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sub-zero-TM on 07 November 2012

Umm no but best looking 360 game? Yes.



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BenVTrigger on 07 November 2012

The fact that Digital Foundry goes out of their way to say its very, very close to GOW3 is telling.

Its easiky arguable its as good as they make it clear in their opinion there is onky very slight difference in quality between the two.

Either way no matter what Halo 4 is top 3 this gen and can be argued to be number 1. As I said earlier the top couple games are so close it really comes down to personal preference



Aldro on 07 November 2012
selnor said:
Aldro said:
selnor said:
LOL.

I agree. Its something beautiful.

DF had this to say.

" In an era where the likes of Naughty Dog and Sony Santa Monica have defined the graphical state-of-the-art with Uncharted and God of War, Xbox 360 finally has its own shot at the title - and it's a genuinely worthwhile, lavish and occasionally even breathtaking experience."

So even technically its up there with a genuine shout.

Genuinely noone can knock anyone down for saying Halo 4 best visuals. It has every right to have that label or at least fight for it.

To me its lighting is truly unmatched even by the late Forza Horizon. Everything is Epic, well textured and filled with detail.

Awesome.

DF also said =
"Remember that feeling you had when playing the first 20 minutes of God of War 3 for the first time? The sensation that the developers had somehow extracted next-gen visuals from current gen hardware? While Halo 4 doesn't quite engender that feeling of hushed awe, it gets very, very close"

 

So yeah. Not "quite" there!


Your misusing the words. It doesnt mean its not quite there against GOW3 ( which cannot compete with Halo 4 lighting and scale. ) 

They are refferring very clearly to te first time you saw GOW3 first 20 mins. Things ave moved on since then. We are used to high lighting and seamless visuals now. But even in todays graphical environment Halo 4 still nearly manages that same feeling of 2009. If anything that comment is showing halo 4 is there and then some.

It doesnt mean its not quite to GOW3 LOL. altough GOW3 is my fave graphics on PS3 over Uncharted and Killzone. 

GoW3 released in 2010...

Have you really played GoW3? Because GoW3 not being able to compete in scale is a RIDICILOUS statement.



BenVTrigger on 07 November 2012

Its also telling how impressive Halo 4 is considering the amount of Sony fans jumping in this thread trying to downplay the graphics.



Proclus on 07 November 2012
BenVTrigger said:
The fact that Digital Foundry goes out of their way to say its very, very close to GOW3 is telling.

Its easiky arguable its as good as they make it clear in their opinion there is onky very slight difference in quality between the two.

Either way no matter what Halo 4 is top 3 this gen and can be argued to be number 1. As I said earlier the top couple games are so close it really comes down to personal preference

Bingo ladies and gentlemen, this is what matters and what we should take away from DF, otherwise we'll just end up pointlessly debating use of words and personal preference.



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Proclus on 07 November 2012
BenVTrigger said:
Its also telling how impressive Halo 4 is considering the amount of Sony fans jumping in this thread trying to downplay the graphics.

Wouldn't say that's the case, as usual their are definitely nay-sayers, but even Aldro and such are saying that Halo 4 looks great, and we know where his preferences are, and I know he won't mind me saying so.



selnor on 07 November 2012
Aldro said:
selnor said:
Aldro said:
selnor said:
LOL.

I agree. Its something beautiful.

DF had this to say.

" In an era where the likes of Naughty Dog and Sony Santa Monica have defined the graphical state-of-the-art with Uncharted and God of War, Xbox 360 finally has its own shot at the title - and it's a genuinely worthwhile, lavish and occasionally even breathtaking experience."

So even technically its up there with a genuine shout.

Genuinely noone can knock anyone down for saying Halo 4 best visuals. It has every right to have that label or at least fight for it.

To me its lighting is truly unmatched even by the late Forza Horizon. Everything is Epic, well textured and filled with detail.

Awesome.

DF also said =
"Remember that feeling you had when playing the first 20 minutes of God of War 3 for the first time? The sensation that the developers had somehow extracted next-gen visuals from current gen hardware? While Halo 4 doesn't quite engender that feeling of hushed awe, it gets very, very close"

 

So yeah. Not "quite" there!


Your misusing the words. It doesnt mean its not quite there against GOW3 ( which cannot compete with Halo 4 lighting and scale. ) 

They are refferring very clearly to te first time you saw GOW3 first 20 mins. Things ave moved on since then. We are used to high lighting and seamless visuals now. But even in todays graphical environment Halo 4 still nearly manages that same feeling of 2009. If anything that comment is showing halo 4 is there and then some.

It doesnt mean its not quite to GOW3 LOL. altough GOW3 is my fave graphics on PS3 over Uncharted and Killzone. 

GoW3 released in 2010...

Have you really played GoW3? Because GoW3 not being able to compete in scale is a RIDICILOUS statement.

Yes I have LOL.

I know your refferring to the big battles. To be honest the character models on the bosses are amazing. But everything around it ( or usually when they appear there is nothing else in frame ) looks basic. Its not scale in the sense of oter games. Although big, it never feels big. Mostly due to the scenery being non existant and the controls being linear on movements.  

The sheer scale of the landscapes in Halo 4 is not matced by anything in GOW3. Add to that actually. Nothing in GOW3 remotely comes close to the scale of that massive Forerunner interior part. Mission 3 I think. THAT is scale. Then you battle on it. Its funny because COD or Killzone for example have these so called big ticket moments in them. Scripted or explosions. Halo 4 rips those big ticket moments up 10 or more times throughout the campaign and rewrites just what scale is for games. Previous Halos are also dwarfed.



mantlepiecek on 07 November 2012
selnor said:
Aldro said:

GoW3 released in 2010...

Have you really played GoW3? Because GoW3 not being able to compete in scale is a RIDICILOUS statement.

Yes I have LOL.

I know your refferring to the big battles. To be honest the character models on the bosses are amazing. But everything around it ( or usually when they appear there is nothing else in frame ) looks basic. Its not scale in the sense of oter games. Although big, it never feels big. Mostly due to the scenery being non existant and the controls being linear on movements.  

The sheer scale of the landscapes in Halo 4 is not matced by anything in GOW3. Add to that actually. Nothing in GOW3 remotely comes close to the scale of that massive Forerunner interior part. Mission 3 I think. THAT is scale. Then you battle on it. Its funny because COD or Killzone for example have these so called big ticket moments in them. Scripted or explosions. Halo 4 rips those big ticket moments up 10 or more times throughout the campaign and rewrites just what scale is for games. Previous Halos are also dwarfed.

Says a lot about how much you know about graphics in killzone 3 really.

I can't remember a single breathtaking "explosive" moment in killzone 3, because it doesn't exist. The entire game looks good with maybe the exception of the beginning.



BenVTrigger on 07 November 2012

Im not saying theres anything wrong with how people are acting or that anyone is being jerks.

There are however a few people who have posted in this thread just listing a list of exclusives on PS3 being better looking. People who dont even own a 360 and will never play Halo 4



torok on 07 November 2012
selnor said:
Aldro said:
selnor said:
Aldro said:
selnor said:
LOL.

I agree. Its something beautiful.

DF had this to say.

" In an era where the likes of Naughty Dog and Sony Santa Monica have defined the graphical state-of-the-art with Uncharted and God of War, Xbox 360 finally has its own shot at the title - and it's a genuinely worthwhile, lavish and occasionally even breathtaking experience."

So even technically its up there with a genuine shout.

Genuinely noone can knock anyone down for saying Halo 4 best visuals. It has every right to have that label or at least fight for it.

To me its lighting is truly unmatched even by the late Forza Horizon. Everything is Epic, well textured and filled with detail.

Awesome.

DF also said =
"Remember that feeling you had when playing the first 20 minutes of God of War 3 for the first time? The sensation that the developers had somehow extracted next-gen visuals from current gen hardware? While Halo 4 doesn't quite engender that feeling of hushed awe, it gets very, very close"

 

So yeah. Not "quite" there!


Your misusing the words. It doesnt mean its not quite there against GOW3 ( which cannot compete with Halo 4 lighting and scale. ) 

They are refferring very clearly to te first time you saw GOW3 first 20 mins. Things ave moved on since then. We are used to high lighting and seamless visuals now. But even in todays graphical environment Halo 4 still nearly manages that same feeling of 2009. If anything that comment is showing halo 4 is there and then some.

It doesnt mean its not quite to GOW3 LOL. altough GOW3 is my fave graphics on PS3 over Uncharted and Killzone. 

GoW3 released in 2010...

Have you really played GoW3? Because GoW3 not being able to compete in scale is a RIDICILOUS statement.

Yes I have LOL.

I know your refferring to the big battles. To be honest the character models on the bosses are amazing. But everything around it ( or usually when they appear there is nothing else in frame ) looks basic. Its not scale in the sense of oter games. Although big, it never feels big. Mostly due to the scenery being non existant and the controls being linear on movements.  

The sheer scale of the landscapes in Halo 4 is not matced by anything in GOW3. Add to that actually. Nothing in GOW3 remotely comes close to the scale of that massive Forerunner interior part. Mission 3 I think. THAT is scale. Then you battle on it. Its funny because COD or Killzone for example have these so called big ticket moments in them. Scripted or explosions. Halo 4 rips those big ticket moments up 10 or more times throughout the campaign and rewrites just what scale is for games. Previous Halos are also dwarfed.


If a 1600 ft boss isn't scale, I don't know what it is anymore. And a giant animated character model, with physics, animation, interaction and a lot of enemies over it is more complex than landscapes.



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