View Full Version : Absolutely Gorgeous 720p Gears Of War Trailer
Hardknock
05-Aug-2005, 01:25
http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/8907/Gears-of-War-E3-2005-WMVHD-720p-Trailer-Screenshots/
http://movies.teamxbox.com/xbox360/gearsofwar/gow_e32005_wmvhd_720p_60fps.wmv
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Or for the streaming version or for a QuickTime version go here:
http://www.gametrailers.com/
Here are some FULL RES screen caps from the trailer:
http://media.teamxbox.com/games/ss/1167/full-res/1123193734.jpg
http://media.teamxbox.com/games/ss/1167/full-res/1123193732.jpg
http://media.teamxbox.com/games/ss/1167/full-res/1123193105.jpg
Hardknock
05-Aug-2005, 01:26
http://media.teamxbox.com/games/ss/1167/full-res/1123193104.jpg
http://media.teamxbox.com/games/ss/1167/full-res/1123192667.jpg
http://media.teamxbox.com/games/ss/1167/full-res/1123192665.jpg
This is absolutely the best looking Next-Gen game I've seen, no contest. :cool:
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Martin Eddy
05-Aug-2005, 02:46
The lighting is particularly impressive IMHO.
I really like the enviroment but the best thing about the video has to be the lighting hands down.
This is my most anticipated X360 game so far, right there with RR6, Shadowrun and the remake of Ziria!
The artwork for this game is impressive. Very good stuff.
london-boy
05-Aug-2005, 15:39
Gorgeous. Strange how the video is very choppy if i play it with VLC (which is usually most trouble-free) but plays almost fine on WMP. Still not free of chopiness here and there though, strangely enough, my A64-3200 should be playing this just fine.
Something just isn't right in the trailer.. examples:
http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0007wc.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0007wc.jpg) is from another world when you compare it to this http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0019af.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0019af.jpg)
Or another, first this http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0038rn.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0038rn.jpg) and just couple seconds later this http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0021qr.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0021qr.jpg)
It's like most of the trailer is prerendered on higher res etc etc, and then there's just few secs of actual gameplay footage or somethings :-?
london-boy
05-Aug-2005, 16:28
Something just isn't right in the trailer.. examples:
http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0007wc.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0007wc.jpg) is from another world when you compare it to this http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0019af.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0019af.jpg)
Or another, first this http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0038rn.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0038rn.jpg) and just couple seconds later this http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0021qr.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0021qr.jpg)
It's like most of the trailer is prerendered on higher res etc etc, and then there's just few secs of actual gameplay footage or somethings :-?
Mmm no they're all realtime, they're just different screenshots, one either zoomed in or in lower res than 720p and the other at higher res.
The 720p posted on this thread gives you an idea of how the game will look like on a HDTV more or less. Some instances it seems they're zoomed in the image for some reason as it looks lower res, the pixels are huge. But the rest is full res.
Neither shots seem to have AA, which should be in the final version too.
Hardknock
05-Aug-2005, 16:41
Something just isn't right in the trailer.. examples:
http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0007wc.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0007wc.jpg) is from another world when you compare it to this http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0019af.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0019af.jpg)
Or another, first this http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0038rn.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0038rn.jpg) and just couple seconds later this http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0021qr.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0021qr.jpg)
It's like most of the trailer is prerendered on higher res etc etc, and then there's just few secs of actual gameplay footage or somethings :-?
All of the footage was real-time and running on dev kits. The trailer is a collage of different footage, some being of better quality than others. No need to worry.
scooby_dooby
05-Aug-2005, 18:33
it just sucks I can't play this game on launch day!
the only thing I would point out that should be imrpoved is facial animations/expressions on the main character. He's very rigid, always has this emotionless look on his face,
it would be so cool if you could see himm snarl, or see expressions of surprise and fear when he's runnign away from explosions etc etc, i think it's one of those little touches that would really add to the "wow factor"
deathstar121
05-Aug-2005, 18:59
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: thanks.
Karma Police
06-Aug-2005, 00:54
When I play it I get terrible stuttering. Anyone got an idea to fix it?
DeathKnight
06-Aug-2005, 01:18
When I play it I get terrible stuttering. Anyone got an idea to fix it?
Get a better PC? ;)
Something just isn't right in the trailer.. examples:
http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0007wc.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0007wc.jpg) is from another world when you compare it to this http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0019af.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0019af.jpg)
Or another, first this http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0038rn.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0038rn.jpg) and just couple seconds later this http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0021qr.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bscap0021qr.jpg)
It's like most of the trailer is prerendered on higher res etc etc, and then there's just few secs of actual gameplay footage or somethings :-?
Different levels possibly. The first one is a day and others are at night. Either way, these are in game screens proven to death. *yawn*
When I play it I get terrible stuttering. Anyone got an idea to fix it?
