Crytek recently whipped up a tech demonstration for their haughty, hardware punishing software, CryENGINE2, to show off at GDC. Mimicking an unforgettable ad for the Sony Bravia, the demo turned quite a few heads -- but how did the visuals of the ball-droppin' doppelganger compare to the original advertisement? Never one to miss an opportunity for a video comparison, Gametrailers whipped up the above video. What do you think -- are video games nearing photorealism? Or were your discerning, pixel-counting eyes not fooled?
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2008 8:34PM (Unverified) said
Reality also moves at more than 30 frames per second
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Posted: Feb 24th 2008 12:26AM (Unverified) said
I think that to be effective it only needs to be at 40 frames per second with a variable rate between frames (Certain frames playing faster and then slow.. Makes a sort of stuttering effect) This would make it much more believable. At least from my perspective.. More than 30 frames per second though, yes. WANT.
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Posted: Feb 24th 2008 11:41AM (Unverified) said
There seems to be a note missing:
"*rendered on a supercomputer... user experience may vary"
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"*rendered on a supercomputer... user experience may vary"
Posted: Feb 25th 2008 4:46AM (Unverified) said
obie has quite a point. there is a good reason that film is shot in 24 frames per second. NTSC Video is 30 (or 29.97 to get technical) and i believe PAL is 25. Though every pc-gamer has it in their mind that 60+ fps is better*, reality says for watching something (i.e. not participating) 24 fps and your brain's capability of persistence of vision are the best combo. high framerate does not equal more realistic, if anything, it makes it more surreal.
*60 fps IS better when you are jumping through space rotating your field of view 90 degrees southeast, fragging a noob, then reversing back 180 degrees for a quick double kill and to drop some grenades at the respawn all before you hit the ground again. thats fine and dandy, but it isn't realistic.
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*60 fps IS better when you are jumping through space rotating your field of view 90 degrees southeast, fragging a noob, then reversing back 180 degrees for a quick double kill and to drop some grenades at the respawn all before you hit the ground again. thats fine and dandy, but it isn't realistic.
Posted: Feb 23rd 2008 8:36PM (Unverified) said
As goo as the graphics are, there's still a marked difference between CryENGINE2 and reality. Most notably on people and cars.
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2008 8:40PM (Unverified) said
Oh, and I want to see this add at the speed the bouncy balls SHOULD be going, ricocheting like bullets.
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2008 9:06PM (Unverified) said
No joke.
I think I would have been amazed if I had seen it by itself, but the comparison video actually made it look pretty bad... which was a pity.
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I think I would have been amazed if I had seen it by itself, but the comparison video actually made it look pretty bad... which was a pity.
Posted: Feb 23rd 2008 9:55PM aughscreennames said
Those things dont count since they fall into the category of "art." Do you know how incredibly hard it is to create a photorealistic model of a person? There arent many people in the world that can do that. People forget that 3d models are created by artists and the quality is limited to the artist's abilities and time given to create the model, it has nothing to do with the technical abilities of an engine.
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2008 9:56PM aughscreennames said
Those things dont count since they fall into the category of "art." Do you know how incredibly hard it is to create a photorealistic model of a person? There arent many people in the world that can do that. People forget that 3d models are created by artists and the quality is limited to the artist's abilities and time given to create the model, it has nothing to do with the technical abilities of an engine.
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2008 8:39PM ThornedVenom said
I have the impression that it took them a lot more than Crysis-level hardware to render that bitch.
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2008 8:41PM (Unverified) said
That's amazing, it's also good to see we're quite not at real-life levels yet in terms of graphical caliber.
I'd like to be able to discern the difference for a little while longer.
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I'd like to be able to discern the difference for a little while longer.
Posted: Feb 23rd 2008 8:43PM Nick the Hero of Canton said
This is the ultimate showdown...of ultimate destiny!
