Best graphical powerhouses of this Gen.

Metro Last Light (PC), Crysis 3 (PC), Shogun 2 Total War (PC), Skyrim (with mods, PC), GTAIV (PC), etc.

Only real worthwhile game to mention on consoles is TLOU...and from what i've played, it's only mildly impressive.

Puckhog04

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[QUOTE="faizan_faizan"] Was Witcher 2 your favourite because of the art or it's technical graphics? Whenever I see Witcher 2 screenshots all I see is the use of excessive bloom and some other post processing effects. I don't see anything technical appealing about it. But I digress since I've never played it.faizan_faizan

For me, Witcher 2 is the most perfect combination of highly competent technical and artistic visuals we had this gen, they do a great job complimenting each other. Now sure, in some screenshots, you'll see some excessive post-processing, it's true the game slightly overdoes it in a few certain parts, but still, I strongly advise you to play it, aside from my best looking game this gen, I also find it one of the best RPGs I played in recent years.

If you don't have it yet, go pick it up from GOG, it's on a discount, $10 until July 5th. Also, check out the mods, there's one big texture pack on Nexus you should use, makes the game look even better. Check ou the combat rebalance mod as well, got recently released, fixes the issues with the combat and introduces various other improvements. Haven't tried it myself yet, but will do it when I replay the game...

[QUOTE="faizan_faizan"][QUOTE="Rocker6"]

For me, Witcher 2 is on top, the best looking game this gen. I was also pretty impressed with Hitman Absolution and new Tomb Raider. As for the rest, the usual stuff, Crysis, Metro, etc...

As for the games that rely on a strong artstyle, I was most impressed with Trine 2, Rayman Origins and Mirror's Edge. BS Infinite will probably end up among them as well, but haven't played it yet...

Ben-Buja

About the excessive bloom, you can tone that down^^

I agree that The Witcher 2 is among the best looking games out there, not technically maybe, but the combination of art style and super detailed environments and characters does it for me.

Here are some pictures from my recent playthrough:

Beautiful... walking the forests of Flotsam is one of the most memorable experiences I had this gen...

[QUOTE="faizan_faizan"][QUOTE="Rocker6"]

For me, Witcher 2 is on top, the best looking game this gen. I was also pretty impressed with Hitman Absolution and new Tomb Raider. As for the rest, the usual stuff, Crysis, Metro, etc...

As for the games that rely on a strong artstyle, I was most impressed with Trine 2, Rayman Origins and Mirror's Edge. BS Infinite will probably end up among them as well, but haven't played it yet...

Ben-Buja

About the excessive bloom, you can tone that down^^

I agree that The Witcher 2 is among the best looking games out there, not technically maybe, but the combination of art style and super detailed environments and characters does it for me.

Here are some pictures from my recent playthrough:

Those are some nice screenshots, are you playing the game at it's maximum settings? Some textures look bad.

The game surely looks great, I just don't see what's so next gen about it like some people (Not specifically talking about GameSpot forums) state it is. I'll only find out once I play it.

The Witcher 2 and Arma 3. Although these can technically be argued as next generation.uninspiredcup

Absolutely. Most of the next generation games at E3 honestly do not surpass games like The Witcher 2 and Crysis 3 at their best on PC.

[QUOTE="Ben-Buja"]

[QUOTE="faizan_faizan"] Was Witcher 2 your favourite because of the art or it's technical graphics? Whenever I see Witcher 2 screenshots all I see is the use of excessive bloom and some other post processing effects. I don't see anything technical appealing about it. But I digress since I've never played it.faizan_faizan

About the excessive bloom, you can tone that down^^

I agree that The Witcher 2 is among the best looking games out there, not technically maybe, but the combination of art style and super detailed environments and characters does it for me.

Here are some pictures from my recent playthrough:

Those are some nice screenshots, are you playing the game at it's maximum settings? Some textures look bad.

The game surely looks great, I just don't see what's so next gen about it like some people (Not specifically talking about GameSpot forums) state it is. I'll only find out once I play it.

I'm using my own custom settings that are higher than maximum (minus ubersampling though) i.e. higher shadow resolution and more spot shadows with some Sweet FX and texture mods.

[QUOTE="faizan_faizan"]

[QUOTE="Ben-Buja"]

About the excessive bloom, you can tone that down^^

I agree that The Witcher 2 is among the best looking games out there, not technically maybe, but the combination of art style and super detailed environments and characters does it for me.

