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[Blimblim]

This time it's a close-up on a NY building.

Oh, I almost forgot. Here's another image stolen from the PGR3 internal diary; feast your eyes on this. We present... a close-up shot of some of the buildings in NYC! If this doesn't get UK:R excited, I don't know what will!

Sorry for starting new topic, but yesterday's has been trolled to death.

 

[Kabuki Waq]

pfft GTA 1 has better buildings.

 

[PG2G]

Incredible

 

[Ranger X]

Urban Champions?

 

[VerTiGo]

For a second I actually thought that was an in-game shot.

 

[kaching]

Very nice - what I like best about it is that there's nothing that immediately jumps out as plain old flat, repeating texture detail

 

[sonycowboy]

This time it's a close-up on a NY building.

Sorry for starting new topic, but yesterday's has been trolled to death.

Yay!!! BlimBlim's daily PGR image is here!!

Do you get a dollar for every image you post?

Still, it's real purty.

 

[IJoel]

Hmm... this looks quite amazing. I'm wondering if it's real-time. I sure hope so, but it definitely looks incredible.

 

[Blimblim]

Yay!!! BlimBlim's daily PGR image is here!!

Do you get a dollar for every image you post?

Still, it's real purty.

He, I wish I got paid for this
I'm only *really* excited about PGR3, considering PGR2 is by far the game I played the most this gen.

 

[olimario]

Looks good, but doesn't seem to have all of the effects the buildings in the UE3 games seem to have. I just wish we could see the game in motion so we could make a judgement.

 

[Wario64]

impressive

 

[jedimike]

AMAZING

How do texture artists actually do this? I can't imagine anyone actually creating each and every detail from scratch. I hope and pray for all artists that most of the work is copy & paste from actual photos.

 

[Aruarian Reflection]

He, I wish I got paid for this
I'm only *really* excited about PGR3, considering PGR2 is by far the game I played the most this gen.

Hear hear! PGR2 is my favorite car game of all time (driving or racing)

 

[dorio]

The lighting almost seem too good to be true.

 

[Gek54]

Deminishing hope of 60fps :\

 

[Dr_Cogent]

Are we sure this is from the game?

From what it says here it makes me wonder.

Oh, I almost forgot. Here's another image stolen from the PGR3 internal diary; feast your eyes on this. We present... a close-up shot of some of the buildings in NYC! If this doesn't get UK:R excited, I don't know what will!

It doesn't say "screenshot". It says close-up shot of some buildings in NYC.

I think it's just a picture guys. I would love to be wrong though.

 

[Razoric]

is this apart of that procedural synthesis? even the textures look pretty different / non-repeating. that's if this is truly real-time anyway...

 

[human5892]

Holy shit!

If that's real-time, I'm very impressed...although I'd gladly take a hit to the buildings for 60 FPS and slightly better car models (the ones in the screens from yesterday just looked off to me).

 

[Borys]

The Good:

* that's some very, very nice texture work.
* very realistic, reminds me of Max Payne environments (they were "real" too).
* ligthing is almost too good to be true!

The Bad:

* so much for windows having depth (in other words - everything's a texture, not a model).
* nothing else

 

[PhatSaqs]

Reminds me of the fake Getaway screens.

 

[Blimblim]

Are we sure this is from the game?

From what it says here it makes me wonder.

Yeah I'm having some doubts too now. Strange phrasing...

 

[sonycowboy]

Reminds me of the fake Getaway screens.

It seems to be a good bit grittier.

 

[Dr_Cogent]

Yeah I'm having some doubts too now. Strange phrasing...

Yeah, I think it's just a picture from the phrasing on that page.

Not trying to be a dick and burst people's bubble - and I could be wrong, but I would hate for misinformation to get out there if this is the case.

From the PS2 versions right? Because I think the "realtime" Getaway PS3 demo looked better than this. Although, we all know that the Getaway was simply a tech demo and not a game at this point.

I am so gonna laugh my ass off if this turns out to just be a real photo sonycowboy.

 

[DopeyFish]

take a look at a few things that are give aways.. like the fireexits (alpha!) you can tell it's made of sprites

brick textures on the storefronts

the air conditioner not sticking out

edit: or will dopey be owned?! find out next!

 

[dorio]

The Good:

That's some very, very nice texture work.
Very realistic, reminds me of Max Payne environments (they were "real" too).


The Bad:

So much for windows having depth (in other words - everything's a texture, not a model).

Man you're picky. It's a racing game. Why would they need to model the interiors?

Can you imagine GTA with those buildings.

What's UK:R?

