I want to start out with saying that GRAW is a sweet game. The gameplay is second to none, the campaign story line is intense and the online play is tremendous. But one thing keeps sticking in my head with these reviews. I keep seeing critics and reviewers talk about how this game is the first game to really show the power of the XBox 360 and how phenominal and next-gen the graphics are. I for one just don't see this game being graphically superior to some other xbox 360 games that are out there. One good example is PDZ. Though I don't particualarly care for the game I don't see how anyone can compare PDZ graphics to GRAW from a texture perspective. If you look at the detail in ground surfaces on PDZ versus those on GRAW, PDZ far surpases GRAW. It does seem that the main character detail of GRAW (i.e. Scott Mitchell in campaign mode) is marginally better than that of PDZ, however, the artistic style of the two games aren't really comparable as PDZ is more cartoonish while GRAW is focused on realism. Anyway, I just wanted to see if anyone else has noticed this or if I am the only one. Let me know your thoughts.
CeaselessMedikUnregistered3 years ago
You're right, the two games aren't really comparable. I personally like GRAW's art style more than PDZ, but it's a matter of taste. I'm sure something like pixel count could give us a hand in determining which is better, though.
FeathersUnregistered3 years ago
Glad to see the reviews are finally starting to come on time.
And Jason, GRAW is much better looking in the sense that the advanced level of artistry of Mexico is very photorealistic. The environments look really good and are definitely the best on th 360 so far.
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Stevie,
I want to start out with saying that GRAW is a sweet game. The gameplay is second to none, the campaign story line is intense and the online play is tremendous. But one thing keeps sticking in my head with these reviews. I keep seeing critics and reviewers talk about how this game is the first game to really show the power of the XBox 360 and how phenominal and next-gen the graphics are. I for one just don't see this game being graphically superior to some other xbox 360 games that are out there. One good example is PDZ. Though I don't particualarly care for the game I don't see how anyone can compare PDZ graphics to GRAW from a texture perspective. If you look at the detail in ground surfaces on PDZ versus those on GRAW, PDZ far surpases GRAW. It does seem that the main character detail of GRAW (i.e. Scott Mitchell in campaign mode) is marginally better than that of PDZ, however, the artistic style of the two games aren't really comparable as PDZ is more cartoonish while GRAW is focused on realism. Anyway, I just wanted to see if anyone else has noticed this or if I am the only one. Let me know your thoughts.
You're right, the two games aren't really comparable. I personally like GRAW's art style more than PDZ, but it's a matter of taste. I'm sure something like pixel count could give us a hand in determining which is better, though.
Glad to see the reviews are finally starting to come on time.
And Jason, GRAW is much better looking in the sense that the advanced level of artistry of Mexico is very photorealistic. The environments look really good and are definitely the best on th 360 so far.
Go easy on us Feathers!
May I point out our rather useful "News Portal" (link on the top right) - updated every 40 seconds or so.
Yeah, I know, Jason. This is the best site for game-related news. I come to this site mostly for its news only. :)
Ive always found Ghost Recon to be highly overated till i played this one. Easily the best of the bunch!