Top 10 most visually impressive games of the decade (2000-2009)

Posted by Ahmad Dajani On December - 30 - 2009

You need more than amazing graphics in order to make a great game. But at the same time, no one can deny the fact that great visuals do make a good game even better. As we march into the next decade, games are getting prettier and the demand for better graphics are becoming stronger. I have constructed a list of the best looking games of the decade with choosing one game for each year:
 

10. Shenmue:
Release Date: 2000.
Console: Dreamcast.
 
 

 
 

It was the game that showcased what the Dreamcast was capable of. A huge amount of resources were spent in order to make the game’s visuals reach the highest standards. In fact, there was nothing like Shenmue at that time; as the game had great looking environments, detailed character models and some of the most realistic facial expressions in a game, real time shadowing, impressive lighting effects, amazing Weather System, and much more.
 

Shenmue pioneered how games should look like in the future. Shenmue is easily one of the best looking games of this decade. We are hoping to see a fitting conclusion to this magnificent series, maybe in the next decade? We hope so.
 

9. Metal Gear Solid 2:
Release date: 2001.
Console: PS2, and Xbox.
 
 

 
 

When Sony launched the PS2 console at the beginning of this decade, there wasn’t a single game that offered something out of the competition at that time. But all of that had changed when Hideo Kojima released the next iteration of the Metal Gear Solid franchise, Metal Gear Solid 2: The Sons of Liberty.
 

Do you remember the amazing rain effect from the Tanker chapter of this game? Do you remember the huge amount of little details the game had? Do you remember the great looking cut scenes? If you have played this game, I don’t think that you can forget how good MGS 2 graphics were. The game was like a long hollywood movie with the best visual effects. Metal Gear Solid 2 was a stunner.
 

8. Metroid Prime:
Release date: 2002.
Console: Gamecube, and Wii.
 
 

 
 

Metroid Prime beauty came from two major components: the amazing art direction and a technologically impressive engine at that time. The game visuals were too sharp and ahead of their time. The game’s environments were varied and had lots of great visual details. Also, it was the first 3D game in the Metroid series, isn’t that enough?
 

7. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time:
Release date: 2003.
Console: PS2, Xbox, Gamecube and PC.
 
 

 
 

Another great franchise that entered the 3D world this decade. The prince’s acrobatic moves were fantastically animated that made Lara Croft movements look awkward in comparison. The amazing artistic design of this game and the extraordinary visual effects the game had at that time make The Sands of Time one of the best looking games of the decade.
 

6. Far Cry:
Release date: 2004.
Console: PC, and Xbox.
 
 

 
 

The game was born out of a technology demo called X-Isle: Dinosaur Island made by Crytek to showcase the capabilities of the NVIDIA GeForce 3. Crytek the creators of CryEngine developed Far Cry which was one of the first FPS games to take place in a massive/seamless environment. Far Cry was one of the first games to use HDR technique along side Half Life 2 and other games. Also, the game’s huge and lavish environments, the game’s ability to render long draw distance, and the breathtaking water effect at that time puts this game on our list of the most visually impressive games of the past decade.
 

5. Resident Evil 4:
Release date: 2005.
Console: Gamecube, PS2, Wii and PC.

 
 

 
 

Before this game was released, there were a lot of gamers who feared the fact that Capcom is revamping the Resident Evil formula in this game. Were they wrong? Absolutely yes. Capcom created one of the finest games ever made in Resident Evil 4. The game was gorgeous, lengthy, and had a lot of unique ideas that pioneered some of the greatest games of this generation.
 

This game pushed the graphical capabilities of the Gamecube hardware to its limits. The game had some of the most detailed character/monster models at that time. Add to this one of the most dazzling fire effect we have ever seen, and you will get a recipe for one of the most impressive games to hit us this decade.

 

4. Gears of War:
Release date: 2006.
Console: Xbox 360, and PC.
 
 

 
 

The HD revolution started with this game. And if you don’t agree with me, then you are fooling yourself. Gears was the first game to raise the bar visually this generation. The game had great textures, amazing visual effects, detailed character models, and lots of blood.
 

Gears showed what next generation of consoles are capable of, and made Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 the most used engine this generation. Can’t wait to see what Epic games will do with the third game of the series, Gears of War 3.
 

