IGN (COD4 greater graphical feat than Gears of War)

Since 6694 Days

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/796/796052p1.html

It's fair to say that what we saw of Call of Duty 4 was a greater graphical feat than Epic's Gears of War.

At one point you may step into a barn, look up and see beams of sunlight breaking in through the cracks. You'll see dust particles in the air, though that's not nearly as impressive as the smoke trail from a rocket launcher. The sun can rise or set during a level with realistic lighting effects so that the transition from dusk to dawn appears natural. There's impressive damage modeling on derelict cars; you can waste some bullets shooting out tires or toss a grenade and blow the doors off. Walk past a hill of burning trash and you'll see not only smoke, but debris floating in the air. The stunning backgrounds are actually matte paintings, just as would be used in a movie.

As for the characters, each has full self-shadowing and a level of detail never-before-seen in Call of Duty. Get close to a soldier and you can actually read the time on his watch. Once you know it's not time for bacon and eggs, you can cast your eyes on the uniform and its rich level of detail. Breathe down the neck of a U.S. Marine and you will see realistic-looking flesh. You might even see them sweat.

More impressive is that all of this works in a frantic environment. The chaos of modern warfare has AI Marines screaming ooh-rah as gunfire echoes through the ruins of a Middle Eastern city. There are explosions left and right, enemies around every corner, helicopters spinning out of control and crashing in a fiery wreck. And all of it happens at 60 frames per second.

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[quote] It's fair to say that what we saw of Call of Duty 4 was a greater graphical feat than Epic's Gears of War.  [/quote]

[quote] At one point you may step into a barn, look up and see beams of sunlight breaking in through the cracks. You'll see dust particles in the air, though that's not nearly as impressive as the smoke trail from a rocket launcher. The sun can rise or set during a level with realistic lighting effects so that the transition from dusk to dawn appears natural. There's impressive damage modeling on derelict cars; you can waste some bullets shooting out tires or toss a grenade and blow the doors off. Walk past a hill of burning trash and you'll see not only smoke, but debris floating in the air. The stunning backgrounds are actually matte paintings, just as would be used in a movie.

As for the characters, each has full self-shadowing and a level of detail never-before-seen in Call of Duty. Get close to a soldier and you can actually read the time on his watch. Once you know it's not time for bacon and eggs, you can cast your eyes on the uniform and its rich level of detail. Breathe down the neck of a U.S. Marine and you will see realistic-looking flesh. You might even see them sweat.

More impressive is that all of this works in a frantic environment. The chaos of modern warfare has AI Marines screaming ooh-rah as gunfire echoes through the ruins of a Middle Eastern city. There are explosions left and right, enemies around every corner, helicopters spinning out of control and crashing in a fiery wreck. And all of it happens at 60 frames per second.  [/quote]

Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

October 20th 2007 (A good day)

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Broadbandit

Since 6628 Days

Im so psyched for thie game.

My 5 most anticipated titles are COD4, Mass Effect, Ace Combat 6, Unreal Tournament 3, Bioshock.

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smaddady

Since 6781 Days

Wow! That sounds too good to be true.

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Turn down the suck!

dcdelgado

Since 6662 Days

Posted by Optimusv2

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/796/796052p1.html

It's fair to say that what we saw of Call of Duty 4 was a greater graphical feat than Epic's Gears of War.

At one point you may step into a barn, look up and see beams of sunlight breaking in through the cracks. You'll see dust particles in the air, though that's not nearly as impressive as the smoke trail from a rocket launcher. The sun can rise or set during a level with realistic lighting effects so that the transition from dusk to dawn appears natural. There's impressive damage modeling on derelict cars; you can waste some bullets shooting out tires or toss a grenade and blow the doors off. Walk past a hill of burning trash and you'll see not only smoke, but debris floating in the air. The stunning backgrounds are actually matte paintings, just as would be used in a movie.

