Halo 3 Graphics Evolved

MK_Red - 819 days 19 hours ago

It's a rather good comparison and some of them show real improvement from Halo 1 to 2 to 3. The lightning effects are the best.

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Close_Second - 819 days 18 hours ago

...that Halo 3 is merely Halo 2 but in HD. Halo 3 is better than that however, its still not all it could of been...is it?

Maybe Halo 4 (will there be one) will be the true leap into next-gen we were all expecting.

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Ludwig - 819 days 18 hours ago

His point is that the knowledge aquired on the Xbox1 wasn't going to help as much as it did from 1 to 2 .. so their knowledge on 360's hardware now due to Halo 3 is going to make the next game really shine.

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Farsendor1 - 819 days 18 hours ago

halo 3 is awesome i disagree with anyone that says its halo 2 in hd.

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mighty_douche - 819 days 18 hours ago

ok first off let me say halo 3 looks good, but when M$ push their GPU saying it was designed to have full HDR lighting and AA without even pushing it, that clearly isnt the case is it, halo 3 is the 360's BIGGEST game and their cash cow so i would of expected them not to rest on halo until it really set new levels on the xbox. it seems to me they spent more time on the environments and just seemed to slap the charactor models together at the end.

i wouldnt be surprised if bungie would of wanted more time on this game and M$ said NO.

edit: obviously graphics arent the most important part of a game, but they really help to get you into it. what gets me is xbox fanboy constantly bashed the graphics on the ps3 and now that their top game is getting a little negative feed back about its graphics suddenly its... 'graphics arent that important...' 'yeah but the gameplay is what matters...'

personally if i waited over 2 years for a game that was to be released on a completely new system i would of wanted a hugh leap in all aspects of the game, graphics, story, animations etc etc i personally think bungie has fallen far short of what all the fanboys claimed it would be.

oh and Nostredame, regardless of what your avatar may say my PS3 seems to perfectly alive and kicking.

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Sovannah Phum - 819 days 17 hours ago

i vote halo 2 hd.

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sgaap - 819 days 16 hours ago

I don't see much difference in 1 and 2, but 3 is defenately much more detailed and comes more to life...

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JokesOnYou - 819 days 16 hours ago

still hatin huh? you are a sony troll so of course your opinion of Halo3 means nothing, open your eyes and look around, Halo3 is a big success story, you are part of the minority who will hate it no matter what=

I don't see many Halo fans saying graphics aren't important in fact most of us think it looks great but of course many of us are also more excited about all the great gameplay and all the cool features in Halo3, we've heard them talk about for along time but finally getting to play it for yourself and see them in action is pure fun, you keep saying we are downplaying graphics but thats bs, we think it looks great NOT the best ever,(imo and others) thats called being objective and honest but you spin that and try to imply its HUGE problem for GAMERS/360 fans, when its not, so basicly you are the one trying to bash the game because if its not the best graphics we've EVER seen then IN YOUR MIND we should dislike the game because Halo3 must be the best in every single aspect,

ha ha many 360 fans have said for months its not all about graphics but we are NOT saying they are NOT important, so again you try to TWIST the reality and say so that means if they're not the best ever then they are NOT great, when in fact they are beautiful, ha ha sdf has trained you well, you are in every Halo3 thread hating, hopefully one day you will get over the bitterness=

JOY

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jazzmanb - 819 days 16 hours ago

halo 3 looks amazing.ok end of story...no more bs...

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Genki - 819 days 14 hours ago

First of all let it be known that Gamespot SUCKS at comparisons IMO.

Secondly, the Halo 1 and 2 shots appear to be low resolution shots that were stretched and skewed. Just my observation, don't kill me.

I don't remember Halo 2 looking so horrendous. I played the game enough times throughout last year, but then again I just had LAN parties, the campaign didn't interest me. Moving on.

Improvements:

Lighting is the biggest one, and I think it's superb. The way whatever light hits things just makes them look great, and subtle effects like smoke and fog accentuate this very well.

Character models have much better texture work, this is a certainty. I'm sticking by my guns that Halo 2 didn't look quite so hideous, but even as I remember it, Halo 3 looks significantly better.

AA is a lot better, but AGAIN, I don't remember Halo 2 having the issues I'm seeing in these shots.

All in all, the game is a complete improvement over it's predecessors. Thing is, it just doesn't seem like enough. I hope none of you think that these shots are the best representation of Halo 2...because if you do, especially if you're part of the third Halo Reich, then you've got a lot to be ashamed of.

I think the disappointment stems from a number of things. The visual fidelity of other games, particularly ones that came before it, the unwaivering mountain of hype for the game, and the simple fact that this was a sequel, and on the next iteration of the XBox as well.

Maybe people expected too much. I think the game looks great, personally, but certainly not the best the console has to offer by a long shot. Gears still holds that crown with a stout death grip. A bit of it is hurt pride I'm sure. So many extremists on the Halo bandwagon were so busy throwing stones from their glass houses I suppose. Once reality set in, there's games form the competition and in house that look much better.

Again, that's not to discredit the game...because like I just got done saying...it looks great, and to be honest, I wouldn't complain about those graphics...just calling it how I see it. Anyway folks, enjoy the game, hopefully I'll get to play it soon enough.

With that out of the way, thanks Gamespot for yet another garbage comparison. Gametrailers/videos do it much better.

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DeZimatoR - 819 days 14 hours ago

That just means Bungie and MS didn't have to try very hard to make it sell tons.

That's worrying, cause it means the name is what is selling the game, not the quality ;)

It may not be Halo 2 in HD, but its not very far from it. For the biggest game on the 360 (possibly biggest game ever on the console), then it should deliver unrivaled quality on all areas. Being just 'good' on some shouldn't cut it.

Oh and btw, the gameplay in Halo 3 is, as far as I've read, an improvement on what the gameplay on Halo 2 was. So Bungie had TONS of time to focus a bit on the graphical side too.

I guess they just felt like they didn't need to give the grpahics a huge boost, a decent one would be enough.

And it was, it sold alot.

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Kareem - 819 days 10 hours ago

This should kill those "Halo 3 is Halo 2 in HD" opinion.

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ACE - 819 days 9 hours ago

i have halo 2 and have tryd a comparison halo 3 is way better looking then halo 2 .......... its just hatters saying that ..... the graphics in halo 3 are beautiful amazing bungie have amazing artists ...

stop the bs ffs

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snoopgg - 818 days 21 hours ago

This game moves like a snail and has jaggies all over the place. This game doesn't look as good as it should. The game is fun and that is what counts, but nobody should be bullsnitting around and saying it looks great, cause it doesn't.

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