Top #5 Best Graphics Games?

If you could nominate 5 games to win a best graphic award, what games they would be?

Thanks for your opinions, im just kinda new on the pc gaming and just want to know...

Reply to salcemx

BF3 for number one

Reply to marquis

Unreal Tournament III and Crysis are my personal favorites in terms of graphics.
But I didn't play Crysis 2 or BF3. Many people say Metro 2033 has decent graphics, but it didn't impress me that much.

Message quoted 1 times

Reply to Game7

I don't know about the best graphics but i have a few games in mind with pretty decent graphics in my opinion.

Crysis 2
Anno 2070
Need for Speed Shift 2 Unleashed
Dirt 2 and Dirt 3
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood and Revelations
Battlefield 3
Battlefield Bad Company 2
The Elder Scrolls 5 Skyrim
Saints Row The Third
Grand Theft Auto IV

I'll add some more later when i've had some time to think about it

------------------------------ AMD Athlon II X2 250 @ 3.51Ghz || J&W JW-A780LM mobo || 2x2GB DDR2 800 Memory @ 940Mhz || Gainward GTS 450 GS(Golden Sample) Core:940 Memory:2100(4200) || Akasa Venom cpu cooling || 1TB Samsung HDD || VANTEC 600w iON2 psu || Raidmax Smilodon case ||
Reply to johanvheerden

Strictly personal opinion, but considering all things from style to photo realism, I would say this is my top 3 choices at the moment:

1. Battlefield 3
2. Crysis
3. Arkham City (this game with dx11 graphics maxed and physx turned up to high looks spectacular and will rip most computers' balls off).

Message quoted 1 times
Message edited by casualcolors on 12-16-2011 at 10:05:28 PM

Reply to casualcolors

Crysis 2 (w/mods)
Crysis 1 (w/mods)
Metro 2033
Battlefield 3

Message quoted 1 times

Reply to Stringjam

Game7 wrote :

Unreal Tournament III and Crysis are my personal favorites in terms of graphics.
But I didn't play Crysis 2 or BF3. Many people say Metro 2033 has decent graphics, but it didn't impress me that much.

Metro 2033 may not have the best graphics when you go outside, but they may have the best lighting effects.

------------------------------ i7 920 @ 4.0Ghz, Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R, MSI Nvidia GTX 680, 6 Gb Kingston HyperX @ 1333 Mhz, Antec 850 PSU, 2X WD Cav Black HD 1Tb, Silverstone Hawk 2 RV02B-W Case, 27" ACER HN274Hbmiiid 3D monitor
Reply to bystander

casualcolors wrote :

3. Arkham City (this game with dx11 graphics maxed and physx turned up to high looks spectacular and will rip most computers' balls off).

Isn't the DX11 causing problems as of now? I believe a patch is yet to be released for this issue. Until then, people have been advised to play it in DX9 because when DX11 is enabled, the game becomes unplayable as the fps drops to 10-15.

Has the patch been released already??

Message quoted 1 times

------------------------------ Intel i5 760i@2.8Ghz\\ MSI H55M-P33\\ MSI N470GTX\\ 8GB DDR3 Kingston RAM\\ CM 700W Real Power\\ Seagate Barracuda 1Tb HDD@7200+320GB\\ CM Elite 335\\ Dell 22" Full HD\\ CM Sentinel Advanced Gaming Mouse\\ Razer Carcharias\\ Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Reply to namelessonez

Stringjam wrote :

Crysis 2 (w/mods)
Crysis 1 (w/mods)
Metro 2033
Battlefield 3

mods?

Message quoted 1 times

Reply to salcemx

namelessonez wrote :

Isn't the DX11 causing problems as of now? I believe a patch is yet to be released for this issue. Until then, people have been advised to play it in DX9 because when DX11 is enabled, the game becomes unplayable as the fps drops to 10-15.

Has the patch been released already??

Patch was already released.

Reply to casualcolors

salcemx wrote :

mods?

Yes....texture packs, lighting and config mods.

