Topic: Darkside Chronicles - Another Wii graphics thread

I've been playing hours of Darkside Chronicles lately and I have to say the graphics are really impressive. The very first stage, with Leon and Krauser, obviously got me thinking about Resident Evil 5 - a similar look, lots of detail, great lighting (even does that thing in RE5 when you go out a dark room into bright sunlight and your eyes adjust - which was said couldn't be done on the Wii). It makes you wonder if these stages are to test if the Wii could handle Resident Evil 5 and still make it look amazing (if that's what they're asking then they have their answer). They should look into it anyway - I mean RE4 Wii sold extrememly well and everyone wants to use that perfect control scheme again.

Anyway, let's not speculate too much on Wii RE5 - they'll either make it or they wont. The reason I'm starting this thread is because, once again, I'm annoyed that developers arn't making more games with such high quality visuals. I know the reason - it's more effort when they could be making shovelware games, but it's frustrating to see what the console can do and how so few games come even close to this level of visuals.

There's one area of Darkside Chronicles that looked similar to Ghostbusters the game - not the Wii version, but the 360 version. Walking through a library area with a flashlight, high detailed, realistic graphics, destructable scenary etc. Why did we get a version with cartoon graphics when we could have had a game very close to the 360 title. Now I'm not saying it couldn't have been done on the Wii without being cut down, but I've played the 360 game and there's nothing in there that'd be too taxing for the Wii to handle if they just tried harder.

Anyway I'm more celebrating the fact Capcom have put the effort in rather than complaining that other developers are not. I'm just hoping other developers see what can be done and try that little bit harder in the future.

That's why Capcom is so great, they did the same thing with Monster Hunters where they pushed the graphics capability. Actually I did read an article that someone from Capcom said that after making the Darkside Chronicles, then it makes it more of a possibility that a game like RE5 could be ported.

I found a quote:

"At Resident Evil 5’s launch it was announced that a Wii version was not technically possible. But after some of the work that Cavia has done (with Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles), the producers of Resident Evil 5 over in Japan now think it is possible. Some of the light effects in the South America stage are pretty incredible. Whether it is going to come, I don’t know the answer to that question. But, it has been said that now at least it is possible.”

• Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles Product Manager, Matt Dahlgren

This reminds me of The Conduit, where if u were zooming in on something, the surrounding image would be blurred except for what u zoomed in on. It makes for a nice visual effect.

I don't want RE5 on the Wii. It sucks.

Even with all the nerd-fu Capcom busts on the Wii, the game would still look weak.

It really is fantastic. I wish I was seventeen now.

And a bigger possibility of Resident Evil 5? Awesome.

When compared to the other versions of the game, ofcourse.

I'm sure it will happen, but I'd rather have a 3rd Chronicles game covering the events, ta.

Yes, compared to the other versions. I imagine they could do a version that would look alright on the Wii.

I would just hope they would fix the damn A.I on Sheeva. That's way more urgent than the graphics. When I played the 360 version without a human partner I had to take all of the good weapons from her and get her to fall back or she would waste everything she had.