Gears of War 2's Default Graphics Settings = Washed Out?

Kombo writes: "I was playing Gears of War 2 last night, and I couldn't help but feel that the game didn't look as good as I remember the original Gears of War looking. I started to think that perhaps maybe it was just that the engine was no longer as impressive as it was two years ago. The visuals just looked washed out."

[Danja]

This wont end well....5.4..3..2...

[meepmoopmeep]

they must have forgotten to take out the PS3 setting.

:)

[SeNiLe911]

Looks better then the original but only by a little since Gears 1 looked good as well.

For those with a 7-11 close by http://x2theg.blogspot.com/...

[InMyOpinion]

I had totally forgotten about the fact that you can change the visual settings in Gears. Gonna change it to 'vibrant' right now =) It made the first game look twice as good.

[reaferfore20]

Wow I didn't know 711's sold video games. The ones around here don't.

[s8anicslayer]

whatever the case washed out or not i'm getting this tommarow no matter the circumstance. and i'd rather buy it at circuit city and score free 1600 ms live points card with gears2,sweet!

[JeffGUNZ]

Some guys TV settings wern't correct, so he had to chage them? Really? That's news? Really?

[Maddens Raiders]

90% of XBOX games are washed out and have that stone washed jeans look to them or they over compensate bloom lighting and motion blur (DiRt, FNR3, Mirror's Edge), because the system isn't capable of processing a full color palette to complement the graphics on screen. Why do you think Gears has so few players on line? Microsoft can continue to fool its loyal die-hard fans -- and it will, but the rest of us know that this system is limited and is on it's way out.

[edhe]

Wow, completely 'out-there' unjustifiable lies.

Nice ! ;D

[harpua]

"Gears of War 2's Default Graphics Settings = Washed Out?"

death, taxes, 360 not next-gen

[b00mFargl3]

i dont even think anyone will take your statements seriously.

[Danja]

I think it's becaused the game didn't really improve that much visually and becuase the orignal game looked so good that ppl were expecting a biggger graphical update...

and the UT3 engine is rather dated now ...^.^

[ThanatosDMC]

Well, i wrote somewhere that Gears2 is comparable to UT3 on high settings especially the chinese villa deathmatch map.

There wasnt much of an upgrade so there wasnt much of a wow factor unlike the first one.

Wish they can add some sort of mod support later for the PC version. But i guess, that's what UT3 is for... just gotta grab files from Gears 2.

[Ren]

Two years ago of course it looked amazing , but now after games like MGS4 , Uncharted and Mass Effect(just to name a few) GeoW 2 lost the "wow" effect.

[PirateThom]

That's OK, when a Microsoft XBox 360 is connected to your high definition television set, you can change various settings such as brightness and contrast, so you can get optimal picture.

Sadly, the Sony PlayStation 3 disables this television feature which must be the reason games looked washed out with this device.

[pansenbaer]

Yeah, the Playstation 3 has nothing in the from of customizable options. All my games look horribly washed out.

[Tmac]

so washed out.. it hurts.

[elorm9]

That's a load of BS, just make sure your HDTV set is calibrated correctly and you're good to go.

[WhittO]

ur all being sarcastic right?

if ur colours look washed out its either because you havent turned the RGB option on in display settings OR your tvs are sh*t!

[Tmac]

Lol well i guess me and the other two dudes got it, guess u guys didnt :(.

[koston3647]

they are all being sarcastic

[reaferfore20]

Man I'm sick of the phrase "washed out". Everyone has that to say about something.

[Motion]

The colors in real life look really washed out.

[ultimolu]

They missed the sarcasm train Thom. ;;

[pansenbaer]

Man, 9 disagrees? I probably lost a bubble too. I should watch my sarcasm a little more carefully...

[WhittO]

or maybe after your post at the bottom "/sarcasm".

There are alot of people on here that would say exactly what you said while not being sarcastic lol

[pansenbaer]

Yeah, I know, I was basically making fun of them. Oh well, no worries.

