9 replies to this topic

[Waller]

Well, I'm obviously talking about 3D in the non stereoscopic way.

As usual, I'll just start the thread and give my thoughts on a later post, when I actually think about it.

[Kardibask]

Where as we would still have retro graphics and 2d platforming, or just that the idea of moving around in all directions would never exist?

[Caius Casshern Sins]

Some game genre may not have arrive such as the thrid person shooter and first person shooter. Also alot of the games we enjoy like Metroid Prime,Super mario 64 and Legend of Zelda 3d games, Uncharted., etc may not have existed.

[nintendo3DS]

I think it would suck, honestly. Because then we wouldn't have games like Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2, Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario 64, and Super Mario 3D Land.
So, yeah, the game industry would be a whole lot different.

[AMAC]

I don't think that gaming would be nearly as much fun without 3D graphics. Yes. some games would still be enjoyable, but I feel that a lot of games would suffer as a result of it. I'm not sure whether we would actually mind though if we had never experienced 3D games in the first place.

[Andy]

Well, Sonic would still be Mario's biggest Rival, we would still be using D-pads instead of analog sticks, Ocarina of Time would have never existed, we wouldn't have Super Mario 64, First Person Shooters would have never happened, Star Fox wouldn't exist, The Super Nintendo's Super FX chip would have never been created, and odds are motion controls would have never been invented. That's how I think gaming would be different.

[HaHa-No]

Um... we'd have much more graphically strong games .

In 3D games rendering is WAAAAY more difficult, in a 2D sidescroller it only renders as it comes into your line of sight which is roughly 5 centimeters. The way 3D games are made requires you to see pretty far ahead, so, unlike like in tiny on Minecraft, you can actually see an enemy before it starts attacking you :b. Rendering can suck up the majority of a machines power in a 3D game, leaving less room for lovely graphics. So, with our current technology, the realism would be so utterly amazing that it would be, most likely, exactly the same as real life very very soon.

Of course, I may be overdoing it, but I know a hell of a lot about this crap, and it sounds perfectly realistic to me. It must be at least a tiny bit realistic :b.

If I get ninja'd I'm commiting suicide :b.

[Brian6330]

I think with just 2D graphics some games can be a little tidious to play through, but if they have 3D graphis (not the steroscopical 3D) or just 2.5D graphics then they're different.

In the end though, it depends what developers make with the things they have available or at least, that's what I think.

Edited by Brian6330, 29 October 2011 - 04:48 PM.

[Merchiodos]

They'll just take 2D in a whole new way. 3D mode in 2D graphics.

Edited by Merchiodos, 29 October 2011 - 04:53 PM.

[Zuperman]

I don't think video games would be around if they never advanced in power.