
Be sure to click the screenshots for full resolution!Īt the bare minimum, Cinematic Mod merely updates the graphics with new post-processing effects which you can configure as shown above, new high resolution consistent textures (the texture work is truly amazing in this mod), new shaders supporting newer technologies such as HBAO, and of course it ports the game to Source Engine 2013 (which still uses a DX9 renderer like the base game) to better support these things and more. With that said, let’s get started with our list. We are not limiting each selection to just one mod, since typically to achieve the best graphics in a game you will use multiple graphics mods together. We are judging the mods not based on their final graphics quality, rather we are judging how far the mods have pushed the graphics compared to the original game. More specifically, we have compiled a list of the top 5 most impressive set of graphics mods we have seen for any game. When a game is heavily moddable, graphics mods are usually some of the less significant mods for said game, with gameplay mods and total conversions being more significant and important, but in this article we are focusing purely on graphics mods. Plus, these older titles are often better in every way besides static graphics compared to their modern counterparts, so often times this is the only thing they are missing.


After all, why not? Just about every game that has graphics mods has at least one that brings universal improvement over the original graphics while retaining the original art style. When it comes to playing older PC games, one of the first things a seasoned gamer will look for is graphics mods for the game.
