Poll: Graphics king of 2009----Resident Evil 5--vs--Killzone 2 ----[56k am cry]

I really don't understand all the hype surrounding Killzone 2. I know I'm going to get flamed for disagreeing with the huge number of cows there seem to be on these boards but bring it on as I will stand by any point I think is correct, and that is Killzone 2 looks average.

Textures:

Firstly, while there is the odd high resolution patch of mud, the majority of the games textures lack bump/normal mapping. They look flat and low resolution. There are tons of other games out there where the character models have tons more detail going on. Upclose the soldiers in Killzone look very slightly blurry and do not have sharp high resolution textures.

Lighting:

Yes, it's got good lighting, i.e. it's got good HDR. The light casts realistic shadows and the shadows are almost always dynamic with soft edges. Definitely well done, but also done many times over in other games. What I disagree with is that there are no other games out there with such an advanced lighting engine. Even COD4 had this type of lighting in-game.

Animation:

I think this is the one area this game really succeeds with and I also believe this is why the game is so hailed as the graphics king. I think the time and effort put into the animation of the soldiers movement gives the game a very natural flow and people see this as great graphics without analysing all the other areas. Combine this with very well implemented motion-blur and you get away with having poor textures.

I'm not bashing this game because I'm some lemming, hermit or sheep, but simply because I think this game is receiving far too much hype for it's graphics when they are not in my opinion the best out there on a technical level. I believe Uncharted, Gears 2 and even parts of MGS4 are much more deserving of the crown.

DAZZER7

Whether you think it looks good or not is just your opinion, no reason to get flamed for it. But the silly thing about your post is the assumption that the board is mostly cows. Why? Because KZ2 is winning the poll? That's pretty silly.

No console game has impressed me as much as KZ2 graphically.TheGrat1

thats because you are aware that graphics are not just about textures like one faction here believes.

Resident Evil 5 for sure, the game is gorgeousToriko42

[QUOTE="-Mad_Rhetoric-"][QUOTE="mo0ksi"]crap I forgot that [QUOTE="micky4889"]Wheres Uncharted 2 because i pick thatmicky4889

Alan Wake & Empire: TWmo0ksi

[QUOTE="DAZZER7"]

I really don't understand all the hype surrounding Killzone 2. I know I'm going to get flamed for disagreeing with the huge number of cows there seem to be on these boards but bring it on as I will stand by any point I think is correct, and that is Killzone 2 looks average.

Textures:

Firstly, while there is the odd high resolution patch of mud, the majority of the games textures lack bump/normal mapping. They look flat and low resolution. There are tons of other games out there where the character models have tons more detail going on. Upclose the soldiers in Killzone look very slightly blurry and do not have sharp high resolution textures.

Lighting:

Yes, it's got good lighting, i.e. it's got good HDR. The light casts realistic shadows and the shadows are almost always dynamic with soft edges. Definitely well done, but also done many times over in other games. What I disagree with is that there are no other games out there with such an advanced lighting engine. Even COD4 had this type of lighting in-game.

Animation:

I think this is the one area this game really succeeds with and I also believe this is why the game is so hailed as the graphics king. I think the time and effort put into the animation of the soldiers movement gives the game a very natural flow and people see this as great graphics without analysing all the other areas. Combine this with very well implemented motion-blur and you get away with having poor textures.

I'm not bashing this game because I'm some lemming, hermit or sheep, but simply because I think this game is receiving far too much hype for it's graphics when they are not in my opinion the best out there on a technical level. I believe Uncharted, Gears 2 and even parts of MGS4 are much more deserving of the crown.

Chutebox

Whether you think it looks good or not is just your opinion, no reason to get flamed for it. But the silly thing about your post is the assumption that the board is mostly cows. Why? Because KZ2 is winning the poll? That's pretty silly.

When I use terms like "I think" or "I believe" it goes without saying that I am expressing my opinion, so well done there.

Also chute mate, you need to relax. It simply occured to me that these boards have slightly more cows. Why do you need to resort to calling me silly? Yeah I made an assumption but do you really need to be like that? You always find a way to attack someone who isn't pro-playstation. You need to grow up a little mate.