Starcraft 2 Graphics vs Halo Wars Graphics. (56k? i wouldnt.)

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#1 TheMistique
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Both games imo have a nice variaty of environments and clean 3d units.

which do you prefer graphics wise. (going by what we have in pictures and video of the 2 games) no crystal ball jokes please.;)

I encourage you to post your own pictures if you dont like the ones i post.

Starcraft II

Halo Wars

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#2 Espada12
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SC2 has alot more detail, but halo wars doesn't look bad at all. SC2 is still better though.
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#3 eklineage
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both look good... whats the problem?
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#4 hopesfall2own
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Halo wars will have better particle effects I guarantee you, its freaking Ensemble. The last screen shows that.
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#5 death919
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Starcraft 2 is beautiful, I will shed tears of happiness on announcement of release date.
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#6 aliblabla2007
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They both look decent at best by modern RTS standards. Empire: Total War, Anno 1404 and Dawn of War II are the true leaders of the graphics charge this year for RTSs.
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#7 TheMistique
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both look good... whats the problem?eklineage
Question: which do you prefer? answer: starcraft2/halo wars problem: none
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#8 agentfred
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Why did you choose two of the worst looking RTSes? Well, anyway, I think HW wins in terms of environments, and SC wins when it comes to character models. I'm having trouble picking a winner though.
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They both look decent at best by modern RTS standards. Empire: Total War, Anno 1404 and Dawn of War II are the true leaders of the graphics charge next year for RTSs.aliblabla2007

You mean this year? :P

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[QUOTE="aliblabla2007"]They both look decent at best by modern RTS standards. Empire: Total War, Anno 1404 and Dawn of War II are the true leaders of the graphics charge next year for RTSs.Espada12

You mean this year? :P

You're right.. damn, I'm still outdated.

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#11 Ross_the_B0SS
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Both look fantastic, loving the color.
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#12 TheMistique
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Why did you choose two of the worst looking RTSes? Well, anyway, I think HW wins in terms of environments, and SC wins when it comes to character models. I'm having trouble picking a winner though.agentfred
well i guess i picked the best out of the consoles and tried to find something comparable on pc's to well.. compare it to.
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#13 agentfred
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[QUOTE="agentfred"]Why did you choose two of the worst looking RTSes? Well, anyway, I think HW wins in terms of environments, and SC wins when it comes to character models. I'm having trouble picking a winner though.TheMistique
well i guess i picked the best out of the consoles and tried to find something comparable on pc's to well.. compare it to.

Well, these are probably the closest matched RTSes, so in that regard, you did a pretty good job.
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#14 ExplosiveChorro
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They look about the same to me. I'm going to vote SC2 because it's on Pc.

SHould put more options in the poll though.

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#15 Foolz3h
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Starcraft 2! Not that Halo Wars looks bad, but look at the purrdy colours in the SC2 shots. :P
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#16 smack_masta
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Both do look great, but I'm gonna go with SC2 by a hair.
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#17 tktomo01
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Its hard to determine until you have see both in motion. I think both are on par with each other, very beautiful indeed. Best of all, both should end up with great gameplay.
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#18 hopesfall2own
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Hmm 4-16, I wonder which the herd of cows voted for. Polls are useless on this forum .
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#19 drj077
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The lighting, particle effects, models, and terrain are all superior in Starcraft 2 from those shots. Gameplay wise, it's obvious which game will be the clear winner...three releases in a row.
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#20 aliblabla2007
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BTW, is anyone getting the impression that Halo Wars looks a little... AoM'ish? Don't get me wrong, AoM was a pretty good game, but that was 2002. It's 2009 now.
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#21 ExplosiveChorro
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They both look decent at best by modern RTS standards. Empire: Total War, Anno 1404 and Dawn of War II are the true leaders of the graphics charge this year for RTSs.aliblabla2007
Yeah, DoW II and Empire: Total War take the cake for best RTS graphics. I have them both pre-ordered. Although I'm pissed Sega held back Empire another month, I'm still glad they did so CA can polish it up a little more.
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#22 loco145
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Sta4rcraft II looks a lot better in motion, Halo Wars, not much.
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#23 campzor
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Hmm 4-16, I wonder which the herd of cows voted for. Polls are useless on this forum . hopesfall2own
wow , coz people prefer SC2 they are cows? ANd lems cant vote for SC2? Coz they are too single minded they cant vote for their personal better looking game?
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#24 Stoner-Pimp
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1800x1440 all maxed out with 8aa (why settle for less), i'll say Starcraft 2 by a mile :D, you should see DOW2 with these settings.
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#25 ExplosiveChorro
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Hmm 4-16, I wonder which the herd of cows voted for. Polls are useless on this forum . hopesfall2own
I'm about 50% cow and 50% hermit. I voted for SC2.
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#26 hopesfall2own
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[QUOTE="hopesfall2own"]Hmm 4-16, I wonder which the herd of cows voted for. Polls are useless on this forum . campzor
wow , coz people prefer SC2 they are cows? ANd lems cant vote for SC2? Coz they are too single minded they cant vote for their personal better looking game?

