Top 10 games that will blow us away visually in 2012

Games get prettier and prettier each year that's due to the continuous improvements being made to game engines and the great optimization developers do to squeeze more juice out of current consoles. Not only that, PC gaming has shined recently and developers are taking advantage of the ever-evolving PC platform to create visuals that only possible on high end PCs.

[hardcore1912]

Can't wait for the Witcher 2 and Assassin's Creed 3. I think one of them will be the best looking game of 2012.

[ShinMaster]

Witcher 2 came out last year.
Oh the 360 version? No chance, lol.

BioShock Infinite, The Last of Us and Far Cry 3(even though I don't care about the last one).

[dark-hollow]

Not everybody plays on a PC.

[ThanatosDMC]

He means visually since consoles are limited. I wonder if they'll screw the draw distance on consoles.

[Gaming101]

Yeah on PC they'll all be amazing, PS3 exclusive Last of Us made from the Uncharted guys will be amazinggg

[Anon1974]

It's odd. People keep talking about how awesome everything looks on the PC. Games on my PS3 and 360 look a tonne better than anything running on my PC. I tried some recent demos and pretty much every one was an unplayable mess. I don't get what they're talking about. It's almost as if the experience on PC's can somehow differ wildly and not everyone has the same experience. But that can't be. According to N4G's, everything is better on the PC. What am I missing here?

I love how all these PC guys assume everyone has a gaming rig with the exact same specs and can max out all these games. Personally, I finally got fed up with PC gaming. Too expensive, too many updates, too many driver conflicts, too much hacking, too much initial setup and tweaking, too long in my office, too sick of staring at computer monitors, too sick of trying to keep up with hardware changes, sick of keyboards, sick of looking for performance boosts, too little time and patience to mess around with any of that nonsense anymore. There's just no comparison for me when I can relax in my den, kick back, flip on my home theatre system and within seconds I'm gaming. And most of the games I want to play aren't even available on the PC. My gaming time is severely limited and consoles are just too damn convenient. I gamed on computers for two decades. Now that there's an option I'm happy with, I'm never going back for some graphical candy I won't even notice over console games.

[kaveti6616]

"I love how all these PC guys assume everyone has a gaming rig with the exact same specs and can max out all these games."

Don't you have a job? You said you've spent more than 900 dollars on 360 and 360-related games and accessories. And that was a year ago, so who knows how much money you've spent.

Considering you probably have a 500 dollar computer, as they don't get much cheaper, do the math, you could have had a PC that would play most multiplatform games at a higher resolution with higher texturing, shadows, lighting effects, etc, than you would have found on consoles.

It's certainly not a cost-related issue.

If you're averse to technology and want a console maker to feed gimped hardware to you and dictate the terms of service then I can understand the complaints about having a PC. My sister is a fan of Apple products so I've heard all of the arguments before.

And I've also heard console gamers love to play games sitting on a couch with a beer resting on their bellies and they like big television screens, so I can understand that as well. Perhaps in the future if we're lucky, someone will invent a cable that will connect from a PC to a television so we can transmit video and finally sit on a couch while we game.

[badz149]

"Perhaps in the future if we're lucky, someone will invent a cable that will connect from a PC to a television so we can transmit video and finally sit on a couch while we game."

dude, I've been playing my pc games on my big ass TV via HDMI for couple of years now! what are you talking about?

[Matpan]

@badz149...

kaveti was being ironical... do you really think a person who stated all of the above wouldn´t know you can hook up a TV to a PC for quite over a decade now (definition and quality aside)?...

I´m just hopping for wireless joysticks now... so I don´t have to use a 5 meter USB cable from the couch to where the pc is... We´ll get there eventually, I guess... ;) see what I did there? :P

[ShinMaster]

Games aren't cheaper than console games anymore. Skyrim, Battlefield, etc, all go for $60 just like their console counter parts, even on Steam.

And it is true. Not everyone who plays games on PC has the same experience. A game could either look a lot better or a lot worse than the console versions. So yeah, having a PC doesn't automatically give you better graphics, unless you can magically guarantee that every gamer on PC has the same specs and set up.

