Best Graphics Games on PC

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As the title suggests... the very best graphics games up to date on pc...no upcoming references...
We are looking for the games those are most detailed or photorealistic...
NOT those games which are burdens to your pc inspite they don't look that good.

1. Battlefield 3
2. Crysis
3. Crysis Warhead
4. Crysis 2 (DX 11) [Mod: Maldo HD]
5. Metro 2033.
6. Dirt 3
7. Dirt 2
8. Dirt Showdown
9. Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhancced Edition
10. Skyrim [Mod: 2k texture HD pack]
11. GTA 4 [Mod: icenhancer]
12. Ghost Recon Future Soldier
13. Just Cause 2
14. Batman Arkham City
15. Bulletstorm
16. Max Payne 3
17. Spec Ops The Line.
18. Prototype 2
19. NFS The Run

Please note numbers are not their ranks by best graphics, they are just used to include the games in a list.
Now please add titles to that list.
References of mods are welcomed :wink:

. Please mention the mod's name too.

Minecraft with Summerfields texture pack.

witcher 2 EE
gta 4 with icehancer mod
stalker clear sky

batman arkham asylum/city
just cause 2
skyrim

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Burnout Paradise: Ultimate Box
Need for Speed: The Run
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2010
Race Driver: GRID
Dirt 3
Dirt 2

Alan wake and deus ex human revolution , especially their cut scenes
Gta 4 ice enhancer 2.1 ultimate texture

Ghost Recon Future Soldier

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seriously....
Gta 4 with icenhancer mod looks awesome...
What about ac revelations? It may not be photorealistic but its detailed nicely. U will love 2 walk the streets as much as u love free running...
And please guys only mention about cutscenes when they are rendered in real time not animated before...

Crysis & Crysis Warhead.
FarCry 2

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Crysis 2 (Dx 11) with Maldo HD texture Pack uses about 2GB graphics memory out of the total allocated 2.7GB of my friend's GTX 670.. looks awesome.

Max payne 3
Prototype 2

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X-Men origins - Wolverine
GTA 4
Max Payne 1 & 2 (given the time they came, they were most illustrious in terms of graphics, and platform options back in 2002 and 2003), Max Payne 3
Crysis 2!
Even Portal 2 has great graphics!

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Best would be Crysis 2 with Maldo HD mod. Closest thing to real.

Battlefield 3 has some crazy lighting effects.

all missed
COD:BLACK OPS

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^ Graphics wasn't that good to be counted amongst the best.

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+1 for Burnout Pardise
+1 for wolfenstien 2009
+1 for COD:Black Ops
+1 for Far Cry 2

looking forward to Far Cry 3, looks promising

looking for crysis 3

the_conqueror said:
^ Graphics wasn't that good to be counted amongst the best.

what'll u say but i'll not agree,b'coz i had njoyed it with full high settings.

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@kiranbhat i have also finished black ops on highest settings at full hd resolution. It has good graphicr but not any way comparable to crysis or other mentioned ones... The engine is also old. But black ops 2 looks promissing as it assures better lighting, shadow and particle effects... But that one later...

Spec-ops the line...
It has some really good graphics... Looking forward to it

GTA IV with iCEnhancer

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kiranbhat said:
looking for crysis 3

what'll u say but i'll not agree,b'coz i had njoyed it with full high settings.

Buddy, I played it at 1920x1080 with all eye candy to the fullest, the graphics were better than other COD games, but not comparable to even crysis warhead.

^^ +1

+1 for Ghost Recon : Future Soldier , Amazing graphics on par with BF3 IMO

Spec Ops The line

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Mafia 2

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Skyrim with 2k texture HD pack, remodeled armors, Jaysus Swords, Lighting enchancers and a whole lot more mods.
Max Payne 3
Metro 2033
Crysis 2
Battlefield 3

- Battlefield 3
- The Witcher 2
- Batman Arkham City
- Crysis 2
- Just Cause 2
- Farcry 2
- NFS The Run
- Racedriver GRID
- DIRT 3

UNplayed:

- Max Payne 3
- Metro 2033
- Skyrim

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max payne 3
battlefield 3
ghost recon future soldier

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Does Battlefield 3 has any mods to enhance graphics?
BTW mafia 2 has good graphics. Wish they have made character models more realistic. They were kind of...... woody.

the_conqueror said:
Buddy, I played it at 1920x1080 with all eye candy to the fullest, the graphics were better than other COD games, but not comparable to even crysis warhead.

agreed, but
i had played it in eyefinity

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^ it seems u r one hardcore fan of the cod series bro. Eyefinity does only increase ur viewing range by increasing resolution. It does not enhance overall quality of graphics.

surprised nobody suggested Dirt Showdown. BulletStorm, Bioshock (1 & 2), Tomb Raider Underworld.

