Presonally, i vastly prefer RDR2's realistic look but damn HZD still looks fantastic! Which one is the best looking one overall in your opinion, specially in terms of technical?
Best looking open world game this generation; Horizon Zero Dawn Vs. Red Dead redemption II
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RDR 2 for sure. HZD may look amazing sometimes but it always kind of feels liveless. RDR 2 looks and feels like a real place
RDR2 overall, but there are areas where each is better than the other.
The best looking parts of HZD are early in the game though, the first areas you visit.
Only rented RDR2 on the X though, bought and completed HZD. Waiting for the PC version to jump back in to RDR2 - and with that version there will be no contest.
The best looking parts of HZD are early in the game though, the first areas you visit.
Only rented RDR2 on the X though, bought and completed HZD. Waiting for the PC version to jump back in to RDR2 - and with that version there will be no contest.
Both look great, but RDR2 is a phenomenal achievement visually.
Although, honestly, Days Gone blows both out of the water at times; the quality of the textures and the lighting and the assets, when it all comes together its glorious. Especially with 300 zombies running across it too.
Although, honestly, Days Gone blows both out of the water at times; the quality of the textures and the lighting and the assets, when it all comes together its glorious. Especially with 300 zombies running across it too.
I'm a sucker for Post Apocalyptic worlds so Horizon wins for me. I haven't played RDR2 though and probably never will but from screen shots it does look nice.
HZD takes the visual win, imo - mostly due to personal preference in visual design. RDR2 is, of course, very impressive with its realistic landscapes and vast draw distance.
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But of your choices i'd say HZD.
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But of your choices i'd say HZD.
Honestly couldn't choose as they both do slightly different things in an open world environment extraordinarily well but if I were pushed I think that RDR2 will age slightly better as it's doing stuff that you'd expect to see next-gen.
However, I can't wait to try both of them again on the PS5/Scarlett.
However, I can't wait to try both of them again on the PS5/Scarlett.
My thought coming into the thread, actually.
Between these two, though, I prefer the art direction and world design in HZD.
Horizon's art direction is much better than RDR2's and the complexity of the robots is unrivaled.
RDR2 is technically impressive but feels dead.
RDR2 is technically impressive but feels dead.
As someone who has not played RDR2, i think it is the best open world game in terms of graphics. However, I prefer the stylized graphics of Horizon.
ACOD isn't even in the same ballpark as Horizon and RDR2. It cuts a lot of corners.
Both extraordinarily beautiful, but I have to give the edge to Horizon ZD as a personal preference. Both amazing games.
I absolutely love HZD, but objectively from a graphics standpoint, RDR2 is better in that department. However personal taste in the aesthetic will play a role.
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I played AC Odyssey, looks great but nowhere as great as RDR2 or HZD, cmon mate. Days Gone could've been in the poll tho
its always hard for me to choose, but i feel like RDR2 lacks in the "woah" moment for me, as in, you wont see these huge creatures like in horizon, and rather its all super grounded in the real world, so i never end up in real awe of whats happening, even though i will say "damn thats pretty".
HZD gets my vote as well as the art style is far more interesting to me. The HDR in it is right there at the top of best uses as well for any game.
I've played neither (yet), but from several gameplay videos I've seen when they came out, it looked like RDR2's world is more interactive and reactive of your actions while Horizon, despite looking gorgeous, seemed to be a little lacking in that regard.
But my views aren't worth much since I haven't had first-hand experience.
But my views aren't worth much since I haven't had first-hand experience.
HZD looks better at close distances, RDR2 looks better at longer distances. Overall i give it to RDR2, whenever you look no matter what kind of weather the game just looks like a painting. The amount of wildlife and the way they move, just makes it feel like a living world.
This, basically. RDR2 has a lot more stuff going on like grass, bushes and branches that all react to Arthur walking by them and snow that falls off trees. But I like HZD more aesthetically. It's more atmospheric.
Horizon is more striking because of its artificiality. Has an initial wow factor because everything is tuned to look perfect.
RDR2 is more impressive because of its consistency, weight, and detail. It doesn't peak quickly like Horizon, instead constantly revealing another layer of visual detail with every passing hour.
RDR2 wins out for me. Horizon is no slouch, obviously, but RDR2 is an immense achievement.
RDR2 is more impressive because of its consistency, weight, and detail. It doesn't peak quickly like Horizon, instead constantly revealing another layer of visual detail with every passing hour.
RDR2 wins out for me. Horizon is no slouch, obviously, but RDR2 is an immense achievement.