The Top Ten Best Looking Console Games in your opinion so far this gen.

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#1 greensand24
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When you consider the total package of the technical and artistical feats of the visual coin that were thrown into each game here is my list.... 1. Halo 4/Crysis 2 (360) -- truly can't decide 2. Uncharted 3 (by a hair over #3; although you can argue the other way around based on art preference) 3. Gears of War 3 (great shadows, great lighting, great smoke effects; also manages to maintain those awesome visuals even in multiplayer mode just like the two games I have sharing the top spot; hell I'm almost tempted to put this back above uc3 as I type this) 4. Witcher 2 (360) 5. Killzone 3 6. Rage (360) 7. God of War 3 8. Red Dead Redemption (360) 9. Forza Horizon ( yes a tech beast but personally I don't put much weight in racing games. The fact that I have it at 9 though says a lot for me and a true testament to what the 360 is capable of) 10. Battlefield 3 Honorable 2D or platform games: Rayman Origins, Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts Well there ya have it. These are my top ten so far as we close out this gen. Of course we can revisit this list after some others get released next year but right now this is my top ten. So what is your list SW? GO!!
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#2 MacBoomStick
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PC games look better.

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Angry birds

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#4 greensand24
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PC games look better.

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That's nice but I'm talking about consoles.
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#5 vashkey
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Of what I've played in no particular order... Halo 4 Killzone 2 Resident Evil 5 Soul Calibur IV Crysis 2 Gears of War 3 Uncharted 2 Asura's Wrath Far Cry 3 Metal Gear Solid 4
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#6 speedfreak48t5p
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Project Gotham Racing 4

Halo 4

Far Cry 3

Too lazy to list others.

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#7 Ly_the_Fairy
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The only two that have really stopped me in my tracks, and gotten me to say "these graphics look really nice", would be Halo 4, and Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

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#8 crimsonman1245
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To make things easier

Best looking exclusive: God of War 3

Best looking multiplat: Final Fantasy 13

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#9 greensand24
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Project Gotham Racing 4

Halo 4

Far Cry 3

Too lazy to list others.

speedfreak48t5p
Damn forgot about Far Cry 3. That could very well take the number 2 or 3 spot for me although not quite sure yet. In any event BF3 gets bumped out of my list because of this game.
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#10 vashkey
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The only two that have really stopped me in my tracks, and gotten me to say "these graphics look really nice", would be Halo 4, and Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

Ly_the_Fairy
I thought Nuts and Bolts looked excellent too but the inconsistent frame rate and texture pop in prevents me from putting in my top ten.
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#11 PhazonBlazer
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Too lazy for 10, here's 3:P

1. Uncharted 3

2. Halo 4

3. Killzone 3

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#12 BPoole96
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  1. Halo 4
  2. Gears of War 3
  3. The Witcher 2
  4. Uncharted 2/3
  5. Crysis 2 (360 version)
  6. Killzone 3
  7. God of War 3
  8. Red Dead Redemption
  9. Final Fantasy XIII
  10. Trine 2
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limbo

everyday shooter

legend of zelda: skyward sword

bioshock

journey

dark souls

l.a. noire

puzzle agent

madworld

skyrim

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#14 Jankarcop
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PC games look better.

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#15 sora16perfect
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1. Uncharted 3 2. Gears of war 3 3. God of war 3 4. Killzone 3 5. Crysis 2 6. Uncharted 2 7. Halo 4 8. Killzone 2 9. MGS 4 10. Your mom
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Halo 4 surprised me, it's much more impressive than I thought it would be, especially given the timeline.
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#17 AmayaPapaya
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  1. Killzone 3/Crysis 2
  2. Uncharted 3
  3. Halo 4 (from what I've seen)
  4. Gears of War 3
  5. Far Cry 3 (Best looking openworld game)
  6. Uncharted 2
  7. Killzone 2
  8. Skyward Sword/Galaxy 2(Loved the artsyle of both)
  9. Rayman Origins
  10. Battlefield 3, I suppose

Surprisingly, not too much from this year. Console graphics have stagnated and most games don't even touch Uncharted 2 and Killzone 2 from 2009 :/

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#18 BPoole96
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  1. Killzone 3/Crysis 2
  2. Uncharted 3
  3. Halo 4 (from what I've seen)
  4. Gears of War 3
  5. Far Cry 3 (Best looking openworld game)
  6. Uncharted 2
  7. Killzone 2
  8. Skyward Sword/Galaxy 2(Loved the artsyle of both)
  9. Rayman Origins
  10. Battlefield 3, I suppose

Surprisingly, not too much from this year. Console graphics have stagnated and most games don't even touch Uncharted 2 and Killzone 2 from 2009 :/

AmayaPapaya

I was going to add Far Cry 3 but the fact it runs at 20fps most the itme made me take it off the list.

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  1. Uncharted 3
  2. Uncharted 2
  3. Battlefield 3
  4. MGS 4
  5. Farcry 3
  6. Mass Effect 2
  7. Skyrim (360 version, PS3 version was meh looking)
  8. RDR
  9. RE5
  10. Lego Lotr
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#20 jimmyrussle117
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  1. Halo 4
  2. Gears of War 3
  3. The Witcher 2
  4. Uncharted 2/3
  5. Crysis 2 (360 version)
  6. Killzone 3
  7. God of War 3
  8. Red Dead Redemption
  9. Final Fantasy XIII
  10. Trine 2

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[QUOTE="AmayaPapaya"]

  1. Killzone 3/Crysis 2
  2. Uncharted 3
  3. Halo 4 (from what I've seen)
  4. Gears of War 3
  5. Far Cry 3 (Best looking openworld game)
  6. Uncharted 2
  7. Killzone 2
  8. Skyward Sword/Galaxy 2(Loved the artsyle of both)
  9. Rayman Origins
  10. Battlefield 3, I suppose

Surprisingly, not too much from this year. Console graphics have stagnated and most games don't even touch Uncharted 2 and Killzone 2 from 2009 :/

BPoole96

I was going to add Far Cry 3 but the fact it runs at 20fps most the itme made me take it off the list.

