It's insane how far the industry has come." Games that look near-real, have dynamic lighting, believable character models, detailed environments, and more are far easier to build now, thanks to ...

But, despite its somewhat limited hardware compared to other systems, the Nintendo Switch has seen some surprisingly gorgeous games.

Back when Valve released Half-Life 2 in 2004, it was probably the best-looking game I’d ever seen. The game’s pre-baked global illumination was gorgeous and the use of in-game physics for ...