5 Games that look better than Uncharted 2

"Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was released almost two years back and it set the new benchmark for graphics in games. It raised the bar in terms of what to expect (visually) from the current gen games. And to be honest, no game has since dared touching those high standards until very recently."

[PirateThom]

4 games that will definitely look better due to being on PC and Uncharted 3....

[dbjj12088]

Hahahaha *agrees*

[Abash]

I'd have added God of War III and Killzone 3 to the list

[Boody-Bandit]

Good point PT.

How about 5 console games that look better than Uncharted 2?

I am honestly trying to think of a couple and I can't. Maybe God of War 3.

Most definitely Uncharted 3 will.
Other than that I honestly can't think of any other console game that I can definitively say looks better than Uncharted 2.

[firemassacre]

on consoles....NOTHING.

lol and the author decided to say crysis 2 looks better than killzone 3 on consoles XD. funny...

http://www.lensoftruth.com/...

plus, rage, bioshock infinite ect are not even out, how can you compare them to uncharted 2? and im sure uncharted 3 will destroy all of them.

[stu888]

If I had to choose out of any of these games, despite graphics, uncharted 2 would be the one I'd choose.

It's the best game this gen by quite a bit in my opinion!

so suck 'em. thanks for coming, goodnight.

[BlindGuardian]

most of these games are not out so they don't count because when devs have to show what they're working on they select the best, and to judge you need to see it all

that's just like saying an upcoming movie is better than one that is out based on the trailer

and Crysis 2 only with the Dx11 update looks better, not the regular PC or console editions

[BlindGuardian]

to further make the point of my previous comment I can point out to a couple of sections in God of War 3 that look better than anything in Uncharted 2

but as whole is clear that is not match to Uncharted 2 sustained quality

so if the writer of the article would have seen only those parts of God of War 3 would've said that it looks better than Uncharted 2

that's why you can't count games like Rage, B3 or Bioshock Infinite: you only seen parts, and is common sense that those are the most impressive

[sikbeta]

Well, sure U3 will look better than U2, so we only need 4 more... agree with PirateT, PC versions of games + U3...

:P

[DragonKnight]

Well hey, you gotta throw PC gaming a bone every now and then since all they have is tech to endlessly prattle on about in their "my rig is better than yours and consoles" ePenis measuring contests. Of course you can't compare current console games to Uncharted 2 and hope to find one that bests it, let alone 5. That's why this article had to throw in PC games, games that came out after Uncharted 2, and even it's own successor to try and prove some meaningless point.

[xPhearR3dx]

@firemassacre

I've played RAGE. It looks better than Uncharted 2 and 3. In fact, it looks better than any console game period.

[BattleAxe]

Its a tough call, because God of War 3 looks phenomenal, but I still think that the detail in Uncharted 2's graphics was better. God of War 3 was more stylistic. The fact that Uncharted 2 is being compared to PC games is a huge compliment to the talent of Naughty Dog.

@DragonKnight,

I don't always agree with the PC people on this site, but you do have to give the PC some serious credit. Its true that most multi-platform games do look better on the PC, it is the most backwards compatible system out there with endless capabilities, and PC games are much cheaper then console games, but I feel like consoles, and in particular the PS3, still have had the best games this generation.

I won't bother to list the games, because we all know the obvious ones that I would be talking about anyway. To any console gamers out there who haven't tried PC gaming, download Steam and buy a 360 controller, then you'll see how great it is. Steam basically gives you a console experience on the PC.

[JokesOnYou]

nah, Crysis2 is the best looking so far ON CONSOLES, I own both so I have to agree with the author. The other games aren't out yet, many of the same sites who praised UC2 have admitted Crysis2 raised the bar visually on consoles, It was decent gameplay but nothing extroidinary, visually it was stunning though, but UC2 came out awhile ago and either way UC2 is easily the better game imo.

[ChrisW]

I... just... don't... understand... anything!!!

[Bonobo12345]

@JokesOnYou

No, crysis 2, while it's a nice looking game on consoles is by far not the best.

There are several games that look and perform better than crysis 2.

There is so much pop in, and the distant blurring effects are painful, not even mentioning the huge framerate drops.

On PC with Dx11 yeah, it looks as good if not better than the first crysis. But on consoles it falls short of what KZ2+3 and uncharted achieve.

[SilentNegotiator]

I like how 4 of these games aren't even out yet; one of them ever being the sequel to this game.

And on a side note, the console version of Crysis 2 is ABSOLUTELY NOT better looking than Uncharted 2. Crysis 2 is sub-HD on the consoles, and it doesn't have anti-aliasing. Only the most indiscriminate, impaired-vision gamer wouldn't see the massive difference in graphical fidelity between the two games....or even compared to other games that don't look so good.

[Digitaldude]

4 AREN'T OUT YET HOW DO YOU KNOW?

[MaxXAttaxX]

Except no one uses cutscenes to compare Uncharted"s graphics.

Maybe toy are just an average fanboy.

[jadenkorri]

wow comparing a game to its sequel and on top of that, games that came out after UC2....like wow this is news.

[pixelsword]

If you factor story plus graphics, All three uncharted games would come on top.

[Inside_out]

.
...releasing this year look better than Uncharted. Naughty Dog has admitted as much and have gone on the record as saying they need a new engine.

Anybody who things Uncharted and Indiana drake's graphics can hang with Gears 3 or Crysis 2 is only fooling themselves...yep, on 360...

http://youtu.be/kF67XFXq_ys

You think Uncharted is anywhere near THAT...O_o...Gears 3 is in another dimension as well...

http://youtu.be/dEI3hungSkc

Indiana drake and his AK-47, shooting the same enemies over and over was never a contender to begin with. Killzone has the best graphics on PS3...EVERYBODY knows that.

The article is a fanboy piece trying to put Uncharted clay animation with PC games...lol...tho I would say that Uncharteds graphics are better than battlefield 3's. :o

[WrAiTh Sp3cTr3]

Gears 3 looks better than UC3 so why wouldn't it look better than 2, lol?

[Orpheus]

Why do evrybdy forget 4A/Metro all the time it got superb graphics .....

[starchild]

Hahaha, PirateThom forever kneeling at the alter of the almighty Sony. That guy's devotion is commendable...

Anyway, no, the author obviously wasn't referring to PC games otherwise his list would have been A LOT longer. There are many PC games that look better than Uncharted 2.

On the consoles Gears 3, Rage, Crysis 2, and Killzone 3 all look better than Uncharted 2.

I didn't really think Uncharted 3 looked any better than Uncharted 2, at least judging by the beta. Of course, I am sure there will be more interesting scenarios in the single player portion of the game so we will just have to wait and see.

Basically, though, it's silly the way some console fanboys act like there is some kind of huge difference between different console games. There really isn't. All of the best looking games on the PS3 and 360 have their own strengths and weaknesses and it really comes down to personal taste as to which one looks better.

[vyke3]

@inside_out would you get banned already?

[MaxXAttaxX]

@ Inside_Out
Crysis 2 looked the same on PS3 and 360. In fact, the PS3 version looked closer to the PC version than 360.

And I love how you hand picked the Gears of War 3 video that showed nothing but cutscene visuals, LOL.

http://youtu.be/3WqNMgdzzjU...
_____

@ starchild
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Keep in mind that what you saw of Uncharted 3 was a (real)Beta code. At least half a year older than the final build.

