Euphoria

[Gerkinman]

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/26/get-a-ph...oria-tech-demo/

Physics based animation. The future? Discuss.

[bcube]

It's the start of the Terminator.

[f0d]

looks amazing

god im about to piss myself i want GTA4 so bad

[Gerkinman]

Only 8 hours and ill be sitting at home running over hookers, im excited too.  

[adamant]

fluid

[MRat]

Fuck Euphoria. Fuck any physics engine. Fuck games that  place value on realism. Fuck... something else.

[Gerkinman]

Fuck Euphoria. Fuck any physics engine. Fuck games that place value on realism. Fuck... something else.

That sounds more like TBA.

[texas]

whats so special about gta4 that san andreas doesnt have
like, i want to get it, but im not desperately looking forward to it

[f0d]

whats so special about gta4 that san andreas doesnt have
like, i want to get it, but im not desperately looking forward to it

a better story, a better shooting and targetting system, better physics (just look at that euphoria vid damn), better city, better graphics (x10), and most importantly online multiplayer

[MRat]

whats so special about gta4 that san andreas doesnt have
like, i want to get it, but im not desperately looking forward to it

a better story, a better shooting and targetting system, better physics (just look at that euphoria vid damn), better city, better graphics (x10), and most importantly online multiplayer

The story most certainly is not better. It's the same generic mob rehash they told in all the other ones, they just made it Eastern European this time.



All the rest of those I could give two shits about. And I wouldn't say the graphics are any better. They're more polished, but the models and designs are as hideous as ever.

[ZekeySpaceyLizard]

I dont see what makes this physics engine better than most. Yeah its fluid. It wont be fluid when you're playing the game.
I expect massive framerate drops.

[Gerkinman]

I will let you all know 12 hours from now if it runs smooth or not

[f0d]

The story most certainly is not better. It's the same generic mob rehash they told in all the other ones, they just made it Eastern European this time.

lmao how da fuck would you know

anyways the reviews ive read say the story is movie quality with lots of depth that was lacking from the other games. also says there was very little framerate dropping, even online

id say what makes the physics better than most is instead of generic ragdolls, you now have living ragdolls for the first time ever. check out this video of another game that uses euphoria, looks pretty neat
http://youtube.com/watch?v=IwoVwZIvYhE

[Gerkinman]

Ive watched a shit tonned of videos, the voice acting seems pretty damn good, by game standards anyway, some clever lines tossed in there too.

As for Nikko, i think what makes the story different is his background and his reasons for doing what he does. Its not a story of an underdog rising to be king of the streets like the others.

Also, the Force Unleashed is another good example of the Euphoria engine at work.

[psi43]

fluid

pretty much

[ThePrototype]

The future?

I hope not..

[f0d]

The future?

I hope not..

why would you rather have preset animations and lifeless ragdolls

[ThePrototype]

It's a step closer to the inevitable future where computers generate all game graphics and the only people left to hire will be story writers and a programmer or two to tweak everything to work towards the story.

That's assuming they don't also make some program to self-generate the storyline for them.

[psi43]

That's assuming they don't also make some program to self-generate the storyline for them.

lmfao a word generator that generates like 100 sentences that fit together nicely. Push generate, go.

I know what you're talking about but I still think it's a pretty nice invention.

[f0d]

you do have a point there. this might put animators out of work. but im sure most of the videogame animation jobs are in cutscenes anyways