Amazing advance in game development

[DominionsFan]

I am just totally amazed. In the past years game developers are making better and better games with awesome graphics, advanced physical engines etc.
I just discovered the game called Crysis. Oblivion was beautiful, but look at these screenshots. I swear this is almost like reality. In a few years, games will be totally "realistic", I am pretty sure about that.

So here are the screenshots from Crysis:

http://cerberus.gamershell.com/screenshots/9451/208718_full.jpg

http://cerberus.gamershell.com/screenshots/9451/208712_full.jpg

http://cerberus.gamershell.com/screenshots/9451/208711_full.jpg

http://cerberus.gamershell.com/screenshots/9451/206780_full.jpg

http://cerberus.gamershell.com/screenshots/9451/208709_full.jpg

More screenshots @ ->

http://www.gamershell.com/pc/crysis/screenshots.html

[Gandalf Parker]

And then the HoloDeck.
And then the Matrix.
Well they better hurry up because Im getting old and I REFUSE to check into an old folks home and just rot in bed. I want to plug into my favorite game THEN rot in bed.

[shovah]

a few issues back in pc gamer they had some pics with it along with some good insider info, i'll look for it tomorrow

[DominionsFan]

Gandalf Parker said:
And then the HoloDeck.
And then the Matrix.
Well they better hurry up because Im getting old and I REFUSE to check into an old folks home and just rot in bed. I want to plug into my favorite game THEN rot in bed.



Hehe yeah. I just dont know where this gonna lead. Maybe in 10 years or so, you can virtually "enter" to the games using some 3d hardware equipment. I mean take a look what games we had like 10-15 years ago and now. Everything gonna be possible in 10-15 years if the developers are working like this.

[Vicious Love]

Screenshots mean next to nothing. When I see a gameplay movie, rendered on a remotely affordable PC, that looks as good as these, I'll be impressed.

[Agrajag]

Unless you have two 7800GTX cards in SLI, a dual-core CPU and atleast 2 Gigabytes of RAM, I doubt you'll be able to play that game on the setting shown in the screenshots...

[DominionsFan]

Well, I will be able too...I have [me and my brother to be correct] the best hardware available atm, including 2 7800 video cards in SLI. This is only because our parents are really so cool about everything, also I play FPS games too, so I need a good system for those. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif
..but yes, I think most of the people wont be able to play these games on the best gfx settings...its a shame, however, hardware prices will be much lower for these current hardware compoments [like the 7800 cards], when this game gonna be released.

[OG_Gleep]

If you want to be on the cutting edge, you pay through the nose. The game engine looks amazing, but I dunno, I have been quite dissapointed with the first gen of the next-gen. I'm witholding my judgments for titles like these until I see them in action.

[Cainehill]

DominionsFAN said:
Well, I will be able too...I have [me and my brother to be correct] the best hardware available atm, including 2 7800 video cards in SLI. This is only because our parents are really so cool about everything, also I play FPS games too, so I need a good system for those. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif



Oh, I _love_ it! You send me an abusive, obnoxious PM accusing me of being 12 - and you're the one living with your parents and mooching off them?!?

BTW - harassing, cowardly PM was reported as abuse.

[dumbluck]

Gandalf Parker said:
And then the HoloDeck.
And then the Matrix.
Well they better hurry up because Im getting old and I REFUSE to check into an old folks home and just rot in bed. I want to plug into my favorite game THEN rot in bed.



Ever read the "Otherland" series by Tad Williams? (Not his best work, but still worthwhile)

[PrinzMegaherz]

DominionsFAN said:
I am just totally amazed. In the past years game developers are making better and better games with awesome graphics, advanced physical engines etc.
I just discovered the game called Crysis. Oblivion was beautiful, but look at these screenshots. I swear this is almost like reality. In a few years, games will be totally "realistic", I am pretty sure about that.




Crisis is from the same german developer game that made Far Cry. It was a great game with very advanced AI and great graphics, but the story was very lame (at least that's what I am thinking). I have no idea whether Far Cry was successful outside of germany.

[Alneyan]

I believe Far Cry has been very successful outside Germany; it certainly is much better known than Anstoss, Realm of Arkania or even Battle Isle and Gothic (among others, of course; these games just happen to be the ones I know best).

[Nerfix]

What is the Crisis about?

[shovah]

i believe cysis is: ufo crashes on some island and the koreans or some1 get there first. they called it crysis jusr to annoy the people they sold far cry to iirc.

[Agrajag]

Far Cry only allows you to save in preset locations* and therefore isn't worth even thinking about.
Its like an FPS that uses keyboard only.