[-EvoAnubis-]

Exactly. That was hard.

[rjdofu]

LOL they're comparing a 2 years old console game to a bunch of not-even-released-yet PC games.

[evrfighter]

Kinda like how a 4 year old pc game is still unmatched in the graphics dept.

Hell even a gta4 mod puts uc2 to shame

[rjdofu]

@evrfighter: "Kinda like how a 4 year old pc game is still unmatched in the graphics dept.". How many neurons were working when you make that statement, like 5?

[Morpheuzpr]

@evrfighter
And how many consoles can I buy with the upgrades you need on the pc to make a game run better than U2?

I'm a pc gamer too but I'm not blind to reality. A good enough Vidcard will set you back $200+ and newer games need good CPU's as well so that's another $100+ not to mention PSU and cooling, so yeah.

[ATi_Elite]

OH GOD NO!

Why stir up the PS3 Fanboys hornet's nest?

What's next a Halo sucks article?

there's more to report than MW3 vs. BF3 and FLAIMBAIT articles.

[ape007]

crysis 2 xbox 360 looks better than uncharted 2 imo, not taking anthing away from uncharted 2, it's a breathtaking game not only in gfx but in style and art

I can feel disagrees comin....typical in N4G

[BeOneWithTheGun]

@ape. I respectfully disagree. I do feel they are close but the clincher for me is the textures in UC2. Man, when you are on the missions up in the mountains it is a sight to behold.

Loved Crysis 2, BTW

[WengYong]

@ape

I unfortunately disagree also, thought it is my opinion nothing in Crysis 2 impressed me or wowed me quite the way UC2 did. I think personally no game on 360 comes close to PS3 exclusives, except maybe Gears 3.

[LarVanian]

@ ape
I disagreed with you because I don't think Crysis 2 (on consoles) is better looking than Uncharted 2. There was nothing in Crysis 2 that looked as good or as breathtaking as the Himalaya section in Uncharted 2 IMO.

[gypsygib]

Crysis 2 on 360 suffers from a terrible graphical bug with lines and big blocks of grain ruining the visuals, has sub-HD resolution, terrible looking shadows (at times), a general blurry/hazy image and a lacking frame-rate.

I much rather look Gears 2, it had many scenes that made my jaw drop and same with Uncharted 2 (more even). In Crysis 2 I was trying to overlook glaring graphical flaws and the choppy blur. It neve made me say "WOW look at the graphics"

I replayed Gears 2 recently and some parts are still breathtaking.

The only reason people say Crysis 2 had the best graphics is because some major magazines "were persuaded" usher praise on it's graphics.

It's like that line test in psychology where if enough people say a shorter stick is longer, even though the person knew it was wrong, will still claim the shorter as longer too.

[Why o why]

Ape, Lol, its officIal, you're respected by both hd communities. You actually got people explaining why they disagreed with ya without being flamed. Probably because you love games 1st and foremost and honestly call it as you see it.. its a reason youre on my list;)

I also disagree though. Tech to tech, both are strong contenders and crysis used tech not seen on consoles but i feel its overall package isnt as polished as u2. I do like the art styles of both games but parts of me even think killzone 3 looks better than crysis in some places. I do think that rage is the front runner to take the fps crown though...looks slick as fcuk... sometimes i think people overlook gt5. Its a technical beast that hasnt been surpassed.

I so much prefer graphics and other gamer relating debates over those sales ones..thats just me though as this is the 1st gen ive even remembered being savvy to the financials of x y an z whereas graphics have always been contested over the gens.

Lets hope each dev team continues to push the others. We're the benificiaries

[SilentNegotiator]

I'll make our reasons for disagreeing with you clear and simple, okay, ape?

1) Crysis 2 is sub-HD on consoles
2) Crysis 2 has no anti-aliasing on consoles
3) Crysis 2 has technical problems like screen-tearing and framerate inconsistencies
4) Uncharted 2 has none of the aforementioned issues
5) Uncharted 2's textures put Crysis 2's (on consoles) to shame.
6) What "style and art"? Both games take the approach of realistic graphics. Except Uncharted goes to more exotic locations than Queens, lol.
7) You're simply trolling against the ps3 as usual

Yeah, typical N4G alright. Some person makes a goofy claim and complains that "PStree fanbois!!" will disagree with him. And then people calmly and respectfully (even though the respect is hardly earned) explain to him why they disagreed.

If that's typical N4G, then I LIKE N4G.

[Why o why]

@ SilentNegotiator, sorry dude, ape isnt a troll. I used my last comment to say this instead of answering bodeus retort below.

Sometimes peoples preference is mistaken for fanboyism and thats not right.

the 'I can feel disagrees coming' is a little goading but he knew what he said would be disagreed with. Gamer first i say

@ bodeus below, go tell all that to those that voted U2 as having the best graphics...ask them why they chose it then shut them down with cherry picked speak of x y and z. You didnt even mention batman aa which for me was the best looking console game on the 360 imho..Some say gears 2 but i just preferred the art style of batman even though it was green most of the time;)

[limewax]

I know eh? It kind of highlights the ignorance of some people that articles like this even reach the web. I mean seriously, (almost) any PC multiplat title will have features the console version doesn't. Hence it's more capable....Common sense no?

[dark-hollow]

I don't know but I think gears of war 3 is on par with uncharted 2/3 graphics.

It's not a fact, just my opinion.

[HacSawJimThugin]

Everyone who disagreed must be blind... Gears 3 definitely looks better than UC 2 and 3. Anyone who actually played the beta can attest to that. Hell is gong on at the web site...UC is not the pinnacle of graphics...slightly above average at best, just like the gameplay.

[Solid_Snake-]

your not allowed an opinion on N4G. especially when you are mocking a PS3 game.

gears 3 looks better than anything on the PS3

[Sevir04]

Gears 3 came a long way from looking Good to great, it held the crown in the early days but its nothing spectacular, Its a natural evolution of the UE3 on a console thats already hitting it's ceiling with this engine! Crysis 2 look better than gears 3 and so does Rage. I'd say right now gears 3 looks neck and neck with bioshock Infinite. Both Great looking games and lost of time has been spent optimizing it but its really reached its limits on the 360 and PS3

That being said, its playing nicely in the same ball park of Uncharted 2, and Tha'ts something pretty good to achieve with a 2006 engine with crazy optimization.

[cooperdnizzle]

Hac@. That is why you only have two bubbles. And yea gears does not look better than uncharted. No way. I will gladly give you my 360 gamer tag and ps3 ID. I am sure you haven't even played uncharted. Because if you had there would be no way you were saying gears looks better. I have both games and can easily say it goes to uncharted. Hell gears 3 doesn't even look better then uncharted 2. Let alone 3

[IgnorantRabbit]

Gears Of War 3 does look great. But so does Uncharted 3. I have both consoles and played both betas. They BOTH looked Great. Why cant people just say that. I mean people saying gears 3 looks trash have NEVER played it. Same with people saying uncharted looks trashy.

[LNDCalling]

I'm a PS3 kinda guy but admit it looks good even if in a different style!

That said the proof is in the pudding so we'll see.. and think I just prefer the style of PS3 1st party games!

[nycredude]

sub4ds

Way to stay on your point there. what you adds or something. Who compared the two the games aren't even out yet. What you compared betas? And then you go on and talk about Farcry 2 on pc? LOL keep trying I play farcry 2 on max on my freaking laptop. It looks good but doesn't even beat Crysis. Bad example.