3. Crysis:
Release date: 2007.
Console: PC.
 
 

 
 

A list about the most visually impressive games without mentioning Crysis would be insane. The game runs on CryEngine 2 that is the successor to Far Cry’s CryEngine. Crysis was among the first games to use the Direct3D 10. How many gamers bought the latest graphic cards just to play the game in the highest settings?
 

If you want to put your computer to the test, you have no other choice than: Crysis. What will Crytek improves in the sequel is yet to be seen, but we know that it will blow us away.
 

2. Metal Gear Solid 4:
Release Date: 2008.
Console: PS3.
 
 

 
 

Hideo Kojima is a perfectionist. That’s why we love him. At the beginning of each console generation cycle, you hear him expose his disappointment of the consoles limitations. But don’t take him seriously though because his games speak the opposite.
 

How the game blended its cut senses with the gameplay so seamlessly is a feat in its self. The game is gorgeous technically and artistically. Metal Gear Solid is one of my favorites franchises because it always pushes the videogames industry forward. Keep it up Kojima san.
 

1. Uncharted 2:
Release date: 2009.
Console: PS3.
 
 

 
 

It’s boils down to this: Uncharted 2 is the best looking game of the decade. This game is a piece of art. Seriously.
 

This is our list. If you have another opinion, feel free to share it with us in the comment section.

 
 

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76 Responses so far
  1. SolidSnake64 SolidSnake64 Said,

    I completely agree with the list EXCEPT WHAT THE FUCK? NO Killzone 2? I think MGS4 should be taken off the list (even though I’m a huge MGS fanboy, the game had really good character models, but pretty bad textures).

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    Posted on December 30th, 2009 at 6:48 am

  2. Major Major Said,

    Great list, and yea where is killzone and Okami. Okami was art at its finest.
    And at the comment above, are u retarded remove MGS4 off the list. The textures and graphics are amazing. Did you even play the game.

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    Posted on December 30th, 2009 at 6:58 am

  3. wow wow Said,

    no killzone 2 = fail list. killzone 2 should be #2 and mgs4 is #3

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  4. SolidSnake64 SolidSnake64 Said,

    Hey Major no I’m not fucking retarded. Yes I’ve played and own MGS4. The character models are amazing and some of the best on consoles. The textures in the beginning middle east level are really bad. I’m a huge MGS fanboy and what I meant when I said “I think MGS4 should be taken off” is rational. If the list has to have 10 then I would remove MGS4 and put in Killzone 2. Killzone 2 looks amazing and it should have definitely made the list.

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    Posted on December 30th, 2009 at 7:05 am

  5. Lmao Lmao Said,

    Clearly you guys are retarded because the list consists of one game a year for 10 years. Killzone 2 came out the same year as Uncharted 2, so they both can’t be on the list.

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  6. kev kev Said,

    NINJA GAIDEN (XBOX) DESTROYS ALL THE LAST GEN GAMES

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    Posted on December 30th, 2009 at 7:34 am

  7. LarryL LarryL Said,

    Considering some of the other games on the list (many of which I don’t think belong there at all), MGS4 absolutely belongs there. MGS4 is one of the most visually impressive games of all time, especially on consoles. I would say right now, it’s the 3rd best looking console game of all time behind only Uncharted 2 and Killzone 2.

    As for the rest of the list, some of the choices are pretty silly. The title is “best looking games of the decade”. Therefore……why would ANY last gen games be on the list when NONE of them besides maybe a few games that aren’t even on this list like Shadow of the Colossus, Splinter Cell and maybe GoW2 and FF10, can even compare to the visuals this generation of hardware. 2 games that instantly come to mind for “best looking” of games not already mentioned would be this gen’s Ratchet and Clank games and Heavenly Sword. I mean, Heavenly Sword is probably the most cinemataic game out there besides the top 3 I mentioned earlier.

    I would say #’s 6-10 don’t belong on the list AT ALL. I think the list should be
    1. Uncharted 2
    2. Killzone 2
    3. MGS4
    4. Gears 2
    5. Heavenly Sword
    6. Ratchet and Clank Future
    7. Resistance 2 (offline)
    8. Splinter Cell on Xbox
    9. Shadow of the Colossus
    10. God of War 2 or perhaps Final Fantasy 10

    I left Crysis off, because it’s the only real PC game on the list, and pretty much beats them all. But while technically it has better graphics then anything else, it really has no art style, it’s just ultra realism. And to get that ultra realism, you need a high end PC. I think the list should be “console only”.

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  8. kevin kevin Said,

    If it consists of 1 game a year how do you explain both MGS4 and Uncharted 2 being on the list?

