CryENGINE 3 Features in Detail

CryENGINE 3 is the first development platform for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, MMO, DX9/DX10 that also is truly Next-Gen-Ready - with scalable computation and graphics for all major upcoming platforms.

It provides the complete game engine to create AAA quality next generation games, and includes the Sandbox level editor, a production-proven, 3rd generation "What you see is what you play" (WYSIWYP) - tool designed by and for professional developers.

At GamersDigest you will find an extremely in-depth (over 3,000 words) look into the features of the engine.

[Why dis]

*Natural Lighting & Dynamic Soft Shadows
*Volumetric, Layer & View Distance Fogging
*Screen Space Ambient Occlusion
*Pristine Motion Blur & Depth of Field

[- Ghost of Sparta -]

You forgot better on PS3. http://www.n4g.com/events_g...

[Bumpmapping]

@Crythis yep that's the PS3 version for you.Alot of those features will be missing in the 360 version!But dont worry still have your superior Wheelman ROFL

[BrunoM]

The maker of the engine...

"Yerli went on to describe how the engine is being built to perform across platforms. "The CE3 runs currently at more or less the same quality bar. I say more or less because the engine still optimizes itself to power of the platforms' intrinsics. So the PS3 will run slightly better here, it'll look and feel probably the same, but the engine is diverting computation needs to power subsystems available to the PS3, and the 360 differently, and PC differently." "

but about the engine ITS A REALLY GOOD ONE FOR THE Ps3 and Xbox360 .

[CaseyRyback_CPO]

Bravo :) Read up on NaughtyDog's GdC pamphlet.

lol, you guys are so lost. Its a good thing though, the cryengine is the best cure for Unreal Engine denialitus. Now you can finally remove the fanboy goggles, and realize Epic rode you guys for a few years with old technology. Some of you actually thought normal maps = next gen.

[Kushan]

- Ghost of Sparta -: Did you even read the link you posted? It doesn't mention anything about it being better on one platform or another...

Also, Unreal Engine 3 IS old tech, it was pretty much finished before the 360 was even released, why on earth would you think it'd still stand out against custom built engines released years later? But there's more to an engine than it's graphics, you know. The Unreal engine is a remarkable design, it's easily the most flexible engine out there and that's what makes it so popular. It's been used in FPSs, TPSs (obviously), Racing games, beat 'em ups, side-scrollers, etc.
Can the Uncharted Engine do that? Can the Halo 3 engine do that? Can the Source Engine even do that? (Picked a variety of engines there to hopefully not show bias). I very much doubt that even CE2 will be able to do that.
I'm not saying UE3 is the BEST engine ever made, that kind of opinion is relative depending on the qualities you look for, but it's certainly one of the most versatile, so don't be so quick to knock it.

[BrunoM]

he was talking about the quote i pasted on 1.4

Why dis was trying to say it look beater on the 360 wen the guys making the engine say it looks beater on the ps3 .. that was sparta was trying to remind why dis of .

Hope i made it more clear .

[LONEWOLF231]

lol, he said RUN better key word RUN as in better frames and the likes HE never did mention which one would look better graphically, so dont get moist just yet. Some of you peeps need to go back to school and learn how to read properly.

[Why dis]

Are you talking to me? run better because things are turned off? I guess the two points are the same?

I would take what devs/companies have to say with a grain of salt. I wouldn't take what most say to the bank. The last 6 or 7 multi platform dealings have appeared one way only later to be proven wrong again and again.

I wouldn't be boasting that twisted link/quote when the PS3 version of their demonstration was inferior. Seems strange you would even dare post it when the PS3 version of their demo was so far behind in many ways. We know PS3 is a math whiz I don't think that has anything to do with the 360 vs PS3 fight much.

[DragonWarrior46534]

You mean better Onlive?

[FlameBaitGod]

Whythis post another comment and ill believe that ur not a fanboy.

[BrunoM]

LOL i see what your doing there .. lol.

[Daz]

all the hate for the engine is so sad :p

[XLiveGamer]

yup! but check out from which side of the "Fanatics Console Movement" its coming from.

@ Kushan down there at 3

Plz take it easy on them calm down they are just Kidz. Remember you can end up in jail if you beat a kid.

[Kushan]

Ok, here's a question, a question so obvious it's going to be asked eventually (if not already).
Which looks better, the tech demo for CE3, or Killzone 2? KZ2 was often comapred to Crysis and Crysis usually got voted as better looking, but you did need a $2,000 machine to run it. But what about CE3?

