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[Doom_Bringer]

Awesome!

 

[xexex]

not quite upto MixCore Rebirth quality, but pretty sweet.


Rebirth compare!

 

[olimario]

I don't think those trees look good at all.
They look plastic.

 

[Doom_Bringer]

hmm this must be Gears of War, can't wait!

 

[IJoel]

TREE, LET ME TOUCH YOU!

 

[TheQueen'sOwn]

That's pretty crappy imo...
Some of the textures on the trees are just brutal (however the extent of the world around them might be huge so I dunno).

The animation of the leaves, branches, etc. could also change my opinion.

Underwhelming, I have to say, compared to previous shots from less organic environments. I'm sure better artists will impress when they get their hands on these tools.

Thumbs up.

 

[Jacobi]

Ahh...

 

[Goreomedy]

Underwhelming, I have to say, compared to previous shots from less organic environments. I'm sure better artists will impress when they get their hands on these tools.

 

[FeedMeAStrayCat]

I think it's pretty impressive overall. Does anyone have any pics of that Rebirth thing to compare? I would think that these would definitely have to be better, considering how old the Rebirth video is now.


EDIT: Well.. now there's one posted..

 

[EGM92]

I don't think those trees look good at all.
They look plastic.

I Agree, there's not enough detail on the tree to make it look "real" but it is coming alone very well.

 

[xexex]

I think it's pretty impressive overall. Does anyone have any pics of that Rebirth thing to compare? I would think that these would definitely have to be better, considering how old the Rebirth video is now.


EDIT: Well.. now there's one posted..

more posted. above.


Rebirth is still lots better. it was prerendered CG afterall. doesnt matter that its older-5 years old just about.

 

[FeedMeAStrayCat]

I don't know.. I just think the Rebirth one looks "better" is because of the lighting conditions and the fact that it's a bit blurrier.

 

[demon]

Looks like a really good engine with some slightly mediocre art. Some of those shots look amazing.

 

[madara]

Unreal 3 engine MMORPGS, going to be wild ride.

 

[UltraMagnanimous]

Some parts impress, others don't. I'm sure it's down to the artists rather than the engine though. It's not a very interesting scene.

 

[FeedMeAStrayCat]

more posted. above.


Rebirth is still lots better. it was prerendered CG afterall. doesnt matter that its older-5 years old just about.

And yeah.. it is somewhat hard to compare FMV to in-game stuff.. but ah well..

 

[dynamitejim]

You can download the "Trees of Pangea" demo from their website and try it out yourself. Looks pretty good running @ 1280x960 w/6xAA and 16xAF. Runs like crap with those settings, but at 1024x768 w/ all that turned off it runs 30+fps.

Screens:

 

[peedi]

I don't think those trees look good at all.
They look plastic.

Not only that, but what's with the luminescent bark? Trees glow now? I want something that looks more organic.

 

[IJoel]

The problem with comparing real-time shots to FMV is the resolution and the level of detail. They are just too different to make a proper fair comparison. The level of discernible detail in those screens differ far too much.

 

[scarybore]

I don't think those trees look good at all.
They look plastic.

I have to agree, these look a bit dissapointing compared to what I remember Elder Scrolls Oblivion looking like. Admittably thats not perfect either, what is?, but this looks very barren and unnatural.

 

[Borys]

Uhhh... how you like my plastic garden?

All being said the should strictly stick to the sci-fi stuff. No "organic" as in "made of plastic" trees please!

 

[Error Macro]

My God, what the fuck is it with you people?

This shit is happening in real-time, not some lame ass tech demo. Besides, these trees are better looking than that Rebirth demo. You wanna talk about "rendered" looking... lolomgshit

Point me to one game, let alone one engine, that could produce vegetation with this much variety and detail, and run it at a decent framerate.

 

[u_neek]

You can download the "Trees of Pangea" demo from their website and try it out yourself. Looks pretty good running @ 1280x960 w/6xAA and 16xAF. Runs like crap with those settings, but at 1024x768 w/ all that turned off it runs 30+fps.

Screens:

Nice... what's that?