 

[Gek54]

The Bad:

* so much for windows having depth (in other words - everything's a texture, not a model).
* nothing else

How the hell can you tell? The windows look very 3demensional to me.

 

[Blimblim]

Yeah, I think it's just a picture from the phrasing on that page.

Not trying to be a dick and burst people's bubble - and I could be wrong, but I would hate for misinformation to get out there if this is the case.

Well, it would be a very strange picture, Some things look *really* blurry like they would be if they were just mid resolution textures. I hope I did not make a fool of myself with this image, ho well this would not be the first time

 

[Dr_Cogent]

the air conditioner not sticking out

Looks like it's sticking out to me.

Well, it would be a very strange picture, Some things look *really* blurry like they would be if they were just mid resolution textures. I hope I did not make a fool of myself with this image, ho well this would not be the first time

I'm not trying to go out of my way to make you look bad Blim. Know that.

 

[Gek54]

I say its a real picture. No way would they make it that detailed.

 

[sonycowboy]

I am so gonna laugh my ass off if this turns out to just be a real photo sonycowboy.

I reversed my post quickly as I didn't think the sarcasm would show through. Which apparently it didn't.

 

[Dr_Cogent]

I reversed my post quickly as I didn't think the sarcasm would show through. Which apparently it didn't.

Hahahah! Sounds like backpeddling to me. ROFL :lol

Can someone please contact these guys and find out?

 

[ImNotLikeThem]

How come its not 16x9?

 

[Borys]

Man you're picky. It's a racing game. Why would they need to model the interiors?

Can you imagine GTA with those buildings.

What's UK:R?

Yeah I am.

Still I give it 9+ out of 10.

Perfect lighting.

 

[dorio]

How funny will it be if this is a real pic and people are complaining about it.

 

[Tenacious-V]

Wow, that looks great!!!!!!

 

[seismologist]

Theres no way the textures will be that detailed with 512mb unified memory.

 

[dorio]

Why would they post a real picture of some ratty street in New York though? What's the point?

 

[human5892]

I'm going with real or render. The more I look at it, the more "too good" it looks.

 

[olimario]

There is no way that is a real photo unless they did some crazy things to it in photoshop like remove depth.

Just to compare, here are some buildings from this gen.
I'd say it's a nice jump from this gen.

 

[Kabuki Waq]

The Good:

* that's some very, very nice texture work.
* very realistic, reminds me of Max Payne environments (they were "real" too).
* ligthing is almost too good to be true!

The Bad:

* so much for windows having depth (in other words - everything's a texture, not a model).
* nothing else

if the picture Turns out to be real you should not be allowed to post about graphics EVER AGAIN

 

[Ranger X]

It is possible for it to be in-game graphics. Those aren't textures drawn by artists though, it's photo-ed textures.

 

[Borys]

How funny will it be if this is a real pic and people are complaining about it.

I am ready to eat some crow. Waiting for a confirmation first, though.

 

[DopeyFish]

im almost 100% sure it's not a real photo

A lot of things don't have the vibrance of a real photo.

Reflections looking blurry on everything , lack of any shadow of the ladder on the far right red sign.

the blurry "textures" here and there

the lack of some depth on some of the bricking and some of the textures

the fake "inside the store" look that PGR games always had

it's impressive


not perfect

 

[Gek54]

Why would they post a real picture of some ratty street in New York though? What's the point?

Polyphony posted real pictures of the Gran Canyon as well as New York.

 

[Shompola]

yah probably a real picture they use for reference. the soft look however does make it look a little bit fake(as in a rendered picture). maybe they deliberately did that.

 

[Borys]

if the picture Turns out to be real you should not be allowed to post about graphics EVER AGAIN

Deal, even though I believed the source (that this is in-game).

 

[Dr_Cogent]

Why would they post a real picture of some ratty street in New York though? What's the point?

R&D Source material? It's been done plenty enough before.

 

[Blimblim]

im almost 100% sure it's not a real photo

A lot of things don't have the vibrance of a real photo.

Reflections looking blurry on everything , lack of any shadow of the ladder on the far right red sign.

the blurry "textures" here and there

the lack of some depth on some of the bricking and some of the textures

the fake "inside the store" look that PGR games always had

it's impressive


not perfect

Yeah I noticed all this. But the phrasing used by the Bizarre guy is really strange.
At least it's interesting that we are actually starting to doubt if it's real or not. If it turns out to be using the game engine, I say we are in for some interesting discussions in the next few years

 

[PG2G]

It doesn't look the least bit real to me. It looks good, but real? Come on now...

 

[Shogmaster]

You guys are silly. Obcourse that's not a real photo! All the straight edges of surfaces are perfectly straight! I've never seen that in real life.