Sid Meier's Pirates! preview - Page 3

Jamski · March 17, 2004, 12:30

Shall we e-mail Firaxis a link to this thread?

-Jam

Urban Ranger · March 17, 2004, 13:03

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Originally posted by General Ludd
While I wouldn't call either of these particularily good, the image from Pirates! looks likes it's been dunked in a bucket of water.

The lighting from PR2 scene is completely foobared. You cannot place the sun by looking at it.

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Originally posted by General Ludd
Both of these are pretty good, but Port Royale looks less like a disney film - again, Pirates! suffers from the primary colour syndrome.

Different lighting. The PR one has a much lower intensity of light, which is coming from the side. That's why the colours are necessarily more subdued.

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Originally posted by General Ludd
Hmmm, nicely rendered (or drawn, i don't know) and finely detailed 2D sprites vs. gotchy real time renderings?

I don't know about you, but the houses in Pirates! 2 look real, while those in PR look like toy houses.

Jamski · March 17, 2004, 13:08

I really don't want to see ANY Pirates!2 fanbois months before a possible release...

I may have to scream if that happens.

Judging computer graphic by still pictures is always a big mistake.

-Jam

child of Thor · March 17, 2004, 14:35

Go Pirates 2! Go Pirates 2! We only have 14mins and 39 secs to save the earth! I love you Pirates 2.......

[It'll save everyone of us, stand for everyone of us!.......oh .....oh.....Pirates2!]

Jamski · March 17, 2004, 14:51

What do you mean, "Pirates!2 approaching" ? OPEN FIRE! ALL WEAPONS!

-Jam

GhengisFarb™ · March 17, 2004, 14:56

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Originally posted by Urban Ranger
I don't know about you, but the houses in Pirates! 2 look real, while those in PR look like toy houses.

That would be you, perhaps you need to get a new prescription for your glasses.

child of Thor · March 17, 2004, 15:04

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Originally posted by Jamski
What do you mean, "Pirates!2 approaching" ? OPEN FIRE! ALL WEAPONS!

-Jam

touche!

Still maybe we should give Sid a last chance to prove he still has it(He has to be the ONLY designer left in the world who can tell a publisher to ram it up their A*se if need be?) What can possiblty go wrong with Pirates 2?

Sava · March 17, 2004, 15:37

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Originally posted by Jamski

I really don't want to see ANY Pirates!2 fanbois months before a possible release...

I may have to scream if that happens.

Judging computer graphic by still pictures is always a big mistake.

-Jam

you can walk the plank then FOO!

Imran Siddiqui · March 17, 2004, 15:51

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I don't know about you, but the houses in Pirates! 2 look real, while those in PR look like toy houses.

Indeed... I really have to wonder about those people saying PR2 is better than Pirates!

GhengisFarb™ · March 17, 2004, 18:44

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Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Indeed... I really have to wonder about those people saying PR2 is better than Pirates!

We're the ones with the up to date eyewear prescriptions.

General Ludd · March 17, 2004, 19:34

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Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

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I don't know about you, but the houses in Pirates! 2 look real, while those in PR look like toy houses.

Indeed... I really have to wonder about those people saying PR2 is better than Pirates!

I'm not saying that PR2 is better than Pirates, I'm just saying that Pirates! is ugly. And so far, the only defense has been denials, attacks against Port Royale, and lame "bad lighting" cop-outs.

GhengisFarb™ · March 17, 2004, 20:29

In the right lighting Pirates2 looks much better. But the lighting system would run you about $5000.

Urban Ranger · March 17, 2004, 22:46

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Originally posted by General Ludd
I'm not saying that PR2 is better than Pirates, I'm just saying that Pirates! is ugly. And so far, the only defense has been denials, attacks against Port Royale, and lame "bad lighting" cop-outs.

I see a Fez in-coming

General Ludd · March 17, 2004, 22:59

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Originally posted by Urban Ranger

I see a Fez in-coming

Please.

Want to explain how Port Royale's supposedly questionable use of shadows and shading stops Pirates! from looking like washed out crap?

Want to explain the relevance of lighting in scenes which have static lighting?

Want to explain why you think houses with pixelated edges, gaudy lighting, and no decour or flavour look more 'real' than the high-res and highly detailed sprites?

Imran Siddiqui · March 18, 2004, 01:43

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I see a Fez in-coming

Indeed... it's incredible. To even say PR2's graphics is better than Pirates! with a straight face shows an amazing ability to block out reality.