Speaking of graphics. I, like many people, am satisfied for now with my PC and I'm not planning on making a new upgrades any time soon.
The next step would be to get GTX680 if I could, just to make a statement. Unfortunately I've got more important things to spend $600 on.

[RedDragan]

I paid £35 for Skyrim on Steam. Not even day one. It was pre-order. It cost £50 on console. So the games are still alot cheaper, but then again I suppose it might depend on where you get the games from. £50 was the RRP, and I probably wouldn't be suprised to hear places like Asda and Tesco selling for £40 on Day One and Pre-Order.

I do not think that any console exclusive should appear on the list of graphics related charts, we'll probably have to wait until the next generation until they start competing with PC again. The question then is how long will the console games last before being eclipsed by PC again. It's a never ending race really but console fans can have hope as I expect services like On-Live will become part of consoles, Playstation will probably have SEN-Hub and Xbox Live will probably evolve into something simular.

I say this because now the major industrial nations are going optical for the internet connections. Disc will still be available, but streaming from gaming servers will start moving properly. I expect On-Live to fade away because it will be too hard to compete with Sony's, Nintendo's and Microsoft's equivalents. Games could look freaking redicilously good if streamed along a 50mbps line, let alone the 300mbps line that the EU and USA are starting to push for.

EDIT: Suprised X-Rebirth isn't on the list, unless it has been delayed to 2013.

[MaxXAttaxX]

He's actually right.

http://i43.tinypic.com/2us9...
A full $60.

[THESONYPS3]

Well, being lucky enough to play The Last of Us, I would have to say it's visually the most impressive game i've seen (console).

[Solid_Snake37]

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[OhMyGandhi]

good list.

[hakis86]

Why is Halo 4 on this list? In the screenshots of Halo ODST vs Halo 4, the only clear difference is a different design on the suits which do look somewhat sharper.
That's my honest opinion anyway.

[theeg]

Arma 3 -pc

Metro LAst Light -pc

Tera Online -pc

Guild Wars 2 -pc

Diablo 3 -pc

Comman and Conquer Generals 2 -pc

The Secret World -pc

Far Cry 3 -pc

Assasins Creed 3 -pc

Tomb Raider -pc

Hitman -pc

Rainbow 6 PAtriots -pc

Prey 2 -pc

Medal of Honor Warfighter -pc

Aliens Coloniel Marines -pc

.....there is a pattern here, the only games that will blow anyone with eyes away all year are going to be on pc, unless next gen consoles are out by this november, and I damn well hope they are, there is NOTHING on console that will be visually impressive

you saw the best the consoles could do with Uncharted 2, which looked far better than 3, god of war 3 and Killzone 2, which also looked way better than 3!

[Rambot]

Yes, because it's all about consistent frame rates and anti-aliasing and 2460p, yes...

Of course It's not just about graphical quality and processing power, it's about presentation, art-direction, getting the most out of the hardware you're working on. You're missing the point of the term 'visuals'. It doesn't matter that it's going to look better on PC, it's most likely that the titles on that list will also look great on consoles too. I think a lot of people are going to get blown away by how good Assassins Creed 3 or Bioshock: Infinite will look on the 360 or PS3. I was blown away by how good Uncharted 2-3 looked on the PS3, it didn't require a PC to do that.

Oh yeah, that disagree that you've now got on your comment... That was from me.

[bwazy]

So in that case Guild Wars 2.

[JsonHenry]

Yes Rambot but this article was about visuals, not gameplay. And of course (its not even a fair comparison) all those games will look better on PC and the PC exclusives will look best of all. (like ARMA 3)

[Mikefizzled]

Impressive to say you spouted out 3 names that have no intention of a 2012 release. Generals 2 trailer clearly stated 2013 and R6 Patriots also clearly stated 2013 for intended release. Finally Last light has been pushed back to 2013 abd was, at one point, close to cancellation.
On a similar note Prey was worryingly close to cancellation too.
Assassins Creed is never released on PC alongside its console couterparts and with all the upgrades and updates the Anvil engine has it could mean it coming early 2013 too.
Finally TERA online has already been released in 2011 but only in South Korea.

