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I thought it looked pretty good, the graphics in that YouTube vid wouldn't affect my enjoyment of the game at all.
Splinter Cell HD Trilogy
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No - as I say great games - but it will certainly show it's age when thrown up on a large screen.
My understanding with these so-called HD editions was not to simply upscale the output (something the PS3 and/or TV is quite capable of doing) but to also enhance/improve graphical elements (and perhaps addresss some gameplay elements) to suite the hardware the HD edition is being developed for.
Otherwise what's the point?
Cheers, Paul.
My understanding with these so-called HD editions was not to simply upscale the output (something the PS3 and/or TV is quite capable of doing) but to also enhance/improve graphical elements (and perhaps addresss some gameplay elements) to suite the hardware the HD edition is being developed for.
Otherwise what's the point?
Cheers, Paul.
Not even going to bother with this after Prince of Persia was so bad. I might aswell played the PS2 version on my PS3. The sound was bad with a strange echo effect, same frame rate issues as on the original PS2 version. I take it this wont be any different.
Agreed on the fact that once again it seems as though another game with a touted "HD makeover" is just an incredibly lazy port with the only difference being resolution. Coupled with those low res textures I think I actually prefer the look of the originals as the bluriness of the original running upscaled hides the lower texture quality compared to the "HD" version which is running native HD but with (now) dated low res textures and models. I expected a full, proper HD makeover, but I guess I shoud've known better. I am very, very dissapointed.
is it that bad? ive not bought it yet.
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I've just bought Pandora Tomorrow which was always my favourite, it was £7 something, it's nearly 3GB in size though and on a 5MB connection that's going to take... lots. So I'll just leave it downloading overnight and come back to it in the morning. 
I'm really enjoying Pandora Tomorrow (only bought that and the legendary Chaos Theory). I can honestly say that I haven't been put off playing the game because of graphics. I'm not a graphics whore and they certainly don't make or break a game for me (only gameplay can do that).
However, I thought it looked quite nice and I think people are being a bit unfair. It won't be winning any prizes for best HD graphics ever but it's Splinter Cell and the gameplay is incredibly enjoyable.
This is one HD retouch that it would be a shame to miss.
All in my opinion, of course
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I'm really enjoying Pandora Tomorrow (only bought that and the legendary Chaos Theory). I can honestly say that I haven't been put off playing the game because of graphics. I'm not a graphics whore and they certainly don't make or break a game for me (only gameplay can do that).
However, I thought it looked quite nice and I think people are being a bit unfair. It won't be winning any prizes for best HD graphics ever but it's Splinter Cell and the gameplay is incredibly enjoyable.
This is one HD retouch that it would be a shame to miss.
All in my opinion, of course
That's exactly what I wanted to hear. Some of the comments on the video posted above were beyond harsh. Sure, if that game was released today with those graphics as a brand new game in the series then I'd be hugely disappointed. But it's not a brand new game, it's a graphical touch up from the originals and should be seen as such. People are expecting ridiculous detail and while Ubisoft can be a bit lazy I think they've done a decent job here if the videos are anything to go by. Can't wait until my download finishes so I can get some of that Pandora Tomorrow nostalgia.
I'm not overly fussed about graphics, gameplay is more important and if I didn't still have my xbox orignals (which run on my 360 upscaled) I wouldn't perhaps be quite so harsh on this collection, BUT, just like every other so called "Hd remake" released of late the only thing Hd about it is that it now runs in native Hd but coupled with the low res textures it actually looks worse than the originals as you can really see the old gen textures now on this Hd version wheas running it before upscaled on a 360 the bluriness helped to hide them somewhat and made the game look almost current gen. As I said before, the screenshots released a few months back were obviously touched up to make it look as though for once the devs could actually be bothered to add new Hd textures and models but I should've known they would just be lazy, edit the screenshots to make out the graphics were much better than they actually are, and take the easy way out and simply change one line of code so the game now runs in 720p in 16:9.
I was really looking forward to this and even though I'm p***** off I will probably still get it when they can be bothered to release a boxed version (another thing I'm very angry about as I have zero interest in digital downloads) as I'm still a die hard Splinter Cell fan.
On a brighter note my Xbox Original copy of Double Agent turned up this morning and its awesome. A totally different game to the 360 version (imo for the better) and plays much more like the traditional Splinter Cell games with the emphasis on light and dark, sound, and gadgets. It is certainly much better than the abomination that is Conviction.
I was really looking forward to this and even though I'm p***** off I will probably still get it when they can be bothered to release a boxed version (another thing I'm very angry about as I have zero interest in digital downloads) as I'm still a die hard Splinter Cell fan.
On a brighter note my Xbox Original copy of Double Agent turned up this morning and its awesome. A totally different game to the 360 version (imo for the better) and plays much more like the traditional Splinter Cell games with the emphasis on light and dark, sound, and gadgets. It is certainly much better than the abomination that is Conviction.
Wait, you don't even own any of them?
I haven't noticed a framerate issue, Joe. Man, I sound like a real fanboy huh? I'm just really having fun with these games. Most of my time is spent sneaking in the dark so I don't notice any low res textures but when I'm in the light it looks fine.
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wow really? I would expect it to run 60 frames min to be honest
Eh? I stated (in post no 56) I own all the Sc games (Xbox Originals and also Double Agent and Conviction on the 360) so not sure where you got that from?
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Ah, I will buy them anyway when they release a boxed version. I'm not hating on them, just very disappointed that they predictably took the lazy way out (change one line of code so it renders it in 720p instead of 480p) and doctored the screenshots to make out it was noticeably better looking than it actually is. Still, it will be nice to play the original Splinter Cell in Widescreen (its 4:3 on the 360 upscaled - the set-the-resolution-to-480p-widescreen-in-the-dashboard trick doesn't work anymore after the recent update).
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Haven't noticed any frame rate problems here either and the textures are definitely touched up, especially bricks, wood and stuff like that.
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They've done more that that... I would seriously wait till you get the games to make comments on how they run and look. Obviously they don't look fantastic compared to modern games, but they've definitely improved. and the price is a bargain, especially for us who haven't played the originals all the way through