Look at all the tools down below saying Crysis 2 on both consoles look better. Lots of deluded people here.

2 MUCH VIDEO GAMES kill your brains cells. N4G is proof.

[zeddy]

yup god of war 3 has some bits where the graphics are mind blowing but the graphics are inconsistant throughout.killzone 2 is better looking than killzone 3 and uncharted 2.

[kneon]

GOW3 looks great but something about the perspective often makes it look like you're looking at a miniature model.

Every time I go back and play UC2 I'm always shocked at how good it still looks. KZ2 looks fantastic but overall I think UC2 looks better.

Where KZ2 wins above everything else is in just how much is going on along with all those great graphics. Go back and play the battle outside Visari Palace and you'll see what I'm talking about. Oh and for a little icing on the cake the sound is phenomenal so crank up the surround sound.

[Gray-Fox-Type0]

RAGE looks beast on consoles.

[LNDCalling]

Again.. I'll wait till its out before I can comment properly..

I can see that its visuals differ in places including the animations which look sketchy in places.. however if it does prove to be in all, in every aspect of what we class as graphically great*, better than UC2, then so be it, that’s a good thing for gamers, not bad! (assuming the game play is also good too.. as it is a game after all)

* Note: this is the crux, each of us will have different opinions on what 'looks' good, in the same way that folk like different art styles: Realism, Symbolism, Impressionis, Art Nouveau etc..

That in mind I suppose its difficult to truly say one game looks better than another, in the same way as its difficult to say one painting looks better than another.. Games are an art and what we see in them is purely our own opinion, whether its also the general consensus or not!

*wise ol sage signing off for the evening to finish work and hopefully get a drink in... have a good weekend folks* :)

[ALFAxD_CENTAURO]

Really surprised there is no Xbox Exclusive in the list.

Interesting....

[Hicken]

Are you really surprised? REALLY?

[frostyhat123]

There is one ps3 exclusive that doesn't even have the console crown anymore! So stop trolling

[baodeus]

If you guys want console, let see:

1. Resident Evil 5
2. Crysis 2

If you guys disagree, lets talk.

[MsclMexican]

Imagine Uncharted's graphics on pc.... :0
Uncharted really has the best graphics on console

[baodeus]

Let see, u don't need PC for this.

1. Resident Evil 5
2. Crysis 2
3. Assassin Creed
4. RDR
5. Dead Space

Note: although this are on PC as well, but let just look at the console version. We don't need PC version for these games.

If you guys disagree, let discuss then.

1. Lighting
2. Texture
3. Scale
4. Physics (environment interactivity,objects,amount on screen, etc...)
5. effects (particles, weather, explosions, smoke, etc....)
6. AA
7. Motion
8. Realism (that what tech are for right, the higher tech we get, the closer to realism it gets).

And for the sake of the discussion, let post youtube videos and pictures as well for comparison. Wouldn't that be fair?

sorry double post, but hey, all u guys do are talk and talk, but do u guys ever back them up? If anyone can provide all of those things i mention above with at least some pictures and videos, i would be happy to respond with pictures and videos as well.

And disagree without anything to back it up, mean i'm right about u guys only talk, but have nothing to prove it.

[stu888]

no its because I can't be bothered to debate back... uncharted 2 is the best looking console game. FACT. NO DEBATE. with the possible exception of Killzone 3/ GoW 3. but in my opinion Uncharted 2 is graphically better than both.

[baodeus]

@stu888

u just proven my point. All u guys ever do are talk and talk like "FACT, NO DEBATE" and nothing to back it up. This is an example straight from you. LOL. Thanks man.

If u guys know, then u should be able to talk about it. What is wrong, or you guys haven't play any other game beside these (KZ/GoW/UC, etc..)? I'm starting to think that might not be that far off, cause that all u guys ever mention.

Again i don't care about disagree. Do u guys think it really matters? Does anyone here actually care about disagree? How about some actual logical discussions eh?

[Imalwaysright]

I own all those games except Crysis 2. Uncharted 2 looks better than every single game you mentioned and i cant believe that you mentioned AC because Uncharted 2 shits from a great height on it. Wont comment on Crysis 2 because i didnt play it and dont plan to!

" How about some actual logical discussions eh?" What logical discussions? My eyes dont lie so you can say whatever you want because i believe 100% more in my eyes than in your "logical discussions".

[Why o why]

No badeous, the reason others will get proper replies and you wont is because your're annaly anti sony and EVERYBODY knows it. Why argue with somebody who is blinded by their hate for a company. Not worth it. Its like arguing with a little girl. You cant even pull your head out of your own jacksie long enough to put a ps3 title on your list because that would hurt. You'd probably downplay the sun if you thought sony had anything to do with its creation.. LOL

[baodeus]

@imalwaysright

My eyes tell me something else, so how are we able to resolve this issue? You right and i'm wrong or blinded? Since all of these are matter of opinions, we can still discuss why we think so instead of stating it as fact and not backing it up. What logical discussion u ask? LOL, meaning u guys don't care about logic then, well that sure prove my point even further about n4g fanboy lack logic.

1. UC is no where near the assassin creed in the level of details on such a large scale and especially motion and movement. Playing assassin creed after playing UC make Drake look really stiff (I also hate drake swimming motion in UC1 for example, he is the slowest swimmer i have ever seen in gaming.)

2. UC texture (known for texture) or lighting is no match for resident evil 5 and especially up close. Go a head and dispute me on this one. Resident Evil look realistic, while UC look artistic. But overall just based on look, UC is no where near the level of realism (lighting, textures, etc...) as Crysis 2 or resident evil 5. If you saying cause crysis 2 can't be consider better because of lower resolution and poorer frame rate, then perhaps you should explain how MGS4 (subHD, poorer framerate, stiff motion like ps1 stiff) get graphic of the year instead of Gear 2. U should also explain why Okami won graphic of the year back then as well instead of other games. Remember, graphic award may have nothing to do with technological aspect if at all (more like artistic direction and the feel of the game overall).

Disagree with my view, go look them up your self in gamefaqs and youtube video then we can discuss further. You guys can do that can't u?

@why o why

U got it wrong. I'm anti fanboy (who aren't fan of games/developer but fan of corporate like MS and Sony), but particularly Sony fanboy since there are too many of them on n4g. I don't hate Sony since i do like a lot of their exclusives (many of which has great artistic direction which i'm a sucker for) and I also admit many of them do look good. Beside UC, there are also other games like MGS4, KZ, GoW, Genshi (crappy game, but sure look nice), and Journey (which i think is one of the best, if not the best artistic direction i have ever seen in gaming). There i listed a couples of games, will u be able to do the same?

It doesn't mean that only sony games look good while everything else (especially x360 games) are trash (game like Alan wake and fable also have amazing artistic approach and the environmental feel are top notch) like many on here tend to think. Playing all games, not just exclusives, from multiple consoles (PC,xbox,ps3) would help to broaden your view on gaming no?

If you guys can carry on a decent debate w/ something to back them up (even just opinion), i wouldn't have to be so annal about it. I always ask questions (really help to solve problems, dispute, disagreement, etc...) but you guys can never answer them or even think about it (you guys don't like to think or something?). Instead, u guys goes for name calling, and cursing out of frustration because you guys lack of evidences/support for your claim, showing me that you guys don't really know or understand clearly about what you claim.

