Gears of War and UT3: Which is better graphically? (56k)

Due to the lack of in-game screenshots for the two games (primarily Gears), it's a bit difficult to make comparisons right now, but I just wanted to get some opinions as to which game looks better so far.

Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but all of these screens are in real-time, correct?

UT3 has always looked clearly better than gears.onemic

GoW and UT3 lookspretty similar, BUT...UT3 wins the match

[QUOTE="onemic"]UT3 has always looked clearly better than gears.smokeydabear076

yes they do

both look great but gears is like 5,000 shades of brown. At least UT3 has some color, so it's betterer :Dnutcrackr

Exactly. I can only stand so much brown...

where are the big rigs shots?

btw I voted for ut3

where are the big rigs shots?

btw I voted for ut3

harrisi17

lol, you do know they are both running on the same engine right?

But yeah, UT3 looks way better.

Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but all of these screens are in real-time, correct?

firefly026

I agree with Fenrir we should compare them when they both are outLonelynight

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Did anyone read my post? i said that first btw....

[QUOTE="Lonelynight"]I agree with Fenrir we should compare them when they both are outhandag

Does it matter if you say it first?

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Did anyone read my post? i said that first btw....

[QUOTE="nutcrackr"]both look great but gears is like 5,000 shades of brown. At least UT3 has some color, so it's betterer :DMadExponent

Exactly. I can only stand so much brown...

I agree, at first glance, both games seem similar in terms of art/style, but when studied, UT3 has wider variety of colors, thus more impressive graphically.

UT3 looks better because it has bloom....LOTS OF IT. And despite that, most of the levels designs will look just like QuakeIII's with floating platforms and black backgrounds. So GoW has tons of variety in its graphical compartment, but UT3 has cleaner textures because there isn't very much to handel in the enviroments.

GeoW has less color variety because IT IS FREAKING WAR! War isn't colorful! It's dark, gloomy, and disturbing!

in those pics then gears win. but remember that the PC ver of Gears will have doubled the graphics that the X-box 360 ver had. but we shouldnt decide this yet since UT3 issnt done yet and those pics probably where taken from the unfinished product. and they tend to have much porer graphics then the finished product. but all in all i will think that they will both look the same graphically in the end since they both use the same graphics engine. handag

UT3 looks better because it has bloom....LOTS OF IT. And despite that, most of the levels designs will look just like QuakeIII's with floating platforms and black backgrounds. So GoW has tons of variety in its graphical compartment, but UT3 has cleaner textures because there isn't very much to handel in the enviroments.

GeoW has less color variety because IT IS FREAKING WAR! War isn't colorful! It's dark, gloomy, and disturbing!

True_Blu3

Floating platforms and black backgrounds? Have you ever played a UT game in your life? Let alone watch a gameplay video of UT3 in action.

[QUOTE="True_Blu3"]

UT3 looks better because it has bloom....LOTS OF IT. And despite that, most of the levels designs will look just like QuakeIII's with floating platforms and black backgrounds. So GoW has tons of variety in its graphical compartment, but UT3 has cleaner textures because there isn't very much to handel in the enviroments.

GeoW has less color variety because IT IS FREAKING WAR! War isn't colorful! It's dark, gloomy, and disturbing!

onemic

Floating platforms and black backgrounds? Have you ever played a UT game in your life? Let alone watch a gameplay video of UT3 in action.

Haha, he probably hasn't. And he probably doesn't know that UT3 is about war too.

UT3 graphics are way superior; many more colors, textures, designs of all sorts, etc.

won't they look the same?

GoW seems more raw to me though

lol big rigs almost tied with gow and i vote for ut3ferret837

YOU'RE WINNER

[QUOTE="ferret837"]lol big rigs almost tied with gow and i vote for ut3Lonelynight

YOU'RE WINNER

lol

[QUOTE="True_Blu3"]

UT3 looks better because it has bloom....LOTS OF IT. And despite that, most of the levels designs will look just like QuakeIII's with floating platforms and black backgrounds. So GoW has tons of variety in its graphical compartment, but UT3 has cleaner textures because there isn't very much to handel in the enviroments.

GeoW has less color variety because IT IS FREAKING WAR! War isn't colorful! It's dark, gloomy, and disturbing!

onemic

Floating platforms and black backgrounds? Have you ever played a UT game in your life? Let alone watch a gameplay video of UT3 in action.

Seriously, what was that post based on??

[QUOTE="onemic"][QUOTE="True_Blu3"]

UT3 looks better because it has bloom....LOTS OF IT. And despite that, most of the levels designs will look just like QuakeIII's with floating platforms and black backgrounds. So GoW has tons of variety in its graphical compartment, but UT3 has cleaner textures because there isn't very much to handel in the enviroments.

GeoW has less color variety because IT IS FREAKING WAR! War isn't colorful! It's dark, gloomy, and disturbing!

Xcelerate

Floating platforms and black backgrounds? Have you ever played a UT game in your life? Let alone watch a gameplay video of UT3 in action.

Haha, he probably hasn't. And he probably doesn't know that UT3 is about war too.

UT3 graphics are way superior; many more colors, textures, designs of all sorts, etc.

UT3 is a gladiator tournament where small wars are waged. GeoW takes place in a war that has at least lasted for...I don't know, I think 15 years or so? Whatever, long enough for buildings and forest to nearly crumble.

