Best looking games ever

[Xander]

Doesn't have to be based on just the quality of graphics, but mainly I'm thinking in terms of style of graphics, effects, overall look. So it could even be something a bit dated.

For me, LoZ: Wind Waker. It's beautiful and I really wish more games looked like this. People always seem to be wanting games to look more like reality, but what are games for, getting away from reality! I'd rather feel like I'm playing in some sort of amazing animated film or cartoon than in the real world, just because the graphics look so realistic.

You go.

[XxSephirothxX]

The Wind Waker is an awesome looking game, as is the upcoming cel-shaded title Killer 7. In conventional terms, Kinja Gaiden and Dead or Alive: XBV are some of the most graphically impressive titles out there. Another game that looks incredible is the pseudo-sequel to Ico--I can't remember the title, but it looks amazing. And as much as I think Wind Waker looks awesome, I can't wait for the new realistic game...*drools...*

[Dreddz]

MGS 3 was pretty damn good

[Destai]

I thought Kingdom hearts looked great in cutscenes and FFX in CGI. Havent played but Xenosaga II looks fantastic.

[Dreddz]

The Trailer for FFXII looks good but have you seen that CGI. Now Square have taken there graphics to another level now

[kikimm]

Silent Hill 3, by far. Just...wow.


:D

[Erdrick Holmes]

Any game starring Chun-Li

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

ICO
You'd think an early PS2 game couldn't have some of the best graphics ever, but the lighting effects and general soft focus in particular make this one of the prettiest games you can possibly play.

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
It's like playing an extremely well-animated big-budget cartoon.

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
It's pretty ridiculous how detailed the in-game, real-time character models are, from their clothing to their faces to their facial expressions to their bodily movements.

Nano Breaker
Just the FMV in this case. Again, the characters are approaching photorealism in terms of detail.

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
I've only seen the commercials, but from what I hear, they're accurate depictions of the content of the game. As much as The Wind Waker is like playing a cartoon, this game looks like playing a FMV. Remember before the PS2 came out, when you first saw footage of Metal Gear Solid 2 and thought, "Man, I can't believe someday these graphics are going to be commonplace"? That's what's going on here.

Wanda and the Colossus
The level of detail in the colossuses--enormous beasts that are like mobile puzzles in and of themselves--is incredible, in terms of their appearance as well as their movements.

The Legend of Zelda 2005
C'mon, you've seen the trailers.

[Meat Puppet]

Pacmania makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

[XxSephirothxX]

Wanda and the Colossus
The level of detail in the colossuses--enormous beasts that are like mobile puzzles in and of themselves--is incredible, in terms of their appearance as well as their movements.
That's the one I was thinking of.


The Legend of Zelda 2005
C'mon, you've seen the trailers.
W00t.

[Shoeberto]

Half-Life 2. Graphics + Incredible physics = super-lifelike experience.

[Apollo]

For me it is Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. It fixed the little flaws that MP had. Even though I think the 2D metroids are tiny bit cooler. I thought that FFX-2's Graphics and battle system were awesome! :)

[edczxcvbnm]

Jet Set Radio - Great Cell Shading
ICO - See Kawaii ↑
Half-Life 2 - Incredibliy good Textures
DooM 3 - Insane Lighting
Guilty Gear XX - High Rez 2D graphics
Metroid Prime - Atmosphere

That is all. I picked games that I feel represent the best in what they do. I have yet to see lighting as good as DooM 3 or Textures as good as Half-Life 2. I have yet to see an atmosphere that matches Metroid Prime. I have yet to see a Cell Shaded game that sports as much style as Jet Set Radio. Its all there.

[Lindy]

Baten Kaitos : Eternal Wings and The Lost Ocean.

Chrono Cross + GC graphics = Win

All the backgrounds are pre-rendered, but they're so active and detailed it's feels like it's much more, leaves and flags blow in the wind, water trickles softly in a stream.

Heck, once you get up close to seeing the character and monsters you can see how detailed they are too, not in realistic details, it's not trying to be realistic it just looks...good.

[Yamaneko]

Some people say FarCry looks better than Half-Life 2.

[Luc]

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - The graphics in this game are absolutely amazing. Their facial expressions are amazing as well as the bump-mapping, and anything else. :p

Legend Of Zelda 2005 - I've seen trailers and the graphics look really awesome.

