Sonic The Hedgehog 4

[Hero]

I thought IG did Shake?

Oh snap! You're right! I often confuse them, Gonzo, and 4C. A LOT.

[YellerDog]

THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME TO YOU??

[Grave]

Folks say BlazBlu is more bang for your buck resolution-wise, but animates terribly.

I wouldn't say it animates terribly. Arcana Heart? That animates terribly. This? Not so much. I just wouldn't say that BlazBlue's animation is bad just because it isn't as good as KOF XII's.

I have to imagine that it's selling at a decent pace as well. The LE run seemed to disappear from shelves pretty fast and I had to help a few friends find copies.

[Hero]

THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME TO YOU??

Nah, I just have a good deal of fav shows from each and so it all starts to blend after a while.

[YellerDog]

But Hero, I was making an Asian People Joke.

[Bojack]

I think I get what you mean. That the cost of drawing/animating something in HD is pretty high in comparison to hijacking old sprites and working them into a new game? Thus in doing so, you can reasonably turn a good profit from a $10 game filled with rehashed work? And that a game with stunning new 2D would need to cost more to recoup its cost PLUS factor in that only a niche base will buy it anyway?

The cost of anything new is a LOT more than re-hash/cycling it. Besides, half the time it doesn't matter as long as the game looks decent and plays well. MvC2 uses sprites that date back to XMen COTA and SFA but the game still rocks balls, titties, ass, and lips.

If a game dev thinks less than a million will buy their game they can't afford to spend that much on the game w/o charging accordingly which further drives down sales of a niche game. Besides, it's in the industries best interest to maintain an outlet for small time risky games or we'll get nothing but Halo, Madden, and the Sims over and over again.

Drives me nuts when people act like a game has to be technically advanced to be good and that because it's on X system it's automatically shit and would have been better on Y. Most times a game doesn't need to look fancy pants. Gradius 5 would have been just as good if done entirely with sprites.

[Cheebs]

Just accept that the industry is the way it is for a reason.

You sound like a car enthusiast that thinks every car needs 400bhp and AWD and can't figure out why the Camry sells like mad.

He sounds more like a car enthusiast who thinks at least on 400bhp AWD car should exist and can't figure out why one doesn't.

[Bojack]

He sounds more like a car enthusiast who thinks at least on 400bhp AWD car should exist and can't figure out why one doesn't.

Thanks, that's an even better analogy. And many gamers have the same mindset. Usually when considering handheld vs. home console and sometimes PC thrown in for some shit and some giggle.

[Cowdisease]

This thread? Doing doughnuts in the parking lot.

[YellerDog]

Yes!