[Th3 Chr0nic]

some guy had his brightness to high so that means gears 2 isnt as impressive....please give me a break. how much more of a cry for attention do u need guy? oh look at me gears is lame and i want to talk about it.

hype vs anti-hype ding ding let the spitting begin

[elorm9]

This was totally unnecessary, not everyone will have this problem if they've got their TV's calibrated correctly.

[Mr Fancy Pants]

this happens too with mirror's edge. the predominant color on that game is white so you go to the settings and bring down the brightness a little and that improves the contrast and makes the game look better.

LCD don't do good whites nor good blacks thanks to the back-light. when somethig it's too bright you bring down the brightness and everything it's going to look better but then the dark scenes are going to loose detail, but if you bring up the brightness for the dark scenes then the bright scenes are going to look washed out.

there are technologies in current LCD that adjust that crap, so when a bright scenes comes the TV lowers the brightness and when a dark scenes comes it bumps up the brightness but man i want to see everything the best! i want to really see dark scenes as good as an old CRT can produce.

-LCD are a pain in the ass! we need a new technology to replace that out-dated peace of crap! and plasmas are not an option. we need response times below 4ms too!

BTW for those people that are going to say something like: "my sony XBR looks fantastic!", -well yeah, because you're used to it by now but when a better LCD with higher contrast comes and you compare them then you gonna say: "wow my TV look really washed out!".

[spectyre]

OLEDs are supposed to look fantastic. Unfortunately with the way the world markets are performing, R&D will be put on the back burner for most consumer electronic companies.

[Brock Danger]

Just cause someone doesn't know how to calibrate their tv doesn't necessitate an N4G post.

[ReTarDedFisHy]

*takes cover*
"INCOMING!" lmao.

[BADJOYSTICK]

LittleBigPlanet looks better than Gears of War 2

[CliffyBee]

Sorry guys XD we pushed the feefixme to its limit (we broke 17 of them making this game run at about one third of the quality of METAL GEAR SOLID 4 (GOTY 2008))

This is as much as the 360 can be pushed - sorry, we at Epic (fail) know that it isn't really good. But we know my fans (pp, GiantEnemaLobster, et al) will buy it anyway due to their blind loyalty to me and my company :D

GIEF MUNIEZ PLOX, KTHNXBAI

[BUKKAKALYPSE]

Dude needs a better TV. He has a DLP for F -sakes.DLP = horse sh!t

[BADJOYSTICK]

The absence of Bluray and a cell processor has made the game look like a Wii game

[BLUR111]

The absence of Bluray and a cell processor has made the game RUN BETTER

[Maxned]

A quote from the article:

"So, when you get the game, if you think it looks washed out, drop that brightness level. You'll be surprised and impressed by just how damn good-looking Epic's sequel is."

Pretty funny how Sony Fanboys are DESPERATELY trying to avoid Cole's imminent curb stomp.

[CaitSith]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[joevfx]

if the default settings are washed out most likely this guys has the brightness on his TV way to high. they give you a brightness adjuster in the game for idiots that don't know how to calibrate there TV. the fact that he talks about graphics and washed out blacks in one sentence is mind boggle. are gamers really this dumb?

[DiabloRising]

One guy not knowing how to calibrate his TV settings isn't really news guys, c'mon.

Unless this guy is the same one in charge of Gametrailers PS3 comparison videos. Then that explains a lot.

[Fan Tastic]

I'd still give it an a solid compared to what's on the market today.

[zo6_lover27]

OMG!!!

*hides*

[Bots Of A Feather Fl]

Don't hide,there's no reason to be intimidated by the Jaggies and low-res Textures in Years of Bore 2

[BLUR111]

This is how pathetic you kids are.. one fanboy writes a bs negative story about gears 2 out of all the other real reviews and say this.

you just say it sucks cause it will be GOTY.

[BADJOYSTICK]

Go and play MGS4,then come back and tell me Gears 2 has better graphics

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3...

