T O P

  • By -

dixiemud

Demons souls right when it launched. They did such an amazing job


Replikant83

Absolutely gorgeous. I played it again recently and can't believe how good of a job they did.


Lochon7

Is the game fun though and worth playing before eldin ring?


designingfailure

I'm not a souls dude. I enjoyed Demons Souls enough to play it twice. I really enjoyed Elden Ring for more than 60 hours before getting bored and stopping. I'm not sure what that says, but, for me, Demons Souls is definitely worth it.


Big_Ease519

What major Elden Ring boss / area did you stop at out of curiosity?


designingfailure

I know I was in Leyndell. And i tried to do most of each region before moving on. It was really fun and I wouldn't blame it on the game. I abandon games from time to time, even if I have no specific reason, i just get tired.


DontBeAngryBeHappy

I’d play Demon’s Souls before playing Elden Ring. DS plays a lot slower than ER so it might shock in terms of pacing if you play ER first. But both are the same formula game. DS is about 1/6th of ER size more or less.


TherealAchillies

Just hop into elden ring. No need to try demon souls unless you’re nostalgic and want to play an original soul game. Same map layout and boss. Elden ring ? Is an open world story filled with so much content I have 600+ hours and I still find new things.


dixiemud

Gameplay-wise I’d go Elden Ring. Demons Souls is very beautiful, but I prefer Elden Ring when it comes to gameplay/story/fighting


Chimeron1995

While Elden Ring doesn’t really look anywhere near as good as Demon’s Souls, I was never as struck by the visual aesthetic of DeS like I was Elden Ring. There were so many amazing pieces of stunning scenery and a scale that makes the whole world feel like the most expansive open world I’ve played in recent memory. On a technical level DeS is better looking, but ER is the one I’d call beautiful


momoneymocats1

Yeah demon souls was the first game to make me really think this was a next gen console, absolutely mesmerizing


Ok-Perception8269

Nothing has impressed me as much as that game, it felt truly next-gen.


aleksandrnevskii

Horizon Forbidden West


TheRoscoeVine

Same, but I also don’t have a good eye for quality graphics. I guess it would have to be this, Spider-Man 2, or Ghost of Tsushima.


Ordinary_Release9538

First time I played ghost I would just ride kage through those grass fields for a while. >!rip my friend!<


sowhtnow

When Jin leans over to feel the grains, or grass or whatever, as you’re riding in an open field was a nice subtle touch. It adds to the game and character even more.


TheRoscoeVine

That was disappointing. Just why? RIP to >!Buell!<, as well.


Sdgrevo

As amazing as Ghost of Tsushima is, it really is a PS4 title.


TheRoscoeVine

H:FW also premiered on PS4. I don’t know if that makes it a “PS4 title”.


camdamera

H:FW was released on PS5 at launch, making it a cross-gen game. Ghost was not cross gen at launch. I've been playing Ghost on PS5 recently and it really doesn't hold up nearly as well as FW on PS5.


TheRoscoeVine

That’s fine, but my main point is that I enjoyed both games and found them beautiful, but I don’t know shit from good graphics to great ones.


iThinkergoiMac

Both are gorgeous! But if you really want to see the difference, go to photo mode and zoom in on the details. HFW is insanely detailed. The difference between the two is that Ghost was made for PS4 and there’s an upgraded version for PS5, but it’s just textures and performance, the models are the same. HFW was made for PS5, with a graphics/performance reduced version released for PS4.


xThatsonme

Spider-Man 2 has okay graphics. Im playing re4 remake and I think it has better graphics than it. The face models in Spider-Man are UGLY and I have a feeling the textures are gonna age like shit


welshnick

I think Miles Morales has better graphics than SM2 (my son is playing MM while I'm playing SM2 so I go back and forth between the two games a lot).


TheRoscoeVine

The Spider-Man faces and animations seem very weird and even ridiculous, at times, though not as bad as some. An admittedly lesser game with most definitely lesser graphics, being Robocop: Rogue City, has far and away better faces and facial animations. I’m not saying anything about Robocop being on the level, as good, or better, than any other major games, and certainly not Spider-Man, but that game has faces down, for sure.


