[Floex]

I think it needs to be seen in motion, those pics arn't really doing it justice I assume. If anything those demo shots look worst than Samaritan which incidentally looks fantastic

[Perfect Cha0s]

Definitely waiting to see it in motion before I make any judgments.

[tkscz]

Someone on here kept saying not to expect much more than Samaritan, don't remember who but someone said it. Should've listen. Maybe in motion this will look amazing, but this stills just look a little past Samaritan.

[maquiladora]

How would they do a public unveiling of UE4 without the consoles it's designed for being announced? *glimmer of hope*

Wasn't there a story that this actually was demoed on a new console devkit at GDC?

[thelastword]

Ah ok, the bigger screenshots look much better. There's no doubt that UE4 will be a very good engine next gen. I had my reservations on UE3 early on, but it has produced some really nice looking multiplat games across the board.

Batman, 50 cent and UT3 are all nice looking games.

[gogogow]

How would they do a public unveiling of UE4 without the consoles it's designed for being announced? *glimmer of hope*

Uhm.....PC? Just like how they showed off Samaritan?

[Luigiv]

OP left out the best parts, come on mang.

I love how Epic makes it sound like all their own engines short-comings were universal to the whole industry. Let's ignore the fact that Cry Engine 2 did 100% dynamic lighting back in 2007.

[goldenpp72]

How would they do a public unveiling of UE4 without the consoles it's designed for being announced? *glimmer of hope*

My memory could be off, but I recall UE3 having demos to the public running on PC hardware with no consoles mentioned.

[Cow Mengde]

Samaritan looked great even in still screens. I know that's what I saw first while waiting for the video to load.

[Sho_Nuff82]

No more pre-baked lighting is pretty big news.

Also of note is that, unlike Samaritan, parts of this demo were actually playable.

[bgassassin]

^ I agree.

How would they do a public unveiling of UE4 without the consoles it's designed for being announced? *glimmer of hope*

PC. The proper way to show it off.

[V_Ben]

Good grief, that all sounds impressive.

[Krauser Kat]

hurray for tesselation. Doesnt save boring realistic artwork. Lighting looks good too. Show me something with color.

[maquiladora]

Thirty people file into a windowless conference room to watch Epic’s demo. Around their necks hang badges advertising the names of their employers: Nvdia, Microsoft, AMD, Sony.

Hmmm

[AgentWhiskers]

How about we see it running in real-time before jumping to conclusions?

[Krev]

How would they do a public unveiling of UE4 without the consoles it's designed for being announced? *glimmer of hope*

There was a Gears based UE3 demo at E3 2004.

I recall the screenshots being a lot more impressive for their time than this seems today. Guess I have to see it in motion.

[jump_button]

next gen not that big of a leap so they going to have to think about gameplay now

[gofreak]

Reading the description of the whole demo, I would definitely reserve comment until we see the thing in motion, in full.

On another note, I wonder if Nintendo was there, at the GDC thing. They go unnamed in the article.

[Darkkn]

Dynamic lighting is awesome news, but also kind of sad that it took so long for UE to get on board.

[SparkTR]

Doesn't look all that impressive to be honest. I was more wowed with Samaritan and this doesn't "make that look like a joke".

Same here, want to see it on motion though. Still, if this is the top-tier target for next generation visuals I think I had my expectations a bit too high. I hope at the very least they're targeting this at 1080p native.

[Gahiggidy]

Will this run on 1/2 a teraflop? ( I think it looks really good. )

[maquiladora]

Then the twist: Willard reveals that both the cinematic scene and the following tech demo haven’t been running off a game file but in real time from within UE4′s game editor. It’s like finding out that the actors on TV are actually tiny people living inside your set. It also helps him show that changes can be made to the game’s design and code, recompiled and executed nearly instantly—a technical feat that has been simply unheard-of in game development. And just like that, the silence in the room becomes reverent. The videogame industry has changed.

.....

[Backfoggen]

Hmmm

No Nintendo confirmed.

.....

That's hilarious.

[Cartman86]

A lot of the questions being asked in here are pretty much addressed in that story. Why they would show it without an announced console, hardware it's running on etc.

[LiK]

Looks nice. But I would like to see a video.

[GDGF]

There was a Gears based UE3 demo at E3 2004. I recall the screenshots being a lot more impressive for their time than this seems today. Guess I have to see it in motion.

We're probably not going to see a leap like the one we saw from the six to the seventh generation in a long, long time.

[Feindflug]

Ok, I'm not judging too hard yet, but this creature looks similar to the first boss in DMC4 and to me the DMC4 boss looks more impressive.

If you're talking about Berial I guess you haven't played DMC4 recently.

Back on topic these screens look great and I'm sure that in motion it's gonna look incredible.

Now imagine a next gen Souls game with this level of detail... :O

[Fabrik]

Ok if it's rendered in real-time in the editor, then it's quite impressive. And the real-time lightning too. But still the end result doesn't look different from current-gen games.
Need to see it in motion too.

