Anyone who says textures is WRONG.
The two aspects of graphics this generation that make you stand out is LIGHTING and ANIMATION, both technically and artistically. If you nail both of those down very well, you can get away with the other aspects. Case in point: The Call of Duty games with last-gen tech, still looking alright. Same with Valve's source engine games.
Why not texture resolution, you say? Simply because, one of the most graphically notorious releases of this generation, Halo 3, has some of the best looking environmental textures, four years on, even better than Halo: Reach. How many people have called Halo 3 a graphical powerhouse?
I think I was the only one back in '07 :P
FrozenLiquid
Killzone 3 had much much much better textures then Halo 3 and Resistance 3 has textures that are about the same, albeit slightly better then any Halo game The reason why I don't regard Halo 3 or Halo Reach for that matter graphically is because the games looked pretty terrible every where else. I guess, if I had to choose, I would pick a game that is consistent in all of the areas. I rather have a game that's proficient at everything then a game that stands out in one area and fails at all the other areas ect Or even a game that is a stand out in two of the areas and decent everywhere else. The point is I like at least some consistentcy And when I am playing a game the things that will always catch my attention first and foremost are the animations,then character models, lighting, and levels...and of course the art style, which is very important In my opinion Uncharted 2 is still console graphics king Because its a consistent top notch and polished graphical package and not only are its technical graphics really good(for consoles) it has a soul behind its technical graphics in that it is very aesthetically pleasing and looks fresh....The Uncharted games are a nice breath of fresh air from all the Unreal Engine 3 games out there 
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