Combichristoffersen
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Come to think of it, Ghost Hunter also looked really good on the PS2 IMO.
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Best graphics on PS2?
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King of the Potato People
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Kingdom Hearts II especially would look wonderful in a HD collection.
chickdigger802
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odin sphere was hot stuff.
What I don't like about Kingdom Hearts is that it's basically outstanding character models in an empty room. The world is atrociously simple/low detailed.
I liked the game and the way it felt. I thought it was good artistically. I'm not going to come into a thread and pick a game many have already picked like GOW series or Black. I'll pick a lesser known game I liked to give it some exposure.
If you want the best technical game on the PS2, the OP already answered.
cj_iwakura
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Artistic: SMT Nocturne
Technical: Probably VC2 or GoW2.
Technical: Probably VC2 or GoW2.
herzogzwei1989
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I love Ace Combat 5 graphics, the overall look.
MagicWithEarvin
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Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy XII
Zone of the Enders 2
Final Fantasy XII
Zone of the Enders 2
CoffeeExpress
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Resident Evil 4
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
The simple or cell shaded and 2D stuff aged the best by far.
Another vote for Shadow of the Colossus from me. Not only were the Colossi themselves technical marvels with their faux fur-shading and self-shadowing, but the game engine was also doing tricks that shouldn't have been possible on the PS2, like HDR and motion-blur. The huge and seamless environment also impresses. It even ran in 480p widescreen. Sure, the framerate suffered, but it managed to wow me like nothing else on the system regardless.
That looks great. I should replay that game
cat litter
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I could play through any level 5 game, their cel shading is just nice and polished.
palm brinks, all of dq8 <3
palm brinks, all of dq8 <3
Para bailar La Bomba
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what I was thinking... but I guess nobody else ITT played it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVMZ-pV5VZ4&feature=related
Baby Yoshi
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Seraphinianus
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first thought was GOW2, but then i remembered the framerate being wonky and the overall IQ seems to take a step back in favor of neato effects.
probably MGS3.
FFXII is nice, but you really have to play it on PCSX2 to see everything (like in that 1440xW/e pic above.) Half the details are not clear on regular ps2.
probably MGS3.
FFXII is nice, but you really have to play it on PCSX2 to see everything (like in that 1440xW/e pic above.) Half the details are not clear on regular ps2.
Thunder Monkey
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Lots of individual games have very impressive uses of the PS2 to create approximations of effects now common place.
Silent Hill 3 has very impressive lighting and texture work. Equal parts artistry and technical mastery. SotC using an approximation of modern light scattering, and a similar approach to fur shading that Rare took on the GCN, but I'd wager infinitely harder without a dedicated pixel shader; fixed-function or otherwise.
Hell that Transformers game that came late in the PS2's life impressed the hell out of me. Pushing triangles and transparencies out the poomaker while retaining serviceable image quality and framerate.
That system had such an esoteric way of solving problems hardware manufacturers were already using dedicated hardware to achieve, but you can't argue with the end result.
Silent Hill 3 has very impressive lighting and texture work. Equal parts artistry and technical mastery. SotC using an approximation of modern light scattering, and a similar approach to fur shading that Rare took on the GCN, but I'd wager infinitely harder without a dedicated pixel shader; fixed-function or otherwise.
Hell that Transformers game that came late in the PS2's life impressed the hell out of me. Pushing triangles and transparencies out the poomaker while retaining serviceable image quality and framerate.
That system had such an esoteric way of solving problems hardware manufacturers were already using dedicated hardware to achieve, but you can't argue with the end result.
sixteen-bit
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BruiserBear
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I'm kinda shocked no one has mentioned Burnout Revenge yet. From a technical perspective it was amazing for that hardware. 60fps, incredible speeds, great lighting effects and bloom on the cars, no screen tearing, 480p and widescreen.
DidntKnowJack
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Pretty much all the main entries have been named, but I thought I'd toss in an oddball pick.
I think on a technical level it fares pretty well.
Splashdown: Rides Gone Wild
I think on a technical level it fares pretty well.
BruiserBear
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Ah. I really wanted to love that game, but I do recall it's framerate being shaky, and that was a real buzz kill.
Leona Lewis
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Tekken 5 remains impressive. So fluid and (compared to the gaudy nonsense we've gotten this gen) artistically sound.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
I'm thinking more along the lines of ZoE2, i-Ninja, Odin Sphere, Auto Modellista, Sly Cooper, etc.
nincompoop
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Transformers Armada was bonkers. The Amazon jungle level was essentially Far Cry running on the PS2. Though the rest of the game actually looked kind of crappy. They must have spent all of the development time designing the dense jungle environments.
Don't know how it fares vs. the cream of the crop already mentioned, but I liked the way it looked...and goddamn did I play the hell out of it.
not psycho
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Shadow of the Colossus. Okami and Odin Sphere also had memorable graphics, but SotC blew me away.
And yet again I am reminded I need to play ZoE2...
And yet again I am reminded I need to play ZoE2...
I was really impressed by Yakuza 2 in my recent playthrough. Artistically, definitely it and Okami stand out for me.
@that video, Black looks bloody amazing for a PS2 game. I've never played it. Criterion know how to do fancy tech though - Burnout 3 really impressed me back in the day.
As evidenced by FFX HD, they're going to release them all individually ; _ ;
@that video, Black looks bloody amazing for a PS2 game. I've never played it. Criterion know how to do fancy tech though - Burnout 3 really impressed me back in the day.
As evidenced by FFX HD, they're going to release them all individually ; _ ;
tomegatherion77
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I really liked Rogue Galaxy.
See You Next Wednesday
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Transformers: Armada
Game looked better than most Xbox games.
Game looked better than most Xbox games.