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ROFL, hideous.



Also, just for a nice comparison.




Lighting and shadows really make a difference.

Compared to modern day graphics engines, yes. This looks OLDER than 3 years. 3 plus years ago this game as it is right now, would be ground breaking. But when a mobile game, portable game console and even indie PC games have FAR better graphics than this, this game looks incredibly dated.

I am not necessarily saying the game looks ''hideous'' as you describe it. No, i am just saying the previous game seems to look better, and the the fact that games made over 3 years ago look similar to this one. Perhaps it is the price we all pay for the fact that this game still runs on the ancient hardware of the PS3. It is my hope that the downgrade in graphics quality from the first iteration, be restored about the time when the PS4 version is released.

If you want more proof, take a quick look at modern day MMO's and compare them against this game. I know, ive played most of the major ones (even though they lacked what i desired in an MMO - even Guild Wars 2) and comparing this game to them... yes they just dont compare. Hopefully with the PS4 version, the devs will update the graphics to a more quality looking approach, rather than performance required on the severely aging PS3.