@Kalmah
I think it was a really bad joke.

Wow, comment trolls are stupider than I had prepared myself for.

Why is everyone creaming their pants over GoW3's graphics, anyway?

They look good, but they're far from great.

Panda, what console game looks better at the moment? Please do not tell me Heavy Rain, Uncharted 2, Mass Effect 2, or MW2...because you'd be lying.

ONLY ON THE PS3!

@Renegade, Yep. Uncharted 2's graphics raised the bar for me and God of War 3 didn't quite reach it.

I lost my shoe today.

@x1251

Yeah, I'm trolling because I don't bow down to God of War. Shut up, dumbass. I'm stating my opinion, and my opinion is the graphics aren't this godlike fucking creation that everyone makes them out to be. And if you would actually think (a concept for you, I'm sure) before commenting, you'd realize that you can still be good at something, but not the best. Just because there is nothing to compare it to doesn't automatically mean you're the greatest at what you do. If a Pinto were the most reliable car on the market, would it be the best car just because you had nothing to compare it to? You sir, are an idiot, which every one of your moronic comments fully displays. You can't even make a logical comment without bashing someone else or the topic itself. I didn't realize having an opinion made you a troll now. I guess were all trolls to you, unless we agree with you.

Fuck off already.

*didn't know

@Xzyliac

Every now and then, especially when I'm tired.

I also played Yakuza 3 earlier...which left me craving Japanese food and full of rage. Probably not healthy.

I'm a bit dizzy too.

People are quick to judge GoW3's graphics when they've only played a demo that's 8 or 9 months old, videos on the interwebs, and seen screens.

I never thought Final Fantasy 13 looked that great til I popped it into my ps3 and saw it on my 40' Bravia. I'm pretty sure this is going to be the same way.

Let's hold off judgment until we actually play the game ourselves! Crazy fucking concept, right?

Damn, looks like I missed out on all x1251 fun. Maybe next thread.

Thanks for being my stand-in, Panda.

@Exrecaller since the reintroduction of fanboism people comment on graphics while staring at a blurry monitor from across the room streaming an ad if it promotes their agenda. I agree it wasn't "mindblowing" if you were going in to it thinking "THIS IS GOING TO HAVE THE BEST GRAFIX EVAR" but it sure is sleek and smooth. And that was based on the old demo.

@Xzyliac

You're not wrong at all. I should elaborate. Look at all the video reviews on GoW3. If you you've watched a few than by now you'll probably notice how they all show the same footage. Basically stuff that has been in trailers that we've already seen. That being said, GoW is doing a lot of technically impressive stuff with scale and 'camera' work that most people haven't even gotten a glimpse of. If you played Uncharted 2(arguably the most graphically impressive game of last year), you'll remember most of the breath taking moments in that game were very subtle. A loud, abrasive, explosive game...with touches of subtlety. Don't be surprised to see the same thing here.

Renegade Panda you have completed my night

@x1251

Stop putting words in my mouth, first off. I NEVER said anything you're saying I did, you're blowing my statement out of proportion. I'm saying they look good, but could look better. How is that a 'mindfuck' at all? Things don't have two levels of being, shit is more complex than that. Saying something is great (or whatever term) means it has to have some standard of quality above the average, which IMO, God Of War does not. You can only make a point by misinterpreting my comment, which is beyond stupid. Now shut the fuck up, if anyone here is a troll, it's you. My comment wasn't designed in the least to piss anyone off, you were the only one who even gave a shit enough to take it seriously. It's people like you that ruin this site, I'm sorry but you rank up there with Birthmark and other assholes that post for no reason other than to say something or someone sucks. Get the fuck out of here, will you?

@Revariance
That being said, GoW is doing a lot of technically impressive stuff with scale and 'camera' work that most people haven't even gotten a glimpse of.

Yeah that's where I'm expecting to be impressed. Not with how the game looks but with how it handles itself technically.

It's a mother fucking God of War game on a mother fucking PS3 for Christ sakes.

It's amusing that so much anger would be evident in comments about God of War. Maybe video games really do make people more violent!

@RenegadePanda
Some things are just not worth getting stressed about. Case in point.

@Hcapt
It's called Uncanny Valley, and it's exactly why this race for ultra-realism is pointless.

Avatar beat the Uncanny Valley? Funny, I was unsettled for nearly the entire film. That sex scene was just plain weird and uncomfortable.

@ T3h Kaiser
I agree, alien sex scenes were unnecesary and unhelpful.

I don't know how much of a difference watching the movie in 3D versus 2D is. I watched it in 3D, and it was completely impossible for me to tell where CGI began and reality ended. On second thought, you're right it didn't beat the uncanny valley. At all. The aliens looked human enough to be unsettling, but that's mostly an issue with the character rather than the technology.

What I liked about Avatar was that I could not tell reality from CGI, and I think games should emulate that graphically. But yeah, don't emulate alien love interests.

I find the lack of cock and balls to be disturbing.

@ x1251 - The graphics may very well be the best I've ever seen. That doesn't make them a big deal anymore. Grand Turisom 5 and Final Fantasy XIII may have the best graphics ever, but the fact that I dislike turn-based JRPGs and realistic driving sims means that unless they bring something new to the formula, I will still not like those games, nor will I be any more likely to buy them. The graphics simply are not a big deal on their own.

They look kinda gamey if you ask me. Shiny, detailed, but mostly just improvements over old styles rather than a great leap into realism.

@ RenegadePanda - Responding angrily only makes you seem unintelligent.

@ Griven - I LOVE when there's a texture with that "reach out and touch" feel. If there's enough of those in Versus XIII, I might have to buy myself a Playstation 3.

[i]RenagadePanda
@x1251

If a Pinto were the most reliable car on the market, would it be the best car just because you had nothing to compare it to?[/i]

Perfectly good comparison here... oh, what's this?

[i]x1251
If the Pinto is the only care on the market, that would mean IT IS THE BEST, Because obviously there are no other cars that fucking work, you retard.[/i]

Ummm... http://www.thereisnothingtosaytothis.com

To be honest, I never looked up exactly what troll meant until just now and sir, you fit the bill. I think it's about time to close up shop...

But wait, what's this? Doth my eyes deceive me?

[i]x1251
@Rentagay Panda

You're not a very bright person, so don't front like you are. The Pinto metaphor made this abundantly clear to everyone reading.[/i]

a•bun•dant [uh-buhn-duhnt]
–adjective
1.present in great quantity; more than adequate; over sufficient: an abundant supply of information.
2.well supplied; abounding: a brain abundant in knowledge.
3.richly supplied: an abundant thread.

Case Closed

Still, anyone who has not played the final game cannot say a damn thing about the graphics until they have seen it with their own eyes, playing it at its optimal settings. You can't trust pictures let alone video quality on the internet or your computer. Your monitor is not your TV (except in rare cases) and the graphics card is not a PS3. Even the GoW pictures that you can download off of the PSN do not compare to the game in motion.

I say don’t judge things until you’ve tried them (Unless they’re people, that’s a different story).