CGI is still light years above game graphics

CGI at that level takes months to render an entire film. Gaming doesnt have that time, but give it years of tech advancement and perhaps we'll get close

Did we really need a thread on this?ferret-gamer

No...

Also, I'm sorry but this nameless guy is really getting on my nerves. Every two month's he makes the same threads(Ex. piracy is killing PC gaming) and 1/3 of the time he actually comes up with new ones like this which aren't even needed.

Really, CGI will always be ahead of game graphics.

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"]Did we really need a thread on this?Jebus213

No...

Also, I'm sorry but this nameless guy is really getting on my nerves. Every two month's he makes the same threads(Ex. piracy is killing PC gaming) and 1/3 of the time he actually comes up with new ones like this which aren't even needed.

What should I say - I'm glad you like them? :P

These are in-game shots of FSX with REX:

Those GTA 4 screenshots looks good! Why can't developers of GTA 4 do this? Modder > GTA 4 Developers?

And real life is ahead of CGI, what's the point?

Those GTA 4 screenshots looks good! Why can't developers of GTA 4 do this? Modder > GTA 4 Developers?

RageQuit4Life

Those GTA 4 screenshots looks good! Why can't developers of GTA 4 do this? Modder > GTA 4 Developers?

RageQuit4Life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00gAbgBu8R4

Inb4 haters.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00gAbgBu8R4

Inb4 haters.

TheChosenTurkey

Voxels!!! Something not new...

[QUOTE="nosmokingbandit"][QUOTE="nameless12345"]

I imagine a rail-shooter or a heavy QTE based CGI game could work as a game. And don't forget Donkey Kong Country on the SNES which had pre-rendered graphics and wowed just about anyone back then.

nameless12345

Perhaps in the future we'll see even more merging of CGI and real-time graphics (especially on the consoles).

Probably not. Sprites really only work in 2d side-scrolling games because there are a lot of coinstants that can be faked. You dont need to render lighting in real time because the sprites can just have the appropriate lighting on them to begin with. Game maps now are far too dynamic to work well with pre-rendered parts.

Keep in mind that consoles are using video chipsets that are ancient by pc standards, and i dont say that to come across as a pc elitist. 2 generations from now we may see something like the gtx560Ti in consoles and they'd be able to render games like the super-modded GTA4 screenshots hermits post on occasion.

Still, this thread is a contender for the most pointless thread ever.

THis might be the next step in games.

Modded GTA IV:

[QUOTE="christiankhs-2"]

im still waiting for a cgi movie with realistic looking people and realistic animations

Snugenz

Say what you will about Avatar (as a movie experience) but the CGI in it was breathtaking, serious "uncanny valley" stuff imo.

the blue guys (while good looking) still look kinda fake like made of plastic or something and the animations specially the face ones doesnt look realistic ,imo

the first pic of those modded gta4 shots looks pretty spiffy....those other two are rubbish tho.

The Crysis 2 suit is CGI quality, literally, no flaws, anywhere.

Not to mention we're getting pretty impressive real time environments

The Crysis 2 suit is CGI quality, literally, no flaws, anywhere.

Not to mention we're getting pretty impressive real time environments

ocstew

The crysis 2 in-game suite is hardly CGI quality, and neither is cryengine 3. It is very nice, but don't get ahead of yourself, it is still a far cry from decent quality CGI.

lol pre-rendered vs real time?

no ****. I have seen the light now.

Not to mention we're getting pretty impressive real time environments

ocstew

[QUOTE="ocstew"]

The Crysis 2 suit is CGI quality, literally, no flaws, anywhere.

Not to mention we're getting pretty impressive real time environments

ferret-gamer

The crysis 2 in-game suite is hardly CGI quality, and neither is cryengine 3. It is very nice, but don't get ahead of yourself, it is still a far cry from decent quality CGI.

I see what you did there.

[QUOTE="ocstew"]

The Crysis 2 suit is CGI quality, literally, no flaws, anywhere.

Not to mention we're getting pretty impressive real time environments

ferret-gamer

The crysis 2 in-game suite is hardly CGI quality, and neither is cryengine 3. It is very nice, but don't get ahead of yourself, it is still a far cry from decent quality CGI.

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"]

[QUOTE="ocstew"]

The Crysis 2 suit is CGI quality, literally, no flaws, anywhere.

Not to mention we're getting pretty impressive real time environments

ocstew

The crysis 2 in-game suite is hardly CGI quality, and neither is cryengine 3. It is very nice, but don't get ahead of yourself, it is still a far cry from decent quality CGI.

I'm not quite sure what you are refering to as "visible flaws" on occasion it has unrealistic mesh deformation during animations, easily noticable during the opening sequence where you get pulled out of the water. And it is easy to tell it is a low poly game asset up close, and the material quality is nowhere near that of decent CGI.

These are in-game shots of FSX with REX:

jun_aka_pekto

Wow those are some nice screens. Not bad for a 2004 game. I have not heard of that mod before.

[QUOTE="nosmokingbandit"][QUOTE="nameless12345"]

I imagine a rail-shooter or a heavy QTE based CGI game could work as a game. And don't forget Donkey Kong Country on the SNES which had pre-rendered graphics and wowed just about anyone back then.

nameless12345

Perhaps in the future we'll see even more merging of CGI and real-time graphics (especially on the consoles).

THIS JUST IN! Individual CGI images that take hours if not days to render are of a higher fidelity than games running at 60 fps! No way Phil! In other news, the Earth is in fact round and actually rotates around the sun!

[QUOTE="ocstew"][QUOTE="ferret-gamer"]

The crysis 2 in-game suite is hardly CGI quality, and neither is cryengine 3. It is very nice, but don't get ahead of yourself, it is still a far cry from decent quality CGI.

ferret-gamer

I'm not quite sure what you are refering to as "visible flaws" on occasion it has unrealistic mesh deformation during animations, easily noticable during the opening sequence where you get pulled out of the water. And it is easy to tell it is a low poly game asset up close, and the material quality is nowhere near that of decent CGI.

THIS JUST IN! Individual CGI images that take hours if not days to render are of a higher fidelity than games running at 60 fps! No way Phil! In other news, the Earth is in fact round and actually rotates around the sun!

Bruin1986

OMG domething pre-rendered looks better thaan something rendered in real time? Thanks Captain Obvious

Obviously, and it will allways be since CGI improves aswell. Still current games look miles ahead of some old CGI like Mechwarrior 2 or Warcraft 2 intros!