So I go back and play HALF LIFE 2

[Mazty]

ssj12 said:

Mazty said:
...Anyone here played Crysis of STALKER: Clear Sky....
No matter what modding is done, an issue with the graphics for HL2 is the low poly count, something that DX11 will really show up (Tessellation looks ammaaaaazzing)

the purpose of the source engine isnt poly count. Its the scalability of the engine.

 

....Which is pretty wank by todays standards. I'm referring to the OP praising HL2s graphics saying it looks great nowadays, and while it does look fine, it's nothing on modern games e.g. STALKER, FEAR, Crysis.

For scale, Operation FLashpoint 2 has a draw distance of 30km, and a better poly count. All I'm trying to say is that the OP's original comment just isn't true when you look at the graphical quality of modern games.