Yeah, I almost threw it off my list too because of that. I kept it up though because it is open world and that puts it at a disadvantage. Also, Far Cry 3 has the best draw distance I've seen in a console game. Not to mention I really appreciate the lack of loading times and even when there is, they are fast (something some console games are terrible at, especially with openworld games). But yes, that frame rate is really bad, and the game world can't do too much without experiencing some major issues. Lighting the whole forest on fire while there are men attacking you really hurts the frames on the PS3 version. You also can't have more than 3 vehicles on screen or the game starts to bug out and vehicles will disappear as soon as you turn a corner. Nonetheless, good loading times and great draw distance kept it up.

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#22 Youropinion
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PC games look better.

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wont give any order so i dont have fanboys rage out on me. Uncharted 3 Gears of war 3 Killzone 3 God of war 3 GT5 Ratchet & Clank : A Crack in Time Wipeout HD Fury Max Payne 3 Far Cry 3? Yee..i dunno
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[QUOTE="BPoole96"]

  1. Halo 4
  2. Gears of War 3
  3. The Witcher 2
  4. Uncharted 2/3
  5. Crysis 2 (360 version)
  6. Killzone 3
  7. God of War 3
  8. Red Dead Redemption
  9. Final Fantasy XIII
  10. Trine 2

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What about it?
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#25 gpuking
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1. God of war 3 2. Uncharted 3 3. Killzone 3 4. Gears of war 3 5. Halo 4 6. Battlefield 3 7. Crysis 2 8. Far Cry 3 9. Castlevania Lord of Shadow 10. Your mom
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#26 randomguy15
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Any list without Final Fantasy XIII fails.

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#27 DragonfireXZ95
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The PC version of BF3 on low looks better than the console version, I'm sure there's a game that looks better than BF3 on consoles.
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#28 Sali217
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1.) Gran Turismo 5 2.) Heavy Rain 3.) Uncharted 3 4.) Forza Horizon 5.) Dante's Inferno 6.) Journey 7.) Limbo
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#29 mgools
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Easy one for me.

Uncharted 3, even has the gameplay to back up the looks.

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1. Halo4

- God Of War

- Kameo

- RDR

- FC3

- Crysis2

- GT5

- Heavy Rain

- Gears 3

- The Witcher 2

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Viva Pinata - Trouble in Paradise Valkyria Chronicles 3D Dot Game Heroes Any of the BlazBlue games, I guess.
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10 rage 9 mgs4 8 mass effect3&killzone3 7RDR 6 gow3&GTAIV 5 AC3 4 crysysis2(360)&final fantasy 13(ps3) 3 UC2&gears of war 3 2 halo4 1 UNCHARTED3 for me
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#33 PAL360
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By no order:

Halo 4

Uncharted 2 and 3

Gears of War 3

Red Dead Redemption

TES V: Skyrim

God of War 3

Killzone 2 and 3

Forza Motorsport 4 and Horizon

Crysis 2

Rage

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Gears 3 uncharted 2 uncharted 3 God of War3 Killzone 2
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#35 OneInchMan99
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KILLZONE 2

KILLZONE 3

GOD OF WAR 3

RED DEAD REDEMPTION

RAGE

CRYSIS 2

UNCHARTED 2

UNCHARTED 3

RESIDENT EVIL 5

CASTLEVANIA : LOS

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1. Uncharted 2/3(by a hair)

2.Halo 4/Killzone 2 and 3(Ugly artstyle hurts killzone 2 and 3 in the graphics department)

3.Gears of War 3(from what I seen from pictures and videos)

4.Witcher 2

CFan't think of anything else. Because I haven't played or seen gameplay from a lot of graphically impressive games.

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#37 Floppy_Jim
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1. Killzone 2/3

2. God of War 3

3. Uncharted 2/3

4. Crysis 2

5. Gears of War 3

In no remaining order FF XIII, Ratchet: CIT, SMG 1/2, The Witcher 2.

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The only two that have really stopped me in my tracks, and gotten me to say "these graphics look really nice", would be Halo 4, and Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

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Nuts 'n Bolts doesn't really get the attention it deserves. It looks so charming.
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#39 Senor_Kami
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In no order FFXIII Gears of War 3 SSF4 RE5 Halo 4 Skyrim (the environment)
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#40 GamerwillzPS
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Lol at Halo 4 being number 1. I don't think so.

Here's mine:-

1. Uncharted 3
2. God of War 3
3. Heavy Rain
4. Killzone 3
5. Gears of War 3
6. Gran Turismo 5
7. Forza 4
8. Resistance 3
9. Halo 4
10. Motorstorm: Apocalypse

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#41 jun_aka_pekto
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I don't even have 10 games. But, I have these 3:

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#42 Thefatness16
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I can't give you a top ten. Also, I haven't played any of the top PS3 games, so I can't rank them either.

  1. Halo 4
  2. Gears of War 3
  3. Crysis 2
  4. Forza Horizen
  5. Castlevania LoS