Mass Downgrade Effect... (56k)

 Before posting fanboyish remarks, read the entire post rather then screaming 'TEH DOWNGRADE'.

Okay, for those who haven't seen the new screenshots:

Yes, it looks repulsive, here's the official response to the negative feedback:

 

[QUOTE="Mass Affect"]
How come EVERY game that looks good always get dumbed down? That conversation shot with the alien looks nothing like the Mass Effect we know. The textures are horribly dumbed down. I knew it was too good to be true.Bioware

I know this is how you feel, but boy this sort of comment just burns my onion.

The game, graphics, sound, whatever has not been "dumbed down". You don't know Mass Effect yet because it isn't done yet. The screenshots you see are actual, in game footage screenshots. This means that if the build that they were taken in doesn't have optimization (which very little does atm) or correct texture renders (same thing) then things don't look great yet. Certainly not how they will look by the time the game is shipped.

Either we can release no new images and screenshots (which you all clamor for and want more of), or we can release them like this and we get "Wow, you guys really dumbed down the game". Maybe instead of making up your mind about how "dumbed down" the game has been, you should try to keep an open mind until the game is done? Just a thought.

Now that that is out of the way, any other questions? :)


Edit: Like the difference in comments between Ginga-Rothman and Dollar Tann. One seems more willing to wait and see, the otehr is all doom and gloom. *sigh*

For a visual reference to the GDC07 build of the game, these areas were obviously much more polished, and closer to the final version:

The attempted ownage can now stop. Good day.

Here's a link to the quote:

http://masseffect.bioware.com/forums/viewtopic.html?topic=556573&forum=104&sp=0

2nd page.

Holy Jaggies....

I still cant wait for this game though. 

:roll:

its going to look amazing (not to mention those screenshots are stretched BIGTIME) 

it does look a bit worse.

It still looks pretty good though. 

Downgrade approved, llooks like the lemmings great graphics arent looking too goodGsSanAndreas

Btw Project, could you link me to where you got the quote? I'd like to read the full discussionfuzzysquash

Those pics were released in a totally different resolution...Wintry_Flutist

yes they were 

"Either we can release no new images and screenshots (which you all clamor for and want more of), or we can release them like this and we get "Wow, you guys really dumbed down the game". Maybe instead of making up your mind about how "dumbed down" the game has been, you should try to keep an open mind until the game is done? Just a thought." well saidlawlessx

Yes that is well said. Anytime pictures of a game that looked great, and it looks a bit worse its a "downgrade". Look at Lair lol. Wait til the damn games are out people :D only a couple months away. I do hope they get rid of those jaggies though. 

yet it still looks better than ANY ps3 games available. SELF-OWNAGE!!ImagineGamer

It still looks better than all Ps3 games available :OGuess_With_ReX

Those pics were released in a totally different resolution...Wintry_Flutist

yet it still looks better than ANY ps3 games available. SELF-OWNAGE!!ImagineGamer

Downgrade approved, llooks like the lemmings great graphics arent looking too goodGsSanAndreas

Read the quote. 

thanx for the link, any one know the release date?

thanx for the link, any one know the release date?

 

neojackazz

Sometime in may i think. 

[QUOTE="neojackazz"]

thanx for the link, any one know the release date?

 

asdasd

Sometime in may i think. 

thanx for the link, any one know the release date?

 

neojackazz

WOT DA ****???? This game looked incredible! And now it looks like crap! Total downgrade z0mg! But seirously wtf hapened? I mean, textures, poly counts, AA lighting. EVERYTHING just got downgraded?? Hir0_N

WOT DA ****???? This game looked incredible! And now it looks like crap! Total downgrade z0mg! But seirously wtf hapened? I mean, textures, poly counts, AA lighting. EVERYTHING just got downgraded?? Hir0_N

did you read the article?  the bioware guy said that he guarentees that it will look alot better by launch

Downgrade approved, llooks like the lemmings great graphics arent looking too goodGsSanAndreas

ill wait till it comes out but thats soundin like damage control from bioware, even 1up said there was some downgrading in the new build they showed with all the effects.Me_Ur_Daddy_

Well, just as long as this quote holds true, all will be well :

"This means that if the build that they were taken in doesn't have optimization (which very little does atm) or correct texture renders (same thing) then things don't look great yet. Certainly not how they will look by the time the game is shipped."

Some "anti-PS3" guy tried to post "dumbed down" DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE Lair screens the other day as well, only to get countered with full and actual resolution screens, which of course completely nullified his arguement. Anyway, my point is that the usuage of DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE screens for ANY game, for ANY system in order to try and talk trash about the game, only will end up making the individual doing so look like a complete imbecile. As it is nothing more than an insult to most people's intelligence.

There is absolutely no way that Mass Effect will be released looking like that, lol. Those look about like an EARLY Xbox 1 release as it is, but the final product will of course be fine. This is probably my most anticipated 360 release, come to think of it. Cannot wait. It will be a great game, no doubt. 

the only thing is, that gameplay VIDEO shown at E3 was ingame, so the graphics will look like that. if anything, they have gotten betterEl_Fanboy

Did people on the first page of this thread even bother to read the OPs comment?

By the looks of it, the answer is no.

What you said in the other thread about the GEOW texture loading thing might be the explanation for the really bad graphics in the conversation screen.smokeydabear076

ill wait till it comes out but thats soundin like damage control from bioware, even 1up said there was some downgrading in the new build they showed with all the effects.Me_Ur_Daddy_

[QUOTE="El_Fanboy"]the only thing is, that gameplay VIDEO shown at E3 was ingame, so the graphics will look like that. if anything, they have gotten betterproject343

there have been gameplay videos, i downloaded one on my 360, full gameplay, it looked AMAZING