And yes, I played UT04 and it was great while it lasted (until the game's fps started to go slower and slower until it turned into a slide-show. Weird thing is, I have a computer that surpasses its recommended requirements). UT3's environments just don't have that much variety in them. GeoW has large and nearly destroyed building, while UT3's large enviroments are just lifeless lands with some highly detailed bases. I don't blame Epic for that. 64 players in a GeoW environment would make even the most powerfulest computers to crash.

You see, GeoW doesn't have too much action going on in it's environments compared to UT3's frag festival gameplay, which has tons of explosions, veichles exploding, and pure rocket launching rampage. GeoW has more details in its enviroments because there isn't too much action going on, so Epic was able to bring the texture details to a higher capacity.

UT3 looks better because it has bloom....LOTS OF IT. And despite that, most of the levels designs will look just like QuakeIII's with floating platforms and black backgrounds. So GoW has tons of variety in its graphical compartment, but UT3 has cleaner textures because there isn't very much to handel in the enviroments.

GeoW has less color variety because IT IS FREAKING WAR! War isn't colorful! It's dark, gloomy, and disturbing!

True_Blu3

Wait, you think war is supposed to be dark, gloomy and disturbing, yet going into you're profile reveals you're a Halo fan...

[QUOTE="Xcelerate"][QUOTE="onemic"][QUOTE="True_Blu3"]

UT3 looks better because it has bloom....LOTS OF IT. And despite that, most of the levels designs will look just like QuakeIII's with floating platforms and black backgrounds. So GoW has tons of variety in its graphical compartment, but UT3 has cleaner textures because there isn't very much to handel in the enviroments.

GeoW has less color variety because IT IS FREAKING WAR! War isn't colorful! It's dark, gloomy, and disturbing!

True_Blu3

Floating platforms and black backgrounds? Have you ever played a UT game in your life? Let alone watch a gameplay video of UT3 in action.

Haha, he probably hasn't. And he probably doesn't know that UT3 is about war too.

UT3 graphics are way superior; many more colors, textures, designs of all sorts, etc.

UT3 is a gladiator tournament where small wars are waged. GeoW takes place in a war that has at least lasted for...I don't know, I think 15 years or so? Whatever, long enough for buildings and forest to nearly crumble.

And yes, I played UT04 and it was great while it lasted (until the game's fps started to go slower and slower until it turned into a slide-show. Weird thing is, I have a computer that surpasses its recommended requirements). UT3's environments just don't have that much variety in them. GeoW has large and nearly destroyed building, while UT3's large enviroments are just lifeless lands with some highly detailed bases. I don't blame Epic for that. 64 players in a GeoW environment would make even the most powerfulest computers to crash.

You see, GeoW doesn't have too much action going on in it's environments compared to UT3's frag festival gameplay, which has tons of explosions, veichles exploding, and pure rocket launching rampage. GeoW has more details in its enviroments because there isn't too much action going on, so Epic was able to bring the texture details to a higher capacity.

What does any of this have to do with your statement that you were quoted on, in which you said UT3 is just comprised mostly of floating platforms and black backgrounds?

[QUOTE="True_Blu3"][QUOTE="Xcelerate"][QUOTE="onemic"][QUOTE="True_Blu3"]

UT3 looks better because it has bloom....LOTS OF IT. And despite that, most of the levels designs will look just like QuakeIII's with floating platforms and black backgrounds. So GoW has tons of variety in its graphical compartment, but UT3 has cleaner textures because there isn't very much to handel in the enviroments.

GeoW has less color variety because IT IS FREAKING WAR! War isn't colorful! It's dark, gloomy, and disturbing!

onemic

Floating platforms and black backgrounds? Have you ever played a UT game in your life? Let alone watch a gameplay video of UT3 in action.

Haha, he probably hasn't. And he probably doesn't know that UT3 is about war too.

UT3 graphics are way superior; many more colors, textures, designs of all sorts, etc.

UT3 is a gladiator tournament where small wars are waged. GeoW takes place in a war that has at least lasted for...I don't know, I think 15 years or so? Whatever, long enough for buildings and forest to nearly crumble.

And yes, I played UT04 and it was great while it lasted (until the game's fps started to go slower and slower until it turned into a slide-show. Weird thing is, I have a computer that surpasses its recommended requirements). UT3's environments just don't have that much variety in them. GeoW has large and nearly destroyed building, while UT3's large enviroments are just lifeless lands with some highly detailed bases. I don't blame Epic for that. 64 players in a GeoW environment would make even the most powerfulest computers to crash.

You see, GeoW doesn't have too much action going on in it's environments compared to UT3's frag festival gameplay, which has tons of explosions, veichles exploding, and pure rocket launching rampage. GeoW has more details in its enviroments because there isn't too much action going on, so Epic was able to bring the texture details to a higher capacity.

What does any of this have to do with your statement that you were quoted on, in which you said UT3 is just comprised mostly of floating platforms and black backgrounds?

Well both look great, but I know that I will enjoy UT3 ALOT more than Gears. MadExponent

Same here. It's been too long in the waiting...

So has no one picked up on the fact that you can't tell what these games look like based off these officially released screens? The actual games look nothing like that. They are jacking up the lighting, shadows, and special effects for the screenshots. Its especially obvious in the gears shots considering I've never seen a muzzle flash create dynamic shadows on the player ingame before. You ask me, this is more shady than trying to pass off CGI because these are plausibly real and they know that.pooonu