Best graphical effects in a game

[Thespian]

Rez HD. That entire game, pretty much, but mostly the Third boss fight. I can't wait for Child of Eden's, it's effects are kickass.

Mirror's Edge. Big jumps sliding down skyscrapers really made me gasp on the edge of my seat.
Then a cop shot me and I had to do it all eleven times over until it made me angry and I stood on the game box.
Pity that game sucked =/

Mass Effect's Lens Flare. God damn I love that Lens Flare.

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http://www.epagini.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/mass-effect-2.jpg

LEEEENS FLAAAAAARE

Batman Arkham Asylum's entire aesthetic, but mainly the Gliding. Really awesome visuals there.

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

Just Cause 2 has awesome sunsets and sunrises.

Just look:

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I'll see your Just Cause 2 sunsets and sunrises and raise you Red Dead Redemption's:

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It's on.

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(The weird red light on his face is from a warning light I was standing on)

And the battle for "best sunset" continues:

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[Flailing Escapist]

The water effects in the XBL game Hydrophobia blew my mind. I really wish a main-stream game like Bioshock (for example) had water effects near that excellent.

 

[Uber Evil]

Just Cause 2 has awesome sunsets and sunrises.

Just look:

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I'll see your Just Cause 2 sunsets and sunrises and raise you Red Dead Redemption's:

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It's on.

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(The weird red light on his face is from a warning light I was standing on)

And the battle for "best sunset" continues:

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STOP EEET! I want that game so fucking bad, but Rock* decided not go give it to their loyal PC fans, if it isn't announced soon, I'll cave and get it and a console.

 

[Serenegoose]

The Witcher 2 is basically just gorgeous in every single way. I mean -damn-. Not just in technical prowess but in the way it effortlessly conveys a world that feels lived in. Pretty much no other gamedoes that.

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

Just Cause 2 has awesome sunsets and sunrises.

Just look:

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I'll see your Just Cause 2 sunsets and sunrises and raise you Red Dead Redemption's:

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It's on.

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(The weird red light on his face is from a warning light I was standing on)

And the battle for "best sunset" continues:

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STOP EEET! I want that game so fucking bad, but Rock* decided not go give it to their loyal PC fans, if it isn't announced soon, I'll cave and get it and a console.

Yeah, unfortunate news that. Thankfully I had an xbox 360 and a PS3 in addition to my PC, so I wasn't too bothered by it, but I would have definitely liked to have gotten it for PC for the mods. Sadly that doesn't look like it's going to happen anymore, which is why I caved and got it for PS3. Totally worth it, brilliant game. Don't know if you should buy a console to play it though, unless you have some other console games you'd want along with it.

 

[Uber Evil]

Just Cause 2 has awesome sunsets and sunrises.

Just look:

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I'll see your Just Cause 2 sunsets and sunrises and raise you Red Dead Redemption's:

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It's on.

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(The weird red light on his face is from a warning light I was standing on)

And the battle for "best sunset" continues:

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STOP EEET! I want that game so fucking bad, but Rock* decided not go give it to their loyal PC fans, if it isn't announced soon, I'll cave and get it and a console.

Yeah, unfortunate news that. Thankfully I had an xbox 360 and a PS3 in addition to my PC, so I wasn't too bothered by it, but I would have definitely liked to have gotten it for PC for the mods. Sadly that doesn't look like it's going to happen anymore, which is why I caved and got it for PS3. Totally worth it, brilliant game. Don't know if you should buy a console to play it though, unless you have some other console games you'd want along with it.

I probably would. I know I will want LBP or LBP2 and Saints Row: The Third. I'll probably get saints row for PS3, as I don't want a crappy console port.

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

Just Cause 2 has awesome sunsets and sunrises.

Just look:

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I'll see your Just Cause 2 sunsets and sunrises and raise you Red Dead Redemption's:

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It's on.

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(The weird red light on his face is from a warning light I was standing on)

And the battle for "best sunset" continues:

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STOP EEET! I want that game so fucking bad, but Rock* decided not go give it to their loyal PC fans, if it isn't announced soon, I'll cave and get it and a console.

Yeah, unfortunate news that. Thankfully I had an xbox 360 and a PS3 in addition to my PC, so I wasn't too bothered by it, but I would have definitely liked to have gotten it for PC for the mods. Sadly that doesn't look like it's going to happen anymore, which is why I caved and got it for PS3. Totally worth it, brilliant game. Don't know if you should buy a console to play it though, unless you have some other console games you'd want along with it.

I probably would. I know I will want LBP or LBP2 and Saints Row: The Third. I'll probably get saints row for PS3, as I don't want a crappy console port.

Fair enough, LBP is a lot of fun (just got it for free from Sony). You should also look into the Uncharted franchise if you want a PS3, the games are GORGEOUS and they're a lot of fun. I also highly recommend Demon's Souls, and The Last Guardian will probably be really good when it eventually comes out.

 

[Uber Evil]

Fair enough, LBP is a lot of fun (just got it for free from Sony). You should also look into the Uncharted franchise if you want a PS3, the games are GORGEOUS and they're a lot of fun. I also highly recommend Demon's Souls, and The Last Guardian will probably be really good when it eventually comes out.

Thanks for the recommendations. I'll be sure to keep my eye out for those once I have a job and some cash.

 

[Nfritzappa]

Portal 2 had amazing goo-effects.

What? It did.

 

[The Cheezy One]

The Witcher 2 is basically just gorgeous in every single way. I mean -damn-. Not just in technical prowess but in the way it effortlessly conveys a world that feels lived in. Pretty much no other game does that.

Metro 2033 has a great feel of being lived in, that it's been just far enough from the disaster for people to adapt and survive, but not far enough for people to forget what the world was like before. It's a shame there's an achievement related to listening to everyone in your home station, because otherwise it would feel like a great novelty. One person is talking about being asked out by a guy, whereas, just across the street, someone has woken up with nightmares.
(Bonus tip - put subtitles on and voices in Russian. The only thing worse than not being able to understand people is bad [although I have heard worse] English dubs.)

 

[Greatjusticeman]

Mass Effect 2 had some really cool effects, I thought. Especially with lighting, such as the beginning halls in Purgatory or the halls or on the ship where Tali's trial takes place in the Migrant Fleet.

Halo: Reach - If you look out into the distance on the last mission, you can see black skies and explosions - and even Human and Coventant military vehicles duke it. Cool to show that battle is raging all around you, even when you're not there.

And those sunsets in Red Dead Redemption...

 

[Tharwen]

Just Cause 2 has awesome sunsets and sunrises.

Just look:

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I'll see your Just Cause 2 sunsets and sunrises and raise you Red Dead Redemption's:

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It's on.

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(The weird red light on his face is from a warning light I was standing on)

And the battle for "best sunset" continues:

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Huzzah!

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[sub]I'm running out of screenshots...[/sub]

 

[General_Potatoes]

GBA game Golden sun.

It still holds up well.

I love that game so much.

And for me it probably would be, Metro 2033. It looked really good and was even better when you were outside.

 

[gyroscopeboy]

For some reason I really liked the way the sun shines on things under it in Uncharted 2, it doesn't look like it's simply another layer of graphics slapped onto other objects.

http://ladieslovekewlbowser.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/uncharted2_temple_03_by_artqueen23.jpg?w=640&h=360

Also, the snow in it:
http://i32.tinypic.com/2uo78z6.jpg

And also the water in that game..when you come up wet from rolling in the water i was like "WTF? That s awesome!"