What is the best looking game of 2013?

Of all the games I've played this year, it would have to be between Rayman Legends and Super Mario 3D world. Both look stunning and run great. I'd really like to know what the bombcrew would pick for this year if they have the category.

Other standouts include:

• NBA 2K14 for PS4/XONE
• Tomb Raider
• Metro Last Light

What impressed you visually this year?

I haven't played that many, but of what I have played... Antichamber.

Last Generation: Tomb Raider, Last Light, Ni No Kuni, Splinter Cell.

PC: Bioshock, Tomb Raider, Antichamber, Last Light

New Consoles: Killzone, Forza 5, Ryse

Easily Rayman. I thought Origins looked great but Legends is on a whole new level.

I really liked the artstyle of:

The Last of Us, fuzzy textures and all. Mario is close though, you can practically taste that game.

Bioshock Infinite for art style, Last of Us for graphical horsepower.

Next Gen doesn't count until Jan 1st as far as I'm concerned.

Crysis 3 (PC) (I know, it came out this year crazy)

Ryse: Son Of Rome for the xone

Forza 5

I thought the swapper looked reaaaaalllllly nice. I didnt play any AAA pc games or next gen games though

I'd say Bioshock Infinite. The Last of Us looked great too. I didn't dig the look of Ni No Kuni as much as I thought I would. The execution was great, but the concepts were kind of dull.

Assassins creed 4 black flag needs some praise. My god was that sea realistic. I would sail and stare like it for hours, just like the real sea. Also moving foliage, yay!

I have not played it but apparently Battlefield 4 looks ok.

The beta? Yeah, it looks really good. I'm not sure that game is going to actually come out in 2013 though.

The graphics in Killer is Dead are really nice.

Metro Last Light's beautiful. I love the look of their engine so much

Bioshock and Last of Us had many many parts where I stood and admired how pretty the worlds were. I'd say those two and pass on deciding between them. Oh, I'd also give major props to Pikmin 3 and Killer Instinct for also having extremely pretty graphics but I think Last of Us and Bioshock are on a whole nother level artistically so I stand by those two.

Honestly Battlefield 4 for PS4 looks real nice. Also for art style would have to go with Tearaway.

Honorable mention goes to Assassin's Creed IV for the sea. I have never seen such a realistic/good looking ocean.

Ni no Kuni easily.

Rayman, Mario, Ni No Kuni and Puppeteer are equally gorgeous.

Bioshock, Metro and Tomb Raider all looked really good. And I loved the artstyle of Brothers in some areas (dead giants anyone?).

@benspyda: Bioshock infinite had some terrible looking feet and hands. Some of them looked like splicers.

I'm going to have to go with Super Mario 3D World, it looks fucking incredible on my TV. I haven't seen anything from the other two next gen systems for myself that wasn't screenshots or an internet video, though.

Rayman Legends is certainly right up there.

GTA V for the lighting and draw distance. And I thought Bioshock looked horrible, like everything was covered in vaseline.

I would say the best looking game of 2013 would have to be Metro Last Light. This game looks spectacular on a gaming PC. I think it could also be my game of the year because the story was interesting and mixed in with the graphics I just wanted to keep on playing it. The outdoor parts of the game were really stunning and then the effect of the weather on your mask were some of the things that I clearly remember.

I would also like to add that Killzone Shadow Fall looks pretty good too. I only have played about and hour and it certainly feels like Sony wanted this to be the game that showed the graphical power of the ps4.

Battlefield 4 on PC looks amazing..... the wet, shiny surface of the cement when it is raining in the campaign is awesome.

@vinny_says: crysis 3 looks incredible

Puppeteer's art style is absolutely sublime, and it's downright criminal that so few people have played it =(

The Wolf Among Us is an absolutely beautiful game. It's a shame TellTale seem to be trying as hard as they can to shove it under the door and push The Walking Dead instead; I think it's so much better than that series in a lot of ways, and TWD was my 2012 GOTY.

Agreed!

I would also like to add Remember Me to the list of beautiful games. Technically it is good looking, but I think the art throughout is amazing.

The Wind Waker HD.

Other games that actually left a lasting impression on me, visually, are Bioshock Infinte and Brothers.

Yup, Wind Waker HD.

For me its Ni No Kuni, closely followed by Bioshock Infinite and Tomb Raider.

Wow, Wind Waker looks rather lovely. AC4 has some pretty stand out vistas, Bioshock Infinite was also pretty stunning visually from a fidelity and artistic stance.

I hesitate between Tomb Raider, Bioshock Infinite and GTAV. Brothers 's not bad also.

What year does Project Cars count for? Otherwise I'd probably say Last Light, with Knock Knock getting the art style mention.

E: Actually no fuck everything else the answer is Democracy 3. That game might just be UI, but it's such a wonderful game to look at. Super minimalistic.

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Tearaway, such dedication to the aesthetic and Media Molecule never took the easy way out. Muramasa Rebirth as runner-up and Dragon's Crown gets a mention in the same breath.

Best looking game is kind of hard, some people think that means prettiest graphics, for others its down to art direction. And in both cases there have been so many great looking games this generation.

That is an infinitely tough question, But I LOVED the look of Ni No Kuni!

Best Graphics (technical): Battlefield 4, Metro, The Last of Us.

Best Graphics (artistic direction): Rayman Legends, Ni No Kuni, Bioshock Infinite.

i'm gonna go with the contender that's the least impressive stylistically - GTA V - it has a lot less to work with, being stuck with a realistic modern day setting, but manages to look freaking incredible.

Rayman Legends, The Wolf Among Us, Tomb Raider (PC), Brothers, Bioshock Infinite (PC) & Metro Last Light (PC)

Assassin's Creed IV, Bioshock Infinite, Crysis 3, and the hair in Tomb Raider are all up there for me.

Journey. Didn't even need to think about that.

Ryse, Forza 5, BF4, Tomb Raider, Crysis 3, and Metro: LL all look ridiculously good technically. Art wise maybe Brothers or Bioshock Infinite.

But Journey was 2012 :P That said, the game looks so amazing that I am okay with you crowning it the best looking game of 2013 too :P

Oh, you know what, Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon deserves a mention. That game looks really crazy good.

Curiosity has to win hahahahaha

Nah but seriously, the moment that graphically wowed me the most was racing across the country side on a quad whilst a torrential storm was taking place at night in gta v.

no shame in being a graphic whore, but I still felt style is standing out more then Raw tech.

Guacamelee is my favorite

Beyond Two Souls. I also think Bioshock Infinite, Metro Last Light, and Tomb Raider looked great on the PC... but most things do. ;)

Best Game Of 2013 : bioshock infinite

Amazing Game and Very Good In Graphic and Gameplay

(VGX choised bioshock infinite Best Game of 2013)

I would say that Crysis 3 on the PC has come as close as anything has to photorealism in its environments and faces. We're still five or ten years away from that, I bet, but getting pretty close.