gamingeek said:

This is interesting:

Tekken creator talks Tekken 3DS design challenges, hopes to release it this year



GN: Regarding Tekken 3DS, I remember last year when the 3DS was introduced, you were talking about the new technology. Do you find the 3D aspect to be a new challenge for you as a developer?



KH: One of the main challenges we had to start was the stages. The way we go about making stages for non-3D devices is quite different, and if you try to take a stage and port it to the 3DS, it may not stand out as much. Some of the structures, specifically how you design them, make them look better in 3D, and we need to pay special attention to that. Another difficulty in developing for 3D is when titles make the jump to 3D, they need twice the rendering power, so they often drop the frame rate to about half of what it is normally. We don’t want to do that with Tekken, as it’s always run at 60 frames per second, but we really want the 3D as well, so it’s something we’re working on still. Our tech demo here is running at 60 frames per second with full 3D.

So as I was saying before, from what we know about 3DS, to render in 3D it is actually rendering two separate images on the top screen for the 3D effect and doubling the brightness of the top screen. It's essentially using twice the power to get the 3D effect. So the next time you see a 3DS game and think - bleh - the graphics, remember that the 3DS is working twice as hard to achieve it. MGS 3D for instance. I would like to see a developer make a game without 3D just to see how hard they can push the visuals.

You also have to remember that is is running at half the resolution when in 3D. Still takes more rendering power, but would not say twice as much. Early games are just poorly optimized.

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Dvader said:

Outland is amazing. BUY IT!

Meh! Game sucks!

phantom_leo said:

Dvader said:

Outland is amazing. BUY IT!

Meh! Game sucks!

**See my glowing write-up in the Completed Games Topic!**

I'm still playing Witcher 2, BTW. Yes the game is still amazing, and I have it running smoothly with no crashing or glitches at all anymore. The controls, combat, and story telling are a huge improvement over the 1st game which was great in its own right. This is the RPG to beat, no questions asked.

Downloadable Weekend, this weekend! I've been playing:

*Best compliment I can give this game is it reminds me of Wonder Boy!*

*Can't wait for the inevitable sequel. They hint about one at the end!*

*I'm enjoying this game so much, I may just skip Dungeon Siege III...!*

Leo, what's the 3rd of your DL games?

I haven't played much.  A bit of Brutal Legend, and some Phoenix Wright in my more "private moments"

bugsonglass said:

Leo, what's the 3rd of your DL games?

I haven't played much.  A bit of Brutal Legend, and some Phoenix Wright in my more "private moments"

Torchlight on XBLA! Love my Loot Games!