And to make one last comment, It does cleary say 10. You named 15.

[SnotyTheRocket]

Half of thats on console too.... Elitest

[jthamind]

he was pointing out the PC versions of them, since they'll obviously run better than their console counterparts.

[glennco]

keyword is obvious. as in obvious troll pointing out the obvious just to get a reaction. there would be something seriously wrong with the industry if they didn't look better.
too many immature trolls on this site. it seems to have shifted from PS3 to PC fanboys being douchebags over graphics.

[ShinMaster]

Unless you can guarantee that everyone with a PC has the exact same technical specs and able to run the games at high/max settings, then no.
A lot of people that play games on PC don't even have a set up that's much better than consoles.
_

Also, Uncharted 3 looks better than 2 in SP. Not sure about MP.

[Drake117]

Why is diablo 3 on that list...those games have never been about graphics and the graphics in Diablo 3 aren't impressive at all.

[annus]

And Guild Wars 2, what is he smoking? Both of those games are going to destroy in the gameplay department, but they aren't focusing on graphics nearly as much.

[bwazy]

@annus

Guild Wars 2 has some of the best art style design's ever conceived. They quite literally took their amazing concept art and put it in game. Great thing is, with style as amazing as that, it will age very, VERY slowly, if not at all.

[JsonHenry]

Actually the first two Diablo's had awesome cutting edge graphics during their time. This Diablo looks like a mod of Torchlight.

[t0mmyb0y]

I don't play much PC games anymore (next game will be Takedown;) ), but you are right PC will out slaughter any console graphics at any time. I did know you'd be slaughtered with disagrees too lmfao.

[MysticStrummer]

Yeah I see the pattern. You're a PC gamer. *slow clap*

[Ashunderfire86]

You forgot Doom 4 on that big list. Shame on you LOL!!!

[Rambot]

Wasn't expecting to agree with this list. But that's a pretty damn good list!

[gypsygib]

I won't be blown away graphically by anything on consoles, they're pretty old now - it's enough that I'm like "this still looks good despite being on old hardware".

Too bad I can't afford a gaming PC, although mu most anticipated game is Halo 4 so it doesn't matter that much.

[GamingTruth]

funny, im still continuously blown away by ps3 exclusives, yet i cant see any pc games that im blown away by, out or coming out

[Coach_McGuirk]

that is funny. you must have bad eyes

[gypsygib]

I see the term blind fanboy is actually an accurate description of one's vision lol.

All kidding aside, a 1080p 60 FPS hi-res texture game will look a lot better than anything PS3 will ever offer, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder i guess.

Some people think some Wii game look the best due to art style

[GamingTruth]

ps3 will ever offer? well ive played uncharted 2 and killzone 2 and gow 3 on a 480p standard def tv, and it looked like cg the entire time i played the games, and guess what, it didnt have to back pack off of photorealism graphics aim like pc "1080" "60fps" "high texture games" so yeah in a sense real life does look better than cg so yeah your right pcs 1080 60fps high res texture games will "look" better, and at the same i still have yet to see a game on pc worthy of me contemplating in my mind weather or not something is realtime or cg, so your comment is false gypsygib

[dark-hollow]

Play battlefield 3, Max on 1080p then tell me with straight face that you aren't blown away.

[CrustifiedDibbs]

Your comments always make me laugh. Thank you for consistantly being such a moron gamingtruth. Cg graphics on ps3?? Get real. You are a typical ps3tard and the epitome of clueless.

[t0mmyb0y]

What is this 2001? Get a HDTV first before you can even consider having an opinion about graphics 'GamingTruth' :D

[baodeus]

@tommyboy

I don't think he could afford it. Looks, he is still playing his HD console on an SDTV. If there ever was a face palm moment, this was it.

@gamingtruth,
you gotta be joking right?

[aquamala]

wow really? the last console game that blown me away is Uncharted 2.

[Lyle91]

The Wii U will be out this year, and Nintendo is always good at blowing people away with their art. So Art + Next Gen Graphics= Blown away if you ask me.

[Commodore]

I don't GAF about graphics anymore...Games today suck. PERIOD. We as gamers wanted sweet looking games and now we're paying the price.

