Heavy Rain Graphics Top Uncharted 2

NextGN writes: "The final code of Heavy Rain has arrived and, let me tell you, it´s amazingly impressive. We all knew the game was going to look great from all the screenshots we saw but the preview build really got me excited about the release. I spoke to Sony´s Public Relations team and they assured me that Heavy Rain´s graphics would top Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - now, that´s not easy. So far, the closest thing I´ve seen to Uncharted 2 graphics is Mass Effect 2, that was until now."

[nogolis]

Um... No. But it should have since there isn't any gameplay in Heavy Rain save for "Dragon's Lair" inspired timed button presses, ala Shadow of Destiny/Memories. < Great game for you morons who think Heavy Rain and QD are breaking the mold with this type of game... They're not. There are several similarites in these two games ...

Both QTE games that you can control loosly.
Both have and center around a murderer.
Both have a movie narrative to them.
Both are set in one location/town. Shadows spans time, though.
Both give you branching plots and endings. Shadows has 9 of them. 1 hidden.

Don't believe me... Check out Shadows on Ps2/PC here in the states or Xbox if you're in the pal region. Shadows did this stuff years before this game. Years. Right down to the clown handing out Baloons, only in Shadows it was a Mime.

[PirateThom]

What is gameplay? The playing of a game?

The ability to move and interact?

The character's interactions with other characters and the world around them?

How does Heavy Rain not have gameplay if it has these things?

[nogolis]

Are you disagreeing with my notion heavy rain isn't a game or that Shadows of Destiny didn't do what Heavy Rain is doing? Because you need to play it before speaking out about it. The events in the game... The characters you meet... The QTE nature of them. Shadows did this nearly 10 years ago, man.

Disagree with my opinion of HR not being a game all you want. It's your right to do so, but don't discredit Shadows until you played it. Maybe you should, it'll tide you over until HR drops and you'll see how scary similar they are.

[PirateThom]

No, I'm disagreeing with your concept of what gameplay is.

[Beg For Mercy]

is no where near unchrted 2, the animation and the overall look looks no where near

[gamer2010]

I beg to differ. Mass Effect 2 has much more realistic graphics in my opinion.

[Kazu0 Hirai]

I also agree, the detail in the characters and the environment, the special effects, the frame-rate, mass effect 2 looks far better than uncharted 2 in every regard. The best part though: the story is about 100 times better!

[PLAYstar]

go play your ATARI 2600 and stop whining. Your complaining about gameplay fundamentals? WTF!?

Ohh nice one Hirai being sarcastic i see.

[Foliage]

HAHAHAHAH gamer2010 is the best comedian I've ever heard of.

Uncharted 2 graphics are lightyears better than Mass Effect 2. I've played both, no contest.

You might want to try picking up Uncharted 2, it was game of the year for a reason.

[heroprotagonist]

Mass Effect 2 graphics are lightyears better than Uncharted 2. I've played both, no contest.

I mean, while we're exaggerating...

[baum]

Nobody cares, move on and get the f*** out of this website, nobody likes you, nobody on any camp, you are worse than HHG, GTFO.

[4point7BillionLoss]

and heavy rain ... it's just a shower and a toilet seat ... not exactly a gaming paradise ...

[Droid Smasha]

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[Boink]

uncharted 2 is an RPG/adventure game, heavy rain is a massive quick time event/interactive movie, although an awesoome looking and interesting one at that.

it would be like saying heavy rain has better graphics than MAG, or halo, well DUH...

[blitz0623]

"So far, the closest thing I've seen to Uncharted 2 graphics is Mass Effect 2, that was until now."
I think Killzone 2 looks better than Mass Effect 2, but it's hard to tell.

Anyway, Boink, you're missing the point here. It is fine to compare the 2 games since we're talking about how Heavy Rain 'looks' better, not 'plays' better than Uncharted 2.

[cmrbe]

and RPG????. WTF??.

It is extremely funny how you young gamers just throw RPG around without knowing what it is.

[young juice]

wtf uncharted is a role playing game.

damn i played through it 4 times without even noticing

Edit: @cmrbe

aww you beat me to it

[Saaking]

PS3 exclusives outdoing each other. There really is no competition.

[Press_Agree]

There is no way any game will ever beat the graphical epicness that UC2 offered in this generation of gaming

[presto717]

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[Grandmaster]

My version had no RPG elements in it?
Where'd you buy yours at?

[Hellsvacancy]

"So far, the closest thing I´ve seen to Uncharted 2 graphics is Mass Effect 2"

Was the geeza drunk or smokin crack when he played Mass Effect 2? ME2 looks good (and i WILL buy i 4-my PS3) but NOT Uncharted 2 good and im not even a massive fan of the Uncharted series either (rented them both)

[The Maxx]

So Uncharted 2 < Heavy Rain < Alan Wake (since we have all seen the comparison pics and can clearly see that Alan Wake looks better than Heavy Rain). At least from the comparisons I have seen.

http://gamingbolt.com/2010/...

Take note that the Alan Wake screen shots are of an old build that we saw a couple years ago.

[MisterNiwa]

If Uncharted were Demons Souls it would be a RPG.

Problem solved.

[butterfinger]

"At least from the comparisons I have seen."

Luckily none of us value your opinion.

[cmrbe]

Was that a joke. See if Alan can beat Gears let alone U1 before tyring to compare it to U2. Funny kid.

[DaTruth]

I need you to understand! Heavy Rain's graphics are better than Uncharted 2!

LOL!

[mal_tez92]

Not the 360 version of course. Only when you have an awesome computer like me and have all the settings at max.

But in terms of gameplay

Uncharted > Uncharted 2 >>>> Mass Effect 2

[NinjaAssassin]

well, nothing i have seen from the game looks better than uncharted 2. it goes for a more realistic look compared to uncharted 2's more colorful graphics, but if we are talking technical things like textures and lighting then uncharted 2 still looks much better.
heavy rain can look really good sometimes, but other times it looks kind of bad. for example, i don't think we can even find an uncharted 2 screenshot that looks as bad as this screenshot from heavy rain. http://ps3.ign.com/dor/obje...

i do agree with him about mass effect 2 being one of the best looking games though. been playing it lately and it is gorgeous.

[rezzah]

thats not the point. The point is that the graphics is better. who cares if gameplay doesnt meet your certain veiw on how a game should be played. People complain too much, stop hoping for more than what it is and enjoy what you get.

[Redlogic]

before an fanboy derails what was a decent conversation about the topic at hand...thanks Maxx! I didn't realize this was an Alan Wake thread, go shine a flashlight somewhere will ya.

[Jamegohanssj5]

ROFLMAO! Da Truth I lol'ed. Bubbles.

TGSI

[gamer2010]

I agree with sub4dis. I don't see how this game looks better than uncharted 2.

[SilentNegotiator]

Heavy rain isn't really rendering as much, though. Most of the environments we've seen we're small and indoors, and often with nagging frame rates at that.

[Amiroo]

if uncharted is a RPG then heavy rain is a FPS game . and you say masseffect 2 graphic looks like uncharted ? it's better because it's 4times bigger 4times longer than uncharted and everytime you play the game you see somthing new ...

[FamilyGuy]

This pic is very impressive. O.O
http://www.nextgn.com/wp-co...

and
OMFG!
"I didn't realize this was an Alan Wake thread, go shine a flashlight somewhere will ya."

