XBOX 360: Initially UNDER-whelmed

[Dark_Lord_Vader]

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haha. Have you seen the Full Auto (I think that's it) or the Ghost Recon videos? If not go to www.gametrailers.com

Yes. I did go there to view the video of Full Auto like you suggested. I was not that impressed. The Ghost Recon was unavailable.

[Dark_Lord_Vader]

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Look at the nba2k6 trailer and that should quiet down those ps3 thoughts.

The CUT-SCENE of #32 for the Miami Heat where he is dunking the ball in slow-motion was very impressive. The way his jersey moved and wrinkled was amazing. However, this was just a CUT-SCENE: ALL games on the current Xbox that have cut-scenes look real good. The actual gameplay footage was not that wonderful to me. I will say that the in-game footage of the floor was real nice! You can't buy reflections like that!

[jmood88]

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The CUT-SCENE of #32 for the Miami Heat where he is dunking the ball in slow-motion was very impressive. The way his jersey moved and wrinkled was amazing. However, this was just a CUT-SCENE: ALL games on the current Xbox that have cut-scenes look real good. The actual gameplay footage was not that wonderful to me. I will say that the in-game footage of the floor was real nice! You can't buy reflections like that!

I'm talking about the lebron clip. That has been confirmed as ingame footage. And no one is even sure if what was shown at the conference was all 360 footage.

[Dark_Lord_Vader]

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dude your pretty crazy if you think the games look like the game we have now, and that vid is old news. The 360 is pushing some serious hardware. You must have not seen all the screens out already, or the vids.

Trust me. I hope I AM crazy. I really want to be blown away, but this intro video did nothing for me. I am not closed-minded enough to say 'This is it. It won't get any better over the next 6 months.' I made an assertion based on what I saw in that intro video. That's all.

[Dark_Lord_Vader]

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…the current gen the Clip of Nba2k6 and ghost recon alone show that we are in for one hell of a console graphics wise

Please read my response to jmood about NFL2k6. As far as Ghost Recon, I could not view it. Do you perhaps have another link to another Ghost Recon video I could see on the 360? I would like to see it.

[Dark_Lord_Vader]

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I'm talking about the lebron clip. That has been confirmed as ingame footage. And no one is even sure if what was shown at the conference was all 360 footage.

Can you please give me the link to that one? I would like to see it.

[Silverstring]

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The CUT-SCENE of #32 for the Miami Heat where he is dunking the ball in slow-motion was very impressive. The way his jersey moved and wrinkled was amazing. However, this was just a CUT-SCENE: ALL games on the current Xbox that have cut-scenes look real good. The actual gameplay footage was not that wonderful to me. I will say that the in-game footage of the floor was real nice! You can't buy reflections like that!

I agree. In fact, if you look at that trailer, everything before the Shaq "cut-scene" looks, to me, just like the current NBA 2K5, except for those solitary shots of the floor. The Lebron clip you haven't seen is just him on a street court alone doing the same slow-motion dunk that is represented in this clip by Shaq, with the same jersey movements.

You know when I'll be TRUELY impressed? When a console can mimic the Steve Nash "Hair Effect", with it getting progressively sweaty and everything. From the brief appearance he makes in this clip, they still can't do it.

[Dark_Lord_Vader]

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I finally saw the LeBron clip. IF that is game play, then I am wrong and this new Xbox is going to be a real treat for future football gaming. My fear is that it is still just cut scenes only.

[seanmac]

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You know when I'll be TRUELY impressed? When a console can mimic the Steve Nash "Hair Effect", with it getting progressively sweaty and everything. From the brief appearance he makes in this clip, they still can't do it.

I'll be truly impressed when a console has a basketball title that plays remotely like basketball. But if sweaty hair is what you're looking for...

[FSU4LIFE]

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I'll be truly impressed when a console has a basketball title that plays remotely like basketball. But if sweaty hair is what you're looking for...

To each his own, I guess.

[Tha_Kid]

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I finally saw the LeBron clip. IF that is game play, then I am wrong and this new Xbox is going to be a real treat for future football gaming. My fear is that it is still just cut scenes only.

That is the gameplay, its been discussed on the NBA 2k board for awhile. I actually havent seen this other clip with shaq though....

[KillRoy]

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I'll be truly impressed when a console has a basketball title that plays remotely like basketball.

I think you`re asking for a little too much.... haha!

[seanmac]

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There are a few things to remember:

1) Sony gives its development kits away earlier, meaning that the stuff they are presenting has likely been getting worked on for longer than the Xbox stuff

2) Not all developers are going to be able to draw out the full power of a new console in their first generation games. Some of the XBox 360 stuff has left me a little underwhelmed as well, but when you see the stuff from the heavy hitters- Bungie, Ubisoft, EA- those games are going to look great. If you haven't seen it yet, go have a look at the Ghost Recon 3 clip. It's very short, but it's all gameplay and it's very, very impressive, both in terms of the detail in the environment and in the fluidity with which the soldiers move.

Personally I'm itching to see some gameplay footage from Madden, but my understanding is that EA won't be showing it.

[deejay8595]

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someone link me to the NBA 2k6 XBOX 360 videos.

[Dark_Lord_Vader]

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That is the gameplay, its been discussed on the NBA 2k board for awhile. I actually havent seen this other clip with shaq though....

You're kidding, right? As good as that clip looked, I was CONVINCED that it was a Cut-Scene ONLY. I am going to head over to the NBA2k boards to see for myself.