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Your personal pick for best looking game of the generation?
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I never like to jam every game into a "best looking" category because every game has its stengths and weaknesses. That said, based on games I've actually played:
- Best Looking Cars = Forza Horizon 4 (I've never played GT Sport so not sure if those are better)
- Best 3D Character Models = Uncharted 4 or Injustice 2 (I think some folks forget just how fucking amazing the facial motion capture in Injustice 2 was)
- Best Looking Outdoor Environments = A complete three-way tossup between Horizon: Zero Dawn and God of War on the PS4 Pro and Red Dead Redemption 2 on the 1X. Pick your favorite.
- Best Looking Interior Environments = Assassin's Creed: Unity or Resident Evil 2 (both games have brilliant lighting and need to be played on PC to fully appreciate it)
- Best 3D Character Animation = Uncharted 4, Red Dead Redemption 2, or Dragonball FighterZ
- Best 2D Character Animation = Dead Cells or BlazBlue: Central Fiction
- Best Art DIrection/Overall Aesthetic = Breath of the Wild, Horizon: Zero Dawn, or Bloodborne
- Best 2D Art Style = Dead Cells
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My pick is The Division PC version:
Here are a collection of my favorites (lots of images incoming):
See above, The Division blows BOTW out of the water with atmospheric lighting.
This is so hard to say. Maybe Horizon Zero Dawn. It's constantly aesthetically pleasing.
We should come back to this thread in the Fall 2020. There will be some new really interesting contenders.
We should come back to this thread in the Fall 2020. There will be some new really interesting contenders.
After loading up and playing some of Metro: Exodus, the only words I can say are "wow". Simply PS6 level of graphics. The lighting is amazing in RDR2, but going to ray-tracing with completely 0 light maps is a godsend. EVERY single object has the proper occlusion.
Metro on RTX is just on another level and should be compared when the PS6s come out. Which is quite awhile from now.
Because a lot of these realistic styles aren't really photo realistic and still very stylized
Great shots Tyaren.
Photos taken in Horizon Zero Dawn by me. :)
Yeah. Most games mentioned will look dated in 5-10 years. Games like Ori and Cuphead are timeless.
lol. no they wont. Realistic games still have their own art direction , they are still stylized.
Anthem looks great on consoles but on pc it looks even better. Probably the best looking game I've seen.
Rdr2 is a very close second. And horizon an even closer third.
Rdr2 is a very close second. And horizon an even closer third.
It's still Horizon for me. A dark horse though is Shadow of the Tomb Raider. It's gorgeous on the X and the HDR implementation is one of the best.
Batman Arkham Knight. Despite being nearly 4 years old and running on a last gen engine, it looks damn incredible.
They will because they still aim for realism. Games like UC2 and 3 look dated now as well. Cuphead will always be a playable Fleischer cartoon. It will never age.
These Horizon shots make me want to play the game again.
Photos taken in Horizon Zero Dawn by me. :)
I think I would say doom 2016. Perhaps other games look better on a moment to moment basis but nothing is as performant while looking as smooth and clean as doom. Amazing achievement to me.
The Order 1886, God of War or Horizon. Uncharted 4 too.
I have a feeling Ghost of Tsushima and The Last of Us could end up in the mix as well.
I have a feeling Ghost of Tsushima and The Last of Us could end up in the mix as well.
Probably because the games aiming for realism also happen to have the highest production values.
Detroit Become Human for the characters details
RDR2 for the draw distance of its open world with very little pop up (amazing technical achievement) even on a base PS4
The Last Guardian for fictional creature animations and detail
Cuphead for its old school cartoon art style
Horizon Zero Dawn / Uncharted 4 as great looking overall
RDR2 for the draw distance of its open world with very little pop up (amazing technical achievement) even on a base PS4
The Last Guardian for fictional creature animations and detail
Cuphead for its old school cartoon art style
Horizon Zero Dawn / Uncharted 4 as great looking overall
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Bruv, I roll my eyes into my butt hole because your name is Angel Whispers, you talk like you sniff your own farts and perhaps enjoyed Plato in your art history class a bit too much. You could have mentioned those games and no one would have batted an eye because people have already been mentioning those games throughout this thread with their own interpretation of "best looking" not necessarily pertaining to the representational. People laughed at your post because you came in acting like a pompous silly boy. Least that's why I laughed at it, and your follow up essay.
Why must thou be so silly, o Angel Whispers who hails from the Wilderness.
I don't think I've been disappointed at with respect to graphics. My top pick is still GT Sport.
While not necessarily my top overall picks, the presentation of God of War and Spiderman exudes that "next-gen now" feeling more than anything else I've played this gen.
Don't get me wrong, I find RDR2's vistas awe inspiring, but my jaw did just hit the floor last night completing Spiderman's final act. It is a less visually consistent game, but the moments where Spiderman shines are top in class.
Don't get me wrong, I find RDR2's vistas awe inspiring, but my jaw did just hit the floor last night completing Spiderman's final act. It is a less visually consistent game, but the moments where Spiderman shines are top in class.
No technically the best but IMO Bloodborne and Persona 5 have the best art styles.
Technically Red Dead Redemption 2 by a considerable distance IMO. So much detail.
Technically Red Dead Redemption 2 by a considerable distance IMO. So much detail.
Makes sense when you only play Switch games but have you not seen games on other platforms?
Astro Bot is the only game I've played this generation that made my jaw drop constantly. The look of the materials inside the headset makes you feel like they're real. Its fucking amazing, on pro.at least.
The resolution isn't ultra crisp but damn it does so many convincing things I've never seen before.
The resolution isn't ultra crisp but damn it does so many convincing things I've never seen before.
Technically, I don't feel Uncharted 4 has been topped. Art direction wise, Dark Souls III. In terms of the best overall look, I have to go with Tropical Freeze for the rock solid 60FPS, beautiful art direction, and silky smooth and expressive animations of the characters and levels. God of War is up there as well.
1. Witcher 3 PC
Maxxed out on PC at 60+ fps this game still looks phenomenal
2. Metro Exodus PC
With RTX global illumination on, it looks absurd
3. Horizon Zero Dawn PS4 Pro
Best looking console game this gen for me. I don't think any other game comes close really, even RDR2
Maxxed out on PC at 60+ fps this game still looks phenomenal
2. Metro Exodus PC
With RTX global illumination on, it looks absurd
3. Horizon Zero Dawn PS4 Pro
Best looking console game this gen for me. I don't think any other game comes close really, even RDR2