What game is considered to have the best graphics as of yet?

[adagar121987]

The best graphics I've ever seen in a game are in Half Life 2, but, its not new.
What game currently is the most graphically demanding?

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Well Currently best graphics yet would probably go to Gears of War

Best PC graphics yet....errrr, Oblivion/Rainbow 6 Vegas/ Nothing coming to mind now

Best Graphics we've seen- Crysis

 

[potato28]

Playable? Oblivion with some visual mods and a really powerful PC. We've seen? Crysis. By far.

 

[CP5670]

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is still at the top for me, although I haven't yet played Double Agent or a few more recent games.

 

[apoppin]

all the new engines look really good ... most games from '05 on like PREY [using the highly modified D3 Engine looks awesome], Fable LC with everything *Maxed* ... FEAR/Expansion Point have exceptional particle effects and the newly released STALKER is quite a visual treat - if you like gloomy and depressing.

However, *top* of my list is still Oblivion --especially with the texture mods
--and Shivering Isles, the full expansion, looks just as awesome but 'weird' as it is set in the land of 'madness'
:heart:

 

[Chriscross3234]

Oblivion, with QTP3 mod, improved LOD textures, and other misc graphic mods gets my vote.

 

[imported_Equinox]

Originally posted by: Chriscross3234
Oblivion, with QTP3 mod, improved LOD textures, and other misc graphic mods gets my vote.

As far as what is currently out, that gets my vote too. Crysis will likely improve upon this, but as it stands Oblivion + texture mods.

 

[ManBearPig]

whats the QTP 3 mod?

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Hitman: Blood Money, for me.

 

[Dethfrumbelo]

Best is a subjective term.

The scenery in Oblivion looks nice, but I don't think much of the character models, artistically speaking. Same goes for GoW - I don't like the character designs, due to the style. R6: Vegas had more realistic looking characters, but otherwise it's not outstanding.

Crysis looks great. The only weak point I see are the character models again. The proportions look off - leg and arm lengths are not right. The faces look quite good though.

 

[fierydemise]

Oblivion (with mods) is the best I've seen but I haven't played most of the others that have been mentioned

 

[Kur]

UT2007

 

[Cabages]

Originally posted by: Heen05
whats the QTP 3 mod?

Qarls Texture Pack 3.

Certain textures (out door mostly I think) look a lot more detailed. Pretty hefty mod, and probably better have <512 video memory.

I would have to say Oblivion, and im hoping theres even more graphical improvments as the game ages.

I would have to say that Vegas was one of the worst looking games I have seen. Although it probably had something to do with my system, I just couldnt stand that game.

 

[schneiderguy]

HL2 still has the best character models and faces ive seen (especially with the high res texture pack)

oblivion with mods probably wins the other categories though

 

[Jules]

Gears

 

[Rottie]

I think FarCry has the best grpahic but I know it is old now. I am going to re-install half life2 again and see what I think.

 

[wazzledoozle]

Gears of War for consoles and Oblivion for PC. Each has its strengths and weaknesses.

The best upcoming graphics would undebatably be Crysis.

 

[ManBearPig]

Originally posted by: Heen05
whats the QTP 3 mod?

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: Heen05

Originally posted by: Heen05
whats the QTP 3 mod?

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[apoppin]

Originally posted by: schneiderguy
HL2 still has the best character models and faces ive seen (especially with the high res texture pack)

oblivion with mods probably wins the other categories though

Hl2 is a creeky old engine without dynamic shadows or lighting

the *only* thing Source has going for it are the character models ... the Valve artists ARE talented ... but the Source lighting *sucks* ... the 'flashlight' is a joke

 

[CP5670]

I don't understand why so many people like Oblivion's graphics either. I don't actually have the game, but in all the screenshots I've seen even with the mods installed, at its best it looks like Far Cry with the extended content pack (which is still very good, but FC came out two years earlier). Is there something I'm missing?

 

[Sunner]

Originally posted by: Rottie
I think FarCry has the best grpahic but I know it is old now. I am going to re-install half life2 again and see what I think.

I actually agree, but I guess I'm biased since for one, I just love the environments in that game, the graphics support them perfectly, making the graphical experience as a whole pretty damn awesome.
And secondly, I loved the game as a whole, so again, bias

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: CP5670
I don't understand why so many people like Oblivion's graphics either. I don't actually have the game, but in all the screenshots I've seen even with the mods installed, at its best it looks like Far Cry with the extended content pack (which is still very good, but FC came out two years earlier). Is there something I'm missing?

yes ... get the game

screenies do it no justice

and the texture mods elevate it way beyond FC ... the Shadows and lighting are exceptional

HL2 is *fUgly* in comparison

 

[clamum]

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: schneiderguy
HL2 still has the best character models and faces ive seen (especially with the high res texture pack)

oblivion with mods probably wins the other categories though

Hl2 is a creeky old engine without dynamic shadows or lighting

the *only* thing Source has going for it are the character models ... the Valve artists ARE talented ... but the Source lighting *sucks* ... the 'flashlight' is a joke

Good things about Source:

HDR rendering
Excellent animation
Modified Havok 2 real-time physics engine (vehicle physics including torque, power, gears, tire material, suspension)
Dynamic audio system (Doppler effect, directional sound, sounds from far away lack high frequency, see DoD: S)
Very scalable and modular
Full range of facial movements
Lip-sync which works with facial expressionals

If that engine sucks, well, I don't know what to tell ya.

 

[randomint]

this shouldn't even be an argument. Crysis. the best graphics to date of any game.

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