously.

]]> By: mragrotimehttp://www.gamercenteronline.net/2009/08/17/alan-wake-is-done-being-polished/comment-page-1/#comment-6647 mragrotime Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:28:41 +0000 http://www.gamercenteronline.net/?p=10927#comment-6647 Its still not even done yet, I remember being excited for this game when dual core cpu's just came out, they were touting the game engine as being so advanced as to do different things in different cores. Well now its 2009 where most pc "gamers" have atleast dual core cpu's. The graphics sure looked good in their demo's in 2005/2006, is this game really going to look that good in 2010? If the game itself is not fantastic, than this game that has excited so many hardware enthusiasts over the years will be mediocre. Just another so so game. Its still not even done yet, I remember being excited for this game when dual core cpu's just came out, they were touting the game engine as being so advanced as to do different things in different cores. Well now its 2009 where most pc “gamers” have atleast dual core cpu's. The graphics sure looked good in their demo's in 2005/2006, is this game really going to look that good in 2010? If the game itself is not fantastic, than this game that has excited so many hardware enthusiasts over the years will be mediocre. Just another so so game.

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