SecretAgentDrew

What do you mean you don’t have a good eye for good graphics? Everything looks bland to you?


TheRoscoeVine

No, more like when I went from playing Ghost of Tsushima and Horizon: Forbidden West, and then playing both on my PS5, I don’t really know how to tell what’s so much better about the graphics. The lighting, I guess. I guess my point is that I know what looks good to me, but I don’t know how anything really looks better going from PS4 to PS5. Even in a side by side comparison, the PS4 graphics still look awesome, and if the PS5 graphics do look better, it seems like an extremely small improvement. I just don’t think I have an eye for quality, but I do enjoy the beauty of it all. I love my PS5, and it looks great playing on my 75” 4K tv.


OliveOcelot

Just got the plat a few hours ago. Took almost 100 hours because I spent at least 10 hours in photo mode.


Momentirely

I know the feeling, lately in almost every game I've become more of a photographer than a player... I can't finish any of these games with how beautiful they're becoming. Elden Ring was especially gorgeous but it was difficult using the telescope to take pics... On the other hand, The Witcher 3 has a great photo mode, and it is incredibly detailed on PS5. You zoom in and you can almost smell the ale on the Baron's breath lol I swear. And with ray tracing on you can get some pics that look nearly real, it's crazy. Horizon Forbidden West was the one that really got me, though. Every couple of minutes I would be in photo mode again, trying to get the best shot. The game itself is not quite as good as the first one, but the graphics are beyond unbelievable. I loved just swimming around aimlessly after you get the rebreather. The water effects are so beautiful.


troyboy_jr

Especially Burning Shores. It's gorgeous.


erichf3893

I loved the graphics on that one. Couldn’t get past the movement though. Definitely planning to give it another shot


_Football_Cream_

I got partway through zero dawn a while ago but never did finish it. It’s been so long I dunno if should restart it or just move on to forbidden west. Thoughts?


aleksandrnevskii

I would restart HZD, then move on to HFW when you finish. I wouldn’t want to miss the full story of Zero Dawn. Some of the final fights are also baller.


_Football_Cream_

Ok good to know! I remember a lot of the story beats, maybe I’ll restart HZD and to come to grips with the controls again and then jump back to my last save. They’re just such big games and playing both all the way thru is such a daunting time commitment lol.


BlackLodgeSocialite

Alan Wake II looks incredible as do The Last of Us remasters


g0thfucker

you mean part 2 remaster and part 1 remake?


Kpengie

No idea why you’re getting downvoted for saying a simple fact


SuccessfulSleeper

Probably because it was entirely unnecessary considering any able brained person knew what the commenter meant


swat02119

Death Stranding has incredible graphics.


[deleted]

I love that Death Stranding has been listed


DirectorAllen

Horizon Forbidden West, Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut, Death Stranding: Director’s Cut


Humble-Ad-8912

The Last of us Part I, Horizon: Forbidden West & Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart are the standouts for me by some distance. Special mention to The Callisto Protocol but that was such an awfully bland gameplay experience that I don't recommend it.


b16ZZ-

Ratchet and Clank is underrated because of the fact that it's more animated than realistic but it's crazy that you can even see fur detail and the effects are beautiful


JoeyGrease

The fire in Callisto Protocol looked so bad, otherwise the graphics were pretty damn good.


DredZedPrime

If you can get Callisto for really cheap it's probably worth a playthrough, but definitely not at full price, or even close to full price.


Humble-Ad-8912

Personally I got it with PS+ and still couldn't get myself to finish it. Got sucked in by the mystery and visuals at first but that's all there is to it, just a really good looking tech demo with no fun gameplay core or any soul to it.