Reply to Stringjam

i'd like to see stalker get an honourable mention just for having its own unique style that suited the environment

Message quoted 1 times

Reply to 13thmonkey

13thmonkey wrote :

i'd like to see stalker get an honourable mention just for having its own unique style that suited the environment

That would be a description of great art direction, and not so much about graphic quality. STALKER has atmosphere like no other.

Reply to Stringjam

IMO the best looking games are:

crysis (overall the best technical and graphical game ever made, with high res texture mods, it is insane)

metro 2033 (played this in dx9 maxed out and the lighting and character effects were amazing IMO. Not to everyone's taste but i found the game pulled off night scenes better than any other game in existence.

Crysis 2. Technically a light engine, but visually stunning. I think the lighting effects and refractions based on the fact you were wearing a helmet were so subtle coupled with awesome environmental lighting made for some stunning areas.

Have not played it yet but this games graphics look insane even without texture mods. Probably the best looking game at 'stock' i have ever seen, playing it might reveal otherwise however.

The Witcher 2

Reply to mkristian

bf bad company 2 and the last two dirt games looked awesome havnt played bf3 yet so cant comment

Reply to jb1185

My top 5 picks are:

1. Crysis Series
2. Metro 2033
3. Battlefiled 3 & BF:BC2
4. Mass Effect 2
5. Far Cry 2, Just Cause 2 etc.

Reply to rocky41

No one has mentioned call of duty, i mean it sucks so bad ? just wondering.

Message quoted 1 times

Reply to salcemx

salcemx wrote :

No one has mentioned call of duty, i mean it sucks so bad ? just wondering.

This is a thread about the graphically best games. Why would COD have any place in it? Not trolling, but COD is not remotely challenging even for dated computers to run, and doesn't look very good by comparison to anything mentioned in the thread.

Message quoted 2 times

Reply to casualcolors

Im just suprised at how people are confusing art direction over technical prowess.
this happened last time there was a thread like this, and someone argued about black ops being GORGEOUS.... HAHA!
1. Crysis. one word. scale.
2. Metro 2033. Lighting and shadows that will only be beat by Last light when it releases
3. BF3.
4. Witcher 2. DX9 my friends is no slouch.
5. Crysis 2 DX11

Message quoted 1 times

Reply to FlintIronStagg

Anybody remember that game Cryostasis or something? My computer couldn't run it but I thought the graphics were amazing when I tried it. As of right now I think

1.Crysis
2.Dirt 3
3.Arkham City
4.BF3
5.ARMA II ?

Reply to Hunter387

FlintIronStagg wrote :

Im just suprised at how people are confusing art direction over technical prowess.
this happened last time there was a thread like this, and someone argued about black ops being GORGEOUS.... HAHA!
1. Crysis. one word. scale.
2. Metro 2033. Lighting and shadows that will only be beat by Last light when it releases
3. BF3.
4. Witcher 2. DX9 my friends is no slouch.
5. Crysis 2 DX11

Oh man you have no idea how much I agree with you there. People are too quick to discard DX9 as "old" when beauties such as Crysis still exist and validly compete with the newest games on the market all "sporting" DX11 support.

I installed Crysis and played through it again a few weeks ago, and I was absolutely flabbergasted from the start. To me, the pure achievement this game reached in terms of graphical advancement will make it my top pick any day. It has a lot better detail, artwork (hell, artwork plays a role in graphics, there's no question about it) and overall epicness than most games today (those maps are HUGE and everything looks as beautiful as if it was individually drawn by hand). It remains my top pick of "best graphics games of all time" simply because of what it managed to pull off.

If you're looking at games purely at how detailed they must be to compete, everyone will agree that BF3 is top, followed by the likes of Witcher 2 and Crysis 2 (DX11 mod, DX9 didn't look much better than the first Crysis). We should keep an eye out for Far Cry 3 though, I hear the new Frostbyte engine has been really used in that game...

------------------------------ [Intel C2Q Q8400 @ 2.66GHz] [MSI G41P33-TM] [2x2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800] [MSI GeForce GTX460 Cyclone 1GB] [Samsung BX2335 Display]
Reply to Toxxyc

Top 5 games are
Metal Gear Solid 4
Call of Duty 4
Grand Theft Auto IV
Gears of War
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Reply to alishachuhan

1.CRYSIS
2.CRYSIS
3.CRYSIS
4.CRYSIS
5.CRYSIS!!!!!!!!!!

