Ever had a case of graphics awe?

[CleverNickname]

I just remembered another one, and it's not even out yet (I think).

Ni No Kuni

I literally had tears in my eyes the first time I saw footage of it - and the last time, too. I don't have a console and don't play JRPGs, but I want that one. Or at least want to see it all the way through.

 

[EeveeElectro]

FFXIII on HD made me sex wee a little...

 

[Cid Silverwing]

I fanboy'd Oblivion just by watching the trailer. Then I played the game and it's like the graphics magically took a shit on itself.

 

[mexicola]

Gears of War, Assassin's Creed and Mass effect 2. Not just how gorgeous they looked but also the amazement that my 3 year old PC could run them at high settings.

 

[Kuchinawa212]

MW2
one day, just take a minute to look at all the texture they packed into the game. The bumps on the plastic chairs. The threads on the clothing, the stainless steel.

 

[Red Bomb]

Borderlands - hated the game but loved the graphics style
Uncharted 2 - just echo everyone else
Assassin's Creed 2 - If you've ever been to Florence you know what I mean
Crysis - 0_0
Shadow of the Colossus - How can you not go "holy shit, thats immense!"
CoD 4 - detail was crazy

 

[elcamino41383]

Uncharted 1 and 2, Heavenly Sword Assassin's Creed 1 and 2, Folklore (though I honestly still haven't played it much and I've had it since release!) and GTA4

 

[Harlemura]

Can't say I have. I play games way to much, I'm just used to stuff looking that good. Makes me sad when everyone around me's telling me how good everything looks and I can't tell...
That said, I failed on Mirror's Edge once because of the graphics. Know the part where you have to run up a crane then jump off the end? Yeah, I choose my moments to slow down and admire awesome graphics.

Fun, relevant mini-story;
My grandad was watching me play Reach the other day. This is a man who still thought games looked like what they did on the old Atari consoles.
He was so amazed, I'm surprised his head didn't explode.

 

[RanD00M]

FFXIII on HD made me sex wee a little...

Well now I have a new saying for orgasm. Thank you mysterious stranger.

OT:Oblivion was gorgeous.
Kingdom Hearts I was extremely good looking in my eyes, at least compared to the year it was released.

 

[Owlslayer]

Have to say Oblivion, especially the night skies at the Shivering Isles.
also, when i first played half-Life 2 episode 1 I was pretty impressed.
Also, when i first played warhammer 40 000: dawn of war, i was amazed at the amount of detail. It was truly amazing.

 

[imnot]

Hello escapist, Pegghead here if your left eye is focused on a game of crysis in the corner of the room.

Recently I've been playing through Halo Reach (Great game btw imo lol) and, as I finished the campaign in split-screen multiplayer it's only now I notice just how...impressive the game looks when not compressed to a quarter of the screen. While I believe that graphics come third to gameplay and plot/story (Gameplay being first, the combination of plot and story being second) there have been a few cases where my first thought when playing a game is just how beautiful it looks. I'm not simply talking about how "realistic" everything looks I'm simply referring to a visual feast in the eye of the beholder.

So escapist, what games have given you a case of graphics awe? Be it a pixel delight, a cell shade feast, a picture perfect realism, a realisation of universe through colour and design or anything else.

The same as you, I think the graphics are wonderful, especially of new Alexandria and the are in the first level.

 

[dommyuk]

Every few minutes in Crysis had me looking at something other than what was shooting at me, except the night levels, they were quite dull. And also two of my favourite peices of scenery in The Elder Scrolls IV:

 

[Sigmund Av Volsung]

I smacked myself when I saw the visuals in these games;
Assassin's creed I & II
Prince of Persia(all of them)
Crysis(on my friends computer)
A certain section in Just Cause 2 in the mountains, accidentally.
FF XII & XIII
Basically, for awesome visuals, always rely on square enix and ubisoft.

 

[XT inc]

I guess less and less, Graphics don't impress me. The little things do, hell if a new game could capture that awe inspiring essence of what metal gear solid 2 was when it came out on launch day I mean damn. the way the glass broke, breath fogging, shooting steam pipes, taking prisoners and disabling their communications, having people who are brave turn into wimps after a shot in the arm with the usp. That game is just a stellar piece of craftmanship.

 

[mParadox]

Half Life
Half Life 2
Far Cry 2
Crysis
Dead Space
Arkham Asylum
Assassins Creed 2
Splinter Cell Conviction
Modern Warfare
Metro 2033
Bioshock

 

[Addendum_Forthcoming]

Ahh. I should crush it then, my specs will be very close to yours. My processor may be a bit better then yours, you'll have more RAM and my VC is a 470 GTX. So yeah, 5-6k would make me a very happy lady. <3

Wish I was a happy lady ;.;

Barring personal sexual insecurities aside ... NO WAY! You're telling me my skeletonised and ramshackle contraption is outdone by someone ;P

Just be forewarned ... whilst the benchmark for FFXIV is decent, I've heard complaints (whether valid or not I can't say) that the benchmark jumps around widely a bit despite people having similiar systems, or sometimes better. But for 90% of comments its sounds like it's a pretty good fit for determing whether you can run it or not.

Point is if you have specs near mine and I can score high, even if the benchmark tells you otherwise I wouldn't worry. By the sounds of some people average systems it should be a cakewalk.

Last thing SE wants to do is both compete with WoW and create a game in which only half the interested audience can play semi decently.

;D

I could...no no, that would be bad. Bad Aylaine!

Well, I can relate there. See, my current system scores 1500 on the benchmark. So according to that score sheet, I shouldn't even be able to play the game, yet I can in 40 FPS Average. Which amazes me. I think it's really just the game. I know it's horribly optimized to begin with, but it seems to like certain...combination's and damn the rest. xD

Lol ^_^

You'll be okay 1500 is pretty bad but I'm sure you can play around with it. Possibly see you online is you just so happen to share the same server :x Good luck! ^_^