Thursday 4 October 2012

Far Cry 3: Cinematic sequence game engine

Far Cry 3 is made by a new generation of game engine. It's powered by Crytek's technology 'Cryengine' and it's used nowadays in most first person shooter video games.

Far Cry 3's graphics are one of the most advanced out there at the moment. The game itself is known for its amazing graphics and the realistic lighting involved to enhance the graphics. Softwares these days allow the gamers to be able to render the levels to the highest quality yet which makes the game play extremely realistic. This therefore also allows a much smoother game and potentially more enjoyable experience.

Trailer: The quality of this cinematic is so good that if you hadn't seen the gameplay, you could be fooled into thinking its pre rendered. The fine detail and colour of the game itself makes you think hard as to wether it actually is pre rendered. I haven't played the game myself but i've seen real video footage and demos online (which i've posted below) that gives evidence some of the content was taken from the game, this is called machinima.




Live game play demo: The game engine cinematic for Far Cry 3 is rendered at the highest quality yet allowing the best game play and interaction possible. When you blow something up the game, you can feel it and the game reacts to what has just happened, allowing the atmosphere to take over and really enhance the vibe and make the player feel even more involved.




Machinima: Video footage and content from the game are bought together in the same video. Proof to show how far the game industry have come from live or animated film directed cinematic's just thrown into a game to give it a story, to actual game footage cinematic's that play apart of the game itself. Games have always struggled to bring out a good story, i know the likes of GTA have been criticised in the past for not having a good enough story line but with the smooth rendering and actual purpose to get off this island, i think the art director, animators and storyboard writers have done a good job of what i've seen so far.


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