Nope, it's just that screenshots really don't do the game enough justice as the depth of field and motion blur effects sometimes make the textures look low res when they're really not, the game just has to be seen in motion. Also GoWIII is just as consistant as UC3, it's rare to find a blemish in either game but you have to remember UC3 is almost 2 years newer than GoWIII and it's Naughty Dogs 3rd PS3 game compared to Sony Santa Monica's first. Here's some pictures to remind you of how gorgeous God of War III is! All in-game by the way, remember the HUD disappears if you don't attack or get hit and QTEs are real-time gameplay so they count.

Hahaha I watched that and towards the end started thinking "I should post this on that graphics thread." After the video I cam back here and was reminded this thread is what made me watch it in the first place lol.

Bonus points to that video for including 30 flights of loving.
My top 5 this year only has 1 game that goes for realistic graphics and that's a racer. Not that racers are exempt from the realism curse. It always irks when your 4 million poly car bounces of a perfectly rendered safety tape barrier.

Gran Turismo 5:

Killzone 3:

God of War III

Lol Ive seen GOW3 in motion. Im kne trophy away from Platinum on it. My PSN ID is right there.

Its by far my favorite PS3 game and when its at its best its jaw dropping to this day. Doesnt change the fact that at times its uneven and doesnt look as good as say the boss battles. Thats reakky where the game shines. Still though easily in the top 3 graphics this gen

Its my 2nd-3rd "best looking game". Its not even about disagree-ing with you, its moreso the fact that some things are just plain stupidity at its finest. Halo 4 has WAY worse textures considering it is FAR more open. It really is that simple. Yet the lightning alone, working with that bloom, allows you to completely disregard that. I just find that very contradicting and inconsistent from you.

Actually just looking back at those GOW III pics, damn. That game looked (and still looks) ridiculously good.

For a 2010 title and the first release from a studio this gen it's just mind boggling how they pulled it off. I mean 2 years on after plenty of high profile releases from developers renowned for pushing technical boundaries and it's still arguably one of the best looking games out there. I'm undecided if I think it's the best, everytime I almost settle on it I just think of U3.

Looking forward to playing Halo 4, the graphics look beautiful. It was always a bit of a let down for me how Bungie never really pushed their graphics or properly optimized their games on the 360, Halo 2 was probably the best looking last gen game I played and for me graphics are an important aspect of gaming.