Which game has THE absolute best...

Which game has THE absolute best graphics to date? Hardware limitations aside, and all settings maxed, which game would it be?

I know the answer is sort of subjective, but we'll see.

Crysis or Crysis warhead. and the mods just make them look better

I thought everyone already knew that Crysis was the best looking game ever made. I mean come on, it's been the best looking game for 3 years.SF_KiLLaMaN

1. Crysis/Crysis Warhead (no questions asked, best looking game on any system)

2. Stalker series

3. ARMA2

imo of course

heaven benchmark running on my 5970.... but anyways, i don't like crysis graphics. technically they are amazing but they look pretty bad to me. all chunky rocks and such. hell even my console games look nicer to me. snowyfleury

crysis games are far above the rest in graphics, crysis wars tank maps are incredible looking, of course the graphicshave to be turned up.

2. Stalker series

kozzy1234

I've only played SoC and I think World in Conflict has much beter graphics and Batman AA.

Crysis still is number 1. Kinda amazing since its been out for a couple years now and hardware has significantly improved.

For me I can say it is Atlantica Online

Maybe it's just me, but I think DiRT 2 has some of the best graphics, it's photo-realistic and visually stunning.

I thought everyone already knew that Crysis was the best looking game ever made. I mean come on, it's been the best looking game for 3 years.SF_KiLLaMaN

I got a new computer a month ago and I have to say the best graphics I have seen in a game so far is Unreal tournament 3. They just amaze me for some reason. Others I have played so far are FarCray2, Mass effect, Fallout3 and Clear Sky. Out of all those I think Unreal torny is the best. I know mass effect uses the same engine, but some moments mass effect looks amazing others its dissapointing. I have not played crysis just yet so I will have to see if that one can take the cake for me. But yea I doubt no one will agree with me but my vote goes to UT3 :D

Character models: Crysis

Scenery and art style: Stalker - Clear Sky

Be nice if they could combine the two.

Overall, Crysis (especially with mods), but Stalker: Clear Sky has some absolutely amazing shadows and lighting. I was also really impressed by how realistic some of the environments looked in Mirror's Edge.

About the graphics:

http://www.incrysis.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=840&Itemid=1

i only bought it because I got an Alienware. Graphics aside, the game is nothing extraordinary.savetehhaloz

About the gameplay, I could talk from my 307 hours alone in the mp plus 100 in sp from Crysis and 34 in sp from Warhead, to said that open, expansive environments, customizable weapons and good A.I. is better than linear corridors, random weapons and lack of I.A. For sure, it crushes badly games with the reputation of Halo 3.

It's easily Crysis. I've only played STALKER: SoC, so I assume Clear Sky also looks excellent, as well as GTAIV.

I'm surprised no one has picked this game...

Big Rigs!!!!

I haven't had a chance to play Crysis or Stalker on maxed out settings yet, but I did play MW2 and thought it looked terrific. Are Crysis & Stalker really that much better looking?

UT3 and Gears of War artstyle utilizing UE3 and maxed with the highest level of AA at an extremely high resolution will undoubtedly make the best image quality.

I will love to say Crysis, but the art direction is rather weak, though I will like to see a team of creative artist utilize the engine potential and pull way from trying to mimic the real world and more into cinematic quality.

Nevertheless, CE2 is the best graphics engine.

[QUOTE="kozzy1234"]

2. Stalker series

pvtdonut54

I've only played SoC and I think World in Conflict has much beter graphics and Batman AA.

The reason crysis looks better than other games is that they focused on natural scenery(which you see most of the time).Ever seen the trees in GTA4?They look like two cardboard pieces stuck on the trunk.The vehicles in crysis(IMO)look like crap and indoors look OK.

And no,that isnt a fanboy comment.The only gaming machine I own is my PC and I really enjoyed playing crysis and warhead;both have amazing gameplay and story :)

I'm surprised no one has picked this game...

Big Rigs!!!!

GPAddict

UT3 and Gears of War artstyle utilizing UE3 and maxed with the highest level of AA at an extremely high resolution will undoubtedly make the best image quality.

OoSuperMarioO

UT3 and Gears of War are technically advanced games, but their color schemes are downright putrid.

[QUOTE="OoSuperMarioO"]

UT3 and Gears of War artstyle utilizing UE3 and maxed with the highest level of AA at an extremely high resolution will undoubtedly make the best image quality.

