What is the deal with people bashing MGS4's graphics?

I DID NOT WRITE THIS FUZZSQUASH DID, AND I THOUGHT EVERYBODY SHOULD READ THIS AS THERE SEEMS TO BE ALOT OF BASHING OF MGS4 TEXTURES!

What is the deal with people bashing MGS4's graphics?

Have they even seen the gameplay footage?

Or the 15 minute demo?

Sure, there are some texture issues, but graphics aren't just about textures. Animation, destructible environments, character models, particle effects, sprawling settings, massive firefights, 60 frames per second--MGS4 excels in all these presentational benchmarks, yet some people can only focus on certain texture issues. Do they realize that nothing in MGS4's environments is copy & pasted, like so many games out there?

Even the people who've beaten the game say that it has some of the best graphics to date--better than Gears of War.

It's remarkable that so long after the gameplay footage was revealed, people still harbor these archaic views of MGS4's level of presentational quality. What's the deal?

they are just jealouskaangonultas

yep. that's it

The deal is that the textures really are horrible. All that other stuff is very important for a game, and im sure it looks great, but the textures bring the overall graphical 'package' down immensely.Cali3350

brings the package down immensly?

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[QUOTE="Cali3350"]The deal is that the textures really are horrible. All that other stuff is very important for a game, and im sure it looks great, but the textures bring the overall graphical 'package' down immensely.therealmcc0y

brings the package down immensly?

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Yes, despite all the animation and lighting artwork, textures are the only thing you actually see when playing a game.

Its called criticism, every big 360 game gets it, are ps3 games not allowed to be criticised?

Its called criticism, every big 360 game gets it, are ps3 games not allowed to be criticised?

marklarmer

true, but what I wrote (Well Fuzzysquash) blows away anything said about MGS4 graphics and its textures

ill post it again...

Animation of everything, from Snake to the actions of the PMCs to the evasion of Gekkos and FROG soldiers are incredibly fluid and slick. For the most part, what we've seen ran at a stable 60 frames a second. There were only a few instances in which the framerate dipped for a second or two, but that was typically caused by large onscreen explosions coupled with screen effects (such as dirt being kicked up on the camera lens).

As for visual fidelity, the trailers that have been released for the game are just a brief indication of what the game truly looks like. The title looks much sharper than trailers or screenshots show.

Visually, Metal Gear Solid 4 is even more striking on the console than it has been in released trailers. We always had a sense that what Kojima was showing us was incredible footage, but the detail within the game itself is simply breathtaking. One example of this: when an explosion goes off near Snake, a fine coating of dust covers the camera, adding to the cinematic feel of the game. Another showcase of the striking graphics is the seamless transition between cutscenes and gameplay, many of which are only highlighted by a camera shift to indicate the cutscene has ended and gameplay has begun.

IGN

Playing a nearly complete build of Metal Gear Solid 4 running on the PlayStation 3 was a revelatory experience. The graphics looked sensational, the sound effects and music sounded magnificently epic, and the interface felt sleek and simple.

Gamepro

the whole damn thing is green. seriously, its freaking monochromatic. Right up there next to gears of war.laughingman42

1 of 5 areas are green

the fact is various people have said (people who have played and completed the game and previews) that the game is visually stunning and that screenshots or videos dont do it any justice. the game needs to be played in order to appreciate the visuals of the game. the ign preview said that the game looked so real that they forgot the game was even a game and that it was like a movie. if thats not realistic graphics then i dont know what is!

the only people who are bashing the game are lemmings who are in denial at the fact that this game has turned out so well in terms of presentation, gameplay mechanics and visuals.

I don't know about the rest of you but I like stopping in the middle of a fire fight to walk up to a wall, real close, and see how "teh textures" are. Tottally pisses me off when I get to the wall if I don't see the textures I want. Totally ruins the game for me.

I know that when I got to indoor levels on Uncharted that it look, oh, so horrible. Look how aweful this screenshot is.

:roll:

I just watched the gameplay video and for such a huge title the graphics look painfully average.