ROTFLMMFAO!

[SaberEdge]

Kind of a let down that he says the game has noticeable screen tearing. I hate screen tearing. It's one of the things I really don't like about Battlefield Bad Company 2.

[Raf1k1]

We need to set this straight.

Mass Effect as pretty as it is isn't anywhere near U2 level graphics even on the PC which is a straight port as it has the same res textures and the extra effects forced through hardware with a higher res don't really increase the impressiveness of its visuals (just makes it look sharper).

I love the way ME2 looks but U2 is better not just in terms of the technical stuff too (e.g. lighting which is amazing).

[LesterCorncrake]

When some goon mentions the PC's superiority it kinda reminds me of when someones dad tells a bad joke to a his son and his group of bemused looking pals,

honestly no one gives a sh1t

[bacon13]

"uncharted 2 is an RPG/adventure game"

Yea, I loved those summons and limit breaks. I doubt the graphics of Heavy Rain will surpass UC2. But, I couldn't really care less as both have stellar graphics.

[ForROME]

" massive quick time event/interactive "

Totally agree, I played the game and kind of had a MAG like moment, I applaud the effort, but its just not for me and the graphics are impressive until you think about it being a giant quick time event game

[Downtown boogey]

Wonder when anything's gonna pass Killzone 2...

[sikbeta]

UC2 RPG lol

UC2 = Action + Platformer Game + a bit of stealth

ME2 = WRPG = TPS/FPS + RPG

On-Topic

As usual, PS3 Exclusives pushing The Boundaries ONE After the OTHER

Gamers FTW!!!

[baum]

"So far, the closest thing I´ve seen to Uncharted 2 graphics is Mass Effect 2, that was until now"

LMFAO, thanks for the chuckle NextGN!!

[dragunrising]

Personally I think Shenmue on the Dreamcast still looks better than Heavy Rain.

Case in point: useless comparison

[FragGen]

"better than Uncharted 2" is the latest internet meme!

Try the new "McRib from McDonald's it's better than Uncharted 2!"
Come see the new James Cameron movie! It's better than Uncharted 2!

[lve2playbball]

@Saaking

...there you are again Saaking..all I have to do to find you is look at the title of the article...such a tool

[el zorro]

There's Saaking again, being a troll as usual and all his Sony fanbuddies come to agree with him. I honestly wonder if Saaking works for Sony. He is always here spreading the same marketing spin that comes from Sony. All I can say is that Sony has a lot of fanboys duped.

Heavy Rain looks exactly like you would expect a game of this type to look. Indigo Prophecy was one of the most photo-realistic games on the PS2 and Xbox and beat other games because of its strict linearity and QTE scripting. If Quantic Dream had made Heavy Rain a multiplatform game like Indigo Prophecy was it would look just as good on the 360.

Nevertheless, despite its good looks, it still has flaws such as low texture resolution and screen tears. I don't even remember Indigo Prophecy having screen tear.

[MNicholas]

Heavy Rain looks fantastic but it does not look better than Uncharted 2.

Killzone 2 does in some ways.

Killzone 3 might have a chance of matching or even beating Uncharted 2.

[THE MAX SPEED 21]

I think UC2 looks better because of the Environements and there's more stuff going on screen.

[PeterPanParadox]

Guess all we can really do is wait and see... or take his word for it.

[Solidus187-SCMilk]

As it looks great and has things like AI and Physics going on. I also prefer the locations and artwork in uncharted 2.

[LesterCorncrake]

i imagine a large percent of gamers tv sets are not top of the range and this can influence an opinion on visuals greatly, im using a panisonic viera and i havent seen sh1t come close to UC2...uumm maybe killzone

[RedDragan]

Using Sony Bravia...

Killzone 2 is the best for me. Haven't played UC2 or ME2 yet so cannot comment. Will play HR before those, my opinion is reserved for a later date.

[FiftyFourPointTwo]

Ah, a PS3 excluive against a PS3 exclusive. No surprises here. ;)

[cmrbe]

Thats what PS3 exclusive do.

[PeterPanParadox]

...and to think, God of War III comes out next month.

[heroprotagonist]

You think PS3 games only compete with PS3 games? Well, you are wrong. Uncharted 1 had to go up against Gears of War 1 and there was no clear victor except in each individual's mind. Killzone 2 was compared to Gears of War 2 and no matter which game you think looks better, the fact that comparisons were made proves that the games were comparable. Nobody did a Killzone 2 vs Super Mario Galaxy comparison after all. Recently Uncharted 2 came out and now people are comparing Mass Effect 2 and Uncharted 2. The two consoles are quite comparable.

[Danteh]

um... that some webs do comparisons for hits is quite meaningless, look at that heavy rain vs alan wake retarded comparison with blurred screens and whatnot.
It's just that de 2 HD consoles must be compared, but there is an abysmal difference between the two.

[JBaby343]

You think there was no clear winner in the Uncharted vs. Gears debate? Did you miss the kinetic ninja comparison link? It's pretty clear who won that one.

On topic: HR may have more life-like characters but considering what UC2 is putting on screen I have to give UC2 the overall graphics crown. But we'll have to play HR to know for sure.

[starchild]

That lame fanboy's blog that spent 95% of the time comparing only character models, as if that's all there is to graphics. Is that the one you are talking about?

Come on, that was a joke. Any fanboy can write a blog in a way that slants things unfairly in one game's favor.

But why do you even need the opinion of some fanboy blogger when you have both games and can play them for yourself? I've done that and there are ways Gears of War looks better and ways that Uncharted looks better.

If what you are saying was true, why didn't all the reviews point out that the PS3 finally had a game that blew away Gears of War? That would have been headline worthy, don't you think?

[lowcarb]

Sony's were more powerful marketing attempt has worked on the minds of many ps3 fanboys. One look at Metro 2033 and Alan Wake prove nothing on PS3 except for Last guardian (I still need to see more 1st and gameplay)are in the same league.

[Danteh]

LMAO

don't worry, everything will be allright ;)

[JBaby343]

So what character models are not important? If that with the better animations/blending isn't enough there's also the greater draw distances, much better lighting including the dynamic environments and lighting in them not to mention generally more happening on screen in UC1 vs. gears especially with the water thrown in. We can each have an opinion but it's clear to me gears does not look as good and does not do as much.

I would like to hear your arguments though as getting another perspective with a nice debate would be interesting.

At low carb: I haven't seen much of Alan Wake but from what I have... you can't be serious. It certainly doesn't look bad but it is not that impressive.

[JBaby343]

Weak.

[MajestieBeast]

So its ps3 exclusive vs ps3 exclusive vs ps3 exclusive. Thats how it goes on consoles this generation.

[PotNoodle]

I think Mass effect 2 on PC gives Uncharted 2 some competition, it creates such a fantastic and believable atmosphere in the parts where it is being a futuristic sci-fi game (Not that planet with all the vegetation n rubbish).

The character models are easily up there with the best, and i must say, the facial detail tops Uncharted 2's imo, not Heavy rains, but still, its fantastic.

Here is the part where i beg for people not to disagree with me, because i know they will, i still think Uncharted 2 is a great game, one of my all time favorites in the genre, i just think Mass effect 2 (PC) rivals it and surpasses it in facial detail.

