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Call of Duty: 5 years of graphics effects

PCGH compared all CoDs available on PC. They compared how weapons, characters and vegetation are looking like in the games and how the visualization changed over the years.

Their screenshots show much the graphics evolved since the original Call of Duty.
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Published: 349 days 5 hours ago | Article | PC
 
 

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PrimordialSoupBase - 349 days 6 hours ago
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That's quite the engine they have.
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MrAnonymous - 349 days ago
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i thought they used the same engine cod4 uses?
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cl63AMG - 349 days ago
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yeah, they do use the COD4 engine, but its been tweaked here and there
1.3 Spydiggity | 348 days 14 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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Kriller - 349 days 5 hours ago
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.... why is this shooting the degrees up so quickly? lol.
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FantasyStar - 348 days 23 hours ago
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Console fanboys thought it was going to be another PS3v360 gig.
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hi6hli6ht - 349 days 5 hours ago
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kinda funny how cod3 was skipped in the comparison. was that a treyarch engine? i know cod:waw uses 4's engine. but anyway cant wait to see what IW does with cod5.

cod:waw isnt a real numbered game in the franchise anyway. doesnt even have a number. so i guess IW will be releasing cod5 next year
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Elven6 - 349 days 4 hours ago
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The article clearly states PC, and since COD 3 wasn't on the PC they had to skip it.

And yes during development it was called 5, it is indeed the 5th game in the main series. The next one will be the 6th game but probably won't be numbered since Activision stated they are ditching the numbering system, thats why GH:WT isn't called GH 4: WT.
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DJ - 349 days 4 hours ago
4 - The engine itself isn't all that great.
But the way it treats particles and lighting gives COD4 and COD5 a very realistic feel. Poly counts and physics basically go to the wayside.
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Jenzo - 349 days 3 hours ago
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The smooth framerates make them extra impressive.
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socomnick - 349 days ago
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The engine is not impressive to me at all actually. Sure it runs at a smooth framerate, and looks pretty decent, but its all superficial. The physics in this game are non existent. Death Animations , lack of ragdolls, I dont even think the grenades have physics applied to them.
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Magic_The_Celt - 349 days 4 hours ago
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Why is COD3 missed out???
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Austin_SJ - 349 days 4 hours ago
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Consoles only.
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Vip3r - 349 days 3 hours ago
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How is it console only?
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Magic_The_Celt - 349 days 3 hours ago
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um COD3 was out on consoles?
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AnttiApina - 349 days 3 hours ago
5.4 - This is a PC COMPARISATION
Read the title. CoD 3 wasn't on PC.
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DJ - 349 days ago
5.5 - Wait, wasn't COD3 a 360 launch title?
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Traveler - 349 days ago
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No, CoD2 was an Xbox 360 launch title.
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ZackFair - 349 days 3 hours ago
6 - Not very impressive
though not too shabby either
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Deathaeris - 348 days 20 hours ago
7 - cheating
Using cinematics as a comparison isn't fair
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crimsonfox - 348 days 19 hours ago
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i don't know why they would show cod 5 and not 3...whatever
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CaptIndecisive - 348 days 19 hours ago
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Because CoD3 wasnt on PC and didnt use the same engine as CoD 1 2 4 & 5 you idiot
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crimsonfox - 348 days 15 hours ago
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well thanks mr.smartass
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CaptIndecisive - 348 days 9 hours ago
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I'm not being a smartarse. This is were an ability to read helps alot!
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cmd5150 - 348 days 5 hours ago
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this is where spellcheck would come in handy for you, idiot.
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CaptIndecisive - 347 days 18 hours ago
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Go fornicate with an iron stick.
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ambientFLIER - 348 days 18 hours ago
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Cod WaW fixed Cod4's most annoying problems (to me). It finally has moving grass and clouds, not to mention the water interaction.
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ToeKneeHaze - 348 days 18 hours ago
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Its pretty good stuff. U guys are tough critics, but I havent seen too many games that top the framerate vs graphic quality.

Can u list some better games?
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killedinaction9 - 348 days 12 hours ago
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dunno about you guys but i think COD4 looks brilliant.
okay so it might not have the detail you see in some other games but the use of colour,smooth frame rate are all pretty good.Even with 18 player everything stays the same.Not to mention COD4 is one of the only shooters that i can play comfortably with players from around the world.2 bars is enough for me :)
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spacetoilet - 348 days 10 hours ago
12 - The first one was amazing at the time on the PC
Loved it.
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retrofly - 348 days 6 hours ago
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I still think COD1 looks good, still my all time favorite, that game got me into PC's and MP gaming, I haven't had more fun in a MP than S&D on Brecourt playing as the Yanks, and winning against all the odds :)
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cmd5150 - 348 days 5 hours ago
14 - COD2...
still looks good on the 360. The PC version of COD5 looks great.
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