Yeah that would be amazing. I hope they use it on a future project.

not according to fanboys, apparently UE3 is out dated.

Judging from Mass Effect 2 I'd say it's a good thing. No one knows if they could do better things with another engine but Mass Effect 2's graphics are more than satisfying imo.

exactly. Why waste time on outfitting a new engine for your needs. Make what improvements graphically you can from ME2 and spend most of your time defining the story and gameplay.

Mass Effect 2's graphics are perfect as is

Unreal Engine 4 isn't coming out for a long time. Epic said that UE4 isn't arriving until next-gen consoles hit (sadly, Epic are targeting consoles first then PC).

They have done that, they made 3-4 engines as far as i remember. The Dragon Age engine was their own work. Unreal engine is just the better choice when you are going for multiplatform, own engine is better for exclusives.

They have done that, they made 3-4 engines as far as i remember. The Dragon Age engine was their own work. Unreal engine is just the better choice when you are going for multiplatform, own engine is better for exclusives.

What a stupid comment, so is what you're trying to say is that no one else (Apart from Epic) can make a multi-plat engine that they'd also use for their own game?

Ofcause Bio could do this, heck they could even sell it like Epic did.........

I'm saying that most companies would not do that, Epic has a whole team, dedicated to creating engines, so does Crytek. Creating an engine for all tree platforms takes time, and as Bioware are not know for creating the best of the best engines, then they would made little to no money on it.

Aren't PS3 owners getting tired of playing inferior versions of multiplatform games?

Aren't 360 owners tired of playing inferior multiplatform games while us PC owners get vastly superior games?

See, i could play that game too. I won't, because its stupid. But you can't take the higher ground, because.. well you can't.

Why so testy, DeathroW22? (Sounds like I touched a nerve)

My question was a serious one.
The vast majority of multiplats perform better on the 360, so limiting yourself to just a PS3 and wishing for more multiplats does not make much sense to me.

I own both consoles, so I have all my bases covered.

and you wont get to jump again!!! :D:D:D:D:D

It will take tremendous work to build ME3 from scratch on a new engine. Also have to consider importation of your previous saves files that ME3 will utilize because how will your UE3 built commander Shepard get imported if it is to shift to say Cry Engine 3? Its not as if it can't work but building the game from scratch will delay the games release schedule from 18 months to something close to 3 years minimum. I am not patient enough to wait 3 years to finish the trilogy.

IMO Mass Effect 2 looked great and with the added improvements to UE3 that Epic will add, then we all know that ME3 will look better. In fact, graphics is at the bottom of my lists of improvements i will like Bioware to make. ME2 had more watered down RPG elements compared to its predecessor and i would like those old rpg features to be brought back. Also that planet mining section is boring.

@ Giant Enemy crab: so are you trying to say that long load times, pop-ins, on screen enemy count in Mass effect 2 was an issue for you? Was it even an issue at all? Go to Bioware forums for Mass effect 2 and you will not see a single complaint about what you mentioned above.

And the last time i checked, ME 1&2, Gears 1&2, Batman:AA, Rainbow Six vegas, Lost Odyssey, Unreal Tournament 3, 50 cents blood on the sand, APB, Borderlands, XMEN origins wolverine and Bioshock all had native resolutions of 720p and they are all UE3 games. So what where you complaining about again?

Expect long load times, some pop-in, not many enemies on screen at once and nothing in a native HD resolution. UE tends to cripple games like that.

@Green

Yes, the game suffered from those things.

1. Load times - Lots of loading screens in ME2. Before it was elevator rides and now it's straight load screens. Why are other engines able to stream and load textures in the background so they are masked? UE is capable but usually the performance is so maxed it's hard to do both.

2. Pop-In - ME suffered horribly and so does Gears(the engine creators own game). Greatly improved in ME2 but it's still there. Now Epic tries to mask it by blurring the textures into frame. It's less harsh than the "pop" but it's noticeable.

3. Not one of those games you listed is Native 720p, on consoles at least. If you have data to back up they are native then I will concede that point.

ME2 is great and gorgeous but I feel they would benefit more from a proprietary engine.

Oh and if anyone one of these disagrees actually wants to prove me wrong please go ahead.

It's up to the developer to produce a good game...Bioshock , Gears, ME, Batman, lost planet...lots of examples of great games using Unreal tech...of course some bad ones too...Depends on the developer, great developers make great games...PERIOD...Crytek unproven on consoles BUT it does look promising...

People hate UE3 and I think that's just stupid. hate the devs that use UE3 to make a bad game not the engine it runs on. UE3 has proven to be very versatile and can be used to make games in any genre without breaking the bank of a game developer.

Engines like Cry Engine 3 look great without a doubt. But no one bothers to ask how easy it is to use, how cheap it is, amount of resources required and what are the cost implications of utilizing CE3 over UE3 for a smaller game development studio.

what the fuq are you smoking? unless you have taste for simpler graphics then more power to you.

Ahh sorry mate, but as a big mass effect fan, i can say you are wrong. The models have a bit fewer polygons, and the game have too many low res textures.

I don't agree with him, but i wouldn't say it is a completely stupid claim, since they are pretty good.

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