Best graphics engine?

[Shyatic]

Just curious what everybody thinks.

Please don't base it on the MODELS -- each texture can be changed and modified for any game. Thus I've heard a lot about Doom3 having 'plasticy' models -- this is based on the texture they use, not the ENGINE.

I'm talking about particle effects, physics, perspective, lighting, shadowing, etc.

I will throw my vote in for the Doom3 engine, because while it wasn't as pretty as the Source engine, nor were the physics as good (hell -- Source used a 3rd party physics engine anyway -- Havok), the lighting and shadowing are amazing. Source is great though, because it doesn't take a beast of a machine to run, and it scales up and down very, very well.

What do you think?

 

[Schadenfroh]

My favorite engine of all time was the quake 3 engine.

 

[arcenite]

Originally posted by: Scribe
Just curious what everybody thinks.

Please don't base it on the MODELS -- each texture can be changed and modified for any game. Thus I've heard a lot about Doom3 having 'plasticy' models -- this is based on the texture they use, not the ENGINE.

I'm talking about particle effects, physics, perspective, lighting, shadowing, etc.

I will throw my vote in for the Doom3 engine, because while it wasn't as pretty as the Source engine, nor were the physics as good (hell -- Source used a 3rd party physics engine anyway -- Havok), the lighting and shadowing are amazing. Source is great though, because it doesn't take a beast of a machine to run, and it scales up and down very, very well.

What do you think?

If the Serious Sam 2 engine has anything on the Serious Sam engine of it's day, that's my vote. That game ran perfect on a high end rig and just as good on a low end rig.

 

[WarDemon666]

Originally posted by: Scribe
Just curious what everybody thinks.

Please don't base it on the MODELS -- each texture can be changed and modified for any game. Thus I've heard a lot about Doom3 having 'plasticy' models -- this is based on the texture they use, not the ENGINE.

I'm talking about particle effects, physics, perspective, lighting, shadowing, etc.

I will throw my vote in for the Doom3 engine, because while it wasn't as pretty as the Source engine, nor were the physics as good (hell -- Source used a 3rd party physics engine anyway -- Havok), the lighting and shadowing are amazing. Source is great though, because it doesn't take a beast of a machine to run, and it scales up and down very, very well.

What do you think?

I love the source engine, its awesome, everything combined just makes everything so.....perfect! Only tried doom3 on the xbox so I cant compare...

Try setting up a pole

 

[Shyatic]

I was going to do a poll, but unfortunately I don't know the names of all the different engines and I don't want to rule anything out.

 

[skace]

I've thrown my hat in for the Doom3 engine on many occasions. No matter how boring the game played, the graphics were still standing out on their own.

 

[Hav0k99]

BF2 then Source and FEAR

 

[yllus]

Source overall, I think.