CryEngine3 released to devs

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: Aikouka

Originally posted by: miniMUNCH
This will be a win for PC, imo as most multi-platform games leave a bit to be desired on PC due to porting headaches associated with code optimization.

I think what the other person may be worried about and what I'd see as a negative is that I do not believe that CryEngine will stop developers from making poor PC ports. I don't think that a poor PC port just includes poor graphics (which could be from a bad PC graphics engine that was hastily coded), but also the presentation. Devs tend to forget that PC users have a different style of input and some are too lazy to change the menus entirely.

I think it was Rainbow Six Vegas for the PC that included XBOX 360 controller buttons on their menus for the PC release... although, you could actually use the 360 controller with the game if I remember correctly, but it's not like I had one plugged in.

I was playing the Mini Ninjas demo for the PC the other day and the menus were too simplistic and annoying for me... they felt like they were designed for a console and simply adapted with specific keys. Which is where I mention again that the inputs between the two platforms are not the same, we need people to actually play the ports and say, "wow, this is annoying to have to do this on a PC..."

This was a problem with Oblivion too. The PC interface was just like the console interface, and it didn't seem right on the PC. Mods fixed that though.

Some games are adapted properly though... mass effect comes to mind. The interface for the consoles was pretty awful, but it was properly fixed for the PC version.

 

[WaitingForNehalem]

Originally posted by: I4AT

Originally posted by: WaitingForNehalem
The whole point of CryEngine 3 is for it to be multi-platform (which is a con on my list), so I'm not impressed.

It's an engine... not a game. How is that a con? You do know what engines are for right?

My concern is that since they're building a multi-platform engine, they won't include all the features of modern GPU's. Their main focus is multi-platform portability, not cutting edge graphics.

 

[Sylvanas]

Originally posted by: WaitingForNehalem

Originally posted by: I4AT

Originally posted by: WaitingForNehalem
The whole point of CryEngine 3 is for it to be multi-platform (which is a con on my list), so I'm not impressed.

It's an engine... not a game. How is that a con? You do know what engines are for right?

My concern is that since they're building a multi-platform engine, they won't include all the features of modern GPU's. Their main focus is multi-platform portability, not cutting edge graphics.

No engine 'includes all the features of modern GPU's' they're not doing anything out of the ordinary.

Their main focus is multi-platform portability, not cutting edge graphics

They already have the most cutting edge visual engine.

 

[duragezic]

Originally posted by: Sylvanas

Originally posted by: WaitingForNehalem

Originally posted by: I4AT

Originally posted by: WaitingForNehalem
The whole point of CryEngine 3 is for it to be multi-platform (which is a con on my list), so I'm not impressed.

It's an engine... not a game. How is that a con? You do know what engines are for right?

My concern is that since they're building a multi-platform engine, they won't include all the features of modern GPU's. Their main focus is multi-platform portability, not cutting edge graphics.

No engine 'includes all the features of modern GPU's' they're not doing anything out of the ordinary.

Their main focus is multi-platform portability, not cutting edge graphics

They already have the most cutting edge visual engine.

Yeah I wouldn't be so sure it's a piece of crap engine just because it's on the consoles. From what I've seen it's pushing visuals even further. Crytek has said it was a tremendous challenge to bring it to the consoles while still having it an engine that pushes PC game engines further.