Didnt like Halo 1 or 2 but I loved 3

The pictures don't really show it, but the frame rate and ESPECIALLY the lighting are outstanding. The lighting in this game is some of the most realistic I've ever seen in any game, period. Great job, Bungie. Enjoy your game of the year awards when they come.

i thought halo 2 was the best graphics in all the halos... until i saw this! all of a sudden halo 2 just look somehow, squared. And halo 1 just look.........really squary. its nice to see how much it evolved. definitely getting halo3! I can still see that the ghose is roughly the same. but look at the plasma pistol! its now a nice shade of pink! and the rifle just rock!

this shall prove to all fanboys and naysayers how much this game has evolved since the first one. Awesome feature Gamespot! simply awesome.

from halo 1 to halo 3 was just awesome. halo 3 makes u feel like halo 1 again -( almost )
and i never remembered the battle rifle was being held that high up in halo 2.
but still it has loads of difrence, the gameplay are kinda like the same but it those have alot of cool diffrences, like the -x button^^

Well, I'm impress how Halo series has evolved. The people who say that it doesn't look a big difference between Halo 2 and Halo 3 are wrong. You just have to watch these pics to see the details, textures, etc. Halo 3 is a great game.

hey Razor3000 are you that retarded? if you pick graphics over gameplay please go seek help. I don't care if the game looks photo realistic or like a PS2 game if it's good I'll play it. Unlike you, us, people with an IQ over 40 know what makes a good game good. I really don't think you deserve to own a console or any thing else really if you base it on little things like this.

It is absolutely amazing how the Halo series has evolved of what it was to what it is today. Bungie has sure made a landmark masterpiece in the video game universe. Can't wait for Halo Wars. Thank You Bungie. PLAY ON FELLOW GAMERS!!

Already taken my copy back. Halo 3 is a huge disappointment. The graphics are absolutely terrible and with today's technology, i won't play anything with bad graphics, especially in HD. The character models and terrain look like they are from the beginnings of a non-HD xbox. The only reason this game sold so many copies is because of the hype and because of multiplayer on the old halo's. Absolutely terrible. 1 out of 10. Gears of War and bioshock completely owns halo 3.

Oh and Wizard (Halo 1) > Warlock (Halo 2)

Never noticed the Assault Rifle on Halo 1 and the SMG on Halo 2 had the same reticules. I love the new Halo 3 graphics, it really sets the mood. Miss Halo 1 Sidewinder level and (original) Blood Gulch (not Coagulation)

I don't think Microsoft has put enough effort to improve graphics of such anticipated game... specially comparin to modern games... thats pretty disappointing

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wow...very good...i appreciate all the work put into halo 3

wow... I didn't realize how this game looked compared to Halo 1 and 2 till i went back and played them, and at least on my TV, this game looks alot better at 1080p than on a normal analog TV.

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actually the beta was not even up to par in graphics so obviously the finished game is way better. nobody even plays beta so you cant compare unless you have screenshots which are not in the slides above. so get you a HD tv then complain. haha.

Ummm.....ya, sorry but i dont see any difference between them. The graphics just arent up to spec. plus, they cant even get it to full 1080i. wtf!

MC from the beta looked way better. his visor looked so clear.you can also notice how the ghost in halo3 beta looks more clean and way better looking.

I really can't wait to Halo 3 up. But I think my 360 might have the red ring of death too but I'm not sure I've been playing Halo 1&2 on my original to refresh myself with the series

Played for two hours with my pro, got the ring of death, bought elite and played some more..

The 2nd, 3rd and 5th ones have the best Comparison between Halo and Halo 3. The graphics look amazing! Unfortunately i have a PS2 and im getting a PS3 so i wont be able to play it unless i go to my friends house. The Outdoor screenshots are the best and look the most real i think

I ALMOST beat it...but then i got the ring of death, and have to wait 20 days to get my Xbox back...

i think bungie did a great job with halo 3 i haven't beaten it yet but from what i have seen of it it's a great looking game. and bungie did a great job staying true to the "halo roots" with halo 3 and didn't try to make halo 3 a completely new game with the halo title on it

Its halo 2graphics with the 360 gimmicks turned on.. not that I'm complaining, but lets call it on what it is.

I love this game so much, Halo3 is the best. Graphics are amazing! theres so much action with no slow down and the lighting is simply stunning. Sure its not as beautiful as GOW, but it has a huge play field and offers far more in terms of content. I'll be playing this game for YEARS!

the graphics suck

As a few people have already touched on is of course the graphics have gotten better, the consumer would not accept it if they had not have, its the same deal with consumer product design which is what I do for a living...

...what you need to do is not compare it to its older siblings but to compare it to modern day benchmarks, I have the game, palyed it to death and nearly 100% it and I have to say even though not being a big fan of the 'halo' universe it is a good game, the story does let it down a bit towards the end as you need to have read the books to fully understand whats going on, however I digress from my point...