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    Posted on December 30th, 2009 at 7:43 am

  9. blah blah Said,

    I laugh at everyone who says Uncharted 2 looks better than Crysis.
    Great? Yes.
    Better? Hell no.

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    Posted on December 30th, 2009 at 7:53 am

  10. Godyourstupid Godyourstupid Said,

    For gods sake lol I’m with blah. Crysis is the best looking game this decade, and probably for years to come(/till crysis 2). If you don’t think so, you haven’t played it on highest on a 24 inch monitor (I obviously have) It is THE most graphically intensive game. Even the best graphics cards today can still only reach 50FPS walking, let alone in the middle of a firefight.

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  11. Crim Crim Said,

    MGS4 shouldn’t be on the list, and maybe Killzone 2 should take its place, but I pretty much agree with the rest. Except I think Crysis looks better than Uncharted 2. I like Uncharted 2 more overall though.

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  12. Joe Joe Said,

    kevin Said,

    “If it consists of 1 game a year how do you explain both MGS4 and Uncharted 2 being on the list?”

    Perhaps, Moron, because MGS4 was a Jun 2008 release and Uncharted 2 was this year?

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    Posted on December 30th, 2009 at 8:25 am

  13. soopaman soopaman Said,

    Its a game for every year tards, so…there cant be 9 games from 2009

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    Posted on December 30th, 2009 at 8:47 am

  14. Flash Flash Said,

    Hahahahaha wow at Kevin. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA for reals.

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  15. ConcernedPCgamer2122 ConcernedPCgamer2122 Said,

    How dare you? No bejeweled / bejeweled 2?!?!? That beat out some sony fanboy crap (MGS? wtf!) and totally kicked @$$ in japan for xbot resident evil 4. seriously

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  16. lala lala Said,

    Well…then the list shouldn’t be called “games of the decade”….
    But obviously there is a lot wrong with this list: Where is Splinter Cell 1-4? Splinter Cell 1 ist easily one of the most impressive games seen by that time – same goes for the sucessors.
    And for this year: Where the fuck is Modern Warfare 2? You cannot possibly think that Uncharted looks better – MW2 is almost photorealistic…
    take a look at the gallery:
    http://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,700047/Call-of-Duty-6-Modern-Warfare-2-Downsampling-sorgt-fuer-ultrarealistische-Grafik-2-Bilder-Update/Action-Spiel/News/bildergalerie/?iid=1225976&vollbild

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    Posted on December 30th, 2009 at 9:30 am

  17. NOCTIS NOCTIS Said,

    capcom’s MT Framework technology is my favorite this gen “DMC4, RE5″ impressive visuals and effects !!

    plus i guess you have played FFXIII so it deserve to be on that list too !!!!

    you should have made the list just for console games and add another 5 or 10 games …

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    Posted on December 30th, 2009 at 9:37 am

  18. Yuan Yuan Said,

    Cool list bro but;
    1.WTF no Okami
    2.Why is Gears of War on there? Ya know how they got it in HD? By only useing three colors brown, dark brown, and super brown.

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  19. lalaisdumb lalaisdumb Said,

    Lala is dumb as hell, Uncharted 2 is vastly superior to Modern Warfare 2 graphically speaking. Modern Warfare 2 barely looks better than COD4.

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  20. lalaistotallydumb lalaistotallydumb Said,

    Yeah, lala is pretty dumb, but he is right about Splinter Cell. Chaos Theory should be on this list.

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  21. welshy welshy Said,

    a good list, thought im surprised to see MGS4 on there. i liked the game, but visually it was very dissapointing. and yet no KZ2? killzone 2 is one of the only console games that i think matches up to the best pc games. it and uncharted are the best examples of console graphics.

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  22. tasd tasd Said,

    bullhit no DOOM3? this top10 is way to much console-centric and so… untrue

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  23. darksky darksky Said,

    Every game shown actually best looking game of the year of it was published. See the year. So please do not confuse yourselves there ok. Actually the final statement “Uncharted 2 is the best looking game of the decade” really confuses people.

    I’ve played and watched the cinematic (it is awesome) of Uncharted2. BUT! it cannot and i mean CANNOT beat Crysis engine. Man, not even close. I’m still waiting for the card that can run this game on max in 60fps, i bet any pc’s 2009 high end vga card can run Uncharted2 with more than 100fps.

