Kane and Lynch: Dog Days demo question

dikinher · 07-28-10, 07:34 PM

I only played like 3 minutes of the game before I exited out of it. My problem with it? The graphics quality. Is it me or does the game look like it's being played from a stream? For example, like Onlive? The textures are pixelated and distorted. What the hell gives? Also, Ambient Occlussion looks like crap on this. It's like everything is outlined with a sharpy.

NaitoSan · 07-28-10, 07:51 PM

It's the style IO Interactive opted for this game. They tend to make it look more muddy, gritter with steady cam making it feel somehow realistic and intense. I love the style they used.

dikinher · 07-28-10, 08:06 PM

I am not talking about the gritty and muddy look. I am talking a about the compression effect. I think it looks stupid. It's like watching a 360p video on youtube of someone playing a video game. Why they would add such an effect is beyond my understanding.

**Destroy** · 07-28-10, 08:18 PM

Graphics are rather poor overall but the scenes are busy. Game itself is hohum over the shoulder/cover shoot nausea. Didn't like the first one, like this 2nd one even less.

NaitoSan · 07-28-10, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by dikinher

I am not talking about the gritty and muddy look. I am talking a about the compression effect. I think it looks stupid. It's like watching a 360p video on youtube of someone playing a video game. Why they would add such an effect is beyond my understanding.

Why? Here's the answer on why developers chose this kind of style:

"Introducing a new visual experience, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is inspired by documentary filmmakers and the user-generated era. Every aspect of the game has been designed to deliver a fresh perspective to the words 'intensity' and 'realism' in video games."

If you don't appreciate the style, then this game isn't for you.

EDIT: I believe you can turn it off under options but then it'll lose the whole idea of immersion.

dikinher · 07-28-10, 09:31 PM

So their intention was to make the game appear like a youtube video? There is no immersion in that. I could save myself $50 bucks and just watch the first Kane and Lynch game on a youtube video of someone playing it.

Mr. Hunt · 07-28-10, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by dikinher

So their intention was to make the game appear like a youtube video? There is no immersion in that. I could save myself $50 bucks and just watch the first Kane and Lynch game on a youtube video of someone playing it.

Should be obvious that was the intention. Even the loading screen says "Buffering"... I personally like it. The game at least has colors, which is saying more than 99% of the other crap coming out these days.

dikinher · 07-28-10, 11:30 PM

I just finished the demo. The game play is ok I guess. But the first one played better in my opinion. The sequel looks like a step backwards to me. I can't stand the compression appearance to it. It ruins it for me. Eidos ruins yet another game.

nutcrackr · 07-29-10, 06:08 AM

It's blocky but not nearly as bad as I was thinking it would be.

I didn't like the demo but the blockiness wasn't really an issue.

wysiwyg · 07-29-10, 07:11 AM

i thought it looked a bit dated, and the shaky cam made me feel sick within a few mins. no other game has done that

07-29-10, 07:20 AM

I love the style. Makes me feel like im playing Natural Born Killers.

**crainger** · 07-31-10, 01:34 AM

Not sure the fullscreen effects have translated well to high res PC. Looks far better on console.

07-28-10, 07:34 PM	#1
dikinher Grab em! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fullerton, CA. Posts: 744	Kane and Lynch: Dog Days demo question I only played like 3 minutes of the game before I exited out of it. My problem with it? The graphics quality. Is it me or does the game look like it's being played from a stream? For example, like Onlive? The textures are pixelated and distorted. What the hell gives? Also, Ambient Occlussion looks like crap on this. It's like everything is outlined with a sharpy. __________________ Windows 7 Pro 64 OS * i7 2600K @4.5Ghz * ASUS P8P67 PRO (B3) * 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws X * EVGA GTX 670 FTW Edition * Cooler Master HAF 932