*-I think there's some patch that fixes that, but there's still no excuse for releasing a PC game and not allowing to save anywhere.

[DominionsFan]

Cainehill said:

DominionsFAN said:
Well, I will be able too...I have [me and my brother to be correct] the best hardware available atm, including 2 7800 video cards in SLI. This is only because our parents are really so cool about everything, also I play FPS games too, so I need a good system for those. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif



Oh, I _love_ it! You send me an abusive, obnoxious PM accusing me of being 12 - and you're the one living with your parents and mooching off them?!?

BTW - harassing, cowardly PM was reported as abuse.





1. Yes you know, good parents are like this. I will do this for my own kids also. Do you have a problem with this too? Cry more please, we really need your flaming posts on these boards.
2. I guess I told you to ignore my threads and topics in that PM. It was you who found me on these boards with your retarded and flaming comment. It was you, who used an offensive "style" in that post, do you remember? That topic was closed because of you, so I couldnt reply there anymore. Anyways, I absolutely dont care about you and your pathetic attitude and style. So in short, I ask you again, please ignore my replies and topics from now, and focus on your beer bottles.
3. Please dont go off-topic / flame again, like you did in the Oblivion topic.
4. "cowardly PM" Now I like this! So just because I wont flame on the public boards like you, I am a coward? Pardon me, but this is a much more intelligent way to talk about things like this, then bringing it to the public boards and annoy the other users. Yes I can see, that you would prefer this way.
I hope that I wont have to talk to you again. Have a nice day sir, you really need it.

[Saber Cherry]

Agrajag said:
Far Cry only allows you to save in preset locations* and therefore isn't worth even thinking about.



I have not yet played Far Cry. My friend considers it to be the best FPS ever, and this cements it. In most games, you can save anywhere, anytime... which massively reduces the challenge and "fear factor". Far Cry does not have "save locations", but rather, it autosaves for you once at each scarce preset "progress point". Not knowing when you will next be saved forces the player to play for real, like in an Ironman mode.

Well, those are his thoughts. From the way I played Halflife and Deus Ex, with overzealous saves, I tend to agree - the ability to save anywhere greatly reduced suspense and adrenaline.

[shovah]

DominionsFAN said:

Cainehill said:

DominionsFAN said:
Well, I will be able too...I have [me and my brother to be correct] the best hardware available atm, including 2 7800 video cards in SLI. This is only because our parents are really so cool about everything, also I play FPS games too, so I need a good system for those. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif



Oh, I _love_ it! You send me an abusive, obnoxious PM accusing me of being 12 - and you're the one living with your parents and mooching off them?!?

BTW - harassing, cowardly PM was reported as abuse.





1. Yes you know, good parents are like this. I will do this for my own kids also. Do you have a problem with this too? Cry more please, we really need your flaming posts on these boards.
2. I guess I told you to ignore my threads and topics in that PM. It was you who found me on these boards with your retarded and flaming comment. It was you, who used an offensive "style" in that post, do you remember? That topic was closed because of you, so I couldnt reply there anymore. Anyways, I absolutely dont care about you and your pathetic attitude and style. So in short, I ask you again, please ignore my replies and topics from now, and focus on your beer bottles.
3. Please dont go off-topic / flame again, like you did in the Oblivion topic.
4. "cowardly PM" Now I like this! So just because I wont flame on the public boards like you, I am a coward? Pardon me, but this is a much more intelligent way to talk about things like this, then bringing it to the public boards and annoy the other users. Yes I can see, that you would prefer this way.
I hope that I wont have to talk to you again. Have a nice day sir, you really need it.



please both of you keep this in pm's or sort it out with a mod.

[DominionsFan]

Saber Cherry said:

Agrajag said:
Far Cry only allows you to save in preset locations* and therefore isn't worth even thinking about.



I have not yet played Far Cry. My friend considers it to be the best FPS ever, and this cements it. In most games, you can save anywhere, anytime... which massively reduces the challenge and "fear factor". Far Cry does not have "save locations", but rather, it autosaves for you once at each scarce preset "progress point". Not knowing when you will next be saved forces the player to play for real, like in an Ironman mode.

Well, those are his thoughts. From the way I played Halflife and Deus Ex, with overzealous saves, I tend to agree - the ability to save anywhere greatly reduced suspense and adrenaline.



Far Cry was nice but it was far from the "best FPS" title. There are much better FPs games with a bit crappier graphics like CoD2 or HL2. Far Cry was a nice step towards the "wow what gfx!" FPS games. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif

[Truper]

Ok, another thread locked down, PMs sent to the involved parties, move along, there's nothing to see here.