Graphics: Doom 3 vs HL2 vs Stalker vs Farcry

[DKlein]

D3 because it's the only game I've played so I can't make a honest judgement on any of the others' graphics, nor compare them.

Since that is what we're doing though, then:
D3
HL2
STALKER
Far Cry

D3 wins not because I necessarily think that the graphics engine looks better, but because every every level I've played in D3 just has the most beautiful design ever. So much was put into every inch of its maps that I can't see another game being able to compete. Even if HL2 has more potential, I don't see it having the same attention to detail and the same creative design oozing from every corner.

 

[TheVrolok]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
My not so humble opinions ...

DOOM3
+ Anyone say lighting effects?
+ Bumpmaps. Lots and lots of shiny, reflective, pretty bumpmaps.
+ Haze, distortion, warping, skewing, projection ... OpenGL owns you. And your mother. And your dog.
+ Particle effects, such as Mars dust, rock.
- Eats videocards for breakfast and comes back for seconds

STALKER
+ Bitchin' weather effects
+ Foliage
+ Nice use of DX9 shaders
- Could potentially suffer from the Quake 1 "Identical Texture" issue

HL2
+ I don't think anything will touch this in the outdoor arena.
+ Just keeps getting better and better ...
- ... since it's not effing released yet ...

FarCry
+ Best Foliage Ever
- And that's all.

- M4H

I'm with him.


Buuuttt.. just for fun since we're going to include games that aren't released yet (HL2) I'm going to throw in Unreal 3 .. see this thread for pics. Ha.

 

[yhelothar]

I think a lot of you are undermining STALKER... you guys haven't seen the indoor scenes with the bump mapping..
but STALKER definately comes first on my list BY FAR... here is my stackup..
1. STALKER
2. FARCRY
3. DooM³
4. Half-Life2

Plus I speak from personal experience after playing all 4 :-D

 

[jm0ris0n]

Originally posted by: Davegod

Doom 3 vs HL2 vs Stalker vs Farcry

whats the obsession with Game A vs Game B these days? I find it even less comprehensable than the whole ati v nvidia, intel v amd stuff, since at least there you're probably going to have to choose between them.

Maybe I'm a little OT here since most people in this thread are agreeing all these games are/will be good, but more often than not its like "hl2 pwn0rz doom3" and all this fanboy crap. I realise some of these kiddies actually might only get enough pocket money for one game a year, and some people are genuinely dissapointed with a game (even those not yet released...), but whats with the desperation with aligning oneself with some product and tirelessly campaigning at every oppertunity that it pwns Game B, which of course clearly sux horrendously and anyone thinking otherwise is The Enemy.

Very, very, very good advertising campaigns...

 

[MajorCatastrophe]

Since they're all rendering such visually different environments and characters, where the content designers (NOT the engines) had different polygon budgets and memory requirements for texture resolution to work to, it's very difficult to compare. Each of these games emphasize different strengths of their respective engines.

It would be cool for some talented people to make an identical level and characters in each engine with the same poly counts and texture+normal resolutions to compare.

The latest HL2 and STALKER shots I've seen look gorgeous, especially STALKER's soft shadowing and self shadowing on all objects (I've not seen that in Doom3 or HL2). Also, I think FEAR looks awesome too. What i'm really waiting for is some DNF shots!

 

[DKlein]

Well I haven't really been keeping up with HL2 or its graphics for that matter. After having looked around, I have come to the realization that they suck. I also agree that STALKER has some amazing graphics, and HL2 only beat it out on my list because those two links looked really nice and I had thought that HL2's graphics had made a great leap since I last saw them. This having been said:

D3
STALKER
Far Cry
HL2

 

[Regs]

I did not think that Far Cry had detailed enough enviorments to compare to any other. Just trees and tents. Doom 3 had inclosed spaces and was dark. HL2 seems like it will have a very nice balance of everything. I can't find anyway to compare these games. Stalker seems way out there. Their is little known about this game. The early benchmarks look unrealistic for a DX9 game, which they reported over 200 FPS @ 1280x1024.