Best Graphics

[grumbel]

Probably "Shadow of the Colossus", the sense of scale that the game has to offer is still pretty much unmatched. It also did some very impressive things with fur, animation and HDR that I haven't really seen replicated anywhere in that quality.

Sure other games have more polygons and smoother framerates, but almost all of them fail at actually creating a believable world with that, the illusion they try to create with their pretty painted corridors falls apart very quickly the moment you bump into yet another invisible wall. So while there might be games one could consider to have better graphics in a static screenshot, I haven't yet seen anything that really matched SotC when actually played.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

Uncharted, since when I took the game to my friends and he played it on his Blu-ray TV (and I'm still using SDTV), it looked spectacular.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Killzone 3. It took an already strong engine from KZ2, and overhauled it to use every scrap of power the PS3 can handle.

 

[grumbel]

Well that's aesthetics, not graphics. And he was asking specifically for the most technically impressive graphics.

Not really, they are technically extremely impressive as well, which was kind of the point. Anyway, I find the whole notion of "graphics" from a technical standpoint quite puzzling to begin with, I mean what are we looking for? Good framerates? Large number of polygons on the screen? Viewing distance? Animation quality? As said, in the first two categories SotC surely looses, in the second two on the other side it can keep up quite well, as most games don't even try to go there.

 

[Professor James]

Not really, they are technically extremely impressive as well, which was kind of the point. Anyway, I find the whole notion of "graphics" from a technical standpoint quite puzzling to begin with, I mean what are we looking for? Good framerates? Large number of polygons on the screen? Viewing distance? Animation quality? As said, in the first two categories SotC surely looses, in the second two on the other side it can keep up quite well, as most games don't even try to go there.

Graphics are all those things except for maybe viewing distance.

 

[tonguetied]

Crysis is still the one to beat, with The Witcher 2 not very far behind.

The premium cars in Gran Turismo 5 look spectactular, but everything else ranges from bad to average.

 

[GundamSentinel]

I've only played Crysis 2 on console, so I'm not really convinced by the graphics. The lighting was absolutely great though.

I think my vote for best graphics is a tie between MGS4 and Final Fantasy XIII. Both beautiful games to look at.

 

[Smooth Operator]

I have yet to see something that can match Crysis(original), C2 isn't even close.

Crysis did not rely on bullshit single color pallet and 3 good poly models in an empty world caged in tiny rendering boxes, they just went and turned it all up to 11, sadly the game wasn't very good, but as graphics go they knocked it out of the ball park.

 

[CardinalPiggles]

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It's a shame the body armour looks pretty bland, well, the one in the middle does anyway. It looks like Half-Life 2 graphics there. Everything else does look amazing though.

 

[Roofstone]

Hmm. I guess Metal Gear 4..

But personally I would have to say Batman Arkham Asylum. The graphics are good, but not the best. But they suit the game so much.

 

[soes757]

Personally I like the look of TF2, Brink, or Wind Waker more...only because they are perfectly content with being cartoony and stylized....
Is anyone else's captcha asking them to marry them?

 

[Uber Evil]

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That game will anally rape my computer, then spit on its trembling form afterwards.

 

[RA92]

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That game will anally rape my computer, then spit on its trembling form afterwards.

Ah, but it can't possibly be, good sir. This is Metro: Last Light and has yet to be released. You're talking about 2033.

Get some lubes for your PC, it's going to get the sodomy treatment again.

...

Okay, now I feel dirty for saying that.

 

[Uber Evil]

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That game will anally rape my computer, then spit on its trembling form afterwards.

Ah, but it can't possibly be, good sir. This is Metro: Last Light and has yet to be released. You're talking about 2033.

Get some lubes for your PC, it's going to get the sodomy treatment again.

...

Okay, now I feel dirty for saying that.

Metro 2033 didn't actually fare that bad on my PC, only the physics really put stress on it. Last Light looks to be a step above 2033 graphics wise, so chances are it will make my computers its *****.
Edit: And I say will, so when it does come out my computer will get fucked so hard.

 

[colonialmarine]

I`m gonna go and say Crysis 2 after it gets the directX 11 patch.

 

[Guilherme Zoldan]

Crysis certainly has some of the best looking scenery and lighting that Ive ever seen in a game. Even if it nostril-rapes the computer's hardware XD
As for animations and stuff I think Id go with Street Fighter 4, it has some of the most smooth and beautifull animations Ive seen in any game.
Honorable mention to God of War 3 for just looking overall awesome and the Titans.

 

[DeadlyYellow]

Any game that I can sit more than three feet away from the screen and still have visual clarity is good in my book.

Sadly, most modern games don't make it.

 

[Guilherme Zoldan]

Any game that I can sit more than three feet away from the screen and still have visual clarity is good in my book.

Sadly, most modern games don't make it.

So true. Play any modern mainstream game on an SDTV and welcome to squint-o-vision.

 

[DeadlyYellow]

So true. Play any modern mainstream game on an SDTV and welcome to squint-o-vision.

Either or really. With SD you get dark blurry blobs. With HD you just get jagged blobs. With the busy design and muted color spectrum games often have nowadays everything just starts to blend together.

 

[Guilherme Zoldan]

So true. Play any modern mainstream game on an SDTV and welcome to squint-o-vision.

Either or really. With SD you get dark blurry blobs. With HD you just get jagged blobs. With the busy design and muted color spectrum games often have nowadays everything just starts to blend together.

Its still a lot worse on an SDTV. The games are very poorly optimized for anything less then 720p, specialy the text.