Following on from part one of our interview, in which we focused on CryEngine3 and Crytek's desire to move beyond its FPS origins, we chat to CEO Cevat Yerli about the firm's first console game, the blockbuster shooter Crysis 2.
Featuring the complete nanosuit experience, The Crysis Trilogy has now joined the EA Access vault as a title that's free for those that subscribe to the EA service on Xbox One consoles.
YouTube’s members ‘Digital Dreams’ and ‘Jose cangrejo’ have shared some videos, showcasing Pascal Gilcher’s Reshade mod – which adds Ray Tracing/Path Tracing effects – in some really old games such as Star Wars The Force Unleashed, Crysis 2, RAGE and Resident Evil 6.
I'm still learning how to look for the differences. At first I was focusing on shadows for some reason but I don't think that changes much, is it reflections that change?
It is supposed to be simulating how light actually works- so yes if light is reflecting off a surface accurately it should show reflection or an effect that matches what you are looking at in the environment. Next time you play a game look at a puddle of water there may be just a "baked" in texture that if you aren't paying attention seems like it is reflecting but it isn't. I would say though if the light is reflecting more accurately I would think that would give more accurate shadows as well.
I am still not 100% sold on it- it looks okay but I can't get over the hardware price jump for better reflections..
While games won't look immensely better, it opens up more possibilities overall. Understandably, the price jump is huge. But, that can be said for being at the forefront for any new technology. I'm currently using a 2080ti and while I've played a few games that enable it, the gpu also plays everything else incredibly well so it's not like you're buying this tech for ONLY that option. Enthusiasts will pay top dollar to check out the newest things, but this will eventually become an everyday consumer and by then they'll have optimized and become a lot cheaper.
Ray/path tracing can be used how the developer wants it to be. Tracing can be used to calculate shadows/lighting, reflection and even audio, where audio waves are calculated on the bounce off material types to simulate enviroment and echos accuratly.
Should also keep in mind that this ray/path tracing system is different and less accurate option from Nvidias RTX branded type. McFly's is a reshade that layers over the top of the game and therefor the quality will vary drastically. For example you can see nice reflection in the Star Wars demo here but it then introduces colour clipping with the light saber. On a video of GTA 5 for example it was incorrectly projecting a reflection of a red car onto the road which caused a very faint red glow on the ground around the car.
If you want to see a good example of a game developed with ray tracing reflection and lighting in mind then you could look up the youtube video of "Control - Exclusive E3 RTX GAMEPLAY Trailer".
It supposed to add more realistic light Not actually more light effects and explosions
I hate to say it but I’m fine with fake lights, shadows, reflections. I just kind of like the effect, it’s also great it saves resources for other things.
I’ve been checking out some original Xbox games on x360/x1x and the engine has fake light streaming in through a stained glass window, and I love it even though I know it’s not real time lighting. Heck it even shifts as I move about.
I’ve about convinced my self rt and hdr just doesn’t work for me. Before hdr I would even complain damn why are the headlights killing me they are so bright.
I notice most frame rate, then jaggies, then resolution; with the last two interchangeable depending.
Other day watched an enthusiast rave over 4k and the poor guy was in 1080p. I played the same game the night before and thought wow this is clean, I wonder if it’s 4k, but knew differently and I thought wow even resolution is not always important. The next day he apologized and was surprised he could be fooled.
How come the lightsabers don't give off any light? Even in the EA star wars game the guy uses it to light up a dark cave. I guess if it is using frostbite it will support rtx cards.
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I have just tried the leaked beta and I have to say that they made the game too mainstream. The power are simplified into stealth, armor and power. Power is basically both maximum speed and maximum strength. It's not a bad thing though but kinda takes away the challenge especially maximum Armor makes you almost indestructible to gunfire except cannons of course. The graphics have definitely improved even though this is just the beta code of the game but it's clear that they just removed the destructible trees and huts(Love throwing Koreans onto those) just so they can make the game more beautiful.
Deleting the beta now and I hope Crysis 2 delivers. Anyway, the title is flamebait.
Im gonna buy this but Im still trippin off of Bf3!!
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idk alot PC gamers seem to like it and praise the game but I have to play it first!! 6 days till the PC demo!!
Why do people read the edited title & not read the article!!
this is what was said!
The delay meant you avoided going up against Call of Duty: Black Ops, but Crysis 2 will now release one month after Killzone 3 and Bulletstorm. Are you looking forward to the competition? -cvg
Oh yes of course, always. We love competition. Without it no-one would be innovating. I think it keeps us in check, helps us make sure we don't get sloppy and are always on the cutting edge. I think Crysis 2 has benefited from that and so will consumers - because ultimately they'll get a game that is highly competitive.
On the other hand, [Killzone 3 and Bulletstorm] are great games generally and I think people will enjoy one or the other, and since they're shipping in February and Crysis 2 is in March, I think there's plenty of room for a lot of strong games in the next few months.- yerli
he shows love to kz3 & bs what's so bad about that??
why hate on a fps that has features (like sandbox & nano suit)other fps's don't? if you don't want the product ignore it's existence that all!
"Is it on one disk on Xbox 360?"
"Yes, and that might be only because we're compressing the hell out of it."
That statement there kind of spooks me.
" Killzone 3 is so much better than Crysis 2 that it's almost sad to continue listening to Crytek blab at the mouth about there inferior product. "
Actually after Sev and Narville get captured Killzone 3 turns pretty damned silly. And I mean that in a "bad James Bond movie" sense. Hopefully Crysis 2 can holds it's shit together through the whole campaign better than Killzone 3 did.
I don't care what he says, they are both great games, ill be getting both Killzone 3 and Bulletstorm