Halo Reach Graphics are surprisingly poor.

Not to be a graphics whore...and i'm months late, i know. But i just picked this up today pre-owned...and damn. I'm shocked at how ugly this game is. I don't remember Halo 3 being this ugly? I know the Halo games aren't known for mindblowing graphics...but damn...it's just not fun to look at. It looks 5 years old.

I think it looks pretty good, and those epic backgrounds are still unmatched.

Not to be a graphics whore...and i'm months late, i know. But i just picked this up today pre-owned...and damn. I'm shocked at how ugly this game is. I don't remember Halo 3 being this ugly? I know the Halo games aren't known for mindblowing graphics...but damn...it's just not fun to look at. It looks 5 years old.

cyclops10

It looks very good in my opinion.

[QUOTE="cyclops10"]

Not to be a graphics whore...and i'm months late, i know. But i just picked this up today pre-owned...and damn. I'm shocked at how ugly this game is. I don't remember Halo 3 being this ugly? I know the Halo games aren't known for mindblowing graphics...but damn...it's just not fun to look at. It looks 5 years old.

JordanizPro

Halo 3 looks even worse.... 640p 30FPS, and no AA. I actually liked the look of reach.

The game looks fine. Jesus Christ. You know what has poor graphics? Budget games.

The game looks fine. Jesus Christ. You know what has poor graphics? Budget games.

DarkLink77

It looks decent for today's standard, and that is fine with me. What were you expecting, Killzone 3?

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The game looks fine. Jesus Christ. You know what has poor graphics? Budget games.

cyclops10

It looks decent for today's standard, and that is fine with me. What were you expecting, Killzone 3?

DCSullyvan

that's why it's on the 360.

[QUOTE="cyclops10"][QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

The game looks fine. Jesus Christ. You know what has poor graphics? Budget games.

DarkLink77

Halo 3 looks even worse.... 640p 30FPS, and no AA. I actually liked the look of reach.

GTSaiyanjin2

I prefer halo3, at least that game can hold a steady framerate.

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Halo 3 looks even worse.... 640p 30FPS, and no AA. I actually liked the look of reach.

topgunmv

I prefer halo3, at least that game can hold a steady framerate.

lol no. Reach is the best looking 360 game to date, and it has an amazing art style. I like your sig though. :Penterawesome

[QUOTE="enterawesome"]lol no. Reach is the best looking 360 game to date, and it has an amazing art style. I like your sig though. :Pcyclops10

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[QUOTE="GTSaiyanjin2"]

Halo 3 looks even worse.... 640p 30FPS, and no AA. I actually liked the look of reach.

DarkLink77

I prefer halo3, at least that game can hold a steady framerate.

It seems to turn into a slideshow during big firefights.

[QUOTE="cyclops10"][QUOTE="enterawesome"]lol no. Reach is the best looking 360 game to date, and it has an amazing art style. I like your sig though. :Penterawesome

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"][QUOTE="topgunmv"]

I prefer halo3, at least that game can hold a steady framerate.

topgunmv

It seems to turn into a slideshow during big firefights.

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[QUOTE="GTSaiyanjin2"]

Halo 3 looks even worse.... 640p 30FPS, and no AA. I actually liked the look of reach.

DarkLink77

I prefer halo3, at least that game can hold a steady framerate.

[QUOTE="cyclops10"][QUOTE="enterawesome"]lol no. Reach is the best looking 360 game to date, and it has an amazing art style. I like your sig though. :Penterawesome

[QUOTE="topgunmv"]

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"] The only time I've noticed Reach dropping frames is in cutscenes. DarkLink77

It seems to turn into a slideshow during big firefights.

It was really bad at a level near the end, where you revisit that base in the ice area after it's been overrun and everything's covered in a red hue.

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"][QUOTE="topgunmv"]

It seems to turn into a slideshow during big firefights.

topgunmv

It was really bad at a level near the end, where you revisit that base in the ice area after it's been overrun and everything's covered in a red hue.

Reach isn't the best looking game out there. But it has amazing lighting, huge environments and TONNES of action on screen. Technically it's an impressive game.

I thought it actually looked fairly decent. Nothing really mind-blowing, but those games come only a few times a generation.

The first time I turned on Reach I was sitting down to play with a friend of mine and we were both blown away by the jaggies and pop in textures. We actually went to google some videos and try to figure out what the hell was wrong. The game itself is fun though.

Halo Reach may not have been the best looking game around, but it was a nice step up from Halo 3 and was still a nice looking game.

Well its 360 game... i.e. last gen. 8)

Well its 360 game... i.e. last gen. 8)

BlbecekBobecek

lol the gfx guys kill me.

even after all this time i find it funny that people flipped on what they rooted for.

cows were all omg! gameplay >>>> gfx last gen.

U Jelly?

lol the gfx guys kill me.

even after all this time i find it funny that people flipped on what they rooted for.

cows were all omg! gameplay >>>> gfx last gen.

Riverwolf007

Reach doesn't look bad. It's attractive to me at least (though nothing groundbreaking). It looks clean and uncluttered like the previous Halo titles. In order to support the number of enemies, the large environment, and what not, Bungie just can't go all out in making everything look as great as possible unless they know they can get it to run with no slow down.

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U Jelly?

cyclops10

Yeah, it looks better. You must be playing on a SDTV if you think the guns do not have that much detail.