9. Middle-Earth: Shadow of War
Enhancements: 4K, HDR
Another to offer the option to favour quality or resolution, you can’t really lose either way. Much like Assassin’s Creed Origins, seeing a stealthy action adventure like this in such detail is an absolute joy to behold. The scenic qualities were always great in any case, but sharpening up the details and widening the colour gamut cranks up the immersion. It only runs at 30fps, but it’s a solid, hitch-free 30, which feels great to play, and that’s what matters.
10. Xbox 360 games!
Enhancements: 4K
Yes, believe it or not, some of your old Xbox 360 games have been scrubbed up to run at 4K. And more surprisingly, they look better than you would imagine possible. Firing up Halo 3 (released in 2007, let’s not forget) for the first time, it's evidently using some sort of witchcraft to look this good. The texture detail (always something the game struggled with) is ridiculously good, and brings the scene alive. Fallout 3, meanwhile, renders the wasteland in staggering fidelity.
It makes you wonder what other games will benefit from the Xbox One X treatment, and how they might look. This is a truly meaningful utilization of backwards compatibility, and a good reason to hang onto all those old classics.
