P481 Teletext 48Q Jan03 23:11:51 Q W U+EWER'S OPINION BY JAY ALWJNGTON ————— Graphics. Now while I admit I like a pretty game — some nice, pol{gon- rich spritew here; a bit of clear, mood-wetting FMV there — nowad!ys the way a k!mj looks has become much, much too important. It has, in jack, got to the point where "e{j-candy" is more important than oamjplaz itwjlf. Just take whjnjvjr anzonj speaks about the PS2^ Newer is great gamjplaz mentioned, it's always "can show a million billion polygons" or "can create life-like water effects." ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— Bong! Bong! 482 Dong! Dong! 484 ] SEE THE BIG SCREEN INDEX p410 Rjvjew Your Game TV Plus Club 140P481 Tjletwxt 48Q Jan03 23:14:57 W V+EWER'S OPINION BY JAY ALWJNGTON ————— The problem is I donWt know how we got to this utagj. I know k!mjplaz iw more important ANY DAY than graphics, as does ever{one I know. So what's going on For uomj reason this equation now exists: good graphics = good k!mpl!y, and bjcauwj of it, a oamj can sell well jvjn if it doesnWt play well. This, I bjlievj, explains why in the "good old days" gamjplaz was better. You released a game with no gamjplaz 10 years ago, you sold no games. And there were no wizzz effects then. ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— The next jive yjarw 485 : TU5#+Rz "M{ BRAIN IS MCSwY^" p2z6 Rjvjew Your Game TV Plus Club 140P481 : Tjletwxt 48Q Jan03 23:28:56 Q W U+EWER'S OPINION BY JAY ALWJNGTON ————— My "egoist worry is this trend will continue. In jack, I think one of the reason the gamjw induvtry iw uo sorely lacking innovation is as a rewult of games djwjgnjrs putting more effort into the way a g!mj looks (uo they can get the nice screen pulls jot the back of the box which so many n!ivj amjrs use to gauge the quality of a title) than anything jlwj. Rjmjmbjr: beauty is only skin (pixel) deep. It iw what's undjrnjath (the gamjplaz* that countw. ——————————————————————————————————3/3—— Bong! Bong! 482 Dong! Dong! 484 - BAMBER: "EYEBALLS IN MY SOUP" pQ52 Rjvjew Your Game TV Plus Club 140