[embed][/embed]

RE4 PS2 versus GC. The GC version does look a lot better and the youtbe video doesn''t even show it that well but it si the best I could dig up.

RE4 and SW Rogue Squadron 3 were the most technically impressive games last gen.
SotC and GoW both used many art style tricks to improve there looks but SotC had many graphic flaws and muted color. GoW looked great but not as graphically demanding as SotC.
I think the best looking game last gen was Windwaker but I would be kididng myself if I felt that was graphically taxing as Twilight Princess or RE4.

@Redspear, is the entirety of RE4 brown? o.O; That whole video seemed to be >

The game is a dark game. So yes it isn't as colurful but this isn't a thread about the best looking it is about the best graphics. As I said the best looking game last gen IMO is Windwaker but that game is not as taxing as RE4.

It is like WoW and EQ2. I think WoW looks better but EQ2 is more taxing technically. Got admit though Iam a sucker for the water effects in EQ2.

For me the best looking games were (in that order):

1.-Resident Evil 4 (gamecube version)

2.-God of War II (PS2)

3.-Metal Gear Solid 3 (PS2) (the fight in the motorcycle at the end was really stunning)

4.-Ninja Gaiden (XBOX)

5.-Final Fantasy XII (PS2) (the huge scenarios with many enemies,PS2 forced to max)

It's not all brown.  A lot of it is gray.

Entroper I love you xD. Yeah I see what your saying Red, I just wish they had a deeper color pallet ._.; Definitely high on polygon count though.

For me DOA Ultimate had some pretty damn fine graphics I'd go as far to say they were better than Ninja Gaiden [but it fighter vs 3rd p action]. On the GC its gotta be the Resident Evil & RE4, Silicon Knights remake for MGS:TS wasn't bad either.
I'll have to agree with the folks that mention the Splinter Cell heck all in the series had good graphics IMO special mention to PG2 and FORZA in the racing dept.

Heh, it's a running joke I have that started with Quake.  Red, brown, and gray is the color palette of far too many games, and it just looks so bland and boring despite how technically awesome it may be.

The best looking games that I've played from the last generation are the Metroid Prime games and the Rogue Leader games.  Rebel Strike looks absolutely sick.  I've played the God of War games, and while the style is excellent, they really are only technically impressive when compared to the other offerings on the PS2, and don't stand up to the `cube's best.

I didn't own an Xbox and neither did any of my friends, so I can't compare those games.  I will say that that trailer for Rallisport Challenge looked amazing, and I have no doubt that there were some great feats on that system given its relative strength and the amount of resources put into the platform.

God War 2 impressed me most graphics-wise.