NO SHOVELWARE
I haven't seen this topic in a while.
Post screenshots of the ugliest or worst performing games you can think of from this period of gaming. I left off PC games because there's such a wide variation of reasons why certain PC games look better than others, and there would be too many one-guy indie games popping up. Same with Android/mobile, too much variation.
You can name PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS, PSP, 3DS, Vita. You can even name Wii U, PS4, and Xbox One if you're so inclined.
So what constitutes ugly?
Well, low resolution textures, no anisotropic filtering, no anti-aliasing, terrible art design, low polygon characters and backgrounds, and probably some other things I'm forgetting.
Obviously low framerate would make for a low performing game. There are also visual imperfections that sting the eyeballs, such as environments popping up a few feet away from the player character, though this could go under either heading.
Let's have some good examples of bad graphics.
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I'm going to break your rule because holy cow, Swordigo is HIDEOUS.
People are playing that on their uber expensive tablets and phones.
Do you have any idea how much time it would take to do the DS/Wii's shovelware justice in a thread like this?
Metro 2033 on PC is poorly optimized, if that works
PS3 Skyrim
Blighttown
Worst performing? Hmm let me think.......BF4!
Playing Deadly Premonition on PC. Looks like diarrhea even with the graphics patch.
Edit: Didn't realize the thread was just for consoles. Not like it looks great there either.
Edit: Didn't realize the thread was just for consoles. Not like it looks great there either.
Puchi Copter wii
Skyrim PS3
Silent Hill HD Collection
Silent Hill HD Collection
Far Cry 3
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/di...cry-3-face-off
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/di...cry-3-face-off
Originally Posted by Digital Foundry
Our footage starts off at an unprecedented low during the cut-scene with Vaas, for which we record a remarkably sluggish 15FPS on PS3 - a surprise considering how little is being rendered at the time. This is compared to 20FPS on 360 in matching footage, which later proves to be the running standard for every subsequent cut-scene on either platform.
Originally Posted by Digital Foundry
Travelling around the islands by either foot or car still gives us wavering readings on both consoles, mostly circulating around the 25FPS point. Battle and hunting sequences give us some notable lows in performance, where during one outpost explosion we see the frame rate plummet down to 15FPS on PS3, and 18FPS on 360. The general flow of battle is generally better than this may suggest, but it's rare to see either platform hold a stable 30FPS - and the 360 usually takes the higher ground.
My original thread title said no shovelware. Shit.
sonic 06 
Sonic 2006.
Forced Unleashed Wii version.
Forced Unleashed Wii version.
PS3 Bayonetta
Two Worlds.
Must have played at a constant 20fps, crashed often and even managed to dip below 20 frequently.
I still completed and enjoyed it though. I actually liked the game underneath all the crap that much.
Also my xbox would heat my room when I played it.
Must have played at a constant 20fps, crashed often and even managed to dip below 20 frequently.
I still completed and enjoyed it though. I actually liked the game underneath all the crap that much.
Also my xbox would heat my room when I played it.
Absolutely nothing beats Sonic Genesis for the GBA (the sonic 1 port). Came out in 2006.
Nothing comes close.
Nothing comes close.
Car Vault Wii thread.
I think the vita port of Ratchet and Clank Full Frontal Assault deserves a mention.
PS3/360 versions of Aliens: Colonial Marines.
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Motorbike PSN, Destroy All Humans Path of the Furon X360, Damnation, Leisure Suit Larry Box Office Bust, Ride to Hell Retribution, Ninjabread Man, M&Ms Beach Party, a bunch of Wii games particularly Zoo published titles, etc
Oops, just saw the no shovelware warning. So nevermind the Zoo published titles.
Oops, just saw the no shovelware warning. So nevermind the Zoo published titles.
Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga for the Wii was also dealt a critical hit with the ugly-stick.
It's like Xenoblade's incredibly unattractive cousin!
It's like Xenoblade's incredibly unattractive cousin!
Crysis 3
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/di...sis-3-face-off
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/di...sis-3-face-off
Originally Posted by Digital Foundry
At the lowest point, frame-rates plummet down close to single digits in some areas - even when there is apparently little in the way of hectic action taking place. During a short section of gameplay taking place in a small building early on in stage three, we witnesses by far the biggest sustained drop in performance on both versions of the game. As we were slowly making our way out of an elevator and into a confined room frequented by just two enemy personnel, frame-rates took a dive down to a sustained 14FPS on the PS3 and 16FPS on the 360 before exiting the immediate area, in which case we were still looking at sub-30FPS performance on both consoles.
Goddamn, that's straight PS1 level graphics right there. Maybe the textures are filtered slightly better, but otherwise that wouldn't look far out of place on PS1.Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga for the Wii was also dealt a critical hit with the ugly-stick.
It's like Xenoblade's incredibly unattractive cousin!
Not exactly ugly, more like AAA ugly.