As for the characters, each has full self-shadowing and a level of detail never-before-seen in Call of Duty. Get close to a soldier and you can actually read the time on his watch. Once you know it's not time for bacon and eggs, you can cast your eyes on the uniform and its rich level of detail. Breathe down the neck of a U.S. Marine and you will see realistic-looking flesh. You might even see them sweat.

More impressive is that all of this works in a frantic environment. The chaos of modern warfare has AI Marines screaming ooh-rah as gunfire echoes through the ruins of a Middle Eastern city. There are explosions left and right, enemies around every corner, helicopters spinning out of control and crashing in a fiery wreck. And all of it happens at 60 frames per second.

Just give me campaign coop and i'm all yours COD4!!

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[quote] It's fair to say that what we saw of Call of Duty 4 was a greater graphical feat than Epic's Gears of War.  [/quote]

[quote] At one point you may step into a barn, look up and see beams of sunlight breaking in through the cracks. You'll see dust particles in the air, though that's not nearly as impressive as the smoke trail from a rocket launcher. The sun can rise or set during a level with realistic lighting effects so that the transition from dusk to dawn appears natural. There's impressive damage modeling on derelict cars; you can waste some bullets shooting out tires or toss a grenade and blow the doors off. Walk past a hill of burning trash and you'll see not only smoke, but debris floating in the air. The stunning backgrounds are actually matte paintings, just as would be used in a movie.

As for the characters, each has full self-shadowing and a level of detail never-before-seen in Call of Duty. Get close to a soldier and you can actually read the time on his watch. Once you know it's not time for bacon and eggs, you can cast your eyes on the uniform and its rich level of detail. Breathe down the neck of a U.S. Marine and you will see realistic-looking flesh. You might even see them sweat.

More impressive is that all of this works in a frantic environment. The chaos of modern warfare has AI Marines screaming ooh-rah as gunfire echoes through the ruins of a Middle Eastern city. There are explosions left and right, enemies around every corner, helicopters spinning out of control and crashing in a fiery wreck. And all of it happens at 60 frames per second.  [/quote][/quote]

Just give me campaign coop and i'm all yours COD4!!

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GriftGFX

Since 6802 Days

Posted by GameSpot

In terms of community, Modern Warfare will introduce a Halo-style party system that will make playing with your friends a lot easier. Best of all, the multiplayer graphics look as good as the single-player. There's no sacrifice in graphical quality that we could see, and it's quite possibly the prettiest multiplayer gameplay that we've ever seen.

:)

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deftangel

Since 6670 Days

Posted by GriftGFX

Posted by Gamespot

In terms of community, Modern Warfare will introduce a Halo-style party system that will make playing with your friends a lot easier. Best of all, the multiplayer graphics look as good as the single-player. There's no sacrifice in graphical quality that we could see, and it's quite possibly the prettiest multiplayer gameplay that we've ever seen.

:)

A 3rd party using a party system....who'da thunk it! :)

I saw on Kotaku that is 1080p 60fps too....not sure I believe it though! Anyone else know?

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Heretic

Since 6775 Days

Posted by deftangel

A 3rd party using a party system....who'da thunk it! :)

I saw on Kotaku that is 1080p 60fps too....not sure I believe it though! Anyone else know?

i'll find out. i know people that work at IW

any other questions? i'll round them up and see if i can get answers for you guys.

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Halo 3 Bitches!!!

Beware, Heretic is on the prowl!!!

Sath

Since 6668 Days

Posted by Heretic

i'll find out. i know people that work at IW

any other questions? i'll round them up and see if i can get answers for you guys.

The customization request I wrote couple of posts up, other than that...nope.

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palamede

Since 6556 Days

Heretic, I wouldn't mind having some intel about the release date
I've read something like they'd be getting a review version during summer on a french website...

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FireWire

Since 6802 Days

Posted by Heretic

i'll find out. i know people that work at IW

any other questions? i'll round them up and see if i can get answers for you guys.

I would like to know if Cod4 will sport a deeper clan-support....

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RAZurrection

Since 6674 Days

Posted by deftangel

I saw on Kotaku that is 1080p 60fps too....not sure I believe it though! Anyone else know?

