Gears of War 2 vs Gears of War Graphics Comparison

By Tom Orry - 27/06/2008 - 1:38pm GMT

Full 720p shots showing off the graphical improvements seen in Gears of War 2.

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Posted at 20:21 on 27 June 2008
ICEMAN25	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post this is stupid its all the same all they did was change the time of day to sunset and add vines over the cars it looks no different. Reply

Posted at 20:23 on 27 June 2008
Samstown	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Ya its the same graphics, this is bullshit the only thing that has changed is the 2 in the title. Reply

Posted at 21:08 on 27 June 2008
LOL	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post I sense some xbot's are going to get screwed over! PMSL! Reply

Posted at 21:14 on 27 June 2008
Tolly NL	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post DUhh it's the same engine!! If you can't see the differences in Lighting and Shadows you're blInD! Seeing the game running these improvements will be much more visible. Also, this is the only level that was compared, while Unreal 3.5's real inprovements are the number of characters on screen, the use of soft body physics and liquids and the large open battlefields that are available..Oh and not to forget; The destruction of the enviroment!!! So stop your bitching and take a better look at the trailers that have come out lately..Killzone is up for suprise.. Mark my (wich will be backed by Metacritic) words on this one.... Reply

Posted at 21:20 on 27 June 2008
Anonymous	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post So they added the same grass patch to each car and made the level a different color? Reply

Posted at 22:48 on 27 June 2008
hello	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post wow, look at all the envious PS3 owners posting BS comments about a 360 game. You'd think they'd be busy watching MGS4 instead of trolling about a game they will never be able to play on their 'divine' console. Get pwned and GTFO. Reply

Posted at 08:47 on 28 June 2008
makes a change	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Well it make a change for us PS3 owners sitting back taking the shafting, thought we'd give u 360 bummers some action :D We finnished watching MGS4 actually, we actually kno how to complete our games aswell....duuurrrr! Besides GOW2 has nothing on KZ2. Have you not heard of gametrailers and youtube, already it looks incredible. The NPC's actually fall and die like you shoot them, GOW they jst make a grunt noise and fall like retards. lol Cant wait :D Reply

Posted at 09:02 on 28 June 2008
daniel	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post For those failing to see past similarities in style and location (it's an old map retouched for the sequel), here are some of the more obvious differences: Draw distance looks exactly the same here in Gears 2 (you can see detail to the same distance). The difference is with added atmospheric effects. Notice how there are things floating about in the distance that aren't floating about in gears 1? This, fog, and the improved DoF costs more GPU time to do than to not do. It's a big upgrade! We've got some proper looking trees here. Foliage was shit throughout the first game. Another big improvement. Lighting: Do you see the back of the Marcus model in shade? You can't in Gears 1. They may have added the AO filter shown off in the UE3.5 demo too. Higher resolution shadow maps and more/better dynamic shadows is also good. The Marcus and weapon models are much more detailed. Alot of the detail in textures from the first game is now properly modeled. Textures: They're more varied and detailed allround, with much fancier shaders on top. I like the new overgrown look for this map. The differences are pretty significant here, but it is just a remake of a small multiplayer map. The final game is said to have upwards of 100 enemies of various shapes and sized on screen at once. That's an improvement of about 90 over the original. If you're comment contains the word "Xbot" I think it's probably safe to assume that you have more interest in "teh console wars" than in Gears of War 2. Reply

Posted at 09:47 on 28 June 2008
warbo	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Dwrote: "U3 is really a poor console engine, lack of AA, everything is blurry in the background, dreary colours. Perhaps the most overrated game engine ever, I hate u3 engine in games." I disagree that it's overrated. It's still packed full of the latest tech, and Gears 2 will no doubt be one of the most visually impressive titles released in 2008. Also FYI there is some AA in the 360 version of Gears, and in these Gears of War 2 images. It's not present on every surface, but stationary bacground objects have what looks like 2xAA. See the roof of the building to the upper right of the first set of images. That's 2xAA. Some of you guys are far too negative. The game looks stunning. Reply

Posted at 21:43 on 28 June 2008
Leeroy64	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post WE all know that this is bullshit. The graphics aren't that much better. I would like to bring up something else though, and maybe its just me being picky. But if you notice in the first picture the mountain in GoW2 is FREAKING HUGE compared to GoW. And in the second to last picture you can clearly tell the clock tower is different. You can also see it in the last picture. In the last picture the building that used to hold the statue is different. And if you look a little bit closer to some of these pictures things are just different. I know there suppose to be worn and torn down from there original state. But some of the things that are changed are just weird. Like the clock tower. Its different but its still old enough to be rotting... Report Reply

Posted at 22:17 on 28 June 2008
ehutch	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post i like the old ones better actually Reply

Posted at 06:10 on 29 June 2008
Gears2	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Do you think MGS3 looks better than MGS4 too ehutch? I prefer better visuals and fancier effects myself. Some fantastic new HD footage of Gears 2 multi-player here: http://www.gamersyde.com/news_6715_en.html All of those new atmospheric effects like dust particles and mist are easier to appreciate in motion (they move). Some of you guys seem to think that more is less when it comes to Xbox 360 games. Be fair. Reply

Posted at 18:47 on 30 June 2008
PS3 MUGS	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Just accept the fact that you bought the new Saturn. You PS3 owners are just the pit of the earth. YOUR PLATFORM WAS A WASTE OF MONEY. MUGS! Reply

Posted at 15:19 on 01 July 2008
Rohan	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post I dont care if gow 2 turns out crap !!!!! Videogamer.com just dont forget to compare crysis and crysis warhead Reply

Posted at 13:30 on 08 July 2008
unbyazz	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post True artist can tell the difference between the two. If you are not an artist (or just a ps3 fanboy) you will find it difficult to tell the difference. You do not have a artist eye. The first GOW looks great, but GOW2 is a big improvement. GOW2 has better textures (don't listen to the ps3 fanboy), more precise and controlled lighting, more color, and far more detailed environments and characters... if you guys don't see that, then i suggest you take some art classes and study, study hard! As for MGS4 or uncharted looking better... no! Granted uncharted has better character animation, but detail and lighting effects clearly belongs to GOW2... MGS4 is not in the same category as GOW2 in terms of graphics... in fact it's laughable to think so! get off of PS3's nuts... and stop lying to yourselfs... give GOW2 it's props...it will out sell MGS4 and uncharted combined. When PS3 comes out with a incredible game, i will definitely give it its credit when credit is due! True gamers respect great games, no matter what console or system it came out on! Reply