This is Resistance: Fall of man. Late 2006 game on PS3. Those textures and models are something from PS2 era.
This is Resistance: Fall of man. Late 2006 game on PS3. Those textures and models are something from PS2 era.
MLB 12: The Show on Vita is fucking terrifying.
Nah, you're mis-remembering PSX polycounts and texture sizes. This looks like an average to ugly game from the early Dreamcast/PS2 era.Goddamn, that's straight PS1 level graphics right there. Maybe the textures are filtered slightly better, but otherwise that wouldn't look far out of place on PS1.
Eternal Ring:
Berserk (DC):
The drab color palette isn't doing it any favors, though. Apparently it's so bad that you need to adjust your display's brightness to make out anything at all.
Bad ports made worse by the fact that it needs to be played on a DSi to improve performance (and they still run worse than the original games), yet SEGA refused to warn anyone about that.
Duke Nukem Forever. Nuff said. Fallout New Vegas - an amazing game, one of my favourite, but it played like ass and crashed all the time. I played it on Xbox 360.
Basically any CoD game sine MW1. Pokemon X and Y. I don't know why I am saying this, as the game wasn't super ugly, but it did perform and look as if it could have been done on the DS. I expected much better technically from a 3DS game, but at least the game is the best Pokemon game since gen 3, and got me back into the series.
South Park Tenorman's Revenge on XBLA. Do not buy it, it is a piece of shit. Has worse platforming than Mario did 25 years ago. Unacceptable and completely disgusting abuse of the South Park name....again. Oh, and Killzone HD. Still the same crap game from 2004, they didn't even fix it (at least it has trophies now). Broken, messy game and a laughable effort. At least the story was a redeeming factor which made it an alright game, and at least the Killzone games since have been amazing.
Oh yes, I agree with King Kong on DS. Worse controls than the damn Kinect. Filthy game.
Basically any CoD game sine MW1. Pokemon X and Y. I don't know why I am saying this, as the game wasn't super ugly, but it did perform and look as if it could have been done on the DS. I expected much better technically from a 3DS game, but at least the game is the best Pokemon game since gen 3, and got me back into the series.
South Park Tenorman's Revenge on XBLA. Do not buy it, it is a piece of shit. Has worse platforming than Mario did 25 years ago. Unacceptable and completely disgusting abuse of the South Park name....again. Oh, and Killzone HD. Still the same crap game from 2004, they didn't even fix it (at least it has trophies now). Broken, messy game and a laughable effort. At least the story was a redeeming factor which made it an alright game, and at least the Killzone games since have been amazing.
Oh yes, I agree with King Kong on DS. Worse controls than the damn Kinect. Filthy game.
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Skyrim broken on every platform just more broken on the PS3.
Didn't one of bethesda's games actually drop to 0 fps on the ps3?
No. they're not.Not exactly ugly, more like AAA ugly.
This is Resistance: Fall of man. Late 2006 game on PS3. Those textures and models are something from PS2 era.
Sure it's far from being the prettiest game, but I remember being impressed(compared to PS2) with the enemy models etc. when I first played it.
Yeah, I was reaching a bit, but for something that came out on a console released in the last decade, that's shockingly bad. That King Kong DS game is still winning overall though.Nah, you're mis-remembering PSX polycounts and texture sizes. This looks like an average to ugly game from the early Dreamcast/PS2 era.
Eternal Ring:
Berserk (DC):
The drab color palette isn't doing it any favors, though. Apparently it's so bad that you need to adjust your display's brightness to make out anything at all.
straight up the first thing I thought ofOriginally Posted by Uncle Rupee
Peter Jackson's King Kong The Movie The Game DS?
Shaun White Skateboarding on the wii was also pretty bad. Low poly models and environments, the textures and lighting could get really drab looking, and even for a wii game the jaggies looked pretty bad. I guess this one stood out to me more since its predecessor Shaun White Snowboarding was actually quite a looker. Id post a screenshot but its hard to find one thats not a ubi bullshot
Look no further (click the image
Also Monster Hunter 4 (2013)
Literally visual diarrhea
Literally visual diarrhea
Skryim on the ps3 was atrociously bad. You couldn't even play it after you got over 30 hours . It also had a glitch were it would crash if you ran or fell into water (seriously wtf?).
Dragons Dogma was pretty bad too. Framerate would drop into the single digits if there were a lot of enemies on screen (btw this happens a lot in Dragon's Dogma ).
Dragons Dogma was pretty bad too. Framerate would drop into the single digits if there were a lot of enemies on screen (btw this happens a lot in Dragon's Dogma ).
Onichanbara
I don't think you can call it shovel ware, because whoever made it was obviously trying to appeal to the hardcore, but time and ineptitude definitely took a toll.
I don't think you can call it shovel ware, because whoever made it was obviously trying to appeal to the hardcore, but time and ineptitude definitely took a toll.
Cruis'n for the Wii
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