[video=youtube;UVX0OUO9ptU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVX0OUO9ptU[/video]
what was before pre-rendered is now in real time
Man that game looks awesome and I like the premise from what I can tell from the trailer
isn't this just sort of a short video to show what their current technology can do? i don't think this is a game.
isn't this just sort of a short video to show what their current technology can do? i don't think this is a game.
Agni's Philosophy is not necessarily footage from a future Final Fantasy game ... but then again, it could be. Square Enix has posted a survey on Agni's Philosophy, asking gamers to evaluate the character, story themes, visual design and technical presentation, allowing users to also send their own feedback on the clip. Those who envision this as Final Fantasy XV can start petitioning Square Enix now.
I don't see why people are amazed by this, lol. Sure, the music is awesome, and some of the artwork is interesting, as per the usual Square Enix style.
As a tech demo, however, it's not as amazing. I didn't look at it in too much detail, but some of the things that caught my eye are the engine's crappy rendering of shiny metals (the gold on their clothes) and the glowing embers around the dragon or whatever those are--they look like crap, too. On top of that, the video only runs at 30 fps, making it all look terrible. Which makes me wonder what performance their tech demo actually achieved, or if it's normal for PS3 games to run at only 30 fps? Pretty terrible for fast action scenes, regardless.
Then again, this may be intended to run on the next gen console, since they put DX11 as a tag in the video. Perhaps they ran it on a PC (which will be similar to the next PS3), rather than a PS3? If anyone's got more info on this, I'd be curious to read it. :3
Demonstrated in realtime to E3 showgoers, Agni's Philosophy: Final Fantasy Realtime Tech Demo combines the technical skills of Square Enix' top studios, including its Japanese Visual Works development group and Crystal Dynamics in the UK, as well as INEI Inc., Art Spirits, and YEBIS (makes of high-quality effects middleware.) The demo was designed to showcase the magic and emotion of the Final Fantasy saga, and "was created through the lens of the FINAL FANTASY series, where ancient magic and advanced science coexist in a near-futuristic world. The video depicts a life-changing encounter for our heroine, the magic-wielding protagonist Agni."
Square Enix has not yet identified the hardware specifications required to run the Agni's Philosophy: Final Fantasy Realtime Tech Demo technology. The Luminous Studio engine itself is being developed for "game consoles, PC, smartphones, and the web" In a previous interview about Luminous Studio engine with Japanese site WatchImpress, Square Enix said that the company will also look to bring this development environment and engine (at some compatible level of fidelity and complexity) to more familiar platforms such as Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, assumably PlayStation Vita and the upcoming Wii U, and any major platform that supports programmable shaders; a modified engine might also be possible (similar to what Capcom did with with MT Framework Lite) on Nintendo 3DS, though that is not yet planned. Of course, don't expect these graphics and physics and particles on just any device that Luminous Studio engine can be tossed on, but the scalable nature allows Square Enix to shoot for the moon with its engine without completely leaving behind platforms we already know and love.
Agni's Philosophy is not necessarily footage from a future Final Fantasy game ... but then again, it could be. Square Enix has posted a survey on Agni's Philosophy, asking gamers to evaluate the character, story themes, visual design and technical presentation, allowing users to also send their own feedback on the clip. Those who envision this as Final Fantasy XV can start petitioning Square Enix now.
You can tell with this tech demo that Squareenix FINALY grew out of the habit of making all their face structures look like barbey/ken doll faces.