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That improvement is great
hope they show us a kickass demo at e3
but am i the only one who thinks the green slime in the 4th comparison looks much better the way it was

I don't think this is a valid Gears 2 and Gears 3 comparison.

Great post. I can't get over how vast the difference is. Its insane! I thin by the time its finish, I think the xbox is going to have another visually superior game to add to the list. I think GOW3 will win the title next year!

Awesome , i'm not a graphic whore but better graphic is always welcome

Agreed.  Those are UT levels - something I find strange most posters seem to be missing.  Surely anyone who's played Gears would see they are not levels from either Gears 2 or Gears 3?

In fact, checking the source, there is no context for what those shots are.  They could easily have been created on PC using the SDK with effects tweaked accordingly.  I'm feeling pretty suspect about the source, myself, unless they add some context to what those shots show and where they came from.

Mind you, I am pretty sure Gears 3 will look even better than Gears 2, but those shots are meaningless specific to those titles.

So the 360 is maxed out, eh?

What a difference lighting can make. GeoW2 is still one of the best looking games this gen, but its obvious there was still room for improvement. Looking great.

When KZ2 released everyone pretty much agreed on here that Gears 2 had better textures, but KZ2 won in lighting and effects. Alan Wake has shown impressive lighitng, shadows and draw distance with more room to spare. Hopefully this makes Epic step up and implement at least Global illumination with vaster environments like Alan Wake. But they have to use post processing effects. It makes a game look snazzier.

There appears to be a sun, which seems to be the big difference.

I might actually prefer the 'older' look, more fitting for the franchise with it's gritty style.

The 'newer' look seems more PoP and AC.

Pretty much, I can't find any real difference except for the lighting (which makes for a HUGE+), maybe a higher ress pics so we can see some details?