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[The Tourmaline Gorilla]

For me, it's a toss-up between Red Dead Redemption and Ori and The Will of The Wisps.

 

[Lethal01]

7 way split​

 

[SeñorOsky305]

This is obviously subjective based on art style, photo realism, graphic fidelity, etc. What for you has been the peak of what a game should/has looked like up to this point in gaming? Even if it's skyrim with 100+ mods. Hit us with some beautiful-ass gifs/images

Right now hands down. The best looking game is that Hellblade 2 by ninja theory. There is no other game right now that we have seen that can beat it or equal it. Xbox is betting big on the game for that reason. No playstation game right now can beat it. Until we see what naughty dogs next game has up it's sleeve of course

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

For me, it's a toss-up between Red Dead Redemption and Ori and The Will of The Wisps.

Red Dead 2 looks amazing especially modded

 

[Eimran]

Till this very day Red Dead Redemption 2 still staggers me with its beauty.

I just played the RE4 remake and how beautiful it may be, it also showed me how well the original still holds up today.

My all time favorite from the PS2 era is still MGS3 however. That game even outranks many PS3 games.

 

[Hunnybun]

I'm consistently baffled by how little credit R&C gets in these threads. Just goes to show how much harder it is to impress with stylized visuals. Not a single mention in the past 20 odd posts.

For me it's quite obviously the best looking console game. HFW matches it in parts but is miles behind in others.

 

[Elder Legend]

This is an interesting and kind of a bit of a complicated topic at the same time. If you've asked me this about a decade ago it would be a lot easier to answer. But these days, technology has reached quite high pevel and because of this many titles that are coming out now are quite impressive visually.

You see, I can't say that Hogwarts Legacy for example is better or worse looking something like The Last of Us 2 or whatever else. Simply because both games are very great looking visually but due to different factors, whether it's the universe itself, art style and the engine that they use.

The Last of Us 2 is def up there if we are talking strictly as video game technology and realism. But then we have God of War Ragnarok, it's also good looking but it's a bit more colorful and has a more stylized artstyle. So which one is better looking, GoW R or TLOU 2? Well the answer is neither, they are beautiful and unique in their own ways.

If you are asking what's the best art direction I've ever seen, then my answer would easily be the From Software titles, more specifically Bloodborne. From Software are just in a class of their own when it comes to art direction. As far as tech and optimization goes, they are god-awful at it.

World of Warcraft is also quite impressive, it's an ancient game at this point but it's art style and consistent engine upgrades make it a looker despite the game being more low poly than most modern titles.

Sea of Thieves even though it uses UE4 has a really unique art direction and it's vivid colors are fun and enjoyable to look at.

If I had to do a list of best looking titles I've ever seen it go like this in no particular order.

DOOM Eternal is quite amazing as well from its visual level design spectacle, to the gore system and the Demons. Very awesome engine and runs super smooth and fun to look at.

World of Warcraft
Bloodborne
The Last of Us Part II
Sea of Thieves
DOOM Eternal

Never played RDR2 so it's not on the list for me since I've never personally played it, but it does seem pretty good looking.

 

[Hunnybun]

RDR2 looks incredible in screens and on YouTube etc, but I never found it that amazing when playing on the Pro - which admittedly is a pretty poor version. The HDR in particular is completely fucked and should be turned off.

It's a crying shame they never bothered with a next gen upgrade.

 

[Calverz]

Microsoft Flight Simulator

 

[Kamina]

Overall i would say Horizon Forbidden West.
Red Dead Redemption 2 when it comes to realism.

 

[Pasta la Vista]

Red Dead 2 looks amazing especially modded

Yeah.. it's this hands down for me.
I kind of felt like I was hallucinating at moments on a trail going through trees in this game, lol.
It's been a very long time since any game really blew me away as far as visuals go and yeah RDR2 did it.

 

[Fuz]

 

[Knightime_X]

Really depends.
There were multiple instances where I've seen the best looking game I've ever seen.

In order..
Super mario bros 1 - nes
Sonic the hedgehog - genesis
Final fantasy 6 - snes
Donkey Kong country - snes
Killer instinct - arcade
Final fantasy 7 - ps1
Dead or alive 2 - dreamcast
Quake 2 pc (seeing realtime high resolution in a game for the first time)
Resident evil 4 - gamecube
Resident evil 5 - xbox 360
Modern warfare 2 - xbox 360
Pc gaming 2009 - present day

 

[BennyBlanco]

Cyberpunk with the overdrive stuff on by a country mile

 

[simpatico]

From a tech level, moments of Atomic Heart. From an overall art + tech, Elden Ring or Super Mario World.

 

[In Cold Blood]

It's still Red Dead 2. It came out how long ago and still looks better then every other game.
I guess that's what you get when you have an ultra talented studio with 4,700 employees and 6 years to make it.

 

[Apocryphon]

All 3 Resident Evil remakes are outstanding but Half Life Alyx is nuts. Videos just don’t do it justice.

 

[angrod14]

Part II still the reference.

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

I think Elden Ring is really beautiful, especially in certain areas. I don't know that it's the absolute -best- looking game I've ever played, but it's one of them. Not really sure what would be thinking on it, but I don't play a lot of cutting edge games.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Here is my suggestion without caring enough to provide a picture. What the fuck is wrong with you people do you think your word is good enough this is a serious topic!