It'd be a little more even if less bias was present, was the point. Its not like SC2 blows Halo Wars out of the water graphically, they are pretty even and the poll doesnt reflect that, thus the bias.
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#27 crazymaghie123
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Starcraft 2 looks better but the question should be what game will have longevity and play the best. My answer is Starcraft 2
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#28 StealthKnife
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very similar but starcraft will own halo wars in gameplay.

i would say starcraft is aliitle better mainly because i like the setttings better

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#29 skrat_01
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After seeing each in motion I would say StarCraft 2 - simply much more happens on screeen. However Halo Wars has great terrain geometry (looks fantastic), while SC2 has a stronger art direction. Whats the point of fighting over this anways? Its clear Empire Total War, World in Conflict - hell even Dawn of War 2 and (perhaps) Company of Heroes look better.......
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#30 Juggernaut140
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I can't choose :cry:
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[QUOTE="campzor"][QUOTE="hopesfall2own"]Hmm 4-16, I wonder which the herd of cows voted for. Polls are useless on this forum . hopesfall2own
wow , coz people prefer SC2 they are cows? ANd lems cant vote for SC2? Coz they are too single minded they cant vote for their personal better looking game?

It'd be a little more even if less bias was present, was the point. Its not like SC2 blows Halo Wars out of the water graphically, they are pretty even and the poll doesnt reflect that, thus the bias.

Maybe YOUR baised, and Starcraft 2 DOES blow it out graphically, and YOUR bias is making you think it should be closer?
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#32 skrat_01
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[QUOTE="campzor"][QUOTE="hopesfall2own"]Hmm 4-16, I wonder which the herd of cows voted for. Polls are useless on this forum . hopesfall2own
wow , coz people prefer SC2 they are cows? ANd lems cant vote for SC2? Coz they are too single minded they cant vote for their personal better looking game?

It'd be a little more even if less bias was present, was the point.

Then dont participate in polls, and dont complain about them if you are fully aware WHERE it is being posted. Sheesh. Its like the Cows saying polls are biased against them, and hermits and sheep - vice versa. :roll:
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#33 Stoner-Pimp
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I can't choose :cry:Juggernaut140
you have to dammit! it's the Sw's way.
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#34 aliblabla2007
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[QUOTE="campzor"][QUOTE="hopesfall2own"]Hmm 4-16, I wonder which the herd of cows voted for. Polls are useless on this forum . hopesfall2own
wow , coz people prefer SC2 they are cows? ANd lems cant vote for SC2? Coz they are too single minded they cant vote for their personal better looking game?

It'd be a little more even if less bias was present, was the point. Its not like SC2 blows Halo Wars out of the water graphically, they are pretty even and the poll doesnt reflect that, thus the bias.

