Syphon Filter
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Is Crysis 1 still the best looking PC game?
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darkpaladinmfc
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With some mods it's definitely one of them.
Peterthumpa
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Modded, maybe. Vanilla definitely not.
This indeed, BF3 also looks very nice, and the witcher 2.
Thats Wei better
You should probably be more specific when you say "best looking", since that's kinda vague and allows personal opinions about the game's art style and such to be factored into the answers you'll see. At this point, Crysis 1 isn't the best looking PC game (speaking technically), the sequel surpasses it, but I do prefer lush jungles to war torn cities.
Doc Holliday
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I personally think crysis 2, witcher 2, and bf3 look better. I always thought it looked rather bland. I think people like the fact it still needs a hefty system to run well. Heck I think Rage looks better in sections just because of the smooth framerates and the unique backgrounds.
Oh my.
MrChocolate
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SniperHunter
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With msters config, rygels high res textures pack and high res foliage, it is.
LukasTaves
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It is gorgeous, but i think Crysis 2 is easily prettier (And Crysis 3 is shaping to take that crown with no sweat as well)
Stallion Free
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Holy shit, can't unsee.
I didn't catch it at first, either, haha.
Battlefield 3 looks pretty nuts too.
Metalmurphy
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Crysis 2 on PC with DX11 and high res textures looks better then Crysis 1.
I hate how inaccurate the shadows can be.
King Mystery
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Alan Wake PC port is also pretty to look at.
Forgot about Mirror's Edge. I am going to pick up Rage eventually but I'm waiting for it to fall to the $5 range.
Battlefield 3 really does look amazing, but you have to remove the hud to get a real feel for the game.
Mirror's Edge. Downsampled from 1264p, 8xAA, 16xAF
Dark Souls art design actually is reallly amazing. Not the best graphically, but with the PC fidelity settings it really comes into its own at times.
Downsampled from 1440p, SMAA, SSAO.
Motherfucker.
Stallion Free
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There goes all your respect points.
iNvid02
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you might still be able to redeem yourself with that moped gif
the important part is after all this time its still looks amazing, thats hard to accomplish
No. I replayed it recently and it actually looked surprisingly dated, especially the lighting. Some of the textures were pretty blurry as well, and it has poor IQ because it doesn't let you combine hardware AA with software transparency AA (so you're stuck with either jagged objects or jagged foliage). Battlefield 3, Crysis 2, and The Witcher 2 all have it beat by a noticeable margin.
Still, it's a great looking game. Remarkable how well it's held up considering it's just about 5 years old.
Still, it's a great looking game. Remarkable how well it's held up considering it's just about 5 years old.
LaserBuddha
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Battlefield 3 has better looking natural environments.
Crysis 1 is in an odd place of being the only game with full dense jungles like that, so while it is visually inferior to other games, there isn't something to directly compare it's particular strength to. Given that, it still needs mods to be seriously considered.
Crysis 1 is in an odd place of being the only game with full dense jungles like that, so while it is visually inferior to other games, there isn't something to directly compare it's particular strength to. Given that, it still needs mods to be seriously considered.
iNvid02
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Oh you....Yeah Source engine can sometimes look great.
MrOogieBoogie
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I actually find vanilla Crysis kind of ugly. The textures just aren't that great, and when your entire world consists of poor looking leaves and grass it really takes me out of the experience. Mods help, but fucking hell the engine is terrible. I still can't play the game comfortably at high settings with mods because it's so poorly optimized.
And yet, I can play Battlefield 3 and Crysis 2 no problem on the same system, both games which I believe are better looking.
Crysis 2 modded in particular has to be the most graphically impressive game out there today. Some people's irrational hate of it seems to keep them from giving it the credit it deserves.
And yet, I can play Battlefield 3 and Crysis 2 no problem on the same system, both games which I believe are better looking.
Crysis 2 modded in particular has to be the most graphically impressive game out there today. Some people's irrational hate of it seems to keep them from giving it the credit it deserves.
I was disappointed when the game looked nothing like this.
That's from the GDC trailer right? There's a fan-made map for it, was incredibly demanding at the time but a top of the line card now probably can maintain 30 fps.
Ingueferroque
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I have to say that Far Cry 2 is one of the most underrated games, visually too.
Pretty much this, a lot of it comes down to personal preference.
Yeah Source engine can sometimes look great.
That's not Source. Mirror's Edge runs on Frostbite.
First impressions are everything, and when the game came out, it was in a pretty poor place.
XOMTOR
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Yup and I'd add Xzero's custom AA shader to deal with the foliage aliasing.