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[BigTnaples]

There's nothing in those two games that approaches GOW3's first twenty minutes. Or any game.

This is incorrect. Although the first 20 minutes of GoW is one of the most epic and impressive scenes of this gen, Uncharted 2-3 both have several that contend very closely. Even if you think GoW's intro is better, the gulf is not nearly as large as as you stated.

 

[jett]

This is incorrect. Although the first 20 minutes of GoW is one of the most epic and impressive scenes of this gen, Uncharted 2-3 both have several that contend very closely. Even if you think GoW's intro is better, the gulf is not nearly as large as as you stated.

It is to me.

 

[.la1n]

It looks pretty great but we have seen this area numerous times so it's tough to get overly excited. I have complete faith the final product will be fantastic though given the games history. From demo to final polish is always mind blowing with the god of war games.

 

[Reiko]

There's nothing in those two games that approaches GOW3's first twenty minutes. Or any game.

I would say the lighting in UC2 and UC3 are a step above God of War 3.

The first 20 minutes of GOW3 are a perfect marriage of framerate, textures, art direction, motion blur, polygon counts, and alpha effects.

 

[Coolbgdog12]

Graphically not only does this look like the prettiest this gen, but I’d go as far as saying it looks better than anything on the PC too.

Let's not get carried away now.

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

Let's not get carried away now.

It was just a joke.

Spoiler

Or was it!?!? D :

 

[Sn4ke_911]

HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG!

False alarm. Just saw the mag, yeah new pics my ass. The same old shit about MP. I hoped for some new SP info... oh well.

 

[nasos_333]

Looks amazing

But i would take Bravely Default and its art over that

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

False alarm. Just saw the mag, yeah new pics my ass. The same old shit about MP. I hoped for some new SP info... oh well.

;_;

 

[BigTnaples]

It is to me.

Well then you're basing that on personal preference and style/art design. Not technical merit.


I agree that GoW3's intro is one if not the most impressive set pieces this gen. But to say nothing technically "even comes close" is just objectively false. Sorry.

 

[Perkel]

Well then you're basing that on personal preference and style/art design. Not technical merit.


I agree that GoW3's intro is one if not the most impressive set pieces this gen. But to say nothing technically "even comes close" is just objectively false. Sorry.

Well we must make clear that rarely alone technical achievement can win with art direction. And GoW3 opening was marriage of phenomenal camera work, fantastic animations, good streaming tech, crazy IQ and mindblowning art.

I can safely say no game on PC or consoles had bigger wow factor than gow3 opening.

 

[AgentP]

really dont like the lighting

Is this the new sharp knees meme?

 

[BruceLeeRoy]

This image creeps me out to no end.

Good lord thats amazing. Looks like SSM edge out even ND this year.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Good lord thats amazing. Looks like SSM edge out even ND this year.

and keep in mind this is just from the E3 demo. GoW 3's lighting looked much better in the final version.

Goddamn, i can't wait to see more from SP. They better show that soon, the game is out in 2 month. I'm not a big fan of MP but i hope to the gods they didn't just focus on Multiplayer and made a so lala Singleplayer campaign. but from the demo we've seen it should be pretty damn epic.

 

[bigace33]

Looks like GoW 3

Which looks better than 95% of the games on the market today. I pre-ordered this bad boy and cannot wait until March when it releases. GOW is my favorite action series.

 

[BruceLeeRoy]

Did GOW3 go through the biggest graphical leap of any game from the preview events to the gold build? I remember at every event before E3 and at E3 the general consensus was "Doesn't look like a painting to me" and they kept showing the beginning area of climbing Gaia. It didn't look bad but didn't blow you away but then closer to release it went through a pretty insane upgrade to become arguably the best looking game on any console.

I am trying to remember if that has ever happened before.

 

[Doug Heffernan]

Looks great, better than Last of Us IMO

but I gotta go with Halo 4, maybe Crysis 3, it's close. Can't really make that call until the game comes out.

 

[HollovVpo1nt]

It may LOOK better than everything else out there, but in motion the last of us will probably beat it from an overall technological standpoint. The animation will be better, the AI (miles ahead of everything else), not to mention ND will probably bring back their crazy physics from U2/U3 (which no other game has still matched). If they bring back their snow and water effects too, their pouring salt on the wound.

Not to take away from GoW though. Its second best.

Uncharted does many things great, but their physics engine is pretty average. The parts you described as impressive are scripted.

 

[Fezan]

Uncharted does many things great, but their physics engine is pretty average. The parts you described as impressive are scripted.

the whole shipyard and ship part was physics based wasn't it.for me that was mighty impressive

 

[SmokyDave]

Yup, it's gonna be another jaw-dropper. I reckon it's about time I replayed GoW3 in anticipation.