[cmrbe]

but U2 is far better in annimation and mo-cap.

[KILLERAPP]

What are we doing now? There no 360 game that can beat PS3 exclusive so we put it against the PC now? Besides if you are going to compare it to something on PC, it better be crysys because there nothing else that compares…

[mal_tez92]

If you have a good computer and put everything to max.

In terms of animation, Uncharted and Uncharted 2 are unmatched.
In terms of effects, Killzone 2 wins.
In terms of character models, Mass Effect 2 wins (PC version)
In terms of facial detail, MGS4 wins.

Overall, nothing beats crysis if you have an awesome computer, but for consoles, PS3 is the best for graphics.

[NinjaAssassin]

i disagree with you. i have the 360 version of mass effect 2 and uncharted 2 on the ps3 and in my opinion mass effect 2 is just as nice looking of a game. they each look better than the other in certain ways.

[PotNoodle]

@KillerApp

I'm not trying to beat anything, i'm not trying to prove a point about which platform is better, i'm just speaking as a gamer who plays on all current platforms (excluding the wii), comparing game to game.

As for the rest, i agree. Like i said, where i think Mass effect 2 looks better is facial detail - that is really the only distinguishable lead it has. Also, most of my comparison was about art style and the ability to create a believable atmosphere with the graphics, and i think Mass effect does that really well, especially 2.

[RedDragan]

I agree with deathrow22 and lord forbid I should because my bubbles are running low... truthful comments on this site seem to get you nowhere.

But the PC version is comparable with UC2 in areas. I can't play it like that but I have seen for myself. The 360 version... no. The PC version... yes.

[Wolf873]

I haven't seen one video in which HR tops Uncharted in terms of facial animation and top notch voice acting. However, it doesn't seem too bad that it would distract from the overall experience.

[Ghostsmoker]

UC2 and KZ2 look very good but nowhere near most fanboys here fantasize.

[Dead_Cell]

Go back and play Killzone 2, look at it and watch it in motion.

[butterfinger]

definitely has the best graphics of any FPS on consoles, but I still prefer Uncharted 2's graphics overall.

[MajestieBeast]

In some areas killzone 2 beats uncharted 2 especially the lightning that is just superb but in other things uncharted 2 bests killzone .2 But at the end of the day they are both stunning games with gameplay to match.

[cmrbe]

Personally i also prefer KZ2 and still think it looked better. What U2 had over KZ2 though is texture/shaders imo.

KZ2 just looked better because it looks very gritty and realistic CGI imo.

Everytime i get back to playing KZ2 i still get floored by how great it looks.

[gamer2010]

This just goes to show you that it is all subjective. Even among hard core PS3 fans nobody agrees. Some people say Killzone 2 is the best, like the guy above. Some say Uncharted 2 is the best. Some are now saying God of War 3 or Heavy Rain will be the best. Then other PS3 fans say God of War 3 isn't that great looking and Uncharted 2 looks way better. That's just among the PS3 fans. Then when you take into consideration fans of other consoles then you get a whole bunch of different opinions.

[Nicaragua]

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[RedDragan]

For me, what is happening with AI and physics plays no real relevance to how good graphics are.

I play it simple. If the graphics look better, they are better. End of the conversation really. As graphics go on consoles, HR looks to be king.

People saying "but more things are happening on UC2"... so? HR still looks crisper.

People saying "but it is just a QTE"... so? HR still looks crisper.

Personally, I am looking to one title beating all the others in terms of graphics. But gamers of today will not even now about it... Elite 4 will dominate all in graphics.

[NaiNaiNai]

when the whole game has very little action, it better look amazing.

I mean really, people are calling BFBC2 bad looking, yet you can destroy the entire map, Unlike some other shooters.

cough... M.A.G. MW2

[mario888]

I think nainainai like most xbox gamers are Next GEN casual gamers. We also have a lot of new gen gamers on the PS3 too. Hardcore games are all on the ps3. What is a hardcore game? A game the has NO Auto Aim like SOCOM Confrontation, K2 very little auto aim and MAG only a little auto aim when scoped up.

Why do you think MAG got low reviews and high reviews? It's because the reviewer is most likely not a real gamer reviewing the game like in the past. Example: If the gamer was reviewing starwars battle front 2 for the ps2 and xbox today. The review would be clunky controls and therefore a lower score.

NEWS FLASH: Starwars on the ps2 and xbox was not an easy game to play online because there was no auto aim when shooting from the hip or when scoped up. Back then you had no choice you either learned how to play or you suck. The reason MW2 sells is because it's made for noobs, not because it a great. Those same 10 mil noobs will tell you you don't know what you are talking about.

I'm old school no auto aim gamer and I'm that good. In a game like MAG I dominate. What is sad , is all those noob gamers that play MW2 will not be growing up and training their eye and hand coordination to be able to actually aim. Why bother, all you have to do is practice your twitch skill and auto aim will take over. Look at me I'm so good . MAG sucks.

What you will be seeing is real pure run n gunnin. Not the BS . I see you first so you are are dead auto aim game MW2.

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

No camping what so ever. And you telling me MAG sucks? NooB!

lol, look at the disagree. You know I' right. That is why I made the video as proof that I know what I'm talkin about.

[NaiNaiNai]

LMFAO.

Kid if anything your the newbie out this gen.

Bet you never played games like time splitters, phantasy star ep 1 & 2

let alone any other RPG besides FF.

BTW mario, I bet your K/D is a amazing .56

like most people like yourself. :D

[mario888]

I've played those game dude. And stop talking you are only owning yourself.

I'm talking First person and third person NO AUTO AIM GAMES before Halo came out. Are you a new next gen gamer or an old school gamer who sucked at online FPS games until Halo came out?

FYI: I guess you didn't watch my youtube video. 70 kills and 23 deaths . what's the kd on that? Face it dude your a noob talking out your A$$ and you most likely think that Mw2 and bad Company 2 has no Auto AIM.

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

FYI: You could never run and gun like this on Mw2 or BCBTF2 because they both have too much auto aim. i know, i make it look so easy.

Also, the competition was so much harder back then then it is today. I'm having a field day on MAG right now. Bear in mind there was no auto aim assist like there is now. Most likely in 3 months the players in mag will get better.

[Dev8 ing]

Damn you're good. I don't like auto aim it's weak but I am not that good. I do love me some domination though.

[NaiNaiNai]

you have no skill you rely to much on luck with that hip shot crap.

get some real skill and actually aim at your targets, you will raise your hit% and get more kills.

but if all you can do is waste bullets and pray and spray, proves you just suck ass.

[PopEmUp]

if you think you're better than him, just prove it then, but instead all you do is talk sh*t, and that only show people that you're just a sore-loser XD

[Dsnyder]

The sky is blue and we orbit the sun.

[SpartanZero]

Didn't Halo Reach already top Uncharted 2 and Killzone 2
http://www.gamereactor.se/m...
http://www.gamereactor.se/m...
http://www.gamereactor.se/m...
http://www.gamereactor.se/m...
These screenshots are from the pre-alpha build way back before Thanksgiving

[KILLERAPP]

Sad...

[jalen247]

LOL

[cmrbe]

Play the games (U2,KZ2) before you post these shots.

[MajestieBeast]

You need glasses sir.

