Dinky Dino
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Someone post the high res Og far cry screenshots
Now that was pretty for it's time
Now that was pretty for it's time
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Realistic looking games that aged very well.
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bigboss370
Member
like fine wine
ay I'll drink to that
That Damn Kid
Member
It's not super old but Halo 3
poodaddy
Member
Did you read the OP? Smash doesn't go for photorealistic visuals. Game still looks great but that's not what this thread is about.Smash Bros. Melee still looks ridiculously good for a 2001 game.
For me it's easily Silent Hill 3. That game is absolutely amazing looking still to this day.
Wait six months and buy a scorpio
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
It's not super old but Halo 3
I remember Halo 3's IQ being way worse than that photo let's on.
Masterspeed
Member
I don't know if this mission from COD 4 counts based on its presentation, but this'll always be the most realistic thing I've seen in a video game that can almost pass off as real life, mainly when it comes to the actual gameplay because it becomes so surreal.
spazchicken
Member
(pretend he's nodding)
This would looks decent on the PS4. How'd they pull this off on the PS2?
Orochinagis
Member
"Ctrl+F Half-Life"
Huh, I'm kinda surprised. I remember commonly seeing praise for how much Half-Life 2 still looks good in modern tech or at least a particular character, and I agree.
You can also see her underware taking its own space between her skin and her pants
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flipswitch
Member
Well Halo 3 had a photomode ( haven't played in it yonks but I'm certain it has) and image quality was boosted.
"Ctrl+F Half-Life"
Huh, I'm kinda surprised. I remember commonly seeing praise for how much Half-Life 2 still looks good in modern tech or at least a particular character, and I agree.
Community is just giving the franchise the Valve treatment.
ss_lemonade
Member
Wreckless/Double Steal on the original Xbox
Not only was it really ahead in terms of realistic lighting, it also ran at 720p.
Knew nothing about this game other than seeing some magazine ads for it. Then there was that demo on an OXM disc and man, I remember thinking it was the best looking game I've seen and it came out of nowhere! All the effects like the lighting, particles and real time reflections were great, as well as those replays. It wasn't 720p though as pointed out. The sequel was and had some more advanced lighting (tone mapping/hdr?) but there were other downgrades to probably reach that resolution.
The first game would probably still look very good though with a res bump (and even better, 60fps).
That's not PS2 footage to be fair.
Ignoring the faces, I think Max Payne 1 is still a looker. Very clean/ detailed textures
That's Max Payne 2, but I agree anyway.
Gangster Bastard
Member
The vast majority of PS3 and 360 games don't have faces this this good. Only the animation looks a bit old.
I disagree. This is a perfect example of an impressive game that's aged something awful. OG Xbox had a whole bunch of these. Halo 2, Riddick, Doom 3. Anything that made extensive use of the console's pixel shader capabilities is almost difficult to look at. This is true for a lot of the early last gen games as well, I think it's easier to go back and appreciera the first PS2 games.
Salty Rice
Member
Smash Bros. Melee still looks ridiculously good for a 2001 game.
A gorilla cant get more photorealistic.
Plumpbiscuit
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Throwaway123456789
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Smash Bros. Melee still looks ridiculously good for a 2001 game.
Could you at least read the entire topic title?
DeceptiveAlarm
Gold Member
MHxx switch looks pretty good for a ps2 game.
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I definitely misread the OP and was thinking more of the more realistic textures in Melee like Mario's denim. Was not thinking straight, my apologies.
NathanDiego
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Resident Evil 0
Resident Evil Remake
Resident Evil 4
Gran Turismo 4
Metal Gear Solid 3
Shadow of the Colossus
Resident Evil Remake
Resident Evil 4
Gran Turismo 4
Metal Gear Solid 3
Shadow of the Colossus
evilromero
Member
Mortal Kombat 2 and 3. Almost look like real people!
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Crysis
Far Cry
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
MGS2
Killzone 2
ARMA II
Crysis
Far Cry
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
MGS2
Killzone 2
ARMA II
Merchandise
Member
Whatever that game is with that GIF of that lady looking directly at the camera and everyone complains about her hair moving weirdly, because that is like still the best damn CGI I've seen.
Diprosalic
Banned
unless they somehow fix MCC, no thank you.
eso76
Member
Yup.
But the downgrades were not worth it, especially since very few could play it in 720p and in terms of geometry and post processing it was a huge step back.
Wreckless 1 looked incredible, though. It's probably the last time I saw a trailer and thought "yeah right like I'm supposed to believe this isn't CG".
Magnificent gameF355 Challenge, a great racing game by Sega AM2 under the direction of Yu Suzuki.
This 1999 game aged really well and remains impressive, especially in its full arcade experience with a three screen cabinet.
Barrel Cannon
Member
Day of Reckoning 2 has aged pretty well imo.
MGS2 and Half life 2 are other good ones around the same period as well. The faces in these games were all done really well at the time and I feel that helped them age well
edit: 0/remake/RE4 games from Gamecube all as well
Silent hill series on PS2
Dead or Alive Ultimate(sort of cartoony I guess to a degree but the character look fairly realistic and amazing still)
PGR2/Gran Turismo3/4
I'm not including anything from the 360 gen onwards because I feel those are too recent to bring up and the tech had advanced so much by that point that the list would be too large
MGS2 and Half life 2 are other good ones around the same period as well. The faces in these games were all done really well at the time and I feel that helped them age well
edit: 0/remake/RE4 games from Gamecube all as well
Silent hill series on PS2
Dead or Alive Ultimate(sort of cartoony I guess to a degree but the character look fairly realistic and amazing still)
PGR2/Gran Turismo3/4
I'm not including anything from the 360 gen onwards because I feel those are too recent to bring up and the tech had advanced so much by that point that the list would be too large
Ignoring the faces, I think Max Payne 1 is still a looker. Very clean/ detailed textures
I played it a bit a few years ago on my PC and I thought it looked like a bit of a mess. Doesn't hold up super well on a modern display. I can't say for sure, but I'm pretty sure it lets you go well past the standard resolution, which makes it look like a bunch of blurry photographs arranged into boxes. I'm sure the PS2 version looks fine, though.
Mr. Phellps
Member
Tomb Raider Legend and Tomb Raider Anniversary both still hold up pretty well, even ten years and two generations later.
MilkyJoe
Member
Bought anniversary on Friday. Didn't even know it existed.
Mr. Phellps
Member
It's a great remake, even if straying a bit too far from the original at times.
Well, they did use photos for a base for most of them.
Max Payne looks pretty damn good for a game from 2001 with its photorealistic textures
They also used this nice little trick.