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The Madder Hulk Gets, The More Options You Have In Video Game

Seth L — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:09:34 PDT

@Ryan H:

Their powers combine to form CAPTAIN PLANET!

Seth L

The Madder Hulk Gets, The More Options You Have In Video Game

sandmanfvr — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:39:57 PDT

Hot damn, game looks great. Ultimate Destruction was killer and this looks like it on steroids. Can't wait.

sandmanfvr

The Madder Hulk Gets, The More Options You Have In Video Game

Gyrus — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:02:43 PDT

The Wii isn't really going for realistic next gen graphics. It's marketed as a social game system and most of the games are geared for cartoony animation. Which is just fine by me. I'll take Super Mario Galaxy and Zelda: Twilight Princess over some silly movie tie-in or obnoxious military training sim any day.

Gyrus

The Madder Hulk Gets, The More Options You Have In Video Game

Oasx — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:20:03 PDT

This looks a lot like Hulk Ultimate Destruction, which was a great game

Oasx

The Madder Hulk Gets, The More Options You Have In Video Game

munkles — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:28:55 PDT

Always New York City. Why can't we tear up Texas? Those loudmouths have sumthin' comin' to them, I'll tell you whut.

munkles

The Madder Hulk Gets, The More Options You Have In Video Game

Balius — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:37:45 PDT

It's never been my experience that better graphics are indicative of better games. The SNES/Genesis era was enough progression along that path for me, since I could tell what things were supposed to be.

As it stands, the games that are the most fun to play seem to be lower graphical quality. Pretty games often just seem...shallow in other regards.

It's almost at the point where I'm expecting games to disappoint when I see how good they look. Hulk, on the other hand, doesn't look all that nice.

Balius

The Madder Hulk Gets, The More Options You Have In Video Game

Ryan H — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:59:30 PDT

@Seth L:
Since alcohol? You speak as if they are not a natural combination.

Ryan H

The Madder Hulk Gets, The More Options You Have In Video Game

Jonn — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:14:37 PDT

So...we may like him when he's angry?

Jonn

The Madder Hulk Gets, The More Options You Have In Video Game

Seth L — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:14:30 PDT

@Ryan H:
Well said, thanks!

And the Wii certainly isn't next-gen, but it's the greatest social lubricant since alcohol, so I don't mind putting up with crappy graphics.

Seth L

The Madder Hulk Gets, The More Options You Have In Video Game

Ghede — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:13:52 PDT

@Ghede: @gods-n-clods: Forgot to include reply.

Ghede

The Madder Hulk Gets, The More Options You Have In Video Game

Ghede — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:10:42 PDT

You can't kill wolverine! If you do, then that whole bull**** chess-game between the higher beings goes to the bad guy, and he wreaks hella havoc. I wish I could supply more details, but that is about as much of that comic I can remember.

Ghede

The Madder Hulk Gets, The More Options You Have In Video Game

ZahraMerula — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:53:21 PDT

Comment on The Madder Hulk Gets, The More Options You Have In Video Game This looks a LOT like the game "Hulk: Unlimited Destruction." Now, don't get me wrong, that was a fun game, but this appears, from the trailer, to be a reskinned version of that. And I'm surprised that I'm the first person to point this out.

ZahraMerula

The Madder Hulk Gets, The More Options You Have In Video Game

Ryan H — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:48:34 PDT

@Seth L:
It's all about production costs. If you remember when the 360 and PS3* came out there was all sorts of talk about how the higher resolutions and more detailed graphics were going to break the developers' budgets? Well, this is the answer.

The creators are kind of backed into a corner. If they don't deliver a 'next-gen graphics experience' their game will be mocked and bomb. However, the cost of actually making an entire game like this with high poly models and high res textures is easily over 100 million. Possibly several hundred million. Realistically no matter how great the game is, they would never make that back off of a hulk tie-in game. TV shows and movies with similar budgets can make it back because they keep earning for years. A game breaks even in two months or never.

So you get this. Shiny enough that they can sell it as next-gen but built of enough smoke and mirrors that they can afford to make it.

*Much as I love mine, the Wii really has no place in a discussion of graphics power

Ryan H

The Madder Hulk Gets, The More Options You Have In Video Game

Seth L — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:35:36 PDT

Is any else getting kinda tired of developers using HDR rendering in place of good graphics?

Those textures and models are fairly low res, but slap HDR on it and it's next-gen! Ooh! Aah!

Seth L

The Madder Hulk Gets, The More Options You Have In Video Game

Garrison Dean, Mr. Privilege — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:22:51 PDT

The problem with this game is that Edward Norton will come grab the controller away from you and tell you you're doing it wrong.

Garrison Dean, Mr. Privilege

The Madder Hulk Gets, The More Options You Have In Video Game

gods-n-clods — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:02:12 PDT

...it's not Marvel unless Wolverine steals all the glory.

gods-n-clods