What do you think the best looking PC game released to date is?
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DooM³ is still the only thing that's made me stop and gawp at a wall for minutes, because it such amazing carvings in it. It's animation, rather than modelling, which makes you believe a character is real, and Fred Nillson's movement in that was absolutely brilliant. Seeing an imp climb, crawl, and stand up, was genuinely creepy and pleasing to watch. The entire environment foreshadowed that you were getting deeper into what was wrong with it, with the fleshy sections breaking through the walls, which pulsated and got worse as the game continued. You really felt as though you'd been into the depths of an exhausting horror by the time you'd finished, and all the visuals fed into that.
If you're looking to stress test the unholy shit out of a system... gotta go with HD texture pack mods for gamebryo-based games. Toss the user-created HD retex onto Skyrim, crank it up to 11 and watch it crawl.
Aesthetics, though, are in the mind of the beholder. I rather enjoyed Alice: Madness Returns for that, but I'm strange.
Aesthetics, though, are in the mind of the beholder. I rather enjoyed Alice: Madness Returns for that, but I'm strange.
I'd say Dead Space 2. TW2 is also a good candidate.
And yes Eve Online really do have some very shiny parts graphically. You might want to check out the trial. The gameplay in general is mostly dots in space, but character models and ship models are getting amazing.
And yes Eve Online really do have some very shiny parts graphically. You might want to check out the trial. The gameplay in general is mostly dots in space, but character models and ship models are getting amazing.
Like most have already said, witcher 2 and crysis 1 will give any system a run for it's money, crank witcher 2 to the max then you will more than likely need SLi.
Oh Final Fantasy 14 is also a power hungry beast even if it is horrible.
Oh Final Fantasy 14 is also a power hungry beast even if it is horrible.
I honestly didn't find the Witcher 2 on ultra that demanding. Using an i7 2600K with 8GB RAM and a GTX 570 and the only time my framerate ever got noticeably low was the dragon fight at the end.
Of course, if I turn on ubersampling everything promptly crashes and burns. It's a damn beautiful slideshow though.
Of course, if I turn on ubersampling everything promptly crashes and burns. It's a damn beautiful slideshow though.
I was rather underwhelmed by it really. Amazing environments, yes, but they really failed in the character department. Those animations, especially the facial ones (pretty important in an RPG) really failed to deliver. Same counts for Metro 2033. It's one of the most atmospheric game I've ever played, but it all falls apart the moment I meet a character.Woodsey said:
To be fair, I have yet to see a game that beats HL2 in terms of infusing it's characters with humanity. It's not without reason that I can still clearly remember Alyx' warm smile when she saved Gordon's ass from those Combine in Red Letter Day.
Hence why I'm a big fan of BF3 when it comes to graphical advancement. They really payed a lot of attention to the animations. Not only from the characters, but from everything; how the trees sway when an RPG flies by or when a chopper hovers overhead, how the jeeps tumble about when they drive over a road that's shot to pieces. And don't forget the lighting and particle effects.
So yeah, hence why BF3 gets my vote, and not The Witcher 2 or Metro 2033.
In terms of art style I can't pick one though. I've played so many beautiful games in a humongous range of styles that it's just impossible to pick one that tops them all. And why would I want to anyway?
Sweet mother of mercy. Can I play that without having played the first game? Because that's one stellar looking game.Blood Brain Barrier said:
Wait, what? Not sure if talking about a different game than I'm thinking about, or just trolling. Because Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura succeeded in many things, but it's graphics isn't one of them.Darknacht said:
Why? Its a good looking game, i guess calling it the best looking game on pc is a bit much, but still.nikki191 said:
I can definitely see what you mean. In Witcher 2, unless the scene is more cinematic than usually, the eyes, eyebrows and nose are barely animated. It's noticeable when you look at someone like Triss. The mouth moves, sometimes forming a smirk or somesuch, but everything above the lips stays very neutralCowabungaa said: