Top 10 Best Looking Games of E3 2010

1Up: Check out our high-res gallery of the most impressive looking games of the show.

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Sony`s presentation, Crysis2, Rage.

Fin.

[FangBlade]

"Killzone 3: This may very well be the best looking game ever -- and it's even better in 3D."

I agree.

[Redrum059]

GT5 3D hands down. Yes I have seen it in 3D and it's out of this world.

[HolyOrangeCows]

Killzone 3, Crysis 2, GT5, Kirby's Epic Yarn, Rage.

[DJexs]

I am so pumped for killzone 3 just wish they would show something other then the snow. Also for the love of god please no jetpacks in multiplayer.

[raztad]

IMO:

Killzone 3 eats all them up. High res textures + smooth AA + beautiful lightning + incredible snow + impressive and real looking sea + all the crazy particle effects going on, it's total win

Crysis is second. Solid textures, nice lightning and very good particle effects.

Third comes Rage. Gorgeous textures, butter smooth framerate, nice lightning but not much going on in everything else.

[MNicholas]

with scenes that are genuine CGI quality.

Overall, given the sheer scope of the action and the quality of the rendered image, Killzone 3 is probably doing as much or more from a computation standpoint.

[FiftyFourPointTwo]

Sony's presentation isnt a game. Maybe you mean Killzone 3.
From that list I say remove Epic Mickey and put Mortal Kombat.

[deafwing]

.. they weren't impressed by Lords of Shadow ...that game looked good.

[outrageous]

Gears of War stole the show. Nothing like it this generation of gaming. the level of life like, rubbery graphics is unmatched. New weapons, New gadgets, New enemies, 4 player co-op, new Beast Horde mode where you play as all the enemies against the humans and of course it ships with a new multi-player. The complete package. Out in 2011.

KZ 3 looked better running ingame than the crappy trailer. Same enemies, same weapons. The graphics looked great but that was never the problem. Unfortunately game play looks the same except they added all the pre rendered back drops like UC and GOW. Still early but other than stabbing guys in the eyes, Move compatible, no swearing and you need a new TV to play it in 3D, I don't see a big difference. Out in 2011.

Rage caused a riot earlier this year in Europe among gamers and journalist who saw the demo at a show there...now you know why. They " claim" you rarely see the same thing twice. Big talk. The live trailer was very impressive. Still got another year to polish it more. WoW...it's been in development for 7 yrs. Out in 2011. BTW Brink looks nothing like the in game trailers they released...disappointing.

Bulletstorm looked insane with a huge world and crazy over the top story and game play. 2011 for this one too.

MGS looked great. Not a big hack slash guy but the graphics looked good.

Nintendo doesn't have good graphics...PERIOD. The 3DS costs as much as a console. Wii does have many games coming out this year and that is a big advantage if you ask me.

Crysis looked good until Crytek said the demo was on PC. Worried for the consoles. Wait and see.

MOH, COD looked ok. Nothing really new tho. Ghost Recon looked great. Destructible environments, can't wait for the beta. So-com wasn't really shown, but it looks good as well.

Halo Reach looked awesome as usual. 4 player co-op, firefight and some of the best multi-player around. Best part...it releases in 12 weeks. BTW...fable 3 looked the same as Fable 2...whats up lionhead???

ALL the car racing games look awesome. GT is shiny, NFS looks insane, FI looks realistic...great year for car racing fans. EXCEPT...twisted metal, wow, that was disappointing.

[T9X69]

Crysis demo was on Xbox 360, you could see the Xbox buttons on the screen plain as day...

[NnT3291]

They said the trailer was PC footage. The demo was on 360

[weazel]

Wow....so much boring bs. Quite the talented little fella, aincha' outrageous.

[BubblesDAVERAGE]

gears of war is a st8 cop and paste game...

[Double Toasted]

Gears 3 is GODLY!!! Nothing out there even comes close. Go get your head and eyes checked and lay off the crack pipe.

[FACTUAL evidence]

they need to add Infamous 2 up there! Did you guys just see those new infamous screens!? Uc2 level graphics.

[beavis4play]

i was stunned when i saw the HD gameplay trailer.

it should be on a list by itself.

[JsonHenry]

Rage looks the best, in my opinion. The best part is that it is multiplat and everyone gets to enjoy it!!

[MNicholas]

It's just Borderlands with a more generic art style. It's characterized by very little pixel shading, low-polygon character models, not a lot of post-processing, but lots and lots of hype.

Modern Warfare 2 is also 60fps yet much more dynamic.

[SupaGamer]

KILLZON3D.

[LarVanian]

Killzone 3, Crysis 2, Motorstorm: Apocalypse and Dead Space 2 were my favorites graphically.
Assassin's Creed: BroHood and Little Big Planet 2 were also amazing looking.

[Dnied]

almost forgot about the brotherhood viewing..

That looked excellent so far, looks like they took a page from naughty dog and added some cinematic sequences during gameplay etc.

Looking forward to that title

[Strange_Evil]

Ya AC2:B looked really cool from those videos... I thought it would just be AC2.5, but that Villa cinematic section blew me away. The graphics seem a lot better (finally next gen character models) and the gameplay looked good as always.

[3sq]

Rage looks kinda cartoony.

[beavis4play]

while the enviroments are nice looking - effects (smoke, explosions, fire...etc) are practically nonexistant; animations (particularly death animations) are lacking; and enemy AI seems weak. (example - they cluster together nicely for the player to use his weapons on them)

it still has time to get better - but it doesn't come close to KZ3 at this point.

[Panthers]

I havent seen anything about Child of Eden. That looks cool. Gunna go check it out.

[Hallmark Moment]

Reports from G4TV and other sites saying it was one of the most impressive and popular games on the show floor. Huge lines for it.

The list is a bit off and so are the comments. At least author of the article somewhat admits Rage is up there despite the media and gamers buzzing all over the web with a consensus of nothing coming close to Rage. Probably the loudest G4TV hands on demo aplaudes from the show floor I've ever heard.

[T9X69]

Killzone 3
Gears of War 3
Crysis

For me anyway.

[WrAiTh Sp3cTr3]

Gears 3...

[JohnnyAkiba]

No GT5?

[GeoramA]

Killzone 2 and GT5 are best two looking games ever.

Rage does nothing for me. Yeah it's 60fps, but the environment is so damn bland.

[Kurt Russell]

You say Rage has bland environments and replace it with a racer? Beyond the cars and tracks it's copy pasted trees and fields like every racer.

KZ 3 is very nice looking, and the 3D will be epic... but I do wish they would cut down on the majorly unrealistic lens flair.

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[ManiacMansion]

you owned yourself hard with that comment.. just look on GT5 environments, lol.

[jagstatboy]

Kirby's Epic Yarn may not be considered a hardcore game, but it wins for originality in its art form. It LOOKS awesome.

[frankymv]

1. Killzone 3
2. Killzone 3
3. Killzone 3
4. Rage
5. Crysis 2

[mustash2003]

;)

[Serjikal_Strike]

and inFamous2

[R6ex]

Nothing comes close.

[meetajhu]

"Rage" .End of topic

[crysis12]

I actually don't like the look of beta crysis. To be honest it looks pretty poor.

[Acquiescence]

El Shaddai Ascension of the Metatron looks incredible. A feast for the eyes. That article is the first time I've heard about it and I'm already hooked.

[waterboy]

and twisted metal

[Leg-End]

I was expecting much more of a jump, but they are practically the same as KZ2...

I suppose the focus is enhancing the gameplay, controls, and making the levels bigger and more diverse.

[bart999]

It's a solid list

My personal faves are Killzone 3 and Gears 3, with DeadSpace 2 being in there as well.

[Counter Strike]

Graphics e3 2010 :

1 - Crysis
2 - RaGe
3 - Killzone 3
4 - Gears of War 3
5 - MGS Rising

Best Game E3 2010 :

1-Halo Reach
2-Gears of War 3
3-MGS Rising
4-Dead Space 2
5-Zelda

Best Hardware :

1-Nintendo 3DS
2-Xbox 360 Slim
3-Move
4-Kinetic

Most Boring Conference :

Sony

Better Conference :

Nintendo

Worst Dissapoitement :

Microsoft : To much kinetic...

Best Publisher :

1 - EA (FULL of WIN)
2 - Bethesda (Never been better)
3 - Microsoft (Gears of War + Halo...)
4 - Nintendo (Zelda , Metroid... AWESOME)
5 - Sony (Only 1 killer App : Killzone 3 ... They need more)

Worst Publiher :

1-Konami (Yes they have MGS but the rest...)
2-Activision - Too much Cod and nothing else...

Best RPG :

Fable 3 by a Mile

Best 3rd Person :

Gears of War 3

Best FPS :

Halo Reach

Best Plataform :

LBP 2

Best Racing :

GT5 by a mile

Best Horror Game :

Dead Space 2 - didnt see much from the new Silent Hill...

Best Adventure :

Zelda

Best Sandbox :

Infamous 2

Game of the Show :

Halo Reach!

[voice_of_ reason]

I hate to be a jerk... but, honestly, no one cares at all what you think about "who won this category and that category." Of course, it is your opinion and your entitled to say what you like... but it was really a waste of your time, as no one cares. If you had just stopped at the graphics-which the article is about-then it would've been ok. Consider this constructive criticism for future posts!

[tommyth3cat]

They'd care if he just said Killzone 3 over and over again.

[tahmidk]

Halo Reach shud b there the author is obviously started the anti- 360 exclusive viral campaign

[PS360PCROCKS]

Wait, what? epic Mickey? Is this article not about the best LOOKING games, not the best ARTISTIC games. Mega mega fail on this one, awful article. Infamous, Fable, Halo, Dead Space, MK, MGS Rising, Hell throw in TM if you're including epic mickey, Zelda, GT5. For christs sake GRAN TURISMO 5! I just realized you forgot this...How can you make a list of best looking games and forget the hands down best looking one?

[Threesix]

Best looking games doesn't always mean the best pure graphics and that's obviously what they were saying when they added games like Journey to the list. I would hope they also took variety of environments and characters into account as well. The one thing that you notice with Epic Mickey is the different environments. There's actually color in them and in a time where the best pure graphical games lean towards brown and gray colors, its a refreshing change.

Out of the games you suggested that also need to be on the list, Fable 3 was the only one that doesn't cut it since it looks almost like Fable 2. Everything else though could have made a claim to a spot.

Now GT5 could easily have been in that list too for their attention to detail with the cars, but the list already had Gears of War, Killzone, and Rage in it. I'm guessing they wanted to show some games that look good but people weren't as familiar with.

[PS360PCROCKS]

Understandable. I'm not worked up either lol, I just have fun on this site. It's just kind of a weird list when you say best LOOKING. Looking would entail it's looks meaning good graphics. Would you make a list of the best LOOKING women and than include amy winehouse and say "Her impressive array of messed up teeth, scars, tattoos and plastic surgery make her particularly impressive" ;) Just saying...Should of done something like "Most impressive"

[bviperz]

Every game I read/watched/previewed looks good. For me I love having as many options as possible. I just wish my money could keep up with my wish list.

[jemarval]

"Killzone 3: This may very well be the best looking game ever -- and it's even better in 3D"

Remove <may very well be>
with <is definately>

[squelchy15]

No. The original Crysis is still heads and shoulders above it. Anyone who thinks Killzone 3 (as amazing as it looks) looks better than Crysis seriously needs to take those goggles off!

[waterboy]

anyone that thinks that killzone 3 looks better than the core x cg crysis trailer MAY need their goggles off

[WrAiTh Sp3cTr3]

Not hardly.

[sasukeftw]

killzon3
gt5
infamous2
lbp2

[ian72]

A lot of great looking games coming, graphics are getting better every year. I was suprised at how nice Rage looked, not saying it was the best but it was good.

[xg-ei8ht]

Reach has poor graphics. I've played the beta.

Crysis 2 looked good, but no it isn't openworld. You have a few options of getting to one place. because unless you do, you cannot move on.

Brink looked very poor imo, cartoonish.

Rage looked good in places, hope it's not all desert type stuff. Some pre-baked shadows, enemies animations were sketchy. The actualy combat reminds me alot of bioshock with zapping enemies in water.

Killzone3 was beta as well, looked good, framerate needs improving, snows fx looked brilliant, as did wind, weapon fire, debris etc. Water sets the bar.
But they are improving on an engine they built from ground up, So i'd expect it to look good.

F1 (codemasters) excellent looking water in a racing game.

GT5 most realistic racer ever made and looks better then anything on the market. Volumetric smoke for vehicles and gets affected by every light source within the game.

[AliTheBrit19]

Metal Gear Solid: Rising looked beautiful

[Keltik82]

Didn't do any wow factor for me, they just added color. When you have games that ADD in 3D with BETTER visuals that causes a wow factor for me. GT5 (seriously wtf, that game is playable! Yes it's that beautiful. Killzone3 again 3D?!! and Looks that good!!!) Those are wow factors! That isn't a opinion that is fact. Other games obviously they showed but those 2 are just gorgeous. PS3 is seriously beating the hell out of the competition with games.

[RBLAZE1988]

Crysis 2 has to take the cake for best looking game. If you guys watch the siege gameplay in hd, with all the stuff going on and how high res it looks and the fact it's multiplatform clearly shows it's best of show followed closely by Rage and Killzone 3. Crysis 2 just looks so sleek and smooth can't wait to jump into the carnage of NYC. I'm glad Rage and Crysis 2 will be the same on both consoles so I don't have to worry for getting them on ps3. I would've anyway but still. I got them all pre ordered so I guess I'll be in graphical overload over the next year lol. Plus portal 2 with steamworks and playing with pc players is going to be awesome. Portal 2 is also close behind those games in terms of graphics I think.

I'm also digging how marvel vs capcom 3 is looking.

[commander]

Killzone 3 is in pre-alpha and it already destroys every game shown.

[waterboy]

the only game that looks better, are......other ps3 exclusives

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

I love Killzone, but Crysis 2 still takes it.

[commander]

whats so spectacular about crysis 2. it was confirmed to be sd on consoles.

[bjornbear]

and of course...GT5 but why even bother mentioning a game that looks real -_-

good list though, the journey looks amazing =O how did i miss that!!! *goes check it out*

[Darkfiber]

Wow, El Shaddai looks amazing. I wish more developers would take risks like that with graphics rather than trying to make every game look like Gears.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

1) Crysis 2 (PC)
2) Gran Turismo 5
3) Rage
4) Killzone 3
5) Gears of War 3

Sorry. Just being realistic.

[waterboy]

to the pc community thats been saying the same bullsh1t all gen