Try Media Player Clasic, that runs it smooth as silk on my 2ghz Barton while Windows Media Player has some pausing.
Karma Police
06-Aug-2005, 09:01
Good idea. I'll get classic instead of WP 10.
Karma Police
06-Aug-2005, 09:06
Well, now the video is smooth, but the audio stutters. lol
If you wanted to know, I got a Barton 2.2Ghz, 1GB RAM, and X800Pro. Integrated audio though, so I think I'll stick in the Audigy 2 ZS & see if that works.
Karma Police
06-Aug-2005, 13:10
Nope. Still has audio stuttering. I've downloaded the most recent driver updates, etc. I just think its a lame codec thing that I don't have.
scooby_dooby
06-Aug-2005, 18:07
BSPlayer plays these teh best, windows media player classic is decent but not as good. WMP 9 or 10 is just shit.
Karma Police
06-Aug-2005, 21:10
BS Player may be good, but even BS Player has the audio stuttering, sorry. Any other ideas?
with bs player make sure your res is at 720p and take off your wall paper should fix any stuttering
scooby_dooby
07-Aug-2005, 02:41
BS Player may be good, but even BS Player has the audio stuttering, sorry. Any other ideas?
yup, convert it to xvid, even my xbox can playback 720p xvid's with minimal stutter.
DudeMiester
07-Aug-2005, 05:15
Try Media Player Clasic, that runs it smooth as silk on my 2ghz Barton while Windows Media Player has some pausing.
I tried that myself, and the only real difference in that it's better at dropping frames. Without dropping, the fps was the same as in WMP10 (~45fps).
I'm still not impressed seeing this game in action. Pics look good but you don't play pictures. It somehow reminds me of the Disappointment I got from doom3.
I'm still not impressed seeing this game in action. Pics look good but you don't play pictures. It somehow reminds me of the Disappointment I got from doom3.
Perhaps you should actually play the game before you pass judgment
broken4u
09-Aug-2005, 07:25
Maybe you should just let the guy speak his mind. IMO, i think he's right, the screens look good, but in motion, not that good.
Hardknock
09-Aug-2005, 08:13
The screens are from the trailer. How are you impressed by the screens but not the trailer? Explain please.
rabidrabbit
09-Aug-2005, 08:44
a n i m a t i o n
BlueTsunami
09-Aug-2005, 13:23
a n i m a t i o n
Exactly, thats a common complaint. Nice eye candy...but the animation leaves more to be desired. Gears of War isn't a launch title right? If thats the case, then I like what I see already and they will probably fine tune things along the way.
Evil_Cloud
09-Aug-2005, 14:55
Exactly, thats a common complaint. Nice eye candy...but the animation leaves more to be desired. Gears of War isn't a launch title right? If thats the case, then I like what I see already and they will probably fine tune things along the way.
March 2006.
scooby_dooby
09-Aug-2005, 15:36
Maybe you should just let the guy speak his mind. IMO, i think he's right, the screens look good, but in motion, not that good.
Well the ganme managed to win the award for best grafix at E3 so obviously it looks pretty damn good "in motion"
I don't know what you gurs are talking about, the in game stuff blows me away, it actually LOOKS 3d! These graphics make me drool...
BlueTsunami
09-Aug-2005, 16:07
Well you you can't deny that this games visuals are amazing, but the visuals and the actual movement or animation are two different things. You can clearly see (I guess since where at a point in consoles where visuals are this good) that there a flaws in the way the main character moves. Its not "fluid", for example...when brining his gun up (the main character) it looks like a few animation points (from having the gun at rest, to bringing it up to shoot) were skipped (not to say they where, but it "looks" as if they where). That gives the animation a choppy look. You can also see this when the main character walks.
Now Evil_Cloud posted a release date of March 2006. Since thats the case, i'm really amazed that they've reached these levels of visuals and still have a nice span of time to smooth the game out. In that time, the animation itself will probably be optimized (fingers crossed).
He is basing his judgment on watching vidoes for how the game plays .
Not how it looks . How it plays .
Thus he should wait untill he plays it . Because untill then he has no knowledge of how it plays
rabidrabbit
10-Aug-2005, 09:34
As this thread is about the trailer for GoW, I think it's in topic to discuss mainly the looks of the game.
If the gameplay is what matters most in Gears Of War, then couldn't one just as well play some this gen game instead of playing GoW?
There doesn't sem to be any truly revolutionary gameplay ideas in that game that one could not get a very similar gameplay experience from this gen game. Thus for a large part it is the graphic quality and the athmosphere it brings to the game that will either draw people in or put them off playing the game.
Gears Of War is a next gen game, it will be judged by it's appearance first.