Doom 3 - I've only heard about how awesome this game looks. :(

[edczxcvbnm]

Some people say FarCry looks better than Half-Life 2.

Farcry does look excellent but the detail on everything in half-life 2 added with reflect world makes it look better. The general detail of everything is a lot better.

[Necronopticous]

Half Life 2, Resident Evil 4, Final Fantasy X-2, Final Fantasy XII, Doom 3, Wind Waker.

Something like that.

[Azure Chrysanthemum]

Zone of the Enders and especially Zone of the Enders 2: the Second Runner had AMAZING graphics.

[Dreddz]

Resident Evil 4, Final Fantasy X-2, Final Fantasy XII, Doom 3,


Both FF X-2 AND XII have great graphics in the CGI
Resi 4 was very good as well and really shows of the Gamecubes graphics. And Doom 3 which I forgot to mention is probably one finest lookin game ever made

[BatChao]

Resident Evil 4, DOA Ultimate are probably my picks for best console graphics... I don't play PC games that much, but Doom 3 had some pretty awesome lighting.

[Maxico]

I have to agree with Behold the Void. Z.O.E 2 just looked amazing. It wasnt realistic but it was beautifully stylized.

[-N-]

Chrono Cross was beautiful.
Metal Gear Solid 3 was detailed to beauty.
Final Fantasy X was also very nicely detailed and colored.

[Old Manus]

MGS3.

[Dreddz]

I agree that MGS3 is probably one of the best looking games ever made

[Maxico]

I think thats a render though not the ingame graphics. I dont remember it looking THAT good.

[crashNUMBERS]

Tekken 5 hands down...

[Dreddz]

Tekken 5 aint that good.
That MGS picture is in game graphics im sure.

[Old Manus]

It sure is.

[Az Lionheart]

Ninja gaiden and the godfather must come close to the best.


(lol, god father is nextgen)


edit: or yer....erm...this will beat you all

http://www.ensemblestudios.com/

[Necronopticous]

Yeah, AoEIII looks pretty damn amazing.

[Az Lionheart]

took the words out of my mouth

[crashNUMBERS]

Tekken 5 aint that good.
Then why did game spot give the graphics a 10 and say it's one of the best graphics...

[Necronopticous]

Tekken 5 aint that good.
Then why did game spot give the graphics a 10 and say it's one of the best graphics...That's a side effect of having oral herpes ;(

[Az Lionheart]

the ingame graphics are not good but the FMVs are good.

[crashNUMBERS]

Your smoking some heavy stuff. Play the game. The in game graphics are ze coolest man!!

[Dreddz]

Im not saying the graphics are bad. Im saying there not great
MGS3 whoops it bad though.

[XxSephirothxX]

Im saying there not great
MGS3 whoops it bad though.
...what? Also, the new game Advent Rising looks quite good.

[Dreddz]

Advert Rising. What games that ?

[Camanche]

I'd say Digital Devil Saga. The style and artwork is the best I've seen in a video game in a while. And yes, to me, that equals best looking game. Realism can stick it you know where. I don't care if I can see a guy's five o'clock shadow coming in if he's got no style. :p

[Vyk]

Preach it, Comm.

I totally agree with those in favor of ICO and it's semi-sequal Wanda and the Colosus. Those people sure know what the hell they're doing. Not only are the games graphically impressive. They know how to make things work in order to get that atmospheric impressiveness.

God of War - Bloody, epic, A.w.e.s.o.m.e.

Beyond Good and Evil - I *heart* Jade. Still very atmospheric. Kinda mature sci-fi cartoon thing. Loved the characters. Loved the plot. Loved the graphics.

(Old school) Xenogears - Still the only game that makes me feel like I'm engrossed in a deep and engaging Anime. No other game has so completely and utterly captured such an atmospheric and... anime-esque feel for me. The music, the characters, the plot, and of course the graphics. 2D anime sprites in a 3D world. Awesome.

[Chibi Youkai]

Ico was quite pretty. I'd have to say my vote goes to Shadow Hearts: Covenant, though. If you can get over some of it's... oddities. But I haven't played any new games recently, so I really don't know.

[Az Lionheart]

Im not saying the graphics are bad. Im saying there not great
MGS3 whoops it bad though.

