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Old 01-29-2004, 06:42 AM   #1
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Far Cry - what's all the fuss about gfx?

http://www.firingsquad.com/media/hir.../images/01.jpg

That looks plain ugly! Especially the trees.

What's all the fuss about these gfx?
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Old 01-29-2004, 07:10 AM   #2
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I donno what card was used for that screenshot but I've seen ATI card render a scene - metal pipe with rust and a focused torchlight beam - and lemme tell you it's great. Actually, I saw two screenshots, one by ATI (using PS1.1 to 2.0 or something like that) and another by FX (using PS1.1 and 1.4) The ATI screenshot beats the FX because of this.
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Old 01-29-2004, 09:32 AM   #3
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Re: Far Cry - what's all the fuss about gfx?

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http://www.firingsquad.com/media/hir.../images/01.jpg

That looks plain ugly! Especially the trees.

What's all the fuss about these gfx?
you're just upset that FarCry pwns HL2.

compare with the HL2 screenshots and you will see how incredible FarCry's graphics are.
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Old 01-29-2004, 12:09 PM   #4
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Pictures don't do it justice. Once you see the realtime reflections in the water and the huge draw distance, you'll be amazed.
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Old 01-29-2004, 12:28 PM   #5
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Re: Re: Far Cry - what's all the fuss about gfx?

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you're just upset that FarCry pwns HL2.

compare with the HL2 screenshots and you will see how incredible FarCry's graphics are.
YOU'RE DISSING HL2 SIMPLY COZ IT RUNS BETTER ON AN ATI CARD?! GOOD GOD MAN, YOU'VE BROUGHT FANBOYISM TO NEW DEPTH!!!
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Old 01-29-2004, 04:06 PM   #6
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Re: Re: Re: Far Cry - what's all the fuss about gfx?

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YOU'RE DISSING HL2 SIMPLY COZ IT RUNS BETTER ON AN ATI CARD?! GOOD GOD MAN, YOU'VE BROUGHT FANBOYISM TO NEW DEPTH!!!
hahahah, you're such an ATi fanboy that you actually read my original statements in that way! heheheh.

FarCry has much better gameplay, equal physics, and better graphics than HL2.
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Old 01-29-2004, 04:29 PM   #7
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Far Cry - what's all the fuss about gfx?

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FarCry has much better gameplay, equal physics, and better graphics than HL2.
Wait a minute there...let's wait till we actually PLAY HL2 before making judgments. No, the beta doesn't count.
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Old 01-29-2004, 04:55 PM   #8
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Far Cry - what's all the fuss about gfx?

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Wait a minute there...let's wait till we actually PLAY HL2 before making judgments. No, the beta doesn't count.
Yea, agreed.

I'm really curious how he could've tested both games so thoroughly to draw conclusions about the gameplay and physics. :rolleyes:
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Old 01-29-2004, 04:55 PM   #9
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yeah, I played both,and we really cant say what HL2 will look like...pointless to argue.

Now kiss and make up, you silly *****es !
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LMAO looks like a nintendo 64 screenshot.... woot awesome graffix it's gonna own
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Man, you guys are too jaded. The game is supposed to be slightly "cartoonish". (bright colors, muscular characters) You have to play the demo to see it. (reflections, huge draw distance, wicked water effects)
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Old 01-29-2004, 07:42 PM   #12
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That screenshot looks a bit better, but I still feel that the trees and mountains etc, look too polygonish.

Agreed the water reflections etc are amazing, but the landscape ruins it.

Heck, Gothic 2 had more convincing landscape than Far Cry.
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Old 01-29-2004, 08:12 PM   #13
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Man, you guys are too jaded. The game is supposed to be slightly "cartoonish". (bright colors, muscular characters) You have to play the demo to see it. (reflections, huge draw distance, wicked water effects)
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isn't that shot from your geforce 2 or something?
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Old 01-29-2004, 08:35 PM   #14
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the graphics are good, but 5 have seen better from unreal2
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Old 01-29-2004, 08:54 PM   #15
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Man, you guys are too jaded. The game is supposed to be slightly "cartoonish". (bright colors, muscular characters) You have to play the demo to see it. (reflections, huge draw distance, wicked water effects)
Dude turn your details up to very high then take that shot
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