quote:Original post by Supernova

Original post by SA-Magic
I''m sure the game would have sold a fair bit, though I suppose magazines would have slated it for not advancing enough in the realm of graphics. :-/

Yeah many reviewers are morons, simple as that. Many of them gave StarCraft a "fair" rating when it came out, because it didn''t have 3D graphics. And then they got their asses kicked into oblivion when the game sold a few million copies.

Yes, I agree with you. Most reviewers are mostly teenage kids.
Mostly the language they use is from low level. And not professional at all. The problem is that the press can kill a game. So publishers are very alert.

I don''t know how to quote in this ... so

"I understand what you''re trying to say, but you fail to consider than "realism", art and entertainment are not mutually exclusive (nor are you limited to 2 out of 3). Realism is the objective in all games that mirror real-world situations (most notably flight, combat and racing/driving simulations) - but only so much as does not detract from the art and entertainment."

Anyway ... the problem is ... i do NOT fail to realize that realism and entertainment are not mutually exclusive ... YOU fail to realize what I was saying ... I was arguing with another poster before you ... who said that all things would become 3D BECAUSE it was more realistic. I wholeheartedly agree that we will continue to develop more and more technique for achiving realistic games and simulations ... and this is a GOOD THING(tm). BUT ... I am simply agreeing with other posters that there is still a place for unrealistic / simple, 2D art and games.

Now ... about the 3D or 2D screen issue ... what i''m saying is that, just like a painting, a monitor is 2D, so everything you put on it is 2D - BY DEFINITION. Therefore talking of using 3D grpahics is really misleading ... when all we really mean is a 2D image that appears to model 3D more realistically - but you''ll notice that old 2D game technology has better looking and more realistic images than 3D games ... because they were precreated by artists to look realistic and good - but the games could''t support moving in 3D freely. Take a look at a unit in starcraft vs. a unit in total annihilation (2D vs. 3D rendering) .. starcraft units are more realistic. It''s actually a silly argument anyway ... so I''ll stop now.