 

[Metalmurphy]

the whole shipyard and ship part was physics based wasn't it.for me that was mighty impressive

Ship and everything moving it it is physics based reacting to a dynamic ocean, but there's nothing really impressive about it tbh.


There is no fluid physics in U3 however, water going after drake is "scripted"

 

[fart town usa]

It may look good but it still features an angry screaming man named kratos.


Just sayin....

 

[Fezan]

Ship and everything moving it it is physics based reacting to a dynamic ocean, but there's nothing really impressive about it tbh.


There is no fluid physics in U3 however, water going after drake is "scripted"

havent seen any other doing such with their physics system

 

[Sn4ke_911]

It may look good but it still features an angry screaming man named kratos.


Just sayin....

I remember Todd Papy saying (i think it was on the Gamespot E3 stage) this time Kratos will act more like a human. It has been only 6 or so month when he killed his wife and child. In the demo you can also see he saves a man from getting pierced by a spear. Sure he won't go out and hug everyone but he isn't as angry as he was in other GoW games, if that makes any sense lol.

 

[Mully]

At the end of this era, there have been a lot of "great looking games" that look muddy.

 

[HollovVpo1nt]

the whole shipyard and ship part was physics based wasn't it.for me that was mighty impressive

Physics based or not, floating objects aren't really sophisticated physics. It looks good due to the amount and size of the objects moving, but it's nothing special really. The fact that you haven't seen it elsewhere yet might be due to game design rather than technical difficulties.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Hm, does that mean we'll get a different demo than the E3 Total Recall one?

 

[papercamm]

Kratos looks great as usual. The background elements seem to be the same as they've always been.

 

[jett]

Hm, does that mean we'll get a different demo than the E3 Total Recall one?

Doubtful.

 

[Medalion]

Mysterious... in some ways looks really good, others it doesn't... very conflicting IQ

 

[LightOfTruth]

Looks great, better than Last of Us IMO

but I gotta go with Halo 4, maybe Crysis 3, it's close. Can't really make that call until the game comes out.

Not sure about Crysis 3 (I need to see more of it), but I played Halo 4. You think its graphically more impressive than Uncharted 3 or The Last of Us? GoW3?

Is this a popular opinion on GAF btw?

Uncharted does many things great, but their physics engine is pretty average. The parts you described as impressive are scripted.

Physics based or not, floating objects aren't really sophisticated physics. It looks good due to the amount and size of the objects moving, but it's nothing special really. The fact that you haven't seen it elsewhere yet might be due to game design rather than technical difficulties.

Actually it is impressive. Having actual, moving objects, with other AI, and other objects with their own physics and inertia etc layered on top is what made the collapsed building even possible. Naughty Dog took that a step further in UC3 with a physics-based cruise ship riding on a procedural ocean, which combines all sorts of different physics. Objects, AI, the player and water on the ship itself reacted according to the ship's motion being produced by the waves.

No other game does this because it is a hell of a lot harder. Its objectively better than a simple moving background.

Edit: This technology apparently killed ND during the development of UC2. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/among-friends-how-naughty-dog-built-uncharted-2

 

[namDa65]

Graphically not only does this look like the prettiest this gen, but I’d go as far as saying it looks better than anything on the PC too.

hah. Don't go stating facts without actually experiencing certain pc games yourself.

God of War 3 is the best looking console game however by far.

 

[xJavonta]

Meh. Also looks a lot more simplistic than The Last of Us. Like there's much more going on.

 

[Reiko]

Technically speaking, I don't think the lighting is comparable to The Last of Us. But it does look nice for the AA, resolution, and framerate combo.

 

[Lord Error]

Physics based or not, floating objects aren't really sophisticated physics. It looks good due to the amount and size of the objects moving, but it's nothing special really. The fact that you haven't seen it elsewhere yet might be due to game design rather than technical difficulties.

Technical difficulty is making your character and AI characters react correctly to the world that changes physically at the same rate that graphics themselves update (or likely, at a higher rate). That much more so as your character is supposed to grab onto things, jump over things interactively etc. so it's not just the floor surface that needs to be taken into account, and AI is supposed to do the same but in a world that's never the same as it was a moment before. I've seen literally one other game that has accomplished this sort of thing and that's SotC, which did it with just one character (yours) albeit over a slope deformed surfaces rather than flat deformed like in UC3.

 

[ATLAS666]

im been waiting my total recall ordered from amazon to only play this sp demo but damn my order was delayed because of the holiday seasons im still waiting for it

 

[nasos_333]

Gears 3 and this one are definitly the 3D games that have impressed me the most this generation visually

Besides the 2D masterpieces like Bravely Default of course, that are in another league (but in 2D gaming)

I especiall love the Kraken scene