[NinjaAssassin]

yeah it does in some ways. that's the thing about these games though, they all look so different from each other so it makes it hard to compare them. in the end i don't worry about ranking them, i just think they are all amazing looking games and leave it at that. halo reach, heavy rain, killzone 2, splinter cell conviction, alan wake, uncharted 2, mass effect 2. all are gorgeous games and all of them look the best in their own ways.

[BuZzz Killington]

wow a pic of a bunch of rocks that had jaggies lol and wait for it a tree lol that looked like crap. wow someone post a uncharted 2 pic where your jumping from from one jeep to the other, or when your on the train...for this noob to see lol.....those pics of halo where terrible i thought it was halo 2......leave it to a bot to bring a knife to a m16 fight lol....

[prodg52]

make halo reach look like UT3. Don't get me wrong, I like UT3, but graphics wise we should be beyond that.

[Obama]

yuck..

[gamer2010]

You fanboys are so fake, trying to act like those Halo Reach images dont look good. When they obviously look extremely good.

[Nicaragua]

Im sorry mate but they really dont.

They look better than Halo 3 but then Halo 3 looked shoddy even when it was released 3 years ago. From what ive seen of Halo Reach then visually it isnt in the same league as Killzone 2, UC2, GOW 3.

Thats not to say that the gameplay might not be amazing but when it comes to the graphics then lets keep it in reality.

[starchild]

First of all, Halo 3 never looked shoddy, it just didn't look as good as some people were expecting. PS3 fanboys took that and ran with it and it has become more and more exaggerated over time. But I've compared Halo 3 directly with other games and it still looks better than many, including: Resistance 1 & Resistance 2.

Furthermore, Halo Reach does indeed look very good. The textures are of a high quality and it now has an even more advanced dynamic lighting engine. http://www.gamereactor.se/m...

Lastly, God of War 3 is not as graphically advanced as some of you are claiming. It has dynamic lighting, but then again many games do these days. The textures, on the other hand, range from great to very poor. http://ps3.ign.com/dor/obje... In terms of core graphical attributes like lighting and textures there is no way you can claim that God of War 3 is above Halo Reach. Before you just reflexively disagree with me, compare those two screenshots and you will see that the textures and lighting are superior in Halo Reach. You could argue the art design is more fantastical in God of War 3, but in technical terms it isn't particularly cutting edge.

[Nicaragua]

You cant seriously look at the released screenshots in Halo Reach and then complain that the textures in another game look bad - The backgrounds in the Reach screenshots have textures that look like bum.

The best thing to do is instead of debating screenshots lets just wait until Reach and GOW3 is released and then talk about how good they are or arnt. Based on the current display of graphics from the PS3 exclusives then i'd be happy to take a bet on GOW3 looking the better.

As for Halo 3 then in my opinion it looked shoddy and is a poor example of next gen visuals.

[lowcarb]

Good comparison Starchild lol. I just gotta laugh at PS3 fanboys arguing over best graphics when KZ2 and UC2 are already a thing of the past. So many games are coming that really make pS3 exclusives look dated. Metro 2033, Bioshock2, Conviction, Alan Wake, brink, Rage, Crysis2 and Reach. There's nothing coming on PS3 that will save it in the visuals department. PG5 will also slaughter GT5 watch and see.

[RedDragan]

Low carb... that is just stupid man.

As far as racers go, the extreme majority of people with any gaming system agree that GT5 is the king of graphics.

[cmrbe]

HR should at the very least tie with U2 considering the type of game it is compare to U2.

[gamer7804]

I agree with cmrbe. Its easier to make more impressive graphics when you don't have to push as many polygons as fast as a game like uncharted 2 or Mass Effect. Heavy Rain does look really good, as well it should.

[gamer2010]

Of course that is why it looks so good. That's why Indigo Prophecy looked so good on last generation consoles. http://www.youtube.com/watc... It looked better than anything else from that era, because it is much easier to create good graphics with these kinds of games.

[jalen247]

It doesn't surprise me that critics deem Heavy Rain as the new graphics king.

Uncharted 2 had its run after Killzone 2 had its run.

Its time for a new king to be crowned...Heavy Rain.

Unfortunately Heavy Rain's reign will be short lived because Kratos will destroy all next month.

[MajestieBeast]

But will Kratos just run away with the award till gt5 or last guardian i wonder.

[jalen247]

I think the Last Guardian's graphics will surprise a lot of people.

I am very impressed by the graphics, physics, and lighting in the Last Guardian.

Shadow of the Colossus had very impressive motion blur running on the PS2 and in my opinion better than what was in Lost Planet. So I have no doubt that the Last Guardian will impress.

As far as GT5, with the time they are taking to perfect that game and the fact that it is Sony's biggest selling franchise. I think it is safe to say that no game will look better than GT5 when it launches...whenever that is...LOL.

[butterfinger]

can't wait to play it already! Heavy Rain seems like it would be a fun game to play with a friend or two, helping you make choices, as an all day/night event. :)

[massapeal]

how can u compare these two games what they should compare heave rain to alan wake not UC2.UC2 is a hole different game......

[gamer7804]

i wouldn't even compare it to alan wake, its a real time adventure, not a context sensitive adventure.

[Ryuk]

-Uncharted uses floptastic sales! *BAM!!* its super effective!!!!
-Heavy Rain strikes back with boring gameplay!!
-uncharted falls asleep
-Heavy rain uses its special attack, triple flop unleashed!!! *Mag and white knight joins the fray to help finish off uncharted*

Heavy rain wins!!!

*special thanks to mag and wkc for taking the time out of their schedule to flop on by, we really appreciate that. So make sure to tune in next time to....who, flops, THE HARDEST!!!* (crowd roars) >;D

[Karooo]

is that supposed to be funny?

[Trebius]

He thinks that was the greatest joke EVUUURRRR

[jalen247]

I think Killzone 2, Uncharted 2, Heavy Rain, GOW III, and GT 5 are in a class all by themselves.

To be honest each of these games could easily be considered the best looking game.

For instance Killzone 2's lighting and effects are second to none.

Uncharted 2's shaders, textures, and environmental details are second to none.

Heavy Rain has the most realistic character models in the history of gaming with incredible fine details in the characters and environments. Its the most realistic looking game ever.

GOW III has incredible lighting and textures combined with huge scale. To have that amount of graphical detail and crispness with NPCs of that magnitude makes this game second to none.

GT5 is photo realistic and runs at 720p/60FPS with 4xAA or 1080p/60FPS with 2xAA.

[mp1289]

GOW3 hasn't come out yet, but i completely agree about everything else. all those games are one step ahead. Come on, Mass Effect 2 is an incredible game, but visually its not in there.

[heroprotagonist]

Oh yeah it is. It's every bit up there with the best. I don't know why some of you feel the need to downplay Mass Effect 2 just to make Uncharted 2 seem better. They are both great games in their own right.

[chidori666]

poor 360 still the same shi* of graphics in all games.. and ps3 looks better and better in all games ;)

[NinjaAssassin]

what do you mean? i have been playing mass effect 2 and it is one of the best looking games at this point. i don't really agree with this person's opinion regarding heavy rain. the textures are not very good and the whole game is very linear and confined. i have played other games like it and they always look a little better in certain ways because they are not doing much. http://ps3.ign.com/dor/obje... look at the textures on the guy's hair and clothes, and on the ground. they look very flat and lacking in detail. it has a realistic art style but the graphics themselves are not that extraordinary. alan wake and uncharted 2 both look better to me.

