29-03-2006, 09:02 PM
And thats how I like it!
But lets stay away from stats and talk about the playing experience.
I have played a DS and I must say that the touch screen does not seem properly utilized in most games. While it is a very interesting feature, and has many very good applications, it seems that game developers dont have a good grasp of what the player wants at their fingertips. The screen gave plenty of room for the game to be dispayed, and the extra screen on top is a very useful tool for game developers. On the negatives, however, the screen's pixels did not seem much smaller than the Advance's, which results in a blocky picture. Also, the buttons seemed over-sensitive and a bit small, but this may have been necessary due to the system's clamshell design.
The PSP has a large open screen, allowing game developers to put all of the guadges and health bars that appear on a console game to fit onto the smaller screen without loosing to much unobscured screen area. The buttons are well-placed, with the exception of the "analog nub," which is very poorly placed and is awkward to use. The "analog nub's" springs are also considerably weaker than on a console, which makes fine adjustments very difficult.
To compare directly, by generation, I have assembled a list with descriptions. This list compares the screen quality.
Nintendo:
1. Original Game Boy/Gameboy Pocket: Very large pixels and only 4 shades of gray.
2. Game Boy Color: Smaller pixels that could display 36 colors.
3. Game Boy Advance/Game Boy Advance SP: Wider screen with smaller pixels that could display close to 16,000 different colors.
4. Nintendo DS: Two screens that have smaller pixels and can display up to _______ colors. (Can someone find this figure?)
Sony:
1. None
2. None
3. None
4. PSP: Extremely small pixels that produce clear images and can display more than 16,500,000 colors.
As you can see, Nintendo has been improving far slower than Sony, only improving a system enough to get fans excited, while the PSP has blown everything away in an attempt to finally give Nintendo some competition.
(I also just plain dont like Nintendo because they have had their time as king of handhelds, now someone else should get a turn.)
But lets stay away from stats and talk about the playing experience.
I have played a DS and I must say that the touch screen does not seem properly utilized in most games. While it is a very interesting feature, and has many very good applications, it seems that game developers dont have a good grasp of what the player wants at their fingertips. The screen gave plenty of room for the game to be dispayed, and the extra screen on top is a very useful tool for game developers. On the negatives, however, the screen's pixels did not seem much smaller than the Advance's, which results in a blocky picture. Also, the buttons seemed over-sensitive and a bit small, but this may have been necessary due to the system's clamshell design.
The PSP has a large open screen, allowing game developers to put all of the guadges and health bars that appear on a console game to fit onto the smaller screen without loosing to much unobscured screen area. The buttons are well-placed, with the exception of the "analog nub," which is very poorly placed and is awkward to use. The "analog nub's" springs are also considerably weaker than on a console, which makes fine adjustments very difficult.
To compare directly, by generation, I have assembled a list with descriptions. This list compares the screen quality.
Nintendo:
1. Original Game Boy/Gameboy Pocket: Very large pixels and only 4 shades of gray.
2. Game Boy Color: Smaller pixels that could display 36 colors.
3. Game Boy Advance/Game Boy Advance SP: Wider screen with smaller pixels that could display close to 16,000 different colors.
4. Nintendo DS: Two screens that have smaller pixels and can display up to _______ colors. (Can someone find this figure?)
Sony:
1. None
2. None
3. None
4. PSP: Extremely small pixels that produce clear images and can display more than 16,500,000 colors.
As you can see, Nintendo has been improving far slower than Sony, only improving a system enough to get fans excited, while the PSP has blown everything away in an attempt to finally give Nintendo some competition.
(I also just plain dont like Nintendo because they have had their time as king of handhelds, now someone else should get a turn.)
My Xbox Live Gamertag is SilentShadow13.