 

[robertsan21]

i hope these threes can sway like real trees does when the wind hits the tree

 

[Izzy]

Needless to say, it looks amazing.

 

[tedtropy]

The more realistic graphics look, the more obvious the flaws. While the screenshots are certainly impressive for their technical merits, they're also so advanced that you're going to immediately compare it to a true-world equivalent, and suddenly it's not looking quite so hot. The bark doesn't look like real wood, the leaves looks like jarring paper cut-outs, etc.

This engine is going to do some great things in the hands of imaginative more surreal artists.

 

[sprsk]

i like the level of detail n stuff, but man those are some godawful textures.

 

[Dr_Cogent]

I think some of you guys are fucking nuts. Those shots look incredible.

 

[dynamitejim]

Nice... what's that?

It's a demo of just the SpeedTree technology that's used in the screenshots in the first post. It doesn't have the advanced pixel shading stuff though from UE3. Still looks nice. I imagine Xbox 2 could run it at 1280x720 with AA/AF @ 60fps.

http://www.idvinc.com/html/pangaea_main.htm

 

[Insertia]

looks amazing.

 

[Ramirez]

As usual,GAF members astound me with their responses :lol

Seriously,this destroys anything else that we've seen in this type of enviornment,I mean c'mon.

 

[human5892]

i like the level of detail n stuff, but man those are some godawful textures.

Seriously. Some of them are just an eyesore.

That rock in the foreground makes baby Jesus cry.

 

[Dr_Cogent]

Seriously. Some of them are just an eyesore.

That rock in the foreground makes baby Jesus cry.

You're not supposed to just look at the rock!

My God, look at the scope of whats being done, and all you dopes can do is nitpick.

 

[Endymion]

Awesome, and Xenon supposedly handles all this at ease. Can't wait.

 

[Nerevar]

I think these pics prove how important good art is going to be next gen, which means games will be more expensive because you need to hire better artists, which means the xbox 2 is ruining videogames.

 

[mrroboto]

my pants! :lol

damn. carmack who?

 

[u_neek]

Damn, I really wanna see some video captures of those speed tree demos...!

 

[Dr_Cogent]

my pants! :lol

damn. carmack who?

Carmack I am sure is hard at work on something just as amazing

 

[Apharmd Battler]

<THUMBS UP>

 

[robertsan21]

Awesome, and Xenon supposedly handles all this at ease. Can't wait.

and so can PS3

 

[tedtropy]

Carmack I am sure is hard at work on something just as amazing

Speaking of which, is the Doom 3 engine presently being used for anything other than its expansion pack and Quake 4?

 

[Dr_Cogent]

Speaking of which, is the Doom 3 engine presently being used for anything other than its expansion pack and Quake 4?

As far as I know, no.

But who knows what secret dealings could be going on.

 

[FightyF]

I remember some people taking "offense" to my comments about Epic's art sucking...I hope this opens their eyes, at least a little bit!

 

[Redbeard]

Looks good. A little 'off', but it's probably just a matter of tweaking the lighting conditions.

Oblivion uses the same technology, btw.

 

[DJ Sl4m]

"GODLIKE!!!!"

 

[Arcticfox]

Looks good. A little 'off', but it's probably just a matter of tweaking the lighting conditions.

Oblivion uses the same technology, btw.

Oblivion does not use Unreal Engine 3.

 

[Redbeard]

Oblivion does not use Unreal Engine 3.

SpeedTree I mean.

 

[Shig]

Yeah, games are always using still, static shots that give you enough time to take in all the flaws like these shots doOHWAITNOTHEYDON'T.

This'll look... ahem... unreal in the context of a game in motion.

 

[Loki]

Speaking of which, is the Doom 3 engine presently being used for anything other than its expansion pack and Quake 4?

Yeah, they're using it for "Darky McDark's Adventures in Darkland".


Seriously, Doom 3 looks awesome in many respects, but the perpetual shroud of darkness quickly irritated me. Conversely, I played Halo 2 for the first time this past weekend on an HDTV and it absolutely floored me with its visuals. Beautiful game with lush, expansive environments.