THA-TODD-BEAST

UT3 and Gears of War are technically advanced games, but their color schemes are downright putrid.

[QUOTE="THA-TODD-BEAST"]

[QUOTE="OoSuperMarioO"]

UT3 and Gears of War artstyle utilizing UE3 and maxed with the highest level of AA at an extremely high resolution will undoubtedly make the best image quality.

TerroRizing

UT3 and Gears of War are technically advanced games, but their color schemes are downright putrid.

You don't see games quite like UT3 and Gears in art direction. There could be improvements with the color palette, but both games awed me at the image quality. When more processing power becomes available, enhancing UT3 and Gears with insane AA on a very high res monitor is going to be marvelous.

Like i said... I just bought UT3 a couple days ago and I was totally wowed. I play on a 2560x1600 monitor and the game looks crazy good. The charachter models look fantastic it just drops my jaw. I agree with the above poster. I like the art style of UT3 better than farcry and clear sky. Clear sky looks like a better half life 2. I just dont really care for that art style of looking like real life. Graphics are way way too far from getting anywher close to real life so any attempts are just fail. I think it looks a lot better when they go for a animated look. Just my opinion : )

I haven't had a chance to play Crysis or Stalker on maxed out settings yet, but I did play MW2 and thought it looked terrific. Are Crysis & Stalker really that much better looking?

spittis

Like i said... I just bought UT3 a couple days ago and I was totally wowed. I play on a 2560x1600 monitor and the game looks crazy good. The charachter models look fantastic it just drops my jaw. I agree with the above poster. I like the art style of UT3 better than farcry and clear sky. Clear sky looks like a better half life 2. I just dont really care for that art style of looking like real life. Graphics are way way too far from getting anywher close to real life so any attempts are just fail. I think it looks a lot better when they go for a animated look. Just my opinion : )

Jermone123

I think Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 has the best graphics so farGamias3003

stalker cop in dx11 beats everything imo

Arma 2 and Crysis are only impressive in scale, personally. In terms of image quality both suffers from dull and generic art directions. It gets rather old seeing artist make efforts to mimic the real world.

OoSuperMarioO

I think that the Core level and the Paradise Lost level in Crysis were two of the most impressive moments -visually, both as technical and artistic features- in a videogame. And I didn't ever seen weapons as detailed as the Crysis ones or environment as detailed and realistic as the aircraft carrier. But I must admit that some UE3 powered games as Mirror's Edge looks amazing.

The problem is that you can put the quality and variety of environments from Gears or UT III in the CryEngine 2 or the ArmA II engine, but you can't put the size of the maps or the quality of the vegetation from Crysis or ArmA II or S.T.A.L.K.E.R. or Far Cry 2 in the UE3. If Crysis looks good in open areas, think about which could be possible in a confined shooter as F.E.A.R. or Quake 4 with the CE2.

Mirrors Edge on the PC IMO.

[QUOTE="OoSuperMarioO"]

Arma 2 and Crysis are only impressive in scale, personally. In terms of image quality both suffers from dull and generic art directions. It gets rather old seeing artist make efforts to mimic the real world.

Ondoval

I think that the Core level and the Paradise Lost level in Crysis were two of the most impressive moments -visually, both as technical and artistic features- in a videogame. And I didn't ever seen weapons as detailed as the Crysis ones or environment as detailed and realistic as the aircraft carrier. But I must admit that some UE3 powered games as Mirror's Edge looks amazing.

The problem is that you can put the quality and variety of environments from Gears or UT III in the CryEngine 2 or the ArmA II engine, but you can't put the size of the maps or the quality of the vegetation from Crysis or ArmA II or S.T.A.L.K.E.R. or Far Cry 2 in the UE3. If Crysis looks good in open areas, think about which could be possible in a confined shooter as F.E.A.R. or Quake 4 with the CE2.

Me and buds has always consider Cryengine 2 to be the go to engine for outdoor environments, but indoors you can substitute for a different engine and achieve miraculous quality..

I known. If water channels from HL-2 could be as good as here under the CryEngine 2, just think about Episode 3:

I known. If water channels from HL-2 could be as good as here under the CryEngine 2, just think about Episode 3:

Ondoval

http://www.incrysis.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=840&Itemid=1

[QUOTE="kozzy1234"]

2. Stalker series

pvtdonut54

I've only played SoC and I think World in Conflict has much beter graphics and Batman AA.