Kingdom Hearts 3 throws Luminous Engine under the bus for Unreal Engine 4
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just make the damn game Square Enix! stop fucking around
Potential pc release anyone?
This says nothing about the quality of the engine. This is a separate team from the FFXV guys and I'm sure behind the scenes, FFXV's dev team has been much more involved in the development of the engine so it's easier to use for them.
In time, I'm sure Square Enix's studios will move over as the engine becomes more user friendly and as more of the staff becomes a bit more familiar with it through various smaller titles and prototypes.
[QUOTE=Korova;46176657]
In time, I'm sure Square Enix's studios will move over as the engine becomes more user friendly and as more of the staff becomes a bit more familiar with it through various smaller titles and prototypes.[/QUOTE]
The same thing was said for Crystal Tools. The end result was a engine rushed out the window with little or no documentation and that to be almost rebuilt four times because of demanded features.
[QUOTE=Loriborn;46171356]but unreal engine 4 is great so[/QUOTE]
UE4 is a mapper's wet dream. Like, attach a catheter or else they'll drown in their spunk.
Also, that UI [B]HNNNNNNNGH[/B]
An engine that won't prevent SE from having issues like the luminous engine?
Yes please, just lets KH3 get worked on which means more content to show + release asap!
Speaking as someone who likes the kingdom hearts series, I'm really not sure about the third installation now. It's taken this long and they've been making all these other KH games when fans have been wanting the third ever since the second ended.
Also, does this mean they're [I]now[/I] going to work on KH3? Or what? Is all that work with the previous engine scraped now that they're going for the unreal engine?
[QUOTE=kingstead;46179494]Also, does this mean they're [I]now[/I] going to work on KH3? Or what? Is all that work with the previous engine scraped now that they're going for the unreal engine?[/QUOTE]
They've been working on Kingdom Hearts 3 since last year at the very least, judging by the alpha footage bits they released. But since Nomura was dedicating a large amount of his time to Final Fantasy XV (and some to XIV during its recreation), it was going to be in the hands of the Osaka team that created Birth By Sleep and Dream Drop Distance. Now that Nomura's no longer directing XV, he can jump back into the saddle of directing KH3 for real. And judging by the rendering issues comment, they probably just ported all the content they were working on over and have to fix a few issues that cropped up in the process.
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Also, does this mean they're [I]now[/I] going to work on KH3? Or what? Is all that work with the previous engine scraped now that they're going for the unreal engine?[/QUOTE]
Stuff like models/textures should carry over for the most part, things like sounds would transfer across fine, but things like game scripting would probably need to be redone.
[QUOTE=RikohZX;46179606]They've been working on Kingdom Hearts 3 since last year at the very least, judging by the alpha footage bits they released. But since Nomura was dedicating a large amount of his time to Final Fantasy XV (and some to XIV during its recreation), it was going to be in the hands of the Osaka team that created Birth By Sleep and Dream Drop Distance. Now that Nomura's no longer directing XV, he can jump back into the saddle of directing KH3 for real. And judging by the rendering issues comment, they probably just ported all the content they were working on over and have to fix a few issues that cropped up in the process.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=TheDecryptor;46179687]Stuff like models/textures should carry over for the most part, things like sounds would transfer across fine, but things like game scripting would probably need to be redone.[/QUOTE]
Ah I see, thank you for the responses. I'm not really quite familiar with things like that, so I appreciate this info! I still am very hesitant about KH3.
[QUOTE=kingstead;46180312]Ah I see, thank you for the responses. I'm not really quite familiar with things like that, so I appreciate this info! I still am very hesitant about KH3.[/QUOTE]
i read that in samurai jacks voice
[QUOTE=Pvt. Martin;46172696]I'm shocked that a game like this
[t]http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/16/163117/2570867-603392962_1365921782.jpg[/t]
Would use the same engine as this
[t]http://www.loadthegame.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Killing-Floor.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]
i'm shocked that people still think certain engines only do certain kinds of games
[video=youtube;3bqb8LSDARk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bqb8LSDARk[/video]
So wait, you mean after all the time, effort, money, blood, sweat, and tears that square enix put into the luminous engine, kingdom hearts is just dropping it? Kingdom hearts 3 is one of their flagship titles, so I don't know whether to laugh at this news or just cry.
In lighter news, it DOES tell us that Unreal Engine 4 is fucking awesome.
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