[Red UFO]

I'm more interested in the possibilities of how this can streamline development of 'big' games. That seems like a bigger piece of news to me than just 'soooo many polygons!!'

[subversus]

I swear some games on PC look just as good, if not better .

Crysis 2 DX11. It's a bit on a low-poly side comparing to that though. But it's almost there.

[maquiladora]

Looks nice. But I would like to see a video.

Wait for E3.

I think someone was saying on the bonus round that they think this might overshadow everything else at E3 this year.

[nickcv]

i was definetely expecting much much more, even more so after all the talk about how UE4 would have made samarithan look like shit

[Rösti]

From the article:

In a scant three months of production, a team of 14 engineers has fashioned a video demo to show off the new engine, and it acts essentially as a full-featured, if small, top-of-the-line game—the first title of the next generation. “I had sleepless nights over this damn thing in the beginning, but I think we got the disasters out of the way,” says art director Chris Perna, the man responsible for the look and feel of the demo. Lead artist Wyeth Johnson adds, “In the time I have been here, we have never not pulled it off.” Johnson, a six-year veteran of Epic, is referring not only to the company’s ability to deliver on tight deadlines but also its track record of wowing the skeptics.

Hmm, fourteen engineers to create this. The first image doesn't strike me as very impressive, but I like the other images. The polygon count could probably be higher, especially for those mountains, but textures and particles are of high quality.

Without a white paper on the engine it's rather difficult to put this imagery in perspective. I assume more is going to be shown at E3.

[guit3457]

Ok if it's rendered in real-time in the editor, then it's quite impressive. And the real-time lightning too. But still the end result doesn't look different from current-gen games. Need to see it in motion too.

Seriously, I just want to play the games you play.........

[StoppedInTracks]

We are still years behind CGI. Compare first shot to Diablo 3 CGI of Diablo himself.

[snoopeasystreet]

It also helps him show that changes can be made to the game’s design and code, recompiled and executed nearly instantly—a technical feat that has been simply unheard-of in game development.

That's huge.

[gofreak]

Same here, want to see it on motion though. Still, if this is the top-tier target for next generation visuals I think I had my expectations a bit too high.

You won't see 'top tier' next-gen visuals until a few years into the next cycle.

[maquiladora]

The article is far more impressive and informative than the screenshots.

[Teknopathetic]

"It also helps him show that changes can be made to the game’s design and code, recompiled and executed nearly instantly—a technical feat that has been simply unheard-of in game development. And just like that, the silence in the room becomes reverent. The videogame industry has changed."

"That's huge."


Sounds pretty similar to what Unity's already doing, that said, It's one of the features I love most about it.

[i-Lo]

Nope, I am not seeing Mark Reign's claim of this making Samaritan demo look like "crap". Usual PR bullshit. Still, I guess, things may look up in motion.

However, this one of the more important betterments that is most welcome (I guess I'll find more as I read the whole article):

UE4 represents nothing less than the foundation for the next decade of gaming. It may make Microsoft and Sony rethink how much horsepower they’ll need for their new hardware. It will streamline game development, allowing studios to do in 12 months what can take two years or more today.

If this is true then it'll save both time and money for the devs.

[Fabrik]

Seriously, I just want to play the games you play.........

This looks as good to me:

[StreetsAhead]

Both exactly what I expected and even not close to matching my expectations.
Very odd feeling.

However, as others say, video may make it look better. That being said, it feels like a lot of energy used to get things to look only slightly better HOWEVER, if it streamlines the production process, then I'm all for it.

[KageMaru]

I think people are jumping to conclusions and we should wait for a video. I bet we'll be amazed when we see this thing in motion. Sounds very impressive in the article, can't wait for E3.

[Jonnyram]

Looks about what I expected from Wii U, to be honest.
Nice volumetric clouds.

[maquiladora]

I wonder since the NDA is lifted now, is this a Wired exclusive, or will be see more impressions from other sources.

[Erethian]

Not that impressed with the pictures to be honest. Specifically after the hype pr from mark reign

Well obviously he's going to hype it. Epic wants companies to upgrade their engine licenses from UE3 to UE4.

[Stallion Free]

So when are we getting the UDK release?

We are still years behind CGI. Compare first shot to Diablo 3 CGI of Diablo himself.

Well no shit, no one has render farms in their house.

[snoopeasystreet]

"It also helps him show that changes can be made to the game’s design and code, recompiled and executed nearly instantly—a technical feat that has been simply unheard-of in game development. And just like that, the silence in the room becomes reverent. The videogame industry has changed." "That's huge." Sounds pretty similar to what Unity's already doing, that said, It's one of the features I love most about it.

Yeah. I love it in unity and having it in UE could be awesome for large scale game development.

[Gravijah]

looks nice, but that seems to come from the art & setting than anything technical.

[LeleSocho]

Doesn't look any better than samaritan demo imho.