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- dagooh, on 10/10/2007, -1/+45Ah, sweet 2D...
I much rather have SSF2THD than tekken 34 or virtua fighter 22, there's something about truly great 2D fighters that just feels right. - racketboy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+28Just a little clarification to the Digg post description: Not all of the games are high definition as some of them are for the Wii, which, supposedly, doesn't support HD. They are all high resolution 2D though, which on most displays, will still look very nice.
And before anybody complains, I'm focusing on console games here. There are a number of 2D portable games, so I'm not covering those. Same goes for PC titles. (unless they have a console port)
Call me old-fashioned, but I still think some genres really fit the 2D perspective better than 3D. While there are some excellent 3D platformers, I still can't get over the fact that Sonic felt so much better in 2D. It would be amazing if Sega did a 2D Sonic game in High Definition -- like a Sonic Rush HD or something.
Anyway, thanks for the Diggs and I hope this gets a lot of exposure for these games, especially since most of them are from independent developers or small dev houses. - JigoroKano, on 10/10/2007, -0/+24The Wii does not support 720p. It supports 480p which is the same resolution as standard definition, only not interlaced.
- Desolite, on 10/10/2007, -0/+13Remake Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- Sangatious, on 10/10/2007, -0/+122-D should die no more than puzzle gaming should die. Just because 3-D is available doesn't mean 2-D should be replaced. It is a genre not a graphic thing. I hope you people feel the same way.
- mywhitenoise, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10***** that, I want SSSF4TSTTSDDABJSDKLFJHD!
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9It's kind of a no-brainer really. 3D games have problems getting full perspective. When you use a 2d display to show a 3D world it's very difficult to see the world around you. Take FPS on a console - it's pretty much impossible to make a great game where things sneak up behind you because it's so hard to whirl around and check your back without it becoming frustrating or tedious. Even a mouse/keyboard can be a little clumsy if you need to spin quickly. Maybe when we have VR helmets we can get there, but for the moment most of the 3D titles are really just 2D games with 3D graphics, which to me is kind of a waste.
- Elranzer, on 10/10/2007, -0/+82D games just seem to be more fun, even in Nintendo's cases. A lot of gamers agree that Super Mario World, Super Metroid, and A Link to the Past were the highlights of their respective series. The same could probably be said for Mega Man X, Final Fantasy VI, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Castlevania SotN, Secret of Mana, etc.
- racketboy, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8Most console games come from Japan....
- h0ly, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7I wish they'd release an Out of This World sequel, with 100% high-resolution vector graphics
- mywhitenoise, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6depends on the console. 360 and PC games are mainly developed in America.
- racketboy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6because there isn't a new Metal Slug yet to come out, as far as I know...
- Godmil, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7You're insinuating that Tekken and Virtua Fighter have too many sequels, yet those two series combined have no where near as many releases as Street Fighter.
- MaynardJK, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7Pot meet kettle. Yes, he is an idiot, but so are you.
720p: 1280 x 720
1080i/p: 1920 x 1080
720p is not the same as 1080i and 1080p is no gimmick, it is simply a resolution. - jonnyeh, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Tekken 1-6, TT tag tournament, TT5: Dark Resurrection: 8
Virtua Fighter 1-5, VF 4 evolution, VF remix: 7
Total: 15
Street Fighter II, SF2: New Challengers, SF2T, SSF2, SSF2T, SF Alpha, SF Alpha 2, SF Alpha 3, SFIII, SFIII: 2nd impact, SFIII: 3rd strike, SSF2THD: 12
(Turbo and hyper are the same)
Hmmm. Unless you include the vs. games, you seem to be a bit off. There are still more Tekken+VF games than pure SF games. - piper999, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5I can't wait for these games.
- hockey, on 10/10/2007, -0/+52D is not dead in the West. Companies just keep making rehashes of the same FPS concept because they are afraid to do anything else for fear of losing money.
There is still something to be said for beautiful hand drawn 2D artwork in the world of normal mapped polygons. - contradictator, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5This list was surprisingly well-written and informative.
