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[Toxa]

well current CGI video games are way above but if we compare some CGI from the last gen such as

Tekken TT intro on PS2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0THUTX2lXps

with

or

or

I said yes, at last . IMO ND or RAD games tops easily the tekken intro in real time
but I agree some square soft CGI from last decade are way better

 

[SephCast]

I agree, except for Anti Aliasing. Get rid of all shimmering, jaggies, etc. and then it'll look absolutely like mid 2000s CGI.

 

[RoboPlato]

That UFC screen isn't even close to Uncharted or The Order in terms of character models.

 

[Sendou]

Sure when you downsize them to gifs.

 

[Leonsito]

nope

 

[Toxa]

I agree, except for Anti Aliasing. Get rid of all shimmering, jaggies, etc. and then it'll look absolutely like mid 2000s CGI.

aliasing will be always an issue for sure

 

[DryvBy]

Uncharted looks basically Blizzard-level CGI. I love the mix of realism with CGI cartoony look.

 

[ThatsMytrunks]

It's at Toy Story 1 level for sure. But not Toy Story 3.

 

[Skilletor]

One of those things is not like the other. Should've used Ryse.

Not quite there yet, but close. I'll believe Uncharted looks that good when I'm playing it.

 

[nynt9]

You can always do better CGI, so no.

 

[Toxa]

Sure when you downsize them to gifs.

if you want high rez gif no prob xD

 

[Uncle Rupee]

You can always do better CGI, so no.

Yeah but Drake doesn't look far off from something pre-rendered like Beowulf or whatever

 

[ComputerMKII]

Yes

 

[The Omega Man]

#notallconsoles

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Yes

Doesn't hold a candle against Uncharted 4.

Also, tech demo.

 

[Toxa]

I'm sure that UC4 will equal the sorcerer demo

 

[Skeff]

They never will, because CG keeps getting better and better too.

 

[AstroNut325]

Yes

THIS!

#notallconsoles

And THIS!

 

[ComputerMKII]

Sure when you downsize them to gifs.

Looks good in 1080p, too: http://www.gamersyde.com/download_the_dark_sorcerer_full_demo-30445_fr.html

 

[nbnt]

Yes

Terrible hair.

 

[RobFox64tm]

I suppose; it looks just as creepy to me as other instances of trying to mimic reality with computer graphics.

 

[Toxa]

Yeah but Drake doesn't look far off from something pre-rendered like Beowulf or whatever

I said some video games CGI only (1995-2005) no movies but you can compare with the first final fantasy movie (2001)

 

[NemesisPrime]

Not even close OT... not even close. Not even uber PCs are doing it.

 

[Josh7289]

Next-gen, maybe, but not PS4 and Xbox One.

 

[Espada]

Better than that TTT CG intro? Definitely. Better than CG from folks like Visualworks, Axis, Pixar? No way in hell.

That said, real time footage only needs to provide a visual approximation that apes the insane fidelity of footage produced by renderfarms. Personally, I think it's pretty damn cool that the stuff we dreamed about years ago (gameplay that looks like CG) is right around the corner.

 

[jaypah]

Yes

Yeah, that shit is just incredible.

 

[Solid Samus]

Sure when you downsize them to gifs.

Sure when you downsize them to gifs.

Sure when you downsize them to gifs.

We're getting there. That's not to say some of these engines aren't surpassing many of last gen's CGI cutscenes and stuff but that's not always a very high bar to hurdle

 

[meptrep]

Not really. Maybe if you compare it to much older CGI, but no. That statement is a bit ridiculous, not to mention actual CGI is rendered at a much higher res than modern consoles can do.

 

[viewtiful_dru]

I'm pretty sure the OP is asking if current technology has matched or surpassed CG that we saw back around the 2nd wave of 3D consoles (PS2/DC/XB/GC), and based on the Tekken example, I'd say even at the end of last generation we have.

 

[kerotan_eater]

Just get rid of the technical things like screen-tearing, aliasing and ... shitty frame-rates, and I'm happy.

 

[RetroStu]

I think the Uncharted trailer looks like cgi, in fact i honestly thought it was until we had confirmation of it being real time. The only thing about it though is that will the gameplay look like that or was that scene a cutscene?.
I bet we are still a bit away from gameplay looking as good as that.
As for The Order and UFC, no.

