Quote Originally Posted by Peakr View Post
Playing at 1280X1024 in vista dx10 with hardware in sig with all settings on very high brings my system to its knees. Averaging 20-30fps with 15 in heavy fights. WOW thought my system would do better than this. Kinda disappointed. Graphics are sweet but not that sweet. The sunlight glistening through the trees is pretty impressive. Game play is well thought out. Enemy's have pretty good AI, circling around you and calling for help. Physics are really cool, shooting down trees, driving through sheds and so on. All in all I'll prolly buy it.
Please name one game which has more (photo) realistic graphics... Not better graphics, more realistic... Cause that definitely ain't the same thing ...
Yes, better realism contributes to better graphics, but there's more to great graphics than high res textures and brown colors... This game has one of the most vivid color-palettes I've ever seen in an FPS, especially of late...

Saying that a 12 month old GFX should be able to handle a completely new game with everything on "you-won't-believe-it" high, is kind of a moot point... Come on, we knew this game was going to pull out teeth, Far Cry did the same thing back in the day... Problem is, resolution's gotten larger since then, so now people expect to be able to use high settings and higher resolutions, without their hardware breaking a sweat...

I'm happy my 8800GTX can handle the game without having to sacrifice too much image-quality, but I weren't expecting miracles ...

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