Comments on: Game Brain: New technology, same old problems http://www.westernherald.com/weekend-scene/game-brain-new-technology-same-old-problems/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=game-brain-new-technology-same-old-problems Western Herald Online News Service Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:42:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Brian Diefenbach http://www.westernherald.com/weekend-scene/game-brain-new-technology-same-old-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-9301 Brian Diefenbach Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:55:12 +0000 http://www.westernherald.com/?p=4414#comment-9301 When I referred to the RE 5 demo a while back, I didn't really mention the problems I had with it. Basically, I found the controls frustrating and slow. I realize that every game has a learning curve, but I have this prejudice where if I can't get a good grasp of the mechanics in a few minutes, I get frustrated and give up. I'm sure RE5 is excellent otherwise. And like I mentioned in the article, Sony makes great hardware, while Microsoft focuses on software. It's obvious from their respective consoles. It's too bad that we can't get the best of both worlds. When I referred to the RE 5 demo a while back, I didn’t really mention the problems I had with it. Basically, I found the controls frustrating and slow. I realize that every game has a learning curve, but I have this prejudice where if I can’t get a good grasp of the mechanics in a few minutes, I get frustrated and give up. I’m sure RE5 is excellent otherwise.

And like I mentioned in the article, Sony makes great hardware, while Microsoft focuses on software. It’s obvious from their respective consoles. It’s too bad that we can’t get the best of both worlds.

]]> By: Jon Schaefer http://www.westernherald.com/weekend-scene/game-brain-new-technology-same-old-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-9292 Jon Schaefer Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:09:36 +0000 http://www.westernherald.com/?p=4414#comment-9292 I was curious to see if you were willing to speak about the Resident Evil 5 demo you alluded to in your last review. I have it and believe it is fairly similar to RE4 with slight graphical improvements. Perhaps the scope of the game is gigantic - that is what teaser screens and demos lead me to hope for. The gameplay is only altered by the addition of a second player to keep alive. In reference to your above article, I believe the PS3 does force you to store small bits of content to your hard drive when you watch a Bluray disc, but you go back and delete it just as you would when you rent a game for a week and beat it. The X-Box 360 would have you purchase additional space and pay for online gaming? No way! I emphatically back up the PS3 in this regard. Graphically, I don't know if the 360 is still superior, just different. Games such as Killzone 2, Uncharted and other first-party games have it figured out much better than third-party suppliers right now. Hopefully, that will change in the future. Kinda reminds me of the debate over graphical output by the Playstation vs. the N64 - which had more jagged polygons? Ultimately, it didn't matter if you could afford a Dreamcast. Some want quality games and some want more options on what to purchase. This debate will be axed when smaller producers are squashed by the advertisement needs the likes of EA and others. I was curious to see if you were willing to speak about the Resident Evil 5 demo you alluded to in your last review. I have it and believe it is fairly similar to RE4 with slight graphical improvements. Perhaps the scope of the game is gigantic – that is what teaser screens and demos lead me to hope for. The gameplay is only altered by the addition of a second player to keep alive. In reference to your above article, I believe the PS3 does force you to store small bits of content to your hard drive when you watch a Bluray disc, but you go back and delete it just as you would when you rent a game for a week and beat it. The X-Box 360 would have you purchase additional space and pay for online gaming? No way! I emphatically back up the PS3 in this regard. Graphically, I don’t know if the 360 is still superior, just different. Games such as Killzone 2, Uncharted and other first-party games have it figured out much better than third-party suppliers right now. Hopefully, that will change in the future. Kinda reminds me of the debate over graphical output by the Playstation vs. the N64 – which had more jagged polygons? Ultimately, it didn’t matter if you could afford a Dreamcast. Some want quality games and some want more options on what to purchase. This debate will be axed when smaller producers are squashed by the advertisement needs the likes of EA and others.

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