The gaming beast behind Call of Duty, Spyro The Dragon and Crash Bandicoot have given us a mouth-watering glimpse at the might the PS4 and Xbox 720 could be throwing about. The following pictures and video comes from Jorge Jimenez, the technical director behind the curtain. He feels that greater visuals are crucial to the aspect of storytelling, and will allow a deeper emotion connection with characters. Which is fortunate, because I really felt the CoD universe was missing was that emotional bond. Scathing aside, the man has a good point, I have to concede.
The results of his hard work, years of it, are simply breath-taking. But despite our collective awe, he isn't done yet. Oh no. He feels that the hair, teeth and eyebrows need more work. I think he's already well on his way to making some graphic geeks cry with joy, but the man's a perfectionist.
Now, what follows after is not a representative of what will be in all next gen games. It is simply how far they can push the system visually. Running a full game with that kind of detail would probably unleash a Lovecraftian portal and let our lord and master Cthulhu have his way with us. Or it just wouldn't run. There's that too. Anyway, enough bumping of lips. View and quiver!
Courtesy of Gamespot
None of those are real people. They are all computer-generated. It really gives goosebumps to see what can be done with enough power. Obviously this won't be an everyday occurrence in gaming. Yet. But as the technology leaps forward year by year, it's looking like it could be within our lifetime. And now, for the video.
Minus the jerkiness and lack of depth in and around the mouth, as well as the teeth, it's stunning. This is the future, and I can't wait to see more of the same.
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