Message quoted 1 times

Reply to gtx_560tiuser

gtx_560tiuser wrote :

1.CRYSIS
2.CRYSIS
3.CRYSIS
4.CRYSIS
5.CRYSIS!!!!!!!!!!

1 or 2? I am seeing here a lot of people post that Crysis is a great game graphically speaking, but what i cant understand is that the first crysis is actually better in graphics than crysis 2? or they have the same graphics?

Message quoted 4 times

Reply to salcemx

casualcolors wrote :

This is a thread about the graphically best games. Why would COD have any place in it? Not trolling, but COD is not remotely challenging even for dated computers to run, and doesn't look very good by comparison to anything mentioned in the thread.

lol the thing is that the only game i have tested in my PC right now is COD MW3 and graphics looks real nice (well at least for my eyes) so i cant imagine the power of the games a lot of people here are recommending so, thanks!

Reply to salcemx

1. BF3 - the graphics looks so sharp and solid, 1st time I really appreciated DX11
2. Witcher 2 - it has the best looking virtual naked girls, seriously, on a technical stand point
3. Just Cause 2 - not a popular choice but the graphics on this game is really awesome considering the games scope
4. Crysis 2 - i really didnt like the game but in terms of graphics, its superb
5: GTA IV - with the real life graphics MOD

------------------------------ Athlon II X4 640 3Ghz,, ASRock N68-VS3 UCC,, Nvidia GTX 460,, 4 Gig Ram,, FSP Everest 80plus 800w

There used to be a street named after Chuck Norris, but it was changed because nobody crosses Chuck Norris and lives.
Reply to waspzz

salcemx wrote :

1 or 2? I am seeing here a lot of people post that Crysis is a great game graphically speaking, but what i cant understand is that the first crysis is actually better in graphics than crysis 2? or they have the same graphics?

I've never been able to make up my mind. I've seen a lot of amazing mod work with both engines. I think I prefer the scale and FoV used in Crysis 1......it seems to make playing other FPS's feel so constricted. I like the lighting in Crysis 2.

Both engines are capable producing incredible graphic quality.

I've played this mod before (Extreme Immersive Mod + Reli2 ToD) and I just couldn't handle it...but it gave me one of those rare experiences while playing a game where I'm just in awe of my surroundings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shZzYkpl5Nk (watch in 1080p)

I feel like Crysis 1 is the pinnacle of "clean" PC graphic quality. JMO though.

Message quoted 1 times
Message edited by Stringjam on 12-22-2011 at 03:04:19 AM

Reply to Stringjam

Elder Scrolls Oblivion is right up there.

Reply to stillerfan15

Stringjam wrote :

I've never been able to make up my mind. I've seen a lot of amazing mod work with both engines. I think I prefer the scale and FoV used in Crysis 1......it seems to make playing other FPS's feel so constricted. I like the lighting in Crysis 2.

Both engines are capable producing incredible graphic quality.

I've played this mod before (Extreme Immersive Mod + Reli2 ToD) and I just couldn't handle it...but it gave me one of those rare experiences while playing a game where I'm just in awe of my surroundings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shZzYkpl5Nk (watch in 1080p)

I feel like Crysis 1 is the pinnacle of "clean" PC graphic quality. JMO though.

omg... that looks insane! i will be an idiot if i dont try this game... thanks for the recommendation!

Reply to salcemx

salcemx wrote :

1 or 2? I am seeing here a lot of people post that Crysis is a great game graphically speaking, but what i cant understand is that the first crysis is actually better in graphics than crysis 2? or they have the same graphics?

Crysis 2 dx11 use of tessellation is certainly eye catching and definitely the best use of tessellation I've ever seen, and overall, the graphics are very impressive, BUT Crysis 1's setting in on a jungle with wide open spaces is just awesome.

