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Is Crysis 2 the best looking console game?

no 143 28.77%
 
yes 189 38.03%
 
no, but best xbox game 165 33.20%
 
Total:497
Paulwithagun said:
selnor said:
osamanobama said:
jhuff394 said:

HOW CAN YOU GUYS THINK THIS IS THE BEST LOOKING CONSOLE GAME LMAO

You guys hyped the graphics up for this game SOO MUCH that I went out and bought it.... but as I figured I was sadly dissapointed to see this game clearly sitting below my other recent purchase KILLZONE 3...

lol I cant see where you guys are coming up with this game beating out either killzone 3 or uncharted 2....

After that... sure Crysis 2 holds its place....

 

By the way.. only vote if you have both consoles... half these 360 guys have never seen a ps3 exclusive in action and desperately want to claim their console can produce the best graphics.....

yeah thats unfortunate that nearly all xbox owners are doing that. but i dont think you need to own both consoles, just that you must have played/owned the other games for a substantial amount of time

people like Nsanity never even touched KZ, or Uncharted, or GOW. but then go out claiming crysis is the best, completely ignoring DF and LOT, and only looking to youtube videos and ign. i wish there was a way to limit it to people who own all of them.

This BS about only IGN. Ask even CGI. There is more reviewers claiming graphics king.

Do we need DF or LOT to tell us how games look with our own eyes?

Do DF take into consideration what an engine is doing totally in realtime?

I can list at leat 5 things in realtime that no other game is doing on consoles apart from Crysis 2. or how much bigger the scale of player interactive area is. In fact that last part isnt even close on any shooter on consoles. The play space thats rendered in realtime on Crysis 2 is a complete nother level compared to other console shooters. 3rd or First person. It's almost embarrassing comparing any game to it for that reason.

AI also doesnt just operate in 2d dimensions because of the play space to. They have to climb 3 or 4 stories up to flank, or traverse the huge distance of the play areas to gain tactical advantage. There is just so much more going on under the hood. It's so obvious on a technical note it hurts.

Take the closest 360 top game for example. Gears 2? Gears 2 is miles behind on a technical not least due to the play spaces not even being close to Crysis 2 size. Reach? Reach has without a doubt the next biggest play areas on conosles. But they arent Crysis 2 big. Crysis 2 is both big play areas not just length and width but hieght. Some of them are rediculously big.

Framerate issues? Yes it has some. But nowhere near unplayable. In fact Ive barely noticed it and I;ve just got to the central station. If it ever has dropped to the so called 15 - 20 FPS that DF has said. It's been for a split second like 1/100th because I know from my PC days what 15 fps looks like. And Crysis 2 has never chugged like that. ( 360 version ).

Well done Crytek. Youve blown our eyeballs.

I own all consoles and even a pc. Now what I will say is I have to agree with what selnor is saying. Crysis 2 is much bigger in size than these closed in corridor games (see gears of war and Killzone). Now Crysis 2 is not perfect, it does have framerate issues and some glitches. Those things still don't take away how impressive it does look. Look at the water destroys anything other game on console with water in it. Compare the water to killzone 3 go ahead, night and day difference. Lighting its bright and you can actually see stuff plus its real time lighting. All cut scenes are in engine. You would have to be blind to not notice how good Crysis looks. Killzone 3 looks good but as I've said before (I do own the game) but it’s just not much of a step up from Killzone 2. As far as textures go both killzone and Crysis have a lot of low res textures but in my opinion killzone has more. Crysis is the king, I know ps3 fan boys and xbox fan boys are fighting hard but the real deal is Crysis 2 is the best looking console game right now.  You really would have to be a fanboy to say this doesn't look better than killzone 3.

How that not take away the impressive look?

Sorry but anygame can look better with low framerate... you takes the processing out to keep decent framerate and put it to make the graphics better.

But that's not the case... Uncharted 2 looks better than Crysis 2 in it best form... Killzone 3  I have doubt... sometimes yes sametimes no... but overall still look better.

