Games with unbelievable amounts of polish

[Nudu]

The Witcher 2 has a lot of polish. GEDDIT!?!

 

[Daystar Clarion]

The Witcher 2 has a lot of polish. GEDDIT!?!

You're about 2 posters short of that being an original joke. Good try though.

 

[Nudu]

The Witcher 2 has a lot of polish. GEDDIT!?!

You're about 2 posters short of that being an original joke. Good try though.

...fuck

 

[Dagnius]

Star Ocean: Till The End of Time. Not the most polished graphically (although I do like the artwork and the visuals a lot), but in the established universe they have set up. Specifically, the in-game dictionary. The amount of time and effort they must have spend developing totally original techno-bable, civilizations, histories, and descriptions of the level of gravity and the tilt that the planets have is simply staggering.

Totally agree, the sheer size of the game was amazing. I've got a save lying around somewhere with 100+ hours on it. I also loved reading all the codex entries, which I don't usually do.

I completely agree, I did the same as well, reading the codex and whatnot. I was amazed at the sheer detail and size of the game, and it's crafting system. I've been replaying it recently and have found so much more stuff that I missed back in the day when I had first gotten the game. Unfortunately I haven't beaten it yet, I'm on the 2nd disk though so I'm close to the end. Another unfortunate thing is that a friend spoiled the end for me a while back =\ That's not stopping me though I'm gonna get around to finishing it soon XD.

 

[ResonanceSD]

Sins Creed 2 =D No glitches for me, yet.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Star Ocean: Till The End of Time. Not the most polished graphically (although I do like the artwork and the visuals a lot), but in the established universe they have set up. Specifically, the in-game dictionary. The amount of time and effort they must have spend developing totally original techno-bable, civilizations, histories, and descriptions of the level of gravity and the tilt that the planets have is simply staggering.

Totally agree, the sheer size of the game was amazing. I've got a save lying around somewhere with 100+ hours on it. I also loved reading all the codex entries, which I don't usually do.

I completely agree, I did the same as well, reading the codex and whatnot. I was amazed at the sheer detail and size of the game, and it's crafting system. I've been replaying it recently and have found so much more stuff that I missed back in the day when I had first gotten the game. Unfortunately I haven't beaten it yet, I'm on the 2nd disk though so I'm close to the end. Another unfortunate thing is that a friend spoiled the end for me a while back =\ That's not stopping me though I'm gonna get around to finishing it soon XD.

Out of curiosity, who are your favourite characters? I haven't played it in a long time, but at the time, I liked Nel and Abel.

 

[redisforever]

I have to say, TimeSplitters Future Perfect was incredibly polished. I actually never found a glitch, and so much love and care went into it...Wow.

Also, I have, just today, acquired a couple of PS2's. I can now play the first 2 games in the series. Woo!

You've not played the first two?! Oh man... You have goooooood times ahead!
Cherish it, CHERISH IT!

Oh, I'm looking forward to that more than any other game.
I'm also planning to play Shadow of the Colossus. All the good PS2 games, pretty much.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

Mirror's Edge, I just think of how much time was spent to make sure the first person perspective fit the body's position.

 

[Dagnius]

Out of curiosity, who are your favourite characters? I haven't played it in a long time, but at the time, I liked Nel and Abel.

I'd have to say Albel and Maria. I like the art behind them and the way they're presented in the game.

I'm not a fan of the Lazer Gun but Maria's character/personality/history was pretty interesting to me.

I have no idea as to why I like Albel. Usually I don't like the 'Cocky Badass' characters in media but for some reason I find him to be a really cool character. Maybe it's the Katana. XD

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Out of curiosity, who are your favourite characters? I haven't played it in a long time, but at the time, I liked Nel and Abel.

I'd have to say Albel and Maria. I like the art behind them and the way they're presented in the game.

I'm not a fan of the Lazer Gun but Maria's character/personality/history was pretty interesting to me.

I have no idea as to why I like Albel. Usually I don't like the 'Cocky Badass' characters in media but for some reason I find him to be a really cool character. Maybe it's the Katana. XD

It's the claw, man, it's all about the claw...

 

[RA92]

OP

So after playing WipeOut HD in 1080p, how does it feel reverting back to 720p and less than 60FPS when playing other games? Also, you should now start complaining because WipeOut HD, which itself is basically a port of a PSP title, is the only WipeOut title the PS3 has gotten. This series used to be the poster child for PlayStation in the PS1 and PS2 era.

OT: I would say Valve games - the amount of play testing they do is ridiculous.

 

[Jabberwock xeno]

Battlefield 3 by the looks of it...

Too bad my computer would blow up if I so much as thought about trying to run it on there...

Looks like i'll have to buy the console version....

 

[Daystar Clarion]

OP

So after playing WipeOut HD in 1080p, how does it feel reverting back to 720p and less than 60FPS when playing other games? Also, you should now start complaining because WipeOut HD, which itself is basically a port of a PSP title, is the only WipeOut title the PS3 has gotten. This series used to be the poster child for PlayStation in the PS1 and PS2 era.

OT: I would say Valve games - the amount of play testing they do is ridiculous.

In all honesty, this is the first Wipeout game I've played since the first one, all those years ago, and I don't really notice FPS drop off unless I'm playing the exact same game but slower.

 

[nbamaniac]

Valve games in general, The Witcher 2, and Batman:AA are what comes to mind whenever I hear the word 'polished'.