See after all of that discussion, none of you couldn't even provide any pictures, videos, or even just an EXPLANATION of your OPINION why something look better to support your claims. Nothing, just like i said. Thanks for proving my point over and over again.

That is all for bubbles. PM me for further discussion if you like. Bring your thinking caps, cause u gonna need it.

[Imalwaysright]

@ baodeus You talk of logic but your logic is rotten. You cant judge what game looks better based on 1 or 2 aspects of a game. A rational person judges things as a whole. " I'm anti fanboy" I would never guess because youre doing exactly what fanboys do. Point out the strenghts of what they like conveniently turning the blind eye on what the competition does best.

1- "assassin creed in the level of details on such a large scale" I dont even know what that means! Now what about character models, lighting, textures, jaggies, animations? Why dont you talk about them when discussing both games?

2- "UC texture (known for texture) or lighting is no match for resident evil 5 and especially up close" RE5 is a blurry mess so i disagree. UC 2 textures are sharp and clean. I agree that RE5 looks more realistic but that is art style. UC2 uses vibrant colors and RE5 uses darker colors. I like U2 art style more so yeah imo Uncharted 2 looks better. Animations and character models wise U2 has RE5 beat.

[cooperdnizzle]

You don't prove anything. And you are crazy to think re5 is anywhere close to be the best looking game. Gears looks better by far. Uncharted kills it, god of war is miles ahead of it. And not to mention the best looking game on the console killzone 2 and 3, the have the best engine with more going on in the game than any other game pc or not. Not saying it looks better than pc games, but it does have way more going on. I can prove this to you if you would like. Let me know!

[voicingofreason]

yeah that is about right there of course a pc will outdo what is capable of any console at the minute but as far as console exclusives i've not seen anything close to uncharted or god of war. To be fair gran turismo was a bit of a let down but the next itineration will be the true test

[chidori666]

site is trolling us , dont give hits!

[lMHl]

Halo Reach.....

[kingslayer1000]

good joke

[TheXgamerLive]

Gears of War 3, Dead Island and the next Tomb Raider game definately. Hell even Halo Reach.

[I_am_Batman]

Not exactly right. 4 games can definitely look better due to being on PC. That doesn'd mean they look better on every PC. I've seen Crysis 2 on a friends PC and it just looked terrible cause his PC hadn't enough power.

[Omega Archetype]

I love how The Witcher 2 (I know it's a PC game,) is not even mentioned. It's one of the best looking games I've ever seen, and I haven't even got to see it at max in 1080p.

The settings I play it on look amazing.

Anyways, like everyone else, this list is dumb. Of course PC games are going to look better, PC games are essentially a generation or two ahead of consoles. Compare Uncharted 2 to other console games and aside from a couple (ie two other PS3 exclusives, God of War and Killzone,) you won't find any IMO. Sure there are some that beat it in art direction such as Prince of Persia, Kirby's Epic Yarn and Murmasa: The Demon Blade, but two of those I mentioned aren't even in HD.

Ultimately this discussion is subjective, but I'd say the general consensus is that Uncharted 2 is easily the best looking game of this console generation thus far.

[blackz001]

Tetris on ps3 looks better than uncharted.
-AA
-1080p
-no graphic bugs
-good textures

no front. Tetris best looking game on ps3.

[ddkshah]

People on N4G don't understand what jokes are ;)

[Amaterasu5]

Definitely god of war III much better...and people who say that there are only 2 parts that were better... well it's the other way around..actually there were 2 parts that looked less good than UC! Chasing Hermes and the beginning of hades...but Poseidon, Hades, Tartarus, Cronos, Labyrinth and the final levels were much better.. especially the characters themselves :)

[Kur0]

I kind of agree with everything but Crysis 2. The game was sub-HD and still had many performance issues.

[Pandamobile]

Stop playing the console version then

[LOGICWINS]

Eh..lets not jump to conclusions. He might not have the option to play the PC version.

[Kur0]

I have it on PC but it seems to me that the article was implying console versions of games.

[TBM]

i just finished crysis 2 on 360 i thought it was pretty good with really stupid AI, it does look pretty good, but i'd still say uncharted 2 looks better.

on pc i know all multiplatform games look better than consoles but i only game on consoles.

[Pandamobile]

Forgot:
Metro 2033
The Witcher 2
Crysis 1
Crysis Warhead

And some others.

[news4geeks]

who are you trying to prove, we all know that PC games look much better already.

[MysticStrummer]

It's an insecurity thing

[Pandamobile]

Not trying to prove anything, just adding some titles to the list in the link.

[TheDivine]

So basically un2 has the best graphics but you cant count those games because then un2 doesnt look the best? LOL.

I think crysis 2 looked better than un2 anyways but everyone will have a different opinion. Rage is looking to dethrone all console games and metro 2034 will dethrone EVERYTHING.

[ATi_Elite]

Come on!! Those are PC titles and I the PC Elitist wouldn't even bother listing a bunch of PC titles.

But.....God of War 3 and Killzone 3 are real superior candidates.

[Pandamobile]

So? Are PC games completely exempt from anything that has to do with graphics these days?

The title of the article says "5 Games that look better than Uncharted 2", not "5 Console Games that look better than Uncharted 2".

[MysticStrummer]

Seems like they're talking about consoles to me. They say UC2 set the bar for current gen games. As the PC folk tell us so often... PCs have no gens.

[Omega Archetype]

I agree that PC games should be put into stuff like this, but realistically it's extremely unfair to compare or have a list created of both PC and console games.

Separate list, sure, combined lists, hell no.

It's okay that PC isn't as big though, because we are fortunate for having had the experience of PC games unlike many console-only gamers.

[mastiffchild]

No, it's just silly to compare late cycle console games with PC games of the same period and always has been too. Remember what the gap was between consoles and HL2 on PC when it came out? The best console games weren't anything LIKE in the same league in any respect. Outside of gameplay(and considering how out of consoles' league the physics were even some gameplay too)consoles never truly compete lookswise with PC versions late in a console generation.

Pointing out some PC games that look better than the best looking console game is totally redundant and pointless and smacks of trying too hard to prove something everyone already accepts. Like comparing air and water and saying air is better for breathing kind of thing-what's the point?

It's akin to 360 fanboys crowing about how much better their version of Fifa looks compared to Wiis-it's not a debate any longer and the article should stick to comparing apples to apples, no? Otherwise why not say how much better PS3 games look than ZX81 games?

Seeing which console versions of games and console exclusives are around the same standard as U2 has some point to it but PC games running on power way, way beyond that inside the HD consoles is facile and daft. Better to compare Metro33 on PC(as it's no looker on 360 at all)to Crysis on PC or to Witcher 2 on PC or even compare Gears2 and Uncharted2 but across console and PC? Why bother? What do you prove?

Article's a bit silly and a lot of the comments just push it along further-it's no surprisen to those of us used to gaming across console and PC for a few generations that a PC can run games a lot more demanding than a console can and the gap grows towards generation's end. Nobody argues with this-that's why it's pointless. Everyone already accepted it.

The only difference today is that the console games actually still look pretty good compared to what they used ton and the comparative "hardship" of making do wwith them gets less of a bind every generation. Also, it's good to see what can be got out of a closed system like a console towards it's latter days by ingenious developers as opposed to the old, lazier PC way of just leaning on new, more powerful tech. I think it's an interesting and different measure of dev talent and comparing the latest console exclusives is as relevant as comparing the best looking PC games to each other. Comparing across platform from PC to console now though? Redundant.

