Call of Duty: World at War

Digital_Jedi · 11-12-2008, 09:54 AM

So I got COD: WAW yesterday and now I am somewhat disappointed in it. I don't believe that it was build on the CoD4 engine... the graphics quality isn't there... I have everything turned up and still CoD4 looks better... even at a lower setting. The character models and environment details look bad... maybe I have settings configured wrong... so I guess my question is what can be done with the graphic quality.... and how should my display settings be set in order to achieve a good video quality?

Gabb · 11-12-2008, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Digital_Jedi

So I got COD: WAW yesterday and now I am somewhat disappointed in it. I don't believe that it was build on the CoD4 engine... the graphics quality isn't there... I have everything turned up and still CoD4 looks better... even at a lower setting. The character models and environment details look bad... maybe I have settings configured wrong... so I guess my question is what can be done with the graphic quality.... and how should my display settings be set in order to achieve a good video quality?

It is built on the same engine, which is a proprietary engine. It probably just doesn't look as good due to inferior designed models or maybe its just incorrect lighting. Plus I think the game had a lot less development time then COD4. Either way I just never was interested in this game, it offers no major differences or innovations compared to COD4, just more of the same.

Lastly you seem very interested in the graphics, if you want a game for graphics just get Crysis Warhead for $23.99, best looking jungle shooter out there

( killzone 2 may take the best urban shooter for graphics )

Digital_Jedi · 11-12-2008, 11:00 AM

I already have both Crysis and Crysis Warhead... both great... I was expecting the same quality as CoD4.... I guess I was wrong... Never played a CoD game made by this company... I have only ever played CoD4...

Gabb · 11-12-2008, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Digital_Jedi

I already have both Crysis and Crysis Warhead... both great... I was expecting the same quality as CoD4.... I guess I was wrong... Never played a CoD game made by this company... I have only ever played CoD4...

You know that Infinity Ward ( the good company ) made CoD4, and Treyarch ( the bad company ) made COD 5 right? Never expect the same quality from a different company. Either way you should direct your complaints toward rican since he was the strongest advocate of COD 5 hehe

As much as I love Crysis Warhead, its multiplayer still seems like its in beta when directly compared to the amazing multiplayer of COD 4 ( Farcry 2 has this same issue )

ricanflow · 11-12-2008, 11:25 AM

The game was in development for two years.

I personally think it looks better than cod4 in many areas...i went back and forth and compared both and the game looks great on all the highest settings. You cant compare the game to cod4...its not modern warfare.

Some people say the graphics arent that good, others says theyre great...its all down to user opinion. As for not having anything different than cod4...very wrong.

Theres bigger maps, dogs, different weapons, vehicles, artillery strikes., sticky grenades..etc. Oh and you can actually blow bodies apart now.

Some maps are more detailed than others....the maps in beta were ok looking.....but the other mp maps in the retail game look very nice and are highly detailed. I still havent started the single player campaign but ill get to it later.

Gabb · 11-12-2008, 11:32 AM

I don't think graphics are a big deal with COD games as its not really their main objective to improve upon ( compared to games like Crysis and Killzone 2 which specifically want to set the graphical level a bar higher ). I think COD games are best known for their super slick multiplayer gameplay ( I oh so love the smoothness ) with a wide variety of gameplay modes and their resourceful engines ( mostly responsible for the smoothness besides the good netcoding ).

Digital_Jedi · 11-12-2008, 11:38 AM

It may just take some time to get use to... I'll sit and ply of a few hours tonight... maybe it will grow on me... I havn't tried the mp yet... I should since I got the Gamestop preorder bonus... I believe it was the M1A1... Like I sond the only CoD game I played before this one was CoD4... I have no idea about this other company...

ricanflow · 11-12-2008, 11:43 AM

The biggest mistake is people expect the game to play exactly like cod4.

Its not...its wwII. Being developed by another company has some to do with it...but these guys know what they are doing. Yes they messed up cod3 but theyre trying to make things right.

Theres still some issues that need to be fixed for the game but overall its great fun especially once you start ranking up. And again in terms of graphics it was made to scale well on even lower end systems so no dont expect crysis type vegetation and textures...but it is not worse than cod4 in visuals.

Digital_Jedi · 11-12-2008, 11:48 AM

I guess they did make it scale... this is the first time the put a CoD game on the PC...

Akubane · 11-12-2008, 01:50 PM

Like I said making a game for low end pc is blatantly stupid. That's what graphical ption sliders are for. But whatever won't argue it.

I'm with rican on this.

I probably had the most skeptical view of anyone here goin into this game, and it blew my expectations away. I think it looks just as good as cod4 easily. Only I have more fun playing cod:waw lol

but as ric said it's all user opinion :/ kinda sucks it disappointed you though.

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