I'd like to see Unreal Engine 3 attempt to render a similar image ^

[Deadman64]

Gears of War 2 has better graphics.

http://screenshots.teamxbox...

mgs4:
http://image.com.com/gamesp...

honestly. Splinter cell double agent is almost if not on par with MGS4.

[ReTarDedFisHy]

that looks terrible Deadman64!
I suggest never trying to make a point like that ever again.
And never the same comparison.

[Oner]

**cough** bullshot vs real shot **cough**

2922 x 2880 pixel bullshot CANNOT BE DONE ON A 360

Whereas the MGS4 shot is IN GAME @ 1280 x 720...

Bias misinformation much?

[na2ru1]

Since when has an in-game still image been the size of an MP3 song(3.41mb)?

imagine a bitrate of 3.40mb per frame, the xbox would melt.

in-game vs bullshot means you're insecure and in denial

[she00win99]

wow! naomi looks really beaustiful on that screenshot and deadman64, you just prove yourself that you never had a 360 or you never played gears.

[SIX]

Good tip to know. I'll give it a shot.

Here's the source I was referring to

http://media.xbox360.ign.co...

notice in Gears 1 the higher contrast ratio and dynamic lighting. I guess they took the criticisms of too much shiny textures to heart,and decided to tone it down a bit.

[Harry190]

Gears of War 1 looks a little washed out too.

[ambientFLIER]

Not anything to worry about. He said the brightness was too high by default, and that was on his TV. It might be perfect for everyone else. If not, just adjust it.

It's kinda sad that this is the only ammo PS3 fans have against the game.

[BADJOYSTICK]

http://i38.tinypic.com/dfhj...

And this isn't "Ammo",it's a furking fact that Gears 2 looks like dog shet compared to MGS4 aka the ONLY AAAA Exclusive Game Of The Year

[ambientFLIER]

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ nobody cares about MGS anymore. It was dead a day after it came out.

[NickIni]

Then how come MS are still sucking Kojima's willy over trying to get it ported? They wouldn't bother if it was dead or a bad game.

[Snukadaman_]

Look at bioshock and eternal sonata on the ps3 for that example.

[snoopgg]

and it comes out in Feb. Killzone 2 will be the best looking game on any console in 2009. Hows that for ammo!!!!!!

[ThichQuangDuck]

gameplay visuals change it to vibrant done good bye

[air1]

man, you sony fantics just cant take gears 2 being goty can you?!

graphics washed out,lmfao. you ppl keep telling your self that gears 2 doesnt look better then r2 while the rest of the gamers are playing the best shooter ever gears 2 laughing at you.

[NickIni]

Gears 2 won't win overall GoTY. The competition is far too strong. I reckon it will go to an established franchise, ie GTA IV or MGS4. Although LBP has a good chance IMO, due to it's innovation.

[snoopgg]

I am playing Restance 2 and So com right now and loving it!! I will be playing Gears 2 also, but can't wait for Killzone2 which will leave all in the dust!!! Xbots think that Gears2 looks good, but none will admit how farking sweet Killzone 2 looks. I can't wait til Feb!!!!

[Bots Of A Feather Fl]

As a matter of fact,I hear Epic contacted Guerilla Games and begged them to help them with textures

[Deadman64]

oh you mean these textures right?

http://screenshots.teamxbox...

[Oner]

**cough** bullshot **cough**

THE 360 CANNOT DISPLAY @ THAT RESOLUTION!

Nice way to try and pass fake biased misinformation as "truth"...

[ambientFLIER]

Cannot display in that resolution? Isn't that 1920x1080? In which case it can...

[Oner]

Do some research before you post. A simple right click would help clear that up.

So again a 2922 x 2880 pixel bullshot CANNOT BE DONE ON A 360

[Old Snake_]

Unreal Engine has changed...

[baum]

Because actually, UE3 hasn't changed. It's still the same engine as 3 years ago! And evidently, it sucks.