Fewer polygons at half the frame rate, oh boy!
I've owned the Gamecube games (well, minus SMB2, which I traded off after it nearly turned me into a homicidal maniac) but never thought the visuals were anything special.
But apparently they are, because a friend brought over the PS2 "Deluxe" version and I simply couldn't believe how dumbed down it was. Water completely lacked the translucent "wet" look, the lighting distorted the colors, the monkeys and bananas were built from considerably fewer polygons, and - worst of all - the frame rate looked to be about half that of the GC version.
Surely PS2 is capable of better? What, did Sega put its B-team on this one? Or should I have a new respect for my lil' Gamecube?
I've owned the Gamecube games (well, minus SMB2, which I traded off after it nearly turned me into a homicidal maniac) but never thought the visuals were anything special.
But apparently they are, because a friend brought over the PS2 "Deluxe" version and I simply couldn't believe how dumbed down it was. Water completely lacked the translucent "wet" look, the lighting distorted the colors, the monkeys and bananas were built from considerably fewer polygons, and - worst of all - the frame rate looked to be about half that of the GC version.
Surely PS2 is capable of better? What, did Sega put its B-team on this one? Or should I have a new respect for my lil' Gamecube?