Games that disappointed you in graphics?

Here are some that disappointed me:

- Super Mario Sunshine; after the wonderful intro I thought the whole game will look as good but sadly the textures were pretty low-res and it generally didn't impress me.

- Halo 2; people were saying it can match Doom 3 and H-L 2 on the PC but that was as far away from the truth as it gets. Impressive game for the Xbox but I think even the Xbox versions of Doom 3 and Riddick beat it in graphics.

- Half-Life 2; after the killer presentation on E3, the final game just felt a little underwhelming in graphics with it's low-res textures and dead cities.

- Forza 2; the game just felt so static and sterile and had bad texture filtering.

- Zelda Twilight Princess; the game had blurry textures and too much bloom.

- Pikmin; it looked amazing on promo pics but the final game just wasn't nearly as pretty.

These are just some I can think of right now.

What about you?

Minecraft. I was expecting Crysis graphics and got Crysis 2.

O yea, I forgot about Crysis 2. After all the hype it turned out it was a pretty bland game graphics-wise. Even the DX11 patch doesn't change that. And GTA IV looks pretty bad too without any mods (especially the PS3 version).

FSX. For such a hog of a game I expected better.

Dude, i'm not a crysis 2 fan, tought that the sp experience was average and mp pretty lame, but the graphics (especially wiith the dx11 content) looks amazing. Same applies to HL2, its overrated, but the graphics are excelent. Worse than Doom 3, tought.26whitewolf

Well depends which version of H-L 2 you mean. If you mean the original, I disagree because it had some pretty low-res textures, but the Orange Box one does look pretty solid (if outdated by today's standards).

O yea, I forgot about Crysis 2. After all the hype it turned out it was a pretty bland game graphics-wise. Even the DX11 patch doesn't change that. And GTA IV looks pretty bad too without any mods (especially the PS3 version).

nameless12345

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O yea, I forgot about Crysis 2. After all the hype it turned out it was a pretty bland game graphics-wise. Even the DX11 patch doesn't change that. And GTA IV looks pretty bad too without any mods (especially the PS3 version).

Vinegar_Strokes

Well I think Crysis 2 didn't really do justice to the original when it comes to graphics. They were hyping it as the next graphics messiah but we got a solid looking game that isn't even quite up to the original. That DX11 patch doesn't really change that (although I admit I only seen it on video; my PC doesn't support DX11).

Were you disappointed in the graphics of those gamecube games when they came out, or did you just play them recently and were disappointed? :P

- Halo 2; people were saying it can match Doom 3 and H-L 2 on the PC but that was as far away from the truth as it gets. Impressive game for the Xbox but I think even the Xbox versions of Doom 3 and Riddick beat it in graphics.

nameless12345

I got the game a year after it came out. It was one of the first games I got for my Original Xbox, and even then I thought it looked terrible. And I had been playing on the Gamecube since 2002 (0r 2003, can't remember).

I would have to say Splinter Cell Conviction. They were just disappointing, muddy visuals, and terrible (or lack there of) lip sync. Might be better on the PC but on the 360 they are just terrible.

Were you disappointed in the graphics of those gamecube games when they came out, or did you just play them recently and were disappointed? :P

theuncharted34

When they came out. It's not that they looked bad by any means but I expected more.

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Were you disappointed in the graphics of those gamecube games when they came out, or did you just play them recently and were disappointed? :P

nameless12345

When they came out. It's not that they looked bad by any means but I expected more.

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Were you disappointed in the graphics of those gamecube games when they came out, or did you just play them recently and were disappointed? :P

nameless12345

When they came out. It's not that they looked bad by any means but I expected more.

Not sure what you were expecting :P

But those games looked fantastic when they came out.

Goldeneye's online graphics are really disappointing, especially considering black ops has more players, more going on, and it still looks better.

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Were you disappointed in the graphics of those gamecube games when they came out, or did you just play them recently and were disappointed? :P

theuncharted34

When they came out. It's not that they looked bad by any means but I expected more.

Not sure what you were expecting :P

But those games looked fantastic when they came out.

I honestly hoped the in-game graphics in Pikmin will look like this pic:

And don't forget that SpaceWorld 2001 Zelda tech demo and that Wave Race demo.

Crysis 2 easily.

The overall graphics quality of Wii games. Given that a good chunk of them looked like N64 levels of graphics, it became clear a lot of devs just gave up. They could've at least aimed for GCN levels and I would've been happy.

Here are some that disappointed me:

- Super Mario Sunshine; after the wonderful intro I thought the whole game will look as good but sadly the textures were pretty low-res and it generally didn't impress me.

- Halo 2; people were saying it can match Doom 3 and H-L 2 on the PC but that was as far away from the truth as it gets. Impressive game for the Xbox but I think even the Xbox versions of Doom 3 and Riddick beat it in graphics.

