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[mocoworm]

Lock if old. Searched but couldn't find.

Mind-blowing CryEngine 3 tech demo simulates real-life urban development plans:

http://youtu.be/zx3iBCLeqk4

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-04-23-mind-blowing-cryengine-3-tech-demo-simulates-real-life-urban-development-plans

"French company Enodo may not be a video game studio, but its use of CryEngine 3 to develop virtual reality interactive 3D models for industrial proposals is nothing short of breathtaking and gives us a hint of what games will probably look like soon.

This 2:37 minute eye-melting tech demo shows off Enodo's craft at realising hypothetical offices, buildings and tram lines, among other projects. While Enodo isn't a game company, it is a fan of the medium and it noted on its YouTube page that its "one purpose" is "to show that the mechanisms governing the world of video games are powerful and will revolutionise the way to understand urban or industrial projects, their development, and their communication."

Sure these are just tech demos - which always look cooler than the real thing when it also has to support a complex game - but imagine a game with a simple set of mechanics like Gone Home being done with these sort of graphics. The mind reels."

 

[kutthoat5150]

something is wrong with me, the only thing I thought about when they showed that city area was what it would be like to shoot up everything in it like gta and use that train as my escape

 

[ekim]

I still need a mirror as the video is blocked in Germany due to the use of copyrighted music.. (Fuck you GEMA)

 

[mocoworm]

It's pretty amazing... can't wait for next-gen

 

[thequickandthedead]

Environment was cool. People looked kinda off.

 

[onQ123]

Loved that.

now where are all the crazy people who said that we wouldn't see much of a difference next generation?

( that's if we see games that look like this)

 

[Refreshment.01]

Loved that.

now where are all the crazy people who said that we wouldn't see much of a difference next generation?

They hang around Wii U threads.

 

[mnannola]

The 2 seconds they showed of night time looked freaking amazing.

 

[ekim]

Can someone reupload that on youtube without music?

 

[KageZero]

Maybe something is wrong with me but i didn't saw anything impressive in this video.

 

[Septimius]

The 2 seconds they showed of night time looked freaking amazing.

Really? That's what came closest looking like GTAIV to me.

 

[hayabusachop]

For some reason I was really impressed by those Taxi cabs, at night.

 

[mugurumakensei]

Loved that.

now where are all the crazy people who said that we wouldn't see much of a difference next generation?

( that's if we see games that look like this)

Uh,this is PC not PS4 or 720.

 

[civilstrife]

Slap a Rift on my head, toss me into this world and throw away the key.

 

[Rocket786]

Looked similar to the original Watch Dogs demo to be honest, which by all means still looks absolutely fantastic to me.

 

[E-Cat]

GTA 6 on iCEnhancer.

 

[sp3000]

Model quality is much higher than games will have

 

[Kerub]

SimCity looking like that would be cool.

 

[LeleSocho]

It didn't look "mind-blowing" to me... yeah considering that it wasn't a game company you can say that was really good (specially the mini cooper) but mind-blowing...

 

[D4Danger]

Can someone reupload that on youtube without music?

here's a temp mirror if you want to save them

1080p (95mb)
360p (12mb)

 

[Raxus]

Looked similar to the original Watch Dogs demo to be honest, which by all means still looks absolutely fantastic to me.

Watchdogs still seems like an a high end current gen game to me. Impressive no doubt but nothing on the levels of this tech demo and Killzone's opening (Corridor Shooter).

They hang around Wii U threads.

And reality. How many developers have the talent/money to make high end games like this.

Spoiler

I already lost so much this generation. I really don't want more brain dead FPS games and shuttered studios.

 

[Dictator93]

Did i not post a thread on this earlier today?

 

[Refreshment.01]

Watchdogs still seems like an a high end current gen game to me. Impressive no doubt but nothing on the levels of this tech demo and Killzone's opening (Corridor Shooter).



And reality. How many developers have the talent/money to make high end games like this.

Spoiler

I already lost so much this generation. I really don't want more brain dead FPS games and shuttered studios.

Then blame bad management for that and not technological leaps. All the games released for todays consoles could experience marked improvements with more capable hardware withouth investing an extra cent. And let's not forget, finally there's a tendency to use the massive processing capabilities of moder gpus to run simulations, which don't increase dev costs significantly.

So there you go.

 

[Lactose_Intolerant]

Company is good at buildings and environments. Everyone that does 3d can do cars just about. Not so good with animations and characters.

 

[Devilgunman]

Environment looks good but people look too robotic.

 

[mr_nothin]

Isnt this an update of an old project? I remember this from somewhere

 

[PFD]

Slap a Rift on my head, toss me into this world and throw away the key.

lol

I thought DoF was overused. It still looked good though.

 

[UrbanRats]

I love this shot:

Also, dat Malick:

 

[baphomet]

Uh,this is PC not PS4 or 720.

And both consoles will reach very close to that level of graphic fidelity as well.

 

[Jharp]

Some of it did look stellar, but other parts were noticeably bad. The characters shown during the wide angle shot of the outdoor patio were all pretty meh, and some of the ground textures stood out real bad (like the tracks the train is running on).

 

[Betta Lines]

The DOF was a bit forced in places. At least there was no dirt on the lens I guess.

 

[Refreshment.01]

Some of it did look stellar, but other parts were noticeably bad. The characters shown during the wide angle shot of the outdoor patio were all pretty meh, and some of the ground textures stood out real bad (like the tracks the train is running on).