[clrlite]

maybe one of the reasons most of them suck is that "gamers"/companies would rather focus on graphics than gameplay, etc. Just look at the comments on this thread :P

These "gamers" think a console is maxed out when it's maxed out graphically. Even when there is much more that could/should be done with the hardware, like creating fun/imaginative games.

So, they will get their new hardware, with fancier graphics. Then when the graphics wear off, they will be left wanting more like junkies, because graphics were all the game had to offer.

There is a reason why 10 year old games like counterstrike are still being played today and it doesn't have much to do with graphics.

[Commodore]

I know.....I still play SOCOM II, games today aint got anything on it.

[Skate-AK]

"Far Cry 3 is running on an upgraded version of the Dunia Engine that powered the second game in the series, Far Cry 2." I swear they said its running on the Assassin's Creed Engine, Anvi. Not Dunia.

[portugamer]

@theeg,

Man, I used to play on computers, 10 years ago.
I can remeber the countless hours, where I was almost under my desk, as my body and back kept hurting, and hurting.
I remember playing , on a stereo system, with the sound blowing my ears, too close from my head.

I remember spending 10 minutes, there was always an update to do, system, game,etc. I remember buying games, and not being able to play them, because of this or that, or graphic card, or not enough ram, etc.
Then, I remember spending hours trying all those nocd patches, I was tired of buying games and having bugs with graphics,etc.
I remember bulding new computers and buying expensive cards and other components, to have better graphics. Every 6 months, at least.
I remember playing fps, and being hit 100 times in 1 hour, from a simple pistol, the kid was 3 miles away, but always did headshots. I remember blowing my monitor,keyboard and mouse, punching the wall and desk, with anger, because a guy would kill me, 1000 miles away, with a single shot. I remember punching my keyboard, cutting the wires, throwing things against the walls, because of people cheating, after I spent 5 minutes playing well, hiding, with some good weapons,etc, but a headshot is all I would get from the games, and not because I didn't play well.

Man, today, you can offer me a computer with 10gb SSD, a 30" 2500x1600 resolution and a 16 core CPU, for nothing in this world I will return and play on a computer again. Sitting on a chair,for 2 hours? No thanks.

That's why I prefer 1000000000 times playing on my couch,with the music around me, with a big tv, and a cool dualshock 3, on some 'poor' 720p only games.

Playing a game on a fucking chair(even if it costs 10000$), NEVER AGAIN !

I press the ps button, my tv turns on automatically on the good channel, I turn my av amplifier on, and in 10 seconds, I'm ready to press the start button, and play my game.

That pleasure, easy of use and comfort, not even a 3000x2000 monitor with a 20'000$ computer, with a 10'000$ chair, can equal.

And I won't change my routine.in not so long, I'll be able to play full hd games on our ps4/x720. Still on my couch.

When I see a game like uncharted 2/3, running at 30fps, with only 256mb of video memory, and another 256mb, for the system, on my old ps3, and then I see the pc guys, saying the witsher 2 is looking phenomenal, it kind of makes me wanna laugh.

Today, games for PCs should be 10 times better than the witcher 2.at least, 10 times better. Most computers have 4 gb of ram.gamers have 64bit systems with 8-16gb of ram.graphic cards have 2 or more gigabytes of ram.a dual or 3 card sli system will have more than 6gb of video memory. There are terabytes of space on those hd, where the game is installed totally.people even have ssd. Graphic cards have billions of transistors, with tons of rasterizing units. All this with direct x11.

And the actual games ONLY look like this? Is the witcher 2 the most beautiful game ever, on pc?

LOL
Lol
LOL again.
Look at uncharted games, with only 512 mb of memory, streaming stuff from disc, on a 6 years old system.

And pc guys are that PROUD of their current graphics? Man, the samaritain demo should run on every today pc, the tech and power is there,on their.computers, with tones of memory, CPUs, etc.

But there is one thing, used on consoles, that don't exist on the pc world: 'optimization'

Nuff said

[annus]

Did you just make a point that consoles are holding PC back?