In screenshots it looks good, but they should put some considerable attention to the animation imo. The animation does have an effect on the gameplay experience too, otherwise we'd be happy playing the game even if the characters were completely non-animated... most of the animation has little effect on the true gameplay mechanisms anyway ;)
game play and animation do not go hand in hand
Secondly the thing in thsi game that most likely wouldn't have happened in last gen games is the destructable cover . Ie you can shoot up a wall and get the guy behind it . Or you can flip over a car to hide behind better .
I would wager last gen cpus would die doing those features
rabidrabbit
10-Aug-2005, 10:14
game play and animation do not go hand in hand
I agree, as that is just what I said in my post
Secondly the thing in thsi game that most likely wouldn't have happened in last gen games is the destructable cover . Ie you can shoot up a wall and get the guy behind it . Or you can flip over a car to hide behind better .
I would wager last gen cpus would die doing those features
Ok, then it would have one gameplay element that yet seem to have been unused in this gen console games. I'm not quite sure how GoW does it, but hasn't it been used in PC Half Life 2 (isn't there an xbox port coming?) to some extent.. you can shoot some structures where enemies stand, use the loose environment parts as reconfigurable cover..., so in that sense it's nothing new,
and I do doubt GoW will allow you to destroy or move just about everything that would be destroyable or moveable by the looks of it... I think it'll be used about similarily as in HL2... but we'll see...
Hey, but there was destructable cover already in Metal Gear Solid games this gen! It was only in pre set parts of levels, but it was there! So I've already done that in a game, it won't be enough itself to draw me to a game next gen ;)
other games may have done it . But by your thinking there is not one thing in this current gen that wasn't done in the 32bit gen .
The diffrence is how its done and on the scale its done
rabidrabbit
10-Aug-2005, 10:36
Yep, I agree... the scope, how it's done and how it's presented ;)
london-boy
10-Aug-2005, 11:05
Bit off-topic but did anyone have a look at the new FEAR demo for PC?
I can only imagine games that beautiful running at mostly maximum detail on a good HDTV on next gen consoles. Now THAT is one impressive game.
Very different from GOW but i think these 2 are the best looking games i've seen in a long time and i can't freaking wait to get my hands on them.
Hopefull they'll sort out the animation on GOW though.
scooby_dooby
10-Aug-2005, 16:31
what the hell, you guys make it seem like this game had bad animation or something?
Maybe I'm miussing it, point me to some time markes in the trailer because I don't see it.
What I see for the most part is very good animation, maybe not perfect, but very good. You guys sound like you're talking about morrowind or something!
BlueTsunami
10-Aug-2005, 16:45
what the hell, you guys make it seem like this game had bad animation or something?
Maybe I'm miussing it, point me to some time markes in the trailer because I don't see it.
What I see for the most part is very good animation, maybe not perfect, but very good. You guys sound like you're talking about morrowind or something!
It just looks unnatural. Upping the visuals of the game made the fact that he still moves rather jerky more appearent. Also, alot of people here want better visuals, but animation should also get an upgrade to, but I have to bring up the fact one more time...this game isn't coming out till March 2006....so that particular flaw has more than enough time to get fixed.
But yeah, animation (the fluidity of character movements, to make movements seem more natural) should not be forgoten.
EDIT: Look at Project Offsets teaser trailer2, that type of fluidness is what it should be like.
the main guy just walks like he's a bit constipated
a condition that big fecker with the teeth should really clear right up.
i think it's fine personally - if it came out with that animation then i certainly wouldn't cry about it, but it could be improved, certainly.
Mefisutoferesu
10-Aug-2005, 18:55
The problem with the animations is if you make a game look ultra-realistic and then use choppy unrealistic animations, you're eyes will automatically be drawn to that. A great example... the gun that just disappears off his back. If this was less realistic I wouldn't care, but see as it is, I think it's a problem. You have to match everything at the same level otherise it brings the other parts down. Personally, I want to see animations on the level of DMC3 cutscenes next gen... you could literally read the body language of the characters... that's what I want with a realistic game.
Perhaps you should actually play the game before you pass judgment
I probably won't because I'm not buying the Xbox360 and few friends of mine are into gaming. What I do want to tell you though is that this game won't be a very fun game.. Yeah it will probably sell great and the reviews will be great too (..since there isn't any 360 game to compare it with) but in the end it will be forgotten within a year.. Please remind me of this 1 year from now..
What I do want to tell you though is that this game won't be a very fun game..
what i want to tell you is you're a muppet
we've seen what, 10 or 15 minutes total of this game.... which is 9 or 10 months from completion... and which no one, least of all yourself, has played.
and you are telling us that it won't be fun.
excuse me while I ignore you
scooby_dooby
10-Aug-2005, 22:18
lol...muppet..haven't heard that one for a while!
here's a clip from CLiffy B's blog, tell me this isn't going to be a fun game:
Been spending a lot of time on the scary/fear parts of the game. I've come to the conclusion that fear comes in several varieties. And it's not a factor. (HAH!)
