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Best of: Greatest graphical achievements of 2011

Connor White says: "I’m not one to merely sing the praises of graphics like they’re the only driving force behind a game’s quality, but suffice to say that this generation of games has allowed for some pretty impressive visual material. Games are looking more realistic than we could have ever dreamed of. Each year, it seems like there are greater advances in visual technology, and the growth continues to inspire new vistas and visages. 2011 was itself filled with flashy pieces of tech in gaming."

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Chnswdchldrn4490d ago (Edited 4490d ago )

I think it'd be more appropriate to say no Witcher 2, hmm...

I mean Uncharted 3 looks nice but its not that huge of a step up from Uncharted 2 in tech or in aesthetics, with the exception of the addition of some pretty epic cinematic set-pieces

Witcher 2 is a massive graphical leap from the first game. It looks absolutely stunning if you can run it, and they even invented a brand new graphical setting called ubersampling. Going by how this article is categorizing "graphical achievements" I'd say Witcher 2 fits the bill more than Uncharted 3

Also just a note about L.A. Noire: The face technology is really something special, but it looks so freaking weird to see such realistic faces on far less realistic bodies. Maybe in the future when rockstar has an engine that looks far more realistic than the one used for LA noire this problem will be rectified, but right now it just looks very out of place putting advanced facial animations on dated bodies.

CoD5114490d ago

To be honest, I think it's hardware lagging behind there. The frame rate would probably take a massive hit pushing massive detail onto every single element.

vikingland14490d ago

I can't deny how good L.A. noir looks. Still it wasn't my cup of tea.

Campy da Camper4489d ago

Agreed. The driving from here to there killed it for me. What is the point of a great, wide open city when you can only go into 1% of the buildings.

Also, some of those side missions were literally 30 seconds long.

I appreciate the facial technology but the rest of the game was boring IMO.

SkittlesLikesPopcorn4490d ago

lmfao. no witcher 2, no uncharted 3, no killzone series, no bf3....

I guess this is what your list looks like when you dont own anything but a 360. I pity the author if he thinks rage is cutting edge (or the other games on his list for that matter).

Lowlander24490d ago

In fairness, I can't say I own a superpowered PC, but I assure you everything else is fair game.

Holeran4490d ago

No Killzone 3? No uncharted 3? Agenda?

Lowlander24490d ago (Edited 4490d ago )

They did look great, but they weren't exactly new frontiers for graphics as far the stuff under the hood went. Crysis 2 is the only one on the list which comes close to simply being good.

If I were to put Killzone and Uncharted on there, I'd have to put Batman, Portal et al on there.

If anything, you guys should be saying "Where's El Shaddai?", because that's an entry I regret not putting on there.

Holeran4489d ago

To me Killzone 3 was by far one of the best visually for the year and it ran absolutly flawlessly which is a rarity given how much they were pushing the hardware.

Cosmo8114490d ago

Worst list I've seen in a long, long while.

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Ar Tonelico Qoga: Knell Of Ar Ciel Retro Review – Love Conquers All

Gary Green said: You’ll be forgiven if you haven’t heard of the Ar Tonelico trilogy. The previous two games arrived so late in the PS2’s life-cycle that they simply went unnoticed. While most were tinkering with their shiny new PS3s, Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia and Ar Tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica were being ‘returned to sender’ by your local Game stores. Luckily, you won’t need to have played them to understand and appreciate this third and final chapter, Qoga (pronounced k-yoga) tells the story of a racial war between humans and Reyvateils, a breed of biologically produced female cyborgs capable of reproduction, while still having a digital mind.

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Giga_Gaia1d 5h ago

Oh my god. I kinda wish this would get a remaster on PS5, it would be awesome. One of my favorite games on PS3.

That and 3D Dot Game Heroes. It's a shame that some stuff is stuck on PS3.

Knightofelemia1d 3h ago

Ar Tonelico 3 is good I still prefer the first AT game. The music is solid in all the games and Akiko Shikata is a very talented singer bringing life to the game. Only annoying part is well I find is Saki I always choose Finnel or Tyria. KOEI so needs to HD remaster the franchise along with Ar Nosurge and Ciel Nosurge since it never came to North America. I would day one the Ar Toneliceo games and Ar Nosurge if they were remastered.

TheColbertinator1d 2h ago

I still have the limited edition of Qoga unopened. Unfortunately it never went up in value like I had hoped all these years.

Father__Merrin23h ago

Used to own all these quirky JRPG on ps3 good times. Wish I would have kept them all

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Megaton Musashi World Cup: Preview and First Round Results

Game Rant participates in the Megaton Musashi World Cup, checking out the game a little bit beforehand and winning the first round match.

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Pacific Rim Pinball comes to Pinball FX

This could be fun as they make great tables. Go big or go extinct. Prime your senses for a neural handshake and step into the cockpit of a Jaeger. It is on you to cancel the apocalypse when Pacific Rim Pinball comes to Pinball FX on May 16.

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