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The ability for the exact same posters to shit up every DF thread imaginable is quite impressive.

The list has both major PS5 exclusives for the year in it and they can still somehow cry about bias.

I'm quite confident DF can post a video of Alex giving Jim Ryan head and they would still complain about him not stroking the shaft enough.

10/10

 

[Senua]

The ability for the exact same posters to shit up every DF thread imaginable is quite impressive.

The list has both major PS5 exclusives for the year in it and they can still somehow cry about bias.

I'm quite confident DF can post a video of Alex giving Jim Ryan head and they would still complain about him not stroking the shaft enough.

I call them, the unbannables.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

I call them, the unbannables.

I'm very bannable, thank you very much

 

[ikbalCO]

Avatar over Alan Wake 2 damn, I really have to play this because AW2 blew my mind graphically

Fsr ruins aw2 on consoles.

Even in quality mode. Its fuzzy and blurry a lot of times.

It is only fair that they gave it to the game that brought their a game to consoles as well.

Ubisoft killed it this year. Hope they keep things going next year starting with prince of persia

 

[Senua]

I'm very bannable, thank you very much

You're actually entertaining unlike those droids, so yes you must be punished.

 

[SlimySnake]

How did this game make it onto the best graphics of the year list?

Because they are idiots. Hifi Rush and Odyssey over Forza, MK1, Atomic Heart, Starfield, Dead Island 2 and even Street Fighter 6 is crazy talk. Literally insane.

They talk about PT in Cyberpunk pushing it over pretty much everything else this year, and then ignore the insane lighting and asset quality of the games i listed above in favor of a 2D game and a very last gen looking HifiRush. Hifi Rush over Starfield is fucking insane to me.

Hell, id put Zelda ToTK over Mario Wonder. What it is doing with its physics systems is far more technically advanced than anything in Mario Wonder.

 

[Luipadre]

I really dislike avatars visuals, its the art style i think, its just looks bland to me. AW2 takes the crown this year for me. It had incredible art direction too

 

[adamsapple]

I'm very bannable, thank you very much

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

DGrayson ban me you knob head

 

[bender]

DGrayson ban me you knob head

Take adamsapple with you.

 

[tommib]

Honourable mention to AC6 is nice. I thought that game looked and ran absolutely fantastic on my OLED with performance VRR. Anyway, here’s my list of the most adorable visuals of the year (the only one that matters):

1. Metroid Prime Remastered
2. A Highland Song
3. Armored Core 6
4. Scorn (PS5)
5. Final Fantasy XVI
6. Alan Wake 2
7. Star Wars: Jedi Survivor
8. Dead Space
9. Quake II (Enhanced Edition)
10. Super Mario RPG

 

[DanielG165]

I don’t know why people are surprised nor upset over Avatar being number 1. If you’ve seen the game in person like I, and so many other people have, then the choice makes sense. Visually, graphically, and sheer fidelity and tech-wise, there is no other open world game that matches what Avatar is doing, outside of Cyberpunk. It also is a very reasonable game to run at max settings and still have really solid performance, despite it being very demanding. You don’t need the most powerful GPU to run Avatar well, and still get all the bells and whistles. It’s a stunner across the board.

Honestly, the top 3 list is well deserved. Cyberpunk, Alan Wake 2, and Avatar have all very clearly shown off what is possible with current generation visuals, with all 3 being tour de forces in that aspect.

 

[RavionUHD]

I absolutely agree with the list, although I would also put Hogwarts Legacy, Starfield (many parts) and Atomic Heart in the list.

Some screenshots i made this year on PC in 5160*2160:

 

[SlimySnake]

I don’t know why people are surprised nor upset over Avatar being number 1. If you’ve seen the game in person like I, and so many other people have, then the choice makes sense. Visually, graphically, and sheer fidelity and tech-wise, there is no other open world game that matches what Avatar is doing, outside of Cyberpunk. It also is a very reasonable game to run at max settings and still have really solid performance, despite it being very demanding. You don’t need the most powerful GPU to run Avatar well, and still get all the bells and whistles. It’s a stunner across the board.