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2008 9:15PM SoCoolCurt said
good guys, bad guys, and explosions! as far as the eye can see/
and only one will survive, i wonder who it will be?/
this is the ultimate showdown...of ultimate destiny!/
lol great video and hilarious song.
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and only one will survive, i wonder who it will be?/
this is the ultimate showdown...of ultimate destiny!/
lol great video and hilarious song.
Posted: Feb 23rd 2008 9:12PM SoCoolCurt said
that looks pretty damn real. it's certainly not photorealism as i can easily tell the apart but we are getting pretty close to that point. it wont be long before we are "playing real life" so to speak what with the advent of super realistic physic engines and bleeding edge graphics such as this.
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2008 11:03PM (Unverified) said
they werevery close if the emgime didnt make everything look s hazy I would not be able to tell it apart besides from the car and number of balls
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2008 9:20PM (Unverified) said
OH GOD! I JUST FELL INTO THE UNCANNY VALLEY!
my legs appear to be broken..........i will try to stand up
*CRACK* AAAUGH!!!
the bones are sticking through the skin....
the wounds are beginning to smell like almonds....
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my legs appear to be broken..........i will try to stand up
*CRACK* AAAUGH!!!
the bones are sticking through the skin....
the wounds are beginning to smell like almonds....
Posted: Feb 23rd 2008 9:25PM Spiritbeast said
One thing I notice... I see very realistic environments, but the people still look a little computer-made.
I don't think we'll see anything this insane for consoles for a little while longer. To render graphics like this, you'd need to tape together a lot of Gamecubes.
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I don't think we'll see anything this insane for consoles for a little while longer. To render graphics like this, you'd need to tape together a lot of Gamecubes.
Posted: Feb 23rd 2008 9:40PM (Unverified) said
Wow, I've have been told I'm not gamerz, now here you go telling me I have no soulz.
But to be fair, It's not that the engine is not impressive, it's just that the "CryENGINE2 vs. Reality" is an absolutely ridiculous consept.
It's good yes, but it's not the Matrix.
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But to be fair, It's not that the engine is not impressive, it's just that the "CryENGINE2 vs. Reality" is an absolutely ridiculous consept.
It's good yes, but it's not the Matrix.
Posted: Feb 23rd 2008 9:44PM (Unverified) said
to be fair to crytek, they didn't make that trailer, just copied the bravia ad.
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2008 9:45PM (Unverified) said
sweet, I can't wait to install a 20GB game to my HD rather than play it off the disc like console games are supposed to do! :)
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2008 10:00PM Maverick Saturn 06 said
'Supposed to do'? By whos law eldee? Yours?
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Posted: Feb 24th 2008 10:03AM (Unverified) said
while we're at it, no more game saving, storage of any sort is insane guys!
fuck you, if i want to install a game for better load-times, i shall.
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fuck you, if i want to install a game for better load-times, i shall.
Posted: Feb 23rd 2008 10:02PM Maverick Saturn 06 said
This looks incrdible as far as I am concerned, best preview of graphics I have seen since Heavy Rain and Gears.
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Posted: Feb 24th 2008 12:31AM (Unverified) said
I think it's really difficult to compare Heavy Rain to Gears of War. Gears of War had a lot going for it at once, but the attention to detail crammed into such a small space for Heavy Rain was fantastic.
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2008 10:03PM aughscreennames said
At least they have good taste. That is the greatest commercial of all time. Period. Its the most amazing thing ever in HD, youtube ruins it (720p version is at the bravia ad site).
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2008 10:05PM PoisonedAl said
I liked the Bravia ad with the bunnies myself, but still, there were moments where I forgot which was real and which was fake. True those moments didn't have any cars or people in them, but fact remains that for a short time, I couldn't tell them apart.
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2008 10:37PM (Unverified) said
@Sam406 I'm with you that the reality thing is stupid but I'm just saying that the graphics are very impressive. My apologies if you took that as a flame.
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