[Obama]

Seriously it's only the bots who are pretending ME2 has the best graphic. Not one review have I heard that ME2 looks the best.

[gamer2010]

Seriously, obama?

Almost every single ME2 review I have read talks about how amazing the graphics are. In fact, even the author of this very article said "So far, the closest thing I´ve seen to Uncharted 2 graphics is Mass Effect 2".

Besides, I don't need other people to make up my mind about everything. I let my own knowledge and eyes be the judge. Mass Effect 2 is right up there with Uncharted 2 and even surpasses it in some ways.

[Obama]

"So far, the closest thing I´ve seen to Uncharted 2 graphics is Mass Effect 2"

That means he thinks UC2 is still the best looking game.

Imo, close, but not close enough. If ME2 REALLY looks better, then there will be swarm of articles claiming the case.

[Socrates]

No there wouldn't be, obama. Many of you ps3 fanboys claim Uncharted 1 looks better than Gears of War 1, so where are the swarm of articles about that?

[Crystallis]

Mass effect doesn't come close to UC2 graphics. I wish people get that
through their heads.

[yakuzakazuya]

ME2 character models look great I'll admit, but the environments are bland and lacking in detail compared to U2.

[Socrates]

You silly ps3 fanboys, I doubt you have even really played Mass Effect 2.

[ironmonkey]

AGAIN ANTI ALIASING KILLS MASS EFFECT 2 ON 360

[Crystallis]

I really think HR has some of the best character models.

[jalen247]

Crysis 2 will factor into the graphics equation on consoles if they can fix the texture pop in and lack of AA when it is released.

[MajestieBeast]

I just cant wait to play the game from everything i saw im hyped i loved indigo prophecy and farhenheit and this is looking about 20 times better then both those games. I think at the end of the game ill be stunned or mindf*cked like with infamous.

[tiamat5]

I apologise in advance for this if I am wrong but I have seen pictures znd videos of Mass Effect 2 and while I admit it looks good the animations look stiff and unatural and the faces look wrong for some reason. So my question is to the non fanboys, does Mass Effect 2 really look as good as UC2 and Heavy Rain or is this just more Sony good everyone else better BS that always seems to pop up when ever people say a Sony exclusive surpasses a multi plat or Xbox 360 exclusive? And please don't exaggerate

[WLPowell]

ME2 looks good, but Unreal Engine 3's issues are becoming more and more obvious. Hair most of the time is borderline nazi, it doesn't move! The facial animations (the ones Gametrailers said is some of the best they've seen, and I shot mountain dew out of my nose when I heard it said) is terribly synched. (last gen games are on par with it's lip synching... I'm not exaggerating in the slightest) Nothing animated is smooth. Jaggies and low res textures become more and more obvious the higher the definition your tv goes. The lighting behaves by it's own Bizarro-universe rules. When things stand still tho, it looks great! I'm sure when you max it out on your computer a lot of these issues get fixed, but bad animations stay bad.

[heroprotagonist]

The animations are not bad. Far from it.

And do you guys really think the jerky way Drake climbs looks good? It looks like a robotic monkey. Nobody would ever move like that in real life. The animation in Uncharted 2 is good, but certainly not without its faults. I think Assassin's Creed has better animations than either game, to be honest.

[unchartedgoty]

killzone 2 beats the piss out of me2..how in the living hell can it be compared to uncharted 2@ let alone heavy rain. grow up kid seriously.

[Socrates]

Because it goes like this:
Killzone 2>Uncharted 2=Mass Effect 2 > Heavy Rain

I honestly don't see what is so great about Heavy Rain. It is a static linear world and it doesn't compare with open dynamic games like Mass Effect 2 and Uncharted 2. If the graphics didn't look like that it would be shocking, considering how good the graphics already were in Fahrenheit.

[Lirky]

It grew aLOt i cannot waito.

[mp1289]

No offense to the guy who wrote the article or everyone who doesn't have a ps3, but Mass effect 2 is not second best looking game to date. It does not look better than killzone 2 or MGS4. Mass Effect 2 is one of the best games this generation, but it is not because of its visuals. Either get a ps3 or do screenshot comparisons, but don't pretend these games don't exist.

[heroprotagonist]

It blows MGS4 away. Totally and utterly. MGS4 is way overhyped in the graphics department.

[starchild]

MGS4 is very overrated graphically. There are multiplatform games that look better. http://www.gamespot.com/ps3...

[chrisulloa]

Heavy Rain graphics, hahahahahahahahaha.

Also, graphics aren't everything.

[Tr10wn]

Yup make sense Halo have been mediocre since the first 4 million units solds and theirs 9/10 which make the games mediocre

[RedDragan]

Sanad your point is mute.

Sales are linked to marketting and review scores are fabricated. The ex-CEO of a certain blacklisted website said reviewers will score games high so they don't get blacklisted as that means they lose ad eevenue.

After this little (and very much suspected by most people) revelation, I have given up on reading reviews all together. I'll just rent a game from now on and then decide if it is worth buying.

Having tried the Halo games, I leart they were not worth buying.

[Madeline12]

I can't wait to play Heavy Rain and check for myself how good the graphics are compared to Uncharted.

[yakuzakazuya]

HR is going for photo realism so in some cases the characters do look more detailed than U2. HR isn't gonna be a physics heavy game though. There's nothing like that shootout scene in U2 where the building starts to crumble. Yikes! Best use of physics in a game ever.

[Neo604]

I don't think nextgen xbox720 coming anytime soon cause of games dev. cost. this gen games already cost $40mil and 3-4 years to make. Next gen probably 2x that. imagin waiting 6 years for ff15.

the consumer don't even fully adopte this gen yet like blueray and "real" LED TV(not like Sam Sung half LED TV).

[NeloAnjelo]

The Uncharteds and Mass Effects have much... MUCH more going on that Heavy Rain. An interactive cutscene is much easier to do with better graphics because of the processing power and memory required. Not forgetting all the moving parts behind the game, like streaming textures, destructible environments and "real time" elements like water, wind, sand, and the effects these have on the player (think KZ 2)

Compare this to other cut scene type games... oh yeah there are none. I will get this game just because of the story. I don't like QT events, or multiple endings, but i am still intrigued.

[Neo604]

it's not even exclusive.

[heroprotagonist]

It can be played on the PC, yes that is true. But it is exclusive among the consoles. It can't be played on the Wii or the PS3.

[RedDragan]

@7.1

Why does that make a difference? If it ain't exlusive then it ain't exclusive... no other way of saying it to be honest

If I had a PC powerful enough to play it at full gfx then there would be no contest, it would be PC all the way. Unfortunately, my laptop would probably tell me to f*** off and shut down for the night if I tried it.

But my point is that with the right system, I would definately go for the PC version.

[el zorro]

Why does it matter? Because there are a whole hell of a lot of people out there that have no interest in buying a gaming PC and are only going to be deciding what CONSOLE to get. Consoles are cheaper and they have a straight forward ease of use that is very attractive to many people.

If Mass Effect 2 is on the 360, but not on the PS3 or Wii, and somebody wants that game badly then it could very well push them in the direction of buying the 360 over the other two consoles.