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I'm not saying that PR2 is better than Pirates

Yes you are... I was talking about the graphics

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General Ludd · March 18, 2004, 08:12

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Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

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I see a Fez in-coming

Indeed... it's incredible. To even say PR2's graphics is better than Pirates! with a straight face shows an amazing ability to block out reality.

More denial. I'm surprised you haven't called me a criminal yet.

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I'm not saying that PR2 is better than Pirates

Yes you are... I was talking about the graphics

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No, I'm not. It was you that compaired the graphics of the two in the first place, I just took it a step further.

Urban Ranger · March 18, 2004, 10:32

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Originally posted by General Ludd
Want to explain how Port Royale's supposedly questionable use of shadows and shading stops Pirates! from looking like washed out crap?

Oh please. Even if I grant you the Pirates! scene looks like washed out, which I don't, it doesn't mean the PR one is automatically better because of the messed up lighting.

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Originally posted by General Ludd
Want to explain the relevance of lighting in scenes which have static lighting?

I was explaining to you why the colours in the Pirates! scene are so much brighter and saturated.

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Originally posted by General Ludd
Want to explain why you think houses with pixelated edges, gaudy lighting, and no decour or flavour look more 'real' than the high-res and highly detailed sprites?

What do you think houses in a medieval town looks like? I would argue that the streets look too clean and the houses too tidy, but they are real houses. The houses in the other screenshot looks exactly like the toy houses my SO collects, complete with little animals going about their businesses.

General Ludd · March 18, 2004, 11:05

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Originally posted by Urban Ranger
Oh please. Even if I grant you the Pirates! scene looks like washed out, which I don't, it doesn't mean the PR one is automatically better because of the messed up lighting.

Too bad I didn't say PR is better - I said they where both pretty bad.

Remember, i wasn't the one who brought up PR as a comparison.

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I was explaining to you why the colours in the Pirates! scene are so much brighter and saturated.

Well, it's nice that you understand why it's ugly.

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What do you think houses in a medieval town looks like? I would argue that the streets look too clean and the houses too tidy, but they are real houses. The houses in the other screenshot looks exactly like the toy houses my SO collects, complete with little animals going about their businesses.

So you are arguing about style and theme rather than quality? I can accept that.

Sava · March 18, 2004, 11:08

you all are a bunch of haters...

I'M not going to be negative.

But I didn't play the first one, so perhaps I'm the only one here who can be objective. Maybe this game will suck, I don't know... all I know is that being a pirate is pretty ****ing bad ass.

GhengisFarb™ · March 18, 2004, 14:42

Port Royale 2's going to be way better than Pirates! 3.

Go Germans! You can program! (Ascaron)

Down Frenchies! Your losers! (Atari - the losers formerly known as Infrogrames)

Go Germans! .......

vovan · March 18, 2004, 16:30

There is now also another preview:

Gamespot Pirates Impressions

child of Thor · March 18, 2004, 16:46

I'm feeling sad i wont be able to play this game - for a while atleast(maybe next xmas i will get another newer pc?)

DrSpike · March 18, 2004, 17:55

I think it's about time.

Imran Siddiqui · March 18, 2004, 18:10

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More denial.

Denial? Because I acknowledge that Pirates! looks beautiful?!

Ah, a Fez in the making you are.

How is this not absolutely gorgeous?

DrSpike · March 18, 2004, 18:34

Before this degerates further into "you suck", "no, *you* suck" perhaps everyone could agree that both styles are not inherently superior but could conceivably each have their own admirers?

Imran Siddiqui · March 18, 2004, 18:45

I never said PR2 was ugly. I'm simply responding to those who say P! is ugly, by simply saying PR2 looks worse.

Rasputin · March 18, 2004, 19:35

all i can say is that the proof of the pudding will be in the eating ...

lets await the release as graphics are not everything, i wouldrather have bad graphics and good gameplay than brillaint graphics and lousy gameplay..

Sava · March 18, 2004, 20:02

I want to shoot that ship with an Apache gunship!

Grumbold · March 18, 2004, 20:08

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Originally posted by Doc
Before this degerates further into "you suck", "no, *you* suck" perhaps everyone could agree that both styles are not inherently superior but could conceivably each have their own admirers?

That idea sucks

Both styles of architecture are correct. Just for different countries and levels of wealth. Neither look accurate in the way they have laid them out if they are attempting to represent colonies in the tropics.

Imran Siddiqui · March 18, 2004, 20:17

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graphics are not everything

Of course, but the haters are insulting the graphics (so far).