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PUBG is one of the worst looking games I've seen the past few years. I may be a bit of a graphics whore but many Wii games look better to me.



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Ultravolt said:

I wouldn't say these games are the absolute ugliest on their respective consoles, but they definitely could've looked better.

Switch - LA Noire. It's not a terrible looking game, but it's by far the ugliest game I own for the Switch. The only time it looks good is when i'm interviewing suspects.

Xbox One - PUBG. Need I say more? Looks horrendous. Not sure if it had a physical release, though.

PS4 - I'm gonna get a lot of flak for saying this, but I think Bloodborne could've looked a bit better. I've seen better looking games that manage to run in 60fps.

I don't have real answer but I'm gonna mock yours for a moment.

LA Noire looks much more polished then something like... Wolfenstein II. Also, lets remember Monster Hunter is on Switch and it looks like a 6th gen game with better textures.

PUBG looks a lot better with the current patches, but its still below average. The resolution is fine (native 1080p/4K) and the foliage looks pretty great. But texture quality is inconsistent and models are last gen. I hate to say it but Halo 5's graphics can be mix of very impressive to ugly, depending on the mode and map.

I wasn't impressed with Bloodborne but it doesn't look bad, kinda just middling and what I expect from Japan. Tony Hawk 5 comes to mind for both 8th gen consoles. KOF deserves an honorable mention for being incredibly bland. The next Samurai Shodown looks gorgeous in comparison.



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When the Life of Black Tiger wins over PUBG and Minecraft (it isn't uglier) then OP can consider even the most bizarre indie game and still have PUBG and Minecraft competing for ugliest (even more if we consider games people actually play in considerable quantity).



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Mr Puggsly said:

I don't have real answer but I'm gonna mock yours for a moment.

LA Noire looks much more polished then something like... Wolfenstein II. Also, lets remember Monster Hunter is on Switch and it looks like a 6th gen game with better textures.

PUBG looks a lot better with the current patches, but its still below average. The resolution is fine (native 1080p/4K) and the foliage looks pretty great. But texture quality is inconsistent and models are last gen. I hate to say it but Halo 5's graphics can be mix of very impressive to ugly, depending on the mode and map.

I wasn't impressed with Bloodborne but it doesn't look bad, kinda just middling and what I expect from Japan. Tony Hawk 5 comes to mind for both 8th gen consoles. KOF deserves an honorable mention for being incredibly bland. The next Samurai Shodown looks gorgeous in comparison.

Ah, I'd forgotten about those two, definitely both contenders.

 

DonFerrari said:
When the Life of Black Tiger wins over PUBG and Minecraft (it isn't uglier) then OP can consider even the most bizarre indie game and still have PUBG and Minecraft competing for ugliest (even more if we consider games people actually play in considerable quantity).

Life of Black Tiger didn't get a retail release, at least not to my knowledge. I welcome you to provide examples of retail-released games that look worse than those listed already, that is after all what this thread is for. :)

Chrizum said:
PUBG is one of the worst looking games I've seen the past few years. I may be a bit of a graphics whore but many Wii games look better to me.

Agreed, I'd go so far as to say I find the most visually well-designed Wii games, stuff like Mario Galaxy, Muramasa, Metroid Prime 3, Sonic Colours, or Kirby's Epic Yarn look better than a lot of current gen titles.

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curl-6 said:
Mr Puggsly said:

I don't have real answer but I'm gonna mock yours for a moment.

LA Noire looks much more polished then something like... Wolfenstein II. Also, lets remember Monster Hunter is on Switch and it looks like a 6th gen game with better textures.

PUBG looks a lot better with the current patches, but its still below average. The resolution is fine (native 1080p/4K) and the foliage looks pretty great. But texture quality is inconsistent and models are last gen. I hate to say it but Halo 5's graphics can be mix of very impressive to ugly, depending on the mode and map.

I wasn't impressed with Bloodborne but it doesn't look bad, kinda just middling and what I expect from Japan. Tony Hawk 5 comes to mind for both 8th gen consoles. KOF deserves an honorable mention for being incredibly bland. The next Samurai Shodown looks gorgeous in comparison.

Ah, I'd forgotten about those two, definitely both contenders.

 

DonFerrari said:
When the Life of Black Tiger wins over PUBG and Minecraft (it isn't uglier) then OP can consider even the most bizarre indie game and still have PUBG and Minecraft competing for ugliest (even more if we consider games people actually play in considerable quantity).

Life of Black Tiger didn't get a retail release, at least not to my knowledge. I welcome you to provide examples of retail-released games that look worse than those listed already, that is after all what this thread is for. :)

Chrizum said:
PUBG is one of the worst looking games I've seen the past few years. I may be a bit of a graphics whore but many Wii games look better to me.

Agreed, I'd go so far as to say I find the most visually well-designed Wii games, stuff like Mario Galaxy, Muramasa, Metroid Prime 3, Sonic Colours, or Kirby's Epic Yarn look better than a lot of current gen titles.

I don't think like I'm able to live up to the challenge. At least I have never bought a game as ugly as PUBG. Even 16-bit collections without any remastering are prettier than it.



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Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

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PUBG.



Troll and I.



A random indie game on their respective online shops.



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Metallox said:
A random indie game on their respective online shops.

Retail-released only, so no digital-only indie releases allowed. ;)



ResilientFighter said:
Fortnite battle royal

Yeah, it may not be technologically shoddy but I struggle to think of a major game from the last few years with a more generic, bland, and soulless art style.