Unreal Engine 3 Q&A

I love articles like these.

I really hope that the new game they're working on is 1) An ultra cool FPS in the vein of the original Unreal or something like Halo, just all out action in a cool to explore environment, or 2) something really new and imaginitive, an FPS certianly, but something set in a really interesting environment like... uh, like a japanese RPG game type environment. You know, wierd, mismatched levels of technology, rayguns and steampunk and airships... or something like Panzer Dragoon, where it's just a really original world, and not just another :

"You're some dude with a) a mysterious past or b) no memory of his past, but of course it turns out that you're a total badass even though you're currently living as a farmer, and some dudes come in and try to ruin your shit, but you're all 'no way' and intead ruin their shit, and then you're treated with a really short ending cinematic which makes you feel a little bit cheated all in all.

And I hope there's significant side characters in the game, like in HL2... Damsels to rescue (and sufficient... compensations for your efforts on their behalf) and that sort of thing.

Why does the article come across as an Nvidia advertisement to me?

I'm an Unreal fan, but everytime I read something Mark Rein says it becomes more and more difficult.

Tim Sweeney, Danel Vogel and Steven Polge on the other hand all come off as very intelligent, and when they say something it contains a lot of insight and interesting information. Mini-Carmacks if you will.

Anybody got the link for that jazzy hi-res unreal 3 tech demo?

epic: look at us we'll be doing stuff this year's engines are doing in a couple years!

hehe, sorry, but that's what I think whenever they are talking about U3 engine lately

In Depth Look
By Mike Smith, Special to Yahoo! Games

*cough* I'm special ...

Are they really real time soft shadows from clouds? I couldn't tell. I figured it was just the fake cloud shadow shaders everyone has been using on terrain for years. Kind of seems like a waste, but I guess I would have to see it in action...?

clearly, they're working on either Jazz Jackrabbit 3d, or Jill of the Jungle 3d.

OMG THE GAME WILL SUCK! WHENS THE LAST TIME EPIC HAD A GAME WITH A GOOD SINGLE PLAYER STORY?!

(oh wait this isnt a doom 3 thread)