Hi guys (and gals) --
Just wanted to throw in my two cents about this latest foray into
"alternative" gaming from Capcom. Knowing that Shinji Mikami is directly behind a game of this nature is certainly surprising, to say the least. The game appears to be quite an aberration, especially compared to both Dino Crisis and Resident Evil.
I'm not sure I am as excited about this game as some people in this post. The concept resembles Sega's United Artists' Space Channel 5. Granted, this game is more action-oriented, but thus far, the motion captured dance moves don't look as well-done as SPC5. The game generally looks like SPC5 meets DMC -- I'm not as sure the gameplay will be as varied, however, as DMC.
Still, the game definitely looks promising. Graphically, the Gamecube is very much proven it can handle more polygons AND look better than the PS2. I just bought Onimusha II for my PS2, and let me tell ya, graphically, RE on Nintendo makes Onimusha look like a PSOne game. Yes. I mean it.
I was just thinking about the title -- you notice something? Yeah, the abbreviation "PNO3" stands for Product Number 3 --- BUT just try saying the individual letters -- P --- N --- O (Piano?)...