Cryengine 3 demo

[mech]

Because that's where the money is at

[DaneO'Roo]

Cmon guys I thought you were all smarter than this. The engine is simply the same tech but multiplatform, which is a big step for them. It does have enhancements and does have more improvements, and lots of development I think earns it the title for a new edition of their engine.

And to say "errrr it looks like cry engine 2" is just fucking stupid. Cry Engine 2 is probably the most amazing looking graphics engine anway, so...


What they were obviosuly showing was the console visuals, which viewed in a comparative basis, those visuals are amazing.

[Jean-Luc]

Dane's post.

A bit harsh, but alright. I can't speak for everyone here, but when I heard "CryEngine 3", I logically assumed it was the next step in the progression of engines, which would mean there would be improved visuals (look at the progression of the Unreal Engine, or the Source engine, or multiple others), rather than what can essentially be called an engine downgrade so it will work on a different platform.

[Limited]

A bit harsh, but alright. I can't speak for everyone here, but when I heard "CryEngine 3", I logically assumed it was the next step in the progression of engines, which would mean there would be improved visuals (look at the progression of the Unreal Engine, or the Source engine, or multiple others), rather than what can essentially be called an engine downgrade so it will work on a different platform.

^^

Call it 2.5 if you will, but it definitely shouldnt be 3. Revision control has gone to wack.

Also, geeze that guns takes up nearly half the screen.

[Sel]

I think it looks overall better, but not as drastic a change as it was from CryEngine1 to 2. Guess they had to cut corners for the consoles. Either way it still looks great, and I'll probably play whatever game they go and make on it.

[Jean-Luc]

I think it looks overall better, but not as drastic a change as it was from CryEngine1 to 2. Guess they had to cut corners for the consoles. Either way it still looks great, and I'll probably play whatever game they go and make on it.

I hate to say it, but you are provably wrong. Lemme show you a comparison shot of CryEngine 2 vs CryEngine 3

CryEngine3:


CryEngine2:



You'll notice that depth of field has been removed, the lighting is less realistic, the shadows have been taken down severely, the foliage detail has plummeted, and the texture resolution has also taken a hit.

At this point, it hardly looks better than what Unreal Engine 3 can put out.

[Sel]

You're comparing one part from a tech demo video, to something in a completed game.

The new stuff the video shows looks quite nice, especially the rocks, physics and water.

However it is just a video and I'm not making any final decisions on this until there's a released game that I can effectively compare it to. Just goin on what I see.

[Lateksi]

I'll just wait for idTech5.

[Roostervier]

Just goin on what I see.

I understand where you're coming from, but I'm pretty sure that's all that Jean is doing himself. Going by what he sees.

[343guiltymc]

Are they going to improve the visuals for the PC version? Crytek said in an interview that if they to make a future game multiplatform, there would be two teams with one focusing on a PC version and the other the console release.