I ask this not because of it's direct competition with KZ2, but because KZ2 is widely believed to be "impossible" on any other console. However, if an engine comes out that DOES look better and DOES run on the 360...

I'm not saying anything, I'm just proposing an interesting debate =)

[TheIneffableBob]

I thought the CryENGINE 3 trailer looked fairly poor. A lot of detail is missing, such as distant trees and high-resolution textures on many objects. I think Killzone 2 looks better, but it's sort of unfair as one is open-world while the other is linear progression.

And you did not need a $2,000 machine to run Crysis when it released. Why do people always say this? I built myself a $1,000 machine (for Photoshop and video editing--and gaming as well, of course) and it played Crysis at high just fine.

[Kushan]

Oh I know that, I just meant that to get the BEST from Crysis, you needed a pretty powerful machine, even by Today's standards. I don't think there was a graphics card capable of running it at it's highest settings at the time of release, but that's typical of PC games these days.

And by the way, I'm not trying to spark a fanboy debate, I am genuinely asking a "what if?" question because I think it would be an interesting development.

I would also point out that Killzone 2 has a COMPLETELY different rendering engine than most other games, which is why it looks so good (although it has some odd drawbacks, such as transparency issues), which also factors into the "Apples and Oranges" comparison of comparing it against Crysis or CE3. But such things are all a matter of opinion.

[kewlkat007]

Basically most will be saying the same..

From what we saw from this CryEngine3, should tone down all that gloating about KZ2(The best game ever created) and what we thought could never be done on Consoles.

Blasphemy, if you thought KZ2 looks better than Crysis, in the first place.

Should be interesting..

[phosphor112]

It looks really good. Like someone else said, the details are lacking. While KZ2, you look at shadows and details, they have an LOD, so you step back and detail goes down, but in KZ2, it like..transitions to better looking shadows and such, it doesn't just pop in. For what CE3 has to offer, it looks amazing.

I love KZ2 graphics and still think they are the best graphics so far on console, but if CE3's frame rate can stay up with the amount of crazy stuff going on screen like KZ2, then that will be completely awesome.

I THINK the reason why people like KZ2's engine so much is because it looks great, and no matter what happens, it looks great, with a constant FPS. Right now fanboys are hoping graphics that good won't come to 360 so they can keep bragging about KZ2..fair enough, 360 fanboys did the same at one point too, but it still doesn't get rid of the fact that CE3 has great potential. I'm a huge fan of the CE 2 engine, so seeing this makes me happy. Besides..this will only cause GG (and other companies..hopefully Epic will dump UE3..) to work harder for their games. If they can get the best, they will go for the best, that's how they are.

[Bumpmapping]

Hey i never said you didn't own PS3.I dont dislike you or anything,just your comment sounded fanboyish.But anyways i might of been quick to jump the gun for that I apologize have a bubble!

[Kushan]

Your apology is more than accepted =)
It's good to see some more honest people on this site.

[phosphor112]

lol...why is your picture of Gates with horns? He's no longer part of MS..do like..Steve Balmer or Aaron Greenburg.

[drubils]

Nobodies is better until its in a playable game. It comes down to the developer and how they use the engine. You fanboys will be bickering for the next two years until the game comes out. You can say you know but none will know until the game comes out. Period!!!!

[Bumpmapping]

No problem

[ApocalypseShadow]

so let's see.....you are wondering if a game engine will come out on 360 that will trump killzone2's engine?

are you talking about looks only or are you talking about multiple things happening at the same time that killzone2's engine does with good looks?

no one is saying that a good looking game can't be made on 360.the question is:

can 360 do lighting,explosions,A.I.,detai l,multiple characters,smoke effects,etc....ALL AT THE SAME TIME?

gears looks great.no one denies that.but at the cost of other things that are NOT happening at the same time.less enemies are onscreen,less players online(5vs5),less explosions,etc.

if gears engine could handle 16 vs 16 multiplayer at that level of detail,how come EPIC hasn't patched the first or second game to have those graphics and player counts at the same time?how about 20vs20?30vs30 at that detail?

same with halo3.halo3 has 16 player online play.graphically not in the same league as killzone2.even offline,the game doesn't even come close to killzone2's online game let alone offline.

bioshock has less enemies onscreen.mass effect has less enemies onscreen,we could go on and on with 360 games that are not hitting the next level.while ps3 games are pushing the limits.so either 360 developers are poor developers or 360 hasn't got the power.which is it?