That's because human characters takes lots of time to get right compared to other things. And just for a quick shots doesn't warrant the time investment It's not the point of the demo, is all about scale.

 

[jediyoshi]

Maybe something is wrong with me but i didn't saw anything impressive in this video.

Any of the individual, human scaled shots are pretty straight forward, but taking that fidelity into account by the time they zoom all the way out to city view is nuts.

 

[DesertFox]

Some of it did look stellar, but other parts were noticeably bad. The characters shown during the wide angle shot of the outdoor patio were all pretty meh, and some of the ground textures stood out real bad (like the tracks the train is running on).

Yeah I agree, on the whole I wasn't all that impressed. I guess if they're trying to show off architecture they succeed in that respect, but the people looked pretty bad, and the heavy use of DoF allowed them to cheat on a lot of textures.

That being said I'm sure it's way better at conveying an idea than what urban center planners currently use.

 

[KKRT00]

Isnt this an update of an old project? I remember this from somewhere

Yeah, they have those presentation since 2010:
2010:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T0FMaRsfdg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew0L15X7A4o
2012:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EySdWbR4qcg

 

[ShinHayase]

I can only laugh at the people who think there games will look like this anytime soon. PS4 and 720? Realky?


PS2 = ToyStory graphics!

PS3 = Killzone Clip!

360 = Madden in rain!

 

[sunnz]

Night time and the reflections IMO didn't look better than Sleeping dogs but the rest was just amazing ( no foliage movement from the trams was a bit of an immersion killer)

Some parts looked almost like real life.

 

[mothball]

Welp, it's managed to begin on the first page.

 

[MaximusPrimus]

I can only laugh at the people who think there games will look like this anytime soon. PS4 and 720? Realky?


PS2 = ToyStory graphics!

PS3 = Killzone Clip!

360 = Madden in rain!

i definitely think PS4 and 720 will look like this. I honestly didn't find it that impressive. Other PC games that are out already look better than this.

 

[Metalmurphy]

I can only laugh at the people who think there games will look like this anytime soon. PS4 and 720? Realky?


PS2 = ToyStory graphics!

PS3 = Killzone Clip!

360 = Madden in rain!

Silly quote

CG

CG


This: real-time from an existing game engine.

 

[bigboss370]

pretty sure there was a thread on this earlier today:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=545460&highlight=cryengine

really, you searched? all you had to do was type in 'cryengine' in the search bar.

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also, while that was great, i didn't think it was mind-blowing.

 

[Respawn]

Wow Bryant Park NewYork 49seconds in. That view is going from the park to 42nd Street between 6ave and 5th.

 

[element]

not sure how this is mindblowing. impressive, but not OMG mindblowing.

no ai.
no physics.
pretty much hand key animations in an environment we have seen similar instances of already.

 

[DesertFox]

i definitely think PS4 and 720 will look like this. I honestly didn't find it that impressive. Other PC games that are out already look better than this.

People think the PS4/Durango can't produce these visuals?

*double checks to make sure correct video link was clicked*

What is everyone else seeing? This looks maybe on par with Crysis 3, but definitely not a significant improvement.

 

[Zoramon089]

Loved that.

now where are all the crazy people who said that we wouldn't see much of a difference next generation?

( that's if we see games that look like this)

I don't see full destruction or every building having its interiors modeled, which is what those people were saying. Obviously graphics will look better

 

[Xun]

I can only laugh at the people who think there games will look like this anytime soon. PS4 and 720? Realky?


PS2 = ToyStory graphics!

PS3 = Killzone Clip!

360 = Madden in rain!

I still don't see what's so impressive with this?

 

[baphomet]

I can only laugh at the people who think there games will look like this anytime soon. PS4 and 720? Realky?


PS2 = ToyStory graphics!

PS3 = Killzone Clip!

360 = Madden in rain!

You're fooling yourself if you don't think next gen consoles will be doing stuff like this. I'd be willing to bet within the first year even.

 

[DesertFox]

Forza Autovista:

The engine people are swooning over:

I don't get it.

Before someone calls it out - I understand that Autovista is not really interactive in the sense that you can't race cars at that graphics fidelity, but this tech demo is the exact same isn't it? It's pre-rendered, so as far as we know could be less interactive than autovista.

 

[rohlfinator]

Before someone calls it out - I understand that Autovista is not really interactive in the sense that you can't race cars at that graphics fidelity, but this tech demo is the exact same isn't it? It's pre-rendered, so as far as we know could be less interactive than autovista.

You're also comparing a single car in a simple warehouse to a scene with multiple cars and outdoor scenery.

I think the most impressive part of the video is that it hints at larger open-world environments, which we have never seen in this fidelity. I have no idea if this will actually be possible next-gen, but it's fun to consider.

 

[KKRT00]

not sure how this is mindblowing. impressive, but not OMG mindblowing.

1. no ai.
2. no physics.
pretty much hand key animations in an environment we have seen similar instances of already.

AI - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=7T0FMaRsfdg#t=143s (simulated npc behavior for road conditions and atmospheric effects]
Physics - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew0L15X7A4o&feature=player_detailpage#t=169s [driving boats/cars, walking in city, using public transportation, using mechanics in the world]

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Night time and the reflections IMO didn't look better than Sleeping dogs but the rest was just amazing ( no foliage movement from the trams was a bit of an immersion killer)

Some parts looked almost like real life.

Its not based on CryEngine 3.5 yet, so it lacks vegetation physics from Crysis 3 development.