Here are some pictures from my recent playthrough:Ben-Buja

Those are some nice screenshots, are you playing the game at it's maximum settings? Some textures look bad.

The game surely looks great, I just don't see what's so next gen about it like some people (Not specifically talking about GameSpot forums) state it is. I'll only find out once I play it.

I'm using my own custom settings that are higher than maximum (minus ubersampling though) i.e. higher shadow resolution and more spot shadows with some Sweet FX and texture mods.

[QUOTE="Ben-Buja"]

[QUOTE="faizan_faizan"] Was Witcher 2 your favourite because of the art or it's technical graphics? Whenever I see Witcher 2 screenshots all I see is the use of excessive bloom and some other post processing effects. I don't see anything technical appealing about it. But I digress since I've never played it.faizan_faizan

About the excessive bloom, you can tone that down^^

I agree that The Witcher 2 is among the best looking games out there, not technically maybe, but the combination of art style and super detailed environments and characters does it for me.

Here are some pictures from my recent playthrough:

Those are some nice screenshots, are you playing the game at it's maximum settings? Some textures look bad.

The game surely looks great, I just don't see what's so next gen about it like some people (Not specifically talking about GameSpot forums) state it is. I'll only find out once I play it.

The game actually looks better if you disable bloom, it can be quite obnoxious at times. The sun shadows are horribly dithered, and point light shadows behave very strangely. The ssao quality is fairly bad and has major depth bias issues

[QUOTE="Ben-Buja"]

[QUOTE="faizan_faizan"] Was Witcher 2 your favourite because of the art or it's technical graphics? Whenever I see Witcher 2 screenshots all I see is the use of excessive bloom and some other post processing effects. I don't see anything technical appealing about it. But I digress since I've never played it.faizan_faizan

About the excessive bloom, you can tone that down^^

I agree that The Witcher 2 is among the best looking games out there, not technically maybe, but the combination of art style and super detailed environments and characters does it for me.

Here are some pictures from my recent playthrough:

Those are some nice screenshots, are you playing the game at it's maximum settings? Some textures look bad.

The game surely looks great, I just don't see what's so next gen about it like some people (Not specifically talking about GameSpot forums) state it is. I'll only find out once I play it.

The textures overall are very good. Every game has a few weaker spots. Which game do you think is the best looking? I guarantee it has a few weaker textures in spots. Even Crysis 3 does.

[QUOTE="faizan_faizan"]

[QUOTE="Ben-Buja"]

About the excessive bloom, you can tone that down^^

I agree that The Witcher 2 is among the best looking games out there, not technically maybe, but the combination of art style and super detailed environments and characters does it for me.

Here are some pictures from my recent playthrough:Ben-Buja

Those are some nice screenshots, are you playing the game at it's maximum settings? Some textures look bad.

The game surely looks great, I just don't see what's so next gen about it like some people (Not specifically talking about GameSpot forums) state it is. I'll only find out once I play it.

I'm using my own custom settings that are higher than maximum (minus ubersampling though) i.e. higher shadow resolution and more spot shadows with some Sweet FX and texture mods.

How do you alter those settings? It's been a long time, but I thought I couldn't access the ini files. I do use RadeonPro to force triple buffering, SMAA, and a few other minor things...it also allows me to get a much smoother framerate. I get a smooth 60fps in pretty much all areas of the game.

How do you alter those settings? It's been a long time, but I thought I couldn't access the ini files. I do use RadeonPro to force triple buffering, SMAA, and a few other minor things...it also allows me to get a much smoother framerate. I get a smooth 60fps in pretty much all areas of the game.

kalipekona

There's a tool called The Witcher 2 tweaker that lets you go more in depth with the graphics settings. It's highly recommended^^

Like always, your screenshots are always wonderful.faizan_faizan

Thank you!

[QUOTE="kalipekona"]

How do you alter those settings? It's been a long time, but I thought I couldn't access the ini files. I do use RadeonPro to force triple buffering, SMAA, and a few other minor things...it also allows me to get a much smoother framerate. I get a smooth 60fps in pretty much all areas of the game.

Ben-Buja

There's a tool called The Witcher 2 tweaker that lets you go more in depth with the graphics settings. It's highly recommended^^

Like always, your screenshots are always wonderful.faizan_faizan

Thank you!

Thanks so much. I'll definitely go check that out.

I also wanted to agree wth faizan_faizan that your screenshots were really great.