Game Informer Magazine: Red Steel Interview

[fischju]

Some higher quality scans:


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[RYGR]

Ubisoft Addresses Screenshot Controversy
By Justin S. | Posted on Apr 9, 2006


Within minutes of the unveiling of the first screenshots for Nintendo's upcoming console, the Revolution, with Ubisoft's Red Steel, a first-person shooter, people already had reservations in regards to how real they actually were. Some claimed the shots are fake, others claimed them to be concept art, and some even went as far as to assume that the game is played on rails, similar to light gun games like Time Crisis.

All of these issues were quickly addressed, confirming that they are, in fact, real. On top of that, they are not pieces of concept art and the game could be fully explored in 3D, or in other words, Red Steel is not stuck on rails.

It wouldn't be long before more controversy arose, however. Former EGM/1Up.com employee Che Chou posted a comment at the Gaming-Age Forums claiming the shots to be touched up and that the actual game looks "less good."

Random Nintendo contacted a confirmed Ubisoft employee who frequently posts on the IGN Boards under the username Prince_NineOne1. According to Prince, only one magazine, Game Informer, has seen the game in action. This means that any inside information Chou has received would have to be from Game Informer, who published the screenshots and confirmed them to be real.

If Chou's words were true, that would make Game Informer guilty of playing off tampered screenshots as an accurate representation of the game's graphical quality.

"So in essence," Prince_NineOne1 said, "Che is saying that his sources are from Game Informer and that they purposely lie in their magazine."

Simply put, don't put too much stock into Chou's comment just yet. Stick with Random Nintendo for any updates on Red Steel.

Interesting. Never heard that part about the screens being "touched up." Kinda brings the skepticism back... :\ However, I'm hopeful that the screens are, in fact, not touched up and are the real deal.

[chuddy_2001uk]

To be totally honest, some of those textures are awful, not even 3D. Look on the "PAC" screenshot... hmm good old flat panel displays on the left...

Well, you can't make a texture 3D unless its wrapped around a 3D object. Now, you can make it look like it's three-dimensional through techniques like bump-mapping, but those are still flat even though they look 3D. Though, I can see your point about the PAC screenshot. GTA had better texture wraps... >.>

Also, you can note that there are several low-poly models. Mostly the "game machines," and also evident on several enemies. Can't say I didn't expect it, though. Is this a launch game?

[chuddy_2001uk]

But a Ubisoft game?...

What mean you, Chud? You mean to say that you expected better from a Ubisoft game? I'd kinda agree on that one.

[alex]

err wait till you play it or see it in action first guys....

Visual quality, though. I mean, most of Ubisoft's games have been awesome in terms of visuals. Of course, many of those games came at the latter half of the current-gen systems' lives.

[chuddy_2001uk]

Originally Posted by DSdude

What mean you, Chud? You mean to say that you expected better from a Ubisoft game? I'd kinda agree on that one.

Yup that's what I meant, 'dude. I mean look at games like Prince Of Persia, decent enough graphics. And alex, being one of the first screenshots, I thought they would've made it look a little more presentable.