Honestly, the top 3 list is well deserved. Cyberpunk, Alan Wake 2, and Avatar have all very clearly shown off what is possible with current generation visuals, with all 3 being tour de forces in that aspect.

A lot of people simply havent played it. The game got mediocre reviews and ubisoft games tend to be ignored on message boards anyway.

And yes, its remarkable how well it runs on a variety of machines. The fact that it runs at 60 fps on consoles while offering better image quality than AW2 at 30 fps on consoles is a massive technical accomplishment. no pun intended.

 

[RavionUHD]

A lot of people simply havent played it. The game got mediocre reviews and ubisoft games tend to be ignored on message boards anyway.

And yes, its remarkable how well it runs on a variety of machines. The fact that it runs at 60 fps on consoles while offering better image quality than AW2 at 30 fps on consoles is a massive technical accomplishment. no pun intended.

True, but to be completely honest, the game itself (apart from the graphics) is pretty mediocre (in regards of gameplay and story) nothing special, not worth the full prise.

 

[Stuart360]

The thing with AVATAR is that even on the lowest settings, it looks as good as a lot of games on max settings, i'm not even joking.
Like others have said, its a Ubisoft game so some gamers simply wont accept it but the game is an amazing achievement.

 

[Kikorin]

Why are you always so salty bro. What did you want to win?


True there was great hair tech in Spiderman 2

This is not a true Mary Jane screenshot right? Is it edited? I've still to play Spider-Man 2.

 

[Hudo]

FF16 is even more impressive if you keep in mind that it's based on the FF14 engine.

 

[Crayon]

Mario and Hi Fi getting on there. Talk about the ol christmas spirit.

 

[Insane Metal]

Where is Robocop?

 

[SlimySnake]

Where is Robocop?

Its there. one of their top ten. They didnt rank 4-10 but its there.

 

[MarkMe2525]

Some real cry babies in this one. I would like to thank them for the chuckles.

 

[daninthemix]

What I don't get is...why do PS fanboys feel such shame and embarrassment all the time?

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Art style. Game looks incredible.

Art style is completely irrelevant to graphics though.

 

[BigLee74]

I’ve not watched the video (I’m still suffering after effects from the borefest that was the Forza v GT7 video, and it’s one billion shots of tree placements) but HiFi Rush?

I completed it, it was a great game, it was superbly executed and animated, but at no point was I even remotely impressed with the graphics. Very strange inclusion.

 

[Senua]

Art style is completely irrelevant to graphics though.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

What's wrong?

If they wanted to add art style, they should've discussed visuals, not graphics.

 

[SlimySnake]

Just a reminder that Mario and HiFi Rush were picked over these games.

 

[X-Wing]

Alex really can't hide his hate for PlayStation can he? It's painted on his face.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

Dude forspoken is beautiful what are you smoking.
Posting pics because that hdr is stunning

And raw HDR-SDR captures. most are not photo mode. Just gameplay. forspoken adds the watermark always.

 

[NeverYouMind]

What is that one from? Looks pretty impressive.

 

[DanielG165]

True, but to be completely honest, the game itself (apart from the graphics) is pretty mediocre (in regards of gameplay and story) nothing special, not worth the full prise.

That’s why you don’t pay full price for it. I’m playing the game right now for $15 using Ubisoft+.

 

[SlimySnake]

What is that one from? Looks pretty impressive.

Atomic Heart.

 

[adamsapple]

[/QUOTE]

What's wrong?

If they wanted to add art style, they should've discussed visuals, not graphics.

Maybe you should watch the segment where they talk about it, they lay out their reasoning for putting it on there.

 

[Gaiff]

Just a reminder that Mario and HiFi Rush were picked over these games.

Hi-Fi Rush deserves its spot. Super Mario Wonder, not sure. Looks like any other Mario game to me but I haven't played.

 

[bender]

Just a reminder that Mario and HiFi Rush were picked over these games.

Animation matters and is why games like Mortal Kombat and Starfield should be disqualified from any graphics discussion.

 

[Hudo]

I know that this hasn't got anything to do with any of the games discussed by digital fiasco but I just wanted to say: Assassin's Creed Unity is beautiful, man.

