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[R6Rider]

I'd like to give a shout-out to Callisto Protocol. It's up there.

 

[Arsic]

I'd like to give a shout-out to Callisto Protocol. It's up there.

Agreed. I'm bummed we will never get a sequel. Would've fixed the issues and been a new key horror franchise.

Too much money flushed for them to stay the course though.

 

[Fess]

hollow knight

I'm doing a playthrough right now. 10/10 game! Currently trying to get a good ending, I can go to the end boss but I want to try the delicate flower quest/ending and awaken the dream nail. Can't wait to play Silksong!!!

Visually though, it's certainly artistically nice but not to the point that I would call in the best looking game in any way.

 

[Fess]

I haven't played Hellblade 2 on console, but if it's anything like on PC it should be number 1. More people will understand how incredible it looks after the PS5 release, seems like it's currently caught in the usual console war negativity zone going by replies here. It's not perfect throughout the whole game but there are cutscenes that I legit thought was pre-rendered until I entered the photo mode by mistake and realized it was all in engine. Looks insane at times!

Sadly I could only enjoy it for one playthrough and it was over in 10 hours. Tried to go through it again to collect all story bits but I just couldn't do it. The slow segments and puzzles are not fun.

The combat is great though. They should've made a never ending horde survival mode. The cave fights are among the coolest cinematic action I've ever experienced.

 

[Von Hugh]

 

[Topher]

Hellblade 2 has the best character animation, but I don't think the environments are all that special

Overall, probably Horizon Forbidden West or AC Shadows for me

 

[SlimySnake]

Starfield is really underrated visually. It's a beautiful game in many subtle ways. Not the biggest fan of the color grading in some areas like New Atlantis, but elsewhere like ship interiors, and combined with some of the best materials in gaming, it can look stupidly good.

I fucking love the ship interiors in that game. the material quality is godly. Shame they went with procedural generation for the open world sections because the game's lighting and asset quality could've produced great results with a more handcrafted open world.

 

[MacReady13]

I mean, it depends what we are talking about. I think Super Mario Wonder is an absolutely gorgeous looking game that deserves to be mentioned in the best looking console games to date.

 

[SHIV4]

Demon's Souls

 

[Matsuchezz]

star wars survivor looks like cgi in every cutscene. i rankj tht very highly as it looks like a mopvie, along with the order 1886

Ok.

 

[Fess]

I fucking love the ship interiors in that game. the material quality is godly. Shame they went with procedural generation for the open world sections because the game's lighting and asset quality could've produced great results with a more handcrafted open world.

Yeah, I have a couple hundred screen shots, played it for about 300 hours. Haven't played it on console but it can look fantastic at least on PC, the material work and clutter makes many other big budget games look rushed. If you like that stuff, check out The Ascent as well, it has similar strong points.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

I'm gonna go Hellblade 2, as well.

Demons Souls remake wowed me in 2020, but I don't know if it still would. I remember when going into a dark tunnel up on the castle walkway, an enemy holding a torch comes around the corner. The natural lighting "tricked" my brain into thinking I was looking at a real threat for a second. Kind of magical. Can't recall a time (outside of VR) where that's happened to me.

 

[bitbydeath]

Not a game. Looks great tho

???
You play it.
It wasn't just a video.

 

[Radical_3d]

Starfield is really underrated visually

 

[Durin]

Horizon Forbidden West is still the biggest graphical stunner to me, even if the game (and series in general) is just ok. Lighting quality is top-notch in most places, fantastic lush environments filled with foliage, detailed effects work, great texture work on most assets, and scales very well visually at 60fps on a base PS5. Decima Engine in general is just very good in every game used.

Gears 5 still one of the best UE5 games in both visuals and great performance. Black Myth Wukong a bit worse performance, but also amazing looking in places.

The last Astro-bot I'd also throw out for the fantastic physics work everywhere that the game does with its visuals.

 

[ItsGreat]

Twilight Princess on a 15khz CRT.

Absolutely nailed the grotty atmosphere.

 

[calico]

Played on PC but I took so many screenshots playing Forbidden West. Tsushima was another. Beautiful looking games.

 

[Arsic]

I fucking love the ship interiors in that game. the material quality is godly. Shame they went with procedural generation for the open world sections because the game's lighting and asset quality could've produced great results with a more handcrafted open world.

I low key love Starfield but try not to talk about it on here.

If we get it on ps5 pro im replaying it…

 

[Arsic]

I mean, it depends what we are talking about. I think Super Mario Wonder is an absolutely gorgeous looking game that deserves to be mentioned in the best looking console games to date.

I think I fucked up the OP by not specifying what I mean. Most just voted their favorite aesthetic or art style hence Wind Waker or Hollow Knight votes.

I meant what is pushing the graphical boundaries and making amazing use of tech on current hardware.

 

[marjo]

On consoles, it's Hellblade 2.

 

[AtomicStarving]

RDR2, Horizon FW

 

[March Climber]

I low key love Starfield but try not to talk about it on here.

I feel the same. Once someone finally makes a mod where you simply load into the starting mission area instead of having to load into a star system, then planet, then area, then zone, I'll hop back in.

There's a way to fix the Sonic '06 style loading screens of Starfield, but it requires removing 99% of the space flight.

 

[SlimySnake]

That was a bug. The game actually has some pretty decent looking NPCs for a WRPG.

 

[Arsic]

RDR2, Horizon FW

Surprised how many said RDR2 on here. I played it on PC with close to max settings it's jaw dropping on there, but you're telling me a PS4 version 30fps game is going to look better than warhammer 40k space marine 2?

I find it hard to believe. Or even playing with open world I can't imagine it looks better than kingdom come 2 or AC shadows…

 

[GrayDock]

From the games that I played, mostly PlayStation, I would say:
FFVII Rebirth
Horizon FW
Demon's Souls Remake

Honorable mentions:
FF XVI
Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
The Order 1866
RE 2 Remake
GT 7 Replays

 

[supersale88]

Clair Obscur is my pick. The game looks amazing.

 

[EverydayBeast]

An uncharted 2 remaster could possibly be the best looking game of all time, right now best graphics people are pointing at games like Spider-Man, gran Turismo, and cyberpunk.

 

[BossLackey]

Hellblade 2 for me. Easily.

Claiming its not a video game is just ridiculous. Visual novels are video games. Management sims are video games. It's literally an action game with light puzzles. It just has very high animation priority. People just literally lying.

Hellblade 2 is technically incredible.

Artistically it's nothing even remotely special.

This is best looking game, not "technically the best graphics".

 

[yogaflame]

Stellar blade

 

[bender]

Moose Life

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

Space Marine 2, Stellar Blade, Rebirth, and Ratchet and Clank Rift the Fuck Apart.

 

[PixelatedBeast]

3 years later, and still nothing is topping HFW. The only thing on the Horizon that is close is Death Stranding 2, but GTAVI looks like it will set a new bar next year.