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[benjipwns]

I set it to low and forgot to change the default resolution, so enjoy 800x600. (When you set it to high it defaults the resolution to 1024x768 lol.)

 

[benjipwns]

 

[benjipwns]

 

[ampere]

Wow Half Life 2 looks terrible, and Serious Sam 3 looks even worse.

Interesting idea for a thread.

Final Fantasy XIV is looking rough...

You can make the video settings low enough such that text isn't readable? Haha.

 

[Ninman]

StarCraft II

 

[therealminime]

This thread is disgusting, I love it!

It is kind of comical how good The Witcher 2 still looks on lowest settings.

 

[benjipwns]

At 720p:

And alongside max settings 1080p for those who wanted comparisons:

 

[Sentenza]

This thread is disgusting, I love it!

It is kind of comical how good The Witcher 2 still looks on lowest settings.

Yeah, seriously.

 

[AbortedWalrusFetus]

Same shot at max settings link



Same shot max settings link

 

[ATF487]

Love the idea behind this thread, I'd reckon most of us don't have PCs that can play everything at the highest level. Surprised how good some of these new games look on low, too

 

[grap3fruitman]

I'm honestly shocked at how some of these still look better than their console counterparts.

 

[jmdajr]

Hope to contribute more later

 

[jet1911]

Splinter Cell Conviction

 

[ChoklitReign]

I wonder how many of these games are playable on Intel's Ivy Bridge chipset? I wouldn't mind playing some of these games on a Macbook if I was desperate.

Spoiler

I already own a gaming PC and enjoy good graphics.

 

[jmdajr]

I wonder how many of these games are playable on Intel's Ivy Bridge chipset? I wouldn't mind playing some of these games on a Macbook if I was desperate.

Spoiler

I already own a gaming PC and enjoy good graphics.

Not me

Spoiler

640x480 for life

 

[ezodagrom]

Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst:

Max settings with 4xSSAA and 16xAF forced in the drivers:
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/741/psobb3.jpg

Max settings with 4xSSAA and 16xAF forced in the drivers:
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/9980/psobb4.jpg

 

[jbueno]

StarCraft II

Geforce Fx 5200

I have a friend that had to play it like that on a crappy laptop with a Core2Duo and Intel integrated graphics, at 800x600, and still only got like really unstable 20 fps. Went through the whole campaign and played MP like that. He still enjoyed it so more power to him I guess.

 

[bob page]

Nox

Holy crap, this brings back so many great memories. Definitely one of the most underrated PC games of its time.

 

[ezodagrom]

Phantasy Star Universe:

Max settings with 4xSSAA and 16xAF forced through the drivers:
http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/3542/psuilluminus20120613034.jpg

 

[gblues]

AKA "386 SX mode"

 

[benjipwns]

Max: http://www.abload.de/img/2012-06-12_000089vjbp.jpg

Max: http://www.abload.de/img/2012-06-12_00009n8mu8.jpg

 

[Alienups]

Last screenshot looks like Odo from DS9

 

[benjipwns]

Max: http://www.abload.de/img/2012-06-12_00010ewmjy.jpg

Max: http://www.abload.de/img/2012-06-12_0001221mvy.jpg

 

[br0ken_shad0w]

 

[haikira]

This thread is weird, because the worse a game looks like in screens probably means a better job was done porting it, by making it more scalable and optimising for a wider spectrum of machines.

this;

for example, couldn't give a shit.

To be fair. Max Payne 3 is less than a month old, sitting beside games that are a couple of years old. And the particular shot you pulled as an example, is blurred, because that happens during executions.

People in general, seems pretty happy, with how far down in hardware it can run smoothly. Though that's maybe just in contrast to GTA IV. *Shudder*

 

[theignoramus]

n/v mind.

 

[br0ken_shad0w]

 

[somuchwater]

I kinda' hate it when people on GAF criticize Kotaku, but... there is now a Kotaku post about this thread!

http://kotaku.com/5917966/when-pc-games-look-like-complete-shit

 

[CF_Fighter]

Was coming in here to see if someone had posted that ^ article yet

 

[jediyoshi]

I kinda' hate it when people on GAF criticize Kotaku, but... there is now a Kotaku post about this thread!

http://kotaku.com/5917966/when-pc-games-look-like-complete-shit

Crazy in thumbnails how some games look so unrecognizable while others look perfectly normal.

 

[Spazznid]

Final Fantasy XIV is looking rough...

I can't be the only one who's extremely interested in playing this like that now, can I?
Looks like Sword & Sorcery.
I honestly think it looks great...
WTF is wrong with me!?!?

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

lol I love how most of the games with great graphics, or most notable for their graphics look like a piece of shit on low settings.

 

[br0ken_shad0w]

 

[Zeliard]

This thread is vile and beautiful.

Those Starcraft 2 console-quality shots are kinda awesome.

 

[vareon]

Guys, this is what my PC gaming experience look like. Have mercy on me.

 

[br0ken_shad0w]

At least the mushroom cloud still looks good...

 

[AzureSkies]

Phantasy Star Online 2 Character Creator:

For comparison, here's the same scene maxed
Yeah I know it's not a pretty scene regardless, but I took the picture back when the character creator was new as a comparison.

 

[br0ken_shad0w]

 

[web01]

As bad as some of these game look on lowest settings, they also look completely playable.

I kinda' hate it when people on GAF criticize Kotaku, but... there is now a Kotaku post about this thread!

http://kotaku.com/5917966/when-pc-games-look-like-complete-shit

Whats wrong with directing people to a good thread? The majority of news threads on GAF outright steal content from other websites often posting the entire article.

 

[Spazznid]

Guess I'll jump in on the action, too.

First up is Mount & Blade: Warband

Also, is there a way for Flickr NOT to resize EVERYTHING?! or should I use another site?

 

[jbueno]

Haha, that looks like Blast Corps on N64.

Now to keep this thread alive, some more quasi N64 quality Half Life 2 shots.

 

[Spazznid]

 

[Seul Fantome]

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2

 

[Huevos de Oro]

Ew. It seems Lara hasn't aged gracefully. No wonder the reboot.

 

[br0ken_shad0w]

 

[dragonlife]

I can't believe how The Witcher 2 looks.

 

[Loofy]

This is Diablo 3 on high.

Yeah somethings wrong.

 

[RedSwirl]

The fuck is that retro mode?! Trying to bring back the look of the PSX game?

 

[CountAntonius]

It's sad that this has been my PC gaming life for the last 6 years. Those TF2 look great compared to how I use to play it.

 

[Mattakuevan]

This is the best thread.

Makes me very glad to have a good gaming PC.