I hate getting into these arguments because graphical superiority is both purely opinionated and circumstantial. What I mean is whether or not a game looks better is a question of perception or preference (opinion). Saying that a game looks better than another game as fact is like saying a color is better than another color or a woman is more beautiful than another. Halle Berry might be ranked one in the "100 Most Beautiful Women" article of some magazine, but I still believe Salma Hayek is miles above her. It's not something to fight or flame someone over.
Graphics are also very circumstantial. Not every game is on the same scale. A game like Lair shows off miles of terrain and soldiers on each level from thousands of feet in the air, to 10 feet off the ground. Gears of War shows at most seven guys in a hallway. Both games look realistic and make what they show believable, but the scales are totally different.
In response to the question of the thread, I think the only game on 360 that looks better than anything on PS3 is Gears of War. Resistance, the videos I've seen of Lair, and especially Motorstorm look better than everything I've seen on 360 currently or on the horizon. Again, this is just some guy's opinion, so you can't get bent over my personal thoughts.
shady_825
I agree with what you say... kinda...
I think saying one game looks better than another is speaking the truth. That is only if theres no fanboyness blocking your perception. Liar looks good in terms of depth and what goes on, on the screen at once. But if you compare the graphics of one single thing to one single thing on gears. Its easy to see that gears of war has the better graphics. If you compare Lair's graphics to Ninety Nine Nights in terms of graphics + enemies on screen at once. Lair will win. And Lair would even beat Gears in that category because Lair didnt focus on Draw distance, and the graphics of a single character model. Gears of war only had your right, 7 enemies or players on the screen at once depending on the enemy type. Which lets them focus on draw distance, the graphics of every character model and the graphics of the entire enviroment. If gears of war wanted to have hundreds of enemies on the screen at once, I know the graphics wouldnt of been as good.
So saying a game has better graphics, and theres no fanboyness blocking your perception, then your probably right.
In responce to Resistance, Lair, and Motorstorm. Call of duty 2, if you compare graphics, would beat out Resistance. I dont think you can compare Motorstorm to anything on the 360. Theres no game like it. If you just want to compare racing games. Then PGR3's graphics on the car models are much better. But theres a reason behind this. Motorstorm focus's on alot of the enviroment, and damage to cars. PGR3 has to only focus on the set course of the track, and the cars. No damage. And I believe in Motorstorm, you can kinda choose your own path. But if you want to compare it to offroad games, Motorstorm has no competition. And with lair, if you want to compare it to games of flight. It also has no competition.
Opinion on graphics plays a big part. But if someone looks at a PS2 game, and sais it looks better than an Xbox 360 games. Sometimes opinions are biased and dont look at the truth.
I'm not trying to diss Lair, I think in terms of what goes on at once, it definatly beats Gears. Single player will probably be more detailed in terms of story than gears. But just character models and the graphics of the draw distance. Gears would win. And honestly, if Lair is as good as everyone is saying it will be. I might have to get a PS3 once it drops down in price. I wont have to wait for MGS4.
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