Extra Half Brite games?

[Franko]

Well, it's not just about how many colours you put on screen that mattered, it's how they were used too. After all, Syndicate only used 16 colours for the in-mission graphics (even the PC version which used 640x400 for the in-mission graphics, no more than 16 colours were used).

Reckon that kinda sums up why todays games don't impress me much, having started of with the VIC 20s 8 colours & the C64s 16 colours and being totally blown away at the time with what people could achieve with so little. It kinda makes todays stuff look like nothing more than a bunch of full colour screen grabs joined together as quickly as possible in order to lull folk in with that initial WOW factor and bugger the gameplay or heaven forbid actually making each game something new and different...

[Franko]

There definately is a lot of stuff driven via audiovisuals nowadays, but I think it's more a parallel to hollywood than it is to abuse gameplay.... big budgets, parent companies/investors not wanting to take risks, etc.

I reckon with a lot of todays games you'd be better off just buying the movie on DVD and sitting back and watching it with some popcorn instead of bothering to play the game.

If I wanted photo realistic graphics just to run around shooting everything, I'd be better of dressing up as Action Man and running around the woods at the back of my house with a paint gun shooting the squirrels, much more fun & plenty of healthy exercise too. Don't think the neighbours would notice as there used to my odd little ways by now...