I recall the Halo 3 beta looking like shit, but the actual retail game improving the graphics ten-fold in just a few months. I have a feeling the same thing will happen here, especially since someone confirmed the alpha is running at like 1/4 the textures or something...
Yeah, I read that post. I definitely expect the graphics to improve a lot.
I just mean, I doubt it will ever look as good as Killzone or games like that. But this is the kind of game where I don't need it to have mind blowing graphics. I mean it would be nice. Obviously I would love for the game to have stellar graphics that add to the immersion. But ultimately, this is a game with really fantastic gameplay (that shakes up the FPS genre). I would much rather play this than Killzone, or any other current FPS that has better graphics.
Now, I hope this doesn't fall into the COD routine where every iteration just recycles the same old engine for almost a decade, and with only small upgrades. Yeah, that will be disappointing, and will start to become more noticeable with each release.