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Unreal Engine 3 vs. CryEngine 2 graphics comparison

PC Games Online compares the graphics of Epic's Unreal Engine 3 with Crytek's CryEngine 2.
All images are included here at N4G in their original size.

tony6617d ago

cry engine all the way. even if they put the unrealtournament prerender pics next to crysis gameplay pics.

Grown Folks Talk6617d ago

on robert horry and david stern screwing up your season. on topic, i don't care which looks better as long as they are used to create good games.

clownfacemcgee6616d ago

The Cryengine2 was soooooooo powerful, it made me cry that crysis is going to be a pc exclusive. On those faces, I honestly thought they were real. Every little dip and divet in their faces COMPLETELY accurately portrayed. Bags under their eyes. Lips look realistic. If the heads were attached to a body, I wouldn't have a clue. I don't care if the Cryengine2 needs a mega-powerful machine, F@H proved the PS3 can put out a lot of power, and I'm sure the 360 could hold it's own with a triple core 3.2 GHz each. I really really really hope some company uses the Cryengine2 on consoles, 'cause those graphics looked better than the Final Fantasy XIII screenshots.

dissectionalrr6617d ago

they look pretty much the same to me. certainly not different enough to be able to tell when you have bullets flying over your head.

MySwordIsHeavenly6617d ago

Are you on crack???

Dude, the cryengine2 obviously has a HUGE advantage. Epic and Midway would say it themselves that it trounces their Unreal Engine 3...

As much as I know UTIII will be the better game...Crysis will still have UTIII in graphics. It's really not a fair comparison...

It's like Farcry against Half-life 2. Farcry definitely had the graphics...but Half-life had the physics...

Know what I mean?

mcintosh2336617d ago

are there any other games in development with the crytek engine
hopefully on consoles cos i don't think my pc will be able to cut it

DeadlyFire6617d ago

What? Are you serious? PC is already much more powerful than consoles. The Consoles are the ones you should be worring about. The engine is bound to put a strain on the consoles. Most Mid-high end Dual or Quad core Computers should run the game perfectly fine.

Crytek's engine will be on the consoles next year with FarCry 2 or something they are working on for the consoles and PC. Crysis and the PC version of their new project will be superior graphically though to the console games since it sports DirectX 10.

Foxx776617d ago

I think he really means that he doesn't have a 1 or 2 thousand dollar computer that sports dual or quad core cpu's and directx10 cards which are still pretty expensive. I agree that computers are more powerful, they always will be but it would be nice to see if the engine can make the transformation that it would need to in order to hit 60 fps on the PS3 or the 360.

clownfacemcgee6616d ago (Edited 6616d ago )

The xbox 360 is tri-core running at 3.2 GHz. The PS3 has 1 main and 7 SPE's (synergistic processing elements)(which do all the computing) all running at 3.2 GHz. Even if you have the best top notch processor, that's quad-core running at 3.2 GHz each, that's still just a bit more powerful than the 360 and not as powerful as the PS3.

PS3 has 256 MB of ram for the cpu and 256 MB for the gpu. 360 has 512 MB of ram shared, which comes out to 256 MB each when divided by two (for the two processors). Yes, PC's have far more ram, but for gaming, the data is streamed from the disc, then stored for a tiny bit, then streamed to the cpu, then wherever it's destined. Ram is great for running multiple programs, and I'm sure PC's have figured out how to use it to their advantage for gaming, but it's not a deal maker/breaker.

Also, do you really believe that a machine, designed for multiple things, is going to do games as well as a machine designed specifically for games? Consoles are used for games. The PS3's web browser sucks so bad, but the games (still waiting for Lair) are awesome. I can't vouch for the 360 yet, but it's also a game's machine, so it's going to play games a hell of a lot better than it trolls the interwebs. My PC is decent and pretty recent, and I play WoW on it, and surf the web on it, and tell theMart how much of a moron he is on it, and watch videos on it, but when it comes to hardcore games, I do that on my console.

Hardcore PC's that can play games like crysis, cost a lot of money. I'm not willing to drop 1-2 grand every 2 years to play the latest and greatest PC games. I can't roll in money, so I like the deals consoles get me of a $400-$600 investment that pays off over the lifespan (10 years my ass, more like 5 or 6 probably).

specialguest6617d ago

I'll take the CryEngine 2 please!

