Chris_B
Supreme [H]ardness
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number69 said:Personally I can't wait for:
Unreal 3.
At the time of its release unreal 2 had the best pc graphics, game sucked royally though. Could be a repeat.
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number69 said:Personally I can't wait for:
Unreal 3.
Chris_B said:At the time of its release unreal 2 had the best pc graphics, game sucked royally though.
joecuddles said:Remind you of another recent release...?
batty said:Except for the suck part.
aBSoLuT_0 said:The Source engine is definiately better scalable to older hardware
batty said:D3 runs on GF3 cards. I'd say that's pretty fucking forgiving.
But ya D3's character's did look a good deal better. As did their shadows.
CrimandEvil said:HL2 has the HDR thing but it doesn't do it correctly, when you look at bright objects (like the sun) and then move to a dark object your vision doesn't change unlike Farcry which mimics what happens naturally. Personally I like the way FC does it, more realistic IMO.
CrimandEvil said:HL2 has the HDR thing but it doesn't do it correctly, when you look at bright objects (like the sun) and then move to a dark object your vision doesn't change unlike Farcry which mimics what happens naturally. Personally I like the way FC does it, more realistic IMO.
Brent_Justice said:It's not that it doesn't do it incorrectly
it's that it doesn't use the OpenEXR format using a FP16 framebuffer and coded to do the iris effect
there are different formats and ways of doing HDR you realize
not just one method
HDR itself stands for High Dynamic Range Lighting
joecuddles said:That last image is a total spoiler alert dude. I know it, but some might not.
Labrador said:I dont see Doom3 being able to do anything like the outdoor areas in HalfLife2 ? Some of the scenes in HL2 are HUGE, you can see for man than a mile or so, but D3 would make your system crawl with something like that, wouldnt it ?
I would still love to see a Doom3 engine game, that was set on the Mars landscape, and used vehciles to get around
tranCendenZ said:Can you really call 8-bit integer format "HDR" (RGBE8)? I would think 16bit FP would really be the minimum for real HDR, with 32bit FP being even better, tho as you can see from OpenEXR 16bit FP is already taxing nevermind 32bit.
tranCendenZ said:Can you really call 8-bit integer format "HDR" (RGBE8)? I would think 16bit FP would really be the minimum for real HDR, with 32bit FP being even better, tho as you can see from OpenEXR 16bit FP is already taxing nevermind 32bit.
SnakEyez187 said:Stop arguing semantics. It's still HDR even if it 1-bit integer, i couldn't give a rats ass if an OpenEXR45 format comes out tomorrow with 64bit FP and a 256-bit framebuffer, it doesn't make lesser forms not HDR, the term "real HDR" means jack squat
Labrador said:Some of the scenes in HL2 are HUGE, you can see for man than a mile or so, but D3 would make your system crawl with something like that, wouldnt it ?
Chris_B said:The engine is perfectly capable of outdoor areas, no way carmack would have coded it to be able to do small corridor areas and nothing more.
MikeP said:And yet there isnt a single one in the game. If it could do large outdoor environments they would have had some...its freaking Mars for christs sake..nothing but huge outdoor environments. Far Crys outdoor environments were amazing, a huge step forward. Doom 3 was another step forward in a totally different way.But they both chugged like mad on my machine. I had to do a lot to make either game playable with decent graphic level. This is where HL2 really shines. Right out of the box, great graphics with no problems , no stutters, no clipping, nothing. The facial animations are fantastic, teh levels all look great. Not revolutionary in any one respect but a definite step forward in every respect. And no game has had this much interaction with your environment.
And who are the people comparing a FPS to a roleplaying game in terms of graphics? Thats just loopy.
And finally . last but not least. Comparing a PC game to any console game ever made is rediculous. The best any console has to offer ends up looking like a 2 or more year old PC game. Halo 2 is a prime example. When I saw it at the game store I thot they were doing Halo 1. It looks that old and crappy compared to a decent PC games graphics. But console games have always been behind the curve.
MikeP said:And yet there isnt a single one in the game. If it could do large outdoor environments they would have had some...its freaking Mars for christs sake..nothing but huge outdoor environments.
MikeP said:And finally . last but not least. Comparing a PC game to any console game ever made is rediculous. The best any console has to offer ends up looking like a 2 or more year old PC game. Halo 2 is a prime example. When I saw it at the game store I thot they were doing Halo 1. It looks that old and crappy compared to a decent PC games graphics. But console games have always been behind the curve.
I think that Doom 3 has the best graphics...it's not TERRIBLE compared to Playstation 2 or Xbox graphics. You guys should just sit back and enjoy it, the story might not be that great, but at least the graphics are. I'm sure that Half Life 2 is just as great, if not, awe-inspiring. Jeeze...stop criticizing the games. Remember that the developers are the ones that spend their time to create games, and we're the ones that spend our time to play them.Cenuij said:Take another look, it is decidedly average, if you think HL2 is the best graphics ever you ARE smoking crack...
Chris_B said:Yeah? go and download the leak and tell me thats a "game".
HAHAHAHAHAHA, although I don't understand the sepia tone one for HL2?Ocean said:seemed relevant: