Here is a true comparison of Halo vs Halo3. My pics, same TV/ settings/system

I took a look at the comparison gamespot made and something didnt seem right.  So I made my own comparison.  With all due respect, H2 looks great for an xbox title.  However, after playing H3, the jump is much bigger than initially expected.  Textures, lighting, effects, detail, sound, playability, are all vastly improved in the beta, and to think its just the beta....

Halo2 Snow level-check out the texture on the wall

Halo3-snow level

H2-water.  Compare the area where the rock is in the water. 

H3-in motion, the water looks even better

H2-blurry texture compared to

H3-super detailed wall with great texture

H2-compare the ground and foilage

H3-looks almost real.

H2-compare overall detail and lighting

H3-

Anyone with half a brain knows that Halo 3 looks good.  The only ones complaining are the ones who don't matter. 

good thread!

i havent seen the real pics of hal3 yet but if it looks like that then i think it looks good...dont know what all the fanboys are on about saying the graphics are crap.!?

Halo 3 looks better than Halo 2. Especially when it comes to detail on the guns. Environments look better as well. Overall...there isn't much of an improvement. :) majadamus

I didn't think so either. Until I opened my eyes.  

Nice pics of both, and clearly Halo 3 looks much better.111v

to be really honest... the beta looks good.. on a 32 inch hd tv... on a bigger screen the jaggies become too appearent.

but it looks much better than people say. Much better than Halo2, much better than Rainbow 6 vegas online and better than resistance singleplayer...(textures)

that does it, im gonna go back to playing halo 3 beta now!!

Sigh...where to begin.  Ok, Halo 3 does look better than Halo 2.  Everyone knows this.  The complaints about the beta have been that the graphical detail of Halo 3 isn't near what was expected.  Those comparison shots for instance.  Look at them closely.  The gun models look to have the same polygon count.  It is a TAD better in the Halo 3 beta.  The water looks a little bit better in Halo 3 beta.  The textures look a lot better in Halo 3 beta.  The last 2 comparison shots don't look all that different.  The graphical difference IMO between Halo 2 and Halo 3 is about the same as the graphical difference between Halo 1 and Halo 2.  That, to me is unacceptable since Xbox 360 is much more of a powerhouse than Xbox. 

And, I said this in another thread....this is the God's honest truth. 

My PC is 4 years old...I have always had stuttering and framerate problems from hi-def trailer feeds of videogames on gametrailers.   There are ONLY 2 GAMES I have not had one framerate issue with...GUN trailer for Xbox 360 (which looks barely better than GUN on Xbox) and Halo 3.  I'm serious.  Something is wrong with this picture.  This only leads me to believe that the polygon count is very, very low for a high-def game...because framerates dip greatly on trailers for other Xbox 360 games.  My 4 year old PC can run a high-def Halo 3 trailer just fine.  When I tried to run the GeOW trailer and Kameo trailer, the video feed dipped less than 10 FPS.  Other games, it is generally choppy...maybe 15 FPS.  GUN and Halo 3...absolutely no issue whatsoever.  What other explanation for this is there accept that Halo 3's poly count is incredibly low for a high-def game??

Good comparison shots.

I think the main game is going to look even better too...

Sigh...where to begin. Ok, Halo 3 does look better than Halo 2. Everyone knows this. The complaints about the beta have been that the graphical detail of Halo 3 isn't near what was expected. Those comparison shots for instance. Look at them closely. The gun models look to have the same polygon count. It is a TAD better in the Halo 3 beta. The water looks a little bit better in Halo 3 beta. The textures look a lot better in Halo 3 beta. The last 2 comparison shots don't look all that different. The graphical difference IMO between Halo 2 and Halo 3 is about the same as the graphical difference between Halo 1 and Halo 2. That, to me is unacceptable since Xbox 360 is much more of a powerhouse than Xbox.

And, I said this in another thread....this is the God's honest truth.

My PC is 4 years old...I have always had stuttering and framerate problems from hi-def trailer feeds of videogames on gametrailers. There are ONLY 2 GAMES I have not had one framerate issue with...GUN trailer for Xbox 360 (which looks barely better than GUN on Xbox) and Halo 3. I'm serious. Something is wrong with this picture. This only leads me to believe that the polygon count is very, very low for a high-def game...because framerates dip greatly on trailers for other Xbox 360 games. My 4 year old PC can run a high-def Halo 3 trailer just fine. When I tried to run the GeOW trailer and Kameo trailer, the video feed dipped less than 10 FPS. Other games, it is generally choppy...maybe 15 FPS. GUN and Halo 3...absolutely no issue whatsoever. What other explanation for this is there accept that Halo 3's poly count is incredibly low for a high-def game??

 

AvIdGaMeR444

the water in halo3 is the best i ever saw , did you play it?

Anyone with half a brain knows that Halo 3 looks good. The only ones complaining are the ones who don't matter.

Michael85

Halo 3 looks much better though not a N64 to Dreamccast comapsrison by any means. 

Sigh...where to begin.  Ok, Halo 3 does look better than Halo 2.  Everyone knows this.  The complaints about the beta have been that the graphical detail of Halo 3 isn't near what was expected.  Those comparison shots for instance.  Look at them closely.  The gun models look to have the same polygon count.  It is a TAD better in the Halo 3 beta.  The water looks a little bit better in Halo 3 beta.  The textures look a lot better in Halo 3 beta.  The last 2 comparison shots don't look all that different.  The graphical difference IMO between Halo 2 and Halo 3 is about the same as the graphical difference between Halo 1 and Halo 2.  That, to me is unacceptable since Xbox 360 is much more of a powerhouse than Xbox. 

And, I said this in another thread....this is the God's honest truth. 

My PC is 4 years old...I have always had stuttering and framerate problems from hi-def trailer feeds of videogames on gametrailers.   There are ONLY 2 GAMES I have not had one framerate issue with...GUN trailer for Xbox 360 (which looks barely better than GUN on Xbox) and Halo 3.  I'm serious.  Something is wrong with this picture.  This only leads me to believe that the polygon count is very, very low for a high-def game...because framerates dip greatly on trailers for other Xbox 360 games.  My 4 year old PC can run a high-def Halo 3 trailer just fine.  When I tried to run the GeOW trailer and Kameo trailer, the video feed dipped less than 10 FPS.  Other games, it is generally choppy...maybe 15 FPS.  GUN and Halo 3...absolutely no issue whatsoever.  What other explanation for this is there accept that Halo 3's poly count is incredibly low for a high-def game??

AvIdGaMeR444

Don't bother replying to the above post.  This guy was already humiliated in his own thread:

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=25638323

Allow him to lick his wounds.

Sigh...where to begin.  Ok, Halo 3 does look better than Halo 2.  Everyone knows this.  The complaints about the beta have been that the graphical detail of Halo 3 isn't near what was expected.  Those comparison shots for instance.  Look at them closely.  The gun models look to have the same polygon count.  It is a TAD better in the Halo 3 beta.  The water looks a little bit better in Halo 3 beta.  The textures look a lot better in Halo 3 beta.  The last 2 comparison shots don't look all that different.  The graphical difference IMO between Halo 2 and Halo 3 is about the same as the graphical difference between Halo 1 and Halo 2.  That, to me is unacceptable since Xbox 360 is much more of a powerhouse than Xbox. 

And, I said this in another thread....this is the God's honest truth.AvIdGaMeR444

 Do you not understand it's an unfinished product?

 Oh, and kudos for the pics, they look sweeeeeet.