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CryEngine 3 vs. Unreal Engine 3: HD Screenshot Comparison

In that screenshot comparison Videogameszone checked the graphical and technical differences between CryEngine 3 and Unreal Engine 3.

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tdrules5180d ago

well the difference is pretty large.
but comparing a new engine to a 5(?) year old one is a tad unfair.
UE3 has lasted, barely, now everyone should use CE3

nveenio5180d ago

The main selling point of UE3 is that it's constantly being improved upon. That's why Gears keeps using it. But CE3 vs UE3 is pretty much common knowledge.

sashimi5180d ago

It's totally fair to compare the 2 since UE3 is still being used by so many developers.

joydestroy5180d ago

haha this is just a silly comparison but i suppose i'll look anyway

darthv725180d ago (Edited 5180d ago )

isnt epic about due to reveal some info on the next unreal engine? Maybe gears 3 will be using unreal engine 4?

Scratch that last part. I just read UE4 is not coming till 2012. Hopefully Gears 3 comes out before then with some of the UE4 stuff to whet the appetite.

Bnet3435180d ago

I think the even bigger selling point of UE3 is that it's cheap. How much would it cost a developer to license CE3?

Greywulf5180d ago (Edited 5180d ago )

Its just sad to think that games could have looked like Cryteks technology, if developers spent time. Its running on the 360's hardware, as well as the PS3. The Unreal engine and the Source engine are old engines folks. Thats why you don't need super beefy computers to run Multiplatform titles, no, you need 5 year old techonlogy that ran the game higher than consoles can run them today, to play these titles.

I doubt Cryteks technology will get the support it deserves because of how moronic the industry is. Epic is a big player, and they aren't going to let obviously better & easier technology get the best of them. Every copy of underwhelming engine game x that sells, is a nail in the coffin for this type of tech. I doubt we will see many Crytek engine games in the future. The talent pool just isn't there. People have been making low polygon garbage with terrible textures for the unreal engine this entire gen, now you're going to tell these people to make Crysis\Uncharted2 quality assets for EVERY release? and multiplatform, restricted to a dvd? ha.. right.

Thank god I don't have to rely on multiplats for actual good visuals & gameplay.

Thank god.

This is the first generation that progress is actually shunned. If idiots really believed graphics don't matter, none of us would have bought the "next generation" of console games that had last gens benchmarks.

corneliuscrust5180d ago (Edited 5180d ago )

is trying to sell a product. NOT stagnate the industry.

They have an engine to sell. It is popular. They keep working in improvements, but you can only mod an engine so much. It's definitely not the best engine out there, but why does it need to be? Crytek pulled off some incredible feats with cryengine3, they should be commended. Epic should not be reprimanded because of Crytek's good work.

UE4 will be HUGE, but not due for years.

FragGen5179d ago (Edited 5179d ago )

1. It's not like Crytek's engines are known for their efficiency.

2. This is an Apples/Oranges comparison, especially considering the UE3 is a current version of an existing product that has been deployed in hundreds of products and the CE3 is a cutting edge technology prototype that has not shipped in a single product, yet.

I should certainly hope CE3 would look way better given these points.

badz1495179d ago

Gears is an Epic Games franchise. so...you would expect them to use their own engine for that! it's also part of promoting the engine to the masses. news flash...Gears 3 will also use UE! just the matter of UE3 or 4 but still UE!

Kakkoii5179d ago

@Kigmal:

They don't have a single flat rate for licensing on the CryEngine.

They review your application, and judge how much they would want you to pay based on the information you've given. That way small developers can license it also.

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DrRobotnik5180d ago

Lets see some games already.

alphakennybody5180d ago (Edited 5180d ago )

From afar the UE always looks good but once you zoom in, you can see some ugly mess. As for this comparison CE wins it by miles.

@ kaveiti
I hope they upped the lighting effect in the new UE, as it seems to be a major factor for the beautiful visuals in games nowadays

kaveti66165180d ago

Texture res is up to the developer. On a PC, the UE3 can go toe to toe with the CE3 in most departments except lighting.

Kakkoii5179d ago

@Kigmal:

Nah it can't. CE2 has a lot of procedural texturing features built in. And many other more advanced technologies that enable better realism.

Fuzia5180d ago

Cryengine ftw, please.
Now, let us have Crysis 2.

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Here's a closer look at the new ASUS ROG Ally X as early renders are leaked online

It's almost time for the ASUS ROG Ally X to be revealed, and these leaked renders already provide a look at the device and its specs.

UltimateOwnage2d ago

Is it running the same Windows OS? Because that is the biggest issue with the current Ally.

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15 Great Games Where Every Minute of the Experience Feels Earned

GB: "We take a look at 15 amazing games that had the perfect length."

