Thank you Jedi Yoshi <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> That is now my background, hehe... It doesn't work well as a background, but it would be beautiful to buy as a picture and stick on my wall.. ooer. I can sense the business prospects already <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Yup, that "photo" doesn't look like a photo at all. Guys, it's just concept art stuff, not a comparison of HL2 to real life... unless I read it wrong <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin-Liku+Aug 14 2004, 10:53 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Liku @ Aug 14 2004, 10:53 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Exactly... why the hell would they even blur him? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> that's not what I meant. It's <i>because</i> the shutter is open longer that he is blurred. I'm not saying that he is intentionally in there, he's stepping backwards out of the picture but obviously didn't make it in time since it has a motion blurr of him.
Thisis probably just useless rumour mongering, but I heard it was coming out on Aug. 23rd. My freind says he was told they have em' in a vault in the bock of the neighborhood target. Lies, you think?
<!--QuoteBegin-docchimpy+Aug 15 2004, 06:29 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (docchimpy @ Aug 15 2004, 06:29 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Thisis probably just useless rumour mongering, but I heard it was coming out on Aug. 23rd. My freind says he was told they have em' in a vault in the bock of the neighborhood target. Lies, you think? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Some of the HL2 content is pre-loading on the 17th. THis probably means it's coming out vgery soon, but there is no definite date. So yes, he is lying.
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edited August 2004
PHL really needs to be given a slap upside the head for this.... Taking shots from an art presentation including level shots, concept art, reference material, etc. etc. and <i>not listing the context of each image</i>?? There's going to be a lot of people expecting more than they're going to get out of HL2 by thinking the concepts or references are real shots or something like that... :-\
That said, the shots that are in-game look great as always. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin-Surge+Aug 15 2004, 07:43 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Surge @ Aug 15 2004, 07:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Some of the ugliest pictures I've ever seen. Far Cry is better looking. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> That depends on your taste.
<!--QuoteBegin-Surge+Aug 15 2004, 01:43 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Surge @ Aug 15 2004, 01:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Some of the ugliest pictures I've ever seen. Far Cry is better looking. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> FarCry looks like a comic book, people here are getting pictures of RL and HL2 confused together.
Wanna back up your statements or let us remain ignorant?
I don't recall there being "city" levels in farcry. Nor screenshots of a jungleous island in the middle of nowhere in HL2. How could you ever compare? An island goes up and down in a maniacal way, while a city is pretty straight in every dimension.
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<!--QuoteBegin-Align+Aug 15 2004, 02:31 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Align @ Aug 15 2004, 02:31 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I don't recall there being "city" levels in farcry. Nor screenshots of a jungleous island in the middle of nowhere in HL2. How could you ever compare? An island goes up and down in a maniacal way, while a city is pretty straight in every dimension. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> I have to agree. I don't see where people think Far Cry looks Cartoony- nothing of the such for me. If anything, I'd say its a bit into the hyper-realism thing, exagerating the water effects a bit so it looks prettier, not more realistic.
<!--QuoteBegin-Quaunaut+Aug 15 2004, 04:38 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Quaunaut @ Aug 15 2004, 04:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Align+Aug 15 2004, 02:31 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Align @ Aug 15 2004, 02:31 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I don't recall there being "city" levels in farcry. Nor screenshots of a jungleous island in the middle of nowhere in HL2. How could you ever compare? An island goes up and down in a maniacal way, while a city is pretty straight in every dimension. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> I have to agree. I don't see where people think Far Cry looks Cartoony- nothing of the such for me. If anything, I'd say its a bit into the hyper-realism thing, exagerating the water effects a bit so it looks prettier, not more realistic. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> FarCry looks like a joke if you use the default rendering mode. I pity the people that aren't able to play it in the 'cold' rendermode which looks so photorealistic it's scary. Cell shaded is kinda fun for a while <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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<!--QuoteBegin-Tequila+Aug 15 2004, 05:22 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Tequila @ Aug 15 2004, 05:22 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Not exactly fair to compare final Far Cry shots to 2003-era HL2 shots. but still I'd have HL2 purely for the art direction. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Same. Though, moreso for the story- its pointing in a direction that makes it seem like this could be the biggest story a FPS has ever seen- and maybe even that to rival a major RPG.