[ATi_Elite]

"as opposed to the old, lazier PC way of just leaning on new, more powerful tech."

Whoaaaaaa! and I'm sure you have CODMW1 CODMW2 CODBO and are buying CODMW3 which are all just CODMW1 with new titles and more lag added and leaning on nothing new at all.

Consoles as well as the PC both have Lazy Developers and Great Developers. for example all PS3 games are not graphically great like God Of war 3, all 360 games are not graphically great like Alan Wake, and all PC games are not graphically great like Metro 2033 so there you go.

The Witcher 2 is DX9 but is so well made with great graphics that it blows a lot of DX10.1 games out of the water! CD Projekt Red pushed old tech to it's limits just like SOME console Devs do!

and to me anybody using the Unreal Engine 3 is Lazy (which a ton of console games are on) cause it's a lame easy engine to make games for!

Last but definitely not least...The PC is all about using the "new and more powerful tech" TODAY as in right NOW and not 6 years from now! All the eye candy I currently enjoy RIGHT NOW on my PC you MIGHT get next console Gen!

But like I said Consoles and the PC have great devs and Lazy devs! Never just single out The PC!

[RIP_Weazel]

..as usual, mastiff-child brings the voice of well considered commonsense to the monkeys tea-party.

[frostyhat123]

Don't even try Panda! This site is getting crazy by the amount of sony fanboys that have overtaken this site!

[DrFUD]

"looks" and performance go hand in hand unless you look away when the framerate slows to a chug or when the screen tears. And as the pop-in pops you can claim to have great graphics but in the real world where eyes see everything it's all BS.

For these reasons, on console, both Uncharted 2 and Killzone 3 stomp all the competition because they run flawlessly

Actually...I'll argue that Infamous 2 has better graphics than Crysis 2

[Pandamobile]

"Actually...I'll argue that Infamous 2 has better graphics than Crysis 2"

You could argue that, but you'd be very wrong.

[vyke3]

in terms of performance, he is right.

[Bonobo12345]

The funny thing is that for an open world game it performs better than a linear shooter. (On consoles)

Crysis 2 has great graphics when the hardware can support it like on PC.

On consoles it was a pain to play and many games best it.

[Zynga]

"Actually...I'll argue that Infamous 2 has better graphics than Crysis 2"

An open world game vs a linear shooter. Umm I dont think so. How about this, I'll argue that Skyrim has better graphics than Infamous 2.

[militant07]

Crysis 2 world scale is huge for a fps.

[solar]

i havent played Infamous 2 but have watched it play, and there are more sharp jaggies in that game then a sharks mouth. it's terrible from a graphics standpoint.

[Assassin Nawabi]

Skyrim anyone?

[Zynga]

I'd vouche for that and its open world, which makes it more amazing.

[Bolts]

Skyrim will look and play better on the 360.

[Infernostew]

How about 5 CONSOLE games that look better than Uncharted 2?

1. Uncharted 3
2. God of War 3 (maybe)
3. ...
4. ...
5. ...

[zeddy]

god of war 3 is possibly the better looking than any game on pc and console especially the opening bits but they could have made some other parts look better too, dont think they had the time though.

[seinfan]

God of War 3 is on PC?

[caboose32]

Im mainly a pc gamer but just bought GoW 3 and beat it the other day. While it is an amazing looking game, saying that is a bit far fetched.

The game has some areas that look incredible but also suffers graphically in some other areas that had to be sacrificed for the performance sake. Try building a high end gaming pc and playing some games first, so your judgments can have a little more credibility.

[clrlite]

Yes I kind of agree, yet many will disagree because it's only 720P. In certain parts, God of War 3 had the most mind blowing graphics I've ever seen. It's true I have a phenomenal TV that makes the color look amazing, but it's impressive either way. What's hard to believe though is that the devs were just learning how to use the hardware to it's fullest potential when it shipped.

[Baka-akaB]

i think that Castlevania Lord of Shadows looks stunningly close enough to GOW3 . But of course half of the reason is mostly art and design "tricks, smokes and mirrors" .

[InTheLab]

I respectfully disagree. The cutscenes don't look as good as in game GoW3.

The only thing that looks better is that last 2 minute CG cutscene at the end of the game...and that barely looks better.

[clrlite]

I'm replying because you mentioned art design. I think it's important to realize how much art design can do for the graphics, atmosphere, and overall fun factor of a game. I think God of War 3 has a pretty cool art design too though.

[frostyhat123]

3.Rage
4.Crysis 2
5.Gears of War 3
Please stop trolling

[Hicken]

Rage and Gears aren't out yet.

Crysis(2) was crap.

Please stop kidding yourself.

[Neko_Mega]

Looks like this site needs hits, because no duh new games would look better then something old.

That is like putting NES games Vs this gen, this gen of games look 100x better.

[Gurt_McSquirt]

I found that kinda funny. All of the games on the list (except one) haven't come out yet.. dumb list.

[Brownghost]

I agree with the list but if uncharted was on the pc and used the same tricks as the ps3 it would look 10x better also graphics aren't everything

[francknara6]

4 games that aren't released yet.
And Crysis 2.
On console, Uncharted 2 looks better than Crysis 2 in all ways.
Graphics are not just technic, it's also artistic, and the artistic in Crysis 2 is just as poor as possible.

[blackburn10]

Still bitter about UC2 huh ? Can't leave it peace? Still bitter that some other game didn't win all those awards and GOTY? Still can't get over the fact the Naughty Dog's game is on par with any other AAA game on a console? Pathetic.

[gravemaker]

Witcher 2 looks much better than uncharted 2 or 3

[earbus]

Deus ex looks rather nice i must admit.

[ATi_Elite]

OK
BF3, Rage, and Bioshock Infinite are not out yet so no one can properly compare UC2 PS3 to those PS3 versions.

UC3 most likely will look better cause history shows that the engine gets refined and improvements are made for example UC1 vs. UC2.

I think UC2 looks better than Crysis 2. C2 was a repetitive nicely done mash-up of skyscrapers where UC2 has many different locations which led to more quality and an overall better visual experience.

[Killman]

Completely meaningless article.

[Pikajew]

5 games that are not HD that look better than it
1. Okami
2. Zelda Wind Waker
3. Kirby Epic Yarn
4. Kamatari
5. Any SNES game (because pixelated games look the best)

[Baka-akaB]

even when trolling that way, there are maybe a few better looking non-hd console games , than most of that list :p.

Like Ico
Shadow of the colossus
Muramasa
Odin Sphere
Wario Shake it
God of war 1-2
Naruto Narutimate hero series (easily one of the best use of cellshading back then)
Most 2d arcade capcom and snk fighting games anyway
etc

[GooZe]

first two dont.

[hilyou]

im really starting 2 get pissed off at pc fanboys! seriously i know the pc has better graphics, but u need to pay something like 1000 to 5000 bucks to fully max out games, most normal off the shelf pcs from stores cant max out games. to get really good graphics on pc u need to pay alot of money!

consoles cost lower than $500 and alot of games offer the same graphics as pc! also dont start with ur full 1080p hd thing, cuz to a normal person there isnt a difference. even if u look really closely, u cant see a big diiference. also since most pc ppl play on a 24" moniter, they cant see a difference between 720p and 1080p! cuz the pixels are small! u can see a diiference between 720p and 1080p when ur on a 50" and up hdtv!

