Seeing as this was discussed in the multi-platform thread and both titles are very similar, I will start with Gears VS Resistance.

I tried to pick a screen from each that was similar.

Here goes - Let the battle commence!!!!

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I dunno if I would compare gears and ROFM. Gears when it came out pretty much blitzed everything else graphically, whilst ROFM whilst the graphics were crisp weren't really anything to write home about. I would say, to shorten things up gears wins hands down.

Graphics comparison... meh.

even though I am a ps3 fan, I have to say Gears graphics blew me away. I am sure Resistance 2 will improve a LOT

Hunchbacks confirmed in both games OMG!

The models in GOW look more detailed with a higher polygon count, the environment has better and more varied textures and the lighting system is more realistic in GOW as well.

They are both grey and they both utilize a depth of field effect which blurs far away objects.

My tuppence worth:

• Lighting - Gears of War all the way, great lighting compared to Resistance.
• Textures Quality - Resistance has sharper edges and more hi res textures compared to Gears, except for the ground.
• Texture Styles - Gears rough stylised textures make the game more realistic looking.
  
• Models - Gears has better quality models with higher polygon counts.
• Environments - Look better generally in Gears due to the more realistic looking textures although some environments in Resistance look amazing.
• On-screen action - There's alot more going on in Resistance.  At times it looks like hundreds of action on screen at the one time, with Gears it alot less, with mostly single numbers of units on screen
  

On each game:

Gears of War - Looks fantastically real, the lighting is brilliant and the in game character models are excellent.

Resistance - Looks good, crisp and has higher resolution textures (bar the ground) and has some huge number of onscreen characters at the one time.

everyone already agreed that GeOW was better looking then RFOM

RFOM looks better.

RFOM was a launch title. Compare RFOM with Perfect dark Zero. Both are FPS and both were launch titles. Compare Gears with Uncharted. Both are TPS and both released a year after their consoles.

OT: Gears looks better.

Wasn't this topic beaten to death, dug up, beaten a fine powder, reburied and eulogized, when both games came out? This battlefield has long since gone cold. How about games that are a little more current.

I give this thread a 9.1.