[BitbyDeath]

PC is actually holding itself back due to all the variants available on the market. Developers are forced to cater towards the lower spectrum because most do not have the latest hardware.

Consoles are built for gaming and therefore allow games to have full access to their resources (unlike PC) which is why 512mb on a console can challenge 4gb on a PC.

[annus]

While I agree that PC is getting held back by lower spec PCs, there is still no denying that consoles are helping it be held back, nobody can truthfully say that multi-plat devs aren't keeping PC/console versions similar due to not wanting inferior builds of the game (not just talking about graphics, physics are a huge part of this as well as others).

[BitbyDeath]

@annus,
True, it is possible. But in the same regard you could also not prove that consoles are helping PC gaming move forward.

Without consoles there would be more PC gamers but less gamers overall. (Due to costs of owning a PC, less simplicity in use and also lower comfort levels, ie the couch).

Having less gamers, means less developers, and therefore less tech advancement. (Less people working = less discoveries made).

Also with more gamers means more people holding back on upgrades, meaning devs would have to cater even more towards the lower spectrum than ever before.

Consoles are currently setting the baseline and without them who knows where we'd be!

[Bladesfist]

@BitbyDeath I disregard everything you just said because you said "lower comfort levels, ie the couch". If you did not like an executive chair for your pc then why not connect your pc to your tv and play from there. What is the problem with console gamers and this topic? Its getting boring fast. "Oh but a pc is ugly next to a tv". Get a nice looking or small case...

[JDW]

A 10 GB SSD?......lol.

And what's to stop you playing PC games whilst sitting on your sofa?

Yes, PC games could still look better if they were optimized for the hardware they run on....but even unoptimized, the best on the PC is still better than what the consoles can offer.

I'm not saying console games don't look good....but not as good as PC games do. That's just the way it is.

[BitbyDeath]

"And what's to stop you playing PC games whilst sitting on your sofa?"

The OS?
Wouldn't you still need a mouse and/or keyboard to get into a game?

Also correct me if i am wrong but i do not think PC's can be turned on via a controller?

I know it's lazy but still a damn good feature.

The hookup would also be a pain, but if you have the money to leave it as a dedicated game box then it wouldn't be as bad.

However that sure would make it one expensive console lol.

[JDW]

Umm....wireless mouse and keyboard, not expensive at all.

Hookup no more difficult than a console, I have my HTPC connected to my 50 inch TV via a single HDMI cable.....and I interact with it using a wireless keyboard and mouse, and also a 360 controller.

Oh yeah, and it is also able to play my games at 1080p, whilst looking better than the equivalent games on the consoles.

It also has vastly superior multi media capabilities....Oh yeah...all this from my sofa.

[bobrea]

And what's laughable about a 10gb ssd? You'd only use to install your OS. nothing wrong with that considering how expensive they still are.

[JDW]

@ bobrea...the requirements for Windows 7.

16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)

Please ask me again what's wrong with a 10GB SSD.

[portugamer]

Lol, after some sleep,its good to see I only got 8 disagrees.honestly, I was hoping all the pc guys would smash me with 40 disagrees, report me as offensive and bubble down, until a mod come here, and take me 2 bubbles, since their 'automatic bubble algorithm' needs someone to manually take or give some bubbles.

What I wanted to say, is that if pc developers were using every MHz or megabyte of memory, today, pc games would look a few times better.

I agree they must create a game thinking of all the small configurations, so everybody can play. But that's why graphic settings do exist.low-ultra.

But the textures are still the same, maybe only compression changes.

When I play a killzone 3 game, and see all those lighting effects, dust, wind, fire, everything going on at the same time, and its an old DirectX 9, where PCs have direct x 11, and techs like tessalation,etc, the games should look much better, I repeat.

And people, don't tell me exclusive games like uncharted are holding back computers. If you take arkham city, there is nothing in the world that will force developers to make a pc game 'like' the console version.
Sure, arkham city is certainly excelent,on pc, but isn't it the least studios can give you?

Looks like Resolution isn't everything, ok, you play your pc games at 1080p, but the only difference is less compressed textures.

Once again, when developers need to make miracles with the consoles hardware, they can do great things. That's why I think, with the ps4, the Samaritan demo can be hardly, but still, done.