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  24. tom tom Said,

    Yeah, it’s obviously one game every year, or they’d all be from the last couple of years which would ruin the best looking games of the DECADE idea. Uncharted 2 looks better than Killzone 2 :D

    great article btw, makes me laugh looking back at what we thought were cutting edge graphics; rain effects xD.

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    Posted on December 30th, 2009 at 12:16 pm

  26. none none Said,

    WHAT? Splinter Cell 1 actually gave us a taste of what “photo-realsim” looked like yet it doesn’t even make to this list? Absolute fail.

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  27. Guy Guy Said,

    Agree with Kev. While RE4 is truely a beautiful game, nothing in the last gen consoles comes close to Ninja Gaiden which came out at the same year. Amazing graphics and super smooth animation in 60fps.

    It’s a similar story with MGS4: A beautiful game, but subpar graphics when you compare it to spectacles such as Gears of War 2 or Crysis Wars (funny: CW looks better then Crysis and it’s the best looking game to date, but it’s not even included here).

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  28. darksky darksky Said,

    “CW looks better then Crysis and it’s the best looking game to date”, its a multiplayer component from the original Crysis game. It’s not the “real” retail game. Maybe that’s why. It’s just a person opinion, no offense.

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  29. Ahmad Dajani Ahmad Dajani Said,

    This is a game per year list (only one game for each year). MGS 4 was released in 2008, while Killzone 2 was released this year (2009). For a game to be impressive visually, it must be impressive technically and artistically. That’s why some games weren’t listed here. Some people may agree or disagree, I welcome both. Thanks for reading, and we hope that you liked the article.

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  30. VP VP Said,

    Massive MGS fan here. but MGS4 isnt that impressive. its maybe just above average- but for a start it only runs 1024 x 768!!! its not the technical accomplishment MGS2 was on ps2, its certainly not better looking than Gears of war and its not even close to crysis.

    Crysis/crysis warhead are simply the best looking games released this decade. Crysis happens to be two years old, and yet nothing really gets close to it maxed. the only thing on console that holds a candle to it is uncharted 2.

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  31. AltairJp3 AltairJp3 Said,

    WHERE IS OKAMI?????!!!!!

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  32. Joel Joel Said,

    No Killzone 2 in the list? And MGS 4 made it? I don’t think so. MGS 4 graphics were never impressive, ever.
    Resident Evil 5 looks better than MGS 4 and din’t make the lsit…

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  33. nutbear96 nutbear96 Said,

    Why didn’t you not do it by the years and add Killzone 2 INSTEAD of Gears of War? If you think Gears has good graphics you are OBVIOUSLY a fanboy! My brother has a 360 and I have a PS3 and my brother had LIVE and has all the good games and from time to time he will let me play but Gears of War doesn’t that good graphics! All the good screenshots of it are all maxed out TV’s and processors, if the showed that for Crysis? Three games really turned me on this year and they were Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time (Platinum Trophy), Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Platinum Trophy), Killzone 2 (If you have a Platinum Trophy on this you are a GOD at videogames!). But I genuinely think that Killzone 2 has better graphics than Uncharted 2! If Killzone 2 wasn’t such a dark gritty game and it wasn’t a game without climbing then Killzone 2 would open peoples eyes to how much more amazing it is! Pop in the Killzone 2 disc and do a Skirmish 1 VS 1 and just explore! It will blow you away!

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  34. David Macphail David Macphail Said,

    Anyone who thinks Crysis looks better than Uncharted 2 obviously doesn’t know what graphics are. Crysis doesn’t even look half as good as Killzone 2 and Killzone 2 isn’t as good as Uncharted 2 so Crysis doesn’t look even 1 quarter as good as U2.

    I can understand why some people want to see K2 on the list however because it’s only one per year it came down to K2 VS U2 and Uncharted 2 DOES look better, if only slightly.

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  35. thomas thomas Said,

    yo cryis is the best by faar far far far
    i played all these games and having clean looking graphics doesnt mean they are the best
    oh yah and killzone 2 was the ugliest game ive ever played

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  36. Nick Nick Said,

    I must say Doom 3 should have made the list too but what are you going to do, Crysis is one of my all time favorite games but I think that everyone can agree that UC2 will probably win best graphics for years to come because of its gameplay.