- logicalnoise, on 10/10/2007, -2/+7we're seening new 2d games on the way as well. the creator of castlevania is working a new 2d sequel for the 360.
- protogenxl, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5"keep two-dimensional gameplay relevant and looking good."
Paper Mario Anyone? - Tivor, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4I want more 2D Castlevania.
- Doomsan, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4i love racketboy.com
- mywhitenoise, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Too bad it hasn't been remade in HD.
- mywhitenoise, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4That would be awesome. Too bad Nintendo wont release anything in HD for quite some time.
- Takalth, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4To add to that, 3D demands a significant amount of buttons and controls just to navigate. 2D tends to enable more cool fancy gameplay characteristics because you don't have to deal with any of that.
- IADTatami, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4I want Radiant Silvergun HD so bad it hurts
- strictnein, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Never get why that version of Street Fighters seems so overlooked. Screw Hyper, I want Alpha.
- Elranzer, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4I hate digging down someone that likes SMW, but it not the only good 2D game.
- logicalnoise, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3why? They rereleased an HD version for XBLA(a emulated port is also available on PSN). What would a remake bring to the table?
- Lasereth, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I have to say that Odin Sphere would have been a lot better if it was at least 2.5 dimensional. The game looked great, but RPGs just don't fit well in 2D side scrolling. Maybe the fight scenes could use that screen, but browsing around cities and buying/eating should have been handled in a non-2D sidescrolling manner. Seriously took away from the game if you ask me. The game had so much potential but the world was held back by the 2D side scrolling limitations. Otherwise an awesome game.
- racketboy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Well, I was trying to stay with games that were brand new, or in Street Fighter II's case, completely made over.
Ikaruga is just a straight port of a game that has already been on two other platforms. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4Hate to admit it but some of those Xbox live games look pretty good. I won't let that sway me, however. I'm sticking to my Dreamcast!
- desistere, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4I am still waiting for Mother 3 in English. I could live without HD.
- JigoroKano, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3720p is not equal to 1080i. They use a similar amount of bandwidth and have similar requirements as to the number of physical pixels the display must have, but the images that you see are at noticeably different resolutions.
It is true that a good 1080i display with a good 1080i feed will not look much worse than all 1080p. 1080i can be sufficient. - logicalnoise, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I guess? every attempt capcom has made to move on to new develoeprs for the Street fighter sereis has crash and burned anyone remeber capcom fighting jam for ps2? yeah that was capcom testing a new dev team.
- h4mx0r, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Now if they would just make me a SSF3TSHD...
- Tivor, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Missing out much?
- racketboy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Seriously? I thought they were doing a 3D one on the 360? I could have sworn they said all 2D Castlevanias will be on the DS....
- KevenM, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Definitely recommend you view the slide show. There's some great side by side shots of original resolution and newer HD
http://flickr.com/photos/racketboy/sets/72157602046768889/show/ - NeoCortex, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3No mention of Ikaruga HD? That game is going to be awesome.
- straxus, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Agreed. I'm waiting on Alpha 3.
- hadak, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3I still wish they would redo super mario world with new vector sprites and in HD. I would cream my little white panties.
- Braingoo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I will wait for Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 Super Mega Ultra Insane Ludicrous HD 1080P Edition
Marvel > Capcom but using venom to beat up ken = priceless - masterthiefster, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2HD is an overrated and misleading term, anyway. PC games have been able to run at higher than "HD" for years.
- logicalnoise, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2they counted to 3 and then lost the main street fighter staff to arc system works. Now they have been trying to find decent devs to replace them but no dice.
- bjs3171, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2you wear panties?
- masterthiefster, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2It's called X-Arcade. Buy one. Heck, buy two.
- taintedzodiac, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Metal Slug is currently available on most of the major new consoles, it's not exactly "upcoming."
- bigfatpaulie, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Castle Crashers looks great. Everything else seems kind of meh. Street Fighter looks good, but that damn d-pad on the 360 controller is awful for that game.
- masterthiefster, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I'd rather have Kung-Fu Lesbian Space Massacre III.
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