- Half-Life 2; after the killer presentation on E3, the final game just felt a little underwhelming in graphics with it's low-res textures and dead cities.

- Forza 2; the game just felt so static and sterile and had bad texture filtering.

- Zelda Twilight Princess; the game had blurry textures and too much bloom.

- Pikmin; it looked amazing on promo pics but the final game just wasn't nearly as pretty.

These are just some I can think of right now.

What about you?

nameless12345

I disagree with Half Life 2 and Mario Sunshine. Half Life 2 was a milestone in terms of graphics, as far as I remember. And Mario Sunshine is one of the best looking games on the gamecube.

I also mildly disagree with Halo 2. The campaign felt a bit underwhelming to me initially, but that was mostly based on what production artwork/box cover gave the impression of what I thought the game might be---HUGE wars.

FULLY agree with Twilight Princess though.

The overall graphics quality of Wii games. Given that a good chunk of them looked like N64 levels of graphics, it became clear a lot of devs just gave up. They could've at least aimed for GCN levels and I would've been happy.

ChrisSpartan117

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O yea, I forgot about Crysis 2. After all the hype it turned out it was a pretty bland game graphics-wise. Even the DX11 patch doesn't change that. And GTA IV looks pretty bad too without any mods (especially the PS3 version).

nameless12345

Well I think Crysis 2 didn't really do justice to the original when it comes to graphics. They were hyping it as the next graphics messiah but we got a solid looking game that isn't even quite up to the original. That DX11 patch doesn't really change that (although I admit I only seen it on video; my PC doesn't support DX11).

I've played the game in DX11 and I can honestly say that videos just do not do the game justice. You really have to play it in order to see how amazing it is. Especially times square which almost rivals Samaritan. DemoPan7

I'm playing through it atm and it's very underwhelming. The performance hit almost isn't worth it. I hate the colors and art choice too.

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Here are some that disappointed me:

- Super Mario Sunshine; after the wonderful intro I thought the whole game will look as good but sadly the textures were pretty low-res and it generally didn't impress me.

- Halo 2; people were saying it can match Doom 3 and H-L 2 on the PC but that was as far away from the truth as it gets. Impressive game for the Xbox but I think even the Xbox versions of Doom 3 and Riddick beat it in graphics.

- Half-Life 2; after the killer presentation on E3, the final game just felt a little underwhelming in graphics with it's low-res textures and dead cities.

- Forza 2; the game just felt so static and sterile and had bad texture filtering.

- Zelda Twilight Princess; the game had blurry textures and too much bloom.

- Pikmin; it looked amazing on promo pics but the final game just wasn't nearly as pretty.

These are just some I can think of right now.

What about you?

Heirren

I disagree with Half Life 2 and Mario Sunshine. Half Life 2 was a milestone in terms of graphics, as far as I remember. And Mario Sunshine is one of the best looking games on the gamecube.

H-L 2 wasn't really a milestone in graphics compared to Doom 3. SMS has good-looking water but everything else is mediocre imo.

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Here are some that disappointed me:

- Super Mario Sunshine; after the wonderful intro I thought the whole game will look as good but sadly the textures were pretty low-res and it generally didn't impress me.

- Halo 2; people were saying it can match Doom 3 and H-L 2 on the PC but that was as far away from the truth as it gets. Impressive game for the Xbox but I think even the Xbox versions of Doom 3 and Riddick beat it in graphics.

- Half-Life 2; after the killer presentation on E3, the final game just felt a little underwhelming in graphics with it's low-res textures and dead cities.

- Forza 2; the game just felt so static and sterile and had bad texture filtering.

- Zelda Twilight Princess; the game had blurry textures and too much bloom.

- Pikmin; it looked amazing on promo pics but the final game just wasn't nearly as pretty.

These are just some I can think of right now.

What about you?

nameless12345

I disagree with Half Life 2 and Mario Sunshine. Half Life 2 was a milestone in terms of graphics, as far as I remember. And Mario Sunshine is one of the best looking games on the gamecube.

H-L 2 wasn't really a milestone in graphics compared to Doom 3. SMS has good-looking water but everything else is mediocre imo.

I respectfully disagree. I vividly remember HL2 being hailed for its graphics, particularly the faces/facial expressions. Also, Mario Sunshine has a lot going for it graphically. Not only is the water great, but the particle effects, draw distance, character models are also very good. Not only that but for the most part the game runs incredibly smooth and often has very large areas. It is one of the few GC games that made me go, "wow, that actually looks very good."