When we see what developers could do on the x360 or ps3, with old tech and direct x 9, some pc guys could start being scared about what developers will be able to do, if they have a good graphic chip, a good CPU and several gigabytes of ram. Guys, it gonna hurt, I promise you.

Question: Ok, by that time, you will have a 32 core CPU, a 4 pflops graphic chip, and 32gb of ram. But will your games, on directx13, at 2500x1600 , look much better than our 1080p ps4 killzone 5, god of war 5 and the last of us 2? Sure, uncharted 5 too :)

Answer: not sure

These last 3 years, with windows 7, the last gpu and i9, i7 CPU, developers had the chance to create games that even a ps4 would be jealous of. But that didn't happen.games on pc look incredible, they may look great, but the difference between consoles(uncharted 2 or 3) and many pc games aren't like the Samaritan demo, and a far cry 1 engine. Actually, they look pretty close: for example, arkham city screenshots and videos, on pc, didn't look much much better than the console versions.

Now, with the x720 and ps4, graphics on consoles will look as good as, or slightly less good, than the pc versions. The momentum PCs had, will reduce to the point where a 2500*1600 pc game will only look a bit better than the 1080p , on the ps4. Again, optimization.

Go on with the disagrees, you need to rest assured your 2500$ pc gig(a 30" for 2500*1600 costs 1000$ or even more, a recent gpu is like 500$ or more) is much better than a 199$ ps3 or x360.

But at the end, you know the truth, and the truth is your ratio $ spent /available tech/ available games is much inferior than a ps3 199$/6yo cell,512 ram/ available games. No matter what people or pc gamers may say,they know I'm right.unfortunately,I'm right.

[SPAM-FRITTER-123]

pressing the start button in 10 seconds? where is the 1 hour wait to install your game or having to install each chapter as you play.

pc games takes around 5 mins to install

how long does it take to install resistance 3 or gran turismo?

[ian72]

You install game on PC and then configure settings, and take ages to get joypad working correctly.
Also most PC games take a lot longer than 5 mins to install. Starting some PC's can take minutes before anything can be done, where as a console is on and running in no time.
I have PC and PS3, but play more PS3 games for exclusives and ease of use.
And like someone above said, PC games do look better but not as much as they should, given power of a PC.

[SPAM-FRITTER-123]

@ian72 it takes around 1 minute from pressing my power button to steam running. i right click game and play on my sofa on a 3D Tv with a 360 controller. it shows how much you have PC gamed in the past 2 years as 90% of games have xbox 360 controller enabled.

configuring? you mean pressing the 'auto detect' button in options to set your graphics to the quality of your PC.

you and many others can make excuses to have inferior products by "claiming" PC gaming is a pain in the ass. the only things that can be difficult sometimes is adding MODS but there MODS and there free. you may know it as on-disc DLC with a £10 price tag.

[ilovemyps3]

Only a small portion of ps3 games require 8 gb installs, like gt5.
Ok, it may be a bit boring, when you're all excited and want to play he game, but hey, every month, there is a windows update that require a reboot. Evey month, there is another catalyst or nforce update, of course, reboots.

I'm glad when I start gt5 after not playing it for 1 month, and there is un update with some extra content, new stuff, better physics, better this or that. While, in many other games, you do get updates to FIX things that the studio coulnt iron out, before releasing the game, but still released it, sometimes, broken, and the updates are supposed to correct that.

Skyrim lag, on ps3: during 1 month or more, people were having huge issues with the game, because of lag. Where were the petitions gone? When I think about mass effect 3 stories, about the ending,etc, what people could do and how people reacted, against a studio that gave them 150h of happiness... But with skyrim, ps3 guys paid full price, and couldn't play, after 80 or so hours, the game was lagging and totally broken, but.... No petitions, no refunds, nothing.
People weren't correct, with bioware... But that's another topic, right.

What portuagame should also say, is , today, excepting some true hardcore gamers, that reallyove gaming, I bet people are playing games on their computers, on the left monitor, you have the game, on the right monitor, you are updating your facebook, posting tweets, chatting on msn, watching some pr0n, eating some cold pizza, and smoking the last G of pot. All that, during a gaming session.

