Point Man Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Well, I finally got Oblivion tonight, and after some "catastrophic failure" messages and then a little tinkering with the settings on my DVD RAM (What does POI mean, anyway?), I was able to get it installed. I must say, this is the most beautiful game I have ever seen. I hope the rest of the game can match up to the graphics. So what do you think is the best looking game you have ever played? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 i dunno....recently, half-life 2. i want to get Oblivion really bad...but don't know if my computer would accept it as well as it did HL2. wish i could dload a demo for it just to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldflash Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Well, I finally got Oblivion tonight, and after some "catastrophic failure" messages and then a little tinkering with the settings on my DVD RAM (What does POI mean, anyway?), I was able to get it installed. I must say, this is the most beautiful game I have ever seen. I hope the rest of the game can match up to the graphics. So what do you think is the best looking game you have ever played? For me Gothic3 is the best looking game which I have played. Few pictures from gothic3 world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerhs Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 hmm, do you mean artistically or technically?? some games aren't very attractive because the setting dictates that its not supposed to be very attractive, but they still have the technical features that makes them look fantastic graphically ("STALKER" and "Gears of War" are excellent examples). as far as the game with the best graphics, Oblivion definitely ranks very highly on my list, but after playing Half Life 2: Lost Coast, i know that HL2: Episode 2 has potential to look much better than Oblivion (and that's saying quite a bit). overall, though, Gears of War completely blew me away with how good it looks when i played it. so, it gets my vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavlos Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 as far as the game with the best graphics, Oblivion definitely ranks very highly on my list, but after playing Half Life 2: Lost Coast, i know that HL2: Episode 2 has potential to look much better than Oblivion (and that's saying quite a bit). overall, though, Gears of War completely blew me away with how good it looks when i played it. so, it gets my vote. I think Oblivion does environments better than any game I've seen out there but the character models leave a lot to be desired. I suppose that is the sacrifice made when you add in the option for the player to model a face for themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaelastraz Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Oblivion is not that bad, Gothic III has far superior graphics though. I guess Stalker is one of the best looking games atm. But I'm sure, once Crysis is released, it will set new standarts in graphics. In DirectX 10 of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateDogg Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Best looking game I've played recently is Phantasy Star Universe, but that's an Xbox 360 game so it's a given the graphics will be amazing. Best looking game I've played on the computer recently is Unreal Tournament it's pretty amazing for what it's about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balderdash Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Best I'm playing at the moment is Gears of War. I haven't played enough next-gen games to really call it the best, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pho3nix Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I always thought Half-life 2 had great graphics. I haven't played any next-gen game, hoping for kick-ass graphics in Grand Theft auto IV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoffe Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I'd have to put my vote on Oblivion/Shivering Isles as well, at least when it comes the the game world. The large open world can produce some very impressive views from high ground where you can see very ar. There are also many very stunning locations, in particular during sunset or sunrise with water nearby. Some random tourist photos with pretty colors Characters are a mixed in quality. Making a good-looking head is insanely hard and time-consuming. (Makes you admire nature for getting it right so many times in real life. ) Requires the better head texture mod though or it will look too low-res to look good. The body models look fairly believable, though perhaps a bit on the skinny side. But the animations... ugh. A clear improvement from Morrowind, but this is still one of Bethesda's weak points. The stances, poses and moves makes the body models look uglier than they really are. When it comes to spell effects however Oblivion is sadly lacking compared to other games. All spells work the same, some unimpressive projectile and a little explosion and potentially some force when it impacts. Neverwinter Nights 2 is much more visually impressive in that regard even though it isn't a fully 3d world without any real physics. Bloodlines have some rather good-looking and varied spell/discipline effects as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabish Bini Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 For some reason, I reckon Doom 3. Great game too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Obi-Wan Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Well, from what I've played I would say.... Knights of the Old Republic. Well, at least when you play on the Unknown planet and there is a ledge