What exactly is the difference? It's no matter to what I think personally if I completely ignore the reality of the things, GTA V art & tech assets is superior to Max Payne 3 because it's an evolution of the same engine, it's not that tough to understand. The rest of your opinion is simply subjective, I have seen the game, it's quite good but it's not even a free roaming & it use exactly the same setting of GTA V, how could beat it?
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End of a generation: what is the best looking game of the PS3/360 era?
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What exactly is the difference? It's no matter to what I think personally if I completely ignore the reality of the things, GTA V art & tech assets is superior to Max Payne 3 because it's an evolution of the same engine, it's not that tough to understand. The rest of your opinion is simply subjective, I have seen the game, it's quite good but it's not even a free roaming & it use exactly the same setting of GTA V, how could beat it?
This entire thread seems focused on realistic looking games, which is weird, but from that stand point I would say Beyond.
In terms of my favourite looking games though, OP mentioned Mirror's edge which certainly looked great, especially at it's time. I though Stacking looked really good, I played it on PS3 and was still impressed by it's style. Limbo was a very impressive experimentation with monochrome, it wasn't my cup of tea as a game, but definitely looked nice. Rayman Origins(and presumably legends but I haven't played it yet) looked gorgeous. LBP2 was very charming with it's visuals too. But probably my single favourite game to just look at was Journey, that slide bit, oh boy.
Edit: Oh, and I really liked how Ni No Kuni looked, but I haven't played it yet.
In terms of my favourite looking games though, OP mentioned Mirror's edge which certainly looked great, especially at it's time. I though Stacking looked really good, I played it on PS3 and was still impressed by it's style. Limbo was a very impressive experimentation with monochrome, it wasn't my cup of tea as a game, but definitely looked nice. Rayman Origins(and presumably legends but I haven't played it yet) looked gorgeous. LBP2 was very charming with it's visuals too. But probably my single favourite game to just look at was Journey, that slide bit, oh boy.
Edit: Oh, and I really liked how Ni No Kuni looked, but I haven't played it yet.
Earthpainting
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I think Journey impressed me the most all generation from a visual point of view.
Killzone 2, and yes it looks better than Killzone 3. It's one of the few games to really make good use of a soft focus look. The motion blur, DoF, hit reactions, animations, etc all make it a game that still looks incredible today. Also the art is incredible as well. One of the most hostile and oppressive looking settings I've seen in a game.
I wish I could find better gifs, but here's this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfppNE56cMg
I wish I could find better gifs, but here's this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfppNE56cMg
comadorcrack
Neo Member
The last of us was a great combination of technical wizardry and fantastic art direction. But for my money it has to be ....
Skyward Sword
Whilst certainly not my favourite Zelda game is is certainly has my favourite looks of the series. Yes, even more than Wind Waker. Not that I would say Wind Waker isn't stunning, it certainly is. But the pastel colouring and gorgeous environment really got my motor going.
Feel free to shout at me now.
Skyward Sword
Whilst certainly not my favourite Zelda game is is certainly has my favourite looks of the series. Yes, even more than Wind Waker. Not that I would say Wind Waker isn't stunning, it certainly is. But the pastel colouring and gorgeous environment really got my motor going.
Feel free to shout at me now.
pants
Member
Street Fighter IV.
disgusting art style
Or maybe you just need to properly calibrate your TV.
god of war 3, resi 5 - some bits did look really good
halo 4
cod 4 an MW2 did impress at the time
gta5
everyone keeps saying Uncharted 3 and yes the boat level and the dessert level looks incredible, but the game did have some poor aliasing issues, I remember the airport level had really bad jaggies, I actually think uncharted 2 was the better looking overall, the better lighting + effects came at a price of worse IQ.
halo 4
cod 4 an MW2 did impress at the time
gta5
everyone keeps saying Uncharted 3 and yes the boat level and the dessert level looks incredible, but the game did have some poor aliasing issues, I remember the airport level had really bad jaggies, I actually think uncharted 2 was the better looking overall, the better lighting + effects came at a price of worse IQ.
That's not how it works, revamped and new doesn't equal visuals looking better. I'm convinced you haven't seen direct feed screenshots of Max Payne 3 or GTA V, or even Max Payne 3 in general.
TheWorthyEdge
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HAHA! I get it! Holy crap that was hilarious......god your funny!
your joking of course.....right?
Delight us, please.
Sons Of Anarchy
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Metal gear 4
Beyond two souls
Beyond two souls
I'm not sure what you are trying to say... because you think it's better, it's unopinable? Er sorry but not work in this way. Can you be more specific posting some tech spec of both to be a bit more clear? If you said it's better because it's so for your eyes, ok. But, well, forgive me if I disagree.
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KingGiddra
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I can honestly say I don't like the direction they took the art in SFIV. There's a special place in my heart for the sprite artwork in Third Strike and it pains me they went with this new style.
Corronchilejano
Member
I'm surprised only one person has said RE5. Except for the facial animations (which were allright) the game did a lot graphically that kept me guessing if I was actually looking at an FMV.
rosaceadude2112
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Kane and Lynch 2, The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games, RAGE and Dishonored were probably my faves visually. Along with some of the others already mentioned.
SillyEskimo
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Stop showing Wii games in goddamn Dolphin already.
Psycho_Mantis
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Do you know what thread you're in? You keep mentioning tech and specs, this isn't the thread for that. You can think whatever you want, I'm going to continue to find it laughable.
nelsonroyale
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On a pure graphical front, Beyond definitely gets the nod. The Condensorlevel for instance looked incredible. More consistant use of high res textures than any ps3/360 era game as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1afkZcFrpb4
Taking the scale and interaction present into account, then I would say TLoUs, Uncharted 3 and GoW3/A are also up there. Uncharted 2 is also very impressive. Halo 4 and KZ 2 also look great, but I would put them somewhat behind the above. GTA V I haven't played.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1afkZcFrpb4
Taking the scale and interaction present into account, then I would say TLoUs, Uncharted 3 and GoW3/A are also up there. Uncharted 2 is also very impressive. Halo 4 and KZ 2 also look great, but I would put them somewhat behind the above. GTA V I haven't played.
It's good to discuss with you. Good Lord, ok whatever you want.
In a world with no The Last Of Us, GTAV would be king - the visual quality is crazy; driving at night through the city with all the lights and reflections going on is nuts
But yeah, The Last Of Us exists and it's a few notches above GTAV
Those two games would greatly benefit from more powerful hardware though since the aliasing in both games can be atrocious at times
But yeah, The Last Of Us exists and it's a few notches above GTAV
Those two games would greatly benefit from more powerful hardware though since the aliasing in both games can be atrocious at times
pants
Member
Your post reads like someone fed you narcotics or something. Why would I be joking? The art style of SFIV is one of the most divisive in recent memory.
Conciliator
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Bastion or UMVC3
People actually think SFIV has good art...? Really...?
Portugeezer
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If you mean it looks like jaggy low res shit, then yeah.
Metallix87
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For me, it was Kirby's Epic Yarn. It wasn't even a great game, but the look was just phenomenal.
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