Gaming developers are well-known for their bouts with hyperbole, especially those with something to prove. When it comes to delivering a truly compelling visual experience on Nintendo's Wii console, achieving greatness can be a badge of honor. With the upcoming rail-shooting sequel Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, it looks like Capcom is raising the bar to near-ridiculous levels of expectations by claiming they've squeezed "near Xbox360 level of graphics" from the waggle machine.
So says Japanese developer Cavia's Kentaro Noguchi:
"By adding in technology like HDR, global illumination, shadow/lighting and some filters, we feel that we were able to achieve some graphics that are the best you will see on the Wii."
Kotaku has the full interview with Capcom about the upcoming rail-shooter, and includes some new revelations and gameplay tidbits that should make fans of the horror franchise quite happy. Whether Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles becomes the "best looking Wii game" or not is less important than if they can deliver a compelling experience. The Wii has become THE place for quality rail-shooters, and there's certainly no shortage of zombie-themed games on the market.
Comments
April 29, 2009, 15:26:19 BIGBWOLF wrote:
I think the real difference between "all those other zombie games" is that this one won't be gimped by the terrible Wii controls for it's rail and arcade feel. Yes you won't have any freedom in the game but i think that suits the Wii and this type of game just fine.
It'll be over in less than 4 hours but i'm sure they'll be an awesome experience.
Did any1 actually go out and play Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop? if not..... GOOD FOR YOU! That game was the worst abomination I'd seen in my lifetime... the ONLY Chopping done in that game was the story/characters/graphics/controls/playability... the terrible Wii controls made that game nearly impossible to play.. and when you actually DID do something you wanted to do... you started to come to realize that it just wasn't worth it.
I'm glad to see that Capcom is pushing the limits of Wii.. b/c until the new Wii HD or whatever they're gonna call it comes out that's all we can hope for.
Keep in mind people are still creating new ways to perform better on ALL of the consoles.. it's just the lazyness of the 3rd party goers that don't want to spend the time learning.