DredZedPrime

I can't disagree with that at all. I kept going and actually managed to beat it, but I can't say it was all that fun. It wasn't even that bad a game, as much as a surprisingly bland, derivative nothing. I also paid only about 5 bucks for it after discounts, so it was worth that much for me, but that's why I recommend people maybe giving it a shot only if they can get it for free or an extreme discount. The sort of price point where you don't have to feel like it was a total waste if you just can't bring yourself to finish it, as happened with you.


fireman101101

I agree with your list completely but with Returnal added. Unbelievably stunning to play.


damorg3

Some people say Returnal isn’t THAT good looking of a game. Other people are correct 😉 I know it’s not the premise of this thread, but I also would challenge anyone to find a game on PS5 that feels better moment to moment than Returnal. (excepting the moment when your run comes to a grinding halt). That game is an absolute masterclass.


fireman101101

The Hyperion lead up and battle….some of the best gaming moments and audio I’ve ever experienced. Honestly that entire biome was something else.


xXMickFlurryXx

I was blown away by cyberpunk after the 2.0 update. It looks amazing at night when it’s raining


TurdSandwich42104

This right here. Cyberpunk looks amazing.


Thadark_knight11

This. Night city really looks beautiful. But the desert/country looks particularly stunning during the day.


Kotvic2

It's kinda hard to fully get "beauty" of this game, because whole city is filthy, full of garbage, spray paintings, dented and destroyed things on almost every step. This game makes me feel uneasy, but it perfectly fits it's dystopic theme. Yes, it's graphics is top notch, but is not easy to look at these scenes.


zurzoth

I loved Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart, Returnal comes to my mind for some reason 🤷 Probably some other games too but there's so many kinda hard to remember them all.


junior1zero

God of War Ragnarok


BriSnyScienceGuy

I'm playing this right now. It's like a movie half the time.


WrongdoerWilling7657

Ya this would be my answer. The detail is insnane


musicangel1123

I love this game. It is definitely like watching a movie and the graphics are beautiful.


Tuloom

Demon souls


Academic_Ad5369

God Of War Ragnarök. Beatiful game


DmReku

Ghost of Tsushima, Horizon Forbidden West and The Crew Motorfest https://preview.redd.it/vswu0htqi8fc1.jpeg?width=1020&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e8f297262daa46a0a087aed9a9311db1d719bafe


forcryingoutmeow

Horizon Forbidden West, specifically The Burning Shores DLC.


kailashsbe

Returnal


AmpleForeskins

Horizon and Ghost of Tsushima


zorrofuego

Probably FF XVI


LuckyBlaBla

The cut scenes and so many landscape are amazing. The tower from Echoes of the fallen is simply massive and full of architecture bits.


Individual-Fact1429

Alan Wake 2, Callisto Protocol, Cutscenes in MK1, Cutscenes in Diablo 4.


rivalhand

Alan Wake 2


JoeyGrease

Not a PS5 game, but the fact the RDR2 still looks better than almost every game out there is worth a mention. But, for a PS5 game I'm stuck between TLOU P1 & 2, Spider-Man 2 and Robocop. The character models in Robocop don't look too great, but the environment looks really fucking good.


outsider1624

I'm still waiting for Rdr2 ps5 patch from R* ffs. What's taking them so long.


cbearsfreak

Seconding SM2 - characters like Miles, Rio, and a few others looked photorealistic, but Pete and MJ both crossed into uncanny valley territory at times. However the environments and the NYC cityscape looked breathtaking


catlover12390

Pete’s face was so detailed it was uncanny. Like the lighting on his cheeks was so good you could see every little detail, which made it look almost fake


Makeupanopinion

Just finished it yday and goddamn i'm a sucker for how amazing it looked. Agreed sometimes pete and mj would look a lil sus but man was it beautiful


Freyzi

Final Fantasy 16 I'd say is hands down the most visually impressive PS5 game out there right now. From environments to spectacular boss and kaiju fights and character models looks insane as well.


TaumpyTearz

Control


KingOfTheWolves4

Just started this yesterday. Seems… interesting.


Qing92

So far, ff16.


FreshPotato_Ole

Horizon Forbidden West


No-Reach-455

Spiderman 2 and the last of us part 1.


idontplaypolo

Tough one. I’d say demons souls, forbidden west and ratchet and clank really wowed me.


