Yes: it's not a bad thing if good-looking games look like shit on their lowest settings. Max Payne 3 looking "surprisingly good" is because it doesn't actually run on too low-spec PCs.
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PC Low Settings Screenshot Thread
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Yes: it's not a bad thing if good-looking games look like shit on their lowest settings. Max Payne 3 looking "surprisingly good" is because it doesn't actually run on too low-spec PCs.
hardcastlemccormick
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Danne-Danger
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Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
Probably a bit lower than low in some cases, didn't check my .cfg!
Also, why restrict to 720p? Should just be your native res.
Oh and fisheye.
Probably a bit lower than low in some cases, didn't check my .cfg!
Also, why restrict to 720p? Should just be your native res.
Oh and fisheye.
hardcastlemccormick
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EatChildren
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They are, that's why I highlighted it wasn't really directly within the rules of the thread; it just happens that it's an interesting feat that was managed.
Refreshment.01
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Why 2 threads?
Snkfanatic
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There are two low setting threads?
ThoseDeafMutes
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Witcher 2 is a weird example. I looked at a HD video comparing all settings and there are shockingly few differences as you progress higher and higher, while keeping resolution constant. Like you can notice the difference, but the range is miniscule compared to games like Half Life 2 or Crysis.
It seems to be the case that multiplat games that lead on console are the ones that typically have very small range from low to high, and compensate for this by having higher min requirements than would otherwise be the case.
It seems to be the case that multiplat games that lead on console are the ones that typically have very small range from low to high, and compensate for this by having higher min requirements than would otherwise be the case.
Holy shit lol
That reminds me of when I was playing Half-Life (&OF), Unreal Tournament, Quake 3 and, even worse, Red Faction on my first PC. It was a Pentium II 266mHz, with 96 Mo of RAM and a pitiful ATI 3D Rage Pro. It ran rather well, all things considered, but at low settings 640*480. And boy was it horrible, I wish I had screenshots of it. Red Faction at low, low settings was amazing. It was circa 1999-2001 I reckon.
Can't tell this thread apart from the High Res Screenshot thread lately, huh?
Well, I have been away for a while.........
Danne-Danger
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Wizardry 8
Directx 6, all low, 1080p 16bit (~200+ FPS):
Software rendering, all low, 1080p 16bit (~8 FPS):
Aaaw yeah.
Directx 6, all low, 1080p 16bit (~200+ FPS):
Software rendering, all low, 1080p 16bit (~8 FPS):
Aaaw yeah.
Man this thread brings back (bad) memories haha.
This isn't a screenshot, but here is a video I made a long time ago in GMOD after my Radeon X850XT burned up. I had to run the game in DX7 mode at 640x480 on a 32mb integrated Nvidia chip. >_>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzc0usi7f38
This isn't a screenshot, but here is a video I made a long time ago in GMOD after my Radeon X850XT burned up. I had to run the game in DX7 mode at 640x480 on a 32mb integrated Nvidia chip. >_>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzc0usi7f38
Complex Shadow
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"arkum shitty" i get it. hur hur hur.
Rawket Lawnchair
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Damn, Doom 3 is fucking unrecognizable in those pictures.
EmCeeGramr
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cyberheater
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Sorry to derail but is there an image hosting addon for chrome that doesn't compress the shite out of piccies?
RumblingRosco
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Not awful for a 5+ year old game on an old engine.
Not awful for a 5+ year old game on an old engine.
rollingstart
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yeah, nice idea. As someone who'll be gaming on a laptop from time to time, it's nice to see games aren't total butt on low.
although when I first played Crysis, I had to do so on low and it looked rather butt-esque.
although when I first played Crysis, I had to do so on low and it looked rather butt-esque.
Fine Ham Abounds
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RumblingRosco
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Just for fun, Zombie Shooter 2 at 800x600 resolution.
Wow.
Haunted
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Derpsteiger
RustyNails
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Doom 3 looks awesomely bad. lol, way to lose the entire atmosphere.
Refreshment.01
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There are 2 screen shots threads. The 2012 one covers normal gameplay in any setting, HUD configuration and can be taken with stuff like fraps in the picture.
There's an artistic one. For the super high quality stuff, no HUD's and some other requirements.
So where does this fit?
Cause that thread you mentioned serves this purpose and let's clutter in super big forum like this is good?
Just asked if there was a good reason. But i guess another topic can't hurt
To Far Away Times
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Half Life 2: N64 Edition.
But it looks awesome! Its running on a vodoo2 sli...
EatChildren
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Cannon Goose
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Slayer-33
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Holy pixelated jag cutting batman
Cannon Goose
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Cannon Goose
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Shadow Hog
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Please, you can make TF2 look much worse than this!Team Fortress 2
Not awful for a 5+ year old game on an old engine.
...although that requires some mods, doesn't it? I dunno.
Henry Jones Jr
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Still looks 10x better than the PS2 version (which I am playing through now).
Cannon Goose
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Oh god D:
Beautiful effects.
Beautiful effects.
Cantstandya
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The vaseline filter is in effect when turning Definition setting to off, i guess that counts as lowest setting.
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