again,360 has ease of development and more time on the market.what "EXCUSES" are we giving 360 if it's easier to make games on and has been out longer?

is there a reason why uncharted has longer draw distance and more color,animation and detail than gears?is there a reason why GT5 with 16 cars hits 1080p/60fps while every 360 racing game is not and is usually 720p at 30/60fps but with less cars(usually 8).?why not turn 10 patch the game to have 8 more cars?is there a reason why multiplayer games on ps3 are hitting 20vs20 or 30vs30 and 360 is not?

so now we have another multiplatform engine with no game yet that is supposed to trump ps3 exclusive games.even sony's baseball game trumps any baseball game released on 360.even if 360 still has some juice left under the hood,i would expect that ps3 would still have more under the hood to do better.

lastly,you don't here developers saying they are hitting the maximum limit on ps3 as they say they are saying with 360.the proof is games.and 360 has been out LONGER.

your thoughts?

apocalypse................... .....

[thebigcheese]

I assume that is the reason for the new engine. To out do whats been done, not to do whats been done.

looks like thats what cryengine 3 is going to do. produce higher quality games on both systems. No one will know, until we see some games and get to play it in our hands.

[anubis12]

games will sell more on the 360....like always...

still waiting for some ps3 games...i use my ps3 for blu-ray pretty much. online setup compared to the 360 is rubbish... all im playing is uncharted uncharted 2 and god of war 3. multis all look better on the 360 "so last gen-rofl" 2 years after the ps3 has been out and all they do is more or less try to make it a pc......but wait i already have a pc....is not like i need to browse you tube on my ps3 lol who the fudge does that.....and if you have the internet for your ps3 you obviously have a pc..

ghost of sparta dude you really need to just grow up and get your ps3 out of your bible....

edit i forgot flower was on of the best games on the ps3 so far beside uncharted......yep and thats it.

[NickIni]

This isn't even a game. It's a demo of what the engine can do.

Ironic how you tell someone else to grow up.

[anubis12]

buh by killzone.....already scene a sh!tload of used copies....more than halo wars...and less than mgs4

[Marquis_de_Sade]

That's because Halo Wars sold less than Killzone 2 and MGS4 has been out for longer than Halo Wars, so a poor troll attempt.

[Dacapn]

What's funny is the engine will be completed during this year and released to devs in october, which means the soonest cryengine 3 game we'll possibly see will be winter 2010. I would hope almost 2 years after KZ2's release we'd see games looking better than it lol.

So anubis, I guess you can enjoy watching tech videos of cryengine 3 and posting comments trying to bash KZ2 cuz it's not on your console for the next 2 years XD

[Marquis_de_Sade]

Kushan, don't waste your time with him, I 'owned' him with fact last night, he was making stuff up about Killzone 2, a developer interview quote put him in his place.

[xg-ei8ht]

anubis12 - if all you've played is uncharted, Shame on you.

I doubt you have a PS3.

Ever tried LBP,Resistance1&2,GT5P,Rat chet&Clank,Heavenly Sword.

Most of the 360 games that do sell well, are shooters, and alot of the time, 360's own games, other then HALO,Gears, have not sold that well.

Bioshock is a great game, I played it on PC. and was rated AAA.

Came out on 360 first and to this date has only sold just over 2.3million. Considering the 29million,hmm hmm install base.

But with no MP, that's the reason./ Unless a game has got multiplayer in it. Most of the time they don't tend to sell as well. It's a shame. But that's life.

[DevilWillCry289]

CE3 looks awesome and period.All people that say that this game look inferior to KZ2, you are just damn fanboys and wrong. This is a good 1st trailer because they show us the actual gameplay, unlike many devs that lie to us and show us CG trailer first to make us believe thats actual gameplay. 1 dev that i hate is Guerrilla because they made us believe that the first trailer of KZ2 was actual gameplay but it wasnt;It was pure CG video.
Im just happy that I own every video game console and PC. I get to experience every game. Im not a crappy fanboy that says that a specific console is the best.

[denied]

good period

[ForROME]

This is ridiculous, its a good engine, its going to make sub par things become par, its going to re invent the wheel? prob not, its just a new step.

People need to calm themselves... Not to mention, It will take several iterations of games before they peak this engine on eithier

[lastboss]

This console port of the cry engine 3 is fu*k*ng lagging !