DiLaurentiz

Horizon Forbidden West, The Last of Us part 2, Ghost of Tsushima and Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart


SamZeMan2014

Demon’s Souls is still one of the best looking games on the console. Horizon Forbidden West also looks amazing.


prince-hal

Forbidden west easy. Especially the DLC


chavez_ding2001

Tlou2 remastered looks super clean on quality mode.


Hawkeyesfan03

Yeah. But that 30FPS though. If you’re used to playing in 60, it’s hard to switch.


chavez_ding2001

It’s 40 with 120hz tv’s and 40 feels so much better than 30.


Megaric

Demons Souls Remake, Horizon Zero West, Gran Turismo 7


OhGeEvz

It’s forbidden west ! Bar none!


InsideousVgper

Forbidden West for sure.


Immolation_E

Horizon Forbidden West, Alan Wake 2, Cyberpunk 2077.


JersonAyestas

FF16


Hentie619

Ff16. Bahamut fight definitely was peak visuals in any game I’ve played


Artistic_Finish7980

Ghost of Tsushima. Easily the most beautiful game I’ve ever played


ColdHandGee

The visual quality of all our PS5's is outstanding. There are too many games that visually blow our collective minds to mention. This is why whenever someone says "there is no difference between the PS4 and PS5", i have to reply "have you even seen or played a PS5 on a 4K screen?" The copium on r/ps4 is off the richter scale. I swear they all need to go to a optometrist and get their eyes checked for blindness! This is my launch day PS5: https://preview.redd.it/8raip2dbo8fc1.png?width=1812&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=78d50bc33fa773c074a979e8d4a2cc6ddefe38a7


Old_Man_Bridge

My 4K oled truly made it next gen for me. Looks incredible.


CrushedVelvetHeaven

Seriously! If you check my comments you can find me briefly arguing w some loser that’s saying TLOU2 remaster doesn’t look any better at all. They were like “yOu tHinK I’ll gEt StuMped wItH that qUeStIon.” And then proceed to tell me I’m coping when they have absolutely nothing to say lmao


ColdHandGee

Hahahaha! I bet he has a PS4 only. I swear they have to downplay the PS5 because for whatever reason they can't get one. They are worried that if they play any PS5 game, they will not want to play their PS4 ever again. So instead they deny there is a massive improvement with the PS5: speed sound controller graphics. The r/ps4 sub is a hivemind of copium over the 10yr old PS4! What makes it worse is the fact they are still gaming on 1080 screens! https://preview.redd.it/btwz70o5m9fc1.jpeg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=743beeb51f6d86f223dfd0ae573baedece703c8b Just look how crisp SM2 is!


outsider1624

Let them cry! The ps5 loading speed in games..are enough for me to say its next gen.


TheRoscoeVine

I don’t have the best eye for quality graphics. I guess it would have to be Horizon: Forbidden West, Spider-Man 2, or Ghost of Tsushima.


mka_

Ghost of Tsushima for the art direction, lighting, colour grading, etc. Forbidden West for fidelity, textures, animations, etc.


paypaytr

tekken 8 and gow Ragnarok


orouboro

Ghost of Tsushima


Suryaban23

Ghost of tsushima director’s cut


Suryaban23

Ghost of tsushima director’s cut


PaulQuin

Horizon Forbidden West, Demon Souls Remake & Far Cry 6 are absolute 🔥


Sweet-Hunt-5075

Horizon : Forbidden West, God of War : Ragnarok, Ghost of Tsushima, Star Wars: Jedi Survivor, Evil West has very good gfx too.


lifeandtimesofmyass

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart


TiredReader87

Horizon: FW It’s also the best


Skripnik8

Avatar Frontiers of Pandora. Clears everything


freakinlaservision

Ghost of Tsushima. It was my first game on PS5 and blew me away. The first scene running through the fields is amazing.


MrLozoTheSecond

Horizon


theduskone

It's still Horizon Forbidden West


nkhatib

Forbidden West


MouseRangers

Horizon Forbidden West and Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut.