[ilikegam3s]

Use paragraphs man.

And a lot of things that you said is not true.

[TheDivine]

Dude you could build a 400 dollar pc that can blow the ps3 away. You dont need to max games to look better than un2 but if you wanted to max (most of) them i could do it for 700 or less.

If you cant see a difference between 720p and 1080p why do you ps3 fanboys troll games like alan wake for bieng sub-hd? You just said you cant tell the difference? You guys flip flop so much. Keep making excuses why a better looking game isnt better looking.

[hilyou]

i agree with u on that why ps3 fanboys flipped out on alan wake being sub hd, that was stupid. u can do it for under 700 but u need to hunt alot for cheap items.

[ilikegam3s]

Yeah.

[MysticStrummer]

Alan Wake was trolled because of the massive hype it generated on N4G. It was built up to be an Uncharted killer and it wasn't.

[palaeomerus]

Uncharted killer? WTF? Uncharted is only a 4+ million seller. That's very good but not amazing sales. There's no game out there looking to kill a 4 million selling title.

[caboose32]

oh he mad!

[blumatt]

And of course, next gen when the PS4 and Xbox 720 come out, I'm sure they'll be doing 1080p with at least 60fps standard, with some games possibly doing 120fps. Then, the difference between consoles and PC will really be little.

Uncharted 2 and 3, and other games like Gears 2, prove that you don't NEED to spend $500 or more on a PC to get great looking games.

Sure, next gen, when the new consoles are doing 1080p/60fps+, I'm sure the PC will be doing more than that, BUT the difference will not matter to the average consumer. And, add to that the fact that most people play on television sets, which currently don't have resolutions higher than 1080p.

[voicingofreason]

yeah that is too true i think this generation the games are realistic enough for the definition anymore realistic and at times it could borderline being too realistic and then there is no reason for playing rather than doing something for real!! does that make sense anyone?

[Brownghost]

i can play all the latest games on maximum with my pc and it only cost $425 with a 1080 pc monitor. Getting a custom built pc with the right parts is not that expensive.

[caboose32]

Dont even bother trying to explain how cheap a gaming pc can be.

Saying it costs $2000 to build a decent gaming pc is their favorite argument.

[madjedi]

So only $425 including os, case, power supply, cooling gear, cpu/gpu motherboard and memory, sorry if i doubt your word on it.

"Getting a custom built pc with the right parts is not that expensive." Define "that expensive" clearly instead of vaguely, sorry you running all the latest games @ maximum setting for $425 sounds like a load of bull.

While i don't doubt it will demolish console games, i seriously doubt your games are fully maxed out, unless the $425 is for the card itself.

Not all console have never built/upgraded a pc before, despite the assumption otherwise.

[Brownghost]

haha the reason its cheap and very good is because i got it off ebay and its not cheap matrials the case is about $30 i use a fan not a water cooling system but i can run most games at max the ones that are coming out mostly medium

[Bolts]

I paid roughly $600 for my first PS3. With that same amount of money I could build a gaming PC today that would crush the PS3 to pieces...and unlike the PS3 it can actually do 1080p gaming.

[jetlian]

you could crush ps3 today with 600 bucks but 5 years ago that pc would cost way over a grand

[fullmetal297]

Um, 720p stretched onto a 1080p TV or Monitor looks ugly and everyone knows that.

[Tikicobra]

The game is two years old. It's strange to compare it to new games, particularly ones on the PC.

[ilikegam3s]

Can't beat pacman in terms of gameplay and graphic, its mean as.

rofl

/s

[RyuCloudStrife]

Love how 4 of those are games that haven't released yet...

[unicron7]

Call bullshit on Crysis 2 looking better. It didn't look nowhere near as promised on consoles (although there are some delusional fanboys out there that argue otherwise. They have this strange obsession with multiplatform titles outdoing PS3 exclusive titles. But then again do you blame them? If all I had to play on my console was multiplatform content, I would want it to look better as well).

It looked bland as shit. Hell, even the PC community complained about it's looks. It could have been much better had they put more time into it.

[cstyle]

Of course crysis 2 looks better than uncharted 2. So does BF3 and Bioshock Infinite. But I expect a PSU troll to think otherwise.

[palaeomerus]

Crysis 2 looked a LOT better than UC2.

[CBaoth]

Like many above have stated, C2 looks like ASS on consoles. I rented both versions to see which was better. After a good laugh I ended up buying it on PC. Honestly, did you have fun trying to discern blocky polygons from blurry textures? N4G is like a bunch of Mr. Magoos arguing over an analog signal when the rest of us R watching digital....

[InTheLab]

You have to ignore too many issues with Crysis 2 for it to be the best.

For instance, the game is sub HD on console.
Pop ins happen on a regular basis.
Too many visual glitches
Large chunks of the environment don't have any physics...ex: shoot one of the infected citizens and the bullets have no affect.

None of those things listed happens in Uncharted 2.

If the author is referring to the PC version...forget this post, but Crysis 2 isn't even the 5th best looking game on consoles.

I can't comment on the rest of the list because those games aren't out yet.

[Silencer-14]

I have to agree with you. Crysis 2 looked good on ps3 but In my opinion killzone 3 and uncharted 2 looked better. This article should've compared other console games that have "realeased" already instead :/

Rage and battlefield 3 are both looking friggen amazing on pc and consoles!

[trippyaaron]

also, crysis 2's framerate was awful. it usually ran around 23-25 fps for me on ps3

[xtremegamerage]

People compare strange games to one another.

Pandamobile PC ownz all. We know already.

But does PC have uncharted 1&2 soon to be 3. NOPE.

Yet i can play skyrim on whatever system i choose.

http://www.youtube.com/watc... - Skyrim

http://www.youtube.com/watc... - Infamous 2.

Crysis 2 is a nice looking game, but half the time there isn't alot going on, and when there is the a.i is nearly as poor as HL2's. Some of them just walk into things and start there like zombies,lol. But i do like the engine and the fx.

Plenty of games with great graphics, but want good gameplay to go with it.

[Bolts]

Can you play Starcraft or Witcher 2 on the PS3? Nope. I'll tell you what, you list the amount of PS3 exclusive and I'll do the same for the PC and we'll see who wins.

Let me save you some time, the PC have more by the truck loads and they cost less to boot.

Oh by the way, let me know when you can buy a brand new copy of Bad Company 2 for $5 like I did for my PC.

[Chocoboh]

Damn.. has it been 2 years already since it's been released?

[OcularVision]

Pandamobile seriously needs to get a life, he's already like 5 times on this article on how PC games are superior.

[Rob946]

Wow this is a stupid article, Uncharted 2 is a PS3 game that released in 2009 Crysis 2 was on PC in 2011 so it's bound to look better and Rage and Infinite will both be on PC and look better espically becuase there releasing 2 years after Uncharted 2. Uncharted 3? of course that's going to look better it's a sequel. Uncharted 2 is still an amazing game I played it a few weeks back and the graphics are amazing definetly the best of 2009.

[Silly gameAr]

The fact that someone felt the need to write this article and that it got approved is hilarious to me.

[Booyah]

you bet your *ss it is hilarious >.<

[SillyBastid]

hey, you know what games look better than ps2 games?

