From: weaponx013@yahoo.com   
      
   Mozgus@gmail.com wrote:   
   > Actually, after really examining it, I think I gatta make that area a   
   > tie.   
   > Mozgus@gmail.com wrote:   
   >> I actually like certain aspects to Saturn's visual style in RE1. I   
   >> mean, look at how Saturn's characters are well rounded. Their models   
   >> don't have any jagged 90 points, and their joints don't look like lego   
   >> blocks snapped together. Compare Chris on both systems, in both   
   >> outfits. In terms of shape, Saturn wins.   
      
         I can kind of see what you mean in both cases.  The PS1 game's   
   light sourcing on the models exposes the joints far more dramatically,   
   but I bet during gameplay the animations exposes the joints all the   
   same.  I have personally preferred texture mapped model detail over   
   early goraud shaded detail for this reason, amongst others.  The effect   
   was a very buggy effect that did not look natural, but could *seem*   
   natural.  Better texture detail was what video games had always been   
   based on (how many light sourced sprites were there, really).   
         It all depends on how you view the medium as an art form.  If it's   
   just a business (i.e. the Microsoft and Sony fans' excuse), then it's   
   all about what sells the best obviously being the best "overall".  If   
   it's all about popularity, then it's all about brand recognition and   
   which company "seems" the most stable.  If it's about the games (which   
   all claim but few are willing to discuss), then it will be about what   
   works, on each individual game's basis.  Straight ports just don't work   
   all that well in the last mode.   
      
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