2001 games with the best graphics?

Make me a list of games with the best graphics that were released in 2001.

inb4 Halo: Combat Evolved

Final Fantasy X-PS2

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty-PS2

Dead or Alive 3-Xbox

Gran Turismo 3-PS2

Halo CE-Xbox

For me? Aquanox.

Its developer even made the Aquamark benchmarking tool from it:

I remember getting the game free with my GF4 Ti-4200 a year later.

Return to Castle Wolfenstein- PC

Max Payne- PC

Xbox:

Rallisport Challenge

GC:

Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader

PS2:

Zone of the Enders

Devil May Cry

Onimusha: Warlords

Silent Hill 2

Ico

Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy

Severance: Blade of Darkness,the 2001 Dark Souls

• 100% real time shadows (world and characters)
• Real time water reflections
• Basic physics and destructability
• Dismemberment

imo these:

PS2 - Gran Turismo 3

GC - Luigi's Mansion

Xbox - Dead or Alive 3

DC - Shenmue 2

N64 - Conker

PC - Aquanox

Severance: Blade of Darkness,the 2001 Dark Souls

• 100% real time shadows (world and characters)
• Real time water reflections
• Basic physics and destructability
• Dismemberment

RyuRanVII

I don't remember being impressed by this game's graphics when I played it, except for some nice lighting/shadows and dismemberments.

Also, your pic is showing a Cel-shaded mod. (the original game was not Cel-shaded)

Soul Reaver 2 looked much better imo.

GC - Luigi's Mansion

nameless12345

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GC - Luigi's Mansion

nintendoboy16

Lighting, shadows and effects are better in Luigi, hence I find it more visually pleasing.

Never were fond of the Jak games.

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GC - Luigi's Mansion

nameless12345

Lighting, shadows and effects are better in Luigi, hence I find it more visually pleasing.

Never were fond of the Jak games.

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[QUOTE="nintendoboy16"]Jak and Daxter looks far better than that. :?

Heirren

Lighting, shadows and effects are better in Luigi, hence I find it more visually pleasing.

Never were fond of the Jak games.

Well, Pikmin was also pretty impressive and RS2 was no slouch either.

GC had some fine-looking games right out of the gate.

[QUOTE="Heirren"][QUOTE="nameless12345"]

Lighting, shadows and effects are better in Luigi, hence I find it more visually pleasing.

Never were fond of the Jak games.

nameless12345

Well, Pikmin was also pretty impressive and RS2 was no slouch either.

GC had some fine-looking games right out of the gate.

The water in Wave Race 64 (1996) had me stupefied in amazement. It took a few years before it was even equaled.

Odd request.

From what i've played (in no order):

Black & White (PC)
Starlancer (PC)
Ballistics (PC)
Alien Vs Predator 2 (PC)
IL-2 Sturmovik (PC)
Return to Castle Wolfenstein (PC)
Gran Turismo 3 (PS2)

• Rogue Squadron II
• Gran Turismo 3
• Return to Castle Wolfenstien
• Halo: CE

shenmue 2. that is all

Xbox:

Rallisport Challenge

GC:

Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader

PS2:

Zone of the Enders

Devil May Cry

Onimusha: Warlords

Silent Hill 2

Ico

Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy

SonOfChewbacca

Good list.

Shenmue II (Dreamcast)

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PlayStation 2)

Sonic Adventure 2 for the dreamcast had pretty crisp graphics imo

PlayStation 2 - Ace Combat 4: Distant Thunder/Shattered Skies (Released '01 in Japan), Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, Ico, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Zone of the Enders, Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy. That's all I got. Most of these have been said already though, so... yeah.

Gamecube: Luigi's Mansion
PS2: Final Fantasy X
Xbox: Halo Combat Evolved
PC: Max Payne

Xbox:

Rallisport Challenge

GC:

Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader

PS2:

Zone of the Enders

Devil May Cry

Onimusha: Warlords

Silent Hill 2

Ico

Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy

SonOfChewbacca

Why so little mention of Shenmue II? The graphics in that game blows almost every other 2001 game (and hell, even most 2002 games) out of the water.

Why so little mention of Shenmue II? The graphics in that game blows almost every other 2001 game (and hell, even most 2002 games) out of the water.

Jag85

because most haven't played it I guess. shenmue 2(on vga) looks better than many current gen sandbox games like fallout 3 and skyrim

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Why so little mention of Shenmue II? The graphics in that game blows almost every other 2001 game (and hell, even most 2002 games) out of the water.

bultje112

because most haven't played it I guess. shenmue 2(on vga) looks better than many current gen sandbox games like fallout 3 and skyrim

[QUOTE="Jag85"]

Why so little mention of Shenmue II? The graphics in that game blows almost every other 2001 game (and hell, even most 2002 games) out of the water.

bultje112

because most haven't played it I guess. shenmue 2(on vga) looks better than many current gen sandbox games like fallout 3 and skyrim

Why so little mention of Shenmue II? The graphics in that game blows almost every other 2001 game (and hell, even most 2002 games) out of the water.