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  37. thomas thomas Said,

    i just dont understand ? CRYSIS is the best so far
    and like billy said probably for another 2 -3 years because the consoles are at max

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  38. cjasko cjasko Said,

    You guys who say Metal Gear Solid 4 has bad graphics, or in this case shouldn’t be in the top 10 are dumb. Have you actually played the fucking game on a HD TV? Or just your little 19′ SD Tv? Try playing it on a 52′ Pioneer HDTV game looks crazy good.
    Graphics better offline, (MGO it still looks really good).

    I agree though, Killzone 2 should be on this list. Now I am just waiting for some 12 year old to come in here and say “hey where’s halo damnit!”…haha

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  39. cjasko cjasko Said,

    PLUS, MGS4 came out in 2008!

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  40. cjasko cjasko Said,

    See, people who don’t like MGS4 will talk shit about the graphics and probably haven’t even played it.
    I don’t like Killzone 2 but hell, graphics are damn good.

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  41. Alex Muncatchy Alex Muncatchy Said,

    It’s a list people. Relax. Calm down and take deep breaths. Possibly get up and stretch maybe walk a few times around the neighborhood, come back, sit down, unplug your keyboard, and we all can enjoy the rest of the day.

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  42. Dong Dong Said,

    someone just said mw2 has better graphics then uncharted 2…. are you serious? MW2 barely looks better than COD4. Theres spots wheres its just textureless and its a game running in 600p. It looks sort of photorealistic but cmon… have you actually played Uncharted 2?

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  43. muuuchaco muuuchaco Said,

    Crysis number 1 all the way!!

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  44. Izzy Izzy Said,

    I’m a huge fan (not fanboy) of the Xbox, I totally agree with the list. Next year will be tough to choose since there are a fuck load of top notch games coming out: Rain, GoW3, Halo: Reach, etc.

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  45. Nick Nick Said,

    Don’t forget Crysis 2……….All I want for christmas is a PS3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  46. Santa Santa Said,

    Yo Nick, christmas was a few days ago…till next year m8.

    -burp-

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  47. Eight Ball Eight Ball Said,

    Uncharted 2 and Killzone 2 both came out in 2009; while KZ2 certainly has the advatage in terms of technical aspects and numbers, U2 has a better art style and everything fits together better.

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  48. Bob Bob Said,

    Don’t you guys realize that this list goes by year? He’s not picking the best looking games, just the best of the year, so you can’t have, say, Killzone 2 and MGS4 on the same list, as they both came out in 2008. I think they’re both about equal anyway, so it’s no big deal.

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  49. Magneto39 Magneto39 Said,

    YEAH, Killzone2 doesn’t belong on this list… This is the correct top 10 best looking games ever made..

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  50. David Macphail David Macphail Said,

    Killzone 2 came out in 2009, not 2008.

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  51. darksky darksky Said,

    Uncharted2 had good graphics not great. Crysis yeah great, excellent even. Uncharted2 was given the best graphics of 2009 just because the Crysis2 out on 2010.

    Let see whether Uncharted2 engine can create something like this.
    google image: “blade runner cryengine 2″

    I’m not fanboys but i know graphics very well, oh have i mention that i’m a computer software engineer (fyi David Macphail, I think it was you that do not know graphics too well). HUH!

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  52. BucksBrewersPack BucksBrewersPack Said,

    Add me on PSN: BucksBrewersPack

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  53. Brylon Brylon Said,

    Why do you have to use the GD word? It adds nothing at all to the article and is completely unncessary for people like me who don’t like that. Come on man.

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  57. Bilal Bawaleez Bawaleez Said,

    Nice Article man, I wonder how ppl argue MGS4 visual quality! its still one of the best till now! and for the man who said “The textures in the beginning middle east level are really bad” I think he doesn’t know the deference between low textures and blur effects – Kojima wont start his game with low textures Scenes!- anyways, keep it up man ;)

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  58. darkskyistotallygay darkskyistotallygay Said,

    darksky is lying. He clearly doesn’t know what he is talking about.

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  59. EndoFury EndoFury Said,

    Obviously with all of this arguing, it’s safe to say that people’s opinions about graphics vary from the technical to the artistic or somewhere in-between. It’s always a bunch of people spewing garbage and acting like fanboys trying to convince other people to agree with their opinion. The PS3 fanboy count here is pretty nauseating too.

    This is why I think we should only judge based on technical merit, meaning, how many polygons is the engine pushing, along with how high of a resolution are the textures and at what resolution is the game being rendered at and how well, etc. When you people start adding your opinion based on the overall “look” of the game and how it appeals to your taste, you often pick games that are low on the technical end of the spectrum. For example, MGS4. You are blind if you are pleased with the textures in this game on technical merit. They are a lower resolution than much of the competition, by far.