Games I've played,
Crysis 2, with DX11 + HD texture. Hated the story but the graphics was just ............ can't find a word! It's unmatched.

Second would be GTA IV and The Saboteur ('The' best game I've ever played)

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Arma 2 is a bit rude on systems but it also has nice graphics... What do you say?

1. Crysis
2. Crysis warhead
3. Crysis 2
4. Witcher 2 EE
5. Gta 4 with iehancer
6. Battlefield 3
7. Ghost recon future soldier
8. Maxpayne 3
9. Dirt showdown
10. Dirt 3
11. Racedriver GRID
12. Metro 2033

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Dirt series and GRID is on list and Shift 2: Unleashed is not? What has happened to racing gamers? :shock:

My list:
Shift 2: Unleashed
Batman Arkham City
NFS: Hot Pursuit
Max Payne 3

^ Actually GRID & DIRT games are also very good in other areas like gameplay while Shift 2 unleashed looses points there.

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gameranand said:
^ Actually GRID & DIRT games are also very good in other areas like gameplay while Shift 2 unleashed looses points there.

Well the thread is about photo realistic graphics only so I thought gameplay didn't matter...
(Little OffTopic):Strange, I found Grid's career mode absolutely boring (didn't even finish it) and S2:U's was much much better (cool cars, tuning, customization, great interface etc.) But it's just a personal opinion you know.

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^ +1 any opinion on arma 2 operation arrowhead?

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^ arma 2 is definitely one of the most realistic military simulators.

NeoRoxio said:
Well the thread is about photo realistic graphics only so I thought gameplay didn't matter...
(Little OffTopic):Strange, I found Grid's career mode absolutely boring (didn't even finish it) and S2:U's was much much better (cool cars, tuning, customization, great interface etc.) But it's just a personal opinion you know.

It is about visuals but whats the use of visuals when you can't enjoy it to fullest. I hope you are getting my point.

1.Witcher 2 EE
2.Crysis Warhead
3.Crysis 2
4.BF3
5.Metro 2033
6.STALKER COP Ultra graphics texture pack
7.Ghost Recon Future Soldier
8.GTA IV Icehancer pack

I think the games during the "NFS porsche" generation had the best graphics ever. If you have an amazing gaming set up, then yeah, even modern games would look great! It all depends on your set up.

don't know about best graphics , but trine and trine 2 are surely the most beautiful things I have seen on my PC.

@cute.bandar : dnt mean to be rude, but the "t" looked like "u" when i first read ur post quickly

It isn't about which games were best looking, its about which game are still one of the best visuals.

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gameranand said:
It is about visuals but whats the use of visuals when you can't enjoy it to fullest. I hope you are getting my point.

The thread's main motive is to list the games with best graphics. So NFS:SU2 can be taken into consideration. BTW, NFS HP(2010) had both nice graphics and gameplay.

I am not implying that NFS : SU2 should not be here. Its just my personal thinking that I should include the eye candy games that I enjoyed playing.

assassin's creed
F.E.A.R.
burnout paradise
deadspace
sims 3

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Devil May Cry 4 also had nice graphics, atleast in cutscenes.

Ghost Recon Future Soldiers? No sir, head over to *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/gamerz/142205-tom-clancys-ghost-recon-future-soldier.html and look how many people are complaining ...

I wish Yeti (GRFS Engine) was better than Frostbite 2.0, but the issues are too much for smoother gameplay.

Ghost recon future soldier is still one of the best looking game. Lets not compare Geti with frostbite.

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^ +1 to that...

satsworld said:
As the title suggests... the very best graphics games up to date on pc...no upcoming references...
We are looking for the games those are most detailed or photorealistic...
NOT those games which are burdens to your pc inspite they don't look that good.

