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[7he Talon]

Let's be real, everyone loves some good water physics/graphics! After seeing Sea of Thieves and Skull and Bones at E3, I was trying to think what game had the best water physical and/or graphics of any game to date. I think Sea of Thieves has to be up there for me.

Which game do you think has the best water physical/graphics?


Edit: Add title of game to images/gifs posted.

 

[Blablurn]

is that gif from sea of thieves?

 

[Turkoop]

GTAV and Witcher 3 had some amazin water effects, also Black Flag
But AC Origins and Sea of Thieves are also looking fantastic

 

[Theorry]

is that gif from sea of thieves?

Jup.

 

[luulubuu]

Glad to see you got your passion for water out of Miiverse, Talon.

I'm biased but I think I love Nintendo approach to water;

But yeah, SoT wins for me too

 

[Sini]

Witcher 3

Um, pics/gifs?

 

[Killyoh]

It has to be Arkham Knight. It's not interactive though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAGmsJomTYM

 

[LordOcidax]

Pikmin 3

 

[TheWasTheJoke]

AC Origins most realistic
SoT coolest by FAR

 

[Dangansona]

Looking at the gif it's going to be Sea of Thieves when it comes out. How was Uncharted 4?

 

[Maxey]

That crappy Hydrophobia game had pretty good water physics, although the water itself looked Ok at best.

 

[Turkoop]

Um, pics/gifs?

 

[benicillin]

That scene in Uncharted 4 was really really really great.

 

[DNAbro]

Uncharted 4? I remember thinking it looked amazing.

 

[op_ivy]

Definitely sea of thieves.

 

[Isotropy]

One of these?

Edit: DAMMIT

 

[kokokko416]

definitely Uncharted 4

 

[Joe Condor]

Let's be real, everyone loves some good water physics/graphics! After seeing Sea of Thieves and Skull and Bones at E3, I was trying to think what game had the best water physical and/or graphics of any game to date. I think Sea of Thieves has to be up there for me.



Which game do you think has the best water physical/graphics?

Are we sure there's physics and not an animation that's making the water move like that?

 

[TheMoon]

Have games surpassed Wave Race 64 yet?

 

[Theorry]

 

[tuxfool]

nah (also this is a terrible example)

Even with a better example (storms around skellige) it doesn't compare to some of the better water.

 

[Rien]

Let's be real, everyone loves some good water physics/graphics! After seeing Sea of Thieves and Skull and Bones at E3, I was trying to think what game had the best water physical and/or graphics of any game to date. I think Sea of Thieves has to be up there for me.



Which game do you think has the best water physical/graphics?

Looks great

 

[abracadaver]

I always thought the water in Witcher 3 looks really bad and disappointing compared to the rest of the game. It really does not look good to me at all. Like water from a last gen game.

 

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Spintires

 

[Alienous]

Arkham Knight.

 

[Turkoop]

Or this. dayum

 

[SolidChamp]

For games I've played I'll go with GTAV and ACIV.

 

[adamsapple]

Bioshock.

10 years old and it still holds up really well. Yes, many games since then have surpassed the water effects, but Bioshock was a revelation in terms of water rendering at the time of release.

I always thought the water in Witcher 3 looks really bad and disappointing compared to the rest of the game.

I really like how the Aard spell creates ripples and displacement in water. Really dug it.

 

[Ushay]

Witcher 3 had some nice scenes on the sea.

After watching the demo at E3 I think Sea of Thieves is the winner. I'm wondering what it will look like on One X.

 

[OBias]

I always liked water in Half-Life 2.

 

[Infernal Monkey]

randomvideogamescreenshotwithnotitle.jpg is my favourite.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

Remember Watch Dogs having some good water. On mobile so can't post right now.

 

[daviyoung]

Crysis

GTA IV/V

Wave Race 64

 

[Striek]

Initial though was Uncharted 4. But SoT's E3 demo was also amazing (the water - the rest was meh).

 

[Caayn]

Not the best but Kinect Sports Rivals certainly is worthy of a mention in this thread. If I wasn't on mobile I'd post some screenshots.

 

[Baron Von Beans]

Otogix for X-Box had some of the most incredible water. Reflections, refractions, waves...it was sensational for the time. I honestly compare all water I see to that, and to the pond outside the windmill in ICO. It's amazing at how bad water in this gen is.

Sure, there's a lot of good looking water animations, but if it can't be interacted with and modified real time, then to me, I don't care for it.

 

[Lucumo]

Have games surpassed Wave Race 64 yet?

Doesn't look like it.

 

[Peroroncino]

Always liked doing that:

 

[sixteen-bit]

Ico

 

[7he Talon]

is that gif from sea of thieves?

Sure is! Anyone happen to have a gif of the underwater shot from the E3 demo?

Uncharted 4? I remember thinking it looked amazing.

Gif?

 

[Theorry]

Not the best but Kinect Sports Rivals certainly is worthy of a mention in this thread. If I wasn't on mobile I'd post some screenshots.

 

[LostDonkey]

I remember arma 3 having really impressive water. Not played In a while though.

 

[Joe Condor]

^^^^

 

[Jackpot]

Cold Waters is pretty impressive for an small-budget Unity game.

Hydrophobia had realistic water as their USP. Didn't use it that much tbh.

 

[JayTapp]

How many more years will it take until people in this forum write the god damn game title to the random images they post?

ARRRRGRGGRGRR!

 

[Mass Effect]

My problem with rough seas in games is where is the wave breakage? Kind of ruins it for me that there usually isn't any.

Glad to see you got your passion for water out of Miiverse, Talon.

lol I remember this

I'm biased but I think I love Nintendo approach to water;
But yeah, SoT wins for me too

Nintendo has great water. Personally I've always been a fan of how it's done in Twilight Princess and Super Mario Galaxy:

wish I could find better images, but if you've played the games you know what I'm talking about.

Bonus Super Mario 3D World image:

 

[TheMoon]

randomvideogamescreenshotwithnotitle.jpg is my favourite.

How many more years will it take until people in this forum write the god damn game title to the random images they post?

ARRRRGRGGRGRR!

My favorite GAF tradition.

Happens every time.

"which game" thread -> pics with no title bc if you don't recognize, u ain't worthy

 

[Firenze1]

Wind waker

 

[UpUpDownDown]

Ooooh! Great thread!

Wasnt expecting such decent examples... Kinda wrote off video game water years ago lol.

Keep em coming.

 

[CHC]

GTAV, Black Flag, and Dishonored 2 all come to mind as having amazing ocean effects.

Dishonored 2:

I'm as a huge a Witcher III fan as you'll ever find but that game actually has notably bad looking water in anything other than shallow pools and rivers, which manage to look very good.