3D GAMING I did a search, but couldn't find any threads about 3D gaming. I bought a 3DTV a couple of months ago (46" Sony Bravia) and was curious to see what people thought about playing games in 3D. I just finished Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary, which plays in 3D. It was amazing. While it doesn't quite look like the artist's rendering shown above, it was one of the best 3D games I've played so far. It adds a feeling of depth and immersion that brings you right into the combat. Your gun pops out of the screen towards you and the landscapes and hallways stretch out deep into the background. The gunfire and grenades coming at you, especially a charged plasma pistol from an angry jackal, fly out of the screen as they pass your head. What was really dramatic was using the back button toggle to switch between original graphics and reach engine graphics. In addition to toggling the detail of the graphics, it also toggled 2D to 3D, so the difference was unbelievable. I've played a handful of games now in 3D, and have been mostly impressed with how much it added to the experience. What do you think about the future of 3D in Halo and other games? Lists of 3D games: 3D games on Xbox 360 3D games on PS3
Frankly, I personally think 3D anything is stupid. Sure it's nifty, but after like a minute it gets boring and most of the 3D stuff is really corny and predictable, so it's like "mmk, this is cool... Now get back on the ****ing screen so I can actually play the game!" Same with 3D Movies and TV.
I'm with Stickman. 3D is a superfluous addition, that jacks up the cost of an otherwise normal television or gaming device, and the initial flare wears off after about ten minutes. 3D movies were cool when they first came out, but then they got boring, and, depending on which cinema you go to, can make the movie hard to view. Admittedly, I haven't played a 3D game, but I don't think it would impress me much.
There's also that thing that follows your head as the look-cue. 3D + Real-time look turn awareness + Dolby Surround Sound would give you maximum immersion. But it's quite a lot of money if you don't take gaming very seriously.
This "3D" craze is just people trying to make money, I honestly don't see why people actually believe that 3D in cinema is a new thing. Three Dimensional Viewing technology was invented in 1915, and the first movie to use the technology was The Power of Love, which premiered on September 27th, 1922.
Well...its not like there hasn't been any innovations in 3D since that time. There have been quite a few. Having said that, I don't think 3D is still quite there yet. Still too uncomfortable for the eyes after a prolonged period of time and still to gimmicky with the cliche, object flies right at you but other then that nothing else really appears 3D to justify the extra expense.
Exactly. 3D visuals are for stuffy indoor amusement park rides, not my precious SexBox. When devs concentrate on this kind of 3D bullshit, the overall game lacks. Now putting it into a rehash like CEA is acceptable in my eyes, but in a new original, no.
I don't want to have to wear another pair of glasses to play Xbox in a special new "third dimension" which is bad for your eyes and gives me a headache. I hate people trying to sell me something because it has "3D" capabilities.
I should have added a poll. 100% negative response to 3D gaming so far. I'm pretty surprised. Let's talk about the actual experience itself. What about taking out cost(as prices will inevitably come down) and glasses(3D monitors that require no glasses exist but are cost prohibitive)as factors. Isn't anyone excited about this technology presently and looking a couple of years into the future?
Again, like I said before, it distracts you from what you're actually doing. And most of the 3D stuff is incredibly corny. I swear developers just go "I KNOW! LETS PUT 3D IN OUR GAME! OOH OOH! AND WHEN THEY HAVE THE 3D ON, LETS HAVE ****ING EVERYTHING FLY AT THE SCREEN SO IT POPS OUT AT THE PLAYER! THAT'S SO ORIGINAL!" When I played Crysis 2 with 3D enabled at my friend's house, I found it pretty dumb, honestly. The 3D actually made it harder to play the game. I would rather stick to the game/movie being displayed on a flat screen that I can just sit back and enjoy. **** jumping out is stupid.
3D is never "added" to media. It is taken out to make it two dimensional. Images are flattened to fit our current technology. It's like looking around the room you're sitting in right now with one eye closed. Go buy a pirate costume eye patch, put in on, and try driving home from the store. Would you say it was harder or easier to immerse yourself in the task? What different companies choose to do with the technology is a different argument. I totally agree that most of the time it is used as a gimmick, but when it is done right, in a more subtle way, it can only bring you into the experience more, just as driving with both eyes open is a better way to do it. Directv has 4 dedicated 3D channels. playing content 24/7. It's just like regular TV in the sense that some of it is complete gimmicky crap, and some is highly entertaining. The negative sentiment at the advent of sound in motion pictures was: "Who wants to hear actors talk?"
Too many people have grown up with normal, flat televisions, monitors or movie screens, and it will be hard to break them from their 2D ways. I'm not saying 3D is bad, but it is mostly used as a gimmick right now, and that is what makes people not like it. When someone finally does it in a way that makes it totally immersive people will already be sick of it and it won't help it's cause. By then it will probably be called something else anyway, so it'll be "new" and "fresh", which will likely make people clamber to jump on the bandwagon. Omitting the cost and the glasses side of the argument, I personally think 3D is nothing special. Like I said previously, it has flare for a little while, but then it gets a bit boring, predictable, and can make what you're trying to view hard to see unless you're sitting on the right angle. This is only with some TVs, but it is still valid. Also, comparing viewing 3D entertainment to driving with one eye closed isn't a very good comparison. In most cases we need to have a wider field of vision and depth perception to drive effectively and safely, but we don't need either of those to play videogames.