 

[ChawlieTheFair]

Uncharted spawning record numbers of threads lol.

While I think the Order and UFC look very good, Uc4 is just stupidly ahead of them (based on the teaser.) Even the sorcerer doesn't look as good.

 

[Toxa]

That said, real time footage only needs to provide a visual approximation that apes the insane fidelity of footage produced by renderfarms. Personally, I think it's pretty damn cool that the stuff we dreamed about years ago (gameplay that looks like CG) is right around the corner.

it was my dream

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApsSVNP3wIc

soul ege intro was amazing and still look good but it's so old now

 

[Gurish]

I can't believe people actually buying that Uncharted is real time thing, it's not how gameplay will look, so no, we are not in CGI stage if we are basing it on Uncharted.

The Order looks great and I think its getting close sometimes to CGI territory.

UFC is not even close, i think it looks pretty average for a fighter with 2 models on stage, I don't think the order models for example look worse.

So, i think with Uncharted we don't know at this stage because it's not in game graphics so we can't base nothing on this teaser, UFC is not even close, And The Order is the closest we have ever been.

 

[velociraptor]

Uncharted 4 is the only game which comes close.

The Order looks CGish I guess.

But it seems like CGI is also improving - the Halo trailer looked BONKERS.

 

[Canis lupus]

Sure when you downsize them to gifs.

Here is your gif size
http://www.naughtydog.com/site/post/uncharted_4_a_thiefs_end_2014_e3_trailer/

in 1080p60fps

 

[jaypah]

When everything is happening in the QD demo it's probably the most impressive shit I've ever seen real-time. Sure, single room, tech demo, whatever it looks incredible.

 

[Toxa]

I'm pretty sure the OP is asking if current technology has matched or surpassed CG that we saw back around the 2nd wave of 3D consoles (PS2/DC/XB/GC), and based on the Tekken example, I'd say even at the end of last generation we have.

exactly my thought

 

[NaDannMaGoGo]

Yes

Ergh, give me fricking game, not some tech demo were you have to worry about almost nothing else.

Unless we're talking about in-engine cinematics where yes, those will look better than... 10 year old pre-rendered stuff... and even then just some. The CGI quality from e.g. the WoW intro from 2004 is a bit higher when you look at the great animations and stuff like fur simulation.

 

[Audible Phonetics]

I think the Uncharted trailer looks like cgi, in fact i honestly thought it was until we had confirmation of it being real time. The only thing about it though is that will the gameplay look like that or was that scene a cutscene?.
I bet we are still a bit away from gameplay looking as good as that.
As for The Order and UFC, no.

They are aiming for seamless cut scene to game-play transition. I wouldn't put it past ND to be able to accomplish it either. If there is one dev studio with the capability it is them.

 

[Spongebob]

UFC doesn't even look remotely as good. It doesn't belong in the OP. In all honesty I think it looks like shit considering how closed-off the environments are, and the 900p rendering resolution.

Also, that's not the best choice of gif for The Order: 1886.

 

[schlynch]

No, not even close. Shading and lighting is still far off from rendered material. Not to mention all the physical things which still require a lot of calculation.

 

[Raven Prime]

Animation and character model-wise yeah, well at least compared to that Tekken TT CGI because that looks really poor now. In comparison with more modern CGI we still have a long way to go.

 

[Melchiah]

Also, tech demo.

Heavy Rain - The Casting at E3 2006 was also a tech demo, and it was surpassed by the game.

 

[paperspace]

Why don't we wait until we actually can see this happening on our own consoles.

 

[Torquill]

They never will, because CG keeps getting better and better too.

Never? You sure you wanna go with never?When real time is photo realistic for all practical quantities of on screen entities, how is CG gonna be better

 

[jmdajr]

I'm gonna say yes. Some of these games look better than CG animated movies released in theaters. Sure maybe B movies, but it's there.

Only real issue is aliasing/textures..that type of stuff.

 

[ChawlieTheFair]

Why don't we wait until we actually can see this happening on our own consoles.

Can't stop the CGI hype train dude.

 

[RetroStu]

I think The Order cut scenes do look a bit like older cgi, like cgi you would often get on Xbox/Ps2 era games. I include Ryse in that as well which has similar style graphics to The Order.

 

[Toxa]

Infamous SS beats RE 4D CGI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh_wchHjVrE