iOS Rage Shootout: iPod 3G vs iPhone 4 vs iPad

[Marcus Yam]

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[aaron686]

Looks great, but fps games like these need the good ol' tactile feedback to be properly enjoyed imo.

 

[Parsian]

looks good but lets not forget this is all pre-processed and pre-baked visual effects...in anyways, clever method to bring good visuals to a useless piece of hardware...

I wonder what tegra 2 can pull

 

[joytech22]

[citation][nom]Parsian[/nom]looks good but lets not forget this is all pre-processed and pre-baked visual effects...in anyways, clever method to bring good visuals to a useless piece of hardware...I wonder what tegra 2 can pull[/citation]

Wrong, these graphics are rendered in realtime, just like any PC game or console game you buy today.

Tegra 2 is designed to kick ass, so it better deliver.

 

[technostropic]

Newsflash iPad chip better than 9 year old Microsoft console chip... Forgive me for not falling down in shock.

 

[Marco925]

[citation][nom]technostropic[/nom]Newsflash iPad chip better than 9 year old Microsoft console chip... Forgive me for not falling down in shock.[/citation]
which that chip is based off a 1999 Celeron Processor.

 

[Parsian]

[citation][nom]joytech22[/nom]Wrong, these graphics are rendered in realtime, just like any PC game or console game you buy today.Tegra 2 is designed to kick ass, so it better deliver.[/citation]

no, what you are looking at in these graphics are pre baked lighting on top of textures, very similar to Mirror's Edge.


http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-ragehd-tech-analysis

 

[Parsian]

for those who are interested, take a look at TEGRA 2 running Unreal Engine 3.5 demo with pre-baked Global Illumination:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpGtu_ZkwqA

the only thing that me made me laugh was nVidia's marketing tone (Tegra 2 is comparable to 4 years old high end desktop) right... even ION 2 is not comparable to 7600 gt for that matter,,,

 

[cliffro]

[citation][nom]Parsian[/nom]no, what you are looking at in these graphics are pre baked lighting on top of textures, very similar to Mirror's Edge.http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/ [...] h-analysis[/citation]

Mirror's Edge made by DICE, who also made BF:BC2 that also uses baking. And UE3 calls it cooking. As seen in the directory for UT3

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\unreal tournament 3\UTGame\CookedPC

 

[Parsian]

chefs have a lot to say these days

 

[Guest]

Yeah, there are so many Tegra 2 devices out there. It must be difficult to pick which one to develop for.

 

[ianpac]

"Still, Carmack says that even a game like Rage: Mutant Bash TV isn't even close to maxing out what the A4 chip can do."

If the chip is so good then why make this an on-rails shooter? That is only done when the chip cannot handle a full FPS experience.

 

[tommysch]

[citation][nom]joytech22[/nom]Wrong, these graphics are rendered in realtime, just like any PC game or console game you buy today.Tegra 2 is designed to kick ass, so it better deliver.[/citation]

Its on-rail you noob.

 

[sudz]

I was expecting a proper shootout... Frame Rates? anything?

This is just 3 pictures!

Can you run the HD version on a 3GS? Are the textures any better rendered? Lacking on details!

 

[volky]

The Ipod touch 3rd gen 32-64 gb version and Iphone 3GS have basically the same hardware as the Iphone 4G and Ipod 4th gen. Both series have a Cortex A8 and a Powervr SGX 535 along with 256mb except for on Iphone 4G it 512mb but all of em support Open GL ES 2.0 oh and the prcessor speeds for the Ipod touch 4th gen and Iphone 4G are 1-800mhz and a constant 600 mhz for the Iphone 3GS and Ipod touch 3rd gen 32-64 gb. What boggles my mind is the fact that they would show the Ipod touch 3rd gen running Rage SD instead of it running Rage HD because the Ipod touch 3rd gen was built to run Rage HD, heck I'm running it on mine.

 

[whooleo]

Ha Ha I doubt the A4 is better then a modified Pentium III and a geforce 256/3 hybrid or the Wii's PowerPC CPU...

 

[RADIO_ACTIVE]

I bought it (HD) is fun, but it I wish you could control the character more, instead of it being rail driven.

 

[RADIO_ACTIVE]

I bought the HD version on my iPhone 4, it is fun, but I wish you could control the character more, instead of it being rail driven.

 

[RADIO_ACTIVE]

Dang I'm lit lol

 

[bluekoala]

I think the main reason why rage is on rails is because touchscreen controls are awkward and inefficient.