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17 Maxed Out Draw Distances in Video Games

July 22, 2012 by Ian Miles Cheong

This article takes a look at some of the most stunning views that games in this generation have to offer.

Gorgeous Views in Games

draw distances

Draw distance is important for projecting not just the “illusion” of a large environment in linear corridor shooters, but also for depicting really large environments. It helps to see that the virtual world in which you walk is a big one, with monuments and geography that lend the impression that you’re in a world not unlike our own. 

In this article, we take a look at some of the biggest open world games and a few more linear titles that happen to be exceptionally good at providing the illusion of an open world thanks to the details in the background—which do a better job at depicting ‘vastness’ than the walled in skyboxes of most other games. 

Image Credit: Deadendthrills

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