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[Gamer79]

I am a diverse gamer. Best way to put it is I am a fan of games not platforms. Currently I own a PS5, Switch lite, and a Quest 2. My buddy has a series S and a gaming pc. My point is I have exposure to a lot of different platforms. My pick is a game that looks and plays like a cinematic experience. It's a game that rivals pixar movies while being really fun at the same time. My personal pick is:

Ratchet and Clank: A rift apart

This game sets the standard for not only this current console generation but for any game in the foreseeable future.

It checks all the boxes: 4k, 60fps, Ray tracing, amazing art. This game looks so good that is may end up being the best looking game on the ps5/xsx generation. I know there are games on beastly pc's that can push higher resolution and more frames but IMO I haven't seen anything on the pc that matches this game yet either. Just a few examples and for your reference these are not BULLSHOTS! The game looks this good especially with a proper tv set.

 

[Kuranghi]

Its me! I am the king of graphics!

Behold my shining ray-traced codpiece!

 

[Deerock71]

Its me! I am the king of graphics!

Behold my shining ray-traced codpiece!

Just a sec...adjusting my microscope now.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[Kuranghi]

Just a sec...adjusting my microscope now.

 

[rofif]

Demons Souls overall.
Technically Ratchet.

 

[Banjo64]

Got to say DeS Remastered and Rift Apart are the 2 best looking games.

Forza Horizon 5 is also a very attractive game, but DeS reigns supreme.

 

[Sosokrates]

Its hard to say because games have different visual goals.

 

[M1chl]

I would say Flight Sim for me personally, not sure if technically, but it's just a bliss to look at.

 

[Banjo64]

Actually scrap that, Pokémon Legends Arceus is the best looking game.

 

[Hobbygaming]

I agree with Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart being the winner. Demon Souls would be my honorable mention

Horizon Forbidden West looks amazing too especially for being crossgen

 

[Deerock71]

Actually scrap that, Pokémon Legends Arceus is the best looking game.

 

[Banjo64]

Not at all, it's highly stylised compared to most other games, it's just let down by the hardware.

Show me a game that looks better than that, in terms of art direction and style. Pro tip: you can't.

 

[rofif]

Photomode and cutscenes don't count

why?

 

[ChiefDada]

As of today, I have to give it to Cyberpunk on PC.

The only thing holding me back from choosing Ratchet is that the game is too linear and environments are very restricted. Cyberpunk's sheer scale is the deciding factor for me here.

But ask me again on Friday and my answer will change to Horizon Forbidden West.

 

[Banjo64]

As of today, I have to give it to Cyberpunk on PC.

The only thing holding me back from choosing Ratchet is that the game is too linear and environments are very restricted. Cyberpunk's sheer scale is the deciding factor for me here.

But ask me again on Friday and my answer will change to Horizon Forbidden West.

Cyberpunk doesn't have phat 4k space monkey ass like Rivet tho.

 

[Haggard]

CP2077 with all RT options at max I´d say.

 

[SlimySnake]

It;s ratchet, but Guardians and Horizon FW look almost as good so it's not like it is leagues ahead of everything else out there.

Insomniac's decision to focus on native 4k is baffling to say the least. They left a lot of performance on the table leaving themselves with just as much of a pixel budget as cross gen games like Horizon FW and Guardians.

 

[JeloSWE]

Cyberpunk on a maxed out PC is quite impressive.

 

[Kenpachii]

Flight simulator

 

[Buggy Loop]

Not at all, it's highly stylised compared to most other games, it's just let down by the hardware.

Show me a game that looks better than that, in terms of art direction and style. Pro tip: you can't.

You're absolutely right

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

KING???

You mean Queen.

 

[ChiefDada]

Cyberpunk doesn't have phat 4k space monkey ass like Rivet tho.

Stay weird, my friend.

 

[rofif]

It;s ratchet, but Guardians and Horizon FW look almost as good so it's not like it is leagues ahead of everything else out there.

Insomniac's decision to focus on native 4k is baffling to say the least. They left a lot of performance on the table leaving themselves with just as much of a pixel budget as cross gen games like Horizon FW and Guardians.

Dude I finished guardians on pc. Flarking amazing looking game. I almost forgot !!!
This is maxed on my pc with 3080 4k dlss

To be honest, I would Still rate Death Stranding and tlou2 higher than any of those. But I only have ps4 slim screenshots. Need to replay on ps5.
And of course Metro exodus pc rtx edition. Will post some shots later. I replayed it last month

 

[worldwithpyramids]

Nothing looks better than Half-Life: Alyx on an Index.

 

[Edgelord79]

I would say Flight Sim for me personally, not sure if technically, but it's just a bliss to look at.

This. Nothing is close to this.

 

[RoadHazard]

It;s ratchet, but Guardians and Horizon FW look almost as good so it's not like it is leagues ahead of everything else out there.

Insomniac's decision to focus on native 4k is baffling to say the least. They left a lot of performance on the table leaving themselves with just as much of a pixel budget as cross gen games like Horizon FW and Guardians.

Guardians is absolutely nowhere near Ratchet, in any shape or form. On PS5 at least. So unless the PC version looks like a generation better, nope, that's not it.

 

[Banjo64]

This. Nothing is close to this.