PS3 GAMES!

[meday354]

I stop reading when i saw tha names of tha games on tha list. This dude dont know what tha fuck he's writing about. Bioshock infinite!? That game is not even out yet.

[Hassassin]

anything on PC?

[MrDead]

Wow the N4G approvals never fail to dissapoint.

[JonnyBigBoss]

I still firmly believe that Uncharted 2 and 3 are the best looking games on the console market. Obviously a PC with a 6950 graphics card is going to do better, but come on, PS3 is where it's at.

[J86blum]

-slow claps- im clapping at the speed I hope the writer, and I use that term loosley, understands.

[Ascalon94]

I think Heavy Rain looks better

[ion666]

Killzone 3 and all its details

[EmperorDalek]

When I go to a mountain in Mexico in Red Dead Redemption, looking down on the ground during the sunset, I would say that it has the best visuals on console.

It would have been God of War 3 if the camera wasn't fixed. Uncharted 2 still looks great, though.

[gypsygib]

Crysis 2!?? It looks horrible after Seat of Power, the lines travel across the screen and the grain turns into huge rectangular blocks.

Crysis 2 on 360 (at least) is one of the most off-putting games I've seen this gen due to the graphical bug. There's a 114 page thread on the Crysis 2 forums complaining about how bad the game looks due to this bug!

And on PS3 it's resolution is too low.

Gears 2 looks better than Crysis 2.

[1PC2PS33360]

of course the console version of crysis 2 looks bad, they are incapable of running the cryengine in a respectable manner, but on pc, even dx9 without all the added perks of dx11 and the high res patch, crysis 2 pc DECIMATES the best any console has to offer, I'm playing it in 1600p maxed out at 60 frames, and honestly, next gen consoles won't look that good!

[annus]

Does the hi-res pack actually change much, or is it more textures that are down streets I'm not going to go down? I'm currently playing through on max graphics and don't know if it is worth using some of my internet quota to download it or not.

[xtreampro]

The console versions of the games listed look better than UC2, have you seen the trees in UC2? My god they are horrendous!

If it was "5 Games that look better than *add 360 exclusive*" then the PS3 fanboys wouldn't dare to say the site just wants hits, but when it's the other way around then it's asking for hits?

PS3 fanboys and Sony loyalists should never be taken seriously, they disagree with facts and they even fight among themselves. You are not aloud to have a different opinion according to the majority of them so it's pointless arguing with them.

I could literally have a better discussion with a 360 fanboy than a PS3 fanboy.

[Tuxedo_Mask]

4 games that aren't even out yet and one that doesn't look as good as the original in the series.

[Hozi89]

TES:SKYRIM, and Final Fantasy Versus XII will have amazing graphics too.

[SSKILLZ]

Yay we all win

[BongSmack]

.......most new games

[Holeran]

Crysis 2 visually better looking than Uncharted 2? Give it a rest.

[bjh089]

u put games that aren't even out yet lol article = fail

[yamzilla]

all of the following are pc games, hence the looking better than ANY console game including uncharted 2, and 3

crysis 1
crysis warhead
crysis 2
witcher 2
hellgate london
metro2033
X3 Terran conflict
far cry 2
bulletstorm
risen
rift
bfbc2
alien vs predator (2011)
dirt 2
empire total war
napoleon total war
shogun total war
lost planet 2
resident evil 5 (in 3d, so, so tasty)
wings of prey
dirt 3
demigod
medal of honor
gtaiv (with enhancer mods)
oblivion (with mods)
dragon age 2
mass effect 2
world in conflict
age of conan
borderlands
portal 2
dead space 1 and 2
sniper ghost warrior
stalker's 2 expos
arma 2 and expo's

and on and on and on

uncharted 2 and 3 look last gen compared to everyone of those pc games and many, many more, but i am tired of thinking of awesome looking pc games, the list is just so long, those are just games on my hardrive!

[ChronoJoe]

Nope.

Games like BC2 on PC don't look better than UC2 on console. Neither does Borderlands... medal of Honour... Lost Planet... Hellgate London, Dragon Age (that game is hideous).

PC has plenty games that look better than UC2, yep. Waaay better, but the list you've composed here is pretty damn awful.

[Bladesfist]

I agree with you that most games on that list is BS but BC2 on pc does look better (DX11 mode). Just look at the detail on the cloth and anti aliasing.

[xtreampro]

I agree that a lot of the games he listed even on PC look ugly, but BC2 on PC eats KZ3 & U2 for breakfast.

[ChronoJoe]

3 of those games won't look better than UC2 on console. (Bioshock, Battlefield, Rage).

Crysis 2, does look better than Uncharted 2 on console. I think anyway.

UC3 and UC2 look pretty similar quality to me.

[xtreampro]

What!? All three of those on consoles are doing much more on-screen and the consoles versions of all three will look better than UC2/3.

[Relientk77]

Uncharted 3

:)

[Relientk77]

Also, why didn't they have Gran Turismo 5 on the list. The graphics on that game are insane, and its actually out, unlike 4/5 of the list.

[Platinum_k]

... Crysis 2 looked that good on the Playstation 3?

If so... I might actually get this game.

[Bladesfist]

at 20fps

[Platinum_k]

That's a bad thing I guess...

You might just be over exaggerating your claims. Maybe just 30fps perhaps?...

Aren't all the consoles at 30fps though?

[ndl1531]

if hes talking 5 pc games then yes but consoles NO nothing on consoles except god of war 3

[gamerwiips360]

No doubt, but actually 2 games which are on par with Uncharted 2 and sometimes even beating UC2 are GOW III & KZ3, Its a bit surprising why the author didn't mentioned them.
But yeah.. maybe on a consistency basis UC2 hands down wins against them.

Actually apart from Crysis 2, most of the Games are not out yet.. we have to wait & see for the judgement but yeah.. No DOUBT, the Sequel to the Game compared here definitly raises the Bar! Its ND, can't doubt their caliber!

CHEERS :)

[acemonkey]

love it how uncharted 3 made that list....lol most of them games didnt come out yet..besides crysis 2

[bunfighterii]

4 games that aren't out yet and I would say Crysis 2 screenshots look better than Uncharted 2 but I reckon the game on TV and not a high res doctored screen, Uncharted 2 looks better.

[RedDead2067]

What about Metro2033?

The lighting and dust effects are fantastic.

[unicron7]

Yes, on PC. the console version wasn't nearly as good looking.

[Semir]

''5 Games that look better than Uncharted 2''

1. The Witcher 2 (PC)
2. Crysis 2 [Dx11] (PC)
3. Metro 2033 [Dx11] (PC)
4. Crysis (PC)
5. Far Cry 2 (PC)

[maxmill]

pc elitist -_-

[cyclindk]

Agree with most of these... though I prefer weighing all technical aspects of a game's design along side the purely visual elements, i.e. animation/traversal system, environmental interactivity, AI and so on. All details which require processing power and can detract from areas such as visual fidelity.

I think Uncharted has been praised for the fact that it looks better than most while scoring high marks in all other areas as well. It's the whole package that makes it stand out.

[JellyJelly]

What a stupid article.

[videoxgamexfanboy]

Fail! Ur listing games,that are not even out (except crysis 2) of coarse these games will look better. If u wanna list better lookin games then be fair. IMO GOW3 looks better than U2 (i love the opening level) KZ3 looks much better than U2. And IMO crysis 2 looks just as good as U2. But honestly not many console games can touch U2 graphically.