With a console, you don't have all those facebooks and other 20 different tasks to do, while you play. Ok, I know people who smoke while playing a GTA game, for example. But their still on their sofa, the comfort level at 200%.

I know if I was playing on my pc, I would have dozens of things to do, at the same time, playing games woulnt be that fun.

[SPAM-FRITTER-123]

@ilovemyps3 although you love your PS3 and you only have 1 bubble you have actually pointed out a great floor in PC gaming IMO. having too much is some times a bad thing...i pause the game to do my forum mod clean ups then i end up checking my Email then youtube then facebook then twitter......next thing you know netflix is on lol.

when i console gamed i was locked on even when i had my computer on modding.

i gave you a bubble for being fair and not trolling.

[Moentjers]

remember HIMEM !

[NeXXXuS]

Is there a release date for The Last Guardian yet? That will be a very beautiful game for sure.

[urwifeminder]

Pc is where its at at the moment no contest.

[NeXXXuS]

-_________________- ...go away

[urwifeminder]

No you go away mr man.

[honkyjesus]

Max Payne 3?

RE6?

Halo 4?

Etc.

This kind of looks like a fanboy list, not the games that will make the most out of consoles or PC's graphically.

[josephayal]

THE LAST OF US = Definition of blow out of the water

[andibandit]

I'd rather have some freedom of choice. Whats the point of great graphics if comes at the cost of gameplay value.

[r21]

great list, all screenshots of the games look b-e-a-utiful.

[Hicken]

I can't believe people STILL like to bring up PC games and compare them to console games.

Yeah, they're gonna look great. But they're freakin supposed to. As is routinely mentioned, consoles are 5, 6 years old, while PCs are always being upgraded somewhere. A PC version looking better should be a given.

... but then, part of the reason why PC is always disregarded in such debates is the very reason why PC is included: the ability to customize. There isn't really an "average" level at which PC games perform. There's a bottom floor, sure, but the newest games played at that level most certainly don't "blow away" consoles.

There will be some very lovely games on PC that will surpass any games on console. But there will also be console games that look amazing and outshine some very nice PC games.

[annus]

Better compare race times of a track, but not count the fast cars AMIRITE?

[caboose32]

You're beating a dead horse man.

[Der_Kommandant]

One game already blew me away... Uncharted Golden Abyss

[Jazz4108]

For consoles the wicher2 will be pushing best console looking game then gen. Please disagre as I expect it since this is a ps3 fan site.

[VirtualSamadhi]

Despite being a PS3 fan, I'm extremely impressed by Witcher 2, as I played the first game on PC. So I'm going to agree just because fanboy's are slightly frisky when touching their favorite console, and it comes across slightly more gay than touching yourself and imagining being a Catholic priest in full garb with 12 year old boys seated in the pew in front of you. :)

[lover2012]

yeah keep dreaming
witcher 2 didn't won any award and it was on pc
uncharted 3 won all the awards
and you want a downgraded version ... mush downgraded version to be the best looking game on consoles ???
lol that was funny
and your agrees show who run this site

[VirtualSamadhi]

I am highly impressed by the graphics we are capable of producing nowadays, and will be even more impressed when we get more RAM, and perhaps a list about "innovative games" rather than another bland graphics fest that focuses on shooters, rather than creative gameplay. Maybe if we stopped focusing on graphics and "marketing & demographics" we would get better games? Kplz.

[Awesome_Gamer]

The Last of Us will be the best looking game this year (on consoles)

[Bladesfist]

A lot of people here seem to talk about PCs as if the main advantage is the graphics. Don't get me wrong I love the graphics and its made it hard for me to play any game at 720p or below but there are other great technical achievements with pc gaming like planetside 2s 1000 player mp. Dedicated servers so we dont have to mess around with high pings and nat types, creativity because the vast majority of indies and unique games are released on pc. Modding support (Although this is dissapearing officialy). I think that gaming on PC is a choice for people who want to be able to get behind the scenes a bit and tinker with things or create.

