[QUOTE="Kinthalis"]
[QUOTE="edo-tensei"]
Well I hope more devs next gen build their own unique engines, I don't want more look alike games using the unreal engine.
edo-tensei
This is the opposite of where the market trend is going.
As it becomes more and more important to have very refined, highly complex engines to tackle higher end hardware ANd multple platforms, it will continue to become more and mroe common place for studios to license existing engines, and for comapnies that focus ONLY on creating game engines to florish.
Why spend 2+ years, a ton of money, and a ton of resources to create an engine when you can license one and start creating your game righ away?
Well, just for the sake of the ultimate creative freedom, just saying.Unfortunately "just saying" doesnt guarantee a company a profitable 4 year project. I'd sooner see more games every year like this gen, then extend that period by twice as long. I also don't seem to remember these look alike games that you're referring to, Bioshock, Gears of war, Mass Effect, Batman AA/AC, Mortal Kombat, Lost Odyssey, Borderlands, Mirror's Edge, any many others were all unique lookng games.
Now if you meant an artsyle like Zelda, Slycooper, Ratchet and Clank, and Mario, then that's a different story. Those games tailor to a specific audience and genre (platformer, third person).
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