Or maybe they have a Wii or a PS3 and they want to play Mass Effect 2, but aren't interested in buying or building a gaming PC, so they see that they can buy a 360 for a couple hundred dollars and they decide to go for that.

Those are some of the reasons that console exclusives matter.

[XDF]

WOW, I am impressed.

Who needs the Dual shock 3. All you need is a Sony TV remote to play this so called game.

QTE sequence: Hit volume, menu, and then play. Great, Madison is now taking a shower.

[awesomeperson]

Firstly, that is such an original comment.

Secondly, I'm not sure about you, but I don't mind watching chicks taking showers, although I'm sure you would prefer Master Chief or something.

[XDF]

I see, most of the PS3 fans are Jap Hentai fans so they are used to animated female figures of their dreams.

You two clowns above are living proof of that.

[RedDragan]

XDF it is apparent that you are proof some people spend more time slagging off the other consoles instead of playing your games.

And seriously man, you call yourself XDF? Here is a tip, go get laid and you won't give a crap about which console is better. A whole new world will open up to you.

[el zorro]

"go get laid and you won't give a crap about which console is better."

RedDragon, is that why you are such a big ps3 fanbaby? So, either getting laid doesn't help, or you have never been laid. Which is it?

[Amiroo]

how can you compare HR with uncharted 2 ? textures in heavy rain is a disaster only characters graphics look good not the objects and environments.

[GillHarrison]

Even though the Source engine is old and the maps my not be up to par, the character models, facial detail, and lip-syncing in Left 4 Dead 2 are some of the best in the business.

You also can't compare this game to Uncharted 2 at all! Uncharted 2 has AI, shooting, explosions, physics, expansive levels, and much more happening as opposed Heavy Rain which is almost all scripted events.

Don't get me wrong, the game looks fantastic and I'm going to buy it, but I don't think this game should be compared to anything that has actual heavy gameplay mechanics.

[labwarrior]

The character models especially go beyond anything in both U2 and HR by miles

[GillHarrison]

I love Mass Effect 2, one of my favorite games of all time. The characters look fantastic, except the lip syncing. It's terrible. BioWare needs to work and making the human characters look a little less plastic-y.

[labwarrior]

http://www.nextgn.com/wp-co...

I also see clearly polygons and some very low resolution textures there too (on cloth)

Frankly i like the below ME2 charatcers graphics a LOT more

http://worthplaying.com/wpi...
http://worthplaying.com/wpi...

The lighting is also far better on ME2

http://worthplaying.com/wpi...

[yakuzakazuya]

This is bull. U2 has more going for it than just character models, unlike ME2. Do a comparison of U2 environments and ME2 environments. U2 has more objects on-screen, more ambient animations (electric wires, flags, foliage), more texture variety, longer draw distance, more physics going on, better water effects, more and better animations, SSAO (ME2 does not have this) and a coherent global lighting system.

ME's lighting is a joke: the environments only use pre-baked shadows, the only real-time shadows are from the character models that do not seem to interact correctly with lightsources.

Bioware spends too many polygons on the faces, other parts suffer cut-backs. I cannot believe how blocky The Illusive Man's hands are! Yuck.

The Unreal Engine is showing its age has failed to keep up with PS3's proprietary engines.

[heroprotagonist]

"ambient animations"? That's not even a technical term.

Anyway, each game has advantages over the other. It's really about the final result, though, and Mass Effect 2 is undeniably a beautiful game. Aside from Uncharted 2, it is one of the only games that has made me feel like I am playing a movie.

BTW Labwarrior, your last three links are broken.

[yakuzakazuya]

Why the disagrees? We cannot disagree with facts:

Lighting: ME2 uses fake lightsources, shadows are cast arbitrarily.The fact that ME2 takes place in outer space does not make it acceptable. Light behaves the same everywhere except maybe in a blackhole LOL! Environments do not cast realtime shadows, only pre-baked shadowmaps that are less taxing on CPU power.

Textures: the highest res textures are reserved only for the character models while the environments look bland and lack texture variety.

Number of objects on-screen: Show me a scene in ME2 comparable to U2 collapsing buliding scene - characters and objects reacting to physics with so much detail I have not seen in other console games.

SSAO: ME2 does not have ssao.

It's obvious Bioware had to compromise with an aging engine and 360 hardware limitations.

I do not say ME2 is a bad looking game, it's just some of you are still high from ME2 euphoria you fail to notice its graphical shortcomings.

[DelbertGrady]

Coming later this year, "God of War 3 maxes out the PS3" followed by "GT5 maxes out the PS3" followed by Sony rep who says "The PS3 can't be maxed out and has not showed its true power yet".

[younglj01]

....

[younglj01]

lol u owned him

@Boink

With that comment I think you should be ban from this site.If you dont know N4G stands for News 4 Gamers.lol UC2 a RPG really dude.Lol with that statement you is a offical 360 fanboy.Never played UC2 and dont own a PS3 lame.

On Topic:If this is true all I can say is WOW.

[NeloAnjelo]

Yeah thats exactly what I said. Agree completely!!!!!!

[bunfighterii]

being the total graphics wh*re that i am, i think i'll enjoy this even more

[Legendary-Status]

Everybody is talking about the new Graphic's King saying it might be God of War 3, Heavy Rain, GT5, or Last Gaurdian...and all those game's will be GREAT.. but personally I think the game that will sneek up and knock everybody back in to Reality will be FF VS 13... This is the title I can't wait 4 This Generation...That Title will be the new Graphic's King in my Opinion... LOL this will be our FF 7 Remake FF VS 13!

[Socrates]

I don't. I think it will end up looking only slightly better than FFXIII. And that's only because it is coming out at a later date.

[Legendary-Status]

I disagree just for the fact it is exclusive to the PS3 and it's a whole entirely different game from FF13, different gameplay...

[starchild]

Being exclusive won't help it. Square already optimized the engine for the PS3 and the 360 separately. Take my word for it, Versus won't really look any better than Final Fantasy 13.

[GrandDragon]

If you guys think HR tops UC2 'OVERALL' in graphics department then that means you guys must have really thought UC2 looked like sh1t because HR looks like a PS2 game in HD.

The environments in HR are on par with GTA3 which is just sad considering the technical power of the PS3 and the colours are flippin dry and washed out, not to mention how lifeless the characters look. Facial animations are literally non-existent and ND have done a better job when it comes to simulating characters cloths creasing and they definitely beat them in the facial and full body animation department by a generation.

Overall UC2 has more going on on-screen than HR which only has to render plastic skin because the environments in HV are piss easy for the PS3 to run considering their graphical quality resembles that of the PS3 game.

Qunatic Dreams don't know how to use the PS3's hardware and neither did they try, they did utilised too many SPU's and miss used them and the development of HV only took long mostly because it took them 4 years to come up with a compelling story and the current story in the final game seems dull as heck.

HR has failed even before release, I aspect L.A Noire to look better.

[GrandDragon]

I meant to say the graphics resemble that of a PS2 game and I accidently wrote HV instead of HR a few times.

Qunatic Dreams don't know how to use the PS3's hardware and neither did they try to make the best out of it, they utilised too many SPU's and miss used them and the development of HR only took long mostly because it took them 4 years to come up with a compelling story and the current story in the final game seems dull as heck.