you can go on and look off of and see the Ebon Hawk and the ships in the ocean. Also, when you are in the temple and you just see the mountains. That's a view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimartin Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 My vote would go with Oblivion first and foremost. I was blown away the first time I played KOTOR , but it is stick figures when compared to Oblivion. I sometimes run around Cyrodiil just for the views. I just wished the weather was clear more often. It seems to be raining every time I’m in Leyawiin and snowing when I’m at Frostcrag Spire or Dive Rock. There are very magnificent views from both on one of the few clear days around Cyrodiil. I’m hoping Mass Effect is another leap forward. Beautiful screen shots Stoffe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 damn it.....i MUST HAVE OBLIVION!!!!!!!!!!!! why is it still $50..... wish my ****ing car didn't break down!!!!!!!!!! ugh. morrowind is nice looking too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Hmm... A lot of games starting to look good recently... I'd wager that my Half-Life 2 looks and plays decently on my system. It works with all the settings cranked up to highest except anti-aliasing and only goes slow at the start of each level, otherwise it's great. I recently got Call of Duty 2 as well and while its graphics aren't mind-blowing, they're great till now. I really like the Egypt levels - that is good graphic and level design. Like Rogue, I wish I had Oblivion, but it will murder my system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Spitfire Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Well, KotOR. Now, even though the graphics are good, compared to games like Gothic III and Oblivion KotOR is horrible, it's the artwork that makes it so great . . . as Commander Obi-Wan said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ztalker Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 The Legend of Zelda; The Windwaker. Like Lord Spitfire pointed out, sometimes the artwork is so beautifull that you don't even look at the 'real' graphics anymore. Zelda did a similar thing to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Oblivion and then Gears of War though I don't have either of them. Eventually I'd like to get Oblivion now that my PC can run it and when I get a 360 I'll get GoW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Eventually I'd like to get Oblivion now that my PC can run it and when I get a 360 I'll get GoW. They are porting GoW to the PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Obi-Wan Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Oblivion and then Gears of War though I don't have either of them. Eventually I'd like to get Oblivion now that my PC can run it and when I get a 360 I'll get GoW. Luckily enough for me, I'll probably be getting both of them for my Xbox 360 soon. Though, I'm torn between which one I want first. Plus, I'd have get them both for 360 since my PC wouldn't be able to meet the requirements of either of those games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 They are porting GoW to the PC. I'd probably still rather have it for 360. I'm definitely getting one eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus Q'ol Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 PGR and NFS Carbon are visually stunning at high speeds. Old New York in the 40's is detailed brilliantly in Godfather. The realism and lighting/shadows are absolutely fantasic in 2K7 baseball. The snowy enviroments in Lost Planet seemed to come alive. Gears is, well Gears is just plain awesome. The graphics in Fight Night3 are so good, my face hurts after each fight. Of course, these are all played on 360 at 1080p. Madden sucked NBA Live sucked Spiderman3 sucked Over G sucked Virtual Tennis3 had decent visuals, but sucked I really do hope Mass Effect lives up to the hype. It looks very intriging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Obi-Wan Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 Yeah, Gears of War has some outstanding visuals to see when you are playing. Though, it's not 'pretty' in the way that Morrowind, Oblivion, KotOR, etc. would be, but in the aspect of architecture of the buildings and the areas that you play in. It also helps when you have a TV that helps enhance that graphics of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zinervadonella Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Prettiest game world would have to be Oblivion, but it's boring visual effects, substandard character textures and poor animations leave the overall game wanting. VtM:Bloodlines is a visually stunning game with great gameplay that suffers from activision's unrealistic min and rec specs. The game does not look or perform well even on a rig meeting the rec specs. Throw enough machine at it though, and it may still be the best looking SOURCE game made, at least until HL2: Episode 2 is released. NWN2's official campaign stinks, but the visual effects in this game are stunning. Jade Empire SE for the PC. While the graphics themselves may not be the best out there, the better textures help a lot though, I just love the way this game looks. The character animations are superb in my opinion, probably because they were motion captured. The visual effect are a bit substandard though, being not much better than Oblivion's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabish Bini Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 I changed my mind about my post. The best looking game is Super Mario Kart for the SNES. Awesome graphics for 1992. I'm still playin it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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