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post pics of the graphical evolution of a series.

Mileena

Banned
TheExodu5 said:
Final Fantasy
WTF. You forgot one!

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NIN90

Member
Was Monkey Island 4 really that bad?
I remember enjoying it quite a lot, tho I used to be a sucker for adventure games.
 
Donpachi

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Dodonpachi

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Don't be fooled on the low res for the next two...there just aren't better pictures on the net.

Dodonpachi Daioujou

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Dodonpachi Daifukkatsu

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mr stroke

Member
Skipping some but-


NBA LIVE




Lakers vs Bulls Genesis-
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NBA live 95-
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NBA live 96 PS1-
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NBA live 99 PS1-
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NBA live 2001 PS2-
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NBA Live 2004 PS2-
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NBA live 2006 Xbox 360-
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NBA live 2009 Xbox 360-
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GamerSciz

Member
@mrstroke

We could do almost any sports game and be in shock. Look at old school madden vs. today and it just blows your mind.

Edit: Here is an example, from first to last for now.

John Madden Football (1988)

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Madden 2009 (better picture, last one was from 20th anniversary)

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I would say we've come quite a long way.
 

f3niks

Member
LilSciz said:
@mrstroke

We could do almost any sports game and be in shock. Look at old school madden vs. today and it just blows your mind.

Edit: Here is an example, from first to last for now.

John Madden Football (1988)

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Madden 2009

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I would say we've come quite a long way.
OMG they've gone back to college. j/k
 

dark10x

Digital Foundry pixel pusher
ugh, is that a emulator filter? It looks like one.
That's a great filter, though. It really cleans up games with clean, simple lines (such as Mario World). It looks terrible with many games, true, but I don't see what the problem is in that case.
 

speedpop

Has problems recognising girls
Warcraft: Orcs and Humans

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Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness

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Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos

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World of Warcraft

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obaidr

Banned
Septimus said:
Tekken Tag still looks hot.

namco should really make a Tekken Tag HD Remix for PSN. Tag modus was one of the best game modus they had. They have the engine, they have the assets and they have the char models. I think it would take them what, 6 months to port the game to PSN with HD and ofcourse.........wait for it....CO-OP Modus :D :D

Damn, what a dream. Log in with your friend on the same console and fight against other people. A dream would come true.
 

GamerSciz

Member
Ratchet and Clank

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Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando

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Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal

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Ratchet and Clank: Deadlocked

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Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters

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Secret Agent Clank (PSP)

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Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction

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Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty

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Danielsan

Member
Devil May Cry 1
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Devil May Cry 3
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Devil May Cry 4
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DMC3 looks really rough in stills.
I always thought DMC1 was the better looking game though, especially when it comes to art direction.
 

itxaka

Defeatist
dark10x said:
That's a great filter, though. It really cleans up games with clean, simple lines (such as Mario World). It looks terrible with many games, true, but I don't see what the problem is in that case.


It makes it look like a kind of painting. And super Mario world is so awesome to be offended like that :p
 

b.e.r.g

Member
Heroes of Might and Magic

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Heroes of Might and Magic II

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Heroes of Might and Magic III

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Heroes of Might and Magic IV

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Heroes of Might and Magic V

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The only one of these I don't love is the 4th one. Looks good, but not as good as the others. Works surprisingly well in 3D too!
 

speedpop

Has problems recognising girls
Wasn't going to do this one because it's hard finding decent pictures of the series outside of touched up PR hacks, and I'm not really the type to press Print Screen in the midst of battle. Anyway.


Call of Duty

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Call of Duty 2

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err...

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Call of Duty 3 <picardwtfisthisshit.jpg>

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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

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Call of Duty: World at War

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Drkirby

Corporate Apologist
Kirby's Dreamland:
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Kirby's Adventure:
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Kirby's Dreamland 2:
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Kirby Super Star:
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Kirby's Dreamland 3:
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Kirby 64:
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Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland:
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Kirby and the Amazing Mirror:
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Kirby Air Ride:
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Kirby: Canvas Curse:
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Kirby squeak squad:
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Kirby Super Star Ultra:
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Quality has gone up, down, and all around, from 2D to 3D and back again.
 

Danielsan

Member
Silent Hill 1
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Silent Hill 2
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Silent Hill 3
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from here the series takes a dive of a cliff:

Silent Hill 4
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Silent Hill: Origins
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Silent Hill: Homecoming
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StuBurns

Banned
Is there a series that's older than Final Fantasy that is still going on high end PCs or HD consoles?

I think FF1 to FF13 is probably the largest graphical leap I can think of.

And GT4 still looks amazing.
 
NIN90 said:
Was Monkey Island 4 really that bad?
I remember enjoying it quite a lot, tho I used to be a sucker for adventure games.

I'd like to be enlightened as well. I must be a poor ignorant soul for only playing Escape From Monkey Island and none of the others in the series, and not recognizing it for the bastard child it apparently is. I loved it.
 

R0nn

Member
stuburns said:
Is there a series that's older than Final Fantasy that is still going on high end PCs or HD consoles?

Super Mario and Zelda come to mind.

Edit: nvm, didn't notice the HD part
 

Erebus

Member
Lara Croft model evolution:
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Tomb Raider 1
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Tomb Raider 2
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Tomb Raider 3
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Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation
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Tomb Raider Chronicles
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Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
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Tomb Raider Legend (PS2)
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Tomb Raider Legend (X360)
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Tomb Raider Anniversary
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Tomb Raider Underworld
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b.e.r.g

Member
Someone gotta do it :D

The Elder Scrolls: Arena

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The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall

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The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

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kaskade

Member
Tomb Raider
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Tomb Raider 2
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Tomb Raider 3
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Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
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Tomb Raider: Chronicles
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Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness
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Tomb Raider: Legend
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Tomb Raider: Anniversary
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Tomb Raider: Underworld
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