There's the SHOCK fear. You know, the part of the movie where they bring the volume waaaay, way down and then suddenly the same damned cat that's in every fucking horror movie jumps out and scares everyone just enough to get them to lower their guard until seconds later THE REAL KILLER comes into the scene and uses a fire poker to kebab our favorite horny teenager. See "Every Shitty Hollywood Attempt at A Scary Movie."
There's the CREEPY kind of fear. Brief flickers of disturbing images that haunt you. See the little girl in "The Ring."
There's GORY/SICK fear. Seeing things that are nausea inducing such as surgery or putrid, rotting bodies. See "Dawn of the Dead."
There's the fear of the UNKNOWN, of sight unseen. The dark woods in "Blair Witch." The water in "Jaws."
The biggest thing I've learned about fear in the years I've been doing this is that fear is ... well, it's kind of like sex. (Bear with me on this one...) It doesn't happen onscreen or in the bedroom it happens in the mind of the beholder. I use the term "monster foreplay" when we're crafting our creature scenarios. The monster wants to scare (e.g. sleep with) you and each brief encounter with the sound of the creature, the results of its handiwork, all of it - they're all building up to an encounter where the beast "makes a move" and you either buy it or you don't. The creature jumps out and you're "willing to go home with it" (i.e. you're frightened) or you're not (you give a resounding "meh" at the Monster Closet...)
Wait, I'm kind of drifting off into Anime-Hentai-Tentacle-Schoolgirl-Sex-Ville here.
Better get back to work. Marcus and Dom are running from Locust that are mantling over cover and coming in for a melee encounter.
AlStrong
10-Aug-2005, 22:34
So...GoW is about an "Anime-Hentai-Tentacle-Schoolgirl-Sex-Ville" :?:
scooby_dooby
10-Aug-2005, 22:37
we can only hope!
but seriously, it sounds like this game is going to do a great job of scaring the sh1t outta you.
Mefisutoferesu
10-Aug-2005, 22:46
He forgot "guro" -_-
Honestly, I really hate Cliffy B. I dunno why, but I really that guy.
He/she may be a muppet in your eyes rusty, but that comment was uncalled for. This is your first and last warning for the console forum. Do not make any more offensive posts or you will be banned from the forum.
AlStrong
10-Aug-2005, 23:11
I probably won't because I'm not buying the Xbox360 and few friends of mine are into gaming. What I do want to tell you though is that this game won't be a very fun game..
No game is fun that you don't bother playing. It's pretty much guaranteeing that you'll get 0% on a multiple choice question exam for not attempting to mark down an answer.
BlueTsunami
11-Aug-2005, 00:23
we can only hope!
but seriously, it sounds like this game is going to do a great job of scaring the sh1t outta you.
I remember the first released trailer-like video of GOW, the one where the locust creature is busting through the wall and turns to look at the soldier....yeah...if I hadn't watched that and didn't expect it in game....that would have scared the shit out of me...
He/she may be a muppet in your eyes rusty, but that comment was uncalled for. This is your first and last warning for the console forum. Do not make any more offensive posts or you will be banned from the forum.
i thought muppet was fairly inoffensive as far as things go - i've never been offended by being called a muppet.
the reason i chose muppet is because i was half joking - had i been totally serious i would have gone with idiot or the like. i didn't know life in the console forum was so highly strung...
but, you are the mod so t'is your call anyway.
I probably won't because I'm not buying the Xbox360 and few friends of mine are into gaming. What I do want to tell you though is that this game won't be a very fun game.. Yeah it will probably sell great and the reviews will be great too (..since there isn't any 360 game to compare it with) but in the end it will be forgotten within a year.. Please remind me of this 1 year from now..
You really want me to bring up posts that you've blatently trolled in ?
Because what you just posted is nothing but trolling . You are claiming a game that wont come out till march , that you've seen mabye 10 mins of playtime and that you've never actually played is going to suck ?
Good job .
HOpefully the mods ban you
Good point. 3droxor that was akin to trolling. And it is seen as an inflammatory post here. It got rusty to insult you, so this is the first and last warning.
You really want me to bring up posts that you've blatently trolled in ?
Because what you just posted is nothing but trolling . You are claiming a game that wont come out till march , that you've seen mabye 10 mins of playtime and that you've never actually played is going to suck ?
Good job .
HOpefully the mods ban you
And where did I mention this game would suck..
My hopes already came true wneh they banned as a mod. good job....not
Good point. 3droxor that was akin to trolling. And it is seen as an inflammatory post here. It got rusty to insult you, so this is the first and last warning.
I see.. well if you can't handly my honest opinion I suggest you remove my account. I do hope you are decent enough to give me a valid reason for it though. oh well.
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