Topic: Major new title announced for Revolution

[Shecky]

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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
It seems to me this game would require actually painting skills in order to be any good at it.  So if you're good at painting why not just paint for real?

FWIW, painting isn't exactly the cheapest hobby.

[jasonditz]

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Originally posted by: Ian Sane


This is something I've been a little worried about regarding motion control if it's done really accurately.  A golf game that responded realistically to how you swing would be a good way for a golfer to play without paying to go out to a real course.  But it would be totally useless for the "I suck at golf but want to play a videogame where I'm a golf pro" crowd.  Now painting is different than a sport but there's still concern.  If a game has motion control that is too subtle and too realistic then a game no longer becomes a fantasy but a simulator that requires real skill.  One advantage of a button press is that it's so easy to do you can suck at something in real life and pull it off effortlessly in a game.

I tend to discount that concern, and I'll tell you why: car racing games.

That's a genre that for years has had specialized hardware available that's meant to simulate the experience as accurately as possible. People love those games, and with a steering wheel and pedals it becomes a really great experience. But at the end of the day, are the people playing these games on par with professional race car drivers?

[Shecky]

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Originally posted by: jasonditz
at the end of the day, are the people playing these games on par with professional race car drivers?

The majority? No.

Find the occasional Ferrari F355 Challenge fanatic though, and it's probably more of a yes.

Same with all those flight sim fanatics...

Not that this changes your argument.  I think it still holds. (I'd add virtual golf ranges)

[animecyberrat]

ok well tp andwer kdr-11k, no, MS Paint sucks and using a mouse to draw is not easy at all. I do however have some fantasic artowrk that I made using paint but since I come here to goof off I tend to make goofy avatars not really putting in any effort.

I took art class every year in high school and was even featured in our local newspaper for all my work I had done in improving the art department. I wasnt joking I really ama fan of his show, I watch it occasionaly, he's a great artist.


And this is the kind of game that woudl get me to consider the revmote more than just a sparkling innovation, something like this could actualy be fun to 'play' and since revolution has usb ports I hope theres a way to save your paintings to the flash memory or soemthing and transfer them to a computer.  


I am an artist at heart and have always enjoyed painting, sculpting, music composition, playing various instruments and many other forms of creative expression.


But I dont have to impress a bunch of Nintendo fans cuz I really dont care what people think of me.



anyways getting back on topic, this kind of game is what is going to make the revolution so special and could help it break through to non gamers, imagine all the art teachers out there who buy a revolution (its going to be fairly cheap compared to most art equipment already) and use this game as a learning tool, that kind of stuff right there makes it a big anouncement. I know alot of artists who watch this show who arent gamers who might, combined with other appealing non games, attract them to the rev. Dont expect it to be a million seller though but it should have an impact nontheless.

[antman100]

So..this is exactly the kind of market the Nintendo is trying to attract with Revo?  Wow.  I may have to sit this round out after all.


Also, no offense, many hobbies are expensive, if you are serious about it.  That's why they're regarded as hobbies.  If you're rich, then they become "collections".  Unless you collect dryer lint, in which case, let me know and I'll send you some.

[Svevan]

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According to: Wikipedia
With a bushy afro and a calm, soothing voice, Bob Ross taught viewers to paint "happy little trees," "happy little clouds," and "pretty little mountains."

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Again from: Wikipedia
On occasion, after cleaning his two-inch brush in paint thinner, he'd "beat the devil out of it."

Yeah, okay, I am so in. Bob Ross: The Video Game rivals Snakes on a Plane for sheer awesomeness.

[animecyberrat]

or video games as a hobby....

[KDR_11k]

Just think for a second. It's a painting game, that with the Revolution controller you can actually paint with "true" preasure allowing very deep and complex paint design.

Also since the Revolution supports SD Cards you can save your paintings and print them out on your computer or take to KINKOS and print professional quality creations.

Yes but can I plug my Wacom into the Rev?

And can it compete with Painter?

[Robageejammin]

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