Cryengine 3 demo

[Jean-Luc]

http://www.psu.com/CryEngine-3-vs-Un...a006835-p0.php

Comparison between Unreal Engine 3 and CryEngine 3

CE3 wins in most respects, but what really is saddening is the fact that 99% of all comments are "UE3 SUCKS. LOOKS DATED."

Hate to say it, but I still maintain that Gears of War 2 is one of the finest looking games out there.

Everyone is just getting on the

[Roostervier]

I don't think it's the bandwagon so much as that it actually does look better.

Seriously though, the only thing I saw UE3 beat CE3 at, in that article, was the water effects.

[Jean-Luc]

Really? I disagree

I believe UE3 wins in both of the following:


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[AAA]

So, we're stuck on Crysis without the CryEngine 3? This sucks.

[Disaster]

Both engines have there ups and downs and have a unique feel to them. I don't really see one as a better engine.

[Roostervier]

Really? I disagree

I believe UE3 wins in both of the following:

I have to agree with you, but the problem with UE3 is how unnatural it's lighting and atmosphere is (save for the first pic, which looks quite good).

[legionaire45]

Your also comparing the wrong things in those renders - the UT3 shots were for closer, detailed objects while the CE2/3/whatever shots were farther away. The best comparison would be to have the same exact objects ingame at the same distance with the same textures/shader setups (if possible) and compare it that way.

Both are very pretty looking tbh, but I don't think that Crytek should be calling their "new" engine CE3. Call is CE2 for consoles or CE2.5 or whatever, but this is hardly worthy of another version number.

Not that it really matters, it would be less misleading though.

[JunkfoodMan]

Really? I disagree

I believe UE3 wins in both of the following:

The CryEngine3 picture shows Parallax-Occlusion mapping, whereas the UE3 picture shows modeled and textured decorators.
UE3 is getting a lighting upgrade, so I'd say it has CryEngine3 beaten on that.
I don't like the way UE3 renders some materials, such as concrete, brick/mortar, and other rough surfaces. In GeoW and UT3 they all look too shiny and plastic-y to be rough materials. Game devs need to get this in their heads.

[itszutak]

One thing I've always, ALWAYS hated about CE2 was the shitty, fake AA they put on all of the edges. It just makes everything look crappy and takes away from the realism, and I hate seeing it back in CE3. Whenever possible, I make that my first config change- to get rid of that fake AA.

That, alone, is enough to make me prefer UE3.

[Ifafudafi]

The problem with CE2's AA is the fancy rendering method for foliage interferes. True MSAA will make objects look nice, but trees n' shit will still be jagged. Fake Edge AA will blur everything but make it a lower quality.

The first thing I want to see in CE3 (the real one, not this console port) is getting that fixed.