As someone who likes to fly low close by to my home city on my Series S;

 

[Walter Matthau]

Snatcher

 

[Guilty_AI]

Cruelty Squad, graphics so advanced your eyes aren't even able to comprehend it

 

[rofif]

And some Metro raytraceodus shots from my month ago playthrough. Yes - I have a man crush on Sam

 

[Fahdis]

I'm going to be totally honest about this...

... Pac-Man.

 

[SlimySnake]

Guardians is absolutely nowhere near Ratchet, in any shape or form. On PS5 at least. So unless the PC version looks like a generation better, nope, that's not it.

Guardians looks absolutely unreal on PS5. I played in the native 4k and the ray tracing mode. This screenshot is from the ray tracing mode.

If anything the screenshots dont do it justice because like Deus Ex Mankind, every scene in the game is full of so much detail it is an eyegasm. The game has no reason looking this good.

 

[Edgelord79]

As someone who likes to fly low close by to my home city on my Series S;

It would be limited by the resolution of the imagery, the provider, as well as the BIM or terrain models used. Some areas are incredible, some aren't.

It's the entire world though and your are on a Series S...

 

[Danjin44]

Not at all, it's highly stylised compared to most other games, it's just let down by the hardware.

Show me a game that looks better than that, in terms of art direction and style. Pro tip: you can't.

On same system.

 

[rofif]

Guardians looks absolutely unreal on PS5. I played in the native 4k and the ray tracing mode. This screenshot is from the ray tracing mode.

If anything the screenshots dont do it justice because like Deus Ex Mankind, every scene in the game is full of so much detail it is an eyegasm. The game has no reason looking this good.

NICE!
They added RT to ps5 4k version? I played it on pc but good to know.. I kinda want to replay it

 

[The_hunter]

Dude I finished guardians on pc. Flarking amazing looking game. I almost forgot !!!
This is maxed on my pc with 3080 4k dlss

To be honest, I would Still rate Death Stranding and tlou2 higher than any of those. But I only have ps4 slim screenshots. Need to replay on ps5.
And of course Metro exodus pc rtx edition. Will post some shots later. I replayed it last month

This game looks comfy.

For me it has to be Demon Souls remake, it felt completly realistic. Ratchet had the best implementation of raytracing hands down, and the models were so high res. Ghost of tsushima had a very technically impressive fog and weather system.

 

[Banjo64]

It would be limited by the resolution of the imagery, the provider, as well as the BIM or terrain models used. Some areas are incredible, some aren't.

It's the entire world though and your are on a Series S...

That's fine but at the same time I can also play a game like FH5 on my Series S and it looks photorealistic at all times.

I'm not slating F Simulator. But it only looks amazing at a distance and not at all times.

 

[RoadHazard]

Guardians looks absolutely unreal on PS5. I played in the native 4k and the ray tracing mode. This screenshot is from the ray tracing mode.

If anything the screenshots dont do it justice because like Deus Ex Mankind, every scene in the game is full of so much detail it is an eyegasm. The game has no reason looking this good.

But it runs and feels like shit in those modes. The only playable mode is performance, and that's 1080p and still can't keep a stable 60fps. Ratchet is just so much more impressive.

 

[SlimySnake]

But it runs and feels like shit in those modes. The only playable mode is performance, and that's 1080p and still can't keep a stable 60fps. Ratchet is just so much more impressive.

huh? I played most of the game at native 4k 30 fps locked. Just like ratchet.

I dont really care about 60 fps. Thats why i played both ratchet and guardians at 30 fps with the highest level of fidelity. Besides, the downgrades in ratchet's 60 fps mode are too much for me. They gut a lot of the awesome crowd and skybox detail. Ray tracing and even lighting takes a hit.

I am comparing Ratchet's native 4k 30 fps mode to Guardians native 4k 30 fps mode and they both look very close. Ratchet obviously looks better but guardians is a stunning looking game in its own right.

 

[Banjo64]

On same system.

I don't know what that game is, but it looks like shit in my opinion. The sky box looks like it's been drawn by a piss head heroin addict.

 

[Edgelord79]

That's fine but at the same time I can also play a game like FH5 on my Series S and it looks photorealistic at all times.

I'm not slating F Simulator. But it only looks amazing at a distance and not at all times.

Thats not possible and have real world imagery though. I work with satellite imagery, BIM, and GIS exclusively in my job and can tell you first hand that the tech (Azure mostly) they've utilized in that game is so far and above anything else it's astounding, especially in real-time.

Again there is no way to make graphics realistic at the highest LOD for the entire world. It's just not comparable to other games.

FH5 is really impressive looking too. It's just not the same with the scope they are doing. I can totally understand if you think it looks better though.

 

[Anos Voldigoad]

Definitely Demon Souls PS5 and RC. Soon, i have a feeling Forbidden West will take the crown

 

[kingpotato]

I would say Flight Sim for me personally, not sure if technically, but it's just a bliss to look at.

Flight simulator

 

[HoofHearted]

 

[rofif]

I could post million screenshots from Death Stranding. Imo it's the best looking game ever. Or tlou2.. not sure haha.
But this guy is the most realistic character ever. Especially in a spoiler version which I will not show haha

 

[intbal]

The Matrix Awakens

 

[Banjo64]

Looks like my home town after The Blitz.

 

[M1chl]

Sorry for your poor internet bro

 

[arvfab]

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