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coolbeans6d ago

Pretty good list. Botany Manor would be the newest addition that encapsulates that title.

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Anyone else not blown away with graphics these days? Me neither

Talal writes: "I'm talking about having that rush of excitement - that feeling you get when you know you've just made a memory for a lifetime."

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OptimusDK9d ago

There are different games. Some have gamplay at it highest priority, some have the story, some have the replay value and choices... There are a lot of different game experiences.

It is laughable that just now graphics does not have anything to do with that experiene. We have had many games of that type over time. This is just the one that have come closest to feel like playing an actual movie. Just look the the Digital foundry walkthrough it is a masterpiece in that perspective and hence wrth trying. But yes do not do it for the gameplay - but that was never the goal of this experience.

GamerRN9d ago

It's because it's on Xbox. When Xbox has amazing graphics, they don't matter. When PlayStation does, it's a game changer!

Lightning779d ago

Pretty much my thoughts. They were technical marvel's on PS and still are. The moment Xbox puts out a graphically intense game is doesn't matter suddenly.

4 years ago this month would the UE5 tech demo debut with the girl flying (tech demo said it was only possible on PS5 because of the SSD. Glad to finally see it in its glory.

fr0sty9d ago

FFS, gaming journalism has really gone downhill. At least hire people with a basic grasp of grammar... "Me neither" means the exact opposite of what the "author" is trying to say. That's like saying "I could care less"... lol.

S2Killinit9d ago

Maybe because the gameplay being dull allowed it to have the amazing graphics and people are not as impressed by graphics alone anymore? I mean there is a lot of sites saying the story and the gameplay are lackluster. So what are we supposed to enjoy then? Cgi graphics are beautiful but since they arent interactive, they dont impress me as much as they used to. Thats an extreme example, but you get my drift.

Terry_B9d ago

When Playstation (Sony) does it..its usually a great game and not a cinematic experience..or at least something new at the time..like Until Dawn back in 2015.

1Victor9d ago

@gamer:” It's because it's on Xbox. When Xbox has amazing graphics, they don't matter. When PlayStation does, it's a game changer!”

The game looks as good as any other PlayStation game in my eyes why can’t you and the other hardcore Xbox be happy about it and drag PlayStation into every conversation and force PlayStation hardcore to look into the game and find flaw that most games have in one way or another.
@light: “ 4 years ago this month would the UE5 tech demo debut with the girl flying (tech demo said it was only possible on PS5 because of the SSD. ”
Yes at that time it was only possible on PlayStation SSD how ignorant of you to think that after 4 years the technology wouldn’t evolved and move to a industry standard 🤦🏿I wish your mentality wasn’t so naive and narrow to post stuff like that 😩 in a year or 2 a new game will come out that might look better, it’s the nature of the industry.

Now that the distraction is gone I feel that is a good thing that the graphics in games are starting to hit the rooftop and hopefully the developers will put more thoughts into story and gameplay mechanics than just the next shiny oily skin of old.

Reaper22_9d ago

So true. Not surprised by all the negativity. It's a really good game and looks better than any game I've ever seen. GOTY nominee for sure. Like I said before, sony screwed up big time by not purchasing Ninja Theory.

Asplundh8d ago

Pretty much. It's like how the Switch and Steam controller using haptic feedback in their controllers wasn't a big deal but then Sony did it and it was then a "game changer".

fr0sty8d ago

The game runs at as low as 21fps... That isn't much to brag about no matter how good it looks.

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MajorLazer9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

We've had graphical gamechangers before, such as Crysis but those games still had gameplay to compliment it. Hellblade pretty much has none, and only achieved such graphics through being incredibly linear and having very small, closed off environments where very little is happening.

Vx_8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

GFX does not mean anything if the game is boring. It is simple like that and these major companies need to understand this simple concept.

Games are like your lady, she may be beautiful to look at for a while but then it gets boring if her character isn't interesting and fun to be with.

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Kneetos9d ago

Mario kart 8 ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Sonic18819d ago

Horizon forbidden West has great graphics and great gameplay

GamerRN9d ago

Yeah but graphics don't matter, remember?

anast8d ago

@RN

I've been pretty consistent in saying that we need both.

GamerRN7d ago

So until dawn, too human, or whatever those series of games were... Graphic masterpieces it garbage with no gameplay?

VincentVanBro9d ago

I agree and I actually think Forbidden West looks better than Hellblade 2. I easily prefer looking at it at least.

Sonic18818d ago

It does look better in my opinion as well. I don't know why it looks better but there's something about the Decima engine or that guerrilla games is using tricks that we don't know of

Abear218d ago

Can you fly a mount under water in Hellblade 2? I think not! One of the best moments this Gen

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