The 60FPS bit is true, they said anything that makes it drop gets the chop. The 1080p bit is doubtful though, most likely it was just the resolution they demoed it in.

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anm8rjp

Since 7499 Days

Via TeamXbox... similar news.

There's no doubt in our mind that Call of Duty 4 is by far the best-looking first-person shooter on the Xbox 360. The game features some truly stunning lighting effects, from the lightning we mentioned above to "god rays" streaming through the bullet holes in the walls of buildings. All of the character models look impressive too, from the fabric on their uniforms to the nifty self-shadowing effect. We had a chance for a nice, slow walkthrough of a village in Azerbaijian, where we noticed incredibly realistic foliage and some of the the best particle-based cloud and smoke effects we've ever seen. Amazingly, the game is almost locked in at a buttery-smooth 60 frame per second, and the multiplayer looks almost as good as the single-player action.

AND, yay! Party system from a third party... remember how COD2 & 3 didn't have true lobbies? I'm hoping this one does.

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shido

Since 6498 Days

Hmmm interesting...i was fully prepared to write this off....i mean the trailer was interesting..but i was like another warfare fps meh.

This could be great!

And campaign co-op would be fucking uber.

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bloodforge

Since 6795 Days

Posted by shido

Hmmm interesting...i was fully prepared to write this off....i mean the trailer was interesting..but i was like another warfare fps meh.

This could be great!

And campaign co-op would be fucking uber.

NEVER write off a COD game by Infinity Ward. They will always kick your ass.

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Jin187

Since 6546 Days

I can wait to get my hands on this game, sounds VERY promising

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palamede

Since 6556 Days

I've just watched the 60 fps trailer again... OMG !!! If the game looks half as good (mmm, make it 2/3), I'm soooo sold !
I must admit that here, 60fps look really smooth, though usually i do not notice it.

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davidnay

Since 6690 Days

I might have to buy a new 360(1st one broke) once this game comes out.. or Halo 3. whichever comes first.

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GriftGFX

Since 6802 Days

Posted by deftangel

A 3rd party using a party system....who'da thunk it! :)

I saw on Kotaku that is 1080p 60fps too....not sure I believe it though! Anyone else know?

And no excuses concerning the disparity between the single and multi.. so far so good. Anyone who even thinks they like shooters is going to need to play this game.

I'm not too concerned w/ the match making, since I'm gonna play it on Windows, but that is great news for console gamers. Sounds like they're paying a lot more attention to the online mode this time around.

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Broadbandit

Since 6628 Days

Posted by GriftGFX

And no excuses concerning the disparity between the single and multi.. so far so good. Anyone who even thinks they like shooters is going to need to play this game.

I'm not too concerned w/ the match making, since I'm gonna play it on Windows, but that is great news for console gamers. Sounds like they're paying a lot more attention to the online mode this time around.

ign's preview said this was only the 360 version. PC and ps3 mp details have yet to be announced

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GriftGFX

Since 6802 Days

Posted by Broadbandit

ign's preview said this was only the 360 version. PC and ps3 mp details have yet to be announced

I already assumed that the PC version won't have match making.. I assume the PS3 version probably will at least have a party system. Far less of an issue on the PC.

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LEBATO

Since 6924 Days

Wow, that is very impressive news there. I can't wait to see it myself.

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Optimusv2

Since 6694 Days

Wow so cod4 just came out and owned a lot of games and at 60fps =P

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Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

October 20th 2007 (A good day)

Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of the greatest books ever.

Broadbandit

Since 6628 Days

Posted by Optimusv2

Wow so cod4 just came out and owned a lot of games and at 60fps =P

infinity ward am gods

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RodmanSan

Since 6628 Days

Can't wait to play the game for real......hmmm...:)

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Optimusv2

Since 6694 Days

Posted by Broadbandit

infinity ward am gods

No some devs weren't kidding when they said we're nowhere close to getting optimal performance out of any of the consoles.

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Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

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Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of the greatest books ever.

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