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    List of games that have a significant change in looks from low to max settings?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Voodooi, Jun 5, 2011.

  1. Voodooi

    Voodooi AFK for a while...

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    I've noticed in a great deal of games that I play that the graphic details when going from low to max is barely noticeable.

    The only game to ever have a massively different look for me has been:
    - Command and Conquer 3 w/Kane's Wrath Expansion

    What other games can you guys deem "amazing" when moving from low/med to max/ultra setting? I'm talking pure eye-candy!
     
  2. Bearclaw

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    CoD engine, EGO engine, CryEngine, UE3... Pretty much every game.
     
  3. Star Forge

    Star Forge Quaggan's Creed Redux!

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    A few actually and here are a few I can think of at the moment off the top of my head...

    Mass Effect 1/2
    Dragon Age: Origins/Awakenings
    Dragon Age 2
    Crysis 1
    StarCraft 2



    Basically what he said... :p
     
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    I never noticed a significant change in the COD engine for example.

    I'm just looking to pick up new games that will take full advantage of max/ultra settings and give me stunning visuals.

    So far Witcher 2 and Dragon Age 2 come to mind to be added to my new gaming library ;)
     
  5. Mechanized Menace

    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    Bad company 2 maxed out on DX11 is beautiful! going from dx9 high settings, and watching my friend play on PS3 which is just nasty looking.
     
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    Highest settings: YouTube - ‪Call Of Duty 6 Modern Warfare 2:Act 2 Mission 5:The Gulag 2/2 now on GTX 465!‬‏

    Lowest settings: YouTube - ‪Low settings modern warfare 2 -the gulag playing on the touchpad‬‏
     
  7. Prydeless

    Prydeless Stupid is

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    Supreme Commander. The huge maps just look flat and boring on the lowest settings.
     
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    crysis 1???
     
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    I mentioned it already and yes there is a SIGNIFICANT difference between Low and High. The gap shortens immediately between Medium and High.
     
  10. Amnesiac

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    Oh god yes. Open Crysis, play it on Very High settings for a bit, then change it all to the lowest settings possible, and you'll see how big of a difference there is.

    As for the MW2 Gulag videos - the setting that makes all the difference is whether you have Specular Map on or not.
     
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    SC2 has phenomenal changes from low to high.
     
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    in quake3 you could literally reduce the quality down to 8 color lego looking maps.
     
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    I'm not sure what the problem is with BC2 (I'm assuming it's drivers) but my 6950 which I've unlocked to a 6970 plays DX10 at max with 60+ FPS but only manages 11-15 FPS on DX11.
     
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    Starcraft 2 - On low it looks like a dog turd.

    On High it looks like a totally different game. Ultra High & Extreme dont really look much different to me than just Very High but I play Very High on my laptop and Extreme on my Desktop.
     
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    Most AAA PC games have significant visual change from low to max settings. Console ports usually have only settings for light/shadow and texture quality, so difference between low and max settings... emm... lower ))
     
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    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    My AMD Radeon HD 6970m eats BF:BC2 on Dx11.
    The difference between Dx10 and Dx11 is so low that unless i check with fraps i dont notice it at all.
    Your card should handle Dx11 better than my underclocked desktop 6850 turned mobile gpu. :(
     
  18. jerg

    jerg Have fun. Stay alive.

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    The only game I've played that has NOT significantly scaled in terms of graphics when tuned from lowest to highest settings is Minecraft..
     
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    S'all about the texture packs for minecraft.

    Stock textures are like 8x8?? with mod you can go to 256x256 performance seems the same for me for the most part.

    I like 64x64 or so seems a good middle ground. 256x256 is just overkill for minecraft since there is only so much you can do before it looks "over done"

    Besides there really is not low/high for minecraft lol its so limited in config, not even a gamma setting that I really need on my laptop. When its dark its like pitch friggin black on my laptop screen and I cant see a thing.