HR has failed even before release, I expect L.A Noire to look better in so many ways.

FIXED!

[Antan]

No It doesn't. Look at the bigger picture people. Even performance wise, U2 is pretty much flawless @30fps. As the author mentioned in the article, ME2 is a great looking game, but there is better on the 360. The complete lack of AA is it's biggest downfall. Lipsync is iffy at best, framerate stutters from time to time. However, artistically it's up there with the very best! Some of the alien race designs look stupendous! Game is fabulous, so as a complete package......it hits the spot!

[xg-ei8ht]

Best animation - Uncharted 2
Best Textures - Crysis(fullup dx10) Uncharted 2
Best character models, Uncharted 2 crysis
Best sexy a$$, chloe.

The main character in crysis and his friend look good, but the rest look ok. Grab one and find out.

Best way to get to the world cup - Handball.

Best way to drink a beer, slowly while reading best comments.

And for all other things, there's mastercard.

[Nihilism]

Of all the praise crysis deserves, it is not in the character model department, you just proved you have not played it, I have a good PC and I can tell you that the character models in crysis suck

[The Simple Truth]

We need more games like this for grown ups.

Not chav games designed for teens like Gear of war and halo with a big boys M rating slapped on its cover.

[starchild]

Oh I totally agree that it is going to be a great game and we could use more games like this. I simply don't agree that it looks as good as some of you are claiming.

God of War 3 is another one getting undeserved hype for its graphics. Good art, but muddy textures. http://ps3.ign.com/dor/obje...

[cooperdnizzle]

People on here are stupid.. Heavy Rain is all in real time with full lighting. Everything you see in that game is done within the 3d game space!

[free3sixty]

Nothing happens in tha tgame, so no wonder it looks good, lol.

[RedDragan]

Graphics are graphics.

I don't understand how fanboys think, so I might be missing something.

Actually I should be slagging off fanboys, it gets my bubbles taken away from me.

[MyWordIsGospel]

Killzone 2's opening credits to show Visaris face are still the best grpahics on any console and close to PC, his skin has a transluscent look with blemishes and eyes that look real, physics,graphics and effects throughout the single player and online are unmatched on any console.

Uncharted ticks all the boxes mo cap is the best you have ever seen, ME2 looks really good but animations are nowhere near as good as uncharted2 and its not as fun to play I mean its another generic sci fi tps XBOX exclusive. That is why im so glad my 360 gathers dust and ps3 is always humming aWAY, I mean MAG,KZ2,UNC2,LBP also this year GOW3,GT5,Heavy Rain... 360 release generic sci fi tps's yaaawn, zombie shooters (how original), and Alan Wake which hardly arouses me in term of exclusive content.

[Antan]

"Killzone 2's opening credits to show Visaris face are still the best grpahics on any console and close to PC"

This was a non in engine intro/cutscene.

[theone26]

Heavy Rain will impress more than UC2 in character models and textures mainly due to the photo realism approach. Also the crowd rendering in HR was amazing with tons of NPCs on screen each almost as detailed as the main character. The environment looks very detailed and realistic with SSAO, HDR, tone mapping and fully modeled controllable objects.

I'd say it's on par with UC2 on an overall technical achievement.
The next game to top either IMO would be God of War 3. The technical prowess behind that engine is simply unheard of at least on consoles. The new build has already floored some of the lucky reviewers and we'll all get to see it in 6 more days with our pants blown off.

[Tony-A]

Hmmm... idk. I still think U2 is the best looking game to date. I'm actually still debating between that and Killzone 2.

[adlt]

Impressive...

[Cernunnos]

EDIT: This was supposed to be reply to the post one notch down -.-

MGS4 character models are better looking than UC2's. Check Snakes suit, it looks spot on! Everything is so clean, pretty close to zero graphical errors.

[Cernunnos]

Uncharted 2, Killzone 2, MGS4, Uncharted 1, GT5P,

Because the 360 has the best gfx capabilities right?

[Shaman]

Why are you putting MGS4 UC1 and GT5p there?Man you are lying to yourself or you are really wearing those so called sonys "3d" goggles.MGS4 looks like cr** now a days,and UC1 is passed even by multiplats...be serious...

[el zorro]

This what I find so funny about some PS3 loyalists. They make these silly little lists and throw in all kinds of games that don't even belong there.

MGS4 is not an impressive game at this point. Even at the time it was released I think people were letting their love for the game hype up the graphics in their minds. http://www.gamespot.com/ps3... http://www.gamespot.com/ps3... If a game came out today looking like that, people wouldn't even pay the graphics any compliments. They would say the graphics are fairly average.

GT5P is another game that is pointless to put on a best graphics list. I've directly compared it with Forza 3 and in my opinion Forza 3 looks better.

I've even seen PS3 fans put games like LittleBigPlanet and Ratchet & Clank on some of these lists. In reality, these games have nice art styles and colorful graphics, but technically speaking they are entirely average.

[Dance]

You can't compare an interactive movie to an actual game

[Dance]

Mass Effect,Gears 2,Alan Wake

can easily match any of those games

[Cernunnos]

I am truely sorry Dance, but Mass Effect 1, even on PC looks pretty bland. Mass Effect 2 looks good, and I love the clean graphics, running it on max settings on my PC. Still ME2 has very little stuff going on on the screen, and the facial animations etc are pretty bland. ME2 cannot be compared to KZ2, Uncharted 2 or MGS4.

And Alan Wake, are you serious? New gameplay videoes looks pretty bad tbh... Static lighting etc.

Gears 2 I admit looks good, but not as good as UC2 or KZ2.

[Shaman]

I have looked at new Alan Wake gameplay footages and they look amazing from lightning to textures,to great use of fog and physics,trees waving on the wind and that all in open world game heh,funny how you said lightning is static when its one of the best on consoles.I do understand that i am talking to a blind man here because if you say AW looks ugly and say that MGS4 looks like nothing on x360 i assume you are Ken so there is no point in arguing.

[theone26]

Mass effect 2 has some really nice looking character models and interior level designs but the out door environment is still lacking a lot thanks to the dated UE3. I'd say Gears 2 still looked better overall than ME2 but neither holds a candle to the likes of UC2 or GOW3.

[NinjaAssassin]

unreal engine 3 is not dated. it is constantly being updated and improved by epic. also, bioware are using a heavily modified unreal engine 3. anyway, i will never understand where some of you are coming from. to my eyes mass effect 2 is by far one of the best looking games i have played. i also don't see what some of you see in god of war 3. it looks like a polished action game and it does look pretty good, but not that good.

[xAlmostPro]

this game looks stunning :D well i say game but it ISN'T the company have stated it isnt but still, theres no need to compare they have both pushed boundries graphically, both been innovative and uncharted 2 brings superb gameplay while this is bringing superb storylines :).. sounds weird but i think this could end up being a market for 'older' gamers i mean my nana & papa play ps3 and they played the first uncharted and 2nd(on easy of course) and love detective shows etc. so this could really appeal to them haha.. it appeals to me aswell dont get me wrong haha..

ohh and to the people saying mass effect is better, find out how many polygons were used for EACH character then come back if it beats the 10k polygons used for nathan drakes hair alone lol

[bjornbear]

one consists of rather more closed / less active moments ( HR ) while uncharted consists of massive action set pieces, so ita really hard to tell =/

fact is though, HR will easily be one of best looking console games out there =)

[Wii360BeatsPS3]

Fact. And don't write off the 360 yet, GoW3 is going to look better than UC2

[artsaber]

Do you remember Heavenly Sword's facial animation?

