A look at the difference 12 years can make in terms of expectations of graphics and how far developers have come with what they can and can’t include within our beloved video games.
Graphics are tied to gameplay in certain ways. It's easier to make a 3rd person stealth game with little destructibility look great than to make a FPS with large destructible levels and long line of sight look great.
"MGS2 didn't look that pretty 12 years ago"
You can't be serious.
EDIT - Ah I see that you mean he's playing the HD collection version, but that just makes the comparison even more meaningless.
I could argue that it's easier to push good graphics in a FPS or any first person perspective game than it is with a third person perspective game because it doesn't require complex animations of your caracter, and there's no need to implement a manual or automated camera-control scheme.
I remember MGS2, back when I didn't pay much attention to graphics and it was all about great game play and an original story. Miss those days a bit...
even twin snakes that came out three years later looked great, it advertised mgs2 graphics. I could argue mgs2 (2001) had the best graphics ever for its time.
EDIT: nvm, i don't wanna argue anything, but i was also highly impressed by: -Resident Evil Remake (2002) -Gears of War (2006) -Uncharted (2007),Crysis (2007) -MGS4 (2008) -Uncharted 2 (2009), Killzone 2 a few months earlier -Battlefield 3 (2011) -Uncharted 4??? (2014/5?) -Lets not forget ps1 and n64 had mgs1 and goldeneye
the hd version is just rendered at higher res, its the same beautiful game. Ill admit the ps2 resolution was pretty damn low, but it was good for the time and the hardware.
You must have been blind 12 years ago, and that's not being offensive, that's telling you the truth. MGS 2 and 3 were nominated for breaking the Ps2's graphical fidelity, same as GoW.
Yeah, I would have thought that MGS2 and MGS Ground Zeroes/Phantom Pain provided a far more relevant comparison.
Now I'll go read the article...
Edit: After watching I see that he was comparing the similar environments such as the interior of the ships and the underwater sequences but I still feel it was a pointless comparison.
Really, a FPS compared to MGS??? lol
Up next; Vib Ribbon vs Killzone: Shadowfall.
why not compare it to battlefield 1942 that's 12 years old