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Can you run Crysis in VR? Crysis VR Mod Available for Download

Holger Frydrych has just released a cool VR Mod for the 2007 version of Crytek's first-person shooter, Crysis.

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PrinceOfAnger158d ago (Edited 158d ago )

Playing it right now looks amazing! :D
so much fun, i hope they make a vr mod for crysis 2 / 3 too!

DivineHand125157d ago

This is amazing. This is the direction VR should go in to boost adoption. Since I have beaten every Crysis except 1, this is now a good excuse to correct that problem.

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Crytek Wanted Crysis To Be "Future-Proof"

According to Crytek CEO Cervat Yerli, "I want[ed] to make sure Crysis does not age, that [it] is future proofed, meaning that if I played it three years from now, it should look better than today." Yerli and the team designed Crysis' highest graphical settings for the PC hardware of 2010 and beyond.

While Crytek has officially announced Crysis 4 is in development, nothing new has surfaced. For now, gamers' only way to scratch that itch is to play the Crysis Remastered Trilogy available on PC and consoles.

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RaidenBlack162d ago

OG 2007 Crysis (not the remastered weirdo), is & will forever be a legend amongst the PC community.

PrinceOfAnger162d ago

This video will always be impressive to me, even for years to come. Some things here are better than games we have today, OG crysis is the best version!

https://youtu.be/SVg63_aNr-...

RaidenBlack162d ago

OG Crysis physics, man ... amazing! Thanks for the reminder!

PrinceOfAnger161d ago (Edited 161d ago )

Looks really nice with VR mod too

FinalFantasyFanatic161d ago

I'm still shocked that it looks as good as it does today, puts some modern games to shame.

Profchaos160d ago

I thought the remaster was fine tbh some rough edges at launch but after some patches it's decent

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isarai162d ago

I mean the lighting and physics still hold up extremely well. I still revisit it from time to time.

RedDeadLB161d ago

That CPU performance thing is preventing it.

isarai160d ago

Yeah unfortunately Crystek's decision to bet on the linear progression of clock speed in CPUs was derailed by the unforseen shift towards multicore CPUs. It just wasn't built with that in mind because that wasn't even in the conversation at the moment

DivineHand125161d ago

I remember when I tried to play Crysis with my Intel Pentium Dual core E2200 @2.2GHz , 4GB ram and GeForce 9400gt. I was a kid back then and that was the best I could do. I would get about 15 to 20 fps. When I over clocked the CPU to 2.8GHz I would get about 40fps. The experience wasn't good at all and it was the only PC game I could not run back then unless and put the settings on low. At that point the game went from cutting edge graphics to PS2 graphics. To this day I haven't completed the OG Crysis. I was able to complete Crysis 2 and 3 after building a new PC when I got my first job.

HyperMoused161d ago

Never played it, worth a try you think?

Profchaos160d ago (Edited 160d ago )

Worth a try just because it's the only game that lets you pick up a turtle on the beach and throw it at enemy soldiers that should have been a back of the box feature.

But nah seriously unless you're nostalgic for it I'm not sure if it will hold up

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Crytek went so overboard on the Crysis tech and sent devs to photograph leaves in Haiti

"The shader work that came out of this was mind-blowing at times."

RaidenBlack174d ago

Amazing, often misunderstood
The dumb AI was deliberate, so that the players can explore and experiment with the world and all the features.

vTuro24173d ago

It really is. Most people only remember it for its graphics but the gameplay was equally amazing.

RaidenBlack174d ago

Hope they try to pour nearly same amount of dedication to the new Crysis 4

DefenderOfDoom2174d ago

Well worth the extra work ! I enjoyed all 3 Crisis games and would also love a new one .

JunonZanon174d ago (Edited 174d ago )

Still wish game development was overall this passionate and minutious about their projects. Obviously, there are still some great studios as exceptions.

LikAChicken173d ago

I’ll never forget Far Cry 2 and the amount of details they packed in.

Yea there were some issues with the gameplay loop and the sickness aspect but you could tell they really tried to nail details.

DivineHand125173d ago

I haven't beaten the first Crysis but I did play Crysis 2 and Crysis 3. I know some PC players were annoyed by the last 2 games being developed with consoles in mind but I believe it was an improvement. I had a great time with Crysis 3 to the point where I believe it was too short.