[Edito]

Crysis 2 doesn't look sou good on consoles or maybe im just to into PS3 exclusives from Kz3 to Crysis 2 there is a big gap in terms of graphics and Kz3 is ahead...

[thehusbo]

Best graphics on a console game: uncharted 2, god of war 3, killzone 3, gran turismo 5 and motorstorm apocolypse.

[tiffac]

But the list the article gave out are games that are just about to come out (4 on them has a PC version) and UC2 is what 2 years old?

That's not fair. lol!

[SpartanZero]

Crysis 2 graphically is the best on consoles if you think Killzone 3 looks better then take a look at lens of truths multiplayer comparison. Rage should be intiresting because ID said that rage is arguably the best looking game on console I will have to wait to see if it's true

[modesign]

your such a noob, all studios say "theyre" game looks the best, even yaris ultimate challenge was the greatest looking game. wake up. stop drinking the kool aid

[zero_cool]

Sorry to say it but lie-tek lied about pushing playstation 3 to it's limits & scaling to the hardware to best of it's abilities because it ended up looking & performing the same as the 360 port which everybody with half a brain knows playstation 3's hardware has far more headroom then xbox 360 has in total hardware performance.

[modesign]

im glad 4/5 games that havent been released yet claim to look better than a game that was released a year ago. nice job.

[artynerd]

LMAO! What's the best way to get a ton of hits on an article through N4G? Just mention in the title that some games might have aspects (gameplay, graphics, voice acting, story, menus, options, brightness/contrast test screen) that are better than Uncharted 2.

I guarantee that in the past year, you Sony Pony keyboard warriors have sat here defending Uncharted for more time than you've played that overrated game.

Hahaha, I hate this site... yet I can't help but be entertained by the rampant fanboyism.

[btk]

Now lets compare with other console games. One game comes to mind. Uncharted 3.

[NeloAnjelo]

Eh what? You mean the PC footage looks better than Uncharted 3. Also, most of these games aren't even out yet.

They should have top 5 pointless articles... this would be one of them.

[nOvashin]

Don't use platform as a crutch. if a game looks better, regardless of the technology used, it is still better looking. draw with crayons, then with a pencil and tell me which looks better defined.;

[Kurylo3d]

The guy who wrote this article says id tech 5 engine is alled "megatextures" ... what an idiot... thats a feature of the engine.

[kingslayer1000]

gears 3 doesn't

[jakethesnake]

I'm just going to add this to my 'Top 5 Flamebait articles that I don't care about and won't read despite their attempts to whore themselves out for hits'.

[StifflerK]

UC2 was definitely the best looking game at the time it was released, but it's only natural that the industry moves forward and improves.

As for the other games - I couldn't say , we'll have to wait and see what the console versions look like when the games are finished.

[Gamehard]

Troll article. Of course games that aren't out yet and that are on PC look better than a ps3 game that came out 2 years ago. Just trying to get sony fans stirred up.

[Snowii]

i think the best looking game that got released is god of war 3

but when bf3 comes up...

[zero_cool]

Sorry but crysis 2 wasn't pushing PS3 to it's limits that ended up being a lie curtsy of lie-tek!How can you compare uncharted 2 with rage when almost everything is hand painted not render in the game?Bioshock infinite looks great using a engine that's aged gracefully but isn't better then uncharted 2's playstation 3 hardware based engine.im going with the battlefield 3 & uncharted 3 being better then uncharted 2 hard to argue there.

[gravemaker]

metro:the last light looks better than Uncharted 2
witcher 2 looks better than Uncharted 2
Crysis 2 has better technologies and Metro 2033 also, but they looks better than unch only on top PC rigs, on consoles they looks like a pile of crap
Crysis1 looks better than uncharted, not in artistic way of course, but simply in visual point of view, the technologies much better

Uncharted is awesome on consoles, but in compare with PC games nowadays is sucks huge, no offence, is simply the truth
event middle-end pc would run uncharted like rocket, 120fps at least, because its just art that makes this games so damn pretty

[Zanarkand]

Eh.. forgetting FFXIII somewhere?

[blackz001]

Tetris on ps3 is the best looking game.
AA, 1080p no graphic bugs dood textures

[Morgue]

How about....

Top 5 gaming sites that post the worst articles.

[Tzuno]

Daily struggle.

[olLANDSHARKlo]

You ever notice when there's a post about saying the PS3 isn't this good or that good, there will be 200 to 300 replies of butthurt $ony fanboys. What about all the exclusives you have, why are you on N4G all day and not playing them. Did you get tired of shooting lightning from your hands the 2nd day playing infamous, same thing over and over again. Were you looking for online timetrials on GT4, that are no where to be found, despite the game taking 6 yrs. to produce. Did you get tired of the skitted games on MLB 11, where there is about 15 hits total in the game, same ones over and over. We need quality exclusive, not quantity.

[thehusbo]

Someones mad the only exclusive he has played this year is kinectimals...

[Hicken]

Nope, didn't get tired of shooting lightning from my hands, or from tossing explosive grenades, calling down massive bolts of lightning, or stirring up electrically charged tornadoes in inFamous.

Pretty sure GT4 is a PS2 game, so I'm ignoring the rest of what you have to say there.

And given that The Show is rated higher than its 360 counterpart every year... oh, wait. All you get is 2K, which draws people in by supposedly giving away a million dollars.

You have neither quantity, NOR quality exclusives. Well, I guess Gears will be pretty good.

Edit: Also, don't message me on PSN talking some random bull about crap you can't even comprehend. Thanks.

[Mario4life]

I know uncharted 2 looks the best but is very linear and so is gow 3, so it is very easy to get things to look better because they know what will be scene by the gamer, where some of those games are an open world and have alot of detail, but that detail is spread out so it wont look anywhere as good as a linear game from a eye stand point, but the technology wise other games could be better than uncharted

[allyc4t]

I bet Half-Life 3 is going to look better than Uncharted 2.

/facepalm

[Inzo]

Stupid article, another graphics whore but I must say I am surprised that he was able to name 5 games that looked better than a two year old game.
Now try and name 5 games that are better than Uncharted2,... Whats that? you cant?

[Amaterasu5]

God of War 3 is the first game to beat uncharted ..

but what's funny is that one level(hermes) didn't look that good(the mountains weren't that realistic) and everyone starts saying "oh only one level looked great but everything else has no quality" -.- really?

[iliimaster]

the only game ive seen look better than uncharted 2 is gow 3 nothing else compares i have a 50 inch LCD 120 hrtz

[Ch1d0r1]

I got a Samsung LED 46' 120hrtz, i will admit it does make games look a lot better. Even Madden 11 replays look smooth, on my other tv they look choppy sometimes.

I bet tomorrow some one will make an article "100 games that look better than Mario"

Then some one will reply,"Its not about graphics, but more about gameplay...etc".

And yes god of war 3 did look better to me, than UC2. Kratos in game closeups look PC like.

[Flewid638]

The only game on this list (outside of UC3) I can agree with is Battlefield 3. Unfortunately FPS is my least favorite genre of video games so I won't be getting it. The photo-realistic visuals however are breathtaking.

[mayberry]

the reason pc games should be judged seperatly from console games,basically is because pc games can be run on infinite capacity systems! just like my borothers pc here http://www.craysupercompute...

just sayin!