    This would be like saying that Little Big Planet has the greatest graphics because it looks almost photo realistic. Well, artistically they achieved quite a bit with this game. It DOES look almost photo realistic. However, they’re only rendering objects made of cardboard and other limited surfaces that really don’t demand a high level of computing power to create, which is why it does NOT have the greatest graphics on a technical level. The same would apply to games that are cell shaded or have a cartoon style like Ratchet and Clank. Artistically, nice, technically, not impressive.

    Arguing about the artistic end of things ultimately is a waste of time in the end because it’s almost entirely subjective.

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  60. bob bob Said,

    far cry 2 was stunning, not just the best graphics used for fire but overall it was the best graphics of any game made ever

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  61. g g Said,

    quarreling over the order is retarded because they are ordered by fucking year. one game for a year.

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  62. phun phun Said,

    No Wind Waker – probably the best use of cel-shading ever? Fail.

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  63. Bravospaz Bravospaz Said,

    A list of best looking games with Crysis anywhere other than the top is wrong.

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  64. lambda lambda Said,

    Half Life 2? I think it should be on there for what it did during its time but hey I am a half life fanatic and am trying to get it on every list.

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  65. DA PS TRIPLE DA PS TRIPLE Said,

    According to this, MGS4 and Uncharted 2 are graphically better than Crysis. LOL EAT IT PCFAGS!

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  66. Foggy Foggy Said,

    Where’s GT5 Prologue ? Even when it not a full GT5. The only game reaching “real” to me. Almost mistaken as a tv program at some scence.

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    [...] •Top 10 Most Visually Impressive Games of the Decade [VG Arabia] This list does a decent job taking into account the game’s impact relative to the state of the art. But of course, No. 1 was released with less than two months to go in the decade. Not saying that Uncharted 2 isn’t the best looking game of the 2000s, but it stands to reason that the best examples of this feature will undoubtedly be the most recent. Current-gen console and PC take slots 1 through 4; all else is previous-gen. [...]

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  68. victor victor Said,

    any game used unparalleled graphics except killzone 2???

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  69. Apples Apples Said,

    Games I think should have been considered: Shadow of the Colossus, Left 4 Dead (2 in particular has some pretty impressive textures/character models), Half Life 2 (considering this was made in 2004 and is still up to par with a lot of recent game releases, I’m disappointed this wasn’t mentioned.), and just about any of the recent Call of Duty games. The CoD series has produced some of the most photo-realistic games I’ve ever played.

    As much as I love the MGS series, MGS4 left a good bit to be desired, particularly in the textures department. It had nice graphics, but not the best of the year.

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  70. wat wat Said,

    lol @ anyone who thinks that there exists a game with better technical graphics than Crysis

    You can argue endlessly about art design, etc. But technical graphics are completely objective and Crysis obliterates any game out there. If you install the right graphic tweaks it looks photorealistic.

    lol uncharted

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  71. David Macphail David Macphail Said,

    Crysis has garbage graphics, maybe they looked good 2 and a half years ago but now they’re absolutely appauling, almost as appauling as the PC/360 fanboys on here like Darksky who obviously don’t know what graphics are supposed to look like.

    When you jump into water in Uncharted 2 it looks like you’ve jumped into water. When you jump into water in Crysis it looks like you’ve jumped into a water – coloured rock. The physics engine used for Crysis is absolute bollocks.

    Crysis is basically graphics for noobs.

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  72. willster willster Said,

    you all are gay

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  73. Retribution Retribution Said,

    LMAO MGS4 and UC2 better than Crysis? LMAO

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  74. agadez agadez Said,

    How could you skip over Shadow of the Colossus? You want “visually impressive”? While the textures weren’t the best on the PS2, the filter effects and the natural movements of the animals and plants more than makes up for it.
    Not to mention the organic animation for the colossi that made them incredibly imposing.

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  75. hussien-11 hussien-11 Said,

    Zelda Wind Waker was the best looking game 2003 by far , not PoP .

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  76. Trollharder Trollharder Said,

    i think if you wanted photo-realism, i should make a rumble massage game that plays when you hit a series of buttons to scroll through pictures of my sweaty hairy man asscrack while you listen to lady gaga. BooYah you Fanboys. ITS ABOUT THE EFFING GAMEPLAY!

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