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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."
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Published: 427 days 22 hours ago | Article | Xbox 360 | Gaming
 
 

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Danja - 427 days 22 hours ago
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This wont end well....5.4..3..2...
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meepmoopmeep - 427 days 21 hours ago
1.1 - OMFG!!! GEARS 2 FOR PS3 CONFIRMED
they must have forgotten to take out the PS3 setting.

:)
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SeNiLe911 - 427 days 21 hours ago
1.2 - Not washed out on my TV
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/...
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Jenzo - 427 days 15 hours ago
1.3 - Awesome!
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.
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reaferfore20 - 427 days 12 hours ago
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Wow I didn't know 711's sold video games. The ones around here don't.
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s8anicslayer - 427 days 9 hours ago
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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!
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JeffGUNZ - 427 days 9 hours ago
1.6 - really?
Some guys TV settings wern't correct, so he had to chage them? Really? That's news? Really?
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Maddens Raiders - 427 days 6 hours ago
1.7 - As if this is news? -
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.
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edhe - 427 days 6 hours ago
1.8 - @1.7
Wow, completely 'out-there' unjustifiable lies.

Nice ! ;D
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harpua - 427 days 22 hours ago
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"Gears of War 2's Default Graphics Settings = Washed Out?"

death, taxes, 360 not next-gen
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b00mFargl3 - 427 days 5 hours ago
2.1 - hahaha
i dont even think anyone will take your statements seriously.
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Danja - 427 days 22 hours ago
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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 ...^.^
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ThanatosDMC - 427 days 21 hours ago
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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.
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Ren - 427 days 1 hour ago
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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.
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PirateThom - 427 days 22 hours ago
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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.
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pansenbaer - 427 days 22 hours ago
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Yeah, the Playstation 3 has nothing in the from of customizable options. All my games look horribly washed out.
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Tmac - 427 days 21 hours ago
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so washed out.. it hurts.
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elorm9 - 427 days 21 hours ago
4.3 - What are you talking about?
That's a load of BS, just make sure your HDTV set is calibrated correctly and you're good to go.
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whitto - 427 days 21 hours ago
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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!
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Tmac - 427 days 21 hours ago
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Lol well i guess me and the other two dudes got it, guess u guys didnt :(.
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koston3647 - 427 days 20 hours ago
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they are all being sarcastic
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reaferfore20 - 427 days 12 hours ago
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Man I'm sick of the phrase "washed out". Everyone has that to say about something.
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Motion - 427 days 10 hours ago
4.8 - Compared to my X360...
The colors in real life look really washed out.
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ultimolu - 427 days 9 hours ago
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They missed the sarcasm train Thom. ;;
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pansenbaer - 427 days 7 hours ago
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Man, 9 disagrees? I probably lost a bubble too. I should watch my sarcasm a little more carefully...
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whitto - 427 days 6 hours ago
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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
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pansenbaer - 427 days 2 hours ago
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Yeah, I know, I was basically making fun of them. Oh well, no worries.
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Th3 Chr0nic - 427 days 22 hours ago
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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
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elorm9 - 427 days 21 hours ago
5.1 - I know, right?
This was totally unnecessary, not everyone will have this problem if they've got their TV's calibrated correctly.
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Mr Fancy Pants - 427 days 21 hours ago
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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!".
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spectyre - 427 days 11 hours ago
6.1 - There is hope....
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.
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Brock Danger - 427 days 21 hours ago
7 - dumb
Just cause someone doesn't know how to calibrate their tv doesn't necessitate an N4G post.
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joevfx - 427 days 21 hours ago
8 - this is the stupidest article ever written
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?
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OnslaughtX - 427 days 21 hours ago
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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.
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Fan Tastic - 427 days 21 hours ago
10 - Well it is a downgrade in graphics, but just slightly.
I'd still give it an a solid compared to what's on the market today.
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SIX - 427 days 21 hours ago
11 - Actually, I've noticed that in the comparison pics too
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.
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HoNgKoNgPh0oEy - 427 days 21 hours ago
12 - Ok go to settings...
gameplay visuals change it to vibrant done good bye
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Old Snake_ - 427 days 21 hours ago
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Unreal Engine has changed...
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baum - 427 days 20 hours ago
13.1 - I agreed, but I meant to disagree
Because actually, UE3 hasn't changed. It's still the same engine as 3 years ago! And evidently, it sucks.
13.2 arrrgh | 427 days 8 hours ago - comment has been reported as SPAM -
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bunbun777 - 427 days 4 hours ago
13.3 - 13.1-- i'd like you to meet old snake
he is a man of few words, if you see his posts, then maybe you would understand...

p.s. Old Snake, i smile more and more i see your comments = )
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Rageanitus - 427 days 21 hours ago
14 - sorry to say this but this is going to hurt the xbox fanboys
Gears 1 looked washed out and Gears 2 wont be any different since the engine itself for the xbox has not really changed much.

The pc version of Gears if you play on highest detail at above 1280 x resolution is MUCH more cleaner.

Having said this the game still looks pretty dam GOOD on a console that's where it stands.
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josh14399 - 427 days 20 hours ago
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ive had the games since monday and apart from the some of the scenary which is impressive it aint that much better than gears1. which is still good but the graphics are ugly but good at the same time. what im trying to say is everything has like a dull colour to it even bright colors have. i wont deny i aint a fan of unreal engine 3 but i do think gears 2 is a lot better than the first. i have been playing horde mode all night and i tell ya there is nowt more fun than you being the only one alive and you have like 10 more high level enemies to kill especially the locusts with lancers because they are evil with the chainsaw after level 10.
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anubis12 - 427 days 20 hours ago
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article flames......stop dissing gears ,dont be upset that it outsells every ps3 title...kinda like halo did also..gears 1 sold more than mgs..more than GTA on the ps3...any everything else on the ps3....therefore gears 2 WILL do the same thing IT WILL...20000 MIDNIGHT LAUNCH EVENTS..LOL

poor gears of war haters...they just dont know ahahahah

seems LBP has only sold around 230,000....so much for the GEARS killer....so i have heard.

games worth ps3 time R1&R2, FF13, GOW3...and of course blu-ray movies
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anubis12 - 427 days 20 hours ago
17 - @14
going to hurt the fanboys...lol as it sells 8 million
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GUNS N SWORDS - 427 days 17 hours ago
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"gears of War 2's Default Graphics Settings = Washed Out?"

set your 360 to expanded, fix your TV settings, or use Gear of war's in game brightness and vibrant settings.
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pumpkinpunker - 427 days 16 hours ago
19 - This article equals dumb?
Yes.
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Fanboi - 427 days 14 hours ago
20 - Don't worry
Just wait for the PC version.
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xg-ei8ht - 427 days 13 hours ago
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Kinda like Fallout 3 confirmed ps3 has the better graphics: Fact.

They did it again, just like oblivion.

http://www3.telus.net/publi... -360

http://www3.telus.net/publi... - PS3

http://www3.telus.net/publi... - ps3

http://www3.telus.net/publi... - 360

look at the lack of shaders on the 360 version.

The bugs look hd on ps3, sd on 360. Ouch.

And it's only going to get worse.

Mirrors edge better on PS3 - confirmed.
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idontcare - 427 days 11 hours ago
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eeehm. sorry dude but i played both console versions of Fallout 3 and the 360 version looks and runs much better. this is not coming from a fanboy - i own both versions and would've loved the game to look better on the PS3 .. but it's not.

Mirror's Edge looks a little bit sharper on the PS3 but it plays smoother on the 360. i'll buy the 360 version ...
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