07-28-10, 07:51 PM	#2
NaitoSan Student @ DigiPen Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,069	Re: Kane and Lynch: Dog Days demo question It's the style IO Interactive opted for this game. They tend to make it look more muddy, gritter with steady cam making it feel somehow realistic and intense. I love the style they used. __________________ 17-inch MacBook Pro: Unibody \| Intel Core 2 T9800 @ 2.93GHz \| Nvidia 9400M GT / 9600M GT 512MB GDDR3 \| 320GB 7200RPM SATA \| 4GB DDR3 PC1066 \| Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard \| Windows 7 Professional x64 Desktop: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.6GHz \| ASUS P5K Deluxe/WiFi-AP \| 4GB G.Skill F2-6400PHU1 @ 800MHz 4-4-3-5 \| EVGA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB \| Western Digital Raptor X 150GB \| Samsung 32" HDTV \| Windows 7 Professional x64 Note: English is my second language so please bear with my grammar!

07-28-10, 08:06 PM	#3
dikinher Grab em! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fullerton, CA. Posts: 744	Re: Kane and Lynch: Dog Days demo question I am not talking about the gritty and muddy look. I am talking a about the compression effect. I think it looks stupid. It's like watching a 360p video on youtube of someone playing a video game. Why they would add such an effect is beyond my understanding. __________________ Windows 7 Pro 64 OS * i7 2600K @4.5Ghz * ASUS P8P67 PRO (B3) * 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws X * EVGA GTX 670 FTW Edition * Cooler Master HAF 932

07-28-10, 08:18 PM	#4
Destroy Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,992	Re: Kane and Lynch: Dog Days demo question Graphics are rather poor overall but the scenes are busy. Game itself is hohum over the shoulder/cover shoot nausea. Didn't like the first one, like this 2nd one even less. __________________ Vista64 Home Premium Gigabyte GA-EP35C-DS3R CPU E8500 with Corsair H50 cooler HIS 6970, always 19x10res Memory 8 Gig OCZ 1000@1024 Display Westinghouse 37" LVM-37w1 LCD monitor

07-28-10, 09:31 PM	#6
dikinher Grab em! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fullerton, CA. Posts: 744	Re: Kane and Lynch: Dog Days demo question So their intention was to make the game appear like a youtube video? There is no immersion in that. I could save myself $50 bucks and just watch the first Kane and Lynch game on a youtube video of someone playing it. __________________ Windows 7 Pro 64 OS * i7 2600K @4.5Ghz * ASUS P8P67 PRO (B3) * 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws X * EVGA GTX 670 FTW Edition * Cooler Master HAF 932

07-28-10, 11:30 PM	#8
dikinher Grab em! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fullerton, CA. Posts: 744	Re: Kane and Lynch: Dog Days demo question I just finished the demo. The game play is ok I guess. But the first one played better in my opinion. The sequel looks like a step backwards to me. I can't stand the compression appearance to it. It ruins it for me. Eidos ruins yet another game. __________________ Windows 7 Pro 64 OS * i7 2600K @4.5Ghz * ASUS P8P67 PRO (B3) * 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws X * EVGA GTX 670 FTW Edition * Cooler Master HAF 932

07-29-10, 06:08 AM	#9
nutcrackr Super Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 3,204	Re: Kane and Lynch: Dog Days demo question It's blocky but not nearly as bad as I was thinking it would be. I didn't like the demo but the blockiness wasn't really an issue. __________________ .

07-29-10, 07:11 AM	#10
wysiwyg Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 2,987	Re: Kane and Lynch: Dog Days demo question i thought it looked a bit dated, and the shaky cam made me feel sick within a few mins. no other game has done that

07-29-10, 07:20 AM	#11
\|MaguS\| Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Kane and Lynch: Dog Days demo question I love the style. Makes me feel like im playing Natural Born Killers.

07-31-10, 01:34 AM	#12
crainger Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia Posts: 29,535	Re: Kane and Lynch: Dog Days demo question Not sure the fullscreen effects have translated well to high res PC. Looks far better on console.