Early gen games that announced next gen is here. first 1-2 years in

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Panzer Dragoon

At a time when 3D graphics were futuristic, the leap from Megadrive to this was insane.

Ridge Racer

Similarly, when 2D graphics were the norm, this was quite a showpiece.

Luigi's Mansion 

Nintendo's first foray into 6th gen graphics was a stunner in 2001, putting the Gamecube's hardware to good use with its impressive lighting and particles

Motorstorm

At a time when the PS3 was struggling to live up to expectations, Motorstorm was one of the only early games for the console that really showed off what it's troublesome hardware was really capable of. It still looks great to this day.