With its Unreal Engine 5, Epic intends to drastically increase its presence in the world of video games. A game engine accessible to everyone that has already won over many studios, starting with CD Projekt Red for its next game The Witcher. And recently, a video surprised internet users, who couldn’t figure out if the images were real or not.
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Recently, 3D artist Lorenzo Drago created a sequence in which the Etchū-Daimon station in Japan is found. A sequence created under Unreal Engine 5 enhanced by Lumen lighting, when “all modeling, texturing, lighting and animation” of the clip were made by the artist, with the exception of the foliage. A decoration built by his care which seems absolutely real. The steps, walls, lights, cables, and even some textures were made by hand or from photos.
“For this project, I wanted to get as close as possible to photorealism.“, explains Draco.”I used camera matching to achieve precise proportions and made careful use of references. I adjusted the measurements afterwards to promote modularity. Apart from detail textures and alphas created from photographs, I created all textures from scratch in Painter and made custom materials in Unreal to use with vertex painting or masks for break the repetition.”
A video to discover just below which required about a month of work and which raised questions among many Internet users. Images taken from real life? A 3D creation?
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May 9, 2022
#1
I dont get it its just random film footage of a trai…….HOLY FUCKING SHIIIIIIIIT pic.twitter.com/o1CtCCNead
May 9, 2022
I don’t understand, it’s just random pictures of a trai…….HOLY FUCKING SHIIIIIIIIT.
#2
I am absolutely blown away that is Unreal Engine 5 and NOT a real life video filmed on a phone. WTF. pic.twitter.com/pauRzEfoJV
May 9, 2022
I am absolutely blown away by the fact that this is Unreal Engine 5 and not actual video shot with a phone. WTF
#3
I legit couldn’t tell whether it was actually a game until the lights went out. Still extremely impressive
May 9, 2022
I really couldn’t tell if it was really a game until the lights went out. Still extremely impressive
#4
I genuinely thought this was irl until it turned nighttime and the flash turned on
May 9, 2022
I really thought this was real life until it got dark and the flash went on.
#5
no you’re not dreaming: this is not real life but the graphics of Unreal Engine 5 IT’S A CRAZY pic.twitter.com/NHjDlWFzPF
May 9, 2022
#6
On the other hand, I want a fucking horror game like that, the atmosphere is crazy, the Unreal Engine 5 is really stunning https://t.co/zuS8WH8Ulm
May 9, 2022
#7
Attention, what you will see in this video runs on Unreal Engine 5
This is not a joke.
It’s not a fake.
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May 9, 2022
#8
Nah this is crazy, imagine when games actually start releasing using this engine in the next couple of years
May 9, 2022
It’s crazy, imagine when games will start coming out using this engine in the next couple of years.
#9
It looks real even movie CGI can be caught by the eye 100% of the time but all video I didn’t even realize if it was animated.
May 9, 2022
It looks real, even CG movies can be seen by eye at 100%, but with all the videos, I didn’t even realize it was animation.
#10
I thought this was just a creepy train station until they hit the lights, wow.
May 9, 2022
I thought it was just a scary station until they turned on the lights, wow.
#11
The daylight effects are remarkable. Literally can’t tell that it isn’t real. Night time still looks phenomenal but I can still get a hint that it isn’t quite right. But god damn it’s scary how good it is!
May 9, 2022
The effects of daylight are remarkable. I literally can’t say it’s not real. At night it’s still phenomenal, but I can still feel that it’s not quite right. But damn it, it’s scary how good it is!
#12
@DCFCDANZ8 can’t tell whether it’s a game or real life.
May 10, 2022
I can’t tell if it’s a game or real life.
#13
If it wouldn’t have gone from day to night at the beginning, I’d have called bs
May 9, 2022
If it hadn’t turned from day to night at first, I would have said it was wrong.
#14
I can tell it’s not real life cause there’s not a single person in sight during the day, or a train passing, or one of the cute jingles that plays at stations/in trains.
May 9, 2022
I can tell this isn’t real life because there isn’t a single person in sight during the day, or a passing train, or one of those cute jingles that pass at stations/trains .
#15
If you are trying to tell me this isn’t a real life video, I don’t have the brain capacity to believe you.
May 9, 2022
If you’re trying to tell me this isn’t an actual video, I don’t have the brain capacity to believe you.
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