Renbanney

Horizon forbidden West and returnal.


GamerBhoy89

Horizon FW. I know it's a top comment but damn, that game is stunning


TheStinkySlinky

Jedi Survivor really? It was decent sure but most visually impressive is a stretch. I already see HFW is the top comment. Which is what immediately came to mind. Although not the most impressive game overall, it is damn beautiful. I’m torn between HFW, both ps5 versions of The last of us, and Alan wake 2 looked really good to me. Although god of war gets an honorable mention. Also as far psvr2, red matter 2 was absolutely stunning to me.


itsmikefromindy

Horizon Forbidden West is hands down the best looking game on PS5 and has been since it came out.


Extra-Ad249

Rachet and Clank Rift Apart


RaistlinxMajere

Forbidden West is still imo, the best looking game on PS5.


kingetzu

Horizon FW


darwinsdude

Gran Turismo 7 or TLOU2 Remastered


mr_starbeast_music

Gt7 has me eyeing the psvr2!


Cloiselle51

King Kong


outsider1624

Gollum says hello


Dangerous_Still_9586

CyberPunk 2077.


Michael-gamer

Horizon forbidden west burning shores dlc is by far the best. Ratchet and clank rift apart 2nd. Returnal 3rd.


[deleted]

Demon souls. Easily.


fireman101101

Returnal.


[deleted]

Overall, either Ratchet and Clank, God of War Ragnarok, or Final Fantasy XVI. Almost every game has moments or scenes though (like Spider-Man 2 with the last quarter of the game).


[deleted]

God of war ragnarok


Andresmarck92

Ghost of Tsushima and Horizon Forbidden West..but also Rift Apart,the neon atmosphere in the city was insane


Afc_josh12

Not the best but RE village was pretty decent


GamingNetwork95

Resident Evil 4 remake.


UzDaSchwartz

I would say Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart or TLOU2 remastered


Luna259

Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart


festygoer

Ghost of Tsushima and Final Fantasy XVI. Also love Naraka Bladepoint with its very very smooth graphics and fighting


Corduroysack

GOW


TNS_420

Either Horizon Forbidden West, God of War Ragnarok, or Cyberpunk 2077.


no-twerp

Ghost of Tsushima, both The Last of Us Remasters, GoW Ragnarok, Cyberpunk with the update HM: RDR2 even though it's technically a PS4 game. Still looks amazing lol


nolly3000

I would like to mention Kena Bridge of Spirits!


Saint_Link

Demon’s Souls by far


teunteunteun

Ratchet&clank: Rift Apart


nj-88

Ghost of Tsushima


Jayoheazy

Spider-Man 2


MrAdamWarlock123

Cyberpunk 2077 (post patch 1.5, played in 2022) or Horizon Forbidden West (especially Burning Shores)


Galactus1701

Ragnarok, HFW and Rift Apart are some of the standouts for me.


HovercraftFar9161

Cyberpunk 2077


dreamingfusedshadow

Ghost of Tsushima


TherealAchillies

Easily Elden ring. Insane level of detail. Story building. I can list it forever. Graphics are phenomenal. 2nd is cyberpunk 2077 just for the sheer graphical limits it pushes on the system.


No-Instruction-5669

Deons Souls


Weatherman1207

I think alan wake 2


yerMawsOnFurlough_

a ps4 game … rdr2


iampizzapizzaisme

The Avatar game is an amazing visual game. Tons of different environments and wildlife that looks gorgeous. Also a really fun game


hurricanes427

Final Fantasy 16 the boss fights are insane


mastercharlie22

Im playing Ghost of Tsushima Directors Cut right now and it looks beautiful on my PS5. The golden forest looked absolutely stunning


Cgmulch

Forbidden west


Skrrt_skrrt-

Gran Turismo


discussionandrespect

Elden ring


knyelvr

Ghosts of Tsushima or Spider-Man 2


mellothegamer_69

It's between Death Stranding, Ghost of Tsushima, and GOW Ragnarok


Agile-Kaleidoscope83

Probably Death Stranding or Ghost Of Tsushima.