...for those of you that say 'crysis' (yes I will use this as an example) is not bringing anything to the gaming world you are dead wrong, first of all the 'cryengine' team have always pushed the boundaries striving for nothing but the best in graphics, and always achieve this, the gameplay and story are yet to be tested, now I am pretty sure halo 3 could of looked a hell of a lot better with more time, but being such a hyped game and demand for release from microsofts side they might of not had the luxury of time that crysis does, and the fact pc gamers seem to have built a tolerance for late games ^^ and it does also have DX10 on its side, never the less, the fact of the matter is when people see crysis they say..."wow! Is that for real?" and that is what this graphics comparison is all about, its not about the story or the depth of the gameplay, its about pure graphics comparison, so if you want to post omg pwn3r graphics, think, does it really look 'that' good!?

Its amazing how bungie manages to improve the graphics dramatically for halo 2 from halo 1 and halo 3 from halo 2

Massive Defrence

IMO the best thing about the graphics in Halo 3 is the lighting effects, HDR lighting and explosions. The player models are ok, but not really impressive, nor as giant a leap as I had expected. But generally Halo 3 is a good looking game, if not impressive IMhO.

I think ppl need to asked themselves if they are true gamers. If they are they need to asked themselves what good are they doing posting negative content about a game. If you truly enjoy video games and money was not an issue would you not own every cosole and play the best games on each? Of course you would. A great game is a great game no matter what console it's on and ppl should support the great games on the consoles they don't own b/c it is good for the business in which they enjoy. Prices on hardware and the bar to push graphics and gameplay to the best are the results of the multiple consoles on the market. So as gamers ask yourselves what is your real purpose by choosing one console or one game over another?

Support your hobby ... not your inibility to see past the console that you purchased.

wow..i havent bought it yet cuz everybody was saying its just more of the same, but i forgot that,while i played halo, i probabyly havent fanatically played like the people saying its the same old same old...wasnt expecting the graphics bump i see here..cool

i freakin love this game =) im thinking of buying a 360

WOW the 360 looks good!!!!!!!!1

It's a nice evolution between 1 to 3 they improved the visual quality in 2 and 3 yet it didn't lose it's identity , must have been a tough call but they pulled it off , well done Bungie .

I see the big difference, Halo improve every time

halo 3 blows the other 2 games out of the water, easily. in every single way.

It was obvious that Halo 3 would look revolutionary, but the WAY they improved the graphics impressed me.

And yet, Halo 1 still holds the biggest place in my heart. THAT game was revolutionary, now they are just adding more features and improving them. AND its b4 they screwed the story IMO

i was really impressed with Halo 3's graphics. The screenshots didn't look like a huge improvement over Halo 2, and neither did the Halo 3 Beta. But the game looks phenomenal... it's the high dynamic range lighting and motion blur which really make this look fantastic. and the presentation (e.g. HUD) is really slick too... very Metroid Prime-esque. The game is amazing, and so are the graphics. Sure, they're not as good as Gears but they're probably the second best on the console. but you HAVE to see them to judge them, the screenshots (or videos) don't do them justice.

Halo 3 is visually stunning. I like Gears Of War, but the colors aren't brilliant like H3. The attention to detail is much better in this latest release. I played the original Halo on PC and loved it. Halo 3 is definately a graphics show piece. You have to play the game to get the real deal. It's worth every penny.

To all the people that are hating halo 3 because of the graphics are just plain ignorant! First of all, if you haven't played the game at all and are just looking at the screenshots off web sites, of course they don't look amazing... you have to play the game, then judge it. btw you are probably jelous that you bought your ps3 and have no good games and don't have enough money to by a xbox w/ halo 3........

There's no way you can say gears of war looks more realistic because it doesn't. Gears has practically no color at all and halo has all color and I think it's tougher to make color look amazing so i think they did a real good job with the graphics. So stop hating on this game and just play it and have fun.

wow halo 3 looks better than the 1st and 2nd OMG! yet....it still looks crappy

I Just Wonna Know How Master Chief Got New Armor?

id have to say the graphics in Halo 3 arent that bad and im a PS and Killzone fan

look at the ghost in halo 3, it looks like **** next gen i dont think so, and the plasma pistol looks like its made out of some homo copper material and has the colour of watered down red cordial, a long with the needler.

The top warthog picture, wtf happens to the ground under the shadow, looks like they way over did the bump mapping or something ametuer like that. bungie suck.

What most people don't seem to understand about graphics is that they are a visual representation of the style and experiences the creators envisioned for the game, and the technology is merely a way to accomplish that end.

Personally I think Halo 3 is a much clearer representation of the vision portrayed in 1 and 2.

I used to bash Halo(even though I clocked hours upon hours in both 1&2) because I didn't like the story and felt that there wasn't much satisfaction to be rought while playing. Halo 3 changed all of that for me.

If you think Halo 3 is just a rehash, and have never liked Halo in the first place YOU ARE missing out. Halo 3 is an absolutely awesome game. REMEMBER this is coming from ME, someone who used to not like Halo.

Gamespot is misleading though. Halo 3 is NOT in native 720p. It's actually in 640p. Why Bungie did this is probably for performance reasons. There's also no Antialiasing/AA which does make the game look a bit ugly... :\

the graphics of halo have definately changed accordingly to how long the developers have had to work with the consoles.

yes graphics can make or break a game because it separates the mediocre games from the best- more shading means less confusion about what and where everything is. and plus- half the reason i got tired of rts games was because of the crappy graphics, but now they're coming up to speed too- look at COH! its a fact of life- people are drawn to pretty things.