 

[MarkMe2525]

Art style is completely irrelevant to graphics though.

I agree with this sentiment. When discussing "best graphics" and the art style is not specifically mentioned as a factor, I would assume they are referring to the technical aspects of the presentation.

Edit: I haven't watched yet so they very well could have mentioned it. Can't be watching 11/2 hour videos in the middle of the day. We'll, I shouldn't anyways.

 

[Gaiff]

Art style is completely irrelevant to graphics though.

I beg to differ. The topic is best graphics, not technically most advanced or impressive games. It's all about celebrating good looking games and they come in all sorts of different flavors. Sure, the ones using advanced rendering tech are objectively ahead but we ain't robots who only care about ray tracing and geometry and object density, right?

 

[adamsapple]

I know that this hasn't got anything to do with any of the games discussed by digital fiasco but I just wanted to say: Assassin's Creed Unity is beautiful, man.

Do you mean Mirage? The one that came out this year?

 

[rofif]

Art style is completely irrelevant to graphics though.

It's the other way around.
Graphics barely matter anymore when you can achieve any art style and it does the heavy lifting

 

[Hudo]

Do you mean Mirage? The one that came out this year?

No. I mean Unity. The one that came out in 2014. Dunno about Mirage.

 

[Turk1993]

Because they are idiots. Hifi Rush and Odyssey over Forza, MK1, Atomic Heart, Starfield, Dead Island 2 and even Street Fighter 6 is crazy talk. Literally insane.

They talk about PT in Cyberpunk pushing it over pretty much everything else this year, and then ignore the insane lighting and asset quality of the games i listed above in favor of a 2D game and a very last gen looking HifiRush. Hifi Rush over Starfield is fucking insane to me.

Hell, id put Zelda ToTK over Mario Wonder. What it is doing with its physics systems is far more technically advanced than anything in Mario Wonder.

Just because of his console version comparison he didn't put Forza in there while the pc version looks excellent. But hey atleast they put a Nintendo game in there thats a plus point right.

So he thinks that Mario looks better than this lol

 

[Killjoy-NL]

It's the other way around.
Graphics barely matter anymore when you can achieve any art style and it does the heavy lifting

Fair enough and I fully agree.

I just don't think art style matters much when talking graphics.
Graphics should be strictly technical and objective, art style is highly subjective, hence I refer to it as visuals.

 

[rofif]

Fair enough and I fully agree.

I just don't think art style matters much when talking graphics.
Graphics should be strictly technical and objective, art style is highly subjective, hence I refer to it as visuals.

Ah I see what you re saying.
They should strictly name the video "GRAPHICS TECH".
Just graphics imo is the full outlook... full overall image of the game.

 

[bender]

Fair enough and I fully agree.

I just don't think art style matters much when talking graphics.
Graphics should be strictly technical and objective, art style is highly subjective, hence I refer to it as visuals.

The end result matters so there is always going to be subjectivity. Something technically impressive doesn't always mean what is produced is appealing and certainly doesn't always mean that the output is more appealing than something less technically impressive. It would be a sterile way of looking at things and we could just eliminate the human element from the judgement and would be akin to saying, "This game looks better than that game because it uses more polygons."

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Why are you always so salty bro. What did you want to win?


True there was great hair tech in Spiderman 2

stellar ass cannot cum soon enough.

 

[Punished Miku]

Pretty impressive win for Avatar. I'll have to pick it up on sale. Love the movies.

 

[rofif]

Why are you always so salty bro. What did you want to win?


True there was great hair tech in Spiderman 2

At least she doesn't look 50 lol

 

[Killjoy-NL]

The end result matters so there is always going to be subjectivity. Something technically impressive doesn't always mean what is produced is appealing and certainly doesn't always mean that the output is more appealing than something less technically impressive. It would be a sterile way of looking at things and we could just eliminate the human element from the judgement and would be akin to saying, "This game looks better than that game because it uses more polygons."

Yeah, but technical aspects are objective, so one can judge the graphics based on tech, performance and respective hardware.