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

[EternalMesh]

The Screen looks good don't get me wrong. But have you seen it in motion? The movements are nowhere near as fluid as UC2 which has the best animation I've seen in a game. Which I believe goes hand in hand with graphics. An amazing character model can then be ruined with terrible animation. It diminishes the experience. The animation isn't horrid, it's just not on the level of uncharted. Too stiff.

And I'm the only one who noticed how dirty that chick was in the shower scene? Two second shower with no soap. Going to the bathroom without whiping or washing her hands. Gross! lol

[artsaber]

Uncharted2 is great, Heavy Rain looks great, Mass Effect 2 on PC looks great. I have no problem with this at all. Why is everyone arguing again?

I will say this, I briefly took the grain filter off on Mass Effect2, and then put it right back on. The grain filter makes the game look better IMO.

But I agree with Cernunnos above. The facial animations on ME2 does not match the beauty of the character models. Heavenly Sword has much better facial animation (real motion capture) than ME2. Me2 characters' faces are too stiff, the mouth is the only thing that moves when talking, but the characters sure do look good, for real, it is a treat to watch them. Say what you want, but you know it is true... Twing Twang.

[TABSF]

Well PC owns all and its not just Crysis

Also Killzone 2 is a corridor shooter very linear with bad story
Uncharted DF is a corridor shooter very linear with good story (I got platinum :])
Uncharted 2 is a corridor shooter mostly linear preferred U1(I got platinum :])
Heavy Rain is an interactive-movie with little free movement, Bi-linear at best

Crysis is semi open world with unlimited freedom throughout the maps, story is linear but not the game play
Arma 2 is open world with unlimited freedom through the maps, non-linear game play Tri-linear story
APB is a GTA-like MMO from the creator of original Grand Theft Auto, non-linear
Death to Spies: Moment of Truth is a Hitman style game, Bi-linear

[Nac]

There is going to be a lot of people disappointed when they actually find out what type of game it is. Ill be getting it, but I am aware of what's in store.

[HINDERIZATION]

FTW

[alb1899]

Does shrek has better graphics than uncharted??
What a compares ion !!!

[Shaman]

I get the feeling that ps3 fanboys now want to proclaim every game that is coming out graphics king.Its like,every day you can hear x360 is stagnating and ps3 moves forward i cant even imagine what kind of graphics will be seeing 2 yrs from now bla bla bla...and now for the sake of that ps3s never ending power they have to say every new ps3 exclusive>>>UC2...
on topic,game looks great but not even close to UC2 great,not even KZ2.

[strickers]

I think some people on here are talking about games on PS3 having never played them.Killzone is not a corridor shooter.The draw distance is huge and levels often open.It's multi player looks better than any 360 game,let alone single player.

I haven't played Mass Effect 2 yet but my Mass Effect loving friend has started it.After all the fuss on here I asked him for a view if the graphics and he said looks like Mass Effect,which is good but no the graphics are not mind blowing.They do not match Killzone,UC2.That is not my opinion but it is that of a totally console agnostic gamer who owns more consoles than anyone I have met.

I just don't understand how these 360 only owning fanboys just can't get it.The PS3 is more powerful.Use some logic.360 has been around longer,is usually lead format so devs have lots of experience,it's easier to program and uses common programming languages from PC.
YET!All comparable exclusives on PS3 look better.
That's almost maths rather than opinion.
It says nothing of how good games are,just that on a technical level PS3 is better.

[Shaman]

Stickers you already showed that you dont know what you talking about.Saying ps3 doesent even need gpu and other stuff...listen i will delete my account if Crysis 2 doesent become graphics king on all platform,guess that will be the day you will stop tauting ps3 graphical superiority.Looking at sheer specs,its easy to see equality.Even last gen when xbox was much more powerful sonys devs managed to put great looking games,even comparable to those on xbox,deal with it sony has better 1st party not more powerful system.

[XxCYONIDExX]

Is it just me or did they model this guy after Russell Crowe?

[lovestospoodge]

a mix between russel crowe and stephen baldwin as i always say

[ThaGeNeCySt]

The graphics during the loading screen when it shows a closeup of the character's face obliterateds Uncharted 2's graphics but not during gameplay. The closeup during the loading screen is amazing though... Almost as good as Visari's face in the intro of Killzone 2

[Dark Collosis]

What halo game are you talking about that has auto aim??? Halo does not have auto aim num nutz...... Obviously you are just another sony loving retard who is also ignorant. But i agree with CODMW2 being so easy thats why everyone loves it. Which is why i prefer Halo/Resistance and Killzone2. And btw on topic Heavy Rain looks very boring, and i still think ME2 looks just as good as UC2. O for the record RE2>K2 in gameplay/funfactor.

[alb1899]

Let me ask you something..... is about graphics or is about content? because i think maybe the lack of content have you all Ps3 fan boys talking about graphics!

I mean in this generation it seems like my Ps3 is more powerful than my 360 but what if i tell you that i have enjoy more my 360.....so stop talking about graphics because thats just one part of hole peace.
I just cant see heavy rain like a game that you can compare with anything because is a movie with some interaction that in most part are stupid.

[JTX]

I agree that the close ups are amazing but other than that I think Uncharted 2 looks better (this is judging from playing the demo though). It has been said that the retail game looks alot better and is much more polished so I guess we'll see when the 23rd rolls around.

[cooperdnizzle]

That is funny cause i am sure that the load screens are from in game models. Everything in this game is ran in real time people real time! So that means all the stuff you seen in the backgrounds in some of the bigger areas is 3d and real time. Just like if you ever get out of the maps in killzone 2 you see that everything still has great textures and real time lighting. Even though you're clear out of the map. Just like this game would be. Uncharted 1 cut corners on this. Not all parts of there maps were like that.. Like when you first get to the jungle in uncharted 1. They would just use some type of effect to make the jungle look bigger then it actually was. This is true!

[PimplePopperMD]

You poor, young, naive, easily impressed fools. Raise your standards. After playing the demo, extensively, this game does not have 'better' graphics than Uncharted 2.

If you were born before 1984, you shouldnt have been given a voice.

[LIL WAYNE BALD]

the only reason that the Playstation team cares about graphics now is because they got butthurt last generation about XBOX having the best gfx and now THEY want the title. but what would be more benifical is better gameplay instead of all this "omg gfx are amazing" crap FYI this generation has goodlooking GFX on any console you buy not just the PS3 mario galaxy looks great mass effect looks amazing and uncharted 2 looks fantastic. so what? why do we have to whore ourselves for processing power and GFX chips? shouldn't we be demanding more gameplay like shadow of colossus? instead of demanding more realistic looking games shouldn't we ask for funner games? halo 3 doesn't look that great but when it comes to gameplay its king!

[Eizet]

mrs.good graphics and mrs.nice details

[Dellis]

If the final game looks like the demo, then of course not Uncharted blows it out the water.

[CaptainPunch]

I'd have to play Heavy Rain in order to see which game has the better visuals.