XB360 FarCry Screenshots!!

[jAkUp]

Ubisoft released this today:

Far Cry Instincts Predator and Far Cry Instincts Next Chapter (Working Title) Will Be Unleashed on Gamers in Spring 2006

January 11, 2006 - Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced that its award-winning Montreal Studio is developing two new titles inspired by the recently released Far Cry Instincts video game.

Far Cry Instincts Next Chapter (working title) for the Xbox® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft will introduce players to an entirely new story, characters and game features that reflect and improve upon the critically acclaimed elements of the first title.

Far Cry Instincts Predator for Xbox 360TM video game and entertainment system from Microsoft will feature both Far Cry Instincts Next Chapter and an enhanced version of the original Far Cry Instincts game. Offering the kind of lush and deep natural environment true to the Far Cry® brand, Far Cry Instincts on Xbox 360 will captivate gamers with its enhanced graphical reality and gameplay. Giving gamers the opportunity to discover the Far Cry universe in an optimized, high-definition environment, the game takes advantage of Xbox 360's multi-core next-generation engine for improved performance. Gamers will experience advanced pathfinding and new enemy and vehicle artificial intelligence for improved chase scenes and more enemies on-screen at one time, allowing for more adrenaline-rushing fast-action sequences. Far Cry Instincts Predator and Far Cry Instincts Next Chapter are slated for release in spring 2006.

"Far Cry Instincts quickly became one of the most talked-about games of 2005 because of its blend of high graphical quality, wide open environments and immersive gameplay elements," said John Parkes, EMEA Marketing Director for Ubisoft. "Ubisoft is confident that Far Cry Instincts Predator for Xbox 360 and Far Cry Instincts Next Chapter for Xbox will be among the best games this year.

EDIT:

First Screenshots!!
http://www.xboxyde.com/news_2468_en.html

[|MaguS|]

Man, while Im stoked to see what FarCry will look like on the x360, Im disappointed that the series is getting so stretched. I hope the "true" sequel wont detract too much from the original and just improve on its weaker points.

[jAkUp]

Yea and no mention of a PC version anywhere :(

[evilchris]

Yea and no mention of a PC version anywhere :(

Just get the 360 and then it doesn't matter what platform a game comes out on, you can play it.

[LiquidX]

Great news. I heard the Xbox version of FarCry was very great but I just couldnt get myself to buy it knowing how good the PC version looked.

[toxikneedle]

2 Screenshots from Predator for 360:

http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/2006/010/931339_20060111_screen001.jpg
http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/2006/010/931339_20060111_screen002.jpg

[jAkUp]

Here are all 4 screenies!
http://www.xboxyde.com/news_2468_en.html

[overheat]

no widescreen = not xbox360 screenshoot

[jAkUp]

It could have been running in 4:3 mode.... or does XB360 run in letterbox mode on regular 480 TV's?

[overheat]

yep but in 4:3 it wouldnt be in hi rez like in the screenshoot

[overheat]

It could have been running in 4:3 mode.... or does XB360 run in letterbox mode on regular 480 TV's?


dont know only played in hd 1080i 16:9

[Edge]

Great news. I heard the Xbox version of FarCry was very great but I just couldnt get myself to buy it knowing how good the PC version looked.

Even though I played Far Cry on a pretty high-end PC (with HDR, no less), I still thought it looked quite good on the Xbox. Certainly not AS good, but there were still quite a few moments when I was impressed by how it looked. Of course, most of the enjoyment came from the new features they added.

I'm interested to seeing how the Xbox 360 version of this game turns out. It's amazing how good the original Xbox version looked, I'm interested to see how much it can be upgraded on a substantially more powerful console.

Edit: oh, I guess those screenshots that were posted while I forgot to post this message give a pretty good indication :D

[jAkUp]

EDIT:

I just checked out the pics more closely... and, is it just me, or are they not very impressive? To me it looks like FarCry1 with better lighting, but lower textures, and little AA/AF. I mean, look at that tree texture in the 2nd shot! The XB360 is capable of better vertex/pixel shaders than that. The water doesn't look very good with a reflection pasted on it.

And for god sakes when can we be done with the 2D sprites for trees and grass??

[ralinn]

Great news. I heard the Xbox version of FarCry was very great but I just couldnt get myself to buy it knowing how good the PC version looked.
You really should. Although the PC version looked better then the Xbox version (obviously), I enjoyed the Xbox version far more. The cutscenes are awesome (they're all in first person) and I liked the gameplay far more.

[overheat]

one word for this game....port

its not bulid from the ground up for the 360 or any other next gen system

[jAkUp]

Yea, they probably ported over the game from the original XBox1 and just upped the res, and threw some HDR in.. meh.

[Edge]

Yea, they probably ported over the game from the original XBox1 and just upped the res, and threw some HDR in.. meh.

Probably, but that's not such a bad thing since the original looked quite good. Would seem to make a lot more sense for them to port the Xbox-optimised Cryengine to the Xbox 360 instead of creating an entirely new one and doubling the development time. If they were going to go that route, then they'd be better off porting the Cryengine 2 to the Xbox 360 instead. Hopefully they'll do that eventually once their current-gen projects are wrapped up.

[toxikneedle]

Yeah I dont really care either if its a port, I jus wanna play it... I'm sure they are currently working on that DX10 sequal anyways.

[nutcrackr]

It looks pretty good, the water looks odd - doesn't seem to be reflecting everything properly.

I really hope they are going to tell us about something new for Far Cry on PC in E3 or I will not be a happy camper. :(

[acrh2]

Maybe a while before other developers can top FEAR eye-candy.

[Tork64]

it doesnt exactly look like crap, but i was expecting more out of this "next gen" as they call it.

[GamerGuyX]

it doesnt exactly look like crap, but i was expecting more out of this "next gen" as they call it.

Far Cry Instincts Predator was not created from the ground up for the 360. Why would you base the 360's graphical abilities on something like this?

[slick]

What a crappy port. I would hope an esteemed developer like Crytek would put a little more heart into their games.

[SH64]

Hmm heres what i gathered from the shots :
better shadows than the PC version ( + looks like dynamic shadows even outdoors!), less texture quality in some places which equals PC textures but in med quality. no AA/AF. or perhaps 4xAF at best.
& apparently some HDR/bloom usage. still need to see some indoors shots to judge the lighting system.

[GamerGuyX]

I don't understand why people keep saying those screenshots have no AA. I mean where are people seeing jaggies in those shots?