  1. That is your interpretation of the pictures.
  2. Interpretations are subjective.
  3. Subjective depends on the person.
  4. People are different.
  5. So stop calling polls invalid because they disagree with you.
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#35 hopesfall2own
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[QUOTE="hopesfall2own"][QUOTE="campzor"] wow , coz people prefer SC2 they are cows? ANd lems cant vote for SC2? Coz they are too single minded they cant vote for their personal better looking game?Cali3350
It'd be a little more even if less bias was present, was the point. Its not like SC2 blows Halo Wars out of the water graphically, they are pretty even and the poll doesnt reflect that, thus the bias.

Maybe YOUR baised, and Starcraft 2 DOES blow it out graphically, and YOUR bias is making you think it should be closer?

You can't honestly think starcraft looks THAT much better to warrant 31-7 :roll:
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#36 aliblabla2007
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[QUOTE="Cali3350"][QUOTE="hopesfall2own"] It'd be a little more even if less bias was present, was the point. Its not like SC2 blows Halo Wars out of the water graphically, they are pretty even and the poll doesnt reflect that, thus the bias. hopesfall2own
Maybe YOUR baised, and Starcraft 2 DOES blow it out graphically, and YOUR bias is making you think it should be closer?

You can't honestly think starcraft looks THAT much better to warrant 31-7 :roll:

You do know that those results only state that 31 people think it looks better than Halo Wars and 7 think the opposite, right? There is no quantifier on how much better those 31 people think it looks.

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#37 Stoner-Pimp
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You can't honestly think starcraft looks THAT much better to warrant 31-7 :roll:hopesfall2own
So the better looking game looks better BUT it's not fair that the better looking game has more votes?.
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#38 iam2green
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i think halo wars looks a bit better. i'm thinking about getting star craft 2 when it comes out. halo wars i think the controls will be horrible when it comes out.
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#39 coolmonkeykid
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They look equally good.
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#40 rockguy92
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Both look great, but I prefer Starcraft more.
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I hope Starcraft II runs on my three year-old laptop. Same with Diablo III. The worse it looks the better for me.
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#42 cobrax75
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[QUOTE="Cali3350"][QUOTE="hopesfall2own"] It'd be a little more even if less bias was present, was the point. Its not like SC2 blows Halo Wars out of the water graphically, they are pretty even and the poll doesnt reflect that, thus the bias. hopesfall2own
Maybe YOUR baised, and Starcraft 2 DOES blow it out graphically, and YOUR bias is making you think it should be closer?

You can't honestly think starcraft looks THAT much better to warrant 31-7 :roll:

you dont seem to understand the way a poll works.
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#43 JangoWuzHere
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We don't know what Starcraft 2 is going look like. The release date has not been announced so its still got alot of time to develop. Halo wars comes out in march so Im expecting thats what the full game looks like.

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#44 Jack-o-Thompson
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I like halos artstyle, but starcraft just looks slightly better.
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#45 EVOLV3
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Both looks fairly similar, and both are made by my two favorite RTS devs. Im gonna give it to starcraft 2 though, I like the really clean shiny look it has.
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#46 Guybrush_3
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I am impressed with what Emsemble has been able to do on the 360. I hope the framerate is stable.

That said I think SCII looks better

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#47 BioShockOwnz
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Both look great. I'm amazed with what Ensemble has been able to do with Halo Wars.
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#48 Guybrush_3
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I hope Starcraft II runs on my three year-old laptop. Same with Diablo III. The worse it looks the better for me.SOedipus

If you don't have a dedicated graphics card you are probably out of luck.

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#49 SOedipus
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[QUOTE="SOedipus"]I hope Starcraft II runs on my three year-old laptop. Same with Diablo III. The worse it looks the better for me.Guybrush_3

If you don't have a dedicated graphics card you are probably out of luck.

Damn, I don't know anything about hardware specs but I'm still guessing I don't have that. I guess I'll have to wait a couple years before I play it.