And AOE 3 woops MGS :D

[Old Manus]

http://www.konsolen-world.de/Spieleberichte/AOEII_GE/1.jpg

http://img119.exs.cx/img119/2210/aoeiii25as.jpg

It's been a long time coming, but they sure hit the right note with the graphics.

[Maxico]

The lack of controls and displays leads me to beleive that those are renders as well.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

That just means it's a publicity shot, not that it's not real-time. I wouldn't know whether it is or not, really, but those are believable enough graphics.

[ughhis]

:fpcow:

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Shin Megami Tensei III - NocturneThere's no "III" in the title, and Nocturne isn't the third Shin Megami Tensei game anyway.

[Chris]

Dracula: The Resurrection
Amazing graphics, the facial details are the best yet.

Beyond Good and Evil
Do I really need to spell it out? Amazing.

Pikmin 2
Cute, very CUTE graphics.

Myst 3
The most realistic graphics, ever!

[Az Lionheart]

<Quoting enormous images is obnoxious.>lol, the top is AOE2.....brings back memories.

http://www.ensemblestudios.com/Age3SS0.html

NOTE: in game shot...

[Rase]

Resident Evil 4
Age of Empires III
Thief Deadly Shadows
Metriod Prime II: Echoes
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The Legend of Zelda 2005
Ninja Gaiden

[Cloud spikey head]

Doom 3 pc (high 1280x1024)
Grand tourismo 4 ps2
Silent hill 3 ps2
NFSU on the pc on 1600x1200x32 pc
God of war ps2
Tekken 5 ps2

[HybridFan]

Unreal 3 not even made yet but it looks so good, the detail and lighting is really impressive.

http://www.unrealtechnology.com/html/technology/ue30.shtml

I like Splinter Cell CT as well as it looks outstanding.

[Swordicanus]

I would have to go with the mgs3 crowd it was amazing

[Camanche]

Shin Megami Tensei III - NocturneThere's no "III" in the title, and Nocturne isn't the third Shin Megami Tensei game anyway.

:eyebrow: It's not?

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Shin Megami Tensei
Shin Megami Tensei II
Shin Megami Tensei If...
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Soul Hackers
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children
Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner
Shin Megami Tensei NINE
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children: Puzzle de Call
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children 2: Hi no Sho
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children Messiah Riser
Shin Megami Tensei Online: Imagine

[Halifax Housewife]

Actually, I don't think The Godfather is next-gen.

I thought Chaos Theory was a little too good in the graphics department. I thought I was staring at plastic dolls sometimes.

I think that a game that looks gorgeous is Phantasy Star Universe. It's not out yet, but judging by the screens, it's going to look amazing.

[Camanche]

I was thinking along the lines of the whole 'II' numbers thing. Like how Final Fantasy does. It's hard to explain what I mean, but I thought that in Japan Nocturne had 'III' tacked onto the title in some way. Maybe I'm just reading the wrong thing, but every Japanese site I visit, there seems to be 'III' on the Nocturne's title in some way.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Yeah, I checked Atlus's site and it turns out it is Shin Megami Tensei III. Every single one of my sources were indicating otherwise, though. Weird. And considering all the spin-offs, like If..., Devil Summoner, Card Summoner, NINE, and Devil Children, I was willing to accept at face value that Nocturne was one, too.

[Cloud No.9]

half life 2 by far, absolutely amazing.

ico looked very impressive and so does it's sequel but noone actually realises that it's quite low-res. but somehow manages to pull of being one of the most beautiful games ever made.

zoe 2 was very stylized and excellent.

doom 3 graphics were good as they used bump mapping but that's all that i saw that was new there.

godfather is not next-gen

[Camanche]

I just figured that the spinoffs were not counted under the official SMT series numbering. ...If that makes any sense?

[Rase]

godfather is not next-gen

It will come out for Xbox 2 as a launch title, reportedly with even better graphics.

[square_is_the_best]

I'll have to say...
Xenosaga I and II
Final Fantasy X/X-2
DMC3
Ridge Racers PSP
Wipeout Pure
Gran Turismo 3 and 4
Midnight Club 3
The New Zelda

By the way, can someone tell me what "Beyond Good and Evil" is? Whenever I see that, I think "Oh, something about Xenosaga II." I think that because "Beyond good and evil" is the translation of the subtititle of Xenosaga II. Someone please clear my confusion.

[Rase]

http://beyondgoodevil.com/us/index.php