The technical side of graphics is just as impressive as art. The PC has been leading this category for years thanks to DirectX 11 technology that the current generation of consoles can’t use. Why don’t we see any of the next-generation console games in here? I feel it’s not the time for them yet. There wasn’t anything to graphically impressive that a PC couldn’t do.

Metro: Last Light

Last Light is a technical masterpiece. While next generation games like Killzone, Forza 5, and Ryse looked amazing, it’s just DirectX 11 stuff that the PC can do as well and has done for a few years now. The lighting effects are amazing, the textures look real, and the attention to detail is phenomenal. Stepping outside of the Metro took my breath away, the water splashing on your mask, the way blood splatters. It’s just something that hasn’t been seen this year. This is only for the PC version, the Xbox 360 and PS3 version suffered tremendously technical and lose the magic due to their inferior hardware.

Runner-Ups

Beyond: Two Souls

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Tomb Raider

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Battlefield 4

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The Last of Us

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