The most visually striking upcoming game is expected to be highly graphic and immersive.
The most visually striking upcoming game is expected to be highly graphic and immersive.
This can be achieved in any very customizable game, such as Skyrim, by applying extensive modifications. Adding many intensive mods will increase the demands on your GPU and CPU.
Several titles are launching soon: Witcher 3 Battlefield 1, Crysis 3, GTA V, Assassin's Creed Black Flag, Unity, Syndicate, Battlefront 2, Assassin's Creed Origins, Metro Exodus, Cyberpunk 2077, Anthem, Red Dead Redemption 2: Kingdom Come: Deliverance.
The key point is to avoid mixing poor optimization with visually demanding content.
Can't comment on new releases, but playing heavily modified versions of Fallout 4 or Night in the Wild/Skyrim at high resolution can put a lot of stress on even the strongest hardware.
Witcher 3 is my recommendation. It struggles to maintain around 60 frames per second even at lower resolutions, regardless of the settings I adjust.
This highlights that being "graphically intense" isn't just about having the best graphics card—it's about more than performance.