Topic: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 197

[noname2200]

I want to congratulate Jon; we got Mario Galaxy 2 at about the same time, yet he's still played it more than I have.  Bravo!

[KisakiProject]

Thanks for answering my question about Fragile.  If you wanna go more in depth about it feel free to PM me.

[Jonnyboy117]

I have to disagree with you, Jonny, about the visual quality of Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time.  Sure, it doesn't look as good as God of War 3, but many games can say as much and still look just fine.  IMO, the game sports excellent art design and runs incredibly well at 60 FPS despite a lot of stuff happening on-screen (mobs of enemies, hundreds of bolts flying through the air, etc.).  The game looks as good to me as that art style can look before going into cel shading.

I meant to respond to this earlier but got distracted with other comments in the thread. Now that I've played both on the same TV, I can say confidently that Super Mario Galaxy 2 looks better IN EVERY WAY than R&C: A Crack in Time. God of War III obviously looks better than everything, and that's its selling point.

[broodwars]

I have to disagree with you, Jonny, about the visual quality of Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time.  Sure, it doesn't look as good as God of War 3, but many games can say as much and still look just fine.  IMO, the game sports excellent art design and runs incredibly well at 60 FPS despite a lot of stuff happening on-screen (mobs of enemies, hundreds of bolts flying through the air, etc.).  The game looks as good to me as that art style can look before going into cel shading.

I meant to respond to this earlier but got distracted with other comments in the thread. Now that I've played both on the same TV, I can say confidently that Super Mario Galaxy 2 looks better IN EVERY WAY than R&C: A Crack in Time. God of War III obviously looks better than everything, and that's its selling point.

To each their own, I suppose.  I have 2 TVs in my house: one's a large 40+ in. SD-ish (I'm not sure what kind it is considering it can hook into my computer, yet doesn't have HDMI input) and the other's a 24 in. HD LCD.  I use the former to play Wii games since that's the TV Wii games look best on, likewise for my PS3 on the LCD.  So far playing through Mario Galaxy 2 on the 40 in., the game honestly doesn't look that hot (which surprises me because every other Wii game looks very good on that TV and not-so-good on the LCD).  Ratchet & Crank, though, looked phenomenal on my 24 in.  Maybe it's just the TV, but I can't agree that Mario Galaxy 2 looks any better.

[Jonnyboy117]

Put them on the same TV and then we'll talk.

[broodwars]

Put them on the same TV and then we'll talk.

Well, the 40 in. can't play PS3 games because of the lack of HDMI input, and Wii games don't look good on the HD LCD (very visible aliasing and pixelation) so somehow I don't think that's going to happen.

[Plugabugz]

I laughed so many times to Greg's "this is my Waterloo"

[Crimm]

Express...his...love...for the big ape

[Kytim89]

I actually have a 27 ich RCA television that I use for my wii games and the quality of the picture looks pretty good. Although the Playstation 2 quality is slightly blocky. Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Monster Hunter 3 are visually stunning, but the TV screen takes a few minutes to reach its maximum brightness.

[TJ Spyke]

Put them on the same TV and then we'll talk.

Well, the 40 in. can't play PS3 games because of the lack of HDMI input, and Wii games don't look good on the HD LCD (very visible aliasing and pixelation) so somehow I don't think that's going to happen.

The PlayStation 3 doesn't have to play on HDMI. Any TV with composite or component video will support the system too.

[broodwars]

Put them on the same TV and then we'll talk.

Well, the 40 in. can't play PS3 games because of the lack of HDMI input, and Wii games don't look good on the HD LCD (very visible aliasing and pixelation) so somehow I don't think that's going to happen.

The PlayStation 3 doesn't have to play on HDMI. Any TV with composite or component video will support the system too.

Yeah, I knew that already, but to play a PS3 with anything less than HDMI is practically a crime.  Besides, if you want to compare how two games on two different systems look, you want both to be played on setups where both games look their best.  A PS3 on component (or especially composite) is certainly not that.

Besides, I test PS3s with composite/component video as part of my Day job, so I'd rather avoid that in my After-hours gaming.   : :

[NWR_insanolord]

Super Mario Galaxy (and I'd assume Galaxy 2, which I haven't started yet) is one of the best looking games this generation on any platform. I'd say that it looks as good as any 360 or PS3 game that I've played.

[Kytim89]

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is perhaps the best looking first party wii and Monster Hunter 3 is most likely the best looking third party wii game. Between I would have to go with Galaxy 2, but Monster Hunter 3 is a close contender for the title, atleast in my eyes. The fact of the matter is that wii games are getting better and if it continues the wii may no longer be considered a last generation console like some people think.

[NWR_Neal]

I recently read Nintendo Magic, a book written a year or two ago by a Japanese journalist that was translated this year, and it goes into a lot of Nintendo history like Game Over, but it also talks about the switch from Yamauchi to Iwata, and the development of the Wii and the DS. I recommend it to every Nintendo fan. It's like $13 on Amazon.