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Badassbab on 01 June 2011
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brendude13 said:
Badassbab said:
brendude13 said:

That's very true. MGS4 does seem very flat at times, the framerate is jarry and there are a lot of low res textures. But there are times in the game where everything is perfect, the lighting, the textures and the framerate, it's in these moments that I think MGS4 is one of if not THE best looking game this generation.

And you are right, the beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I think MGS4 looks better than Gears of War 2 AND Uncharted 2, I think Killzone 2 looks better than Killzone 3, I think Crysis 2's graphics are mediocre and I think Final Fantasy XIII is one of the best looking games this generation. There are too many factors that make a game look great, including art design and personal preference.


You know I think (unless I'm seeing it from rose tinted spectacles- need to check) that Uncharted 1 is still one of the best if not the best looking game this gen to this day even better then UC2 in some ways. The only thing really letting it down by nowadays standards is the screen tear. I really like sharp, clean and crisp textures, detalied foliage, destructible environments, smooth gameplay and lots of colour and for me UC1 had that in spades. As much as I like MLAA, I really wish the blur wasn't there. I know I'm nitpicking and it's nowhere near QAA but for me even that slight blur just smudges some of the beauty out of it.

Very true, I don't think there is a big difference between Uncharted 1 and Uncharted 2, nowhere near as big as people are making it out to be anyway.

I never seem to notice screen tear, I'm not quite sure what it actually looks like or what I'm supposed to look for.

I also like sharp and colourful graphics, but I can't tell the difference between MLAA and MSAA. I can't see that "blur" that you are referring to.

Do you have any screenshots which show the blurring?

Games on the PS3 that use MLAA or something similar are GOWIII, KZ3, LBP2, DA2, The Saboteur, SWTFUII...can't think of any others. If you play any of those games especially the ones that actually use MLAA (such as GOWIII and KZ3) you can see a slight blur. Again I have to stress I'm nit picking and it's amazing the PS3 can do this but I prefer 8xMSAA (top end PC only) which is as sharp but without the blur thus the textures retain that sharpness that I really like. Of course MLAA is better than no AA or 2 or 4 x MSAA but wish it had no blur though I have to say the edge smoothing in GOWIII is amazing.

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/11/01/amd_morphological_aa_performance_iq_review/9

If you can't see screen tear, good for you don't try and look for it cause once you can spot it once, you'll be able to spot it all the time. Some games have screen tear at the very top of the screen which you won't notice.

http://www.digitalfoundry.org/blog/?tag=screen-tear