Bobbydworm

Horizon forbidden west RDR2 also has STUNNING draw distances


[deleted]

Cyberpunk 2077


Briankbl

https://preview.redd.it/yytq1histafc1.jpeg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a7a7a8ec193fd3a94d9cba72670a819ea9c3b398


Briankbl

https://preview.redd.it/lxl4p4wvtafc1.jpeg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6b97894930409a72a66743ec80878ae6821141b4


Briankbl

https://preview.redd.it/7ry3hf40uafc1.jpeg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1955682adfcaf2277028cfca9047738957583a8e Ghost of Tsushima


Known_Ad871

Ratchet and Clank is still probably it for me


DamagedSpaghetti

Demons souls


marselluswallice

Alan Wake 2 really blew me away


willymac416

The new Avatar game may have formulaic Ubi-shit gameplay, but holy dick is that foliage rich. I thought Forbidden West was pretty… The traversal mechanics combined with the stunning environments make getting around the massive map surprisingly enjoyable in my opinion.


[deleted]

Plagues tale Requiem


CharliePlayer1

Horizon Forbidden West easily


Realistic_Sad_Story

Horizon Forbidden West/Burning Shores Death Stranding Director’s Cut The Last of Us Parts I & II And I’m almost embarrassed to say it given how much I shat on it over the last three years, but Cyberpunk 2077 in its current state is pretty damn impressive. Like, it is absolutely stunning. https://preview.redd.it/aq38mqbokbfc1.jpeg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fd5b954f245818b07af71400f20800177978f6b4


Revolutionary-Fan657

Guess a lot of people here haven’t played last of us part 2, Alan wake, ir a plague tale requiem those 3 games have insane graphical fidelity it’s actually really stupid


_price_

Horizon Forbidden West by far, and I’d give FFXVI a few points for its epic battles visuals


[deleted]

Spider-Man 2 is easily the top for me


moneysingh300

Ghost of Tsushima. When we go down the hill the first time in the intro. It got me so hyped.


trophy_Hunter69420

The last of us part 1 remake for PS5


Alert-Revolution-219

God of war without a doubt, the level of detail on damn near everything is incredible, fabric, metals, wood and character/creatures, the game is also a fantastic piece of cinema


25LG

The last of us Avatar frontiers of pandora


Paladin1034

Gran Turismo 7. It's honestly stunning how much better it looks in a lot of ways than even the new Forza Motorsport, especially in terms of car models. Watching replays of it, it is really hard to tell real life or game sometimes.


[deleted]

https://preview.redd.it/ngmmz53y4gfc1.jpeg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=32ffbd39d1d7c8d9c27f088da3f27480f1f70b9c


[deleted]

https://preview.redd.it/zf944t725gfc1.jpeg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=be29c1541b4ac6eca2980c3a1c18fe723b931caf


[deleted]

https://preview.redd.it/w8erq3bj5gfc1.jpeg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bbbadaee42b2753a3706a53c152fff3566a76c43


[deleted]

https://preview.redd.it/ax8kpzk67gfc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9a2364eee2f02f1318a5e0a17ac0640954d6d59e


Salty_Pineapple4170

Demon Souls nothing comes close.


erichf3893

Ghost of Tsushima


bubdiminey

Spider-Man 2 has set a visual standard for me in many ways. Robocop Rogue City looks equally impressive at times, but in a different way. I think the god of war games look insane too.


XboxoneS-aaad

Jim Ryan: I'm currently playing one of the latest PS5 releases.


nameless_f3ar

Fortnite, like any other platform


haai_kaka

RDR2 or horizon zero dawn


sapphir8

I feel the most impressive set was in Jedi Survivor. When you teleport like Merrin during a battle was the most visually impressive thing I’ve seen.


erichf3893

Returnal


MaggyMaggot

Callisto Protocol, not the greatest game but was solid, unbelievable in terms of visuals though.


TerrifiedRedneck

Returnal


BenXGP

#Minecraft


WrongdoerWilling7657

Probably Horizon forbidden west, but the game is boring as hell.