Crysis 2 is amazing but no graphic king.



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Euphoria14 said:

How you like my PS3 controller? The USB dongle is cool because it has a USB slot on the front so it doesn't take up one of the USB ports on your PS3. It also came with a USB cable because it is rechargable. This model also has full six axis capabilities too. It is pretty much a 360 controller with sixaxis built in.

I figured since the thread is so off-topic I should go ahead and post the controller I use for my FPS games.

 

My other controller that I use for most other titles looks like this.

I was tempted to buy those PS3 triggers at Wal-Mart.  They're like $5 or something, right?  As for the other controller--it's the sexiest thing I've ever seen and I want it.  What's it called!?



Hey what kind of controller is that D21? I'd use my PS3 more if I had it instead of the atrocity that is the DS3. It looks like a 360 controller with it's one flaw fixed. Is that D-Pad as awsome as it looks?



CGI-Quality said:

In my opinion, no. I would call it the best looking 360 game (or multiplatform game), but after spending time with both versions, I just don't think it's quite the 'graphical king' it was aiming for. It does have it's areas where it leads the pack (such as ambient lighting), but it's not as a complete as other games that are considered the top of their class.

I agree with just about everything DigitalFoundry said - it does some things better than any other game out there, but it isn't quite the pinnacle of console visuals.


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d21lewis said:
Euphoria14 said:

How you like my PS3 controller? The USB dongle is cool because it has a USB slot on the front so it doesn't take up one of the USB ports on your PS3. It also came with a USB cable because it is rechargable. This model also has full six axis capabilities too. It is pretty much a 360 controller with sixaxis built in.

I figured since the thread is so off-topic I should go ahead and post the controller I use for my FPS games.

 

My other controller that I use for most other titles looks like this.

I was tempted to buy those PS3 triggers at Wal-Mart.  They're like $5 or something, right?  As for the other controller--it's the sexiest thing I've ever seen and I want it.  What's it called!?



The Real Triggers are $5 and you can buy them almost anywhere.

 

The other controller is called Power-A Pro Elite.

You can get it here.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Pro-Elite-POWER-A-PS3-Wireless-Controller-Black-PS3-PS3/14962337



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Darc Requiem said:

Hey what kind of controller is that D21? I'd use my PS3 more if I had it instead of the atrocity that is the DS3. It looks like a 360 controller with it's one flaw fixed. Is that D-Pad as awsome as it looks?



The D-pad is clicky but it works without any issues for me.



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Darc Requiem said:

Hey what kind of controller is that D21? I'd use my PS3 more if I had it instead of the atrocity that is the DS3. It looks like a 360 controller with it's one flaw fixed. Is that D-Pad as awsome as it looks?


That's Euphoria's controller!  I want one too!!

He just posted the link.  I'm gonna order one right now.



By the way, if guys don't care about sixaxis motion then you can get a non motion version for $30 or a non motion version that is wired for $20.

 

I decided to go for the total package.



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By the way guys, these are pretty much the pros and cons for the Power A Pro Elite.

 

PROS:

-360 Analog Layout
-Good Grip for long play sessions
-Back Triggers are wide and combine 360 and PS3 for good feel
-Control works well on all games(Have'nt tried it on SF yet, but will soon.)
-Great for FPS
-Button Light Up
-Battery Life is slightly better than Dualshock

CONS:

-No Bluetooth 
-Cannot Start system up with Remote
-You have to press in the Home button slighty hard for the home screen to come up



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Thanks for the info, Euphoria.  I read the customer reviews, too.  I'm probabaly gonna go to Wal Mart and see if they have 'em in stock.  If not, I'll order from the link.  It's definitely a huge step up from the shitty glow in the dark controller I got from gamestop a year ago.  The price is unbelievable, too. 

*edit* one more question:  Are the analogs stiff like the 360 controller?  I can deal with most of the DS3's issues but those damn loose analog sticks piss me off!  The ones on the Wii and 360 (and Wavebird) offer just the right amount of resistance.  How does this controller compare?