Developers shouldn't bother with 3D games on the iPhone

Discussion in 'General Game Discussion and Questions' started by Twazzock, Jul 1, 2009.

  1. Oh, sure... all you need is 24 freakin' cores to achieve that kind of frame rate. No problem. :D
     
  2. VeganTnT

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    It will be a phone, a game system, an ipod, and it will be able to defrost my engine block
     
  3. Yeah, but just think of the savings on your energy bill during the winter! Although you'll probably spend more than that on hospital bills for repeated visits to the burn unit...
     
  4. spacecowgoesmoo

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    Cool, this is like the first time I've ever seen an anti-3D rant instead of an anti-2d rant :D
     
  5. Devilishly Good

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    guess the OP never got to experience awesome graphics like this:

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    Right right like Duke Nukem huh? By mid 90's I as thinking along the lines System Shock but I checked and even that looks really dated. By looking at those ealier games the 3D quality of the iphone is pretty good.
     
  7. Hey hey hey. Don't you be dissin' Jungle Hunt, man. Dude stabs alligators. In the mouth.
     
  8. crimson.

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    Except the great games aspect. Which is probably the most important part.

    I agree. Most 3D games on iPhone look like shit. There are some good ones that can pull it off (Real Racing, Star Defense, ect) but let's face it, most of them look terrible.
     
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    Then wasn't he killed by a stingray?
     
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    The idea that Steve Irwin would kill an animal goes against everything the man stood for. That's it, you're drafted.
     
  11. Ooh, a Steve Irwin joke. You are so going to hell for that. Window seat.

    I get the aisle.
     
  12. PeterM11

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    yeaaaahhh not gonna happen. 3D is the future. 3D is life. the iPhone isnt just gonna stay away from that. its capable of amazing things and if you cant see that then I am sorry.
     
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    Who's stuck in the middle seat?
    Khalid Shaikh?
     
  14. crimson.

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    I don't have one...
    In AMERICA.
    Maybe the next iPhone. Maybe.
     
  15. squarezero

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    Twazzock, you can usually tell that you don't have a promising argument when you end up with a clear contradiction smack in the middle of your premise.

    In any event, the real question is whether you can make a 3D game on the iphone that provides an enjoyable, satisfying experience for the user. If the answer is yes (and you seem to agree), why should people stop?

    I can agree with you on one thing: someone who focuses only on 3D eye candy at the expense of gameplay, framerate, etc, will end up producing a dud. As much as possible, developers should avoid making duds.
     
  16. Devilishly Good

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    I wasn't dissing Jungle Hunt, I liked that game a bunch...I was just pointing out how far we've come graphically.
     
  17. Rad

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    Some of the game ports are from the 80's 90's lol :)
     
  18. Eric5h5

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    My game simply wouldn't even exist if we could only do 2D. And I think it looks pretty nice. ;) Complaining about 3D is very 1997...I think that argument is long over.

    --Eric

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  19. Giggity

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    Ya I like your game ;]
     
  20. CioCio

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    That looks incredible. I'm going to check that app out whenever I next get some money (I'm assuming it costs $$) And yeah, I agree, this argument basically sounds along the lines of, and this may be a dated reference but: "Did ya hear? Elvis went electric. :rolleyes:"
     

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