Jag85

[QUOTE="Jag85"]

Why so little mention of Shenmue II? The graphics in that game blows almost every other 2001 game (and hell, even most 2002 games) out of the water.

StaticOnTV

[QUOTE="StaticOnTV"][QUOTE="Jag85"]

Why so little mention of Shenmue II? The graphics in that game blows almost every other 2001 game (and hell, even most 2002 games) out of the water.

Jag85

Xbox:

Halo: Combat Evolved

Dreamcast:

Shenmue 2

PlayStation 2:

Final Fantasy X

Metal Gear Solid 2

Ico

Onimusha: Warlords

Zone of the Enders

Devil May Cry

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[QUOTE="StaticOnTV"] Because Shenmue 1 was the only game that came out with graphcs that it could actually compete with, Shenmue 2 is not impressive. I guess the Xbox version has some dice.StaticOnTV

Sorry, but none of those games look as impressive as Shenmue II...

Jag is definitily a troll.

GreekGameManiac is definitely a troll.

GreekGameManiac

Spellcheck complete.

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[QUOTE="Jag85"]

Why so little mention of Shenmue II? The graphics in that game blows almost every other 2001 game (and hell, even most 2002 games) out of the water.

Lost-to-Apathy

because most haven't played it I guess. shenmue 2(on vga) looks better than many current gen sandbox games like fallout 3 and skyrim

if I show anyone skyrim or shenmue 2. they think shenmue 2 looks a lot better (vga)

I'm not talking about technical better because that's bull anyway. what looks the best, is the best

I thought the first Shenmue looked better than the second.Heirren

what? is this even serious?

[QUOTE="StaticOnTV"][QUOTE="Jag85"] I have no idea what you're trying to say... but either way, the graphics of Shenmue II was superior to every other game released in 2001 (Dreamcast version) and 2002 (Xbox version), technically speaking.

Jag85

Sorry, but none of those games look as impressive as Shenmue II...

and those don't even look as impressive as shenmue 2 does on vga.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyfo7u9MGto

look at this video on 720 p. that's how it looks about on dreamcast in vga

I know vga is 480p, but I think youtube downgrades that video. 720p on your monitor is how it looks pretty much on my hdtv with vga, although a bit worse, because youtube cuts away some of it I think. better than any other game of 2001 by a long shot though

Aquanox for the PC

....too bad it was a crap game.

[QUOTE="Heirren"]I thought the first Shenmue looked better than the second.bultje112

what? is this even serious?

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[QUOTE="Heirren"]I thought the first Shenmue looked better than the second.Heirren

what? is this even serious?

repetetive textures as in what?

[QUOTE="Lost-to-Apathy"][QUOTE="bultje112"]

 

because most haven't played it I guess. shenmue 2(on vga) looks better than many current gen sandbox games like fallout 3 and skyrim

bultje112

if I show anyone skyrim or shenmue 2. they think shenmue 2 looks a lot better (vga)

I'm not talking about technical better because that's bull anyway. what looks the best, is the best

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[QUOTE="Lost-to-Apathy"] Sorry, but Shenmue II isn't anywhere near the level of Skyrim, graphically. Jag85

if I show anyone skyrim or shenmue 2. they think shenmue 2 looks a lot better (vga)

I'm not talking about technical better because that's bull anyway. what looks the best, is the best

[QUOTE="StaticOnTV"][QUOTE="Jag85"] I have no idea what you're trying to say... but either way, the graphics of Shenmue II was superior to every other game released in 2001 (Dreamcast version) and 2002 (Xbox version), technically speaking.

Jag85

Sorry, but none of those games look as impressive as Shenmue II...

[QUOTE="Jag85"]

[QUOTE="StaticOnTV"] Uh, what? Here is shenmue2: Now exclusing PC, there are quite a few games better, I may have only played some of the second game, and never the first, but I know what it looks like. Look at: Midtown Madness 3: Enclave: Fireblade: Gun Metal: That's just a few more technically taxing games. Shemue II looks good, but there not the best imo. Also as for 2001 Dreamcast, it came out in 2002 for the in NA, as for EU, at the end of 2001 near the holiday season so it better look good at the end of 2001 or I would be asking some questions.StaticOnTV

Sorry, but none of those games look as impressive as Shenmue II...

[QUOTE="Jag85"]

Sorry, but none of those games look as impressive as Shenmue II...

StaticOnTV

[QUOTE="StaticOnTV"]You said technical graphics, why are you changing things?Lost-to-Apathy