Can you tell what graphic engine a game is using just by looking at it? (56k)

I can, when ever I look at a game which is muddy and greyish, I can immediately tell that it is a UE3 game.

And when ever I look at a game with smooth and clean textures, I know it is a Source game.

i like how you forgot mirrors edge, imo the best use of the unreal engine to date. (mirrors edge is unreal engine isn't it?)

UE3 and source. But I see the point you are trying to make. Ue3 all look muddy and bland.

i like how you forgot mirrors edge, imo the best use of the unreal engine to date. (mirrors edge is unreal engine isn't it?)

adizorz

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i like how you forgot mirrors edge, imo the best use of the unreal engine to date. (mirrors edge is unreal engine isn't it?)

AAllxxjjnn

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i like how you forgot mirrors edge, imo the best use of the unreal engine to date. (mirrors edge is unreal engine isn't it?)

rolo107

Mirrors edge begs to differ.

Yep, anything that's brown is definitely an Unreal Engine 3 game.

While anything that looks clean is definitely a Source game.

While anything that looks clean is definitely a Source game.MetroidPrimePwn

[QUOTE="MetroidPrimePwn"]While anything that looks clean is definitely a Source game.deadesa

That's the joke.

[spoiler] Zeno Clash is a Source game and Mirror's Edge is an Unreal Engine 3 game. [/spoiler]

muddy and what? these are all U3 games TS, you = lose.



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I know Mirrors Edge and Mass Effect is using UE3, but MOST of the UE3 based game ismuddy andgreyish.

It is a sad ability, but i can tell only by playing the game.

Different engines have different "feels"

but i can't tell from stills.

how can you tell which one is havok?demon565

Havok Engine FTW.stylesPS3

Havok is not a game engine, its a physics engine. A huge number of games and game engines use Havok physics, ranging from Source Engine and Unreal Engine 2, and games such as Diablo II to Half-Life II to Demon's Souls.

It is a sad ability, but i can tell only by playing the game.

Different engines have different "feels"

but i can't tell from stills.

Irick_cb

You're telling me when you picked up Mirrors edge UE3 screamed in your head? If no one told you would you still know?

Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is a pretty clean looking UE game :)Juggernaut140

What engine does Uncharted use? I forget the name of the technique it uses, but it makes it look a lot like typical Unreal 3 engine games.

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It is a sad ability, but i can tell only by playing the game.

Different engines have different "feels"

but i can't tell from stills.

Camer999

You're telling me when you picked up Mirrors edge UE3 screamed in your head? If no one told you would you still know?

Actualy.

I would have suspected it after the slapped on PhysX

And i know it sure as hell was not Frostbite.

What engine does Uncharted use? I forget the name of the technique it uses, but it makes it look a lot like typical Unreal 3 engine games.

iggyb387

I would guess you are referring to a Deferred lighting engine.

Sony really backs this tech.

Yeah, I can tell if its UE3 or Source. Although I was surprised when Mirror's Edge was using UE3, didn't look like it

I would guess you are referring to a Deferred lighting engine.

Sony really backs this tech.

Irick_cb

Is that what makes Uncharted, and Gears for that matter, look somewhat "waxy"?

[QUOTE="Juggernaut140"]Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is a pretty clean looking UE game :)JangoWuzHere

Dude, BioShock and Mirror's Edge used UE3.ChrisSpartan117

did you really need to quote the entire op?

[QUOTE="ChrisSpartan117"]Dude, BioShock and Mirror's Edge used UE3.adizorz

did you really need to quote the entire op?

And Bioshock didn't use UE3, it used a heavily modded version of Unreal 2.5 with Unreal 3 features

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Dude, BioShock and Mirror's Edge used UE3.ChrisSpartan117

did you really need to quote the entire op?

And Bioshock didn't use UE3, it used a heavily modded version of Unreal 2.5 with Unreal 3 features

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I would guess you are referring to a Deferred lighting engine.

Sony really backs this tech.

iggyb387

Is that what makes Uncharted, and Gears for that matter, look somewhat "waxy"?

No. That would be the art style.

I don't think Gears used Deferred lighting.

Here is a list of games that use Deferred lighting.

• GTA4
• LBP
• Uncharted
• Killzone 2
• Dead Space
• Stalker
• inFamous

[QUOTE="stylesPS3"]Havok Engine FTW.evilross

Havok is not a game engine, its a physics engine. A huge number of games and game engines use Havok physics, ranging from Source Engine and Unreal Engine 2, and games such as Diablo II to Half-Life II to Demon's Souls.

I hate the unreal engine. Texture pop-up in almost every game.

most I can't but unreal engine is easy to spot, it has a unrealistic shine, it just bugs me

Your Unreal Engine 3 thing is stupid if I showed you Undertow or The Last Remnant you would never have known. But everybody knows the source engine.

But its funny to see all these people posting about engines and thinking they actually know something. 99% who think you know what engine are all are morons. Like that guy who was talking about how the unreal engine 3 always puts an unrealistic shine on everything. What people don't realize is that engines and graphics are not the same thing.

I can pick out the Source engine. Thats about it.