SE:V, I'll be honest

[Theonlystd]

arthurtuxedo said:

Did you shudder to think of the time wasted on SE4's graphics, which were hugely improved over SE3? Or SE3's improvement over SE2? I wasn't around this board until just after SE4 was released, but I'm sure a lot of people did complain about how Aaron shouldn't have been focusing on graphics in the buildup to SE4, too.

All the complaints about the graphics just confuses me. Either they're complaining because Aaron supposedly focused on "flashy 3D graphics over gameplay", or they're pointing out that the graphics are the opposite of flashy, and are in fact quite dated. Well, which is it? And can any of you look me straight in the face and tell me you would pay $40 if the game looked exactly like SE4 with a few new effects? Did you pay full price for SE4 Gold when you already had SE4? I sure as hell didn't. When you release a sequel, everything should be improved, including the graphics. If these graphics complainers would really listen to themselves, I think they'd realize the absurdity of their complaints.

2d Graphics in line to the lasts game graphics prolly a bit easier then designing 3d graphics.. I wasnt around either so no idea. But this kind of game i dont care about the graphcis.. Yes the 3d graphics are horrible that doesnt mean alot of time wasnt invested in them cause making lots of such graphics isnt easy. Not to mention i find it an uneeded drain on processing and such.

And yes i would gladly pay 40,50 for a game that improves the gameplay,ai,interface and does nothing with the graphics. As long as i can tell the difference bewteen different ships and planets i dont much care.

Tim_Ward said:

Like you could in SEIV or SEIII, you mean? Let's be honest; the SE series has always been a bit of a UI disaster area. I can remember having the same thoughts back when I got the SEIV demo. You end up getting your teeth and getting used to it, though, because it's by far the best 4x series on the market.

No sadly but come on this is the 5th game. I doubt im the only one who thought that double clicking to bring up construction que's would be handy..This would be the kind of improvment id expect in the 5 release of such a game. These are the kind of things that keep me from being able to get any of my friends to play.. Mix bad UI stuff with a rather complex game and they all think its way to hard.