Ever had a case of graphics awe?
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I sort of implied that in my OP, just look at Limbo for beauty in simplicity or (More geared towards your examples) The recent Scott Pilgrim game (I have yet to see better pixel art in a game and in my case that's saying something...trust me).Ahlycks said:GOLDEN SUN.
i was all like, FUUUUUUUUU- when i turned on the game and saw this amazing awesome stuff.
and dragon quest 6.
what? graphics do not need to be "high quality" to be enjoyed.
Crysis Warhead did that for me. I finally got a computer capable of running it on "very high" or "enthusiast" or whatever they call it. It really looks amazing.
For a less obvious answer I would say Napoleon: Total War. I just really like watching all the large scale warfare with the gun smoke floating across the battlefield and such.
For a less obvious answer I would say Napoleon: Total War. I just really like watching all the large scale warfare with the gun smoke floating across the battlefield and such.
Windows 7Aylaine said:
I5-650
6GBddr3 1333
GTX460 Nvidia
2x SATA HDDs 512 GB each (cheap, crappy 80 buck ones you can get anywhere)
450-500 wt PS
Home made cooling system comprising of a large fan and a giant block of ice inside two garbage bags with the air current aimed directly at my GPU behind said block of ice.... even with Mass effect games or Crysis cranked she still purrs at 26 degrees once the frame itself starts to chill and become ectothermic.
Why spend so much on a nifty case when I can get the same effect for 40 bucks? <.<
Oh and I don't overclock any of my crap <.< I just throw computers together and hope they turn on
Mass Effect, sort of. But the most obvious instance was the first time I saw the TI graphics thing with the waterfall in a movie theatre.
YEUSBreakfastMan said:
OT: same game actually, but it was when i saw the final boss for dead space rising up from the edge of the landing dock. The glaring sun, the hellscape atmosphere, a gaint slab of rock looming in the backdrop, and a feeling of "lone knight versus the dragon" unmatched by any vediogame experience of mine to date
Looks like someone already beat me to Abe's Oddysee. I spend a rather long time finishing that and Exodus because I always like to admire the backgrounds and scenery. The animations and the looks of certain characters and creatures is also really interesting and unique. If only they released Munch's Oddysee in the same vein. Ah well. Still enjoyed Munch.NIHILHATE said:
Let's see... The moment when you step outside for the first time in Fallout 3 is amazing. Bioshock looks fantastic in general. Shadow of the Colossus is filled to the brim with hugely impressive environments. And the first 90 seconds of Final Fantasy VII will still fill me with awe fifty years from now when we mindjack into the overmind to play our video games.
I'll get some flak for this, as it by no means pushes anyone's video card, but when I first got out to Northrend after I installed WOTLK for WOW, just seeing the art styles, and the sheer scale, and beauty of some of the areas really impressed me.
They brought a whole new feel to the game when I thought I'd seen it all, jungle, desert, forest, valleys, yeah yeah...
Oh and God of War 1 and 2, made me wonder why they bothered with the 360 and PS3, I felt they coulda kept going a few more years after seeing that. Seems that people just get the hang of really getting the most out of a console, then a new one comes out. You look at early games and then the last ones and there's usually a gaping chasm between them.
They brought a whole new feel to the game when I thought I'd seen it all, jungle, desert, forest, valleys, yeah yeah...
Oh and God of War 1 and 2, made me wonder why they bothered with the 360 and PS3, I felt they coulda kept going a few more years after seeing that. Seems that people just get the hang of really getting the most out of a console, then a new one comes out. You look at early games and then the last ones and there's usually a gaping chasm between them.
