Why does everyone care about the graphics? Polygons mean nothing anymore!

we have gotten to this point, where graphics have reached a certain standard. In some games of recent times, the graphics (polygons, that sort of thing) have been amazing, but the Physics and A.I has near ruined the game! Why do we have such great graphics making the games feel so realistic, when we have shappy Physics and A.I that tear it all down again! Surely what developers should be focusing on now are the Physics and A.I, like Lucasarts for example. Whether the game will be any good from a gameplay pointof view is yet to be seen, but for anyone that has seen the tech demos on Youtube (link coming soon), you will know just how great it makes the game look and feel.

Half Life 2 looks better than most Next Gen games do, and why is that? Physics.

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Yes, because gaming is for escaping reality, what happens when photorealism is achieved, then what? The PC is moving forward with physics and AI, so are the PS3/X360, well supposedly anyway.X360PS3AMD05

Yes, because gaming is for escaping reality, what happens when photorealism is achieved, then what? The PC is moving forward with physics and AI, so are the PS3/X360, well supposedly anyway.X360PS3AMD05

[QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"]Yes, because gaming is for escaping reality, what happens when photorealism is achieved, then what? The PC is moving forward with physics and AI, so are the PS3/X360, well supposedly anyway.pundog

[QUOTE="pundog"][QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"]Yes, because gaming is for escaping reality, what happens when photorealism is achieved, then what? The PC is moving forward with physics and AI, so are the PS3/X360, well supposedly anyway.X360PS3AMD05

we have gotten to this point, where graphics have reached a certain standard. In some games of recent times, the graphics (polygons, that sort of thing) have been amazing, but the Physics and A.I has near ruined the game! Why do we have such great graphics making the games feel so realistic, when we have shappy Physics and A.I that tear it all down again! Surely what developers should be focusing on now are the Physics and A.I, like Lucasarts for example. Whether the game will be any good from a gameplay pointof view is yet to be seen, but for anyone that has seen the tech demos on Youtube (link coming soon), you will know just how great it makes the game look and feel.

Half Life 2 looks better than most Next Gen games do, and why is that? Physics.

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[QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"][QUOTE="pundog"][QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"]Yes, because gaming is for escaping reality, what happens when photorealism is achieved, then what? The PC is moving forward with physics and AI, so are the PS3/X360, well supposedly anyway.pundog

I'm not saying the graphics should not improve at all, but I think that there should be more work on the A.I and physics so it meets the same standards.

It's all very well saying, "OMG this is mega photorealistic!" But your gonna be taken outta the experience when a car hits a wall at top speed and bounces back with a few minor deformations (PGR3 and GTHD, we are looking at you...).

Also, it may well be hard, but the video game industry isn't just about making the same thing over and over again with slightly more polish (death to EA!), but truly bringing the WOW factor with every game.

What made the Gravity Gun so satisfying in Half Life 2? The physics.

What made the big battles so great in Halo? The A.I.

What made Wrestlemania so good, the gra- Oh no wait...

Yes. The 360 and the PS3 have definately reached a pretty adequate level of graphical detail for reality. So next gen they should advance in the other aspects. This unfortunately is not good for the Wii  as it has last gens graphics.

When they can make in game characters look as detailed as FF:Spirits Within, I will say graphics have advanced enough, but untill that time, each new console needs to have significant incremental improvements in it's graphics.

[QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"]Yes, because gaming is for escaping reality, what happens when photorealism is achieved, then what? The PC is moving forward with physics and AI, so are the PS3/X360, well supposedly anyway.pundog