1. Battlefield 3
2. Crysis
3. Crysis Warhead
4. Crysis 2 (DX 11) [Mod: Maldo HD]
5. Metro 2033.
6. Dirt 3
7. Dirt 2
8. Dirt Showdown
9. Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhancced Edition
10. Skyrim [Mod: 2k texture HD pack]
11. GTA 4 [Mod: icenhancer]
12. Ghost Recon Future Soldier
13. Just Cause 2
14. Batman Arkham City
15. Bulletstorm
16. Max Payne 3
17. Spec Ops The Line.
18. Prototype 2
19. NFS The Run

Please note numbers are not their ranks by best graphics, they are just used to include the games in a list.
Now please add titles to that list.
References of mods are welcomed. Please mention the mod's name too.

i havent played even one!!! what a shame!!!! :hissyfit:

^^ Well yeah its really is a shame so now start playing them.

gameranand said:
^^ Well yeah its really is a shame so now start playing them.

i just ordered batman: arkham city from flipkart... will start gaming soon... :-D

BF3 had amazing graphics, witcher 2 and Max payne has good graphics too.

Crysis
Crysis WarHead
Crysis 2
BFBC2 ;-)

will add more ...

@ ashis
I hope you meant maxpayne 3 not maxpayne 1.

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yeah, i think he meant max payne 3.

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It's a shame I've played them all. I want some more.

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^ what's shame in playing 'em all? :S BTW there are quite a number of amazing graphics games are coming this year... So, keep your finger crossed... More are waiting to be added on the list.

Just wait for
Far cry 3
Hitman absolution
Moh - warfighter
Crysis 3

Assassin creed series - Textures in those streets are amazing! The developers should've done lot of homework.

Batman Arkham series - Stealth + action together. The sounds when you break a bone or thumping someone will sound like a natural tone.

Assassin's creed 3 and far cry 3 gfx looks very promising. MOH also looks very good on paper. Lets see how these games would perform in practical.

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not talking about Crysis but i really think Rank1 is Assassins of Kings.
Though i was blown away when i found out how small the game JustCause2 is and how its graphics reflect.
Dirt3 is also good though i havent played Bulletstrom in that list.
Still....NFS RUN had good graphics?....thats sad !

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gameranand said:
Assassin's creed 3 and far cry 3 gfx looks very promising. MOH also looks very good on paper. Lets see how these games would perform in practical.

MOH uses Frost Bite 2, it's so striking similar that when I saw a gameplay preview I thought I was watching BF3 gameplay.

Anyways guys can anyone tell me does GR:FS have better graphics or BF3? Does it have nice gameplay also?

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Prototype 2 doesn't have good graphics compared to others..

BF 3 has better gfx than GR:FS. But FS also look very good thats for sure.

talking about looks even Old games like MoH Airborne and BIAHH also looks good.

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I think l.a. Noire should be an honorable mention due to its advancements in facial expression... In terms of graphics...

Facial expression in LA Noire was very good. But other than that it didn't had that good graphics. Also it was a poor console port on PC. Games like these don't deserve a mention whose developers didn't even ported the game correctly.

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I did mention l.a.noire only for its best facial expression up to date... Don't get me wrong.

Its alright. No hard feelings.

yup played battlefield 3 and it has awesome graphics waiting for 4th installment best war game i have played till date

pra_2006 said:
yup played battlefield 3 and it has awesome graphics waiting for 4th installment best war game i have played till date

3 more DLC's still pending

pra_2006 said:
yup played battlefield 3 and it has awesome graphics waiting for 4th installment best war game i have played till date

you should try some other war based FPS games ;-)

BF3 is a good MP game. As for war games no its not the best. There are many others, I am talking about story.

Some more games with good gfx :

1. NFS Shift
2. Serious Sam II
3. Quake 4
4. Dead Island
5. MotoGP 2

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Nothing could beat crysis.Till now it is the best.

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Dead Island gameplay and graphics are awesome . here a video i made, somewhere in the last stages of the game :-D

^^ Melee game, meh.

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bf3
crysis 2 (with high res texture and dx 11)
max payne 3
crysis
la noire
nfs the run
witcher 2
civilization v

^^ what does that supposed to mean ??

Answer : Try to Remember his suggestion and just do a google search - you will know ;-)

^^ what does that supposed to mean ??

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Well, time to add another to the list. Yes its the new nfs most wanted! What dya' think? Though pretty hard to play...

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Add "Guild wars 2",awesome graphics.

For Guild Wars, NO. Its nowhere near one of the best. Its very good not among the best.