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This is a demo. You can easily see that it's structured in a way that allows to easily mask loading of the new scenes and that there's not a lot of interaction

This is a demo. You can easily see that it's structured in a way that allows to easily mask loading of the new scenes and that there's not a lot of interaction going on - pretty much the only interactive thing they shown was dynamic illumination (which is something they were promising since early UE4 demos, and I believe that's what GP mostly meant) and particle system. You can be sure that demos like that (especially early ones) make tons of compromises that are neatly hidden on the video but that usually wouldn't be viable in context of a regular video game - at least without severely limiting your game design choices.

Spivak 7y ago
But real games have always and will continue to use the same tricks. This demo could be put directly into a Tomb Raider game and would be fantastic.
- seba_dos1 7y ago
  Of course. However, you have a much wider choice of tricks to use and where to put them in a demo that doesn't even make an attempt at gameplay.
- nsxwolf 7y ago
  The Tomb Raider-esque parts where the character is jumping and climbing didn't look right. She's missing some kind of "weight" or something in her animation that makes it look like she's not really doing those things. Lara Croft's animations are much more convincing.
  - rasz 7y ago
    looked pretty realistic .. for a spider-woman
  - doikor 7y ago
    This isn't supposed to be a real game but a tech demo of engine capabilities. Expecting them to spend as much money on getting climbing animations as good as a AAA game is kind of crazy. When it comes to animation the interesting stuff were the "automated" hand/foot placement animations like the hand on the door they mentioned.
    - nsxwolf 7y ago
      Fair. It certainly makes me appreciate the little details in games like Tomb Raider and Uncharted more.
- ska 7y ago
  Wasn't their point that real games never quite reached the promise of UE4 demos, implying that the same will be true of this generation?

Spivak 7y ago

But real games have always and will continue to use the same tricks. This demo could be put directly into a Tomb Raider game and would be fantastic.

seba_dos1 7y ago
Of course. However, you have a much wider choice of tricks to use and where to put them in a demo that doesn't even make an attempt at gameplay.
nsxwolf 7y ago
The Tomb Raider-esque parts where the character is jumping and climbing didn't look right. She's missing some kind of "weight" or something in her animation that makes it look like she's not really doing those things. Lara Croft's animations are much more convincing.
- rasz 7y ago
  looked pretty realistic .. for a spider-woman
- doikor 7y ago
  This isn't supposed to be a real game but a tech demo of engine capabilities. Expecting them to spend as much money on getting climbing animations as good as a AAA game is kind of crazy. When it comes to animation the interesting stuff were the "automated" hand/foot placement animations like the hand on the door they mentioned.
  - nsxwolf 7y ago
    Fair. It certainly makes me appreciate the little details in games like Tomb Raider and Uncharted more.
ska 7y ago
Wasn't their point that real games never quite reached the promise of UE4 demos, implying that the same will be true of this generation?