If you took Crysis 2's Dx11 engine and applied it to Crysis 1, it would likely be much better than the current Crysis 1.

------------------------------ i7 920 @ 4.0Ghz, Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R, MSI Nvidia GTX 680, 6 Gb Kingston HyperX @ 1333 Mhz, Antec 850 PSU, 2X WD Cav Black HD 1Tb, Silverstone Hawk 2 RV02B-W Case, 27" ACER HN274Hbmiiid 3D monitor
Reply to bystander

BF3
Crysis 1
Dungeons & Dragons Online

------------------------------ i7 2600k @4.6, 16 GB RAM, GTX 580
Reply to cybneo

salcemx wrote :

1 or 2? I am seeing here a lot of people post that Crysis is a great game graphically speaking, but what i cant understand is that the first crysis is actually better in graphics than crysis 2? or they have the same graphics?

In terms of hard detail, Crysis 2 with DX11 will obviously beat Crysis 1 (it's a lot newer, you can't compare the two). In terms of accomplishment, no game will ever beat what Crysis 1 accomplished all those years ago.

------------------------------ [Intel C2Q Q8400 @ 2.66GHz] [MSI G41P33-TM] [2x2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800] [MSI GeForce GTX460 Cyclone 1GB] [Samsung BX2335 Display]
Reply to Toxxyc

Crysis 1
Metro 2033
Battlefield 3
DiRT 3
Grand Theft Auto IV

Out of all those I would go Battlefield 3 for best graphics!

Reply to iGGY-101

GTA4 looked like garbage. or are you talking after that insane mod?

------------------------------ "The kids can call you Ho-Ju"
Reply to FlintIronStagg

Add Mirror's Edge to the list.

Message quoted 1 times

Reply to Logan_89

I found GTA IV to look pretty crap, especially for the type of rig required

On the other hand I found Just Cause 2 to look damn nice!

Reply to mouse24

Logan_89 wrote :

Add Mirror's Edge to the list.

Howso? It's the old frostbite engine which was nice but doesn't really push any of the graphical limitations of that engine. You like the art style which I understand, but that's a different topic.

Message quoted 1 times

casualcolors wrote :

Howso? It's the old frostbite engine which was nice but doesn't really push any of the graphical limitations of that engine. You like the art style which I understand, but that's a different topic.

I believe Mirror's Edge was Unreal 3. Nonetheless, I agree....graphically - meh, but art direction? Fantastic.

Message quoted 1 times

Reply to Stringjam

Stringjam wrote :

I believe Mirror's Edge was Unreal 3. Nonetheless, I agree....graphically - meh, but art direction? Fantastic.

Ah yes you're right. Still, same argument regardless.

It never ceases to amaze me in every thread like this there are many that confuse art direction with technical graphics. I think I already said that earlier.

Message quoted 1 times

------------------------------ "The kids can call you Ho-Ju"
Reply to FlintIronStagg

FlintIronStagg wrote :

It never ceases to amaze me in every thread like this there are many that confuse art direction with technical graphics. I think I already said that earlier.

I prefer art direction over technical graphics, you can add any amount of tessellation you want to a gray slab of concrete, at the end of the day a multi colored 32bit slab is gonna look more interesting

Message quoted 2 times

Reply to mouse24

mouse24 wrote :

I prefer art direction over technical graphics, you can add any amount of tessellation you want to a gray slab of concrete, at the end of the day a multi colored 32bit slab is gonna look more interesting

Tesselation doesn't mean its technically advanced. Scale, effects, and texture fidelity pulled together to create eye gouging visuals makes something that's technically advanced.
AvP had Tesselation but looked like ass.
Wither 2 didn't, and looked amazing.

------------------------------ "The kids can call you Ho-Ju"
Reply to FlintIronStagg

mouse24 wrote :

I prefer art direction over technical graphics, you can add any amount of tessellation you want to a gray slab of concrete, at the end of the day a multi colored 32bit slab is gonna look more interesting

I believe the point is that this thread is about graphic quality and not art direction. Perhaps a thread about "best art direction" is in order....I believe it would be quite interesting.

