Mass Effect Graphics?

Hey guys just got Mass Effect today off of steam and to my surprise I really think the graphics are horrible and don't even meet expectations I have for PS3 games, much less PC games.

With that said, I'm just wondering if something is wrong with either my settings or if Steam hasn't updated my version yet or something. First thing I noticed was that my max resolution could only be set at 1280x800. Really a res I've never even seen before lol. Is this a actuall issue with this game?

Also there is just a lack of detail in just about anything and everything, besides the character faces. Writing and wrinkles on the characters outfits look very blurry. Once again is this a issue with this game?

Screen tearing is just horrible, literally with what I'm seeing this is a game that can teach someone what screen tearing is whether its in the cutscenes or gameplay elements of the game. Even after setting vertical sync to on which helped but by no means got rid of it.

I'm just wondering if there is anything on my end that needs to be addressed either with patch or just some settings, but as for game settings there literally all set to high or very high so its got me boggled. Game seems cool so far but with this amount of issues its really hard to let myself get into it, and can't beleive that this may actually be a true indiaction of this game. My hardware specs are in my sig.

Its a really good game, but the aliasing is sometimes really bad.

I must admit that I did not care for the graphics either (nor the artstyle)

Especially that details seem to vanish and pop up at random (like patterns on armor)

it is not a bad looking game, and the draw distance is impressive (like when on a planet that you can see a beacon that is on the other side of the map).

Must admit all in all, while I dislike the kind of sci-fi it is (to me mass effect is the abomination you get if you smack star wars and star trek together to make babies). the game mechanics are decent, the writing is good, and some of the characters, altho steriotypical kinda funny.

Its a really good game, but the aliasing is sometimes really bad.

pvtdonut54

I have all the settings maxed out on the PC version running at max resolution and the game looks fantastic....dunno what your problem is.

I have all the settings maxed out on the PC version running at max resolution and the game looks fantastic....dunno what your problem is.

rben21232

Hey guys just got Mass Effect today off of steam and to my surprise I really think the graphics are horrible and don't even meet expectations I have for PS3 games, much less PC games.

With that said, I'm just wondering if something is wrong with either my settings or if Steam hasn't updated my version yet or something. First thing I noticed was that my max resolution could only be set at 1280x800. Really a res I've never even seen before lol. Is this a actuall issue with this game?

Also there is just a lack of detail in just about anything and everything, besides the character faces. Writing and wrinkles on the characters outfits look very blurry. Once again is this a issue with this game?

Screen tearing is just horrible, literally with what I'm seeing this is a game that can teach someone what screen tearing is whether its in the cutscenes or gameplay elements of the game. Even after setting vertical sync to on which helped but by no means got rid of it.

I'm just wondering if there is anything on my end that needs to be addressed either with patch or just some settings, but as for game settings there literally all set to high or very high so its got me boggled. Game seems cool so far but with this amount of issues its really hard to let myself get into it, and can't beleive that this may actually be a true indiaction of this game. My hardware specs are in my sig.

GreyFoXX4

weird,i think the game has superior graphics,way more interesting than crysis.but again im not a graphics hardcore

weird,i think the game has superior graphics,way more interesting than crysis.but again im not a graphics hardcore

GazaAli

Yeah you're right, the graphics are nothing to be proud of... but once you get past that it's really an enjoyable game.

Yea I'm just wondering if its something on my end. I'll try to post some pics later on. Not trying to bash, but at the games current state I'm just a bit puzzled, and just want to find the issues either my end or if its just the way it is.

The graphics did not impress anyone. But the rest of the game did, like the music.

The graphics did not impress anyone.

holibanana

Wrong. It's just all in the details, the animaton, the parallax occlusion, high dynamic range.

But overall the game is a 2007 UE3 title. It shouldn't impress these days anymore.

Something's definitely wrong if the maximum res you're getting is 1280x800. I'm running it at 1680x1050.

I personally think the graphics are utterly superb. The detail of the character models and their animations can't be beaten imo.

