Project Offset GDC videos - better LOOKING than Crysis

Looks great, what system is it on and when does it release?

Looks great, what system is it on and when does it release?

urdead18

[QUOTE="Puckhog04"]

Considering how poorly optimized CryEngine 2 was when it first released I hope they do really well with Project Offset. Cry Engine 2 is literally the only engine in the history of PC games (least back to 1990 when i started gaming...) that has been anywhere near as unoptimized as it was. Granted, Warhead improved it. But, still, it was just ridiculous. I do, however, play Crysis at Max fairly easily. Project Offset does look better. Been watching this game for a long time. The gameplay and graphics look phenomenal. Better than Crysis? We'll see.

For the record (saw someone else earlier in the thread), Killzone 2 doesn't even look as good as Crysis let alone Project Offset so whoever think that just leave. You are blind.

DeckardLee

I've played the original version of Crysis and there's not THAT much difference. I'd be willing to bet it was just your hardware. I hope you're not one of those thousands of PC gamers that bashes a game's quality or optimization just because your first rig couldn't max it.

I maxed out Crysisat release. :| Nice try though...

I don't bash games based on optimization at all. Afterall, games are literally just getting to the point that Dual Cores processors are recommended and, frankly, Dual cores are literally $40-$60 at this point so it's nothing for anyone. ButCry Engine 2's optimization, no matter how much I like the Crysis games andCry Engine 2(just bought Merchants of Brooklyn off of Steam, is an Indie game using Cry Engine 2), there is no denying how poorly optimized Cry Engine 2 is. I love Crysis but the fact remains that Cry Engine 2 was poorly optimized especially at release. And, please, i've had a top end gaming PC to play games on since i was 6 (1990, when i started gaming), i've always been able to max my games for the most part. The trade off is that i've owned very very few consoles...4 to be exact. Don't really need the consoles though. :)

But, No, I'm not that person. I maxed Crysis at launch so there would be nothing to bash based on my "first rig". :roll:

Just simply stating facts. Cry Engine 2 is poorly optimized. Nothing wrong with it really, the engine is one of a kind. But that fact doesn't change.

Considering there's nothing like Crysis to compare it with, I'd say you're just talking out of you ***... unless, of course, you have had a look at the engine's code itself. People said the same thign about Doom 3, Unreal Tournament 2003, and every other game that was a huge leap in technology. This is nothing new. Until there's a game that looks better than Crysis that runs on equal or less hardware then you're claim is unjustified.

... unless you're talking about CPU core optimization, in which case, the truth is obvious. Crysis was not designed around multiple cores.

[QUOTE="DeckardLee"]

[QUOTE="Puckhog04"]

Considering how poorly optimized CryEngine 2 was when it first released I hope they do really well with Project Offset. Cry Engine 2 is literally the only engine in the history of PC games (least back to 1990 when i started gaming...) that has been anywhere near as unoptimized as it was. Granted, Warhead improved it. But, still, it was just ridiculous. I do, however, play Crysis at Max fairly easily. Project Offset does look better. Been watching this game for a long time. The gameplay and graphics look phenomenal. Better than Crysis? We'll see.

For the record (saw someone else earlier in the thread), Killzone 2 doesn't even look as good as Crysis let alone Project Offset so whoever think that just leave. You are blind.

Puckhog04

I've played the original version of Crysis and there's not THAT much difference. I'd be willing to bet it was just your hardware. I hope you're not one of those thousands of PC gamers that bashes a game's quality or optimization just because your first rig couldn't max it.

I maxed out Crysisat release. :| Nice try though...

I don't bash games based on optimization at all. Afterall, games are literally just getting to the point that Dual Cores processors are recommended and, frankly, Dual cores are literally $40-$60 at this point so it's nothing for anyone. ButCry Engine 2's optimization, no matter how much I like the Crysis games andCry Engine 2(just bought Merchants of Brooklyn off of Steam, is an Indie game using Cry Engine 2), there is no denying how poorly optimized Cry Engine 2 is. I love Crysis but the fact remains that Cry Engine 2 was poorly optimized especially at release. And, please, i've had a top end gaming PC to play games on since i was 6 (1990, when i started gaming), i've always been able to max my games for the most part. The trade off is that i've owned very very few consoles...4 to be exact. Don't really need the consoles though. :)

But, No, I'm not that person. I maxed Crysis at launch so there would be nothing to bash based on my "first rig". :roll:

Just simply stating facts. Cry Engine 2 is poorly optimized. Nothing wrong with it really, the engine is one of a kind. But that fact doesn't change.

[QUOTE="Puckhog04"]

[QUOTE="DeckardLee"]

I've played the original version of Crysis and there's not THAT much difference. I'd be willing to bet it was just your hardware. I hope you're not one of those thousands of PC gamers that bashes a game's quality or optimization just because your first rig couldn't max it.

crazy-player

I maxed out Crysisat release. :| Nice try though...

I don't bash games based on optimization at all. Afterall, games are literally just getting to the point that Dual Cores processors are recommended and, frankly, Dual cores are literally $40-$60 at this point so it's nothing for anyone. ButCry Engine 2's optimization, no matter how much I like the Crysis games andCry Engine 2(just bought Merchants of Brooklyn off of Steam, is an Indie game using Cry Engine 2), there is no denying how poorly optimized Cry Engine 2 is. I love Crysis but the fact remains that Cry Engine 2 was poorly optimized especially at release. And, please, i've had a top end gaming PC to play games on since i was 6 (1990, when i started gaming), i've always been able to max my games for the most part. The trade off is that i've owned very very few consoles...4 to be exact. Don't really need the consoles though. :)

But, No, I'm not that person. I maxed Crysis at launch so there would be nothing to bash based on my "first rig". :roll:

Just simply stating facts. Cry Engine 2 is poorly optimized. Nothing wrong with it really, the engine is one of a kind. But that fact doesn't change.

Who says i had a 9800GT back then? :)

Edit: I see what you're saying...Yes, I max Crysis with a 9800GT right now. No, i'm not kidding. Back when it released (Crysis)i had 2 8800GT's in Dual SLI. I then got a 9800GT with plans for upgrading to either a 2nd 9800GT in Dual SLI or a GTX 280 or higher. Granted, this is on a need to upgrade basis. I won't need to upgrade like this for a few years. Only went to the 9800GT after the 8800GT's because i was planning on getting a 2nd 9800GT soon after for Dual SLI but it wasn't necessary...nowhere near it. So didn't bother.

... unless you're talking about CPU core optimization, in which case, the truth is obvious. Crysis was not designed around multiple cores.

DeckardLee

Yet it pretty much requires at least a dual core processor to run at decent fps at a higher resolution with good visuals...

Hence, why i said poorly optimized. :roll:

Again, i love the game and the engine. I'd still buy Cry Engine 2 games over mostly anything. So just relax. Cry Engine 2 is one of a kind.

We also took some time after completing the prototype of the game, which was created before acquisition, to look at the size of the team, our resources, the games out on shelf currently and our target hardware architectures, and did some re-working on design and gameplay mechanics. We did a round or two of design scrubs.

Heh.

Check out this video. Looks like we'll have a fantastic number of gameplay options - a well placed arrow could stop a siege engine, for example.Dark Messiah has some cool setpieces and fun gimmicks based on physics, but those are pretty primitive now.

So, were you talking about CPU optimization or what?

Also, a 9800 GT is just about exactly the same thing as a 8800 GT. Why would you "upgrade" to a 9800 GT when you have a 8800 GT.