Graphics Showdown - Uncharted 2 vs MGS4 vs Killzone 2

[Sorcery]

After playing Uncharted 2 I decided to pop in Killzone 2, and honestly? Killzone 2 wins hands down. The textures, particle effects, geometry, and lighting in Killzone 2 simply blow me away. In particular, I think the lighting of Killzone 2 is on another level, considering how many light sources they can use with deferred rendering. While Uncharted USES light in a great way (it seems like there's always something casting a shadow onto Drake in U2, I feel that Killzone 2 has better lighting.

With that said, as soon as you see bare skin in Killzone 2, it ruins the whole experience. The facial models just don't look right, and the only woman in the game is downright hideous. When it comes to showing off what the PS3 can do, I still use Killzone 2 as an example (I wish they'd advertise it again with their "It Only Does Everything" ad campaign).

 

 

I ignore MGS4 because although I think it's still the third best looking console game out there, the texture work doesn't stand up to either game.