Gaming what ever happend to the getaway?

[Guest Neo Bahamut]

I remember before the release of the playstation 2 there was a game that was in production were the whole of London was scaled in to the actual game. further research that was conducted on this game led to only one theory, ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. This is one title that will live. A crime sim which revolves around London please baby. nearly two years after the release date of the playstation 2 and i have not heard squat on anything. Could someone please tell me whats going on to supposedly one of the greatest ideas ever constructed, but all of a sudden forgotten about like sephiroths bad cooking, pew!!!

[Fall]

I thought it was to do with blowing up towers (from what I heard). So it ws held back from release because of the Sep. 11 attacks. Though even if it was, I think if it was to be released, it would be by now.... :rolleyes:

....though I could be wrong. I got this info from [url]www.psx-dude.net[/url] a few months ago.

[Sephiroth]

the game being delayed had NOTHING to do with the sep 11 attack, basically here is what happened....

the game was in development before the ps2 was even released, the company who is creating the game gave out a couple of teaser screenshots of what the game will look like, the shots were absolutely stunning, but recently the company has found out that the ps2 is not powerful enough to handle that intensity of graphics, they ended up making a game which no console is yet powerful enough to play....

and so the project has been completely redone from scratch, with the graphics seriously toned down....

expect more news about the game in the upcoming months....

ps. and neo bahamut, DON'T diss my cooking, it isn't [I]that[/I] bad....

[*-- RagnaroK--*]

Yeah i agree with sephiroth. In simpler terms, the reason that GTA3 had such crappy graphics was that the game had too much scenery, being set on a massive scale, and since the getaway is a similar type of game, the graphics were made to compete with GTA3, making them much more better, but since the ps2 cant handle so much graphics on such a massive scale, the quality of the graphics are going to be reduced. Which is why the game has been delayed.

[Guest Deranged Gerbil]

did you seriously think those early screenshots were going to be what the game would be like on the ps2? don't be so naive, no current console can handle that kind of graphics, don't be surprised if the PC version looks much better than console carnations

[*-- RagnaroK--*]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Deranged Gerbil [/i]
[B]did you seriously think those early screenshots were going to be what the game would be like on the ps2? don't be so naive, no current console can handle that kind of graphics, don't be surprised if the PC version looks much better than console carnations [/B][/QUOTE]

NO! Im not saying that, i am trying to say that the ps2 is not strong enough to handle the getaways graphics, so they had to re-do it all to fit the ps2's power, which is why it will have graphics like GTA3. :mrt:

[RicoTranzrig]

...And we know that. But lol, a game that's too detailed to be rendered by PS2 hardware...hmm the screens of that game were stunning, but toning it down just might ruin what mostly everyone was hoping for, eye candy.

GTA3 does access the DVD a lot during gameplay. It almost bothers me a little to hear those noises coming from the PS2 so much. Where did the PS2 get it's graphics hardware?

[*-- RagnaroK--*]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by RicoTranzrig [/i]
[B]...And we know that. But lol, a game that's too detailed to be rendered by PS2 hardware...hmm the screens of that game were stunning, but toning it down just might ruin what mostly everyone was hoping for, eye candy.

[/B][/QUOTE]

Yeah, but that deranged guy didnt! Dont worry though, graphics in a game wont put me off of buying it, look at space invaders, i still love it. :)

[Sephiroth]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by *-- RagnaroK--* [/i]
[B]

Yeah, but that deranged guy didnt! [/B][/QUOTE]

ah, don't even think about saying anything about gerbil, he'd cuss you down faster than roadkill, lol....

[*-- RagnaroK--*]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Sephiroth [/i]
[B]

ah, don't even think about saying anything about gerbil, he'd cuss you down faster than roadkill, lol.... [/B][/QUOTE]

I cant believe that you choose a gerbil to your cosin..........disgraceful!

[Sephiroth]

hey neo, I got some screen shots for you, straight out of E3, you may need to resize to view the full pics....

[IMG]http://www.gamerweb.com/e3-2002/media/conf_scea/the_getaway/03.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.gamerweb.com/e3-2002/media/conf_scea/the_getaway/04.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.gamerweb.com/e3-2002/media/conf_scea/the_getaway/05.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.gamerweb.com/e3-2002/media/conf_scea/the_getaway/06.jpg[/IMG]

the game still looks cool, but I prefer the way it used to look before....

[Guest Saiyangohan2002]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by *-- RagnaroK--* [/i]
[B]Yeah i agree with sephiroth. In simpler terms, the reason that GTA3 had such crappy graphics was that the game had too much scenery, being set on a massive scale, and since the getaway is a similar type of game, the graphics were made to compete with GTA3, making them much more better, but since the ps2 cant handle so much graphics on such a massive scale, the quality of the graphics are going to be reduced. Which is why the game has been delayed. [/B][/QUOTE]

GTA 3, Crappy? what world are you on lol

It is my favorite game of all time :D i like GTA 3 so much i want a ps2 solely for that particular game! this Getaway sounds cool. and theyre allowed to use real city names like London when GTA is not allowed to use New York (Liberty City)???