The doom 3 engine shows it's true potential in quake 4 rather than doom 3. And keep in mind HL2 was released a significant time later than doom 3. Though right now FEAR kicks HL2's ass.
I've played both, and yes Half Life 2 graphics are way better. It is good that some people have posted pics in previous pages here, the difference is undeniable.
i liked HL2's gfx alot since they didnt make the bump mapping so noticable. i dont like heavy bump mapping because it makes things look too shiny and odd looking
Half-Life 2, most capable engine.. It is the only shooter to date I have seen with HEAVY action going on with NO noticable lag from it.. Not other recent shooter has shown such large scale action such as multiple strider battle with dozens of soldiers, with the amount of explosions physics going around.. It is a all around aweosome engine.. And thats why I think source should be used more often for being versatile in being able to do wide open enivroments, closed enviroment, natural effects such as water or steam, large scale battles, worth while physics that become part of the game (gary's mod gives proof...)..
  It is the most versatile engine I have seen in a long time, pretty much able to do anything you can throw at it..
Games such as FEAR were closed off having very few large scale battles (though they looked beatiful)... Who knows it could be a lag fest when it comes to wide open enviroments with tons of soldiers on screen..
FEAR, followed by Half-Life 2, followed by Doom 3. All three are amazing, but FEAR really is the best, its lighting is amazing, along witht he textures. Half-Life 2 has very good player models, good textures, and good lighting. Doom 3 has decent textures (some get pretty ugly), decent player models (some skin stretched, bad joints).
DooM 3 on ultra. Half life 2 looks amazing but not as realistic. Half life 2 revolutionised alot of the ways taht graphics can be implemented but DooM3 just looks stunning wiht amazing shadows and great mapping and wat not.
You guys rate kiddy graphics PFFFFFFFFTTTT you knoe what game looks great that of course it uses UNREAL 3 engine and a DX10 demanded hardeware level, the game is Super Mario Sunshine..
i havent played Doom3 yet but HL2 was very good and i dont remeber but the graphics seemed really great but so was FEAR graphics i have a quick questions about HL2 i only played the 2nd one all the way through and played very little from the 1st one. but i dont unerstand the storey line in HL2 i dont understand the ending
in terms of raw numbercrunching, i'd say the doom 3 engine (especially the modified versions used in quake 4 and soon prey) own the half life 2 engine
but what source has which doom 3 dearly lacks is a realistic, worldly feel and genuine atmosphere - while not looking as good, it looks way more real - especially with HDR and the physics engine, which is used to excellent effect, which also makes hl2 look more real
but the unreal 3 engine has both the raw visual flair of doom 3 and the realistic, worldy feel of half life 2, making it, at least depending on how well it runs on the average system, the easy and obvious engine of choice for next-gen developers - especially since i think it's already been licensed out to over a dozen developers
fear has awesome lighting and amazing particle effects, but it's too bland and lacks the visual show-off-ery of the above games, it has the muscle, it just didn't flex it enough...
What you mean we havent seen a preview of Unreal 3 engine ? Of course we have games like Gears Of War, Quake Wars, Unreal Tournament 07, and Paradise. Either from that my vote goes to HL2, the problem with Doom 3 is that the characters look plastic.
played both doom 3 and half-life2....on my computer i had more fun playing hl2 and graphics for both were pretty tight, but in the end the breath taking effects of doom 3 takes it
the textures in doom 3 and fear make people look shiny and walls look wet, due to the way they reflect light. half life 2 made everything more real. objects and skin textures had a real world dullness to them.
Doom 3 graphics are more appealing than Half Life 2. While Half Life 2 has great graphics, there are some reflection that are just too unrealistic eg. shiny floors. Having said that, Half Life 2 graphics are too blocky as oppose to Doom 3's graphics where "corners" etc. are smooth. Above all, I would have to say that F.E.A.R. beats both games with its graphics engine, although it requires a powerful system to take advantage of its maximum features.
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