Infamous, PS3 exclusives have pretty high standards so I was expecting a lot more. Also GT5, the promo material was misleading to say the least, some of the cars and tracks just don't look right.ManicAce

Yeah, the bs promo material for gt5 probably hurt its scores a bit. The game looks great, but only under certain circumstances.

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I disagree with Half Life 2 and Mario Sunshine. Half Life 2 was a milestone in terms of graphics, as far as I remember. And Mario Sunshine is one of the best looking games on the gamecube.

Heirren

H-L 2 wasn't really a milestone in graphics compared to Doom 3. SMS has good-looking water but everything else is mediocre imo.

I respectfully disagree. I vividly remember HL2 being hailed for its graphics, particularly the faces/facial expressions. Also, Mario Sunshine has a lot going for it graphically. Not only is the water great, but the particle effects, draw distance, character models are also very good. Not only that but for the most part the game runs incredibly smooth and often has very large areas. It is one of the few GC games that made me go, "wow, that actually looks very good."

H-L 2 was a mixed bag graphically speaking imo. It did have nice variation and great facial animations, but the textures were nothing special and it felt a little "dead".

The problem with Sunshine was really that I played it at the time Unreal Tournament 2003 came out and that looked much better to me with it's sharp textures and all. And of course it takes place on a tropical island which may sound cool but I kinda missed the greenish and snowy environments Mario is known for. I will agree it looks graphically consistent though.

Just for the better idea how much better Doom 3 looked than H-L 2:

Games that disappointed you in graphics?

nameless12345

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H-L 2 wasn't really a milestone in graphics compared to Doom 3. SMS has good-looking water but everything else is mediocre imo.

nameless12345

I respectfully disagree. I vividly remember HL2 being hailed for its graphics, particularly the faces/facial expressions. Also, Mario Sunshine has a lot going for it graphically. Not only is the water great, but the particle effects, draw distance, character models are also very good. Not only that but for the most part the game runs incredibly smooth and often has very large areas. It is one of the few GC games that made me go, "wow, that actually looks very good."

H-L 2 was a mixed bag graphically speaking imo. It did have nice variation and great facial animations, but the textures were nothing special and it felt a little "dead".

The problem with Sunshine was really that I played it at the time Unreal Tournament 2003 came out and that looked much better to me with it's sharp textures and all. And of course it takes place on a tropical island which may sound cool but I kinda missed the greenish and snowy environments Mario is known for. I will agree it looks graphically consistent though.

I agree with you on that 100%. I think that's why I was initially disappointed a bit in the game. I replayed it a few years back though, and now I think it is very underrated.

Also, I know Doom 3 looked/s great, but that HL pic doesn't do it justice. It was seeing the game in motion and really seeing the characters emote that was impressive.

[QUOTE="nameless12345"]Games that disappointed you in graphics?

AmazonTreeBoa

Even Resi Revelations?

Unreal Tournament 3 - It seemed as if they tried to hide the low resolution textures with bloom.

Crysis 2 - The lighting looked more believable, but the texture and physics detail was underwhelming. That said, they've managed to optimize it to the point where it looks alright even on low settings. I still wish it had Crysis 1's texture size.

GTA 4 - Having played both the PC and console versions, the textures didn't look that great, and the framerate leaves a lot to be desired. The RAGE engine (Rockstar Advanced Game Engine engine) just.... sucks.

Unreal Tournament 3 - It seemed as if they tried to hide the low resolution textures with bloom.

flashn00b

I will agree that the beta demo was just horrible.

I hate the colors and art choice too.

ChubbyGuy40

Me too! I'm the first to admit that the tech behind Crysis 2 is better than that of the first (it's pretty easy to see when you play them back to back), but my gawd, did they ever misuse it.

not too sure if it's the art style or graphics, but any rpg with 2d sprites HD or not, I can't stand. best example would be the disgeae series

KZ3: Grainny effects and the excessive use of backdrops trying to hide the uglies.

Metal Gear Solid 4. Everybody built them up to be so good and in the end they were just alright.

Halo Reach.. The art design is horrible, it tries to be dark and gritty while still trying to maintain the bright vibrant visuals halo normally has and it just looks bad. The horrible motion blur it also one of the worst effects ever makes it almost unplayable for me.

Skyrim comes to mind. Crysis 2

[QUOTE="DemoPan7"]I've played the game in DX11 and I can honestly say that videos just do not do the game justice. You really have to play it in order to see how amazing it is. Especially times square which almost rivals Samaritan. ChubbyGuy40

I'm playing through it atm and it's very underwhelming. The performance hit almost isn't worth it. I hate the colors and art choice too.

Halo 3.... even though with all the footage I had seen I knew what I was getting it to. Halo 3 even for its time looks very poor.

Resistance 2. I remember it looking insane to me in pictures and videos. The full game was just mediocre looking for the most part.