Ok I've gotten it figured out now, got my res all set to the highest. Textures look better and the entire game. Graphics by no means impress but the story is getting interesting. At the moment think I want to kick some Specter butt :)

But heres a screen shot, oh yea my shadows, especially on peoples faces look pixelated. Ground shadows don't look bad just on the models.

Hey guys just got Mass Effect today off of steam and to my surprise I really think the graphics are horrible and don't even meet expectations I have for PS3 games, much less PC games.

With that said, I'm just wondering if something is wrong with either my settings or if Steam hasn't updated my version yet or something. First thing I noticed was that my max resolution could only be set at 1280x800. Really a res I've never even seen before lol. Is this a actual issue with this game?

Also there is just a lack of detail in just about anything and everything, besides the character faces. Writing and wrinkles on the characters outfits look very blurry. Once again is this a issue with this game?

Screen tearing is just horrible, literally with what I'm seeing this is a game that can teach someone what screen tearing is whether its in the cutscenes or gameplay elements of the game. Even after setting vertical sync to on which helped but by no means got rid of it.

I'm just wondering if there is anything on my end that needs to be addressed either with patch or just some settings, but as for game settings there literally all set to high or very high so its got me boggled. Game seems cool so far but with this amount of issues its really hard to let myself get into it, and can't believe that this may actually be a true indication of this game. My hardware specs are in my sig.

GreyFoXX4

Hey guys just got Mass Effect today off of steam and to my surprise I really think the graphics are horrible and don't even meet expectations I have for PS3 games, much less PC games.

With that said, I'm just wondering if something is wrong with either my settings or if Steam hasn't updated my version yet or something. First thing I noticed was that my max resolution could only be set at 1280x800. Really a res I've never even seen before lol. Is this a actual issue with this game?

Also there is just a lack of detail in just about anything and everything, besides the character faces. Writing and wrinkles on the characters outfits look very blurry. Once again is this a issue with this game?

Screen tearing is just horrible, literally with what I'm seeing this is a game that can teach someone what screen tearing is whether its in the cutscenes or gameplay elements of the game. Even after setting vertical sync to on which helped but by no means got rid of it.

I'm just wondering if there is anything on my end that needs to be addressed either with patch or just some settings, but as for game settings there literally all set to high or very high so its got me boggled. Game seems cool so far but with this amount of issues its really hard to let myself get into it, and can't believe that this may actually be a true indication of this game. My hardware specs are in my sig.

I played ME on 1920 X 1200, it is a very underwhelming game graphically, except the character detail. Bioware did a very poor job on the environment, everything looks the same, and lacks detail. The game is vastly overrated to, biowares worst game IMO.

[QUOTE="holibanana"]

The graphics did not impress anyone.

Wrong. It's just all in the details, the animaton, the parallax occlusion, high dynamic range.

But overall the game is a 2007 UE3 title. It shouldn't impress these days anymore.

[QUOTE="LGTX"]

[QUOTE="holibanana"]

The graphics did not impress anyone.

penorburger

Wrong. It's just all in the details, the animaton, the parallax occlusion, high dynamic range.

But overall the game is a 2007 UE3 title. It shouldn't impress these days anymore.

I can agree with that so far, and this is what I call sterile enviroments. It just looks like a game, not a living breathing world. But for the game itself so far seems interesting. But for the most part the things I listed earlier I've corrected, the rest is justnot avery well made game graphically.

Damn good storyline. You really need to get into the game to appreciate it. I doubt graphic whores would like it.zaibutzu

This is true as well.

[QUOTE="penorburger"][QUOTE="LGTX"]

Wrong. It's just all in the details, the animaton, the parallax occlusion, high dynamic range.

But overall the game is a 2007 UE3 title. It shouldn't impress these days anymore.

I can agree with that so far, and this is what I call sterile enviroments. It just looks like a game, not a living breathing world. But for the game itself so far seems interesting. But for the most part the things I listed earlier I've corrected, the rest is justnot avery well made game graphically.

Have you tried changing the texture detail to max? I know it defaulted to Medium for me when my rig is more than capable of the highest setting. Just change it to a higher setting and restart the game for the changes to take place.General_X

Damn good storyline. You really need to get into the game to appreciate it. I doubt graphic whores would like it.zaibutzu