Message edited by Stringjam on 12-28-2011 at 04:03:40 PM

Reply to Stringjam

jaccob wrote :

My top 5 favorite games are:-

-Wonderputt
-Metro 2033
-Minerbot
-Space is Key
-Nanotube
_________________________
Play puzzle games free onlne play puzzle game online from the biggest game on daily basis.
Only the best girls games for Free.girls games online free latest and new games to play online.

are they really? or can i get them at that website you are advertising for? GET LOST

Message quoted 1 times

------------------------------ "The kids can call you Ho-Ju"
Reply to FlintIronStagg

According to art direction, a few games are worth a mention: Mirror's Edge, LA Noire, Assassin's Creed: Revelations and Prince of Persia(2008). As for games with best graphics, I'll go with Crysis 2, Battlefield 3, Rage, Mass Effect 2 and Batman Arkham City. I'd also like to mention Just Cause 2 and Dirt 3. I'm waiting for Hitman Absolution and ARMA 3.
P.S. I'm talking about PC Games only.

Message edited by Logan_89 on 12-29-2011 at 01:42:23 AM

Reply to Logan_89

salcemx wrote :

1 or 2? I am seeing here a lot of people post that Crysis is a great game graphically speaking, but what i cant understand is that the first crysis is actually better in graphics than crysis 2? or they have the same graphics?

THE First BY FAR!!!

Reply to gtx_560tiuser

FlintIronStagg wrote :

are they really? or can i get them at that website you are advertising for? GET LOST

Quoting his spam message increases his number of posts on the links, increasing the effect of his spam. All you really have to do is report his message as spam and ignore him further. I hate spambots

Message quoted 1 times

------------------------------ [Intel C2Q Q8400 @ 2.66GHz] [MSI G41P33-TM] [2x2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800] [MSI GeForce GTX460 Cyclone 1GB] [Samsung BX2335 Display]
Reply to Toxxyc

Toxxyc wrote :

Quoting his spam message increases his number of posts on the links, increasing the effect of his spam. All you really have to do is report his message as spam and ignore him further. I hate spambots

What if we quote a quote of his quote that someone quoted? Quote-ception ....

Minecraft with 128 texture pack + water mod + that one mod that is slipping my mind atm....

Edit: GSL Shader mod was the name, video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kubT9_IiCmo

Edit 2: there is also this video I have found: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raR9kd0fGuY (Ignore the bad porn music)

Note: thos videos kinda have to be run at 1080 otherwise they are gonna look like mud

Message quoted 1 times
Message edited by mouse24 on 01-03-2012 at 07:40:05 PM

Reply to mouse24

mouse24 wrote :

What if we quote a quote of his quote that someone quoted? Quote-ception ....

Minecraft with 128 texture pack + water mod + that one mod that is slipping my mind atm....

Edit: GSL Shader mod was the name, video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kubT9_IiCmo

Edit 2: there is also this video I have found: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raR9kd0fGuY (Ignore the bad porn music)

Note: thos videos kinda have to be run at 1080 otherwise they are gonna look like mud

or the quote of someone quoting the quote of the first quote? Mind boggling

Message edited by FlintIronStagg on 01-03-2012 at 07:47:46 PM

------------------------------ "The kids can call you Ho-Ju"
Reply to FlintIronStagg

1) Battlefield 3
2) Crysis
3) The Witcher 2
4) Metro 2033
5) Crysis 2

Honorable mentions:
-STALKER: Call of Pripyat (Good DX11 use, great atmosphere, improved with texture packs)
-Dirt 3/F1 2010 (or 2011) (I put them together since they're Codemaster games on the same engine)
-Skyrim (not really the best graphics without mods, but the huge expansive scenery that is actually rendered and not just a picture of mountains, etc, is pretty awesome)

There's probably some other good ones too, maybe some MMOs or something. These are the ones I've played.

Message edited by wolfram23 on 01-03-2012 at 08:40:49 PM

Reply to wolfram23

Forum Games General : PC Gaming Top #5 Best Graphics Games?

General Discussion

Console Gaming

PC Gaming

Handheld Gaming