[sly-Famous]

That's Great and all but unlike PC gamers who only care about graphics Im hoping that these games have great gameplay too other wise it will be a skip from me. RDR is a prime example, maybe not the best graphics you will ever see but its damn sure one of the best games you will ever play.

[portugamer]

I could bet my 70 games and my 3 ps3 that 99% of said pc gamers have daemon tools running on their PCs.you guys know what it does, right?

So all the pc guys here, the 9 or 10 that disagreed, can you please take a photo of your games collection, and upload it somewhere, and post it here, so we all can see how serious gamerzz you are? Come on, a little picture, a little one... Please ?? :(
Ah, someone is saying you throwed your boxes away... And only have a nocd patch, along with daemon tools emulation? So no picture??? Too bad :(

Yeah, this is the #1 reason why many people prefer gaming on pc: the game is available for download, before the release date, and there are 200 hacking groups ready to release a nocd patch. In a few minutes, you download the game, mount the ISO, install it, apply patch or replace the .exe, and double click. All that for 0$.

Isn't the computer the best gaming platform? Sure it is ;)

[RankFTW]

How about I just link you to my Steam account page: http://steamcommunity.com/i...

Also have shit loads of games on Origin and a lot of old games from before I went download only.

[annus]

Game collection has what to do with being a gamer? People could only own WoW or Counter Strike and literally spend day and night playing them, are you saying they aren't gamers?

I don't even understand what you are trying to say, I'm assuming the last sentence is sarcasm, but who could disagree that "0$" and " In a few minutes, you download the game.... and double click" is a bad thing? I'm not saying piracy is a good thing, but you are making a terrible argument against PC.

[BI0RAPTOR]

I see your argument for pointing the finger that PC gamers do not put the money back into the development.Although to be fair you can not tie every PC gamer is doing this.
Also just because you have not got stacks of games on show does not mean you do not take your gaming seriously.
Also this is not just limited to the PC,you can mod the consoles to play copies and had hacks into games.
Unfortunately most of us will take something if we can get it for nothing.

[aquamala]

I only have 81 games on steam

http://steamcommunity.com/i...

I know some people that have hundreds. pc gamers are not all stealing games, that's like saying all console gamers only rent or buy used games.

[Run_bare]

I agree with this list, some of my anticipated games are in there. The last of Us, Tomb Raider, Bioshock Infinite and Far Cry 3. I will go broke again this year :)

[SephirothX21]

Is The Last of Us releasing in 2012? I really am excited about that game because it is a different direction for Naughty Dog and I don't know what to expect from the game besides awesomeness of course.

[TVippy]

It's not.

[TVippy]

I bet at least 3 of these 10 games won't come out in 2012. You'll see.

[Krakn3Dfx]

I've seen a bunch of footage from The Witcher 2 on the 360. It looks good for the platform, but having played the PC version on a pretty beefy PC, it's not blowing me away.

All games are being held back by almost decade old hardware at this point, these articles become more ludicrous everytime I see them.

[ZigZagLagger]

Cant wait to see more footage of halo 4

[Almir908]

Jesus people give PC a rest already. No worse fanboys than them Pc fanboys milking the whole article.

[aDDicteD]

last guardian should be on the list

[JohnApocalypse]

I'm not so sure about Medal of Honor: Warfigher. Then again it is using Frostbite 2.0

[DeletedAcc]

THE LAST OF US FOR ME!!!!!!

[TheLastGuardian]

The Last of Us and Bioshock Infinite will look incredible. So will The Last Guardian, GTA V and God of War IV, but they might not release in 2012.

[SpinalRemains138]

These comments were way funny.

How anyone can look at a maxed out PC rig and say that it's nothing special is not only scary, but it's a sign of mental illness.

That said, I still prefer consoles due to the price and the ease of use. Update every 5 - 6 years and play the new IPs. It's always worked out fine. Im not very big on FPS so Im not missing much in BF3 on PC. Although that game is really beautiful indeed on PC. The only game I feel Im missing out on is Star Wars. I would like to play that game online.
Last of Us looks really cool. I hope it isn't an 8 hour game. AC looks awesome too! I wanted a revolutionary war period for the series and it's coming! Woohoo