These shots from the official Far Cry and Half-Life 2 websites. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> I'm sorry, but the last 2 FarCry screenshots don't do it justice. I'd say the first one comes remotely near FarCry's quality, though a little bit of effort could have been made and capture more than an 8by8 piece of lawn...
(Is it me or do the last 2 FC screenies dont even have bil filtering? looks proper ugly...)
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Yup, that "photo" doesn't look like a photo at all. Guys, it's just concept art stuff, not a comparison of HL2 to real life... unless I read it wrong <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Exactly... why the hell would they even blur him? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
that's not what I meant. It's <i>because</i> the shutter is open longer that he is blurred. I'm not saying that he is intentionally in there, he's stepping backwards out of the picture but obviously didn't make it in time since it has a motion blurr of him.
Valve now own proprietary rights to my face.
Your face?
Sheez that looks gorgeus...
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Some of the HL2 content is pre-loading on the 17th. THis probably means it's coming out vgery soon, but there is no definite date. So yes, he is lying.
That said, the shots that are in-game look great as always. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
That depends on your taste.
FarCry looks like a comic book, people here are getting pictures of RL and HL2 confused together.
Wanna back up your statements or let us remain ignorant?
I have to agree. I don't see where people think Far Cry looks Cartoony- nothing of the such for me. If anything, I'd say its a bit into the hyper-realism thing, exagerating the water effects a bit so it looks prettier, not more realistic.
I have to agree. I don't see where people think Far Cry looks Cartoony- nothing of the such for me. If anything, I'd say its a bit into the hyper-realism thing, exagerating the water effects a bit so it looks prettier, not more realistic. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
FarCry looks like a joke if you use the default rendering mode. I pity the people that aren't able to play it in the 'cold' rendermode which looks so photorealistic it's scary. Cell shaded is kinda fun for a while <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<img src='http://www.farcry-thegame.com/ss/image20.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<img src='http://www.farcry-thegame.com/ss/Jan8_4.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
vs.
<img src='http://www.half-life2.com/img/screenshots/hl2_screen.UrbanRenewal.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<img src='http://www.half-life2.com/img/screenshots/hl2_screen.CellBlock.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<img src='http://www.half-life2.com/img/screenshots/hl2_screen.Strider.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
It's probably just me, but I'd take HL2.
These shots from the official Far Cry and Half-Life 2 websites.
Same. Though, moreso for the story- its pointing in a direction that makes it seem like this could be the biggest story a FPS has ever seen- and maybe even that to rival a major RPG.
<a href='http://www.farcry-thegame.com/ss/12.jpg' target='_blank'>http://www.farcry-thegame.com/ss/12.jpg</a>
<a href='http://www.farcry-thegame.com/ss/14.jpg' target='_blank'>http://www.farcry-thegame.com/ss/14.jpg</a>
vs.
<a href='http://www.half-life2.com/img/screenshots/hl2_screen.UrbanRenewal.gif' target='_blank'>http://www.half-life2.com/img/screenshots/...rbanRenewal.gif</a>
<a href='http://www.half-life2.com/img/screenshots/hl2_screen.CellBlock.gif' target='_blank'>http://www.half-life2.com/img/screenshots/...n.CellBlock.gif</a>
<a href='http://www.half-life2.com/img/screenshots/hl2_screen.Strider.gif' target='_blank'>http://www.half-life2.com/img/screenshots/...een.Strider.gif</a>
It's probably just me, but I'd take HL2.
These shots from the official Far Cry and Half-Life 2 websites. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'm sorry, but the last 2 FarCry screenshots don't do it justice. I'd say the first one comes remotely near FarCry's quality, though a little bit of effort could have been made and capture more than an 8by8 piece of lawn...
(Is it me or do the last 2 FC screenies dont even have bil filtering? looks proper ugly...)
And all of those shots look twenty times better than what my Radeon 9200 was able to render for the demo.
EDIT: Happy?
<img src='http://www.xs4all.nl/~siebel7/FarCry0000.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
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Still looks like a comic book, colored with pastels
Here are some really really really good HL2 shots:
<img src='http://img65.exs.cx/img65/7999/4618.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
Like to see anyone complain about boring architecture in this picture
<img src='http://img65.exs.cx/img65/2733/4617.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
Water looks far more realistic in HL2
<img src='http://img65.exs.cx/img65/4346/4619.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
Everything in door has a nice interesting texture to it, and the fire looks amazing.